Benefits of Breathwork

Inner Peace and Clarity

Breathwork increases oxygen levels in the brain and raises blood pH, creating a more alkaline state. This helps calm the Default Mode Network—the part of the brain involved in self-referential thinking, rumination, and self-criticism. When this network quiets down, we gain greater access to clarity, insight, and a deeper sense of truth.

Spiritual Insight and Deeper Connection

For thousands of years, wisdom traditions have used breath to access the Luminous Mind—our original, untarnishable awareness that holds inherited wisdom and deep compassion. Breathwork reconnects us to this healing resource, which is why many breathers report feeling held by an inner resource and feeling a profound sense of okayness, oneness, and connection to Self, spirit, and the universe.

Nervous System Restoration

Stress constricts the breath and activates the sympathetic nervous system—the body’s fight-or-flight response. Over time, chronic stress can create a hypersensitive nervous system, making it harder to recover from everyday challenges. Conscious breathing helps reverse this pattern by signaling to the brain that you’re safe. This activates the body’s natural healing mechanisms, allowing the nervous system to regulate and the body to release stress hormones and relax.

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Independent Scientific Studies

We regularly gather and update independent scientific studies conducted on the specific style of breathwork we practice at Luminous Breathwork— a type of breathwork that oxygenates the body and alkalizes blood pH to support both physiological balance and emotional wellbeing.

With the popularity of breathwork in recent years, you will find numerous articles like this one on WebMD reporting on the benefits of breathwork, which often include:

  • Deep healing of wounds, grief, and traumas

  • Access expanded states of consciousness, including higher guidance and clarity

  • Supports awakening

  • Allows undigested emotions & memories to be worked with consciously

  • Releases toxins from the cells of the body

  • Stress relief and deep relaxation

  • Accessing the Luminous Mind that can hold and heal emotional wounds

  • Greater self-love and more loving relationships

  • Emotional balance

  • Relief from physical pain

  • Increased connection to a source

  • Deep inner peace

  • Allows for connectedness & oneness to arise

A recent survey from the NeuroDynamic Institute reported:

89% of those who came in with ANXIETY have seen some or major relief

75% gained greater access to INNER WISDOM

84% of those who came in with TRAUMA have seen some or major improvement

58% are feeling MORE IN THEIR BODY

67% of those who suffer from DEPRESSION have seen some or major relief

52% improved ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

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