Breathing in the water with Therapeutic Breathwork helps support the release of birth related trauma as well as other tensions that limit the freedom of our life expression and fulfillment. This video clip shows a courageous woman engaging in a wet breathwork. She uses the support of a safe environment, her breath and the water to heal and nourish her body and regain trust in her relationships.

to all the diversity and opposition amongst the peoples of the earth. The Native American sacred pipe commemorates the oneness of all inhabitants of this planet. Using the elements of nature, the power of the human spirit and the support of those who have gone before us, the pipe ceremony is a powerful initiation into traditions that speak to us on a soul level.

The Lakota term for sweat lodge is
Inipi which means ‘to live again’. Inipi is a purification rite and is necessary in order to help the vision quest seeker enter into a state of humility and to undergo a kind of spiritual rebirth.The sweat lodge is central to Inipi. Prayers offered there draw on all the powers of the universe – Earth, Water, Fire and Air. In the old days, Inipi was done before any major undertaking to purify the body and gain strength and power.

Learn more at the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center

The pelvic rock exercise relieves lower back pain and creates a pleasurable and relaxing flow of energy between the upper and lower body. It also unblocks stuck places in the pelvic area and generates an sense of well being, wholeness and joy. Jim Morningstar, PhD, demonstrates this simple exercise that anyone can do. It is one of dozens of energizing exercises in the Body Aliveness Series.

• Breathwork as it relates to issues like: safety, abundance, control, expression, sexuality, and intimacy.
• New insights for your own personal development and breathwork process and journey, and/or for professional practice with clients.
• The connections between certain body themes and their related breathing patterns
• Shared newly evolved techniques to release cognitive and emotional blockages

Use the “Get off my back” exercise to energize and clear yourself when feeling weighed down by stresses in your life. Jim Morningstar demonstrates this simple exercise that anyone can do (usually in private or with a willing group). It is important to be grounded, focused and breathing fully as you do it. It does not solve all your problems, but can help you feel more resourceful in addressing them.

Jim Morningstar, PhD shares a basic Bio-energetic exercise for increasing your body energy flow. Jim has taught and effectively used this exercise with students and clients since the 1970’s. This is an exercise that you can do to help rebalance and ground yourself daily or whenever needed.

Besides seeking, health, growth and positive change, why is it important to also have acceptance for our dis-ease? There are often critical messages and lessons that are brought to us through our symptoms that are resistant to leaving till we listen…