Sonic Breathwork

It’s no secret we live in unprecedented times. Our world is facing a global mental health epidemic, and the challenges that lie before us demand new approaches to how we live and lead our lives. Yet, in this fast-paced, digitally-driven society, it can seem almost impossible to experience the harmony, happiness and balance we all desperately seek.

With millions of messages flooding our brains, and with more to do (and less time to do it in), the push and pull between work, relationships, family, finances and self-care can feel extremely overwhelming, resulting in greater levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 1 in 5 Americans (57.8 million) are experiencing mental illness. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in substance abuse, addiction and suicide. Therefore, now, more than ever, there is a greater demand for easy, effective and accessible tools that help everyday people experience sustainable and long[1]lasting peace and fulfilment.

And it all begins with your breath.

The single essence of life that pervades all living creatures is the breath. We can survive days without water and even weeks without food, but without the breath, we would cease to exist. However, the breath is more than something that just keeps us alive, it is the key to our liberation, helping us to heal, expand and ultimately thrive.

When we begin to move from an unconscious state to a conscious awareness of our breath everything begins to change. When we begin to shift our focus from the external world into our internal landscapes and begin to intentionally work with our breath, we begin to awaken a new sense of vitality, peace, joy and freedom from within.

The power of conscious breathing

The breath is the link between body and mind, between spirit and matter, and between the conscious and the unconscious mind. This timeless technology has the ability to completely transform, optimise and elevate how you think and feel within a matter of minutes. Ancient wisdom about the vast potential and power of conscious breathing, science and research and modern-day holistic healing experts are now aligning to irrefutably validate that the quality of each breath is the single most powerful thing we can do to cultivate physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual wellbeing.

Over the past decade there has been an emergence of various healing modalities and one in particular that is rapidly growing, is breathwork. Breathwork in itself is an ancient healing modality that has been practiced for thousands of years in many Eastern cultures.

It is an active form of meditation that utilises the power of conscious and rhythmic breathing patterns to bring awareness to our bodies, minds and emotions and as a result release stuck and stagnant energy, resulting in a greater sense of overall wellbeing.

There are many different types of breathwork techniques, including those derived from ancient traditions such as yoga and pranayama, as well as modern approaches developed by practitioners and researchers.

On a basic level, rhythmic pranayama breathing hyper-oxygenates the body, bringing in more oxygen and blowing out more carbon dioxide than normal, which synchronises and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and taps into the neural networks of the brain, guiding you from beta to theta brainwave states, while also elevating your dopamine and serotonin levels, which play a crucial role in your mood, sleep, emotional health and more.

The power of sound

The history of using sound and frequencies for healing traces back to ancient civilisations, where various cultures recognised the profound impact of sound on the human mind, body and spirit. The ancient Greeks, for instance, had a deep understanding of the mathematical relationships between musical notes and their influence on emotions and health. Pythagoras, renowned for his contributions to mathematics, explored the concept of the “music of the spheres,” suggesting that celestial bodies emitted frequencies that resonated with the harmony of the cosmos.