How to Prepare for Your Breathwork Session

The sessions at Luminous Breathwork use music and conscious connected breathing to support self-directed healing journeys. We help you learn how to connect to your innate inner guiding intelligence (IGI), your Luminous Mind. The inner resource that knows how to heal, just like a cut knows how to close. There’s no need to direct the process. In fact, the magic happens when you let go of trying to control or "do it right."

Two Core Principles: TRUST and SURRENDER

These two principles are the foundation of our Breathwork journeys:

• Trust that your Luminous Mind will bring forth exactly what you need. This isn’t about figuring things out. It's about stepping out of the thinking mind and into the felt sense of the body.

• Surrender means allowing the full range of human experience to emerge and to be held by your Luminous Mind—joy, pain, confusion, clarity—without resistance. What we resist often persists. But when we open fully, transformation becomes possible.

What You Might Experience

Every session is unique. You may experience:

• Physical sensations like temperature shifts, numbness, vibrations, or involuntary movement (these are all signs of energy release).

• Emotional release—tears, laughter, grief, rage, or joy.

• Memories or insights that bring clarity to life issues.

• Transpersonal experiences such as ancestral healing, oneness, or spiritual imagery.
  

Whatever arises during your session is part of the process. Your only job is to stay with the breath and let it move through you. There's no need to analyze or make sense of the experience while it's happening. We'll offer support and guidance afterward to help you integrate what comes up and explore how it informs the shifts you want to make.

Integration begins after the breathwork journey—sometimes within minutes, other times over days, weeks, months, or even years, as the insights continue to unfold in your life. The more awareness you bring to this process, the more you can actively engage with the transformation it offers.

The Musical Journey

The music is a vital part of the Luminous Breathwork experience:

• The first third is rhythmic and tribal, opening doorways to the ancient and unconscious.

• The middle section is more melodic, supporting inner exploration and emotional movement.

• The final third slows down, guiding you into the heart and preparing for integration.

Don’t stop halfway! The slow music is some of the most important parts of the journey. It helps you come back gently and allows your body to begin integrating the journey you're on.

How to Set Up Your Space

Whether you're joining online or in person, here's what we suggest you have for your session:

• Eye mask for ease of turning inward. We've tested lots of masks for comfort, ease of use, price, and re-usability. We currently recommend this mask. (We are not an affiliate.)

• Water bottle.

• Tissue.

• Chapstick. Deep, rapid breathing for more than a few minutes can cause dryness on the lips.

• A journal for integration.

• Blankets and pillows for comfort and bodywork.

If you're joining in person

• A yoga mat or soft pad to lie on. We recommend a breathwork-specific mat like this one for in-person sessions. (There are no affiliate links on this page)
  

If you're joining online:

• Create a safe and cozy space where you won’t be disturbed.

• We recommend lying down on the floor, couch, or bed. You can sit up if necessary.

• A good speaker.

• Close all other computer windows and keep your Zoom screen open only

If you’re breathing with someone else, such as a partner or friend, make sure you both have the space to fully express yourselves without disrupting each other’s process. If you're unsure whether it's a good fit to breathe together, reach out to us. We're happy to help you decide what’s best for your experience.

Five Ways to Drop Deeper Into the Process

1. Tune into your body. Follow where it wants to go.

2. Feel your emotions. Let them express without judgment.

3. Move if needed. Shake, sway, stretch. Practice allowing your body to do whatever it wants to do.

4. Use your voice. Sound helps move energy, and vibrations through the larynx can calm the nervous system. Many breathers naturally make sounds along with the music, almost like toning. Others release deep sighs or even shout into a pillow. Let your body guide you. Trust the sounds that want to come through and allow them to support the release of whatever’s being held.

5. Let the music carry you. We carefully design our music sets to take you on a journey. Once the music begins, it's your facilitator and your co-pilot. Whatever comes up for you around the music, work with it.
   

What Will Happen in a Session

1. We’ll begin with a short welcome and orientation.

2. Breathing instructions will be given.

3. You’ll be guided to turn inward with a short meditation.

4. Music will begin and the breathwork journey starts. This can last 15 minutes to around an hour.

5. We’ll close with a short guided integration and silent reflection.

6. In some sessions, we will have expressive art integration exercises.

7. Finally, you’re invited to share in a facilitated and supportive closing circle (optional but encouraged).
   

Final Reminders

• Come with openness.

• Everything that happens is grist for the mill. Yes, even discomfort or annoyance.

• The session begins the moment you commit to it, and integration continues well after the music stops.

This is a sacred space for self-discovery, healing, and connection. Welcome to your journey.

Are you ready?