Breathwork with Marisa Cris
What Breathwork Is Actually Doing for Me?
Why You Should Try It?
Often we don't give it much thought or credit…
We usually don't really understand it until we try it…
My personal experience made me realise its importance and how affects my life if I consciously use breathwork.
How does breathing change my life?
My thoughts often feel muddled, busy, and stress comes to my mind lol…Life in general just happens… But every time I practise breathwork, something shifts. My mind feels clearer. I can actually think things through properly — without my emotions hijacking the whole situation before I've even had a chance to process what's happening.
And science backs this up: controlled breathing directly activates the parasympathetic nervous system, calming the body's stress response and bringing the prefrontal cortex (the part of your brain responsible for rational thinking and decision-making) back online.
Each morning I practice conscious breathing… I feel more empowered going into my day. More ready. Like I've already done something powerful for myself before anything else has even started.
It's also genuinely helping me work through some of the harder stuff — anxiety, feeling low, those heavy days where sadness just sits on you.
Studies show that slow, intentional breathing lowers cortisol levels and reduces the physiological symptoms of anxiety. You're not just calming your mind - you're physically resetting your nervous system.
And the body tension? Every single time I practise, I feel it release. Tightness I didn't even realise I was carrying just… softens. Research confirms that breathwork reduces muscle tension and lowers heart rate, signalling safety to every system in your body.
And, what I love most is how it pulls me into the present moment. Not tomorrow's worries. Not yesterday's weight. Just right now, just this breath. That presence is everything.
And then there's what it does at the end of the day…
After work, everything is still buzzing inside me. The conversations, the decisions, the mental load - it doesn't just switch off because the day is over. My body is still in go mode even when there's nowhere left to go.
A few minutes of breathwork changes that completely. I can feel the day starting to leave my body. Not all at once, but gradually, like slowly turning down the volume on everything that was loud. And when I take that practice into bedtime, the difference in how I sleep is something I can't ignore.
Slow, intentional breathing before bed encourages your body to release melatonin, the hormone that signals it's time to rest, while lowering the cortisol that keeps your mind running when all you want is to switch off. You stop lying there tired but wired. You actually rest.
That quiet space between the day and sleep, when I breathe through it, becomes mine. No scrolling. No replaying. Just breath, and then stillness. And I wake up feeling like I genuinely recovered - not just survived the night.
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