breathwork

breathe deeper, live better

Just breathe. Sounds easy, right?

But have you ever just sat and breathed? Really connected and felt your breath move in and out of your body?

Breathwork is a beautiful opening and priming of your nervous system in preparation for the ice, and it’s equally powerful as a separate practice. Breathwork can release stress hormones from the body, reset your nervous system and boost your overall physical and mental health.

I’m a certified SHERPA breath and cold instructor and coach who can safely guide you through breathwork to help you make powerful, positive shifts in your mind and body. 

I offer breathwork as part of cold exposure and contrast therapy sessions, and as an independent practice.

Let me help you heal yourself. You are in control.

Private breathwork session

90 minutes • $90 + HST

As a certified SHERPA breath and cold instructor and coach, I can safely guide you to control your body and mind through proper breathing techniques, and learn how to apply breathing skills through your day-to-day life stressors.

Breathwork sessions are 90 minutes, and include:

  • Body Scan

  • Intention Setting/Releasing

  • Visualization Practice

  • Guided Meditation with Breath

You’ll have the whole studio to yourself and Gillian’s complete guidance for the duration of your session.

what are the benefits of breathwork?

Breathwork is a powerful practice that can support all areas of your life. In one breathwork session you can:

  • Reset your nervous system by shifting from your sympathetic nervous system into your parasympathetic nervous system

  • Clear stuck, stagnant energy from the body

  • Balance blood pressure

  • Strengthen your respiratory system

  • Stimulate the lymphatic system and detoxify the body

  • Improve your immunity

  • Improve sleep

  • Improve digestion

  • Release stress hormones from the body

Remember that every body is unique, and every body will experience the impact of breathwork differently.

breath with purpose

“The breathwork session was something I had never experienced, and something I think everyone should try!”

Nathan Kerr

“Gillian’s breathing techniques enabled me to open up and release feelings I had been holding in.”

Brenda Sanford

People Always Ask…

Do I really need a coach to practice breathing?

The short answer: yes! When was the last time you consciously focused and connected with your breath, and your breath alone? Really connected and felt your breath move in and out of your body? 

Yoga breathing is a start, but you’re also practicing yoga at the same time. Meditation is fantastic, but you’re usually listening or being guided through meditation. Talk therapy can be helpful, but nothing gives you immediate release quite like breathwork. 

Breathing well and deeply is vital to life, and plays a huge role in our nervous system and immunology. Breathwork is a beautiful opening and priming of your nervous system in preparation for the ice, and it’s equally powerful as a separate practice. Breathwork can release stress hormones from the body, reset your nervous system and boost your overall physical and mental health.

Breathwork can clear years of trauma and pain in the body. We often don’t know how to energetically let go of “stuff” in the body. This can be childhood trauma, adult trauma, grief, PTSD, physical injury, and so many other things. If we don’t allow our body to surrender and let go of this stored negative energy, it can and will arise in other ways like dis-ease, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, weight gain/loss, and more.

The breathwork that I guide people through can clear years of stagnation. Yes, just by using your breath. It’s that powerful.

Does it scare you? Reading this? It could be a sign that you have something that you’re holding on to and need to let go of.