03 – Breathwork and Energy with Gina Avellan

“If you’re not successful internally, you're not successful,” says Gina Avellan, breathwork practitioner. After realizing that her life was clouded by anxiety, Gina found it challenging to experience peace and happiness within her daily life. After putting her emotional wellbeing on the back burner for many years, Gina finally decided it was time to seek the help she desperately needed. Ultimately, Gina found healing in breathwork, a somatic technique that she used to improve her mental, physical and spiritual wellness. 

While methods like talk therapy and psychotherapy can have a lasting impact, they also have their limitations, and people often find themselves cycling through the same damaging emotional patterns. Gina explains that breathwork allows us to drop out of our controlling thoughts and tap into our subconscious to discover the root causes of our pain. Understanding our emotions and where they originate then allows the body to learn healthy responses for when future problems arise to pave the way for full-fledged healing. 

For Gina, the best part of breathwork is the sustainability of the practice. Since it doesn’t require anything besides the ability to breathe, it is the most accessible healing practice no matter where you are. Tune into this week’s episode of Healerology to learn more about Gina’s journey in the medical field and how you can find internal success one breath at a time!

 

 Quotes

• “For many people, [exercise] puts them in a meditative state….It puts them in this state of safeness. The body feels safe right now, I can heal. Let me remove some of this energy block that doesn’t serve me. You start trusting the body. Instead of making decisions with your mind, the body knows exactly what to do.” (14:25-14:46)

• “People and friends that I had were just kind of disappearing quickly because I was changing and shifting so quickly, and I didn't know what to make of it.” (36:00- 36:11) 

• “If you're not successful internally, you're not successful….When you are successful internally and doing your inner work, everything externally happens naturally.” (37:05-37:23)

• “With [breathwork] practice, it’s a somatic practice. You’re able to drop the mind, surface the subconscious, and allow the body to heal and release it. Because the body retains 70-75% of that emotion, that feeling.” (44:15-44:30)

 

Links

https://www.instagram.com/ijustbreathe1/

 

DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE AND PODCAST DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.

The information, including but not limited to, text, audio, graphics, images and other material contained on this website and podcast are for informational purposes only. No material on this site or podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website or heard on this podcast.