Crowds were never just crowds for me. Too much noise, too many faces, social cues everyone else seemed to just know that I had to work to figure out. I'd end up sitting quietly, watching the room from a distance. I'd get in trouble for laughing or smiling at the wrong moments because my nervous system didn't know what else to do with the nervousness. Eye contact was uncomfortable. I became hyper-aware of how I looked, refusing to wear needed eye glasses.
Underneath all of that, I was absorbing everyone else's pain like it was mine to carry. Someone else's sadness would land in my chest, and I'd feel responsible for it, like it was somehow responsible or it was my job to fix what they were feeling.
I didn't have language for any of it. I just knew I was different, and it was exhausting in a way I couldn't explain to people who didn't feel it too.
Breathwork is what finally gave me a way to be in a room without needing to hide in a corner or put on a mask. It finally gave me tools that worked with my wiring instead of against it not generic relaxation techniques, but things built specifically for a nervous system that runs deeper and faster than most. In this program, I share the breathing techniques that have worked for my clients and me. Simple, effective breath patterns that can be used almost anywhere and anytime.
— Lynn Gantner, Breathwork Guide