Are you holding your breath?
The lungs are an incredible set of respiratory organs that with the diaphragm, allow us to breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
Breathing regulates our nervous system, allows us to release heavy emotions, and calms our hearts.
But when the breath feels constricted and there is no physical reason, the automatic assumption is that it's anxiety, but is anxiety the root cause or another symptom?
Our breath mirrors how we meet life and our ability to take up space.
When the breath is constricted it can mirror a deeper tension: grief or loss, the fear of receiving or the hesitation to take up space.
This becomes a protective pattern as when we do not take a full breath, we feel less and give less space to the pain. So, at times, we literally hold our breath or breathe shallowly in the hopes of reducing the intensity of the pain.
This reduces the amount of oxygen we take in and puts the body into fight or flight mode. We then feel on edge, anxious and overwhelmed.
Your body isn’t doing this to hurt you but to protect you. It thinks this is what you want.
When there is no physical reason for the breath constriction, simply being told to 'just breathe deeply' or 'relax' is wholly insufficient for healing to occur. There is now a need to change the belief pattern and help reset the nervous system.
We are required to look beyond the anxiety and examine what is making you feel constricted?
What are you protecting yourself from?
What do you not want to let in?
A root cause session can help you identify what beliefs are keeping you in this pattern and help you understand the messages from your body. When we learn what lies beneath the symptom, it allows it to shift and release.
The nervous system resets and true healing can occur.
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