Before Breathwork Therapy: Prepare for your breathwork class by being open to what your body wants to reveal. If you’re doing an individual session, be ready to discuss your current and past experiences with your healer—they may ask you questions about what you’d like to focus on or why you booked the session.
During Breathwork Therapy: During a breathwork session, you’ll lie on a massage table, fully clothed (so choose a comfy outfit!), and be guided through a specific breathing technique. If you’re doing your session virtually, you’ll want to find a quiet, comfortable place to engage with your practitioner. You may experience tingling, shaking, crying or other types of emotional and physical release—lean into this and give yourself fully to the practice.
After Breathwork Therapy: Because breathwork can be an intentional type of hyperventilation where your body moves oxygen less freely, you might feel a “high” after your breathwork. You might also feel depleted, depending on the energetic work you’ve completed. Be sure to eat a balanced snack and drink plenty of water after your session to replenish what you may have lost. Also, it’s a good practice to take notes on what emotions and thoughts came up for further reflection later.