Solo Vs Group Breathwork – Which Is Better?
Can I Do Breathwork Alone?
Can I do breathwork alone? This is a question that’s sometimes asked by participants of breathwork. While the answer is technically yes, breathwork without a facilitator can prove difficult for many. Below we will explore the problem with trying to do breathwork alone, and how breathwork in a group setting allows most people to dive much deeper into their process of healing and transformation.
Solo Breathwork
As mentioned above, the answer to ‘Can I do breathwork alone’, is yes, however, self-guiding your session without a facilitator can be difficult if not impossible for many. It can be difficult because when you are on your own, you don’t have the accountability factor of knowing that the facilitator is there and it can be very easy for your ego mind to talk you out of the breathing pattern. The ego may say things like ‘This is too hard,’ ‘You don’t have time for this, you have to do x instead,’ ‘This isn’t going to work,’ etc… Without the facilitator there, many will succumb to the resistance of the ego and quit before the transformation begins. Unfortunately, even if they do keep up with the connected breathing, the lack of accountability can make the breather more susceptible to defaulting to a softer, slower breath. This tendency could potentially hinder their ability to fully explore the deeper dimensions that breathwork can offer.
Group Breathwork
In terms of doing breathwork in a group or solo, for most people, you can drop deeper into the process and accelerate your healing by doing it in a group. One reason for this is because it keeps you accountable so you’re more likely to keep up with the deep and connected breathing pattern. Another reason is that the group energy allows your psyche to feel more energetic support and to drop deeper into the healing and personal growth process.
A third reason comes from the confidence of knowing that if you really need support (even though most times you don’t), it’s available from the facilitator via private chat. This confidence further supports the psyche in doing a deeper dive. Having a facilitator is kind of like getting homeowners or renter’s insurance. Even though you know that it is highly improbable that your house will burn down or get robbed, it still keeps you from worrying and stressing about it internally. A final reason why group breathwork is often more beneficial is because the group sharing and the feeling of connection that it creates afterward, can many times be just as powerful and important as the process itself.
Closing Thoughts About the Question ‘Can I Do Breathwork Alone?”
If you’ve asked yourself this question, feel free to give it a try. However, you will likely find that joining a group session with a facilitator will lead to a much deeper and more healing inner journey. At Neurodynamic breathwork we are dedicated to making group breathwork accessible to all. And we offer several online group sessions a week so that people can create a regular practice and really go deep in their personal growth process with the support of a facilitator and group energy.
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If you would like to join one of our transformational 2-hour breathwork sessions, and partake in faster, deeper breathing to connect to your “Inner Guidance” and process and release what’s no longer serving you, we invite you to register for free!
After your first free session, you will receive an email with access to a whole month of free online facilitated group breathwork, up to 24 live sessions, which will allow you to continue your journey with the breath and sow the seeds for incredible and lasting change.
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