18/02/2026
Ever wondered if meditation and breathwork are the same thing? You wouldn’t be the only one!
Meditation and breathwork have a lot of similarities. They both impact the nervous system, brain and blood chemistry and allow for subconscious release but detox breathwork and meditation are two very different experiences.
Meditation is gentle and still and increases parasympathetic activity, reduces amygdala reactivity and improves prefrontal cortex function over time. Simply, it builds emotional control, clarity and the ability to feel safe in stillness.
Detox or holotropic breathwork increases physiological activation. Altered breathing patterns influence carbon dioxide levels and can shift blood pH temporarily, which changes how the brain processes sensation and emotion. This can bring stubborn suppressed material to the surface and create space for release.
One is gentle, one a little less so!
But when we bring them together, they become even more powerful. The regulation and gentle subconscious access from meditation allows you to go deep with the breath work and then we integrate with another meditation to leave calm with restored safety.
So we activate the parasympathetic, then the sympathetic to activate and release energy and then finish on parasympathetic to almost trick our bodies to safely release deeply stored crap in our subconscious.
It’s like a nervous system sandwich!
And this is the work we’ll be doing in my upcoming event, Breath Magic.
If you want to experience this combination in a structured, safe, science informed way,
The waitlist is open for early bird pricing so dm or comment ‘waitlist’ to jump on it: (reminder it’s completely obligation free!)
