Breathwork, Ice bath & Connection

This group experience will leave you feeling rejuventated, connected to yourself and others.

In this workshop you will learn and experience tools for changing your relationship to stress, so that you can step into life's challenges feeling powerful and have fun in the process!

You will experience:

• Breathwork to access stillness and healing altered states
• Connection to others to feel supported
• Expressing yourself with like-minded people
• Cold water to feel challenge yourself and experience a post-dip high!
• Fun activities taking you into deep playfulness

You will learn:

• A deeper understanding of your stress
• Body-based techniques to shift your state
• Tools to overcome overthinking and anxiety
• How to get better at expressing yourself and hearing others

• Those who want to connect with others on a deeper level in a non-judgemental space
• Those who struggle to switch off in a fast paced world
• Those who want to overcome stress, overthinking and overwhelm
• Those who are willing to challenge themselves in order to grow
• Those who want to become more confident

The cold has many well documented physiological benefits (listed below) but for me it is even more potent as a tool for training myself to better handle life stress.

When we are tipped off balance by everyday events that are out of our control, e.g. an argument, an email, or just a sense of overwhelm, our body senses danger before we are conscious of what is happening. It is hard not to become tense and reactive, and we lose access to calm, rational thought. Our thoughts convince us that we need to fight, run or shutdown.

By wilfully going into adversity (cold water), coming into our body, by focusing on, and slowing down our breath, we signal a sense of safety to our nervous system. Physically we soften, then our mind follows. The other way round is much harder.

This process is transfer to every day, and can change your life, as it has mine!

Some physiological benefits of cold exposure include:

• Improved immune system
• Improved blood circulation
• Increased energy
• Decreased Inflammation
• Improved Sleep
• Regulate stress response
• Increase mental control
• Better mind body connection - Interoception
• Better focus
• Release positive hormones

This experience is about connection. When we feel seen, heard and witnessed without judgement we CO-REGULATE .

We see that we are not alone.

In a society where we are conditioned to play roles to 'fit in' authentic connection can feel scary. The core underlying belief being that if I revealed my true self I wouldn't be accepted.

This belief, leads us to repress feelings that get stored as tension in the body.

This group experience is about breaking this belief.

You will be guided into a SOMA breath journey where you can tap into your higher self and the healing power of ancient wisdom through guided meditation, rhythmical breathing and amazing music.

A few benefits of the breathwork

• Improves CO2 tolerance and nitric oxide production.
• Improves oxygenation of tissue cells.
• Reduces tension.
• Trains oxygen efficiency.
• Improves cardiovascular health.
• Trains concentration and meditation.
• Stimulates both hemispheres of the brain.
• Stimulates neurogenesis and ‘brain change’.

This day retreat experience is priced at £80. Currently, tickets are on Early Bird Sale at £35 (until Sunday 5th January or the first five people to buy them).

• 5 min walk from Ravensbourne station
• 15 minute walk from Shortlands
• Taxi ride or easy connection from Bromley South or 30 minute walk
• The exact location will be sent to you on ticket purchase

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My name is Tom and I am a coach and facilitator. I combine life coaching with somatic coaching and the breathwork to help you to get to know yourself better and empowering you to step into the life that you want.

Much of what I bring comes from my own experience burnout which led to an autoimmune condition which taught me that stepping into challenge and the unknown is where I thrive, the opposite of the life I was living in a reactive, survival state.

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" [I gained] the insight that I can actually self regulate during times of anxiousness, stressful events, I guess I used to be stuck in the freeze or fight/flight state, and it’s amazing how body and breath can be used as tool to bring ourselves back!!"

“For me it was everything, it was the breathing, the people and I really liked the ice breakers and connection at the beginning, just to kind of ease some nervousness and tension…and I really liked the chanting, definitely something that I’d revisit.”

“For me the breathwork was by far the most powerful [part] because it almost takes you into an alternative reality and it really gave me a lot of clarity and insight and it's something that I’ll be able to take into my day as well”

“It was really nice to be in an environment where everyone was listening really deeply to one another and I really enjoyed the musical accompaniments to the deeper internal work, which was really nice and worked really well together”

Host or Publisher Tom Nickalls