Breathing Spaces

Christian Peaceful Practice

We all need breathing space. Time and space to press pause and retreat to a quiet place where we can simply be.

Breathing Spaces are regular on-line or in-person sessions designed to create a mindful and meditative space to create calm.

Inspired by the pandemic to create something relevant, practical and useful Rebekah combined her professional understanding and skills with her spiritual faith to create this new and unique approach.

Breathing Spaces provide opportunity...

to come away from the clamour,

to slow and to settle,

to listen and to linger,

to breathe and believe,

to stretch and to strengthen,

to practice peace.

45 minute sessions create space to lie down, relax, breathe and listen to scripture with enough time and space to genuinely absorb what is heard. There is also time for simple postural changes in order to connect creatively with the material and learn how to integrate the ingredients of the session - be that contentment or courage, help or hope, peace of mind and more.

As well as feeling the benefits during the session, the session content can be a take away tool for practicing

a calm and resilient spiritual centre beyond each session.

Sessions are not therapy sessions and are run as classes at a cost per session or block.

How it works

Advances in neuroscience this century have taught us so much about the interconnectedness between our bodies and our minds. Put simply, our felt experiences play a vital role in our sense of well being;

if we can feel more at ease physically then our mind can start to catch up.

Without this knowledge and taking the time to put it into practice life can feel like an uphill struggle. We may want to feel less stressed or anxious, we may know of a peace that can be there for us, but how do we experience it? How do we make it last before the next thing comes along to consume our thoughts or take over our feelings?

Working with the body helps us to actualise and realise what we need to feel in order for our minds to know it more fully. It takes us back to basics, just like the Psalm which says:

"I have stilled and quietened my soul like a weaned child"

Ideally the needs of a child are cared for but as adults, when we get busy, stressed or hurt, we don't always give ourselves the space we need to replenish or recover, or to simply occupy a restful mental space... and linger in one.

Oftentimes we can intend to build time into our lives for peace and quiet, just like we intend to exercise more or improve our eating habit. Breathing Spaces is about using the intention to set aside time and space and to make it happen. Cultivating a peaceful state of mind - and body - is not that easy. It is my experience that it is a practice and like any practice It takes repetition and time to develop. Building a regular pratcie into your life can help with all the ordinary moments in-between, times when you can know yourself and catch yourself and bring yourself back 'on line' to what is taught in Breathing Spaces as a 'base place' or even, put more simply, 'home'.

Previous particpant feedback...

"I feel so relaxed and renewed"

"I felt completely relaxed. I had a real peace."

"Absolutely brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed it and can definitely recommend it."

"I have been suffering from insomnia and found that straight after the session I was so relaxed, I fell into a deep sleep."

"I love the weekly experience of Breathing Spaces. It has enabled me to feel the whole benefit

in my mind, body and spirit."

"Breathing Spaces is very much what it says on the label; a space to breathe and recalibrate in this hectic world."