MEET RACHEL ACKLEY
Rachel Ackley is a breathwork facilitator, 500-hour yoga instructor and healer with a Master’s in Health Promotion. She has advanced trainings in reiki, restorative yoga, health coaching and physiotherapy. As a teacher, her intention is to bring light to the shadow and help students move closer to a life that feels free on the inside. She believes that once we shine light of conscious awareness on the parts of ourselves that we keep hidden, the darkness loses its power over us and we free up vital energy and the unique gifts that we may not have known were there.
From her own experiences, she has learned that we will always be our best teacher. Rachel believes that the relationship that we have with ourselves is one of the most important relationships that we can build. Her work comes from using tools from her own path of healing. Her intention is to help others become more aware of their internal environment by becoming aware of their thoughts, feelings and emotions. She helps students identify where and why resistance shows up in the physical, mental and emotional body so they can gain a deeper meaning of life and connect to their purpose and truth.
Breathwork is one of the most powerful tools that Rachel uses to help students access their unique gifts of creativity and open the heart. It is a self-healing tool that heals wounds at a cellular level and connects you to your internal space. It has the power to change ways of being, anxiety, trauma and depression, while enhancing feelings of love and joy. Rachel works around the seven chakras and teaches that each energy center holds a universal spiritual life lesson that we must learn to evolve into higher consciousness. The breath does the work of shifting any stagnant or blocked energy around the chakras that keeps you feeling low in energy and stuck in life. Leaving breathwork sessions you feel lighter, softer and renewed. You may even experience a feeling of being “high” on energy, love and light.
Breathwork for the Summer Solstice
As we honour the change of seasons, the summer solstice is a time to remember the ongoing cycle of life and death and light and darkness. It’s a great time to reflect and honour the phases in our own lives and all that we have accomplished so far. When we tune into the beauty of nature we can easily gain wisdom and see that change is inevitable. Like the caterpillar that transforms into a beautiful butterfly, we too are on an epic journey of transformation. With the energy and light from the sun we are given the strength to embrace any shifts that may be coming our way. Through an active breath we set intentions and work to cleanse the emotional body of debris so we can leave behind anything in the subconscious that is keeping us from connecting to our greatness. Breathwork is a great healing technique that works with the chakra system to connect you to your truth, intuition and to your soul’s purpose. The work is done laying down, dress comfortably.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
A blanket or mat to lay on, an extra blanket to cover up with, a white candle to light, ideally palo santo or sage, if not available, any incense that you have to hand, a piece of paper and pen, any crystals, stones, feathers or something sacred or symbolic that you would use to put on an altar. Altars are special because they are healing and keep us grounded. The work is done laying down so dress comfortably.
We cannot see, hear or touch resistance, but we know it is there because it's something that can be felt. Resistance shows up in many forms; physically, mentally and emotionally. Once we identify it, we can work towards releasing it and move closer to a life that feels free.
WHAT IS BREATHWORK?
Breathwork is a natural healing technique that works with the chakras to clear energy of heavy emotions like anxiety, sadness and anger. It has the ability to shift traumas, old patterns, habits and ways of thinking. It can be a powerful experience that can bring up strong physical sensations and intense feelings that give you an emotional release. You may see waves of colour and experience a feeling of being “high” on energy, light and love. The main purpose of breathwork is to open the heart and invite more creativity into your life.
INFORMED CONSENT
Breathwork is a powerful experiential tool and process that allows deep self- exploration, transformation, and healing at all levels of self. Drawing on ancient healing and spiritual practices, Breathwork uses the power of breath, mantras and music to help you access a non-ordinary state of consciousness. Because this process can bring up intense emotions and strong physical experiences, you should understand that issues arising from your participation in Breathwork may require additional therapeutic or supportive interventions. By reading this and participating in the Breathwork, you are acknowledging that you understand and accept full responsibility.
