Rising Phoenix Breathwork

03/12/2026

Watching a loved one go through a healing journey can be one of the most challenging things we can in go through in a relationship. Knowing when to act and when to step back is not clear.

The most supportive thing you can do migh be to take these lessons from hatching chicks.

1. Don’t rush to judge your loved ones! Trust their process. Know that even when it doesn’t LOOK like it, outward growth is happening.

2. A healing journey can look like failing from the outside. When we trust the process we can see that the “failing” is where we learn what we are capable of.

3. Experiencing challenge allows us to clarify what’s really important and what we can let fall away.

4. Rest is progress. Chicks rest for hours at a time….which doesn’t LOOK like growing but is the most important part. That’s where they are integrating the strength they gained removing their barriers block by block.

5. We don’t know what’s happening for other people.

Fixing other people’s problems might actually be making it worse for them.

6. When you know that it’s not your job to save the chick, you are able to experience the miracle of watching the chick save herself.

03/10/2026

Because this month's new moon falls on St. Patrick’s Day, this new moon offers a pause to reflect on what prosperity truly means—beyond luck, striving, or other peoples expectations. This new moon invites a redefinition of prosperity. Not as something you chase or earn—but as a state of being you cultivate. Prosperity can look like peace in your body, clarity in your decisions, trust in yourself, and the capacity to receive support. In this session, breathwork becomes a way to release scarcity patterns, soften survival mode, and reconnect with a deeper sense of abundance—one rooted in presence, alignment, and self-trust. From this place, intentions aren’t forced. They’re felt. And what you plant now is supported by steadiness, not urgency.

03/09/2026

It can feel like we aren’t growing when we still get challenged with moments like this. This is when self judgement and criticism run wild. The truth is, some days we have more capacity to deal with hurt than others.

How do you support yourself when you are feeling like this? How do you honor the big feels and find your center again?

03/09/2026

Had a great breathwork session??

Write about it.

Had a tough session?

Write about it.

Had busy brains?

Write about it.

Science agrees there’s a dozen different reasons to journal about your feelings. Which ones do you find most interesting or surprising?

Putting feelings into words does more than help you reflect. Brain imaging research shows it can shift activity inside emotional circuits.

The amygdala is often described as the brain’s threat detector. It helps you quickly respond to stress and uncertainty. When emotions feel intense or overwhelming, this region can become more active.

Studies using brain scans have found that labeling emotions — even briefly — is associated with reduced amygdala activity and increased engagement of the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex supports planning, reasoning, and self-regulation. In simple terms, writing about emotions appears to shift processing from automatic emotional reactivity toward more deliberate control.

Expressive writing research, including randomized controlled trials, suggests that structured emotional writing can reduce rumination and improve psychological well-being over time. When experiences are translated into language, the brain organizes them differently. What felt chaotic becomes structured, stored, and easier to reflect on.

This does not mean writing erases stress. It means the act of labeling feelings recruits regulatory networks that help the brain process emotional information more efficiently.

Even brief writing sessions have been linked to measurable changes in emotional processing patterns.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology; Mindfulness (Springer)

Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified professional for personal concerns.

03/09/2026

So many ways to join this month! Come breathe with us!

03/07/2026

I can’t heal in the same place that made me sick!

The internet is flooded with this sentiment these days and yall…I don’t agree.

The idea that you can heal by escaping is a justification for avoidant behavior.

The place isn’t the problem…

“I am so unhappy in my job. If I just leave this job, then I’ll be happy.”

“I love it in xyz but this place feels so…oppressive. I know if when I move I’ll feel free! Then I’ll be happy.”

The truth is, no matter where you go, your sh*tty maladaptive thoughts and patterns, they go right along with you!

To the new job. The new business. The new relationship.

Same old patterns.

Actions are driven by emotions.

Emotions are driven by thoughts.

Thoughts are driven by beliefs.

If you want to change your behaviors, you have to start at the root, with the beliefs that are driving your life, without your permission.

Join us every month for the Belief Rewired Series where I’ll be incorporating breathwork to open the mind, somatic tools to tap into the body and subconscious reprogramming to help you shift your beliefs.

First one is this Sunday from 5-7:45 at Core Balance Yoga. Visit our website to save your spot.

03/06/2026

What could you create if your body felt safe?

03/05/2026

When someone we love is struggling, our instinct is to help.

We listen.
We give advice.
We try to carry some of their weight.

And sometimes we don’t know any better. So we end up over-giving and self-sacrificing, trying to fix something that isn’t ours to fix. Most of us don’t know any better. No one ever showed us another way to really support each other.

There’s another way. One that doesn’t drain you. One that feeds you both.

You can invite them into spaces that help them reconnect with themselves.

One woman came to breathwork last week and had such a powerful experience that she came back and brought two friends with her.

Both of them had deeply transformative sessions.

Their lives will never be the same — not because she tried to rescue them, solve their problems, or carry their pain…

But because she showed up to do her own work and offered an invitation. Come breathe with me.

Breathwork isn’t a band-aid or a quick fix.

It changes the way the brain and body respond to stress. It helps people release what they’ve been holding and reconnect with themselves.

Sometimes the most supportive thing you can do for a friend isn’t to fix their life.

Sometimes it’s simply saying,

“Come breathe with me.”

03/03/2026

What does self-love mean to you?

03/01/2026

What we think, feel, and do is shaped by the beliefs we hold about ourselves, the world, and how life works.

When we internalize messages like “I’m not good enough,” “I am unsafe,” or “I am trapped,” those beliefs begin to quietly shape our identity and limit what we believe is possible.

Beliefs Rewired is a monthly workshop designed to help you shift those internal narratives at the root. We will use breathwork, guided visualizations, journaling, and somatic tools to reprogram limiting beliefs and install new, more supportive truths.

Volume one: I Am Empowered. Many people carry an internal narrative that says, “I have no choice,” or “This is just how it is.” Over time, that belief can shrink our sense of possibility and disconnect us from our own power. In this workshop, we’ll challenge that internal narrative and expand into something new.

Empowerment isn’t about force or control.

It’s about remembering that you can choose.

You are not confined to old stories. This workshop is about liberation — stepping beyond the belief that you are stuck and into the embodied truth that you are powerful.

**This is an intermediate workshop. You must have attended at least one breathwork session before attending the Beliefs Rewired Workshops. Please consult your doctor before attending if you are pregnant, have a history of seizures, brain aneurysms, torn retina, glaucoma, untreated high blood pressure, heart disease, or are recovering from surgery. If you are living with extreme PTSD, please consult with your therapist before participating.

Questions? Email steph@risingphoenixbreathwork.com.

This workshop is facilitated by Stephanie Zamora. Stephanie is a certified Breathwork Facilitator, Breathwork Integration coach and Breathwork Educator with Elemental Rhythm. She is also obtaining her three year Somatic Experiencing training with SEI. These workshops area culmination of these powerful tools.

Rising Phoenix Community Members! You can apply your monthly credits toward this workshop. Use the code provided at checkout and you will be charged one credit.

02/28/2026

"Look your desire in the eye."

What a perfect message as we move into a season of growth and expectation.

Who needs a TruthBomb of their own? Comment below and I'll pull a card just for you.

02/28/2026

Do you ever feel like you’re trying to communicate with your partner and they’re simply not hearing you. You’re looking right at them, but the words just don’t seem to enter their awareness….at all?

This is a sign they might be triggered into a fight/flight or freeze state.

So next time you need to talk to your partner, first check in with you. Are you feeling triggered? Do you need to pause and reconnect with yourself?

Notice their state of body and mind. Do they seem calm and receptive or triggered and guarded?

Then decide if now’s the best time to be heard by your partner.

If it’s not a good time, don’t fret! There’s still LOTS you can do! Visit one of the tracks in the Anxiety Series and reset your mind and body and remember, the best way to encourage someone into a state of rest and digest is to be there yourself.