GROUP ALETHEIA BREATHWORK
Changing the way you breathe, changes the way you feel.
Group Aletheia Breathwork is done in a safe, confidential and intentional environment and utilizes the power of the group to effect deep, personal change. The individual work is ideal in deepening personal awareness, identifying core patterns and anchoring an open, healthy breath in the body over the long term. Ideally, both approaches are used to fully incorporate the power of this amazing tool, which can transform our lives.
As we become familiar with the process over the course of a session, and increasingly, through repeated sessions, we are able to relax and trust the process more, releasing deeper emotional and mental beliefs and patterns, and accessing greater expansiveness & joy.
This practice of conscious breathing is a deeply healing modality supportive of releasing accumulated tension,
stress & held emotion from the body, releasing limiting beliefs and re-connecting us with ease, joy and flow states.
Click here to learn more about Aletheia Breathwork.
As we become familiar with the process over the course of a session, and increasingly, through repeated sessions, we are able to relax and trust the process more, releasing deeper emotional and mental beliefs and patterns, and accessing greater expansiveness & joy.
This practice of conscious breathing is a deeply healing modality supportive of releasing accumulated tension,
stress & held emotion from the body, releasing limiting beliefs and re-connecting us with ease, joy and flow states.
Click here to learn more about Aletheia Breathwork.
Upcoming In-Person
Aletheia Breathwork Groups 2025
Saturday March 8th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm *Special Women's Day Breathwork
Sunday April 27th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm *New Moon
Saturday May 31st, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sessions are held at a spacious yoga studio in Fernwood.
Details sent after registration.
Sliding scale $50 - $65 per session, or 4 group sessions for $180 - $240.
Aletheia Breathwork Groups 2025
Saturday March 8th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm *Special Women's Day Breathwork
Sunday April 27th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm *New Moon
Saturday May 31st, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sessions are held at a spacious yoga studio in Fernwood.
Details sent after registration.
Sliding scale $50 - $65 per session, or 4 group sessions for $180 - $240.
Group Breathwork circles take place in a beautiful, well equipped and well ventilated yoga studio in Fernwood area of Victoria BC. The address, preparation suggestions and other details will be sent to you upon registration.
To register, please read the information on Aletheia Breathwork, then write to Cedar to request the date/s you'd like to attend. Registration is complete once payment is received, and payment can be sent via e-transfer to [email protected].
To register, please read the information on Aletheia Breathwork, then write to Cedar to request the date/s you'd like to attend. Registration is complete once payment is received, and payment can be sent via e-transfer to [email protected].
What to expect in a group Aletheia Breathwork session:
You will learn a specific method of conscious connected breathing (CCB). CCB is a continuous, flowing breath in which we are encouraged to allow the inhalation to flow into the exhalation & vice versa, without pause. This flowing, relaxed, diaphragmatic breath is the focus of our awareness. It is practice laying down for approximately one hour. It invites a full body breath, & you will be breathing in & out through an open mouth.
After some time breathing in this way, physiological changes take place. This may be experienced as tingling, or shifts in temperature, or other bodily sensations. We're encouraged to notice and allow the sensations, and continue to breathe and allow the breathe to flow freely.
As we continue, our brainstate shifts from predominantly delta, through alpha and sometimes into theta. These are states in which the body has the ability to heal & repair. That may mean that some emotions arise, or sensations in the body. Sometimes tears come. Sometime laughter. Anger can arise. Memories may surface. You will be encouraged to allow what is arising, continue to breathe consciously, while feeling the sensation or emotion as it arises and moves through the body, observing with compassion, without pushing away, or clinging to feelings or narratives that arise.
Many of us will experience the mind wanting to control the experience and 'tell a story about what's happening' and we're encouraged to notice this, and bring our attention back to what is actually happening in the moment with the body & the breath.
The idea is to allow the body's wisdom to take the "driver's seat". This may be a very internal experience, or 'sensational" (feeling sensations of warmth, coolness, tingling in the body, for example), memories may surface, or you may feel compelled to release emotion through vocal toning or moving and shaking the body. Pleasant emotions & sensations are also experienced. Insights and experiences of stillness, peace & oneness are often evoked.
As your facilitator, I hold space for you to undertake this process in your own unique way. Each person, and each practice of breathwork is unique. You may feel joy or sadness, bliss or union, or all of the above. Either blissful or difficult feelings may arise to be processed. When we practice with a willingness to open to whatever arises for us and remain dedicated to being present, and continue to engage the technique of CCB, integration happens naturally, and we embody greater wholeness.
A music playlist is crafted for the sessions, which may be evocative. I offer gentle acupressure-like touch to help bring attention to our unique breath patterns & areas of holding, and I also offer positive affirmations that can be both evocative & supportive. I may also encourage the whole group to "tone", wiggle or shake the body, engage "lion's breath" & other techniques that help open the breath and release energy.
It is common after a breathwork session for participants to feel more connected to themselves & others, lighter, more relaxed and present, freer to express themselves and more able to access the well of creativity, joy & love that is the essence of our true nature. Aletheia Breathwork is a form of mental-emotional hygiene, that keeps our 'energy body' clear of past clutter, so that we feel more aligned, present, and clear... essentially, more "ourselves".
You will learn a specific method of conscious connected breathing (CCB). CCB is a continuous, flowing breath in which we are encouraged to allow the inhalation to flow into the exhalation & vice versa, without pause. This flowing, relaxed, diaphragmatic breath is the focus of our awareness. It is practice laying down for approximately one hour. It invites a full body breath, & you will be breathing in & out through an open mouth.
After some time breathing in this way, physiological changes take place. This may be experienced as tingling, or shifts in temperature, or other bodily sensations. We're encouraged to notice and allow the sensations, and continue to breathe and allow the breathe to flow freely.
As we continue, our brainstate shifts from predominantly delta, through alpha and sometimes into theta. These are states in which the body has the ability to heal & repair. That may mean that some emotions arise, or sensations in the body. Sometimes tears come. Sometime laughter. Anger can arise. Memories may surface. You will be encouraged to allow what is arising, continue to breathe consciously, while feeling the sensation or emotion as it arises and moves through the body, observing with compassion, without pushing away, or clinging to feelings or narratives that arise.
Many of us will experience the mind wanting to control the experience and 'tell a story about what's happening' and we're encouraged to notice this, and bring our attention back to what is actually happening in the moment with the body & the breath.
The idea is to allow the body's wisdom to take the "driver's seat". This may be a very internal experience, or 'sensational" (feeling sensations of warmth, coolness, tingling in the body, for example), memories may surface, or you may feel compelled to release emotion through vocal toning or moving and shaking the body. Pleasant emotions & sensations are also experienced. Insights and experiences of stillness, peace & oneness are often evoked.
As your facilitator, I hold space for you to undertake this process in your own unique way. Each person, and each practice of breathwork is unique. You may feel joy or sadness, bliss or union, or all of the above. Either blissful or difficult feelings may arise to be processed. When we practice with a willingness to open to whatever arises for us and remain dedicated to being present, and continue to engage the technique of CCB, integration happens naturally, and we embody greater wholeness.
A music playlist is crafted for the sessions, which may be evocative. I offer gentle acupressure-like touch to help bring attention to our unique breath patterns & areas of holding, and I also offer positive affirmations that can be both evocative & supportive. I may also encourage the whole group to "tone", wiggle or shake the body, engage "lion's breath" & other techniques that help open the breath and release energy.
It is common after a breathwork session for participants to feel more connected to themselves & others, lighter, more relaxed and present, freer to express themselves and more able to access the well of creativity, joy & love that is the essence of our true nature. Aletheia Breathwork is a form of mental-emotional hygiene, that keeps our 'energy body' clear of past clutter, so that we feel more aligned, present, and clear... essentially, more "ourselves".
Kind words from participants:
"Feeling awed and renewed by my experience of breathwork with Cedar. Her grounded, graceful and caring presence and space-holding, combined with this powerful work allowed for a deep dive and embodiment of my intention. I wholeheartedly recommend this work to anyone! "
~ Kimberly Snider
"Having participated in several of Cedar’s breathwork circles over the past year, I can say that Cedar holds space with graceful confidence. That makes it easy for me to let go and connect with my body, my emotions, my spirit — through sacred breath. Each session has been balm to my soul. I always leave rejuvenated and at peace."
~ David B., 2023
"Feeling awed and renewed by my experience of breathwork with Cedar. Her grounded, graceful and caring presence and space-holding, combined with this powerful work allowed for a deep dive and embodiment of my intention. I wholeheartedly recommend this work to anyone! "
~ Kimberly Snider
"Having participated in several of Cedar’s breathwork circles over the past year, I can say that Cedar holds space with graceful confidence. That makes it easy for me to let go and connect with my body, my emotions, my spirit — through sacred breath. Each session has been balm to my soul. I always leave rejuvenated and at peace."
~ David B., 2023