Breathe Yoga Therapy with Ali Webb

08/06/2025

If you've ever felt like your worth depends on being easy to love, keeping everyone happy, or never making a mistake—
You're not alone.

People-pleasing and perfectionism aren't just habits.
They're nervous system responses.
They often form early, when love felt unpredictable or came with conditions.

So you learned to stay small.
To be “the good one.”
To anticipate everyone else’s needs before your own.

It’s not a flaw—it’s a survival strategy.

And while it may have helped you feel safer back then, it can leave you feeling anxious, burned out, and disconnected from yourself now.

The good news?
These patterns can shift.
And it starts with understanding how they were formed in your body—and how to gently start rewriting them.

In this post, I share how attachment wounds show up in the body, how they shape your patterns of stress and self-worth, and what healing can look like through a nervous system lens.

Read the full post here:
👉 https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/healing-attachment-wounds-people-pleasing-perfectionism

You deserve to feel safe, connected, and fully yourself—without needing to earn it.

Heal attachment wounds to overcome people-pleasing and perfectionism. Discover how to break the cycle, ease anxiety, and reconnect with your true self.

08/04/2025

If you’ve been stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, or feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions…
It’s not because you’re too sensitive or doing something wrong.
It’s because your nervous system learned that keeping the peace meant staying safe.

For many of us, these patterns started early—when connection felt unpredictable, overwhelming, or came with conditions.
And without even realizing it, our bodies learned to adapt:
By staying small.
By avoiding conflict.
By becoming what others needed us to be.

Understanding how these attachment wounds form and how they shape your relationships, your boundaries, and your sense of self is key to begin healing.

You don’t have to stay in survival mode.
Awareness is the first step to healing.
And you’re allowed to unlearn what your body did to survive.

Comment Attachment and I’ll send you the free quiz to discover your attachment style and begin understanding the patterns your nervous system may still be carrying.

07/30/2025

If anxiety keeps showing up in your relationships—if you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop, afraid of being too much or not enough—you’re not alone.

And you’re not broken.

Your nervous system might still be protecting you from wounds it never had the chance to heal.

The way we learned to connect in childhood—what we had to do to feel safe, loved, or accepted—shapes how we show up in relationships today. These early patterns become attachment styles. And when those early experiences were filled with uncertainty or pain, it makes sense that connection feels hard now.

This isn’t about blame—it’s about awareness.
Because once you understand your attachment style, you can begin to shift it. Not by thinking your way out of it, but by gently tending to your nervous system with compassion and care.

This blog breaks it down in a simple, empowering way:
What attachment styles are, how they form, and how somatic practices can help you move from anxiety to safety, from survival to connection.

Read the full blog here → https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/understanding-attachment-styles-healing-anxiety
It might just help you feel a little more seen—and a lot less alone.

Discover how childhood attachment wounds fuel anxiety in adulthood. Learn about the four attachment styles and how healing can help you build healthier relationships.

07/28/2025

Ever feel like your anxiety is trying to tell you something?

Maybe you find yourself overanalyzing texts, fearing someone will pull away, or struggling to trust even when things are going well.

It’s not just in your head.
It’s in your nervous system.

Your attachment style—how your body learned to relate and protect in connection—is shaped by early experiences.
And when those experiences lacked safety, consistency, or care, your nervous system adapted to survive.

That’s not dysfunction. That’s resilience.
But if those patterns are still running today, they can keep you feeling anxious, disconnected, or unsure of your worth.

The good news?
These patterns can shift.
With body-based healing, you can begin to feel safe in connection—not just mentally, but physically.

Curious which attachment style your nervous system might be operating from?

Comment Attachment and I’ll send you a free quiz to explore.

07/23/2025

If your body feels like it’s constantly bracing—even when life looks okay on the outside—there’s a reason. And it’s not because you’re doing anything wrong.

You may be carrying stress your nervous system never got the chance to release.

The ACE Study (Adverse Childhood Experiences) uncovered what many of us have lived without language:
That early stress, trauma, or neglect doesn’t just affect our childhood. It shapes our adult health—mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Maybe you grew up walking on eggshells.
Maybe love felt unpredictable.
Maybe no one helped you make sense of your emotions.

That kind of early dysregulation doesn’t just disappear—it lives in the body, creating patterns of anxiety, chronic stress, and a nervous system stuck in survival mode.

But there’s good news: the nervous system is adaptable.
With awareness, compassion, and the right tools, healing is possible.

If you’ve ever wondered why you feel the way you do—or why it’s so hard to just “calm down”—this blog post will offer clarity, not blame. Insight, not shame.

Click below to read the full post and begin understanding how your story lives in your body—and how you can start to shift it.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s protecting you the only way it knows how.
And that understanding is the first step to change.

https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/ace-study-childhood-trauma-impact-health

Discover how childhood trauma impacts mental and physical health through the ACE Study. Learn how understanding your ACE score can guide your healing journey.

07/16/2025

When feeling calm feels out of reach, your nervous system may still be responding to the stress or trauma it never got the chance to fully process.
Even long after the threat is gone, the body can stay in survival mode—bracing for impact, expecting something bad, waiting for the next shoe to drop.

This blog explains why that happens, how trauma lives in the body, and how somatic practices can begin to shift those patterns—not through willpower, but through nervous system support.

If you’ve been trying to talk your way out of anxiety but still feel stuck, this post might help something click.

Read the full blog here:
https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/unresolved-trauma-anxiety-healing-yoga-somatic-practices

And if you're looking for a supportive space to explore these practices, you're invited to Inner Calm Collective—my free online community for healing anxiety and reconnecting with your body’s natural rhythms.

Comment CALM and I’ll send you the link to join.

Learn how unresolved trauma leads to anxiety and how somatic and yoga practices can regulate your nervous system for lasting healing and inner peace.

07/09/2025

If you feel like your body is always on, even when there’s no real threat—
If you’re tired but wired, overwhelmed by small things, or caught in a cycle of tension you can’t explain—
You’re not alone. And you’re not broken.

This isn’t just stress.
It’s nervous system dysregulation—your body doing its best to keep you safe, even when that safety no longer requires protection.

The good news? Your nervous system can change.
With the right support, you can teach your body how to soften, settle, and feel safe again.

In this new blog, I share how chronic stress affects the body, the role of the autonomic nervous system in anxiety, and how somatic practices can help restore balance from the inside out.

You’ll learn:
• Why traditional talk therapy might not be enough on its own
• How the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems shape your experience
• And simple, body-based tools to begin shifting out of survival mode

Read the full post here:
https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/balancing-nervous-system-anxiety-relief

You don’t have to live in a constant state of high alert.
Healing happens when the body feels safe enough to exhale.

Learn how balancing your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems can help reduce anxiety, stress, and promote long-term healing through practical techniques.

07/02/2025

If your anxiety feels like it came out of nowhere—or won’t go away no matter what you try—you’re not broken.
You’re likely carrying something your body never had the chance to release.

When early stress or trauma goes unresolved, the nervous system learns to stay on high alert.
Even when life gets “better,” your body may still be bracing for impact.

That constant tension.
That sense of overwhelm.
That inability to fully relax…

It makes so much sense.

In this new blog, I explore how trauma lives in the body—and why so many of us still feel stuck in survival mode, even years after the danger has passed.

You’ll learn how somatic practices like breath, movement, and nervous system education can help you feel something different… not by trying harder, but by meeting your body with care.

Read the full post here:
https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/unresolved-trauma-anxiety-healing-yoga-somatic-practices

Healing doesn’t start with mindset shifts.
It starts with helping your body feel safe enough to exhale.

Learn how unresolved trauma leads to anxiety and how somatic and yoga practices can regulate your nervous system for lasting healing and inner peace.

06/25/2025

If your anxiety feels like it lives in your body—not just your thoughts—you're not imagining things.

Maybe you’ve tried to talk it out, meditate it away, or force yourself to “calm down,” only to feel like something deeper is still holding on.
That lingering sense of tension. The racing thoughts. The shutdown moments that come out of nowhere.

This isn’t about lack of effort. It’s about a nervous system that’s been patterned by stress, trauma, or overwhelm—sometimes from a long time ago.
The truth is: your body learned to survive, but it didn’t necessarily learn how to feel safe.

Thanks to Neuroplasticity, the brains ability to constantly adapt and change, Healing is possible.

In this blog, I share how repatterning—introducing new, gentle sensory input and output—can begin to shift those old patterns.
It’s not about pushing through. It’s about showing your body, moment by moment, that it’s safe to soften.

Read the full post here and explore how trauma-informed somatic practices can help you feel more grounded, connected, and at home in your body again.

Because the calm you’ve been searching for isn’t something you have to force—it’s something your body can remember, with the right support.

Discover how repatterning with new sensory input can heal trauma and reduce anxiety. Learn how practices like yoga and somatic techniques create lasting change.

06/18/2025

If your mind feels scattered, your body tense, and no amount of deep breathing seems to stick—you’re not alone.

When you live with anxiety or chronic stress, it’s easy to feel like you’re constantly managing symptoms—like your brain and body are always out of sync.
But what if part of the answer lies in how your brain is wired to respond to stress in the first place?

In this blog, I share how balancing the left and right hemispheres of your brain can gently reduce anxiety and help you reconnect with a deeper sense of calm.
Not with force.
Not by “fixing” yourself.
But by offering your nervous system new, regulating experiences that help you feel safe again.

It’s not about being perfectly balanced—it’s about knowing how to shift when you feel stuck.

This approach is especially helpful if you’ve tried mindset work or meditation and still feel overwhelmed. Your system might not need more effort—it might need something different.

Click below to read more about how brain balance affects anxiety—and the gentle, body-based tools that can help.

Because healing isn’t just about managing symptoms.
It’s about creating safety inside your own body, one practice at a time.

Balance your brain by harmonizing the left and right hemispheres to reduce anxiety. Try mindful movement, breathing, and creative activities for calm.

06/11/2025

If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns you can’t think your way out of—anxiety that loops, stress that won’t lift, reactions that feel automatic—there’s a reason. And it’s not because something's wrong with you.

Your brain is shaped by what you repeatedly experience—especially during moments of overwhelm or threat.
But it’s also shaped by what you begin to experience on purpose.

With new sensory input—gentle movement, grounding touch, breath, sound, and body-based practices—you can start to rewire the way your nervous system responds.
Not overnight. Not through force.
But through small, repeated signals of safety.

This is what neuroplasticity is all about.
Your brain is capable of change.
And your body holds the key.

In this new blog, I share how simple somatic inputs can support lasting shifts in how you feel, think, and respond—especially if you’re living with chronic stress, anxiety, or unresolved trauma.

Click below to read more. It’s not about fixing yourself.
It’s about giving your system what it never got enough of: safety, presence, and support.

Your healing doesn’t have to be dramatic to be powerful.
It just has to feel different—moment by moment, breath by breath.

Discover how new sensory input rewires your brain through neuroplasticity. Break old habits, reduce anxiety, and embrace lasting positive change!

06/04/2025

If you were left to figure it all out on your own…

If no one helped you feel safe in your body, your emotions, or your needs…

If you’ve always had to be the strong one—even when you were falling apart inside—

You’re not broken.
You learned how to survive.
And now, you get to learn how to feel safe again.

The part of you that still shuts down, lashes out, or spirals with self-doubt isn’t trying to sabotage your life—it’s trying to protect you the only way it knows how.

This is where reparenting comes in.

Reparenting is the practice of giving yourself the safety, compassion, and care you didn’t receive when you needed it most.
It’s not about blaming or fixing—it’s about gently helping your nervous system feel what it didn’t get to feel: safety, presence, and unconditional support.

In my latest blog, I share how reparenting connects to anxiety, chronic stress, and the body’s stress responses—and why it can be such a powerful step in your healing journey.
If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you just can’t keep doing it this way, this post is for you.

💛 Read it here: https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/from-wounds-to-wisdom-reparenting-inner-child

You don’t have to keep holding everything alone.
You can learn to be the steady, loving presence you always needed—and that begins with understanding what your nervous system is still holding onto.



https://www.breathe-yogatherapy.com/blog/from-wounds-to-wisdom-reparenting-inner-child

Discover the power of reparenting your inner child to heal attachment wounds, build self-compassion, and create emotional security and peace.