Breathwork For Business: Why It Might Be 2024’s Most Powerful Tool For Success

Millions of people are waking up to the fact that self-care is no longer a ‘nice to have’ – it’s the key to our success in both life and work. While, sure, the hustle culture is still glamorized by many, there’s a growing body of research showing that those who operate from stress and overwhelm, are less likely to succeed.

In this podcast, author & speaker Mel Robbins references the research findings of Dr. Judy Willis who studies the nervous system and brain functioning. Willis reports that when we are stressed out – when our nervous systems are in overdrive – we lose access to the prefrontal cortex which is our executive functioning and decision making. Meaning? We’re cut off from our ability to lead and work well. And in this interview, Dr. Joe Dispenza cites his own research that proves meditation (including breathwork) can shift our state of being, our blood chemistry, our immune system, and our brain function & capacity. In other words, when we learn to regulate our human operating system, through breathwork and meditation, we gain access to a much more powerful state of being and working. 

This is exactly why breathwork is such a powerful tool for business. It’s an amazing way to support nervous system regulation, emotional integration, and to help people tap into greater levels of intuition, creativity and clarity. 

How does this work? In an active breathwork session, we move through stages.The first is giving the mind permission to relax. Our minds want to hold onto things like our  to-do lists, fear, stories, and old patterns that keep us disconnected from greater possibilities. In a breathwork meditation, we are intentionally letting the mind relax into presence, and into the unknown, so that we can access greater states of knowing beyond the mind. The second stage is to integrate our emotional state. In breathwork, as the mind relaxes, we then meet what’s alive in our bodies: the energy and emotions swimming around that we haven’t necessarily had a chance to acknowledge. Simply by coming into presence with our emotional landscape, we can bring our bodies into somatic rest and release. And the third stage, is gaining access to our greater intuition, clarity and creativity.  When used intentionally for business, people are blown away by the ideas they receive, and the creativity that open up. 

Breathwork is a tool to help us access greater states of knowing. If you’re curious, here are three ways you can work with breathwork in your business: 

1. Step one is to learn the fundamentals of how to safely start a breathwork practice and the key considerations. I recommend starting with a guided session to learn the technique, before beginning to do breathwork at home on your own, or using a guided breathwork meditation. 
2. Explore a group breathwork-for-business session. This Breathwork Mastermind series is for entrepreneurs, business owners, and creatives who want to explore their potentials in business, receive support, and plug into a network of like minded visionaries. Get notified about the next series here.
3. For deep, strategic business guidance, the Business Activation is a six month business accelerator and mastermind all about supporting businesses into their next level of success with very strategic/hands-on monthly support, a mastermind community of inspiration, and breathwork. If you’re curious, learn more. —Monica Krake