How does breathwork and embodiment connect? It’s a "match made in heaven". All of the spiritual work that I do blends really well together, including breathwork. I was giving an intuitive reading to a very good friend of mine the other day, who is a highly intuitive Scorpio like myself, and I said to her that because of the embodiment work that we both do, it was very easy to get guidance from spirit.
It sounds backwards, right? Most “spiritual people” spend their time trying everything to become more and more "enlightened" to connect with Source. I believe the opposite. To get more intuitive and enlightened, you have to be embodied and grounded. Breathwork is an embodiment practice that helps you become more embodied.
So, what is embodiment? Embodiment is spiritually inhabiting your body, literally your soul living in your body. When you inhabit your body more fully, you are more embodied.
Most people are only using 20% of their body’s wisdom. When we walk around the world numb, confused, lost, can’t make decisions, have no direction, or feel stuck in life, for some people - it feels very uncomfortable to be in their bodies. Past trauma makes us want to shut off our emotional range. Some people don’t know how to feel emotions in a healthy way. Society has also trained us to ignore our natural body cues.
We spend so much time in our heads because being in our hearts can be emotionally overwhelming, and living in our bodies can be so scary with all the possibilities of pain and pleasure that can live there.
When you are dis-embodied, you can feel like you’re not good enough. Sometimes you eat your emotions. You use external things like sugar, food, alcohol, drugs, shopping to feel something; to fill the numbness in your body.
To reverse this pattern and start to come back to your body, there are things you can do to become more embodied. Start by listening to your natural body cues and responding to them. Eating when you are hungry, not because it is time to eat. Not ignoring the pressure of your bladder when you need to urinate. Going to bed when you are tired – yes, maybe even skip watching TV or scrolling on your phone if your body is signaling exhaustion.
Identifying and feeling your emotions is also a vital part of fully experiencing everything your body has to offer. All your emotions serve a purpose, and every emotion is good information for you. There are no “bad” emotions. Of course, if you need help processing past trauma or your emotions feel too big to handle on your own, please seek out the help of a mental health professional.
Another way to become more embodied is having an embodiment practice or two. An embodiment practice is a method of using the sensations of the body as a tool to develop awareness, stay present, self-regulate, feel whole, find balance, feel connected, know yourself, love yourself, and be empowered.
Breathwork is a wonderful embodiment practice because you are instantly present in your body as you begin to control your breath. Body awareness is an essential part of breathwork. Noticing the physical changes in your body as you do breathwork also helps you feel more connected to yourself. I also love breathwork as an embodiment practice because it is accessible to everyone. Everyone breathes.
So, how does being embodied help me get guidance from spirit easier? I am more connected to my soul, my soul voice, and it is very easy to distinguish from any other energy: angelic, other people, spirit guides, etc. Being more embodied makes you more intuitive. I have excellent energetic boundaries from other people due to embodiment practices, which also makes communication clear. Lastly, I take the time to process my own emotional baggage or “stuff,” so I don’t confuse my drama with my client’s or worse, trauma dump on them.
Breathwork has become one of the best and most accessible embodiment practices I teach. Take a breath and start to feel your own connection to your body, right now. You’re welcome!
