BREATH & BOWLS

What is Breath & Bowls?

Breath & Bowls is a 90-minute healing experience that weaves together somatic movement, conscious breathwork, and sound healing, closing with oracle cards and space for real human connection.

This is not a yoga class. It's not a meditation app. It's an invitation to get back into your body, move what's been stuck, breathe what's been held, and surrender into the restorative frequencies of crystal bowls and chimes.

We live so much of our lives in our heads, replaying, planning, bracing. This evening is about coming home.

The Science (and Soul) of Breathwork

Breath is the only autonomic function in the body we can consciously control, and that makes it one of the most powerful tools we have for healing.

When we breathe intentionally, we directly influence our nervous system. Active, conscious breathwork activates the body's natural ability to release stored stress, emotion, and tension that lives in the tissues, the stuff talk therapy doesn't always reach. It increases oxygen flow, shifts brainwave states, and can produce profound states of clarity, release, and even joy.

On a physical level, breathwork regulates the stress response, lowers cortisol, and supports the vagus nerve, your body's built-in pathway to rest and safety.

On an energetic and spiritual level, breath has been used for thousands of years across cultures as a tool for expanded awareness, connection to something greater, and deep inner knowing. When we breathe consciously, we create space for what needs to surface: grief, insight, peace, remembrance.

Somatic movement works alongside the breath. "Somatic" simply means of the body, and the premise is this: your body holds your story. Two songs. No choreography. Just permission to move the way your body wants to move, and let it shake off what the week, the month or maybe a lifetime has piled on.

Together, breath and body become the doorway.

What to Expect

The evening moves through four natural phases:

Somatic Movement — We open with free intuitive movement. No experience needed. This is about dropping out of your head and into your body.

Breathwork — An active, guided breathwork journey designed to help you release stress, stored emotion, and tension. Expect to feel something. That's the point.

Sound Healing — Lay back and receive. Crystal bowls, drums, and chimes wash over you as your nervous system settles into deep restoration.

Oracle Cards + Community — We close by coming back together. Pull a card, share if you feel called, and take time to connect with the people in the room. This part matters more than people expect.

Is Breath & Bowls right for me?

Breath & Bowls is open to anyone curious about healing, community, and coming home to themselves.

However, active upregulating breathwork may not be suitable for everyone. Please consult your doctor before attending if you have any of the following:

• Cardiovascular conditions

• Epilepsy or history of seizures

• Psychosis

• Pregnancy

• Recent surgery or serious physical injury

• Respiratory conditions such as asthma (reach out to me if this is the case so we can discuss if breathwork is an option for you. )

If you have any concerns at all, please check with your healthcare provider first. Your safety matters more than your attendance.

Event Details

📅 Friday, May 29th

 🕖 7:00 – 9:00pm 

📍 St. Andrews United Church, North Vancouver

 🎟 $66

What to Bring

• Yoga mat

• Blanket (you'll want to be cozy for the sound bath)

• Pillow or meditation cushion if desired 

• Water bottle

• Comfortable, loose clothing

• A journal, if you feel called

• An open heart