Breathwork is Energy Work with Shannon Schueler

Listen to learn more about the power of breathwork!

Timestamps:

2:21 - From cosmetologist to holistic healing

9:42 - Energy work + psychiatric nursing

15:26 - Nurse coaching in the schools

19:44 - What is breathwork, and why is it important?

22:20 - Understanding the nervous system

25:17 - Breakdown of polyvagal theory

30:17 - Deep breathing to stimulate the ventral vagal response

34:18 - Diaphragmatic breathing for conscious relaxation

37:03 - The physiology of breath and the heart-brain connection

39:23 - Guided breathwork exercise

Shannon Schueler, RN, is a nationally board-certified holistic nurse and health and wellness nurse coach, and a healing/breathwork facilitator. After completing multiple trainings and certifications in healing energy work, Shannon was a participant in the first graduating cohort of the breathwork facilitator training of Chauna (pronounced shaw-nuh) Bryant’s Breath Liberation Society – a group which is “radically inclusive, diverse, trauma-informed and committed to cultivating liberation and transformation through the breath.” Shannon has a passion for supporting folx in their own holistic healing, using breathwork and energy work as critical approaches. Shannon believes that EVERYONE deserves access to healing practices that feel safe and effective for them.

You can connect with Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathe.rn/