Contraindications
Health conditions that are safe to practice Breathwork with, yet bring them up with your facilitator anyway:
- Pregnancy – (let us know of your stage)
- Asthma – mild or medium (bring your inhalator!)
- High blood pressure
- History of surgery or physical injury
- Thyroid condition
- Diabetes – (bring your glucose)
- History of seizure
- PTSD
- Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychiatric condition
- Actively using recreational drugs or medication that alters brain chemistry – painkillers, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, stimulants, hallucinogens, etc.
- Recent surgery or recent physical injury – (depends, advice with your therapist
Contraindications that are not safe to practice Breathwork with:
- Cardiovascular disease (angina, previous heart attacks, or strokes)
- Detached retina
- Glaucoma
- Aneurysm in brain or abdomen
- Kidney disease
- Severe Asthma
- Epilepsy
- Any other medical, physical or psychiatric condition which would impair or affect the ability to involve in deep physical and emotional release. – (depends, communicate with your therapist)