What is Breathwork?

We all breathe. Breath is essential to our lives. But many of us have fallen into unconscious, dysfunctional patterns of breathing that contribute to anxiety, less-than-optimal health, and low energy. Breathwork is a transformative practice that uses controlled breathing techniques to enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The practice of breathwork involves consciously altering your breathing patterns to achieve various states of relaxation, awareness, and clarity. This ancient practice is designed to help you connect with your inner self, release stored tension, and access a deeper sense of peace. Whether you're seeking stress relief, emotional release, more energy or enhanced mental clarity, breathwork offers a safe and natural way to achieve these goals.

Breathwork Services

Mindfulness and Mediation

 

Breathwork Classes

We offer a variety of breathwork classes tailored to meet your unique needs, whether you’re new to the practice or looking to deepen your experience.

  • Introduction to Breathwork (90 minutes): Ideal for beginners or those seeking a gentler approach to breathwork, this class provides a foundational understanding of breathwork techniques and their benefits.

  • Deep Dive Transformative Breathwork (90 minutes): Dive deeper into your breathwork journey with this class designed to help you access profound emotional and mental states, facilitating healing, releasing stress, and promoting mental clarity.

  • Better Than Caffeine Energizing Breathwork (60 minutes): Start your day with this invigorating class that raises your energy levels, enhances focus, and promotes a positive mindset through powerful breath exercises.

  • Midweek Reset: Centering Breathwork (60 minutes): End your day with this relaxing class focused on breathwork techniques that reduce stress, promote relaxation, and prepare your body for restful sleep.

Practitioner: Shannon Missimer

Classes $35/person

Packages

5-pack class packages are great options for those who re looking to begin a regular breathwork practice. This class 5-pack can be applied toward most of our breathwork or sound healing classes, so it’s great for people who want variety in their classes.

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL: In honor of The Healing Sanctuary’s 5th Anniversary, we are offering an additional 5% discount on our already discounted 5-pack event pass.

*All packages expire one year from the date of purchase.

Private Small Group Breathwork Session

These small group sessions for up to 4 people (more can be included up to 10 at additional cost) enable you to connect and bond with family and friends, and even small work groups. Sessions are tailored exclusively for your small group. A great way for couples, parents and kids, or friend groups to learn breathwork techniques to deal with stress and anxiety, to relax or get energized, to enhance focus or simply to have fun while learning valuable tools to support a healthy life. Practitioner: Shannon Missimer

60 min session/$187 for up to 4 people, each additional person $45.
Total group limit: 10

If you are interested in organizing a private breathwork session for yourself and your family or a group of friends, we are happy to accommodate. Please call (484) 872-8217 to schedule.

Our Breathwork Facilitator

 

SHANNON MISSIMER is a deeply grounded and wonderfully approachable facilitator of breathwork practices. She takes a holistic approach to her work and is a firm believer in empowering her clients to tap into their own inner strength and healing ability through breath and mindfulness. She is knowledgeable about the science behind breathwork practice, and creates a safe container within which to explore breath and tap into the inner self.