40 Minute Deep Connected Breathwork Journey

Welcome to a profound 40-minute conscious connected breathwork journey. This immersive session will guide you through deep, rhythmic breathing to access emotional expression, self-discovery, and inner healing. The shamanic music will create a sacred atmosphere, amplifying the transformative power of the practice.

However, please note that conscious connected breathwork may not be suitable for individuals with a history of severe trauma, psychiatric disorders, or certain medical conditions. If you have any concerns about your ability to engage in this practice, it's crucial to consult with a qualified healthcare professional beforehand.

For others, get ready to embark on a soulful journey of self-exploration and emotional expression through the power of your breath and the enchanting sounds of shamanic music. Embrace the transformative potential of this experience, while ensuring your well-being and safety throughout the session.

Enjoy this sacred connection with yourself.

Transcript

Welcome to today's 45-minute Journey the Breathwork experience.

Today we'll be doing the two-part breath,

So we'll be breathing through an open mouth,

Relaxed open mouth.

We'll be taking two breaths in,

So the first breath will come deep into the belly,

The second breath will come up into the chest,

And then the exhale will just let go.

So it'll be belly,

Chest,

Let go,

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

Now a few times throughout the Breathwork journey,

I'm gonna invite you to grab a pillow or a cushion and to have some expression into that pillow or cushion.

So you're gonna grab the pillow or cushion,

Bring it up to your face,

And shout,

Scream,

Cry,

Make funny noises,

Whatever is there for you.

You'll feel a build up of energy at these points,

And again two or three times I'm gonna invite you to grab the pillow and just move that energy through sound.

Sound's an incredible way of moving energy.

So it might be a bit of a stretch if you've not done this before,

You might feel a little bit silly,

But trust me,

The results will be worth it.

Before we get into that breath,

We're just gonna take a couple of moments here to get settled,

To land here,

And to get centered.

So encouraging you to lie down in a place where you'll be undisturbed for the next 45 minutes or so,

Lying down and ensuring that you're comfortable.

If it feels okay for you,

I'm gonna encourage you to gently close down the eyes.

If you're not comfortable closing the eyes,

Just having the eyes downcast.

And we'll begin by just noticing the sensation of your heels,

The backs of your legs,

Your bum,

Your back,

Your shoulders,

Your arms,

The back of your head,

All resting on the ground or on the bed.

So noticing where the ground ends and where your body begins.

And before moving to our two-part breath,

We're gonna begin with some nice nourishing breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth.

Taking a nice deep breath in through the nose,

Feel the breath come deep into the body,

And then let the exhale through the mouth carry away any tension or stress you might be holding.

Again,

Breathing in through the nose,

Deep down into the belly,

Up into the chest,

Letting go with a nice long slow exhale.

And a few more nourishing breaths,

Just like this,

Opening up the breath.

In our day-to-day lives,

The breath can often become short and shallow.

It's really giving yourself permission here to breathe fully,

Filling the lungs with every breath in.

Not emptying fully,

Letting go about 80%.

We're not forcing the breath out,

We're just letting it go.

And in just a moment,

We'll begin our two-part breath.

So for now,

Bringing one hand to your belly,

Around the belly button,

One hand to the chest,

And we're gonna gently open the mouth nice and wide.

And when you feel ready,

You're gonna take a nice big breath into the belly,

Breath into the chest,

And then let go.

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

And from the outset here,

Finding a nice strong rhythm.

It doesn't need to be fast,

We just want consistency here.

80% of the breath coming into the belly,

The last 20% coming up into the chest,

And then just exhaling again,

80% just letting go.

Really committing to this for the next 25 minutes or so,

Even less.

If there's any doubt as to whether you can do this,

Trust that you can do this.

Breathing fully,

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

And really oxygenating,

Energizing every cell in your body.

The breath provides an incredible way of moving energy,

So if there's any sense of stuckness or stagnation,

If there's any trapped emotion or heaviness,

We can move this through the breath.

So really leaning into this here,

Committing fully.

Again,

The inhale is very active,

We're almost pulling breath down into the belly,

Up into the chest,

And then letting it fall away.

And the exhale is passive,

We don't need to force it,

We don't want to force it,

We just want to let it fall away.

Pulling breath in,

Letting breath fall out of the body.

And oftentimes,

Very quickly as we get into this,

You'll start to notice some changes physically in the body.

Oftentimes we start to notice tingles in the fingers,

The toes,

The lips,

The nose,

This is all normal.

The breath changes,

The biochemistry in the body changes.

We can also think of this as energy moving and opening up.

If there's any doubt in your mind as to whether you can do this,

Trust that you can do this and trust that you're doing this perfectly.

We can often have stories telling us we don't have the energy,

We don't have the time.

We can often have judgments or a busy mind.

All that can be happening in the background,

But just continuing to breathe,

Trusting your breath fully,

Allowing the breath to pull you into this moment.

And if the mind wanders,

So you get distracted,

Just coming back to this breath,

Really dropping your awareness down into the belly,

Almost like filling a balloon with your breath.

A balloon in the belly and then coming up into the chest,

Really expanding here,

Opening up the body,

Receiving the breath fully,

Knowing that it's safe to breathe fully,

It's safe to feel what's being felt in the body,

It's safe to be open and to let go.

You're fully safe,

But if at any point you want to slow things down,

You can just come back to breathing in and out through the nose.

You're always in control.

But for now,

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

Belly,

Chest,

Let go.

Again,

Very normal to experience physical changes here in the body.

Sometimes it's yawning,

Sometimes it's the tingles,

Sometimes there's even a technique,

Tightening in the fingers.

If there's tightening in the fingers and you feel your fingers clamping,

See if you can relax the exhale a little bit.

So just relaxing the exhale,

Not forcing it away,

Just letting it fall away,

Almost like you're fogging up a window.

You see the inhale is really welcoming in the new,

Welcoming in new life,

Welcoming in new possibility,

Being open to a different future,

Showing up fully,

Trusting,

And the exhale just letting go.

Letting go of the parts of you that no longer serve you.

Letting go of old stories,

Old narratives,

Old emotion.

Again,

Really dropping the awareness down into the belly.

Feel the breath expanding down into the belly.

This is where we hold a lot of emotion.

So really filling up in the belly.

Again,

Bringing the breath right up into the heart space,

Opening up the chest,

Allowing space to breathe.

And notice how the breath is opening,

Deepening.

Oftentimes when we experience difficult emotions,

We go to our heads and we try to make sense of the emotions and we go to the logic.

But really emotions are just a collection of sensations in the body.

So as we open up the breath,

As we tune into the breath and we come into the body,

Just aware of what sensations are here for you.

Not trying to figure anything out,

But just noticing what's here.

Really what we're doing is we're moving energy.

So we move energy through the breath.

We can also move energy when we move our body.

So if your body wants to move or shake,

Let it do that.

And the third way we can move energy is through sound.

So in a few moments,

We're gonna grab the pillow and I'm gonna invite you to make some sounds into the pillow.

This could be laughter,

Tears,

Funny noises.

It could be shouting,

Screaming,

Crying,

Whatever feels right for you.

We're gonna take about five more breaths.

Four more breaths.

Three,

Two,

One and let go into the pillow.

So making sounds,

Letting energy move,

Whatever's there.

Don't think,

Just make sounds.

Just let it go.

Express.

Think about how much we hold back and just express whatever's there.

Tears,

Joy,

Laughter,

And let it all go.

And then we come straight back into our two-part breath.

So again,

Breathing into the belly,

Breathing up into the chest,

Letting the breath fall away.

Belly,

Chest,

Letting it fall away.

And now you might notice more space after the emotional release there.

Maybe there's more space to breathe.

So really feel the spaciousness,

Breathing into every cell in the body and allowing yourself to go a little deeper now.

Again,

Knowing it's safe to breathe fully,

Safe to be open and to feel your feelings.

You're always in control here.

So if at any point you want to slow things down,

You gently close the mouth and come back to breathing in and out through the nose.

But trust yourself here and really lean into this.

Belly,

Heart space,

Letting go.

And the breath doesn't need to be too fast here.

In fact,

When it gets fast,

Oftentimes the breath gets shallow.

So keep that full breath.

Feel the belly expand.

Feel the chest rise and then fall away.

Nice,

Deep,

Connected breath.

No gaps,

No pauses.

Just keeping the breath moving.

That's all we have to do for now.

I'm really welcoming everything here.

There'll be sensations that are coming up in the body.

Just look at those sensations.

Give them breath.

Nothing to change,

Nothing to fix.

There will be stories coming up for you.

There'll be the monkey mind that's busy or maybe there's memories or there's thoughts or there's all sorts of random stuff coming up in the mind.

Just really commit to the breath.

Stay with the breath.

Into the belly,

Up into the chest.

Let it fall away.

Trust your breath.

Trust yourself.

Again,

We move energy through breath.

We move energy through sound.

We move energy through movement.

So if there's movement that wants to be made in the body,

Just let the body move,

Shake.

It doesn't need to make sense.

Just let the body do what it wants to do.

Listen to the body.

The body keeps the score.

So we always try to solve things with our intellectual minds,

Our logical minds,

But also trust the wisdom of your body.

Again,

If you drift,

If you get pulled away,

If your mind pulls you away,

Just gently coming back to the breath,

Allowing the breath to stay deep.

Belly,

Heart space,

Letting go.

Belly,

Heart space,

Letting go.

And as the breath opens more and more,

As the breath deepens more and more,

It's common again for energy to be moving in different forms.

Sometimes that's emotions.

We're really encouraging you to allow yourself to express if there's expression there.

Sometimes that's just physical sensations,

Tingles,

The bit of tightening in the hands.

This is all normal.

This will all resume or come back to normal as soon as we stop the breathwork session.

But for now,

Staying with this.

We've got about another 12 minutes here of active breathing.

I'm gonna be grabbing the pillow again soon for another emotional release or a primal scream or laughter or whatever is there.

But for now,

Let's build up that energy.

Let's really drop deeper.

Let's fill up completely.

Receive the breath.

Own the breath fully.

Really let it in.

Really let it in.

So not just breathing into the front of the body,

Breathing into the sides,

Breathing into the back.

360 degree breath.

Filling up.

Letting go.

Filling up.

Letting go.

Building that energy.

Another minute or so.

Feeling the energy.

Feeling sensations in the body.

Staying in the body.

Nothing to fix.

Nothing to figure out.

Nothing to do in the mind.

We're just being in the body here.

Ten more breaths or so.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven more breaths.

Building that energy.

Six more breaths.

Five.

Build it up.

Four.

Grabbing that pillow close to you.

Three.

Second last breath in.

Big breath in.

And again,

Letting it all go.

Letting it all go into the pillow.

Laughter,

Tears,

Anger,

Frustration,

Whatever's there.

Funny noises.

It doesn't even need to make sense.

Just let that energy move.

Think about moving energy.

Think about the stuckness,

The stagnation.

Just letting that move again.

Feeling the aliveness of coming back into the body.

And again,

We come in now for our final round.

So stay with this.

Breathing into the belly.

Up into the heart space.

Letting go.

Three part breath.

Final round here.

Safe to breathe fully.

And again,

Safe to be with your emotion.

If there's emotion here,

Allow it to be expressed.

Don't get drowned in the emotion.

Just allow it to be expressed.

And then come back to the breath.

Again,

If the mind drifts,

Come back.

We're into our last couple of minutes here.

So really stay with this.

Allow yourself to stay with this.

Really committing to the breath.

Dropping deeper with every breath.

Feeling the belly expand,

The chest rise,

And then fall.

And again,

Feel that opening with every breath.

If there's any tightness or clamping in the hands,

Just relaxing the exhale.

Softening the exhale a little.

You can also ask when there's tightening or clamping in the hands,

Where in my life do I need to let go?

Where in my life do I need to let go?

And just see what comes to you.

If there's tension in the jaw,

If there's tightness in the jaw,

You can ask the question,

Where in my life am I not speaking my truth?

Where in my life am I not speaking my truth?

Continuing deep with the breath.

Belly,

Heart space,

Let go.

Belly,

Heart space,

Let go.

And again,

Catch yourself if the breath is getting too fast and you're losing the depth.

We want that depth with the breath.

Staying connected,

Staying deep,

Staying with this these last few minutes.

Again,

Listen to the body.

If your body wants to move,

Let the body move.

Staying committed to the breath now for these last six minutes or so.

We're on the final stretch of the climb.

Again,

As the energy moves,

As the energy opens up,

As we become more aware of the physical sensations and drop from the head down into the body,

Oftentimes emotion can bubble close to the surface.

So really giving it breath,

Continuing to breathe,

Not shutting down,

But staying open here.

Allowing yourself to feel whatever's here.

Knowing you're safe.

Allowing yourself to feel whatever's here.

Belly,

Heart space,

Let go.

Continue to keep the breath open.

Keep the heart open through our last five minutes here.

Continuing with the climb.

Continuing with the build.

Breathing into whatever's present.

So whatever stories are here,

Whatever thoughts are here,

Whatever energy is here,

See if you can just breathe into it.

If there's tension,

If there's resistance,

Just continuing to breathe.

The breath stops in our day-to-day life sometimes.

We want to keep the breath connected here.

Fully showing up for whatever is here for us.

Oftentimes in our day-to-day lives,

When things show up that we're not comfortable with,

When resistance shows up,

When things we didn't expect show up,

We can shut down,

We can freeze,

We can collapse and the breath can stop.

We're really looking to stay open here.

Keep the breath full.

Belly,

Heart space,

Let go.

Belly,

Heart space,

Let go.

Again,

Listening to the body as we come into these last few minutes.

Moving the body if it wants to move.

Maybe shaking the hands,

Relaxing the shoulders.

Listen to your body.

Again,

Drop your awareness down into the belly.

So much emotion stored here.

Keep that breath full into the belly.

Keep that breath full into the chest.

Right up into the heart space.

Nourishing your heart with every second breath in.

Really filling up,

Feeling that connection.

On that second breath every time,

Noticing the heart.

Really nourishing the heart.

Any armoring that's there,

Any stagnation that's there.

Breathing into that,

Thawing it out,

Letting it fall away.

Opening up.

Stay with these final few minutes of the climb.

Really allow yourself to go there.

Drop in deeper.

Trusting yourself,

Trusting your breath.

Just a minute and a half here.

Again,

Really building that energy,

Expanding that energy,

Feeling that energy.

Belly,

Heart space,

Letting go.

Nearly there.

Nearly there.

Again,

Have that pillow close to hand.

We're gonna have one more big release and I want you to build it all up here and let go of whatever's left.

You're letting go of whatever's left.

So all the wee holes.

Continuing to breathe for now.

The belly,

The heart,

The letting go.

The belly,

The heart,

The letting go.

Build it up for these last ten breaths.

Let's take five more breaths.

Belly,

Heart space,

Relax.

Belly,

Heart space,

Relax.

Last three.

Build it up.

Second last breath in.

Big breath in and again I want you to let it go into the pillow.

Shout,

Scream,

Cry,

Whatever's there for you.

Let it out.

Let it go.

Let it go.

Let it go.

Safe to let go.

Release.

Let it all go.

Letting it all go.

And then just putting the pillow to the side.

Gently closing the mouth and dropping your hands to your sides.

Palms open to the sky.

Just settling here.

Coming back to a normal breath that's comfortable.

And then again if there's emotion here,

Just allowing it to be expressed without having to fix or change or judge what's here.

Just see it as energy moving and allow it to move rather than pushing it back down.

Beyond the emotion and the expression of the emotion,

Generally there's some bliss,

Quietness,

A sense of wholeness.

So maybe you're there.

I'm gonna leave you here for a few minutes and then come back with a short guided meditation.

And now if it's comfortable for you keeping the eyes closed and the attention inward,

Staying in the body,

I'm gonna invite you to gently bring your hands toward your heart space,

One on top of the other.

Just allow yourself to connect to gratitude.

So without having to think or get it right,

Allow the body to connect you to the people,

The experiences or the aspects of your life that you're most grateful for.

Really allow yourself to feel gratitude in your body.

See can you connect to a specific moment and see it through your eyes as if it's already happening.

Now alongside gratitude,

Connect to appreciation.

Sometimes it's easier to appreciate others than it is ourselves.

So really inviting you to find some appreciation for yourself.

Maybe your younger self who did the best they could.

Maybe your current self who's doing the best they can.

Just find some appreciation for who you are.

Again allow that to be felt in the body,

Allowing the emotion that's close to the surface to be expressed,

To be welcomed.

Alongside gratitude,

Appreciation,

With your hands on your heart,

Connect to love.

Whatever that means to you,

Connect to love,

Pure love.

Feel love emanating from your heart.

Direct some of that love again towards yourself,

Forgiving yourself for anywhere that you've been holding judgments towards yourself.

Again acknowledging you've always done the best with what you knew.

Really allow these feelings of gratitude,

Appreciation and love be felt in the body,

Through the hands,

Into the heart space and being flooded throughout the body,

To every cell.

If there's some tears,

Let there be tears.

If there's joy,

Let there be joy.

Everything is welcome.

Really allowing yourself now to settle,

Relax in the space for a few minutes,

Enjoying this moment.

It can be nice to roll over onto your side,

But whatever feels most comfortable for you.

Really allowing yourself to rest these last few minutes.

Some people like to grab their journal,

Capture any insights or ideas that come through,

But for others it's just a nice time to sit in this stillness,

In this deep rest,

In this place beyond the monkey mind,

The busy mind.

And as we come toward the end,

Reminding you of the importance of self-care in the coming hours and days,

Really encouraging you to drink lots of water,

To nourish yourself with wholesome real food,

To be conscious of the media that you consume,

As well as the food that you consume.

To really look after yourself and to nourish yourself,

Like you're the most important person in the world,

Because you are.

So at this point,

If you're still lying down,

I'm going to invite you to wiggle the fingers and toes a little,

Rotate the wrists and the ankles,

And slowly bring some gentle movement back into the body,

Allowing a stretch or a yawn,

Whatever feels good.

Slowly opening the eyes,

Bringing yourself back to your room,

And scanning the room,

Just orientating yourself,

Picking out a few items that look familiar.

Finally acknowledging yourself and the part of yourself that showed up for today's breathwork journey and pushed through.

The first few rounds can be challenging,

But you pushed through.

So really blessing and acknowledging that part of yourself that showed up and did the work.

Again,

A reminder to go gentle and go easy in the coming days.

Well done on today's breathwork journey.

I'll speak to you soon.

Reviews

You really changed my life, thank you 🙏 the apple was ready to be picked

Beautiful journey through the breathwork with Pat. Every session is different, always powerful & soothing to the soul. Grá agus Gratitude 🙏

Amazing meditation, the feelings I felt in my body & the movement my body needed was unreal. Started with a very busy mind & was 100% in my body by the end. This is a must try.....Thank you Pat

Beautiful heart felt guidance, wisdom and supportive sound tracks - words, music and breathing sounds.