//ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS ARE ESSENTIALLY A STATE OF
ACCUMULATED AND UNPROCESSED FEAR IN THE SYSTEM. //
Breathwork, on the other hand, directly reaches the limbic systemto release deep, and often hidden, unconscious emotional trauma or wounding that accumulated in the cell memory of the body over the course of our lives. Hence numerous physical health benefits occur. Breathwork therapy was shown by Lalande* to offer significant and permanent relief from anxiety and panic attacks. It can also offer significant, permanent relief from depression, even for chronically depressed individuals who have found traditional talk therapy and medication ineffective or insufficient. The specific style of active, circular breathing employed in a breathwork session – and also
the style of breathing that children do naturally when releasing emotional charge – stimulates the hippocampus, the part of the brain that stores our painful memories, and the amygdala, which is responsible for our emotions and other functions related to anxiety and depression. As a result, our built-up emotional pain is brought to the surface to be processed and released. l
• Lalande et. all: ‘Breathwork: An Additional Treatment Option for Depression and Anxiety?’. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, June 2002.
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Liisa Halme is an advanced breathwork practitioner, a registered yoga therapist and a senior yoga teacher. She works in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
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