Ecstatic Breathwork
Cost $66 / $44 concession (includes GST)
21 Jan / 16 Feb / 15 Mar / 26 Mar* / 19 April / 15 March
Somers Shala 36 Tower Hill Rd, Somers VIC 3927
*Revillaging Project, Boneo
Ecstatic Breathwork is open-mouthed, conscious and connected breathing that naturally releases dimethyltryptamine (DMT) into the brain.
This can create expanded emotional awareness, peak experiences of oneness, and spiritual breakthroughs. It is normal to experience varying levels of involuntary shaking, movement and muscle cramping, as well as intense emotional release. These are all considered part of the process and nothing to be concerned about and will pass shortly after the breathing session ends. Uma will be watching closely and available for support should you feel you have an expanded experience beyond your comfort..
Places Strictly Limited
Ecstatic Breathwork
Cost $66 / $44 concession (includes GST)
21 Jan / 16 Feb / 15 Mar / 26 Mar* / 19 April / 15 March
Somers Shala 36 Tower Hill Rd, Somers VIC 3927
*Revillaging Project, Boneo
Ecstatic Breathwork is open-mouthed, conscious and connected breathing that naturally releases dimethyltryptamine (DMT) into the brain.
This can create expanded emotional awareness, peak experiences of oneness, and spiritual breakthroughs. It is normal to experience varying levels of involuntary shaking, movement and muscle cramping, as well as intense emotional release. These are all considered part of the process and nothing to be concerned about and will pass shortly after the breathing session ends. Uma will be watching closely and available for support should you feel you have an expanded experience beyond your comfort..
Places Strictly Limited
Everyone is welcome to this session, however...
Ecstatic Breathwork is not recommended during pregnancy or for those with epilepsy, very high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, unmanaged diabetes/thyroid conditions, brain or abdominal aneurism, detached retina, or people suffering severe mental illness. If any of these apply, you are so welcome to join the session, and Uma will instruct you with a slightly different, safe breath technique.
Everyone is welcome to this session, however...
Ecstatic Breathwork is not recommended during pregnancy or for those with epilepsy, very high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, unmanaged diabetes/thyroid conditions, brain or abdominal aneurism, detached retina, or people suffering severe mental illness. If any of these apply, you are so welcome to join the session, and Uma will instruct you with a slightly different, safe breath technique.
Will this practice relieve anxiety, stress, chronic pain, trauma and tension?
Anxiety, depression, stress, and chronic pain create interconnected pathways in the brain. We can disrupt and rewire distressing brain pathways through slow breathing and focused attention.
For most people, this kind of breathwork, if practiced with professional and caring guidance, can be a truly amazing tool to relieve pain & tension, calm anxiety, and feel more grounded. It is known to help heal, release, and restore aspects of ourselves that are impacted by traumatic events, and as such is recommended by many psychologists, psychotherapists and medical professionals.
Of course there are always different experiences and it certainly isn't the same for everyone. In rare cases Breathwork can also trigger feelings of suffocation and anxiety, which is why it is important to be practicing with a facilitator who can recognise the early stages of this and take you through the process to return to a safe & grounded place.
What will I feel?
Most people will feel clear, calm and deeply energised after a session. It's also normal to feel very tired, especially after big energy or emotional release. After & during breathing practices you can experience some tingling, trembling/shaking and contractions in your hands and feet (called tetany), and sometimes a sense of vibration throughout your whole body.
What is actually happening?
The practice of deep continuous conscious circular breathing stimulates the vagus nerve and allows for the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system & therefore a state of deep calm and relaxation. By moving out of sympathetic dominance into the parasympathetic, we can more intuitively connect with our inner selves and our essence, which can prompt a truly transformative shift. The stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system induces a deep rewiring of our nervous system.
The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve complex, connecting the brain to important organs throughout the body, and is responsible for inducing a feeling of safety and relaxation in the body, as its activation sends a signal to the body that it is time to de-stress and move out of hypervigilance. Deep belly breathing, or diaphragmatic breathing, stimulates the vagus nerve, serving as a critical component to maintaining balance within the autonomic nervous system. Numerous studies have shown that breathwork lowers the stress response and deactivates the sympathetic nervous system.
Breathwork both activates and potentiates DMT
(dimethyl terephthalate)
Additionally, breathwork both activates and potentiates DMT (dimethyl terephthalate) production in the brain. DMT is a potent psychedelic substance found in plant medicines that can be attributed to deep emotional and spiritual experiences. Using the breathwork allows us to access DMT cultivated from within (we don’t ingest anything foreign). Just as psychedelics have been shown to improve addiction, anxiety, and depression, so too has breathwork. It could be argued that working with DMT produced from breathwork (as opposed to psychedelics) is a safer alternative.
Breathwork shifts the balance between the body’s carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, prompting changes in states of consciousness as well as changes in our physiology.
In addition, deep intentional breathing balances out stress hormones by releasing feel-good hormones, like dopamine and serotonin, that promote a restful night's sleep.
Who should NOT practice Ecstatic Breathwork?
Ecstatic Breathwork is not recommended during pregnancy, or for those with epilepsy, very high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, unmanaged diabetes/thyroid conditions, brain or abdominal aneurism, detached retina, or people suffering severe mental illness. If any of these apply, you are so welcome to join the session, and Uma will instruct you with a slightly different, safe breath technique.
Will this practice relieve anxiety, stress, chronic pain, trauma and tension?
Anxiety, depression, stress, and chronic pain create interconnected pathways in the brain. We can disrupt and rewire distressing brain pathways through slow breathing and focused attention.
For most people, this kind of breathwork, if practiced with professional and caring guidance, can be a truly amazing tool to relieve pain & tension, calm anxiety, and feel more grounded. It is known to help heal, release, and restore aspects of ourselves that are impacted by traumatic events, and as such is recommended by many psychologists, psychotherapists and medical professionals.
Of course there are always different experiences and it certainly isn't the same for everyone. In rare cases Breathwork can also trigger feelings of suffocation and anxiety, which is why it is important to be practicing with a facilitator who can recognise the early stages of this and take you through the process to return to a safe & grounded place.
What will I feel?
Most people will feel clear, calm and deeply energised after a session. It's also normal to feel very tired, especially after big energy or emotional release. After & during breathing practices you can experience some tingling, trembling/shaking and contractions in your hands and feet (called tetany), and sometimes a sense of vibration throughout your whole body.
What is actually happening?
The practice of deep continuous conscious circular breathing stimulates the vagus nerve and allows for the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system & therefore a state of deep calm and relaxation. By moving out of sympathetic dominance into the parasympathetic, we can more intuitively connect with our inner selves and our essence, which can prompt a truly transformative shift. The stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system induces a deep rewiring of our nervous system.
The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve complex, connecting the brain to important organs throughout the body, and is responsible for inducing a feeling of safety and relaxation in the body, as its activation sends a signal to the body that it is time to de-stress and move out of hypervigilance. Deep belly breathing, or diaphragmatic breathing, stimulates the vagus nerve, serving as a critical component to maintaining balance within the autonomic nervous system. Numerous studies have shown that breathwork lowers the stress response and deactivates the sympathetic nervous system.
Breathwork both activates and potentiates DMT
(dimethyl terephthalate)
Additionally, breathwork both activates and potentiates DMT (dimethyl terephthalate) production in the brain. DMT is a potent psychedelic substance found in plant medicines that can be attributed to deep emotional and spiritual experiences. Using the breathwork allows us to access DMT cultivated from within (we don’t ingest anything foreign). Just as psychedelics have been shown to improve addiction, anxiety, and depression, so too has breathwork. It could be argued that working with DMT produced from breathwork (as opposed to psychedelics) is a safer alternative.
Breathwork shifts the balance between the body’s carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, prompting changes in states of consciousness as well as changes in our physiology.
In addition, deep intentional breathing balances out stress hormones by releasing feel-good hormones, like dopamine and serotonin, that promote a restful night's sleep.
Who should NOT practice Ecstatic Breathwork?
Ecstatic Breathwork is not recommended during pregnancy, or for those with epilepsy, very high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, unmanaged diabetes/thyroid conditions, brain or abdominal aneurism, detached retina, or people suffering severe mental illness. If any of these apply, you are so welcome to join the session, and Uma will instruct you with a slightly different, safe breath technique.
Ceremony, Ritual & the Yogini Temple
The Vedas speak constantly of rituals for connecting to the various elements of Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Ether. Although the ceremonies become more elaborate over time and continue to evolve in extraordinary detail through the Tantrik period, their essence remains the same. In the open-air Yogini temples of the Tantrik period, the women gathered to dance under the moonlight, to bathe, anoint and massage one another, to bleed and grieve together, and to honour themselves and each other as extensions of the Goddess through everyday rituals. They gathered for ceremonies that honoured the moon, the sun and the Earth– as well as everything that is alive – as sacred portals into the remembrance of the ultimate Unity of Divinity. The women were not locked out of the indoor temples, they just also had their own sacred places of worship & connection. It seems, the closer they could be to the Earth, the Moon and Nature for these Ceremonies, the closer they could be to the Great Goddess. This yogini path didn’t rely on scriptures or anything concrete to lay an altar upon. It didn’t rely on the authority coming down from anyone or anything - the Yogini path asked each woman to claim the authority within herself, to make sacred each moment, and to rise in the remembrance that the Goddess exists in everything, including her.