What we’re about
The Copenhagen Conscious Breathwork Circle is a community for anyone interested in self-exploration and transformation through music breathwork journeys in a safe and supportive setting. This type of breathwork allows one to release and integrate emotions, to access transformative, nonordinary states of consciousness, and to rejuvenate and relax.
What happens during music breath journeys? Participants enter a nonordinary state of consciousness with accelerated deep breathing, evocative music, expressive toning, and (optional) light bodywork. Typical group sessions last 70-80min and conclude with a brief sharing circle. Participants may experience physical relaxation, emotional releases, and/or peak spiritual experiences.
For the session, please:
- bring soft mat, blanket, water bottle, (optional: pillow(s), journal or sketchpad)
- be on time
- dress in comfortable clothing
- eat only light food for the previous few hours or fast
To create a safe container for the experience, everything shared during the sessions and sharing circle is confidential. No photos of participants are to be taken without consent.
RSVPs: As space is limited, please, if you need to cancel, update your RSVP ASAP (not at the last minute) in case there are is a waitlist. There are often cancellations a few days in advance so do sign up for the waitlist if the meetup is full; waitlisted members are added as spots fill up.
About the facilitators: Stephane has been practicing and teaching meditation for over two decades. He trained with breath pioneers Judith Kravitz, Akahi, Wim Hof and Juan Ruiz Naupari, and moved to Copenhagen in 2019. Stephane holds a Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence and an MBA from UC Berkeley. Karen trained together with Stephane with Judith Kravitz, and was mentored by Jim Eyerman, UCSF integrative psychiatrist who has documented the positive effects of holotropic breathwork for over 11000 inpatients. She is also an associate professor of physics at DTU. Together they have facilitated breath sessions for hundreds of participants in various settings in Vancouver, at Burning Man and in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Breathwork reference:
Eyerman, J., A Clinical Report of Holotropic Breathwork in 11,000 Psychiatric Inpatients in a Community Hospital Setting. MAPS Bulletin Special Edition Vol XXIII, No. 1 Spring 2013
