Four Part Series - online
The Collective Exhale
There are many common reasons why the majority of the population has stopped breathing well, and unfortunately, this leads to the development and worsening of symptoms that negatively impact one's well-being. Without an understanding of what a functional and optimal breath looks like and feels like, we are not equipped to catch dysfunctional habits as they arise and retrain ourselves back into better breathing. On top of that, with breath literacy you have access to protocols you can use throughout the day to increase energy or ground down into calm as you need and want. You have so much power awaiting when you unlock the innate possibility in your own breathing.
What is Breathwork? It is a deliberate practice of taking conscious control of your breath in various ways to regulate or activate. Your breath is intricately connected to your nervous system, and a healthy nervous system is a flexible nervous system. Your breath is the gateway to unlocking the power and potential inside of you. Breathwork can be practiced for both acute and chronic improvements to one's mood, perspective, mental health, emotional and stress resiliency, physical fitness and recovery.
From a past participant:
"The Collective Exhale is a perfect introduction to anyone interested in the power of Breathwork. The course is a wonderful combination of information and experiential learning that seamlessly ties together science and spirituality. Marin's natural warmth, curiosity and gentle guidance fosters a safe environment to explore the power that resides in our lungs."
- Ossie L
*Check out this blog post for more information and inspiration on why to learn breathwork
Location:
Zoom
Next Offering:
TBD
From a past participant:
“I took the Collective Exhale series with Marin for 4 weeks. Her kindness and overall passion are felt every time you are around her. I learned so much in a short time and felt each time I went, that I was in a safe and accepting space.”- Carissa C.
Layout of lessons:
On day one of this four part series, you will receive a breath booklet full of information, inspiration, and detailed practices to support your ongoing learning and building of new habits. As well, after each session you will receive an audio recording of one or more breath focused practices to add to your library of resources.
Each session will have a special focus:
→ Lesson 1: The foundations of a functional and optimal breath
Benefits: Understand the relatable and common modern occurrences that have lead to suboptimal breathing, how to begin reversing these unhealthy habits, and why and how to get the most utility and vitality in each breath
→ Lesson 2: Why and how to practice breathing less (mild air hunger)
Benefits: Reduce systemic inflammation, increase sport endurance, improve cognition, reduce recovery time after stressor, and retrain unconscious breathing rate to be slower and healthier
→ Lesson 3: Breath protocols to upregulate and downregulate as desired
Benefits: Conscious control in emotional regulation, shifting energy based on task at hand, and exercising the nervous system to increase stress resilience.
→ Lesson 4: Why and how to practice breathing more (conscious connected breathing)
Benefits: Boost your energy and mood, increase stress resiliency, improve cognition, release stored stress in the body, explore your psyche, induce a psychedelic experience to release stuck energy, reframe limiting beliefs or stories of the past, and experience a deep and restorative state of calm afterwards
Past Participant:
“The breathwork sessions were something I looked forward to every week. I found the group work to be interesting and felt more connected as a collective where we each got to hear and share our experiences with each other. Marin's teaching and explanatory process was clear and easily digestible. I found her voice to be quite soothing and calm during the guided sessions. Throughout this practice, I realized that just like working out in the gym to strengthen your muscles and cardiovascular system, essentially exposing yourself to the very stresses that build strength in the body and mind, breathwork is the same; resiliency training by exposure to stress on the nervous system. I'm excited to continue this work on my own and in occasional group work to reap the physiological benefits in everyday life.”
- Bridget M
Cost:
$185
Age Requirements:
The age requirement of this group is 18+.
Reach out to me at marinmccue@gmail.com with questions.
Past Participant:
The Collective Exhale is a fantastic introduction to breathwork for anyone curious about how to improve their breathing and its healing applications. Marin does a great job of explaining the "why" (the science) behind everything, which helps when putting different techniques into practice. I'd highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a gentle and exploratory introduction to breathwork.
- Emily M