Remnants

“Remnants” represents moving through traumatic events which began in early childhood. In the session I began to trust in the wisdom of the breath and was guided in laying each of these burdens down and into the light (my true self) beyond them.

I’m Free

The painting within the circle represents the free movement of my body after what felt like a release of years and years of loss and sorrow.

During this breathwork I moved through several extremely difficult periods of my life, including the recent death of my mother following a long and devastating illness. Initially in my breathwork session, I was choking and felt as if I was suffocating, and I became frustrated that this was happening again, because it had been a common occurrence in previous breathwork sessions. I first felt very resistant and disappointed in myself, but with the support of my sitter and the facilitators the resistance I felt dropped away and a deep healing took place for several major life losses and traumatic events in my life.

Towards the end of the session I was aware that my body had begun to “dance” on the mat as I experienced so much unburdening and a sense of freedom and joy. A large maternal wolf then appeared beside me and communicated that she had always been there and that she would continue to be present. The wolf showed me my strength and my own maternal power. She began to howl, and I wanted to join her but felt self-conscious. As I was sharing this part of my experience in the circle, the whole group began to howl with and for me. Recalling that moment still brings up a lot of emotion and feelings of love and belonging.

I felt so unburdened…so free!