Volume XI December 29, 2022
RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS IN BREATHWORK: ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN A GROWING FIELD
With Jim Morningstar, PhD
Hosted by Steph Magenta 

As the validity and popularity of breathwork grow worldwide, questions arise as to who is qualified to offer breathwork professionally and how is ethical practice monitored in this burgeoning and diverse field. As Co-director of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance since 2001, Jim Morningstar, PhDhas been intimately involved in this dialogue and its evolution to the present date. This session will examine the nature of a professional contract, major challenges that arise, and alternative solutions.
In this session, you’ll:
  • Learn that Ethics involves right relationships guided by agreed-upon principles, not a rulebook
  • Discover that we all have an internal moral compass and are responsible for maintaining it
  • Find out that this is a critical point in determining the future of the field of breathwork What is your role in this
Jim Morningstar, PhD
Psychologist, Author & Co-Director of Global Professional Breathwork Alliance
The Director of Transformations Incorporated, Jim Morningstar, PhD, is co-director of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, setting standards for training and ethics in professional breathwork. He has held licensure as a clinical psychologist since 1973 and was certified by the American Board of Professional Psychologists in 1978. He was a clinical supervisor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and directed a community mental health center.
Jim’s diverse background includes being a Native American pipe holder, Enlightenment Intensive Master, a Tai Chi practitioner since 1970, and an avid nature enthusisast. He founded the School of Integrative Psychology in 1980 and the Transformations Breathworker Training Program in 1990. He has pioneered the integration of psychotherapy with such mind-body techniques as Therapeutic BreathworkTM and bio-spiritual energetics and has authored five books in the field of transformational psychology and breathwork.
Dear Lovers of Breath,

During these times of intense and rapid change, it’s so helpful to know how to tap into tools within you to stay emotionally grounded and in control of your bodily systems. 
By using both potent ancient and leading-edge breathwork practices, you can quickly move into a more relaxed state, where you’re likely to feel calm, empowered, centered, present, and in touch with your inner voice.
During the Shift Network’s upcoming Breathwork Summit, you’ll discover the next generation of breathwork practices for lasting resilience and healing…
… and explore the power of full-spectrum breathwork, ranging from a number of ancient Indigenous traditions to the latest science-backed techniques. 
You’ll learn what constitutes “safe” breathwork practice, who’s qualified to offer breathwork professionally, and how ethical practice is monitored in this burgeoning and diverse field. 
You’ll also uncover the history — and the science — behind these profound practices, and will have time allotted to actually experience them with the guidance of expert breathwork practitioners.
The various techniques that will be presented are easy to learn and non-invasive, and you can use them at home for free. Like a dedicated healer, the breath is always available to you — accessing it doesn’t require fancy equipment or physical prowess. 
That’s why I’m thrilled to invite you to join this convergence of leading breathwork guides, practitioners, researchers, and teachers who will equip you with best-practice methods…
… to become a masterful breather, accumulate greater emotional resilience, and be better prepared to face any challenge. 
January 9–13, 2023

I’m honored to be among more than 40 of today’s highly sought-after breathwork experts and teachers — including Anthony Abbagnano, Ashanna Solaris & Dana Dharma Devi, Dr. Dan Siegel, Ayo Handy-Kendi, Ela Manga, Stephen Porges, Giten Tonkov, Isik Tlabar, Kathleen Booker, Katie Hendricks, Shamir Chadha Singh, Zee Clark, and many other luminaries.
This free online gathering is co-hosted by Steph Magenta, the co-founder of Integrative Breath, and Niraj Niak, the founder of SOMA Breath, plus guest host Jessica Dibb, co-director of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance. 
Prepare to be transformed!
RSVP here for the Breathwork Summit — at no charge: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/bws23breathe/breathe

During this profound 5-day event, you’ll discover:
  • A framework that distills the breath traditions of all shamanic, Indigenous, and traditional cultures into a single cross-cultural body of knowledge 
  • A musical breathwork process focused on slow rhythmic breathing rates — allowing you to feel the benefits of pacing your breath with music
  • What constitutes “safe” breathwork practice, and the ways in which you can use your breath to help regulate your nervous system and return to inner peace
  • Who’s qualified to offer breathwork professionally, and how ethical practice is monitored in this burgeoning and diverse field
  • How to use the slow “box breathing” technique, especially in medical situations, to ease claustrophobia, panic, and acute stress
  • How the life-changing healing modality known as Introspective Breathwork™ supports you in releasing trauma, transforming limiting beliefs, and deconstructing programming that keeps you stuck
And much more!
There’s never been a more opportune moment to make use of the breath’s alchemizing nature than the beginning of a new year… when you can shift from being reactive to the present to being proactive about the future. 
Please join me for this landmark event. I look forward to seeing you there.
RSVP here for the Breathwork Summit — at no charge: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/bws23breathe/breathe
Warmly,
Jim
P.S. Here’s some of what the brilliant speakers will be sharing with you…
  • Anthony Abbagnano will introduce you to “The Bridge,” a 6-step process using the breath as a tool to connect fragmented pieces of yourself.
  • Ashanna Solaris & Dana Dharma Devi will guide you to experience the Clarity Breathwork sacred tools of meditation, sacred music, and breath. 
  • Dr. Dan Siegel will explain the intra-connection of breathing.
  • Ayo Handy-Kendi will demonstrate how 3 different breathing techniques can make a critical difference in staying calm and functioning optimally. 
  • Dr. Ela Manga will explain the Pneumanity Philosophy — an integrative and embodied conscious approach to breathwork practiced within an African context. 
  • Professor Stephen W. Porges will share how polyvagal theory explains the mechanisms through which breathwork influences autonomic function.
  • Giten Tonkov will walk you through the 6-element integrative approach of the Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release (BBTRS) modality.
  • According to Isik Tlabar, naked breathwork combines conscious breathing and nudity to positively influence body image and help heal sexual trauma.
  • Kathleen Booker will explain that while breakdowns unfortunately are common, breathwork can support you to move through a breakdown, so you can break through it.
  • Dr. Katie Hendricks will explore and integrate key breathing activities that give you the power to shift your state by choice and “unkink your energy hose.”
  • Shamir Chadha Singh will explore multidimensional modalities and traditions of breathwork in connection with the voice, chanting, and mantra.
  • Zee Clarke will share how breathing practices can help people of color manage high blood pressure, heart issues, anxiety, and depression, and heal from microaggressions and racism. 
And much more!
RSVP here for the Breathwork Summit — at no charge: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/bws23breathe/breathe


THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION TRAININGS - 2023

August 14-218, 2022

Level 1 BASIC THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK TRAINING
Level 2 ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC BREATHWORK TRAINING
Level 3 BREATHWORK TRAINER APPRENTICESHIP
Therapeutic Breathwork is both comprehensive in teaching faster and slower than normal breathing techniques as well as inclusive in blending this with other healing modalities. We are one of the oldest training centers in the world for the certification of dyadic and group breathwork and endorsed by the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance.

Approved for continuing education credits through NBCC and NAADAC. 
“Jim has created a wonderful guide to help empower practitioners from all walks to add breathwork to their toolbox. This type of breathing breaks through old, no longer useful patterns while helping the practitioner and client create a healthy new vibrant way of life. Jim instills the confidence and knowledge to begin this great life adventure of breathwork personally and professionally.”
Break Through
with Breathwork
—Lauren Cafritz, breath facilitator, lecturer, and author of Love Breath.
“My next breath may very well be in your lungs. Store it wisely, because my life depends on it.” 
Jim-best
...is the originator of Therapeutic Breathwork(tm), director of one of the longest-standing breathwork training centers in the world, and co-director and co- founder of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, which sets ethical and training standards for the field of dyadic breathwork.