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Breath is life
Conscious Connected Breathwork
for Trauma Recovery & optimum Health and Well being
Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB) is a powerful and transformative breathwork practice that activates the body’s natural healing ability, supports self exploration and awareness and opens a pathway to conscious personal transformation.
What makes Conscious Connected Breathwork unique is we breath in a continuous, rhythmic breathing pattern over a sustained period of time. Breathing in this repetitive continuous way, without pause, creates the inner alchemy that brings about expanded states of awareness, release, transformation and healing.
Breathing continuously where the inhalations are immediately followed by exhalation followed by inhalation … bypasses usual patterns of control and activates the autonomic nervous system, often shifting you from your active mental state of consciousness into a deeper somatic, emotional & spiritual space.
This can bring up unprocessed emotions, sensation, memories or insights.
It is simple, but profound –
Why Breathe?
The breath is the bridge between body and mind. It is our most direct access point to the nervous system, emotional body and inner landscape.
When trauma or stress is held in the system, our breath becomes shallow, restricted, or disconnected.
In a Conscious Connected Breathing session, we invite the breath to return to it’s full, flowing nature – and with it, invite the body to release, express and restore.
Each session is a held journey, where you are guided through a progression of stages.
The experience is unique for each person each time, no two breathes are the same.
How does CCB support Trauma recovery?
In trauma healing, breath becomes a sacred tool – not to push or overwhelm, but to co-regulate, clear and connect.
with the right support, CCB can help:.
- Shift stuck emotional patterns
- Regulate the Nervous System
- Release held tension and Trauma
- expand awareness and self understanding
- reclaim agency and embodied presence
- It is not about ‘getting somewhere’. It is about meeting Yourself with Breath as the guide.
Here’s what is happening under the surface:
- Nervous System Regulation
Connected breathing patterns can stimulate the Vagus nerve, shifting us from a fight/flight state (Sympathetic Nervous System) into a more restful, regulated state (Parasympathetic).
The mechanism through which this happens alchemically in a breathwork session, opens a window for emotional release, followed by clarity and a deep calm.
2. Oxygen & Co2 shifts
Prolonged conscious breathing affects the oxygen-carbon dioxide balance in the blood. This can change the pH of the blood slightly (respiratory alkalosis) which in turn:
Altars brainwave activity moving from beta into alpha/theta – associated with insight and expanded states of Consciousness often experienced in a breathwork session.
Can create sensations like tingling, emotional surges, or light-headedness (part of the energetic charge and release process).
3. Emotional Release and Memory Intergration
The breath taps into the limbic system (the emotional brain) – especially areas like the amygdala and hippocampus, which store memory and emotional patterning.
By bypassing the rational mind and allowing the body to lead, suppressed or unprocessed experiences can safely rise to the surface to be felt, released and integration.
The level of safety that is needed to allow for emotional release and trauma recovery is in part due to the release of endorphins such as serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin and of course having a trusted supported present sitter hold space and gently guide your journey.
Breathwork is a journey in itself.
I offer a free 22 minute phone consultation to ascertain if breathwork is for you and that we as client and practitioner are a good fit.
Then we start with 3 initial 1:1 two hour sessions.
I offer packages tailored to your needs and each process is unique. We develop this together.
The average cost of a Somatic Breathwork session is $100 per hour (Two-hour sessions initially)
Packages:
3 x 2hr breathes $450
5 x 2hr breathes $600
10 x 2hr breathes $1100
or small group breathes of 2- 4 people $200 per session ($50 each)
Woven into a breathwork session maybe Gentle Somatic movement practice to help ground us in the body, release deep physical tension and holding patterns, and build presence, & Craniosacral therapy to help with integration and settle the Nervous system where there is a need and perhaps a little body work if the system calls for it.
Somatic Journeys
Somatic practice is a path of returning —
to body, to presence, to awareness, to that quiet knowing within.
Somatic work invites a gentle listening,
a slowing down to feel from the inside out.
With tenderness and presence,
we unwind held stories and soften old protections.
Here, we don’t rise above – we drop in.
What we meet becomes the path.
The body remembers, and it also reveals.
Perceived obstacles aren’t something to fix or push through – they are openings.
As we turn toward what arises with presence and compassion, the alchemy begins … the magick unfolds as we soften, sense and allow.
In this Mahi (work) every tremble, every sensation, every ache is welcome.
In safely held space we meet it with gentle awareness
Somatics honours the body’s pace,
restores safety to the nervous system,
and trusts in its deep instinct to heal.
Through connection, deep listening, humble following, unfolding movement, and awareness,
we remember how to belong —
here, now, in the sanctuary of our own skin.
Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy is a subtle yet profoundly effective hands-on healing modality. Using light, respectful touch, I practice what we call ‘Deep listening’ – attuning to the rhythms and qualities of health within the body, while also sensing areas of restriction or holding.
Deep inner listening isn’t just physical, it’s energetic, fluid, and deeply intuitive.
Together, client and practitioner ride the wave of the body’s inner wisdom, allowing space for self re-organisation and realignment to naturally unfold.
We often focus on key ‘listening stations’ in the body:
- The Feet
- The Sacrum and Spine
- The Cranium
- The diaphragm and four connective tissue diaphragmatic regions.
Why Deep Listening matters
Healing begins within. But often the body needs to feel deeply safe before it can allow those deeper layers to surface and shift. In this space of trust, with a practitioner who meets what arises without agenda or force, the body’s self-corrective intelligence comes alive.
as your practitioner, I am here to hold that space – to witness and follow what your system is ready to reveal, gently guiding the way home to homeostasis and balance.
A session with me runs for 75 minutes including time at the beginning to connect and understand what brings you in.
Average cost: $111
Sliding scale $100 for those who can or $88
$66 for Children
Medicine Drum Making
Come make Your own Drum
Creating your own Medicine Drum is a powerful and transformative journey.
It is a life changing Creative Process of which you are birthing into Being a Sacred Tool that will walk and work with you for the rest of your time here on this Earth.
A Drum is a sacred tool, a companion for healing, ceremony, rhythm and guiding.
It has definitely been all of this for me.
When we come together to create Medicine Drums, the space is respectfully opened, ceremony begins, and we take our place in the circle that many before us have sat.
We Connect, we share, we drum then we Journey to:
🌿Connect with the Spirit of the animal who has given the hide, the tree that has grown the wood for your hoop, and open to receive messages from Spirit to accompany your drum
🌿This is the time to Tune into the deeper purpose and medicine your drum carries for you
Now we create …
🙌Immerse in the process of mindful crafting – weaving in twos with intention and presence
You are invited to weave in your own stories, prayers and healing – honoring what is ready to be released and what is calling to be birthed.
At the completion of the day you will take home a brand new 15″ drum and beater.
The journey now continues, deepening your relationship with your drum … it continues to teach you.
Drumming for the seeds:
A Sacred Rhythm
In many traditional cultures, it was understood that everything in nature is alive and has its own spirit, its own vibration – including seeds. Drumming was seen as a way to communicate with the spirit world, and in the case of planting, it was used to awaken the seeds, Bless the soil, and invite growth.
We are nature and nature is us …
Aho Mitakuye Oyasin “To all my relations” We are One
Options to make a drum:
You travel to me for a full day group workshop includes lunch $400
Host me in your town for Exchange arrangement: I travel to You … You arrange the venue and gather the group … in exchange for making your drum and full participation in the day to the value of $400
Private one on one session making your drum with a Loved one in a private setting, I can travel to You or You to me … Lunch provided $450
Yin Yoga – Deep Restoration
A deep restorative coming home … Drop beyond the surface ripples and reconnect with your depths
That calm still place of anchored centeredness where you are stable enough to meet the waves as they arise instead of being caught up in every tide and carried away with currents that are not in the greater ocean
An invitation to slow down, soften and turn inward.
Yin Yoga offers long-held, floor-based postures that gently open the body and quiet the mind-creating space to release, receive, and reconnect.
Rooted in presence and patience, Yin supports the body’s natural ability to restore itself- and invites you to rest, recharge and gently transcend being caught up in the world of phenomena, while contributing something positive to the collective through giving time and space for the inner process. We are connected, as within so without. Healing starts within.
This is a powerful practice. Given I weave in somatic practice to the class our process of unravelling first allows a greater softening ‘Yinward’ in toward the core of our Beingness.
Many common things people say when coming out of a Yin practice afre:
” I didn’t realize how much I needed that”
“My body and mind haven’t been that relaxed in years”
“Wow” …
Conscious Music Community Connection
Creating time to Connect & Co create
Supporting Homegrown Independant Artists sharing Soulful tunes and meaningful lyrics
Sharing Truth through Music and Art
Reflections & Testimonials … Deep Gratitude for all I have had the pleasure of working and learning with & from💚🙏
Source of Inspiration
“Shaah is one of the most genuine, loving and connected people I have ever met. Her ability to create deep, meaningful connections is extraordinary and has been a source of inspiration for me and many others in our community on the North West Coast of Tasmania.
What sets Shaah apart is not just her professional skill, but the way she shows up- with compassion, authenticity, and a profound commitment to growth & Healing. I would gladly seize the opportunity to work with her again, whether as a teacher, therapist or collaborator.
Shaah is a true gem, and I am confident that her gifts will continue to make a difference where ever she goes.”
Gilad Shavit
Breathwork Therapist in the mental Health ward of NW Coast Private Hospital
Breathwork and Mindfulness trainer
Integrity committee of Australian Breathwork Association
★★★★★
Strong Ability to bridge energetic and Sacred Spaces
Shaah has a beautiful ability to step into and bridge Sacred and Energetic Spaces that allow people to access their innate capacity for healing … A down to Earth Mystic … Wise and Attuned to adapting practices to suit everybody, Divining what is right for the moment and context.
★★★★★
Morag (Hobart Lutruwita Tasmania)
Firmly rooted in Values, Spirit and Soul
Precious Shaah thank you for the honor to share my reflections of you To me, you are deeply authentic—someone who embodies a beautiful balance of grounded maturity and intuitive wisdom. You have an earthy presence, firmly rooted in your values, spirit, and soul, and this translates effortlessly into a gentle yet powerful energy that others naturally gravitate toward.
Your creativity, curiosity, and playfulness invite others into a space where it feels safe to explore, to be vulnerable, and to grow. You have a rare gift for holding space that feels both comforting and expansive; it’s a place where people feel genuinely seen and understood. Your kindness is never superficial—it’s deeply genuine, reflective of the beauty you carry both inside and out.
Your intuitive gifts mean you often know exactly what others need even before they do. Trust that same intuition now, as you share yourself authentically through this new platform. You have something deeply meaningful and uniquely valuable to offer, and the website is simply an extension of the beautiful space you’ve always held.
I’m excited to see your authentic self shine through this new expression—it’s exactly what the world needs.
★★★★★
Bobbi K. (Ballarat. Victoria)
Pleasure to work with
” Ms Broughton is a highly compassionate, safe, experienced and knowledgeable practitioner in her feild. She is highly attuned to people, respectful of their needs and boundaries. She not only understands, but embodies trauma-informed practice. Ms Broughton is a pleasure to work with and would enhance both community and clinical settings with her knowledge and skills”.
Dr Sabrina Maeder
Principal Clinical Psychologist
★★★★★
Gift of a Human
Wow!
I just read all of these pages.
Truly magical 💖
You’ve been able to capture the essence of who you are and what you do, in your soft and gentle way, to invite others in to your tender, loving embrace 🙌
Such a Gift of a human, you are, Shaah 💝
★★★★★
Kat Jeffery (Katter Fly Freedom Dance)
Highly Organized & good business management skills
Sharlene Broughton has been an outstanding representative of the community on the North West Coast of Tasmania and beyond, providing the services of her business Holding Space for many years. I have known Sharlene for over 5 years, first as a client making drums, then as a student and assistant of Sage Drums Tasmania.
Sharlene has an open and honest personality, she strives to be transparent at all times. this comes from her level of Self Awareness and willingness to develop, grow and understand her role, position and path in life.
I can recommend Sharlene as a flexible, easy going natured individual with high standards, she will commit herself to any task and see it through to the end. Sharlene is practical & organized with many solid skills including business management.
Jane Anderson
owner/manager
Sage Drums Tasmania
★★★★★
Life-Changing
I would like to write this testimonial to thank Sharlene Broughton for allowing me the wonderful opportunity to have this wonderful breathwork session with her. I have been doing some meditation and mindfulness but was not aware of the wonders of the mind and spirit and I feel that Sharlene has helped guide me to better understand these things but most importantly, she has helped me understand myself much better.
Before I did these sessions, I was stressed and anxious, I thought these feelings were coming from my external environment but after doing this session I have come to realize that it was within me all along and if I am to change my mindset, vibrations and overview of the world, I would have to find peace within them. I feel that Sharlene has helped me find this inner understanding and peace.
She was wonderful in how she guided me with her perfect explanation of how the practice would work and what I would potentially feel and understand from the session. She guided me and not once did I feel lost or worried as she helped keep me on track as the breathing increased and she helped keep me calm.
Outside of that she is a wonderful person to talk to and I did not once feel shy or scared to share my feelings and what I felt or saw with her as she was easy to open to.
I will be forever grateful for Sharlene as she has truly changed my life, and I believe that she can help many more people.
Desmond (Huntly NZ)
★★★★★