"Doors To Grief" Ep. 2: Breathwork

“Your body already knows how to ride the waves. I think we’ve gotten so used to only trusting our minds and not trusting our bodies to do what’s good for them, and I think our body has a deep knowing.”

~ Erin Collins

Hi! Guest host Julia Mark here.

In this second episode of the Doors to Grief miniseries, we hear from the insightful Erin Collins about her journey to becoming a breathwork guide and sound healer.

Erin Collins offers both a scientific and spiritual perspective on how breathwork can be used as a tool for releasing stuck emotions. Our personal stories about navigating grief are woven throughout.

Whether you’re a breathwork enthusiast or wondering (like Erin’s grandfather), “Now, why would you need to teach someone how to breathe??” I hope this episode opens new doors for you.

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About Erin Collins

Erin is a breathwork meditation guide on Vashon Island near Seattle, WA. Through years of training in mental health and certification as a breathwork guide, Erin comes alongside you to provide loving support as you meditate deeply through conscious connected breathwork. Her presence is gentle and supportive, guiding you to self-knowledge, empowerment, and deep healing.

www.ResonanceVashon.com

Mentioned in this episode (and related links)

* “What Is Breathwork?” (via the Cleveland Clinic)

* A style of breathwork called Transformational Breathing

* Radical Acceptance as described in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

* Article discussing how animals release energy after truama

* The Grieving Body (interview with author Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor)

* Research on the power of sound to heal

* Exploring anger and grief

* The 5 Stages of Death by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, which was later formed into the concept of “5 Stages of Grief” (which are definitely not linear!)

Other Breathing Wind episodes related to somatic practices and processing emotions:

* The Body is Everything

* What Feels Safe

* Trauma, Grief, and Emotions