No More Masters .
How do you deal with a problematic teacher? With racism, sexism, ableism or homophobia in the spiritual world? This week Sarah is joined by founder of Breath Liberation Society Chauna Bryant and actor, writer, and breathwork facilitator Susan Ateh to tackle this question. These dear friends break down breathwork and discuss the accountability they created for members of the breathwork community. Are you officially OVER the westernized Guru behavior that dominates the New Age/Wellness worlds? Do you believe in healing through community? This episode is for you
Healing & Reclaiming who we are.
The Magnificent Journey.
Susan Ateh is a breathwork facilitator whose goal is for all people to experience love for themselves. An Irish-Cameroonian living in LA as a working actor for many years, Susan realized that the misogyny, materialism, and judgment inherent to the film industry had worn down her love for her craft, and she found herself paralyzed by depression. She shares how breathwork reconnected her to the beauty of her emotions and helped her begin to release decades of unprocessed emotion, a journey into reconnection that she now holds space for others to walk.
The Power of the Breath
Daashuur admires courses from teachersMaryam Ajayi and Susan Ateh. “I recommend [breath work] to people who have experienced any type of trauma. It can move shame, anger, resentment out of the body. I think everyone should be doing breath work, even though it’s really intense. Even I have trouble doing it because it’s so intense.”
Everyone deserves access to Healing.
A conversation with breathwork practitioner Susan Ateh drove home the importance of representation as breathwork gains mainstream notoriety, emphasizing the work of Breathwork for the People in their ongoing dialogue. "Every human should feel that they deserve and have a space to heal," she says. "Representation matters enormously in this work... as breathwork gains popularity, we must be conscious it doesn't exclude those who need it the most, [becoming] another healing accessed by the privileged few."
A conversation
Mind- Body Activist Tools.
Susan Ateh describes the intense practice of breathwork as “an active self-healing meditation” that opens space to work through stuck energy utilizing the power of breath.
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