On April 4th, we’ll have Georgia Roberts leading a breathwork session specifically focused on grief. Georgia is a women’s wellness coach and cancer survivor based in Auckland, NZ who I met several years ago at Campowerment. I’ve had the pleasure of attending a breathwork session with her before and it felt like part meditation, part relaxation, part expulsion.
In Georgia’s words, “Transformational Breathing uses the breath as a tool to gently unearth stuck and stagnant energy in the body, creating more space to facilitate focus, creativity, and calm.” Originally we were going to set up a session with Georgia for our small group team — but after publishing a few newsletters about our recent grief, we realized that so many of us have been dealing with grief over the past few years. And while the focus of this particular session is on grief, the techniques that you’ll learn can be applied to many areas of your life.
This session will be 60 minutes in length. First, Georgia will talk about the breath and how to breathe, then we’ll breathe together with her guidance, and finally, we’ll leave 15 minutes for a Q&A with Georgia.
PREPARING YOUR SPACE:
Find a space where you won't be disturbed
Make sure you have room to lie down comfortably
Have a blanket & pillow close by
An eye pillow or eye mask isn't necessary, but can help you drop deeper into the meditation, or maybe just dim the lights in the room
Try not to have a tummy full of food.
For me, the experience works best if I have headphones in, but some people prefer just having the sound playing in the room. Play around with what works for you.
If it's part of your practice, create a sacred space for yourself. [ex. I like to burn some blessing herbs (sage, rosemary, copal, etc), and light a candle.] If you don't connect to any of this, don't worry. Not necessary.