what is psychedelic breath & energy work?
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Mallory
"If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth: Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, inside you."
-Kabir
The more you surrender into the darkness, the trauma, what's been hidden unconsciously and stored in the body to clear –> whole-heartedly and without hesitation —> the more fully you'll heal.
If there's a part of you that's still afraid to see or explore, that's okay. Wherever you're at is beautifully perfect. Sometimes we need to rest before shaking things up.
Just know that if you're still wondering why "this thing" hasn't been healed yet, it's because that block is still there.
So the question is, are you willing to enter these depths, if it meant your greatest healing? Full liberation?
If the answer is a resounding "yes!" keep reading, pay close attention, and remain open — no matter how much this might seem "different" than the reality you're used to.
Innate healing is your birthright. But it won't come from a lab, protocol, book, pill, or talk. It's earned with full embodiment, trauma release from the body, surrender, shift in consciousness, and consistency 🌬
Deep down, most of these are stories we tell ourselves; not core truths.
Your mind may come up with reasons why it's not a story. Because you read about it. Because it came back on that report. Because you saw it on social media. Because that practitioner mentioned it.
Yet, after working with hundreds of clients (and my own journey), it became clear the more labels you attach yourself to, often the worse you feel. The body picks up what we're thinking about.
Many times, the labels represent patterns of control and addiction —> searching outside, when the real answers lie within; as well as a distraction from the real darkness and traumas — that unified root.
Healing requires fundamental changes to your entire state of being… As Albert Einstein said, no problem is solved by the same consciousness that created it.
👁You'll discover that truth in dissolving the ego, breaking away from rigid patterns, and allowing the native codes in your body to show you the way.
In most cases, we don't have access to the real root of our problems or how to heal them in regular waking consciousness ⚡️
Did you know your body can make its own medicine and facilitate its own healing?
How does it do this? By entering "altered" or "expanded" states of consciousness✨
These superconscious states meld the conscious, subconscious, and unconscious — while weaving the physical, emotional, and spiritual. There is no separation.
It's all connected. And it's all needed to heal anything.
In my truth, real healing is nearly impossible without entering these states.
Regardless if the ailment's painful bloating, systemic inflammation, persistent anxiety, gnarly migraines, insomnia, acid reflux, hormonal pain, chronic fatigue, addiction, relationship blocks, or beyond — there's a unified connection.
While it's not an easy journey, when you peel back the label or the outward manifestation, it's actually very simple.
When you fully anchor into these superconscious states, surrender, and allow yourself to be guided by the native codes in your body, the underlying threads become clear. You'll learn more about the underlying threads in a moment.
The fear and worry, the fancy terms and lingo (ex: HSP, SIBO, leaky gut, ADD, OCD, MTHR, Candida, etc) — they stop meaning so much when you discover the real truth — when you heal yourself.
intro: Why we need to alter consciousness to heal
"If you want to free yourself, you must first become conscious enough to understand your predicament. Then you must commit to the inner work of freedom. You do this as though your life depended on it, because it does."
-MICHAEL SINGER
In this practice, we not only have the opportunity to see and discover these traumas and blocks, but also to feel safe to clear and rewire them. And physically regenerate the body.
Many of my clients say our practice allows them to discover what was unconscious, release suppressed feelings, free their minds, and rewire their physical bodies — clearing sickness — in a way that hadn’t been possible through therapy or other protocols.
Finally, while trauma is a big piece of this work, it's not everything.
We are here to see and feel it all, but also not get stuck in what was heavy. That's why this practice also shows us how to become free.
The body is prone to feel very safe, peaceful, and connected in this state. That's what allows us to see and experience healing in ways that we normally don't have access to.
As compared to the monotony and rigidity of everyday life, this practice can bring sensations that are more euphoric and magical than a bucket-list vacation. But what happens after a vacation? You go back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Unlike a vacation, this practice is not an escape. It's coming home to yourself.
It's not "easy." That’s why it’s called breath work. Before you melt into peace and bliss, you may cry, shake physically, or see difficult scenes or memories.
The first few minutes of a somatic session can feel like an uphill climb. But we have to work through the discomfort and resistance to get to the most extraordinary view, euphoria, freedom, and embodiment on the other side.
The journey may feel like a rollercoaster in the most amazing way. Clients often say afterward, "that was wild!"
Many relay that this is the most life-changing work they've ever done… that they had never felt so loved and held.
The most beautiful part is, it’s accomplished by the most primal tool of all—your own breath.
You may cling to a belief it's not trauma because the ailment feels "physical." But trauma is physical — it affects every cell, every tissue, every organ. 🧬️
This could be things like getting bullied in elementary school, overhearing your parents argue all the time, breaking up with a partner, or getting laid off from work.
There is no use rationalizing or judging the severity from the outside. ("That doesn't seem too bad.") What matters is the energies the body's storing — how the body felt threatened or unsafe at the time, and how that was never really released.
Additionally, often clients realize trauma they didn't consciously know they had, such as sexual assault or abuse. Memories that were completely blocked out before.
It doesn't matter how long ago something happened — those energies stick in the body.
These traumas and energy blocks are influencing all of your patterns. How you feel about yourself and the world around you. Your relationships. Your digestive system. Your immune system. Your fears and worries. Your hormones. 🌚
There are roots your conscious mind isn't aware of. This work brings these to clarity.
Just because you don't have a clear memory doesn't mean that memory isn't stored somewhere. If relevant to your healing, this practice will bring it to light.
- For instance, it's possible to recount traumas from birth. In your day-to-day life you may not "remember" feelings or events from infancy, but the body remembers.
- Even in ages that seem old enough to "remember" (adolescence, college, adulthood) — the mind may have blocked out incidents as a trauma response, so there is little to no conscious memory. But the body remembers.
- It's even possible for the body to bring up events where one wasn't “awake”, perhaps due to anesthesia during a medical procedure or another substance, such as alcohol or something put in alcohol. Still, the body remembers.
Trauma is all around us. But it doesn't have to stay in you or remain heavy.
Through this work, we can have a "psychedelic" experience without ingesting anything. The body makes its own medicine and its own healing!⚡️
The term psychedelic was coined by Humphry Osmond, a British psychiatrist in the 1950s.
He derived "psychedelic" from the Greek words ψυχή (psychḗ, "soul, mind") and δηλείν (dēleín, "to manifest"): meaning "mind manifesting" or mind revealing.
In other words, bringing the unconscious conscious.
While there are sacred fungi and plant medicines that facilitate such experiences (I am eternally grateful to learn from these teachers) we don't have to ingest anything to experience these states or bring the unconscious conscious.
Because we can make "psychedelics" within in this practice.
It pairs "mind revealing" with the magic of a somatic experience. In other words, your body can physically release traumas, emotions, toxins, and anything contributing to "sickness.
The meaning of "breathwork" here is VERY different from "breathing exercises" (e.g., deep-belly breathing to relax or calm).
The breathwork we're discussing here is distinct and extraordinary.
The breath I guide my clients in is an active, circular mouth breath that — when done alongside intuitively selected evocative music and a practitioner to hold the space — invites the lungs to release DMT, a psychedelic compound naturally found in the body.
what is psychedelic breathwork?
