Our Healing Breath
My experience Phase 1; I had anxiety about losing control of my faculties. Going too deep, in a spasm. Started focusing on my breath. Phase 2; trying to do the breathwork "right" kept distracting me from just breathing. With Martha's guidance I was finally being able to do it! Phase 3; Once I got the breathing down I thought of a name then I asked why? Show me what I need to know. I heard "you don't need anyone from this world for validation. We validate you, you are our queen. You are a beautiful chosen soul, you ARE a healer. You are everything you need. You are worth so much more than you think. Please let go of "them" ". Phase 4; Began to see myself in my moms womb and felt how she gave birth to me all alone in her bedroom while my dad was offshore. I felt current waves of his love then we were guided by Martha to see ourselves as a baby. That was pretty cool! So at that point I envisioned myself around 4 years old and i could see myself in my shorts and dirty shirt trying so hard to fit in smiling, while holding back the flood of insecurities and I could feel that I needed so much love. Phase 5; Then as a group we we were guided to look at our adult self, our healing self, looking us in the face, claiming "I am a badass!" It was a beautiful, perfect ending to such an intimate time with myself. It was such an amazing experience I can't wait for the next one!
I am writing a review on Martha's Breath Class, I took the class not knowing what to expect. Martha opened the class with great information on how breathing plays a big part in our everyday life and talked about the somatic response. She then introduced us to what to expect, we did some great practice training prior to the process. I really did not know what to expect from the process, I found myself relaxing and performing the breaths and following her cues through the process. Amazing, at first I did not know how I felt, but as we talked afterwards it was like she knew and was familiar with how I was feeling... Great teacher through this process, I even signed up for the next class and so ready to see where she takes me!!!
I attended my 1st class yesterday June 18th & am attending again tonight. What happened last night was powerful but I feel I need to be release from more trauma. I was really anxious & my palms were sweaty before we began. I kept holding my breath without realizing it. It took me until closer to the end of the session to get myself into that state of mine that breathing takes us to. When i got there i was sobbing. I can't explain it but I could feel myself in Martha's office. At the same time I could feel myself in my "vision" if you will, face to face with my inner child. I also kept getting flashes of my daughter. She is the same age as my inner child in that vision. I could feel my inner child connecting with her. I could feel so strongly all the things my inner child needed and picture myself meeting those needs for my daughter. I look forward to more healing to come tonight and moving forward. It is a powerful experience. I pushed myself past the scare, the unknown & made myself uncomfortable to go through this. now that I know what to expect & have that out of the way, I expect to get to that state much faster & get some real meaningful results.
I have to admit going into this breathing class, I was skeptical and a little scared. This was my first time trying anything like this. But right from the beginning Martha was able to put my mind at ease and I learned quickly what it was all about and the benefits from participating in the class. This allowed me to be able to relax and to get the most out of my experience. Right from the beginning, the setting was peaceful and welcoming, which also allowed me to be able to relax further. During the breath work portion of the class, I was surprised at how much more relaxed I felt. The calm way everything was presented made it an excellent experience. I appreciated the instruction on how we were supposed to breath, throughout the entire time. This made it easier for me to follow. As I was breathing, I could feel places on my body tighten up. One of these places, I know I carry a lot of trauma at. However, I had some discomfort in other areas as well, which surprised me. I was unaware that my trauma was stored there as well. I feel like I was able to get in touch with my inner child, through this experience. This has been something I have struggle with for a long time now. After the breath work, it was amazing to be able to debrief and talk about what the experience was like for you. It was great to hear everyone else's story, how they felt and what they had taken away from the experience. Overall, I was very satisfied with the experience and intend to attend again. I felt super comfortable with Martha. I feel like I have a long way to go to be able to heal, and this is one tool I can carry in my toolbox to aid in this journey.
My first session with Martha was in May and I wasn't sure what to expect. Martha was very thorough walking us through what to expect, how to breathe and generally making us comfortable with the process. We practiced breathing prior to moving into a comfortable position to move into the process. The practicing was great because I knew what to expect for the next step. Martha was soothing and controlled throughout the process. Her voice was steady and was an anchor for me during the breathing. I wasn't sure what to expect when I came to the first session with Martha, but what I got was not what I expected. It's an experience that is hard to truly explain to someone who hasn't done this type of work before. At one point during the session the music was particularly triggering and I could feel myself finding Marth's voice around the trauma replay in my brain and it helped me stay centered in the process and stay focused on my breath and work through the moment This process was enlightening and brought a whole new level of awareness to certain traumas in my life. I truly feel it has allowed me to break free of some things I thought I had been working through in a whole new way. I ahve since done another session with Martah and felt that session allowed me to go even deeper. I am looking forward to future sessions and foresee breath work in my toolbox.
Martha is a true healer for so many people, including myself and I can't think of a better person to help others heal and connect with themselves through Breath Work. I have attended two of her Breath Class's and she was able to help me let go and really get into by Breath Journey. Her space is very inviting and her personality has always made me feel extremely comfortable. The music she chose was perfect and I loved how she was very active in her role as the facilitator. I believe Martha will be a huge asset to the Breath Community and the goals and missions included within this group of people. She has the ability to connect with humans on such a deep and emotional level due to her own background and healing journey within herself. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a breath Coach.
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