REBIRTHING at INNER PEACE

An extraordinary Journey of Self-discovery and Integration
by Marlyse Carroll

The process called ‘rebirthing’ is also known under different names such as ‘Breathwork’, ‘Vivation’ and ‘Healing breath’. Psychiatrist Stanislav Grof – who now works exclusively with this technique - calls it ‘holotropic breathing’ (holotropic means healing). In this article, we will keep calling it ‘rebirthing’, acknowledging though that it relates to much more than birth.

To start with, let me tell you a true story.

It happened in 1994. Here I was, rebirthing a man in his early forties. He was lying down, breathing as he had been instructed to do. After a short while I started to notice a faint smell of chloroform around him. Tears silently ran down his cheeks. He started to breathe faster. The stench became stronger and stronger, emanating from his lungs, his skin, his whole body, slowly filling the room. I opened a window and encouraged him to continue with the breathing, reminding him that the process would help him release the toxic chemicals and emotions held in his body.

Eventually, all returned to normal. He became more and more peaceful, smiling, at peace. He told me later that he had just ‘remembered’ a minor operation he had had at six years of age, nearly 40 years earlier... He went home feeling wonderful, lighter yet stronger, although as surprised as I was.

He also reported a few weeks down the track that he had never felt so alive, that, since that day, life had a whole new flavour and colour to it. This experience had me baffled for a while, until I learnt that such phenomena are well documented in the history of breathwork.

So, what is rebirthing?

It is a breathing technique that allows the ‘breather’ to directly tap into their unconscious and to let go of previously suppressed material. It is a simple process which is incredibly powerful.

Rebirthees usually lie down on a mattress, relaxing and focusing on a specific type of breathing, remaining aware of what goes on in the body. It is very easy and that’s all they need to do! Sometimes rebirths are practised in water, either warm or cold.

The process actually stimulates the entire bodymind, right down to cellular level, creating a condition where energy moves around the body, healing whatever needs healing. It can be very gentle and subtle, or energetic and noisy. Rebirthing leads to integration.

What is ‘integration’?

The word ‘integration’ means bringing parts together into a whole. What actually happens is that memories or feelings that had been suppressed out of consciousness become conscious again. At that moment, any connected negative emotional charge just dissolves, freeing all the energy that had previously been used to keep them suppressed.

Experiences can include anything personal, including our own birth. Past traumas – both physical and emotional – get released and integrated.

Sometimes, we do not actually remember anything in particular, we just become conscious of energy moving through the body, with a variety of feelings. Healing happens anyway.

Integration is always followed by a deep sense of wellbeing, often the most profound feeling of peace that a person has ever experienced.

What else can happen?

It can happen that a rebirthee will relive a specific episode of a past life. Believe me, this is quite extraordinary! Much better than a visit to a clairvoyant! It is similar to lucid dreaming, when one is consciously living in two dimensions at once, with an absolute feeling of reality on both levels simultaneously.

At other times, the process literally ‘illuminates’ the transpersonal domain – what is beyond the personal - allowing the client to experience absolute ecstasy, or bliss, pure Love, God… Such profound spiritual experiences open the door to the source of joy, bringing forth wisdom and happiness.

Regardless of what happens, with practice and guidance, rebirthing is an extremely powerful and effective method of stress-reduction which brings lasting changes in a short time. It leads to long-term emotional and psychosomatic healing as well as spiritual awakening.

That’s why it has been said that ‘rebirthing is the advanced science of converting resistence to enthusiasm.’

Katie & Marlyse are trained rebirthers using the holotropic method of integration which is particularly pleasurable. It involves music and gentle touch.

If you just want one session out of curiosity, that’s fine. However, for a permanent improvement, it is usually recommended to commit to several rebirths – at least 3 and ideally 10 - held weekly or fortnightly.

Katie, Michael and Marlyse have experienced rebirthing sessions with various professional rebirthers and acknowledge that this process has been instrumental in helping them become as happy and healthy as they now are!

TRY IT FOR YOURSELF!

Group sessions can be booked on the allocated “Soulful Rebirthing” day or private sessions with either Katie or Marlyse can be booked at any time mutually convenient. They are held at our centre here at Inner Peace and sessions can be booked for daytime or after business hours. Keep an open mind, get dressed in comfortable clothing and allow about 2 hours. That’s all you need to do!

Your investment for private sessions: $100 (incl GST) per session or $900 for ten if paid in advance.

Phone 9894 5711