About us
The Breathwork Events SF Bay Area (formerly Conscious Breathwork Circle SF Bay Area) is for anyone interested in self-exploration and transformation through breathwork journeys in a safe and supportive setting. Breathwork is a powerful way to release and integrate emotions and traumas, to access transformative, non-ordinary states of consciousness, and to rejuvenate and receive insights, healing, and inspiration.
What happens during breathwork sessions? Participants enter an expanded state of awareness with accelerated, connected deep breathing, and evocative music. In some sessions, toning/sound healing and/or body work are also included. Typical group sessions last anywhere from 45-120 minutes. Participants frequently experience physical release, getting in touch with and resolving emotions, and/or peak spiritual experiences.
For the session, please:
- (depending on venue) bring soft mat (a single-size cushioned mat like a blow-up camping pad are highly recommended so you'll be comfortable), blanket, water bottle, journal and/or sketchpad.
- be on time so we end on time
- dress in comfortable clothing
- eat only light food for the previous few hours or fast
- have an open mind and an open heart
Please note that everything shared during the sessions and sharing circle is confidential. No photos are to be taken without participants' consent.
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Radiant Heart Breathwork, Cacao, & Sound Healing Ceremony
The Castro Room, 97 Collingwood Street, San Francisco, CA, USRadiant Heart Breathwork, Cacao, & Sound Healing Ceremony in San Francisco at The Castro Room with Anu Brandt, Brian Gerard Armstrong, and Tena Lawry.
Join Anu (Breathwork & Cacao Facilitator), Brian (Sound Healer), and Tena (Somatic Therapist) as they guide you in a sacred ceremony with three perfect ceremonial companions: breathwork, ceremonial cacao, and sound healing. As a shamanic practitioner skilled and experienced in ministering sacred plant medicine ceremonies, Anu treats this as a similarly sacred practice, giving it wings to support the clearing away of old energies, patterns, emotions, and thoughts, and removing our blocks to expanded perspectives, inner/higher guidance, self love, forgiveness, and clarity.
As with other plant medicine ceremonies, by engaging in an intentional, respectful, heart-felt practice with cacao, we invoke the benevolent spirit of the cacao plant to assist us through her sacred wisdom and divine intelligence. Cacao can provide ecstatic experiences as well as moments of relaxation, and can help to release inner blockages, opening our hearts and clearing pathways to personal harmony and peace. PLEASE NOTE: We will have enough of our special homemade brew of ceremonial cacao on hand for not more than the first 30 people to arrive.
Brian’s sound healing promotes relaxation and helps balance the body’s energetic field, reducing stress, anxiety, and tension by restoring vibrational harmony. Tena will be assisting throughout the ceremony and tending to each participant with support, warmth, and care.
Join us for a beautiful, transformational afternoon.
Date & Time:
Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 1:30–3:30 (please arrive on-time!)Your Contribution:
Two tier options: $55 or $65Register at:
The Castro Room websiteAbout Anu:
Anu is a skilled breathwork practitioner (trained in Clarity Breathwork), Reiki/Energy Healing Master, certified somatic integration guide, ordained sacred ceremony minister, and also a sound healer, professional singer, and musician. He has trained with the indigenous Shipibo-Konibo people in Ayahuasca curanderismo and vegetalista practices in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and with California Institute of Integral Studies. He is the founder and lead facilitator of Hummingbird Circle, a spiritual organization which facilitates personal and spiritual transformation practices and retreats for individuals and groups. His calling to be of service to personal and planetary awakening, healing, and transformation is his most fervid endeavor. For more about Anu, visit his Hummingbird Circle website.How to Prepare:
Don’t arrive on a full stomach; ideally don’t eat for at least 2 hours before the ceremony. Please arrive at 1:30 sharp so we can get started on time. Also, Anu suggests you prepare yourself by coming to our ceremony with an open mind and heart, as well as with strong and clear intentions for what you would like to receive or get out of your experience.What to Bring:
Bring a mat or pad – we highly recommend that you bring a comfortable, cushioned pad such as a single-size foam or blow-up camping mat, not just a yoga mat (if at all possible).You’ll be lying on your back for the session, and being comfortable lying down during the breathwork can make a big difference. If you’d like to use an eye cover during the breathwork, please bring your own. We also recommend that you bring a bottle of water and a small item of personal importance to place on our ceremony altar. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring layers as body temperature can vary in this work.Health Notifications for Cacao and Breathwork:
Cacao is a high-quality, raw, and unprocessed chocolate sacramental drink used for spiritual purposes around the world, with origins in South America. Cacao is not recommended for people who are on above-average doses of SSRI antidepressants. Cacao increases blood flow to the brain and is a source of tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin; these can improve mental focus, mood, and your feeling of well-being. Breathwork is a powerful practice that creates subtle, temporary changes in our brain chemistry, enabling us to step into altered states of expanded consciousness. If you have any history (current or past) of cardiovascular issues, mental/emotional health challenges, physical limitations, epilepsy, recent surgery, or other mental or physical health challenges, you may want to check with your doctor before embarking on a journey with cacao and/or breathwork. If you are experiencing mental or physical health challenges or are taking high levels of an antidepressant (or similar drug), please be responsible for your own integrity and well-being, and check with your doctor before attending. You may also check in with Anu to discuss your situation or condition before the ceremony (email anu@hummingbirdcircle.org). PLEASE NOTE: We will have enough of our special homemade brew of ceremonial cacao on hand for not more than the first 30 people to arrive.1 attendee
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