HEALING Breathing our way to freedom
Breathwork helps the body to naturally let go of our emotional build-up so that we can live free from the negative influences of past traumatic experiences and suppressed emotions and their long-term consequences.
by Liisa Halme
BREATHWORK THERAPY HARNESSES THE BODY’S OWN NATURAL MECHANISMS FOR RELEASING STRESS AND EMOTIONAL CHARGE. SIMPLY DESCRIBED, IT IS EMOTIONAL RELEASE WORK.
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ould something as simple and automatic as our breath be the key to freedom from anxiety,
emotional issues, and even depression? Could it be that we already have the solution to the numerous stress-related health problems built into our physical body? If so, then why are an increasing number of us are struggling with chronic stress, anxiety, and multitude of related issues?
PHYSICAL AILMENTS: MESSAGES AND ANSWERS We live in an era where we are taught to look for most answers from outside of us; we read books, listen to podcasts, see practitioners, and do courses that give us (often contradicting) advice about how to eat, how to exercise, live, think, parent, relax, achieve our goals, be a better person… you get the picture. Don’t get me wrong; I, too, am a big fan of the information age where all of the above is readily available and it is easy to study or research almost anything remotely from the comfort of your home, favourite café, or anywhere in the world. But there is something that we may be overlooking or forgetting about in the process: the infinite wisdom and power that is in us all, already built into the intelligent self-healing mechanism that is our body and mind. This lack of faith in our body’s ability to heal itself is at least partly fuelled by the huge worldwide industry that benefits from us not trusting our bodies or feeling well. Yes, the very the same one that sells a quick fix drug for each ailment we have. All the different physical symptoms we
experience in our body are trying to tell us something important. If, instead of listening to those messages we go to the doctor or our medicine cupboard looking for the solution, we are just putting a
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