Re-released in full: my unfiltered story of breathwork gone bad, and what it says about the culture of wellness. A lot of folks told me this one really hit home, so I’m bringing it out into the world in full.
Now, I adore cacao. I drink it often, and I respect its nourishing, heart-opening qualities. But this is the story of a breathwork retreat that unravelled from "healing" into the utterly unhinged - sensory overload, unsafe practices, a roomful of people desperate to feel something, and facilitators hell-bent on claiming the mantle of "spiritual guru."
Since first telling this story, I’ve learned more about breathwork traditions and the practices these facilitators were trying to emulate. But delivered without skill or safety, it left people overwhelmed and at risk. And I’ve since heard from so many others with similar experiences... which is why I’m re-releasing it here.
For me, this retreat was just one messy branch of a wider wellness culture that ties worthiness to suffering, restriction, or chasing intensity. The same culture that so often overlaps with disordered eating.
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