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Benefits of Breathwork
Remember that time you felt so stressed, you thought your head might explode? Or perhaps you've experienced moments of anxiety so intense that your breath hitched in your chest. We've all been there, grappling with the challenges of modern life and the toll it takes on our well-being. But what if I told you there's a simple, yet incredibly powerful, tool that can help you navigate these storms and cultivate a greater sense of calm, clarity, and connection? It's something you do every moment of every day, without even thinking about it: breathing. Having a regular breathwork practice can have huge benefits to your daily life. Here are just some of them:
Everyone Starts at the Same Place
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Jennifer Kitzman
For the past several months, I have been toggling between two roles: student and teacher. I have been a student in a year long Breathwork Facilitator training program and at the same time, I have been a Teacher Trainer for S Factor, a feminine movement practice I have been involved with for over ten years.
Breathwork and the Nervous System
Your nervous system is a vast communication network within your body, responsible for everything you feel, think, and do. It's divided into two main parts: the central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (all the nerves that branch out from your brain and spinal cord). The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a key part of this peripheral system, and it's the one in charge of all the automatic functions you don't have to think about
10 Life-Changing Benefits of Breathwork You Didn't Know About
At Breathing Space, we have a bit of an obsession with the breath. Breathwork, the practice of conscious and controlled breathing, offers an easy to access gateway to a world of benefits and transformations.
While stress reduction and improved sleep are well-known advantages, breathwork has a plethora of other surprising and powerful effects on our physical, emotional, and even spiritual well-being. Let's explore ten of these life-changing benefits that might just leave you breathless: