When we talk about trauma, we often think of fight or flight—but there’s a deeper freeze response that gets overlooked. This visual guide breaks down the autonomic ladder of nervous system states, from social connection to survival collapse, and explains why understanding the dorsal vagal state is essential for healing.

Why do people cry, shake, or scream during breathwork? It’s not just emotional—it’s biological. This article explores how trauma becomes stored in the nervous system, what stops it from resolving, and how breathwork helps complete the body’s unfinished stress responses.

Is breathwork about losing control, or finally letting go? Many people hesitate to try breathwork because they fear what might come up — but the truth is, your body won’t take you anywhere you’re not ready to go.

Not all breathwork is intense. Sometimes, healing begins when you slow down. Down regulation breathwork is designed to activate your parasympathetic nervous system—bringing calm, clarity, and balance.

What happens when you light sage or incense before a breathwork session? I watched an air quality monitor spike from “clean” to “hazardous” in under 30 minutes. In this article, I break down the science behind why smoke and conscious breathing don’t mix.

Not all breathwork is created equal. This article explores the science, safety, and spectrum of breathing techniques—why some styles might not be suitable for everyone, and how IMD Breathwork was built to offer a trauma-informed, immersive, and powerful path to healing through the breath.

Breathwork is powerful. Water is healing. But combining the two—especially during rapid breathing techniques—can be dangerous. In this article, we unpack the risks of practicing Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB) in or near water.

You’re not broken, just burnt out. Your body isn’t being dramatic—it’s waving a little white flag. The slump isn’t laziness, it’s a signal. And the way out? Might just start with your next breath.

This article explores implicit memory, how early, unprocessed experiences get stored in the body, not the mind. We dive into the brain, the nervous system, and how tools like breathwork can help release trauma you may not even remember.

From chronic stress and emotional neglect to major life events, trauma leaves a lasting imprint on your nervous system. It disrupts brain function, alters hormone levels, and gets embedded in your muscles, fascia, and breath. This article breaks down the science behind trauma—why it sticks, how it manifests, and what you can do to finally release it.

“Most people think the way to calm anxiety is to slow the breath. And yes, parasympathetic breathing is powerful. But what if the real breakthrough comes when you introduce stress on purpose?”

“Most people think ADHD is just about attention. But what if it’s also about how we breathe? Chronic mouth breathing and low CO₂ levels might be making focus, clarity, and calm even harder to reach. Breathwork isn’t just calming, it’s regulatory. And for ADHD brains, that’s a game-changer.”

“Breathwork isn’t always blissful, and that’s exactly the point. When you feel emotional, raw, or unsettled after a session, it doesn’t mean something went wrong. It means something real was finally released. This is the work.”

“Breathwork alone can shift your brainwaves, but when you combine it with sound frequencies and immersive techniques, you’re not just calming the mind, you’re rewiring it. This is where transformation begins.”

“Most of us are breathing wrong, and it’s silently wrecking our energy, mood, and sleep. From jaw-clenching stress to shallow chest breathing, modern life has made dysfunctional breath our default. The fix? It starts by shutting your mouth…”