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Creating Neurodivergent Inclusive Breathwork Spaces

Many breathwork spaces are designed around neurotypical assumptions. This article explores how neurodivergence, sensory processing, and nervous system differences shape people’s experiences of breathwork, and how spaces can be designed with more flexibility, clarity, and care.

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Polyvagal Theory for Breathwork Professionals

Polyvagal Theory offers a practical way to understand how the nervous system responds to safety, stress, and connection. In this article, we explore the three polyvagal states, how they develop over time, and how breathwork can support regulation in a trauma-informed, accessible way.

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Is Breathwork Safe?

Is breathwork safe? We explore the real risks, common side effects, contraindications, and how to practice breathwork safely including guidance on high-intensity techniques like holotropic breathwork and Conscious Connected Breathwork.

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Neuroplasticity and Breathwork

Your brain is not fixed. Through neuroplasticity, the nervous system continues to learn and adapt throughout life. This article explores how breathwork supports that process — from reshaping habits and trauma responses to building new pathways through gentle, repeated experiences of safety, choice, and awareness.

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Trauma Responses in Adults

Many adults live with trauma responses without ever naming them as such. From fight, flight, freeze, and fawn to less obvious patterns, this article explores how trauma shows up in adult life, and how trauma-informed breathwork can offer gentle, supportive pathways toward regulation and choice.

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Breathwork and Cognitive Load: Reducing Mental Strain in an Overstimulated World

There’s a particular kind of tiredness that comes from thinking and holding too much at once. In this article, we explore cognitive load, why mental overwhelm is so common, and how breathwork can support clarity, regulation, and capacity, without adding more to your plate.

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The Vagus Nerve & Breathwork: A Guide to Nervous System Regulation

The vagus nerve plays a central role in how we experience stress, safety, and emotional regulation. This gentle guide explores what the vagus nerve is, how breathwork supports vagal tone, and why slow, trauma-sensitive breathing practices can help the nervous system feel safer and more balanced over time.

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The Science of Conscious Connected Breathwork

What if the simple act of breathing could transform your body, mind, and emotions? It might sound too good to be true, but the science of breathwork reveals how this fundamental process holds the key to profound change.

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