Deep Breathwork Experiential - A Psychedelic Journey

February 23, 2025 • 10:30 am - 1:45 pm
Heathcote & Star, 344 Grove Green Road
Basia Zieniewicz
I am a fully qualified and insured yoga teacher, qualified psychedelic-assisted therapist, psychosynthesis coach, and Holotropic Breathwork trainee, currently completing my certification through the Grof Legacy Training. My work weaves together yoga, depth psychology, transpersonal psychology, somatic awareness, Yoga Nidra, breathwork, and the integration of expanded states of consciousness. My first profession was as a special educational needs specialist pedagogue, working for over 11 years with disaffected and at-risk young people. This continues to shape the way I hold space, with a particular appreciation for highly sensitive people, burnout, existential questioning, spiritual emergence, and those tender moments when we no longer feel we fit neatly into the world. I began practising yoga in 1999 and trained as a teacher with Sevanti at Unity Yoga in 2019, after almost 20 years of personal practice. Since then, I have completed over 600 hours of further training, including Traditional Vedic Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Katonah Yoga, children’s yoga, trauma-sensitive foundations, and Yin Yoga. Alongside yoga, I am trained in Psychosynthesis coaching, Conscious Connected Breathwork, and Permaculture Design, and have studied Transpersonal Psychology and Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness under Dr David Luke. Out of both professional commitment and deep personal curiosity, I continue to develop my studies in breathwork, expanded states, spiritual emergence, and the intelligence of the body and nature. My facilitation style is inclusive, accessible, non-hierarchical, and post-lineage. I’m interested in slowing down, listening deeply, and creating conditions where the body, psyche, breath, and inner wisdom can speak in their own time. I often weave together tenderness and resilience, softness and strength, playfulness and devotion, what I sometimes call subtle activism. I also work across multidisciplinary collaborations in Europe, including experiential facilitation with the University of Nottingham’s psychedelic programme for medical students through PsycEdu, medicine and breathwork retreats for doctors with Able Integrative Lifestyle Medicine, and harm reduction work with Kosmicare at Boom Festival & ZNA Gathering. At the heart of my work is a sincere wish to support people back into relationship with their own inner compass. I am still very much a student of this path, allowing the many trainings, teachings, lived experiences, and creative threads to slowly assimilate into something simple, useful, and alive. I am a humbled co-creator of Yoga In The Stars, our avant-garde yoga club in East London, a space for continuous learning, community, practice, and growth. I offer group yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork-informed practices, 1:1 coaching, psychedelic integration support, and guidance for spiritual emergence. https://www.wholeexquisiteself.com/

Description

Next weekend, we will be hosting a Double Grof Breathwork Intensive. Each participant will take on both roles: breathing for three hours while supported by a partner, then holding space as a sitter for another three hours. This will be repeated the following day, allowing for a deep and immersive experience.

To help prepare—or simply to explore the practice in a structured setting—we are offering a one-hour preparatory breathwork session. This is an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the space, meet others attending, and get a sense of the work before the full immersion.

Breathwork of this nature can be powerful. Even ten minutes of deep breathing can bring emotions to the surface—joy, catharsis, unprocessed grief, or even a sense of feeling fully present for the first time. An hour can be an expansive and transformative journey, whether you are preparing for the intensive or simply curious about the process.

Session details:
Arrivals for 10:30 for a prompt 10:45 start
Opening - meditation & check-in
Short induction - do's and cautions
One-hour guided breathwork session - with a short movement to start
Yoga Nidra
Sharing Circle - divided into small pods
Close - soft breathwork + moments in stillness


Complimentary for those enrolled in the full course.
The fee will be deducted from the immersive weekend for those who decide to book

Although this is not a Grof or Holotropic Breathwork session, this will be familiar to Conscious Connected Breathing, a practice that can bring deep emotional release and altered states of awareness. It is still an advanced practice and carries the same contraindications.

Please read carefully before booking, as we will not be conducting individual screenings. By registering, you take full responsibility for your well-being.

Contraindications for Intense Breathwork
This practice is not suitable for individuals with:

• Cardiovascular conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure, or a history of heart attack or stroke
• Severe psychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or dissociative disorders
• Epilepsy or a history of seizures
• Severe anxiety or depression, as it may intensify symptoms
• Recent surgery or serious injury
• Glaucoma or retinal detachment
• Aneurysms (or a family history of aneurysms)
• Pregnancy
• Postnatal recovery (up to 16 weeks postpartum)
• Use of strong psychoactive medications or substances

If you have any concerns about whether this practice is suitable for you, please seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional before attending.

Spaces are limited. If you feel called to explore this work, we look forward to welcoming you.