Zephyr Movement

This is one of my favourite song lyrics and has been up on the clinic wall since we opened. I love that it reminds me life is meant to be messy and can be beautiful all at the same time. What does it remind you of?

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Something I hear often in clinic is, "How can I be struggling this much when I've always been such a strong person?" Sometimes, it is as simple as opening to a broader definition of what strong means? Yes strength is needed to push through hard times and keep moving.

Can we also stop for a moment and value the strength it takes to reach out for help? To allow ourselves to open up vulnerably? To choose our need to rest when we are scared to let other down? To show up for all of our emotions not just the ones society tells us are acceptable! Gentle strength is still strength. Leave a 💪 below if you're expanding your definition of strength?

What tools do you have in your resilience took kit? Are you perpetually in burn out? Perhaps you need to learn the tools of gentle resilience?

Breathing is essential to life and so it will come as no surprise that it is a tool which can be used to facilitate many things in the body! Here are just some of our favourite ways to use breathing at our clinic. Let us know in the comments below which you're most curious about? If you'd like to learn more check out our online program in the link in our bio.

Sometimes complex emotions and less than pleasant experiences are less than easy to talk about. Whilst talk therapy can be incredibly therapeutic, there are times when we either can't verbalise what happened or how we feel. In this instance, it's important to know there are loads of 'non-talk' or low talk therapy options. Here are some of the offerings at Zephyr Movement explained.

Only you know what is going to work best for you and there are so many options to choose from. Hyperventilation techniques are common in breath work practices. Often this practice is used to produce an adrenaline release. This can feel amazing and there is nothing 'wrong' with it. However, when we hyperventilate we drastically lower our carbon dioxide levels in a quick period of time and we all start at a different baseline.

Carbon dioxide levels have been shown to relate to states of panic. Think about the classic example of hyperventilating into a paper bag. The idea is re-breathing some of the lost carbon dioxide and seeing your rate and volume of breathing to help calm down.

Recent evidence suggests, people with panic disorders may benefit from carbon dioxide (CO2) tolerance training. This is at the opposite end of the spectrum to hyperventilation techniques. If you suffer with anxiety and/or panic attacks make sure you ask your breath work practitioner about any hyperventilation techniques or perhaps ask for CO2 tolerance techniques instead. We offer a self-guided online program via the link in our bio if you are interested to learn more.

There is no right or wrong when it comes to breathing. Breathing is however, too integral in our overall wellbeing and health to not be informed before making any big changes.

Just in case… 🧡

Just in case you hadn’t heard. We are moving into a more permanent home as of April 4th. We are so excited to share this space with you all. You can book appointments for the new space in April via the link in my bio and get $10 off any service in April to celebrate. If you have been thinking of coming to see me perhaps this is the encouragement you’ve been waiting for?

Links to the latest episode of As I Live & Breathe:

link on my website:
https://www.zephyrmovement.com/podcast

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0p6azc9COFBUVFYfnGJZrr?si=f_yKn5BLQeyiWYQnq9k2Sw

Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/as-i-live-and-breathe/id1668241270?i=1000597789151

‎As I Live and Breathe: As I Live and Adventure Therapy with Graham Pringle on Apple Podcasts ‎Show As I Live and Breathe, Ep As I Live and Adventure Therapy with Graham Pringle - 2 Feb 2023

Today I didn’t feel my best. I had commitments and didn’t have my best to give. I thought about rescheduling but…. (With a little encouragement 😂🙏🏽) I showed up as I was, less than my best and guess what? It was enough. In fact it was more than enough! There is so much pressure to be perfect in this digital age. Everything is recordable. We can be held more accountable. There is pressure to get things right and do things as best as we can. Whilst it’s easier to retreat and sometimes what is needed, today I chose differently. I chose connection. I chose vulnerability. I chose imperfection. I chose to build evidence in my life that wherever I am at today is enough!
Leave a 🧡 below if you’ve shown up even when it was less than easy. Wherever you are at today I know one thing for sure…You’re doing an incredible job of navigating some really hard things!

In the same way sensitive people have had more practice of tuning into their environments. Perhaps we could listen to the insights they’ve learned over many years of practicing attunement.

In the same way perhaps pause before dismissing someone as too sensitive. They may have more information to make an accurate conclusion in a certain scenario or situation.
Let’s be grateful for the sensitive ones. They are seers of the unseen. It’s less easy to reveal a reality that is more subtle to some.
This is a point where science and faith converge. Both are ways of making the unseen seen. A hypothesis is fiction until proven as fact and faith is an illusion until felt first hand.

Where are my fellow sensitive souls at? You are not the problem beautiful people. 🧡

A beautiful friend said this to me this morning and I thought it was worth resharing!
In the words of I too am a recovering perfectionist! I make so many more mistakes now than I ever have because I’ve tried giving myself the freedom to be good enough instead of needing to be perfect!
Sure the self critic inside me has been well trained. It still comments on how ‘messy’ I am doing but the important things I try to remind myself of are:
➡️At least I am in the arena risking getting the sh*t kicked out of me. Life is for living and living is messy. Sitting on the sidelines might keep you clean but it’s sure as hell less fun than playing the game!
➡️Whilst I’m a big advocate for trying to shed comparison-itis, it’s often true that where we are now albeit messy and imperfect is where past us or someone else has been dreaming of. Gives a fresh slice of gratitude to enjoy!
Pop an emoji below that represents the messiness in your life right now? Mine would be 🥴!
Where in your life are you messily making your way forward?

Hey folks I did a thing! I worked out how to share my short courses in an online shop for ZephM!!! Small business owner wins 👏🏽
In my late teens and early 20s two of my biggest struggles were sleep and anxiety! Go figure they so often go hand in hand! (Pop a 🙋🏽‍♀️ in the comments if this is you too!)
For me it’s not enough for someone to tell me what to do I need to know why! We like informed choices for our healthcare here at ZephM!
Being a solutions focused gal I’ve poured not only, my personal hacks to anxiety and sleep, but also research cos we appreciate balance too!
So if you are ready to ease anxiety and ease into sleep with the help of my best knowledge, breathing tips and hypno audios, check out my self guided short courses! Links in my bio 💕 Your support is always appreciated legends 🧡

Do you have recurring dreams? Ever not been about to use your voice in a real life stressful situation?
This month's blog is for you!

What dreams are made of... This month I thought I would share a blog from our online membership Inside the Storm. Gain direct access to the actual trances from inside our hypnotherapy treatments and more personal entries revealing how I use my professional experience in my own life. I'm cloaked in darkness, only sensing a men...

💕My favourite part of my career has always been learning from the wisdom of my clients! It almost feels like cheating in life to receive these insights. This is an excerpt from the Inside the Storm November blog sharing some of my favourite slices of wisdom! There is so much for us to learn from the silent ones…

Drop a 🧡 below if you agree. To read in full check out our online membership (link in bio).

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I can already breathe. It’s not that hard…is it? I get this question so often. The simple answer is if you’re alive, well done you are breathing! However, optimising breathing for your individual health picture can look super different for each person and change depending on your life stage too. For instance, all the pregnant ladies out there ha...

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How to be present with a loved one in pain: 100% of you agreed, we are feeling a real heaviness around us. There has been so much loss of late, both globally and in my small part of the world. It was in hearing one of my closest friend’s voices as they grieved a loss, I was reminded of just how difficult it is to stay present with a loved o...

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What is Collateral Beauty? One of my favourite movies is Collateral Beauty. It is heart wrenching, hope inducing and all kinds of beautiful. The first time I watched it, something in my soul recognised truth but I couldn’t have deeply explained the concept behind the name. That moment came years later when I would wholehear...