Breathwork with Carol: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Transformation
Breathwork is a powerful therapeutic practice that uses conscious breathing to regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, release stored emotion and support deep healing. With a background spanning high-intensity fitness, martial arts, pranayama, qigong and over two decades in hypnotherapy, I bring an integrated and trauma-informed approach that is safe, grounded and deeply effective.
Whether you’re seeking emotional balance, relief from anxiety, increased resilience, or a deeper sense of clarity and connection, Breathwork offers a direct pathway back to your body’s natural intelligence. Each session is tailored to your needs, meeting you exactly where you are — gently, safely and with compassion.
Breathwork is a powerful, natural therapy that helps calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety, release stored emotion and restore clarity.
Whether you are seeking stress relief, trauma healing, emotional regulation or deeper self-awareness, breathwork offers a safe and effective pathway forward.
I offer trauma-informed breathwork in Dubbo and online, combining modern breathwork techniques with somatic principles to help you feel grounded, centred and clear.
Breathwork is a therapeutic approach that uses guided breathing techniques to shift your emotional state, support healing in the body, regulate the nervous system and access deeper awareness.
I specialise in Somatic Breathwork and Conscious-Connected Breathwork, which include:
All sessions are tailored and suitable for beginners or experienced breathwork clients.
Somatic breathing simply means breathwork that focuses on the body (soma) rather than the mind.
Somatic breathing is a body-based breath practice that uses conscious breathing, awareness of sensation and slow rhythmic patterns to support emotional release, trauma processing and nervous system regulation. It helps clients reconnect with themselves, feel safe in their body, and unwind patterns held below conscious awareness.
Somatic breathing helps you get out of your head and back into your body so you can release stress, emotions or tension that talking alone can’t shift.
It emphasises:
In somatic breathing, the breath becomes a tool to feel, notice, and release what the body is holding — instead of analysing or talking about it.
Breathwork may help with:
Breathwork reduces sympathetic arousal and supports calm, safety and emotional balance.
A gentle, body-based approach to processing stored tension, fear or unexpressed emotion.
Breathwork lowers stress hormones and restores the body’s natural equilibrium.
Ideal for busy minds, difficulty relaxing, insomnia and constant over-alertness.
Conscious breathing can help access insight, creativity and spiritual awareness.
For trauma or anxiety-based presentations, a trauma-informed approach is essential.
I use gentle, safe breathwork methods without aggressive breath-holds or intense hyperventilation.
This is ideal for those with:
Breathwork helps release trauma held in the body while maintaining control and safety.
“Change Your Mind – Change Your Life!”
A brief, compassionate overview of your history and what you want support with: anxiety, stress, trauma, clarity or emotional release.
You will learn simple, effective breathing foundations including:
These become powerful tools to use daily.
Depending on your needs, your session may include:
You remain comfortable, supported and fully in control throughout.
After the breathwork, we take time to settle, soften and integrate the experience with grounding practices and gentle aftercare guidance.
Breathwork may support:
Breathwork can stand alone or be combined with hypnotherapy for deeper therapeutic work.
First Breathwork Session – 90 minutes
Includes case history, intention, safety screening, foundational breathwork, full guided session and grounding.
Standard Breathwork Session – 60 minutes
A complete, personalised breathwork session for ongoing support.
Reset or Maintenance Breathwork – 45 minutes
A shorter, gentle session ideal for nervous system support or between deeper sessions.
Online Breathwork Sessions
45 minute and 60 minute sessions can be done over the Zoom Platform
(For beginners, sensitive clients, and gentle trauma work)
Best for:
Clients who are new to breathwork, nervous system-sensitive, anxious, or need a slow, steady introduction.
Session structure (2 hours)
1. Consultation – 20 minutes
Gentle intake, emotional check-in, goals, safety, pacing, and contraindications.
You set the intention and explain the session flow.
2. Breath Education – 10 minutes
Brief teaching about:
3. Guided Breathwork – 35–40 minutes
Gentle conscious connected breathing + regulation techniques.
This may include:
4. Integration & Guided Relaxation – 20 minutes
Soft body awareness, energy settling, grounding imagery, emotional processing.
5. Debrief & Therapeutic Support – 20–25 minutes
Reflection, meaning-making, emotional processing, practical support.
6. Take-home practices – 5 minutes
Simple daily breathing practices and aftercare.
Total: 2 hours
This is the gentle, safe, foundational version — excellent for newcomers or those needing stability first.
(For experienced clients, deep trauma release, or breakthrough sessions)
Best for:
Session structure (2 hours)
1. Focused Consultation & Intention – 10–15 minutes
Short but powerful.
You identify themes, triggers, emotional blocks, and breakthrough goals.
2. Breath Priming – 10 minutes
Activating techniques to open the system:
3. Full Conscious Connected Breathwork – 50–60 minutes
This is where the deep work occurs.
May involve:
You hold the container, guide the pace, regulate intensity, and ensure safety.
4. Integration – 20 minutes
Grounding, reorientation, emotional stabilisation, gentle body awareness.
You bring them back into the parasympathetic state.
5. Debrief, Meaning-Making & Therapeutic Support – 15–20 minutes
You help them understand what came up (somatic release, symbolic imagery, emotions).
This is where your hypnotherapy and trauma-informed experience shine.
6. Optional Reiki / Energy Balance – 5–10 minutes
Not mentioned on the website, but you can incorporate it quietly if needed.
Total: 2 hours
This is the “heavy-duty” breathwork journey for major emotional release and transformation.
In 2026, I will be offering structured group breathwork classes and themed workshops and sessions designed to support emotional healing, nervous system reset, deep relaxation, and personal transformation.
These sessions will be suitable for beginners through to advanced practitioners and will incorporate conscious breathing, guided processes and integrative practices.
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I use a range of evidence-based breathing methods drawn from yoga, tai chi, somatic healing and modern therapeutic breathwork. Each session is tailored to your nervous system needs, emotional state and comfort level.
Diaphragmatic Breathing
A slow, steady belly breath that calms the body, reduces anxiety and activates parasympathetic rest states.
Coherent Breathing
A balanced breathing rhythm (around 5–6 breaths per minute) that improves HRV, emotional regulation and relaxation.
1:2 Calming Breath
A gentle breath with a longer exhale, highly effective for anxiety, emotional overwhelm and grounding.
Box Breathing
A structured breath used to increase focus, stability and mental clarity.
Conscious Connected Breathing
A continuous breathing method that supports emotional release, deeper insight and clearing of stored tension.
Circular / Rebirthing-Style Breathing
A deeper activating breath used for trauma release, somatic healing and transformational experiences.
Physiological Sighing
A natural breath reflex used to rapidly settle the nervous system.
Alternate Nostril Breathing
Balances left/right brain activity, reduces stress and supports emotional harmony.
Humming Breath
Activates the vagus nerve, lowers stress and promotes inner calm.
Somatic Breathing
A body-based breath approach that focuses on sensation and internal awareness to support trauma release and deeper embodiment.
Your session will include the techniques most suitable for your goals, your experience level and the state of your nervous system on the day.
Breathwork is generally safe but certain conditions require caution.
Please inform me if you have:
Sessions are always adapted to your individual needs.
You may feel lighter, calmer, clearer or more emotionally released.
For 24 to 48 hours you might notice:
Support integration by drinking water, resting, spending time in nature or journalling insights.
Breathwork sessions are also available online via Zoom for clients who prefer to work from the comfort of their own home. Online breathwork is just as effective as in-person work and is ideal for clients who live outside Dubbo, have mobility challenges, or simply feel safer in their own space. Before we begin, I will guide you through setting up a comfortable area to lie or sit, and you will receive the same personalised support, guidance and integration as an in-clinic session. Many clients find online breathwork deeply convenient, grounding and accessible, making it an excellent option for ongoing support or deeper therapeutic work.
Absolutely! There Is no difference in the effectiveness of online therapy when compared to in-person sessions.
I also do Online Hypnosis, Distant Reiki Treatments and Spiritual Counselling too, so distance is no limit when it comes to getting the help you need!
Help is just a click away!
Book your session online today or call me for your complimentary Strategic Planning session, and let the changes begin!
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