The Power of the Basics: Why Understanding Your Breath Matters

We’re so often searching for the next fix, the next solution, the next thing to help us feel better. But what if the answer isn’t something new or complicated?

What if it’s something as simple and foundational as your breath?

In a world that moves fast and demands even faster results, it can feel odd to slow down and return to the basics. But I’ve found that when we truly understand how the breath works and how it moves through the body, how it reflects and influences our state, we begin to unlock something far more powerful than a quick fix.

We begin a relationship with ourselves.

Foundations First

There’s a reason I start almost every workshop and journey with the foundations of breath. Because breathwork isn’t just a technique, it’s a process of learning how to listen. When we understand the basics, we can build something sustainable, something supportive, something that lasts.

Without that foundation, we’re just layering more on top of overwhelm.

Breathwork as a Journey of Discovery

For most of my life, I lived in survival mode. My breath was tight, shallow, and rushed and honestly, I didn’t even realize it. I just thought that was normal. Anxiety felt like a constant companion, and I got used to functioning that way.

But breathwork opened up a whole new world.

A world where I began to notice the subtle ways my body was speaking to me. A world where I didn’t have to push through or hold it all in. A world where I could soften, settle, and reconnect and not just with my breath, but with myself.

That’s the kind of transformation that begins when you learn the foundations.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

Sometimes people think breathwork has to be intense or extreme to be effective. But it doesn’t.

There’s beauty in the simplicity.

In learning how the breath moves.

In noticing where it gets stuck.

In understanding how it can either support or stress the body depending on how we use it.

The simplicity might not always feel easy but it is accessible.

And that’s what I want people to know.

We all have our “stuff,” our patterns, our pain. But breathwork gives us a gentle, sustainable way to meet it. To work with the body rather than against it. To create space for something new.

Begin with Curiosity

So if you’re new to breathwork or even if you’ve been doing it for a while, I invite you to come back to the beginning.

Get curious.

Notice your breath.

Tune in to the way your body responds.

And explore how something so simple can create real, lasting shifts.

Because when you know the foundations of your breath, you’re not just learning a technique, you’re learning a language.

The language of your body.

The language of your nervous system.

The language of you.

Ready to explore the power of breathwork?

If you feel drawn to deepen your connection with the breath, I offer a variety of supportive ways to begin. Join me for an in-person Basics of Breathwork Workshop (May, August, and November 2025) or explore the online Foundations classes inside the Flourish Within, a soft space to return to the essentials, reconnect with your body, and build a lasting relationship with your breath.