In modern life, our minds are often constrained by conditioning and inherited beliefs; our spirits by ego and identity; and our bodies by chronic stress and held tension. This practice is designed to gently loosen those bindings.

Through conscious connected breathwork, we use the breath as a vehicle to move beyond the habitual, thinking mind and into a more spacious, open state of awareness. This journey supports access to deeper insight, emotional & energetic release, and may bring a felt sense of inner freedom or deep knowing. At the same time, it works directly with the nervous system, cultivating resilience, flexibility, and a greater capacity to meet life’s challenges with presence and ease.

This practice can also serve as a powerful intention-setting or integration experience for those working with psychedelics, helping translate expanded states into embodied wisdom.  It is complementary to many therapies, catalyzing and deepening your already-unfolding process.   

After the breathwork opens and softens the places within that are ready to shift, you’ll be guided into a closing sound bath. Crystal bowls create healing vibrations to support deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and gentle landing.

You may leave feeling refreshed and grounded, tender and open, deeply relaxed, or carrying a clear insight—a quiet pearl of wisdom arising from within.

Julia Hollenberg, RDN, CD, E-RYT 500 came to embodiment work through supporting individuals in eating disorder recovery. She understands embodiment as a lifelong journey and is passionate about guiding others into a respectful, caring relationship with their bodies—one that allows you to fully inhabit your being in all its mystery, beauty, joy, pain, and divinity.

Breathwork, for Julia, is a “spoonful of medicine” from an expanded state of awareness—an accessible, digestible way to support healing, connect with inner wisdom, and touch the deeper mystery of life

Prerequisite: None

Location: Ahimsa Yoga & Pilates, 1629 Queen Anne Ave

2026 Offerings :

Jan 19th

Feb 26th

March 16th

Apr 13

May 11

June 15th

7:30-9pm

COST: $60

Link to register: https://www.ahimsaseattle.com/events-workshops-trainings

Contraindications:

Breathwork is very safe. And yet because it activates the nervous system, please contact Julia if any of these conditions apply to see if breathwork is appropriate for you: heart conditions (history of heart attack, stroke, uncontrolled high blood pressure), eye conditions (glaucoma, detached retina), PTSD or other mental health condition requiring hospitalization in the last 10 years (please discuss with your therapist to get clearance), and history of seizures.