Breathe away worry and anxiety
Breathe Away Worry and Anxiety is a new online service at Penny Brohn UK. The sessions are guided by facilitator Caroline, who will be sharing easy tools and techniques to use the control of our breath to improve our physical and mental wellbeing.
Each session will include an introduction to breathwork, a breathing technique focused on a theme and time to experience and integrate the new breathing technique. Caroline uses sound and guided meditation to lead to sessions.
Caroline Boyle
Caroline qualified as a Breath Guide with Hale Centre in Sweden, she was inspired to do so having found breathwork incredibly powerful as a tool to support herself physically, mentally and emotionally during her 18 month treatment for breast cancer.
With a background in holistic wellness and a personal understanding of the emotional and physical challenges of cancer. Caroline has tailored sessions specifically for Penny Brohn UK. These offer practical advice on using breath to navigate life’s stresses with calmness and clarity, in addition to delivering a fully guided session to promote relaxation, reduce anxiety and enhance over all wellbeing.
FAQs
Breathwork is about taking control of our breath to improve our physical and mental wellbeing. As part of our autonomic nervous system our breathing happens naturally however it is the one part of our system we can take control, doing so can change our physical, mental and emotional state simultaneously.
A cancer diagnosis is a shock and this shock changes the way we breathe. Our breath becomes a little faster and little shallower, this over time puts more stress on our body. Becoming aware of how we breath and making small changes can have a massive effect on our mind, body and soul.
Knowing how to control the breath during critical moments of treatment enables you to remain calm and stay in the moment.
Yes this is a gentle session which will give you simple techniques to improve your breathing and feel the benefits.
There will be a 10-15 minute chat and then a 30 minute guided session.
Yes please feel free to join the sessions on a regular basis or as one off.
It’s best if you are somewhere you can lie down, an eye mask helps but is not essential, and a blanket in case you get cold.
"I want to thank you for creating a safe and healing space in your Breathwork sessions for Penny Brohn UK each Wednesday evening. I have been attending since I started chemotherapy in September and using the techniques that you teach has helped me to manage some of the challenges of the cancer diagnosis and treatment. My anxiety has reduced and I am able to use the technique when sitting waiting for tests or medical appointments. During my last chemo session the nurse remarked on my blood pressure and heart rate being very good. I look forward to your sessions and feel very calm, relaxed and grounded after each session. Learning how to control my breath has given me back a sense of self control and agency and opened up a deeper sense of wellbeing for me"
