Online Summer Solstice Breathwork Ceremony

Come breathe into this expansive light filled time of year. 

The Summer Solstice marks the Summer's height - Midsummer - the longest day and shortest night. This festival creates the opportunity to look back at our journeys since the Winter Solstice; to celebrate our achievements, count our blessings, and reflect on the lessons learnt and experience gained.

This is the time to connect to our expansive, expressive, creative selves, and connecting with the breath in this way can be a great way to embody this.

Being in this most active Midsummer time of year with all of life thriving around us can be both beautiful and busy, sometimes overwhelming. Creating space to bring your awareness to your breath can help ground and connect amidst the busyness of Summer, nourishing your mind, body and soul.

This conscious connected breathwork practice offers you the opportunity to:

• process emotions and integrate your lived experiences
• gain clarity and insights ready for the months ahead
• move forward feeling more connected and grounded in your body
• release feelings of stress and anxiety
• regulate your nervous system, helping with relaxation and better sleep, supporting you through these long Summer days
• connect to the calm and peace within you
• nourish yourself amidst what can be a busy time of year

Connect to this Midsummer energy to support your actions for positive change for yourself, your community and the wider world.

You may simply want to come with an open intention of meeting whatever arises for you with your breath as your guide, and this is really welcome too!

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The Celtic calendar/Wheel of the Year has eight festivals throughout the year with the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarters. Michelle’s intention is to hold a seasonal breathwork ceremony for each festival, offering you the opportunity to connect to and honour both the wider and your own personal seasonal shifts throughout the year. Connecting to the wheel of the year can be a helpful way of making meaning; noticing, anchoring and grounding through the cycles and seasons of our wider body of nature and our interconnectedness.

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A bit more about Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB)

This form of breathwork  is a powerful and dynamic practice of circular breathing - meaning breathing continuously without pausing - usually done with an open mouth and lying down with eyes closed to music. Equally this practice can be nose breathing and being seated is also possible. CCB can provide the opportunity for  releasing stress, integrating trauma and/or old patterns, gaining clarity and insights, relaxation, regulating your nervous system, connecting to your heart and higher self, and a variety of other possible experiences. Many experience a deep sense of calm and peace, becoming more open to joy and even bliss. 

Breathwork can significantly support the development of your relationship with your emotional body and nervous system, creating space for the body to process emotions you may be carrying. 

This practice is not about seeking a cathartic experience or pushing to reach an altered state, that might happen but it’s not the goal here. The invitation will be to go gently, with your breath as your guide.

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness. Thich Nhat Hanh

Before booking your ticket for this ceremony please ensure you read the Breathwork Waiver and Release form below. By purchasing a ticket, you are agreeing that you have read the Waiver, and you are confirming that you will take full responsibility for your own health and wellbeing.

A bit about your facilitator

As an experienced space holder, breathwork facilitator, ceremonialist, grief tender and artist, Michelle holds a variety of offerings and ceremonies, often with ritual, song and poetry woven throughout in reverence to this one wild and precious life, and as an invitation to gather together in community; whether that be to breathe, to grieve, to dance, to share in circle, or to mark the change of seasons.

Michelle holds 121 and group breathwork ceremonies, a variety of grief ceremonies, women’s nature dances in Dartmoor, is the host and ceremonialist of the Totnes Wheel of the Year Collective holding seasonal ceremonies in South Devon throughout the year, and sometimes performer, sharing her poetry and musical offerings at such fireside gatherings as these seasonal ceremonies.

To gather in person or online, and stay up to date with Michelle's events & offerings, sign up here: https://www.michellecadby.com 

Connect online here: https://www.instagram.com/michellecadby/ 

Breathwork | Grief Tending | Seasonal Ceremonies | Women's Nature Dances

~ Offered as an invitation to the heart ~

Testimonials

“I had no previous experience of breathwork, and I was both nervous about what to expect and how it would work online. I felt at ease very quickly and was able to experience a deep sensation during the session which brought to the surface emotions and feelings that led to a warm wave of relief afterwards.” Daniel, 44, he/him, Business Development Director

"Michelle’s soft and gentle nature was the perfect cushioning for holding space during this ceremony. A safe and nurturing container is provided that allows for an unfolding of whatever is present. I felt a serene sense of peace and love and was grateful to be in such capable and generous facilitation.  I had a wonderful experience, thank you." Caroline, 46, she/her, Musician

“Michelle holds space beautifully with such care and grace.” Lore, 36, they/them, Administration Lead

"Michelle created a beautiful and lovingly held space. Being gentle and detailed in her explanations, I felt very safe." Jonny, 30, he/him, Illustrator

"I truly feel Michelle is an extraordinary space holder. I really appreciated the warm welcome and the clarity, strength, warmth, gentleness, safety and integrity which are all qualities very present in Michelle." Beth, 45, she/her, Musician, Facilitator and Company Director

“I find that Michelle holds space with real authenticity which I love.” Nick, 37, he/him, Carpenter

“I felt very safe in Michelle’s holding which was very solid and rooted,  allowing me to go to greater depths. I really appreciated the care to which Michelle held the process. Michelle strikes a beautiful balance of softness and strength, humour and seriousness. Thank you for the powerful medicine.” Beth F, 37, she/her, Psychotherapist 

Breathwork Waiver & Release form

I understand that if I am taking any medications or have any medical conditions such as, but not being limited to:

Schizophrenia, unmedicated bipolar or psychosis, unmanaged PTSD, epilepsy or seizures, heart conditions or arrhythmia, COPD or pre-existing lung conditions, delicate and/or first trimester pregnancy, high blood pressure, very low blood pressure with fainting history, severe asthma,  glaucoma and/or detached retina, severe osteoporosis, or recent major surgery, that I must inform the facilitator of this session.

In any of these cases, modified practice options may be offered to you. The facilitator may on occasion advise that breathwork is not suitable for you. We also advise that people experiencing panic attacks and high anxiety levels use a modified practice.

Please let your facilitator know if you have recently been using micro-dosing protocols.

Whilst I have been accepted as a participant for this session, I accept responsibility for any consequence resulting from this practice. Your practitioner is not a substitute for consulting your GP or primary medical care provider.

In the event of any known medical conditions, I certify that I have consulted a health professional regarding any condition (physical, mental or emotional) that could interfere with my judgment or affect my health in any way during, or after the session.

By purchasing a ticket for this session I confirm I have read this waiver and confirm that I take full responsibility for my own health and wellbeing.