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Breathwork is a self-healing therapy that can help with a variety of physical, mental, as well as emotional problems.

Breathwork with Madhavi Glick

Breathwork is a self-healing therapy that can treat a variety of physical, mental, as well as emotional problems. This can be done by oxygenating the body through regulated breathing techniques. Once the body is oxygenated the nervous system will clean itself out. During this time many subtle and physical stresses will be released and relieved. Depending on the condition many things can be experienced. On the bodily level there can be pain relief, toxin release, higher energy levels, increased appetite, better sleep, and overall relaxation. On the mental level there will be clarity, euphoria, a feeling of fortitude, increased creativity, a better ability to cope with problems and a quieter mind to make easier decisions. On the emotional level there will be a release of crippling emotions such as trauma, depression, grief, frustration, resentment, anger etc. Everyone leaves a breathwork session feeling good and in an uplifted mood. I have been practicing for 13 years and have not received any negative feedback. My clients have been satisfied knowing that I am confidential and provide a safe environment for the therapy. I look forward to sharing this process and helping create better healthier lives.

03/04/2026

You can’t meditate your way out of a dysregulated nervous system.

You regulate first.
Then expand.

Diaphragmatic breathing improves oxygen efficiency.
Vagus stimulation improves emotional stability.
Clinical hypnotherapy reshapes subconscious patterns.

Science and spirituality are not separate.

They meet in the nervous system.

📣 Follow for more evidence-based nervous system work.
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03/03/2026

Chronic workplace stress increases amygdala activity and reduces prefrontal cortex efficiency.

Which means:
More reactivity.
Less creativity.
Poorer decision-making.

Breath regulation and hypnotherapy improve neural flexibility.

The brain is plastic.

But only when the body feels safe.

📣 DM to inquire about private sessions.
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03/01/2026

You’re not “too emotional.”

When stress accumulates, the nervous system becomes sensitized.

The threshold lowers.

Small triggers feel big.

Diaphragmatic breathing improves heart rate variability — increasing your capacity to tolerate stress without reacting.

Regulation expands the window of tolerance.

And inside that window…
You choose differently.

📣 Book a session to build that capacity.
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02/26/2026

Insomnia is often nervous system hyperarousal.

If the vagus nerve isn’t active, the body won’t enter restorative sleep cycles.

Slow exhale breathing increases parasympathetic tone.

Longer exhales signal:
“You are safe.”

This lowers heart rate and supports melatonin production.

Before you reach for your phone…

Try 4 seconds inhale
6 seconds exhale
For 3 minutes.

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02/25/2026

Trauma is not the event.

It’s the nervous system’s unresolved activation.

Clinical hypnotherapy allows access to stored memory while the body remains regulated.

When paired with breathwork:
• The amygdala response decreases
• The body re-encodes safety
• Emotional charge reduces

You can remember without reliving.

Healing isn’t forgetting.
It’s reprocessing safely.

📣 DM me if you’re ready for deeper support.
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02/23/2026

When the nervous system spikes too high:
Fine motor control decreases.
Decision making narrows.
Reaction becomes impulsive.

Slow breathing increases vagal tone — which improves prefrontal cortex function.

That’s where:
• Strategy
• Timing
• Emotional restraint
• Cognitive flexibility
live.

You don’t need more adrenaline.
You need regulation.

📣 Book your free discovery call on the service menu page.
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02/21/2026

Burnout isn’t just emotional.

It’s physiological.

Chronic shallow breathing:
• Keeps the nervous system in mild fight-or-flight
• Reduces oxygen efficiency
• Increases muscle tension
• Disrupts digestion

Over time, this becomes your baseline.

Slow nasal diaphragmatic breathing increases carbon dioxide tolerance — improving oxygen delivery to tissues.

Which means:
Better focus.
More patience.
Clearer thinking.
Less overwhelm.

Sometimes the first step out of burnout…
Is one slower breath.

📣 Follow for more nervous system tools.
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02/19/2026

You don’t “overreact.”
Your nervous system reacts based on stored patterns.

Clinical hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind — where conditioned emotional responses live.

In a relaxed alpha/theta brainwave state:
• Suggestibility increases
• Defensive patterns soften
• New neural associations can form

Research shows hypnotherapy can reduce:
• Anxiety
• Chronic pain
• Trauma responses
• Performance blocks

This isn’t stage hypnosis.
It’s guided neuroplasticity.

When the body feels safe, the brain rewires.

📣 Book a 1:1 session to experience it.
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02/18/2026

You can train hard.
You can push.
You can grind.

But if your nervous system never comes down…

Recovery slows.
Sleep suffers.
Irritability increases.
Injuries happen more easily.

The vagus nerve is the primary pathway that tells your body it’s safe to repair.

When stimulated through:
• Slow breathing
• Humming / toning
• Guided hypnotherapy

It improves:
• Heart rate variability
• Digestive function
• Emotional regulation
• Immune response

The strongest athletes aren’t just intense.
They know how to downshift.

📣 DM me to join the next class.
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02/16/2026

You think you're stressed because life is busy.
Because the kids are loud.
Because the gym is intense.
Because work won’t slow down.

But often… you're stressed because you're breathing like you're in danger.

Shallow chest breathing signals the brain that something is wrong.
The amygdala activates.
Cortisol rises.
Muscles tighten.
Focus narrows.

Diaphragmatic breathing stimulates the vagus nerve and shifts the nervous system from sympathetic (fight/flight) into parasympathetic (rest/restore).

Research shows slow, deep breathing can:
• Reduce cortisol
• Lower blood pressure
• Improve emotional regulation
• Increase heart rate variability

The body cannot stay in panic when the breath slows.

This is not mindset.
It’s physiology.

Follow for more nervous system education.
www.thepranaacademy.com

01/31/2026

I don’t teach forceful techniques.

Because the nervous system doesn’t learn safety through pressure.
It learns through gentleness.

This is slow work.
Deep work.
Lasting work.

✨ Follow for gentle nervous system care
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Breathwork with Madhavi Glick Breathwork is a self-healing therapy that can treat a variety of physical, mental, as well as emotional problems. This can be done by oxygenating the body through regulated breathing techniques. Once the body is oxygenated the nervous system will clean itself out. During this time many subtle and physical stresses will be released and relieved. Depending on the condition many things can be experienced. On the bodily level there can be pain relief, toxin release, higher energy levels, increased appetite, better sleep, and overall relaxation. On the mental level there will be clarity, euphoria, a feeling of fortitude, increased creativity, a better ability to cope with problems and a quieter mind to make easier decisions. On the emotional level there will be a release of crippling emotions such as trauma, depression, grief, frustration, resentment, anger etc. Everyone leaves a breathwork session feeling good and in an uplifted mood. I have been practicing for over 8 years and have not received any negative feedback. My clients have been satisfied knowing that I am confidential and provide a safe environment for the therapy. I look forward to sharing this process and helping create better healthier lives.