Gabrielle Gerard

 

Gabrielle Gerard Breathwork/Bio-energy Facilitator & Creative Spiritual Life Coach Yoga & Meditation Teacher

Gabrielle Has been studying breathwork and pranayama for over 20
years. She began her studies of yoga, breath, and meditation in the
early 1990’s with Kathleen Barratt at the Subtle Energy Institute in
Virginia Beach, VA. She offers private sessions, workshops and offers
professional trainings and certifications in this modality. To
schedule a session or inquire about workshops please contact Gabrielle
at gabriellergerard@me.com or 757-409-2041 ~ www.insideoutyoga.com

Intake Consultation

Our model focuses on personal profiling and assessment in formulating
a system that will address individual differences. Some sessions focus
on restoring physical health, while others focus on emotional healing
and spiritual development. This customization is based on a
confidential questionnaire completed upon arrival followed by a
sequence of mindfulness breathing practices designed to profile
restricted breathing patterns and their energetic disturbances.
Clients will receive a recommendation for a method of approach.
Ninety minute session...$100.00

Breathwork Private Sessions

A progressive sequence of guided mindfulness breathing practices
designed to cultivate wellness and self development. Restorative
Breathwork sessions $75.00 for sixty minute...$115.00 for ninety
minutes...Transpersonal and Advance Transpersonal Breathwork sessions
$115.00.  All transpersonal sessions are ninety minute sessions.

Yoga and Breathwork sessions

Combines yoga poses to open the breathing spaces and breatwork.... 60
minute sessions....$70.00

 Private Meditation Instruction

A progressive sequence of appointments designed to develop personal
skills in basic and advanced meditation
.  These sessions provide the
framework for cultivating a daily disciplined meditation practice.
Sixty minute sessions..$70.00 Ninety minute sessions... $80.00

Personal mentoring...One hour session...$80.00
Phone Consultations by phone ...One hour session...$80.00

What to Expect in a Private Barratt Breathwork Session

A typical session is composed of four segments, which are briefly
described below:

Customization:  Each of your sessions is customized for your
particular needs. If you are new to breathwork, this customization is
based on a confidential questionnaire that you will complete upon
arrival to your session, supplemented by a brief discussion with
Gabrielle. If you are already working with Breathwork and within the
program,  the customization is based upon your evolving needs and
interests as they have developed during earlier sessions.

Understanding : For your initial session, Gabrielle will provide a
brief overview of the ancient history of breathwork therapy, and a
description of the unique characteristics of the Barratt Breathworks
model. You will then be invited into one of the therapy studios, and
asked to lie down on a massage table, fully clothed in a supine
position.

Breathing and Mindfulness : You will be guided  through a meditative
process designed to bring you into a state of relaxation. Then,
assisted by Gabrielle, you will engage in breathing and mindfulness
practices that will address your particular needs, helping you balance
your emotions and facilitating healing and self-development

Integration:  Following the dedicated breathing and mindfulness
segment, you will proceed to the final element of your session, the
“integration period.” This part of the session is very important,
because it gives your body and mind the opportunity to adjust to the
biological and energetic changes that have occurred as a result of the
breathing and mindfulness segment. You can plan on your session
lasting approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.

Cancellation Policy:  You may cancel or change your appointment up to
24 hours in advance of your service.  After that time, a 50%
cancellation fee will be applied.

A Balanced Approach To Breathwork Practices

Originally the Science of Breath was an oral tradition taught by
skilled teachers who carefully monitored the physical, emotional and
psychological health of their students as they experienced various
stages of healing and transformation. Some of these practices can
trigger strong physical and emotional cleansing, possibly resulting in
unexpected side effects. Therefore, breathwork should not be used by
itself, but rather should be part of a systematic approach which
encompasses other supportive techniques that serve as a container for
integration. It is highly recommended that one seek out the guidance
of a competent teacher before engaging in any breathwork technique.
Breathwork has powerful potential as a therapeutic practice and, when
used wisely, can have transforming effects on consciousness, physical
health and well-being.

The Barratt Breathwork Approach

In addition to supplying oxygen during the process of respiration, the
breath simultaneously draws in another energetic quality, known as
"prana." This prana, or "Qi" as it is called in China, is the vital
energy of life. Eastern adepts have long been aware of the
rejuvenating power of prana, recognizing it as an essential link
between the mind and body. For centuries, they have used specific
breathing practices to harness and direct this life energy in order to
facilitate healing and self-development. It is these breathing
practices that form the basis of the Barratt Breathworks Aproach.

In recognizing that the breath is a primary vehicle for our life
energy, we begin to understand how the quality of our breathing
literally reflects the quality of our lives.  When we begin to
cultivate an awareness of our breath, many of us notice that we are
unable to breathe fully, and that our breathing is labored or erratic.
 Most of these tensions in the breath grow out of highly complex
breathing habits caused by chronic stress and suppressed emotions.
Our dysfunctional breathing habits inhibit the body's natural ability
to draw in and absorb prana, creating energetic disturbances within
the human energy system.  These energetic disturbances deeply affect
the intricate balance of the mind/body continuum, ultimately
undermining health and well-being.

Our model employs a systematic approach designed to identify and
dismantle dysfunctional breathing habits as a means to impact energy
flow and allow it to move more freely. As tensions in the breath are
released, the movement of energy through the human energy system
becomes stimulated and is redirected to balance both excesses and
deficiencies. By dissipating energetic blocks and regulating energy
flow, this redirected energy helps restore the synchronistic balance
within the human energy system, resulting in improved health and
emotional balance, which ultimately lead to personal and spiritual
growth.

Benefits of BreathWork

Modern scientific research demonstrates what Eastern traditions have
known for centuries. When we breathe effectively, we create optimum
conditions for restoring overall health and well-being. Breathwork has
been known to achieve remarkable results, including

Relieving stress and fatigue
Inducing deep relaxation
Restoring physical health and vitality
Decreasing anxiety
Balancing blood pressure
Pain management
Improving sleep patterns
Increasing mental concentration
Emotional healing
Enhancing self-awareness
Personal growth
Spiritual development