Breathwork

Each inhale, you awaken. With each exhale, you let go.

In breathwork, you confront many aspects of yourself. You can observe how the body influences us on a subconscious level when we intentionally put it under pressure. A certain type of fear arises—the body wants to take the next breath, but you have decided to control the timing of that breath. This is a form of stress that we consciously place on the body.

This process can reveal insights into how we navigate daily life, often unaware that some decisions we make are influenced by factors beyond our conscious choice. Sometimes it’s the body—or the ego—that drives certain actions.

Nutrition, exercise, hormone balance, and sleep habits strongly shape our behavior. These factors can lead us to act impulsively and unconsciously.

Through practices like breathwork, we learn to see that we are not just a person. We are also something more. Something with the will and desire to carry out a task or practice.
At the same time, we can find ourselves blocked by internal fears that reside in the body, which is simply trying to survive.

Learning to take command and work with this can transform the way we see ourselves.
Often, we struggle to pursue our dreams because fear of failure holds us back, preventing us from even trying.

I like to think of it this way: we are the rider on a horse. We are the soul. The body is the horse we ride. We need to guide the horse along the path of life to reach our destination. We cannot let the horse control the direction of our journey. By fostering harmony and a trusting relationship with the horse, we can move forward together.

Once we understand this, we can consciously choose moments of pleasure, joy, and freedom for the horse as well sometimes.
Letting it run free—and then regain control to continue our journey. There is nothing wrong with giving the horse a carrot now and then and relaxing our control.

In breathwork, this principle is expressed through the breath. The body wants to breathe, to feel safe, to survive. When we take control and cultivate calm and trust, the body gradually lets go of its resistance. When this happens, incredible things can emerge: emotions, memories, and stored experiences can surface, allowing us to see where we’ve been blocked.

This energy begins to flow through the system again—energy that was stagnant or trapped.

Practicing breathwork can be profoundly liberating. It can almost feel like a light psychedelics journey only with your breath.

Afterwards you may experience a sense of lightness in body and mind, filled with positive energy throughout your system, along with calm, clarity, and renewed vitality.

During This Moment’s psychedelic Journeys in the Netherlands, we guide and teach you a few different ways of breathing.

This is a practice you can take home with you, continuing breathwork anywhere. A tool to return to whenever you feel the need to release tension, quiet your mind, and come back to yourself.

Live with more positive energy, awareness and presence in your daily life.