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Luminous Breath
The Planetary Alignment
An Extraordinary Breathwork Ceremony
January 25, 2025
Victoria Martinez
Victoria came to her yoga practice 22 years ago during a soul-illuminating experience that changed her life's trajectory. She completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training with Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City and eventually moved to Charlotte where she opened Chakra Flow University, which embodies the essence of yoga's 8 limbs, including pranayama. Victoria adds her knowledge of Ayurveda to each breathwork journey while taking into consideration the current season and the elements that are dominant during that season. For instance, the elements of Earth and Water are most present during these winter months. This means the cold is asking us to go inwards and reflect. It's our opportunity to look at our shadows and the parts of us that are ready to die in the cold embrace of Winter. This process allows us to make space and nourish the deepest and darkest inner soil and make it rich for growth and expansion.
Brian Strahine
Brian's first intimate encounter with his breath came 15 years ago at a mindfulness meditation gathering that put him on a path of internal discovery. He eventually completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India where he studied and practiced pranayama in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains. He completed a 300-hour yoga teacher training with Chakra Flow University where he continued to deepen his connection with the breath. This led him to explore different breathwork experiences including several workshops on the Wim Hof Method. He then traveled to Tulum, Mexico where he completed a Conscious Connected Breath Facilitator Certification with Breathe Psychedelic School of Conscious Connected Breathwork. He also attended a holotropic breathwork retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico hosted by the Grof Legacy Project entitled The Healing Potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness: The Legacy of Stanislav Grof. Brian is honored to share these sacred practices with you with the hope that you continue to build a deeper relationship with your own breath and the path of expansion.
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