Siedeh Foxie details her work with uplifting mental health awareness in communities of color via breathwork—and shares the items that keep her grounded and stress-free.
—but breathwork can be a major component of any mental health practice. Foxie defines breathwork as the manipulation of breathing to create an accelerated breathing pattern, which leads to the physiological changes that activate the autonomic nervous system— aka the flight or fight response. “It's conscious breathing, meaning you are changing the pace and the pattern of your breath to elicit a change in your state of awareness, right?” she said.
To get started, Foxie recommends carving out 15 minutes in a day and finding a quiet place to lie down or even sit in a supportive chair. Breathe into the low belly and exit through the mouth, which helps the body come into a deeper relaxed state. In closing out each breathwork session, Foxie says an affirmation to herself and her participants that has helped to keep her grounded in the past year: “I call back all the parts of myself. I am whole, I am complete. I am present in this moment. I call back all the parts of myself. I am whole, I am complete. I am present in this moment, a callback, all the parts of myself I am present.
We asked Foxie to share the products she recommends to complement the maintenance of mental health and breathwork practice, which we’ve paired with more of her insights about her work.
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