Freedom With Breath

About Me

I am a curious explorer of the inner world. It is my biggest passion in life. I was a kid who was extremely shy. Thus, it allowed me to learn how to be observant of my environment and everything in it. I loved learning about human experience and have been fascinated by it ever since.
I remember trying to prove my worth to the world and to feel needed. Always striving for perfection, to reach some unattainable standard, pushing myself to do more, to be more, until… my body said “enough”.

What is Freedom Of Breath?

I didn’t realize how much stress I had lived with for the majority of my life. I was trying to push away thoughts of unhappiness any way that I could. A lot of the time I thought I can keep pushing myself, I can keep going, I can try harder, that I was not weak. I felt irritable, anxious, unable to sleep, and it was taking a toll on my close relationships and my health. I didn’t feel deserving of happiness. My constant train of thoughts were making me feel worse and worse. I firmly believed that life was a constant struggle and that I had to keep fighting my way through it. I felt trapped and I didn't know how to get out of that vicious cycle. My illness finally made me stop, listen and see.

My Story

One evening, out of nowhere, I got an invitation to do a breathwork journey. I thought to myself, while I can't physically do much right now, I can at least breathe. After the session I couldn't stop smiling and my daughter even mentioned how happy I looked. She said, “Mom, you are always into such weird things. Maybe you should do this as a job.” And there I was, stepping into a complete unknown full of excitement, where anything could happen and it felt good, it felt freeing.

Breathwork has been my anchor ever since. It doesn't matter where I am or how I am feeling or who I am with, my breath is always with me.
All I wanted was to free myself from the layers and layers of what seemed to be protection but in reality were keeping me hidden, afraid and unable to see all the goodness and happiness that I was.

What is Freedom Of Breath?

I realized that by bringing wonder, curiosity and trust, true healing can begin. Going through my healing process, my perspective on my life started to shift. I realized that all the experiences that I saw as struggles were actually gifts, that everything I was looking for was already inside of me waiting to be seen and uncovered. This was only possible when I finally felt safe to experience, feel, explore and acknowledge. I decided that it would be my life’s work and privilege to hold a safe space for people and to be allowed to journey with them into feelings of safety and deeper connection to themselves and to the world around them.
Everything that we desire, all the wisdom, the ability to heal is already inside of us. One of the most courageous actions a human being can choose to do, is to start their healing journey and finally feel free. You are always already free.

Education/training:
Registered Nurse - 12 years in PICU
Certified Breath Mastery Facilitator Training - 1 year program
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate
Healing Trauma workshop with Dr. Peter Levine