Breathwork at Mindful Nashville
Reconnect with Your Body, Breath, and Inner Experience
Breathwork offers an opportunity to slow down, turn inward, and explore the connection between the breath, body, and emotional experience. Through intentional breathing practices, we can create space to release tension, deepen self-awareness, and cultivate a greater sense of presence.
At Mindful Nashville, our breathwork offerings provide a supportive environment for personal exploration, emotional awareness, and connection. Whether you are new to breathwork or have an established practice, these experiences invite you to step away from the busyness of everyday life and reconnect with yourself.
Our breathwork facilitators, Cayla Cripps and Charmai Davalos, guide participants through intentional breathing practices with an emphasis on presence, curiosity, and honoring each person's unique experience.
What Is Breathwork?
Breathwork encompasses a range of intentional breathing techniques that use the breath as a pathway to greater awareness of the body, emotions, and present-moment experience.
One technique used in many of our sessions is conscious connected breathing, sometimes called circular breathing. This practice links the inhale and exhale in a continuous rhythm and can offer an opportunity to explore physical sensations, emotional responses, and patterns of tension.
Breathwork experiences vary from person to person. Some people find the practice energizing or emotionally moving, while others experience a quieter sense of awareness or relaxation. There is no particular outcome to achieve; the invitation is to approach your experience with curiosity and openness.
Potential Benefits of Breathwork
Breathwork can support self-exploration and greater awareness of the relationship between the body, mind, and emotions. Depending on the individual and the technique, participants may find opportunities to:
Release tension: Bring awareness to physical holding and explore a different relationship with bodily sensations.
Develop emotional awareness: Notice feelings and internal experiences that can be difficult to access in everyday life.
Cultivate presence: Step out of habitual thinking and reconnect with the present moment.
Deepen self-connection: Create space to listen inwardly and become more aware of personal needs and patterns.
Breathwork is not about forcing a particular experience or achieving a dramatic release. Each person's process is different.
Meet Our Breathwork Facilitators
Cayla Cripps
Cayla Cripps guides participants in exploring the relationship between breath, body, and inner experience. Her work invites participants to slow down, turn inward, and approach self-exploration with openness and curiosity.
Learn more about Cayla’s offerings and sign up for her classes at caylacripps.com.
Charmai Davalos
Charmai Davalos facilitates breathwork as an opportunity for greater self-awareness, embodied presence, and personal exploration. Her work invites participants to make space for their experience and engage with the practice in a way that feels meaningful to them.
Learn more about Charmai’s offerings and sign up for her classes at https://therelationalpath.sessionshealth.com
Together, Cayla and Charmai help create a welcoming environment where participants can explore breathwork at their own pace, with room for a wide range of experiences and responses.
What to Expect From a Breathwork Session
Breathwork sessions typically include an introduction to the breathing technique, guided practice, and time to integrate afterward. Depending on the session, there may also be opportunities for meditation, journaling, reflection, or sharing.
During active breathing, you may notice changes in physical sensations, energy, emotions, or patterns of thought. You are encouraged to honor your own limits, take breaks when needed, and communicate with your facilitator if you need support.
Breathwork is not appropriate for everyone, and some more intensive techniques may require medical guidance or precautions. Please discuss relevant health concerns with your facilitator before participating. Breathwork can complement other approaches to well-being but is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Explore Breathwork at Mindful Nashville
Whether you are interested in conscious connected breathing, embodied awareness, or creating space for emotional exploration, breathwork can offer an opportunity to pause and reconnect with yourself.
We invite you to explore breathwork at Mindful Nashville with Cayla Cripps and Charmai Davalos.
Interested in joining us? Explore our current breathwork offerings or contact us to learn more about upcoming sessions.