Breathwork in Sri Lanka

What is Breathwork?

“When you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace.”

The breath is one of our body's most self-evident functions. Regulated by our autonomic nervous system, it functions without our conscious control and is often overlooked. The breath significantly impacts our mental health and physical well-being. 

Our days can be busy, and many of us become accustomed to pushing uncomfortable emotions aside to keep functioning. Over time, chronic stress and emotional suppression can influence how we feel, how we breathe, and how we experience our bodies. Breathwork can offer a space to slow down, become more aware of these patterns, and reconnect with what we are experiencing in the present moment.

How Breathing Influences the Nervous System

As we mentioned before, our nervous system regulates our breath. Maybe you notice the way you feel has a strong effect on how you breathe. When we start to work with the breath and begin to influence our breath actively, we can access our nervous system. By consciously changing the way we breathe, we can influence our nervous system and explore how different breathing patterns affect the way we feel.

The breath is one of the few bodily processes that happens automatically while also being accessible to conscious control. This makes breathing a particularly interesting way to explore the relationship between body, mind and the autonomic nervous system.

During our retreats, we explore different approaches to conscious breathing, including traditional yogic pranayama, breath-awareness meditation and Conscious Connected Breathing.

Our aim is to help you notice habitual breathing and behavioural patterns more clearly, so that you have more awareness and choice in how you respond — supporting a happier, healthier, and more balanced life. 

Exploring Conscious Connected Breathing

The Conscious Connected Breath can be described as an active meditation that helps reduce mental chatter, and some people experience emotional expression during the practice.
Conscious Connected Breathing is a continuous breathing practice without intentional pauses between the inhale and exhale. Because the breathing pattern is more active than normal resting breathing, the experience can feel physically and emotionally intense.

During a session, people may notice bodily sensations, emotions, memories, thoughts or moments of stillness. Experiences vary considerably from person to person, and there is no specific outcome that needs to occur.

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.
Conscious breathing is my anchor.”