Transition Breath January 2020 update

Hi there,

Welcome to Transition Breath's January 2020 update.


Upcoming events:

What's happening:

When I first wrote this monthly update it started with "Two night's ago, I was reminded of the smell of rain".

Looking outside right now it's hard to believe we had that brief reprieve. Since then, Canberra was hit with one of the worst hail storms I've ever seen. And now we're witnessing our much loved Namadgi National Park burn, whilst people living on our city's fringes prepare to be evacuated. Heartbreaking and a reminder of how quickly our experience of the natural world can change.

My emotional reactivity to these events has been chaotic. Deep grief, fear, anger, rage, love, sadness, worry, frustration, hatred and happiness have all been felt. Sometimes I reacted by turning to social media and adding to the chorus of collective disbelief of the destruction. Other times I would remove myself to a quiet space and allow my emotions to be deeply felt and witnessed. Using breathing and meditative tools, I've managed to breathe into these challenging experiences and alleviate my reactivity and stress.

It's hard to know what will transpire in the months (and years) ahead; however, what these fires have shown is the power of the human spirit and collective action.

Mother Earth has demanded our attention, reminding us that we should take nothing for granted, including water, fresh air and blue skies. I feel these events will continue to shake the foundations of our collective human experience, demanding that we shed what is not in resonance. We can either collapse under the immense pressure of this evolution, or access our inner heart warriors and face these changes with equanimity, bravery, compassion and love. How we each achieve these qualities is a question we must ask ourselves.


Therapeutic breathwork

Transition Breath is open again for 2020! A one-on-one breathwork session is a powerful technique that allows you to access, amplify and release held material in your body. It fosters a healthy expression of emotions and physical sensations, and an opportunity to explore unconscious realities. If you feel called to try breathwork, then my usual session times are:

  • Wednesday, 6 pm to 8 pm

  • Thursday, 6 pm to 8 pm

  • Friday, 9 am to 5 pm

  • Weekends by appointment

Group breathwork

Group breathwork will recommence on Tuesday, 18 February. This event will be held at BodyBeing in Giralang from 6.30pm to 9.00pm. Very limited places available, so get in early if you feel called to attend. The exchange is $55. Register here.

 

Corporate program

In February, Transition Breath will re-commence its corporate program. This program is designed to support wellbeing programs within the corporate, government and community sectors by teaching employees basic, every-day breathing techniques to help navigate stressful situations. So far the Australian Senate, the Private Wealth Network, Equality Australia, the Attorney-General's Department and the Australian Government Solicitor have all signed up. Sessions go for 90 minutes, and fees vary depending on the sector. Reach out if you're interested in developing a program for your workplace or conference.


Community events

On 15 January, Transition Breath teamed up with Flow Yoga Canberra and ran a yoga and meditation night. We had no expectation on how many people would participate, or how much people would donate. Amazingly, we sold 32 tickets and raised $1400 (!!!!) to go towards the Australian Red Cross and WWF-Australia. Thank you to all that joined.



Finally, on the topic of climate change and the environment, here is an interesting read about the linkages between psychedelics and our relationship with nature, and how these medicines can be used to help enhance people's connection to the natural world: https://theconversation.com/could-psychedelics-help-us-resolve-the-climate-crisis-129639?fbclid=IwAR0zU4u8luuMShBShkqusCwLLuJP1qIo_0TJfCrOt2ZyWjJvvXPtmJ3T89w

That's it for now. Breathe well everyone,

Joshua Wrest#breathwork, #breathworktherapy, #transitionbreath, #transpersonal, #meditation, #breathingmeditation, wellbeing, canberra, canberrabreathwork