Transition Breath - June 2020 update

Hi there,
Welcome to Transition Breath's June 2020 update.

Offerings:

  • Beyond the Mind: Group Breathwork Circle, 3pm to 5.30pm, Sunday, 28 June 2020. Subsdance Dance Studio, Kingston ACT. Exchange $55, limited places, register here.

  • Breathing Club - a four-week online conscious breathing program starting Tuesday, 14 July (6pm to 7pm). Limited spaces and by donation, register here.

  • Breathing Club (Advanced) - drop-in session, online, 16 and 23 June 2020. Exchange $15 per session, register here. This class is available to people who have participated in the four-week Breathing Club program.

  • deepen your practice with personalised breathwork sessions in-person and online. Wednesday and Thursday evenings (from 6pm), Friday (9am to 6pm), Saturday by appointment. Book your two-hour session here.

What a few months it has been. I started writing this update back in late April and the words failed to manifest. Nothing seemed appropriate, and attempts re-open client work seemed premature. I never hit send and instead continued to use this time to process my own material and wait for the energy to give me that nudge needed to leave iso-land.

There is no need to rehash what has and is transpiring in our world right now, but I do want to extend my support and love to anyone who has lost their job or is under a cloud of job insecurity, feeling fearful of their physical and emotional health, isolated from family and loved ones and concerned about the future.

Transition Breath has re-opened, with personal breathwork sessions (both in-person and online), group breathwork, corporate breathing and well-being programs and Breathing Club. Please contact me if you wish to recommence or start your breathwork practice. Please note that special COVID-19 measures are in place, with a renewed cancellation policy, hygiene rules and social distancing.

In recognition of my ongoing development, investment and experience, the exchange for a two-hour personalised breathwork session is now $155, and $230 for a three-hour session. Further information about Transition Breath's fees and session times is available here.


Listen, watch and read:

  • Very few people come close to the intellect and deep understanding of consciousness as Deepak Chopra, and if you have the intellectual capacity to keep up with this conversation (they lost me at the existence of 200 trillion galaxies in the Universe) then I recommend listening to Russell Brand and Deepak's conversation about science and spirituality (extract available here), full version via Luminary.

  • My breathwork lineage originates in part from the work of psychedelic therapist and creator of Holotropic Breathwork, Stanislav Grof. He's now in his 90s, and in recognition of the generational change occurring in the field of consciousness research, the second wave of psychedelic research and the growth in breathwork, he has published an encyclopedia of inner journeys called The Way of the Psychonaut. The publication of these books is accompanied by a soon to be released documentary and an online course via the Shift Network. These resources are an invaluable contribution to the field of Transpersonal Psychotherapy, psychedelic therapy and breathwork (available here).

Breathe well, everyone.  

Joshua Alexander

Breathwork Practitioner , Transition Breath

World Breathing Day: A global perspective of the healing nature and spiritual importance of breath

The relationship between our breath and life is symbolically demonstrated in a breathwork session through our inhale and exhale. Our inhale is how we take life in. Is it shallow? Is it held? Is it full? Whilst our exhale is symbolic for how to respond to life. Is it controlled? Is it forced? Is it surrendered? For me, I became acutely aware of this relationship (and how it plays out during my breathwork sessions) whilst at work. The more aware I became of my breath, the more I came to realise I was holding my breath whilst at work, which subsequently manifested as extreme anxiety and an inability to act. Through my own breathwork practice I have been able to remain conscious of my breath, and re-pattern this behaviour, reduce my anxiety and respond more effectively to the stresses of my work environment.

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Walking and breathwork meditation in Namadgi National Park

On 11 May 2019, Transition Breath is hosting a walking meditation to Yankee Hat in Namadgi National Park. The facilitator will guide participants to connect with their body, their breath and to consciously and silently engage with the beautiful landscape found at Yankee Hat walking track. Further information can be found here.

The day will proceed as follows:

10am- Participants will meet at Yankee Hat walking track carpark, where they will be guided to engage with their body and their breath. This will be followed by an intention setting discussion, smudging ceremony and rapé (pronounced ha-PAY, a sacred tobacco ash, optional).

11am- Participants will then, in silence, walk along the path to Yankee Hat, and are encouraged to remain present and be interactive with the Land (approx. 1.5 hour walk).

12.30pm- Once everyone has arrived at a Yankee Hat, the facilitator will conduct another meditation, followed by a discussion about participants' thoughts, feelings and interaction with the environment. Light snacks and tea will be shared before the walk back to the trail's carpark (approx. 2.5 hours).

3pm- A final debrief will be shared upon return, and thereafter participants are free to return to Canberra.