breathwork

Breathwork is the #1 self healing modality in the world. 
In fact . . . Breathwork healed a traumatic brain injury.

June 2019 I was in a car accident, where I was rear ended at a red light by a semi. While I was incredibly lucky I had no physical injuries, I did suffer a pretty severe concussion from hitting my head on the steering wheel. The first few days after I was in a fog, I could barely focus, and I felt like a zombie. Overnight I went from someone who rarely experienced anxiety to it being nonstop, debilitating; I couldn’t have a conversation without crying nor drive without having a panic attack. My doctor put me on an anti-anxiety medication, which within two days I was having suicidal thoughts.

After a week and still no improvement, I made an appointment with a neurologist who confirmed the severity of my concussion and informed me that, based on my symptoms, a full recovery could take upwards of a year . . . and the anxiety may never go away.

She put me out of work for 6 weeks, during which I did little more than sleep. I only left the house to go grocery shopping, which would then wear me out for the rest of the day. I can’t go on like this, I remember thinking.

It was during this time I started my training to become a certified breathwork facilitator. And as I was doing the work, allowing my body to do its job and heal, releasing the trauma from my system, and breaking the trauma response, I started improving. After I did breathwork I would have more energy, the fog would lift, it would last a little bit longer each time. Until I was fully cleared less than 5 months after the accident. Breathwork is the ultimate reset button on your nervous system, allowing you to finally know what it means to come back home to yourself.