I attended an amazing breath workshop at Aro Hā retreat today with Fraser Beck 
I have attended plenty of breath workshops over the past few years and no two are ever the same. This is dependent on where you are at in your life and the facilitator of the workshop; their energy, experience, knowledge and presence.
I found myself with the self-talk around how hard it was at the beginning of the sequence testing my core and coordination of breath and movement. I broke through the resistance and control of my mind to find a rhythm that began to form with my breath and the flow of my body in a cyclic way.
At its peak, my body started to shake or semi-convulse, not uncontrollably but consciously. Just like many animals do after they have activated their stress response, they shake any excess energy off after the event. My body was releasing stored energy in parts of my body from trauma, unprocessed emotions and unconscious patterns, most of which has been stored around my core from fear. It moved from my coccyx and up my spine, searching for a space to exit and allow the energy to release and transition from a confined vessel. My hands and feet tingled, the energy was palpable and a smile morphed across my face.
Not all healing needs to take place through words and I find some of the more deep-rooted experiences that we hold on to need something more subtle, more connected to the heart of who we are and through our breath we can access that.
I’m exhausted tonight as I feel like I did a full-body workout today but am grateful to have been guided through such a beautiful journey at the right place and the right time 