Breathing is unique among the functions of the human system in that it is both an unconscious process, and a conscious process. We breathe all the time, including in our sleep, without any awareness required. And our breath can be manipulated to achieve certain desired outcomes. In fact, bringing conscious attention to our breath is a way to shift our unconscious breathing patterns to be more supportive, restorative, and even transformative. Breath is a doorway to healing, and can be practiced intentionally.

This is breathwork.

In this jacked-up, adrenaline-fueled, time-is-money, obscenely unequal society, most of us are living lives that make rest and relaxation complicated at best. Elusive. Challenging. Sometimes seemingly impossible. Fraught, heavy, uncomfortable, raw, frustrating, enraging.

Can you relate?

As we sat on the fire escape and watched the early evening sun set over this little corner of northeast Minneapolis, Said Issued shared a bit about Traditional Chinese Medicine, his family’s deep history with herbalism, Minnesota Integrative Health Studio itself, community, and Palestine.

Reiki and Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching are two paths to the same destination: the still, quiet inner wisdom that resides within all of us. Combined, their synergy invites opportunities for depth, reflection, and insight.