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Passionate Health Advocate LLC, San Francisco, CA (2025)

12/20/2024

28 hours left in the HOLIDAY SALE: $75 OFF. There are 2 spots remaining in January to join the POWER UNDER PRESSURE - 1:1 Virtual Breath Training Program (PUP).

Or try A BREATHE WITH ME Single Session to get a taste of PUP. Relax, unwind and ease your mind. (If you decide you want to continue with Power Under Pressure, within 2 weeks afterwards we can apply your payment and session to the program.)

Go to link below and sign up before December 21st to get the sale.

I can't wait to be your trainer and coach in building your breath potential.

Here's to more joy, ease and good health for the holiday season.

12/13/2024

December is in full swing. Do you know what that means? It's time to remind ourselves to KISS for the Holidays. Yes, KEEP IT SIMPLE SILLY. During this season we tend to feel added pressure with so much going on at the end of the year in such a short amount of time.

Making a list and checking it twice?
Ask yourself, "Are there things on my to-do list that are not actually urgent or even necessary?

Hosting family or friends?
Ask yourself, "Are there tasks that can be delegated?"

Feeling overwhelmed?
Ask yourself, "Is there a way I can get more support?"

These are ways to pause, check in with your gut, and then take informative action that can save your energy and bring you more ease this holiday season.

Just like with this end of the year stress, many of us add extra pressure on ourselves when we try to create a new habit. I hear it all the time with new bodywork clients. They get frustrated with their old ways that brought on repetitive strain or overuse injuries and look for a way out. Then they make it to my table and together we bring the change they seek.

I'm also seeing this in people dealing with high stress and their limited breath. They know conscious breathing is helpful. They know practicing breath techniques will calm their nervous system. But they keep putting it off because it feels so hard to start.

I get it. Creating new habit is hard. Our brain gets a delayed gratification when we execute a new behavior instead of that comfort and familiarity we crave with an existing habit.

That's why I'm thrilled to be your personal trainer and coach in the POWER UNDER PRESSURE Program. I will be there to support you every step of the way. Not only that, each guided session in the program leaves you feeling more calm and relaxed. Giving your brain some TLC each time you do it while building this new habit. At the end you will have an easy automatic coping mechanism to quickly de-stress and reset.

To lighten your load and your wallet I'm offering $75 OFF for the Holidays. Now through December 20th, 2024. See info below and links in the comments.

POWER UNDER PRESSURE (PUP): 1:1 Virtual Breath Training Program
*Book a Free 30 Min Consultation before December 21st but, you can schedule your session at any time. $75 Off will be applied when you join the program.*

BREATHE WITH ME Single Session
*Want to get a taste of PUP? Purchase a 1:1 BREATHE WITH ME before December 21st but, you can schedule your session at any time. $75 Off will automatically be applied at checkout.*

Here's to more joy, ease and good health this holiday season.

Warmly,
Denise

11/27/2024

My wish for you at Thanksgiving.

I took my dog Coco on our evening walk in Golden Gate park. As we approached the Conservatory of Flowers music and lights immediately turned on the building. Almost as if we triggered the show to start with just our mere presence. It felt like magic. It was such a beautiful and tranquil moment. As if all was well in the world. And now I want to share that moment with you.

Thank you my dear clients and colleagues, podcast listeners and guests, and readers like you. I appreciate everything you have brought to me and this Passionate Health Advocate community.

Pleasant surprises. Rainbows and Light shows. Animals and Nature. Music and Art. Friends and Family. Food and Rest. Whatever means Magic and Miracles to you. I wish you moments of beauty and tranquility for this Thanksgiving Holiday.

11/23/2024

The first one was a success!
Here are some highlights of participants' experiences from November 20th.

"I felt when I was lying down and breathing it really cooled my body down and any stress and anxiety that was heating me up was released. I could feel the cold breath coming in and the warm breath going out."

"My mind was off the scale when we started, I gave myself a 12 and now it's at a 4."

"Everything down regulated and shifted to a much more calm state all the way around."

"Thank you so much for the webinar last night. I haven't slept much for the last week but, last night after the webinar, I finally slept through the night and feel like myself again this morning. Phew! Also, I've done a lot of breathwork in yoga classes and honestly never felt like I was doing it right. The book exercise was a game changer for me."

Relax, Unwind & Ease your mind.
Breathe with me to pacify your nervous system and nourish your body.

Join me on December 11th, 2024 @ 6pm PST. Sign up with the link in the comments.

Warmly,
Denise

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11/14/2024

Release the pressure of your stress and BREATHE WITH ME.

Breathe with me to calm your mind.
Breathe with me to comfort to your body.
Breathe with me to cradle your heart.
Breathe with me to fill your lungs.
Breathe with me to release tension, fear and frustration.

The power of the breath gives us the inner strength to move through whatever sh*! storm life may blow in.

Breathe with me and together we can ride this wave.

Sign up with link below.

11/07/2024

I'm thinking of you. I know the tension in the air right now is quite palpable. That's why I'm inviting you to BREATH WITH ME. For all the feels you are feeling know you are not alone. I will happily hold space for you.

Breathe with me to soothe yourself.
Breathe with me to connect to your strength.
Breathe with me to harness the power of your breath.
Breathe with me and together we all can move through whatever challenges that may lie ahead.

I'm inviting you to join me for a Free BREATHE WITH ME Webinar. You will be guided through movements and breath techniques that will allow you to Relax, Unwind and Ease your mind. This will be held on Wednesday November 20th at 6pm PST.

When our mind begs for serenity for the things we can not change. The power of our breath can lead us there.

10/14/2024

I want to share with you what recently happened with one of my Power Under Pressure clients. This person joined the program due to her social anxiety and stress, which have exacerbated after the Covid lockdown.

The other day she told me she had to drive home from the airport. Driving causes her a lot of distress and she doesn’t do it often. Just knowing she had to drive made her very nervous. By the time she got home she was on edge. It was hard for her to focus. Then she decided to do one of the breath techniques she had been learning in the program. In just 20 mins she calmed herself down. Then to her relief she was able to carryout her work day.

WOW! I can't tell you how proud I was to hear this. In just 20 mins she was able to pause and reset. She did this on her own while only being halfway through the program. That is powerful! That is being your own superhero!

Want to be your own superhero? I'll happily show you the way.

As an experienced bodywork health practitioner, I know how to give you the guidance that you and your body need to be able to use your breath as a superpower. And the training to make it stick. Each session will leave your body feeling more relaxed and your mind to be clearer. Letting you know exactly what you can do when challenges arise.

Power Under Pressure - Breath Training Program Includes:

8 Live Virtual Sessions (60 minutes each).

Guide & Materials to show how to do it on your own.

Email Support between sessions.

Realistic & Personalized Structure for Self Practice.

Duration: 3 months

Price: $1350 (or 2 payments of $825)

I'm accepting clients for October and November. Spots are limited. Sign Up with the link below for free 30 min consultation to begin. Have Questions? Private message me. For more info go to the Passionate Health Advocate website.

As always, share this post with anyone who could truly benefit.

10/04/2024

Power Under Pressure is here to save the day!

Are you someone who has so many demands and pushes through them no matter what?

Do you make others believe you are staying afloat and yet internally you’re drowning?

Are you at a loss because your usual ways of managing stress are no longer available to you?

Well my friend you are not alone.

I was able to take a tried-and-true tool to help move me through stress, anxiety and pain. Through my professional experiences with Bodywork and Movement Education and my personal experiences with Underwater Rugby playing and Freedive training:

-I learned how to deep dive inside myself to find my inner calm when the external pressures turned on.

- I applied this during my personal hell storm when I found meditation could no longer cut it for me.

-It became a key component that moved me from agonizing insomnia to sleeping through the night.

Now I want to do the same for you. I want to give you keys to unlock your breath potential and turn it into an easy automatic coping mechanism to quickly de-stress and reset. That's why I created Power Under Pressure - Breath Training Program.

As an experienced bodywork health practitioner, I know how to give you the guidance that you and your body need to be able to use your breath as a superpower. And the training to make it stick. Each session will leave your body feeling more relaxed and your mind to be clearer. Letting you know exactly what you can do when challenges arise.

You may not be able to leap tall buildings but, you will be able to keep your composure whenever s**t hits the fan without throwing your insides for a tailspin. And that my friend is pretty powerful!

See the link below to get started. I look forward to supporting you as a trainer, coach and partner in this process.

03/13/2024

If you deal with chronic stress overtime this can stint your regular breathing without you even realizing.

Ironically, this even happened to me. I too wasn't aware that my not breathing properly had become automatic until I delve into water sports.

Now Breath has become the source of my power. It helped me ride the waves of anxiety. It helped bring me out of insomnia. It helped me find my self compassion.

Breath brings me internal peace and that is my wish for you.

Sign up for a Breathe With Me session to steady yourself amidst a stress storm.

Sign up with link below.

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03/05/2024

A client recently told me she had a difficult time doing breathwork on her own. In fact, she felt breathing was generally hard for her. I told her I'd be happy to breathe with her because I know it takes practice to do conscious breathing.

~ Hey D, why would it be hard to breathe if its something automatic?

~ Great question curious mind. :)

Well thankfully we do breathe on a regular basis due to our autonomic nervous system. This allows us to go about our days with places to be, people to see and things to do. However, if we deal with a stressful situation our physiological response can turn to "fight or flight" causing automatic short and quick breaths. And if we have chronic stress over time this response will stint our regular breathing. By the time we want to bring awareness or consciousness to our breathing it can feel difficult because we aren't used to having full or deep breaths.

This brings me back to my Underwater Rugby days where I truly learned how to breathe properly by holding my breath.
Yes, people I used to play Underwater Rugby. The most challenging thing for me while playing was learning how to breathe. Underwater Rugby is a sport that requires you to play literally under water. You resurface for air in seconds and come back down to continue the play. Using a snorkel is very different from breathing on land and the swimming I was used to doing. I had to learn a new rhythm just to participate in this game. Ironically the challenges that were coming to me underwater were also surfacing in my everyday life. I found myself in constant 'fight or flight' mode when I gave a presentation, dealt with an emotional issue or when I felt tension in my body. My not breathing properly had become automatic.

I knew this also happened with my clients. Hence why I'd encourage them to "take a slow deep breath" or began a session with breathing exercises. Since many of my clients came to me with pain, their body was in a perpetual state of alarm. Finding a steady rhythm of breathing would calm the central nervous system and help release tension in the body.

If you are able to do that in a bodywork session imagine if you could do that while working, playing basketball, riding public transportation or hanging with family?

Finding my rhythm of breathing when I played underwater rugby helped me to become a better player. Believe it or not, the more relaxed I was the better I could execute an attack or score a goal. And that my friends translated into all aspects of my life.

Through Underwater Rugby I learned how to dive deep inside myself to find my inner calm when the external pressures turned on. This is one of the main techniques I used to move myself from insomnia to sleeping through the night. It's also how the SLEEP SERIES came to life.

Breath will bring you a rainbow amidst your stress storm.

I'm happy to introduce my new offering: Breathe With Me Sessions
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Why?

Because I know how important it is to manage our stress and anxiety. I also know it can be hard doing it alone especially if the full breathing techniques don't come easy to you. Truth be told this is also an ongoing practice for me. Plus it's a great way to feel connected which is one of the things that drives me to be a Passionate Health Advocate. And frankly it just feels oh so gooooood. :)

Sign up for a Breathe With Me Virtual 1:1 Session with the link in comments section.

Together we'll find your inner rainbow.

Warmly,
Denise ~ Passionate Health Advocate

01/20/2024

Take me to bed with my Sleep Series Videos. Transform your restless nights into peaceful sleep.

Sign up at www.passionatehealthadvocate.com/sleepseries

Wishing you sweet dreams. :)

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01/09/2024

Wishing you a brighter 2024 full of sandy beaches and dog kisses.

Here's to more joy, ease and good health in our lives.

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