Shamanic Breathwork
Live Online Ceremony with Elli Fruehwirth
Not guided meditation. Not Wim Hof. A different category entirely.
Conscious connected breathing in sacred ceremony to release what thinking, talking, and managing cannot reach.
Limited to 8. Every participant energetically held throughout.
YOU KNOW
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
You have tried to think your way through. You have pushed harder, rested more, optimised the routine. And still, the heaviness sits. The fog over the decisions that should be clear. The sense that the version of yourself you are living is not the full one.
Some things cannot be reached from where you currently stand.
Not because you have not done enough. Because the pattern lives at a layer that thinking, talking, and managing cannot access. To move it, you need to go somewhere else entirely.
Shamanic Breathwork is that somewhere else.
Through conscious connected breathing, held within a ceremonial container, the breath expands your level of consciousness, opening your thinking beyond the current loop, moving the heaviness that has been sitting on the decisions, lifting the pressure you have been carrying in your chest and gut. Insights arrive that could not have been forced. Emotions move that have been waiting. Something clears.
You return to your life the same person, with a different field to work from.
A TRADEMARKED MODALITY
What is Shamanic Breathwork?
Developed by Linda Star Wolf in 1996, it is a potent, ceremonially held modality that uses conscious connected breathing to guide you into an altered state of consciousness. From that expanded state, your Higher Self takes the lead, moving through the terrain of your psyche to uncover truth, healing, and insight. Connections open to inner wisdom, universal guidance, and dimensions of yourself that ordinary waking consciousness cannot reach.
It draws from foundational breathwork lineages (Holotropic, Integrative, and Rebirthing) and weaves them with shamanic ceremony, chakra-attuned music, and sacred container. The breathing technique is not counted, not coached, not pushed. You are never told to breathe harder or faster. You will be taught exactly how to use it during the opening of the session. And from there, your own INNER INTELLIGENCE guides the depth.
Each session is a co-creation between you and your own deeper knowing. No two journeys are ever the same.
This is a trademarked modality. Only certified facilitators trained through Venus Rising carry the authority to offer it. Elli is a Shamanic Breathwork Master Practitioner, certified through Venus Rising and accredited under the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance.
FIVE STAGES OF THE CEREMONY
You'll Be Guided Throughout
1. ARRIVE
Before anything begins, you are welcomed into the space. Elli introduces the technique, explains what to expect, and walks you through how to work with the expanded state of consciousness that the breath opens. Sound and tech are checked. You settle into your space. It is the beginning of the transition out of ordinary time.
2. ENTER
You lay down on your mat. The ceremonial space is called open. Elli calls in the sacred directions and creates the energetic field for the group, a container that holds each person individually even within the collective. You connect with your intention for the journey. The pace slows. Safety arrives before the breath even begins.
3. JOURNEY
The breathwork begins. Chakra-attuned music carries the arc of the journey. Elli focuses her attention on energetic and quantum support, tracking each person's process, providing individual verbal cues where needed, and working directly in the energetic field of anyone who encounters a block.
What arises is yours: bodily sensations, emotions, memories, patterns, visions, connections to your Higher Self, moments of profound stillness, or something that has no name yet. The breath opens the door. What is ready to move, moves.
4. INTEGRATION
The music softens. Elli calls you back from the journey, holding the energetic space as your consciousness lands back in your body. Time is given to arrive fully before anything else begins.
Then, an art process: drawing or painting not as artistic exercise but as a way of receiving further information from your inner knowing and beginning to understand what happened.
This is followed by a paired sharing with another participant to be witnessed as you begin to make sense of the journey aloud. Being heard by another person is its own form of integration.
5. CLOSING
The ceremony is officially closed. Aftercare guidance is shared.
You will also receive an aftercare email following the session with everything you need to support the days ahead.
THE BENEFITS
What Becomes Possible
RELEASE of stuck emotional energy and long-held tension stored in the body
Nervous system REGULATION, out of fight | flight | freeze into a balanced, grounded state
CLARITY and reconnection with your own inner knowing and intuition
ACCESS to parts of yourself beyond what words or analysis can reach
VISIONS, INSPIRATION, and ANSWERS that could not arrive from your current thinking loop
A felt sense of LIGHTNESS: physical, emotional, energetic
EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS: approaching your life and its challenges from a different level than the one that created them
CONNECTION with your Higher Self, universal guidance, and something larger than the immediate problem
Reconnection with a sense of DIRECTION, PURPOSE, and ALIVENESS that high performance has quietly been costing you
THE MAGIC INGREDIENTS
How It Works
1. THE BREATHING TECHNIQUE
Conscious connected breathing is a continuous breath with no pause between the inhale and exhale. You will be taught the technique during the opening of the session.
It is not a coached practice. Elli will never count for you, push you to breathe harder, or direct you to a particular intensity. You apply it in your own rhythm and depth, honouring where your body and psyche are in that moment.
A session does not need to be intense to create a shift. You are always in control of your own depth.
2. ENERGETIC SUPPORT
From the opening of the ceremony to its close, Elli supports each participant through distance Reiki and quantum energy work, holding the space not just as a guide, but at an energetic level.
This is part of what makes the individual experience so distinct within a group setting.
Participants consistently report feeling held and personally supported in a way they did not expect was possible through a screen.
3. ART PROCESS & INTEGRATION
After the breathwork closes, you are guided through a simple drawing or painting process - not as art, but as a way of receiving further information from your inner knowing and beginning to make sense of what arose.
This is followed by a paired sharing with one other participant: a witnessed conversation in which you start to give language to the journey. Being heard by another person, without interpretation or advice, is its own form of landing.
THE PARTICIPANTS
Who This Is For
THE HIGH-ACHIEVER
who has tried everything.
You do the gym. You have done therapy, coaching, or a meditation practice.
Something is still not moving. The pattern you want to shift keeps returning. The heaviness underneath the functioning has not lifted. This is for you
THE PROFESSIONAL
on the edge of burnout.
The environments you work in take more than your output. The pressure is constant, the recovery never quite complete.
You are still delivering but the cost is rising and the reserves are not. This is for the part of you that knows something has to change.
THE WOMAN
who has hit a ceiling she cannot explain.
You are ambitious. You know you are built for more. You have done the work, made changes, grown. And yet there is a ceiling you keep meeting.
Something is blocking the expansion you can sense is possible, and you do not yet know what.
THE CURIOUS MIND
who does not need to believe in anything.
You do not need to understand how energy work functions. You do not need a spiritual framework or a spiritual identity.
You need only a willingness to breathe and enough trust to show up and see what happens.
TESTIMONIALS
What Others Say
I came to Bali after a deep burnout - months of pressure, sleepless nights, and panic attacks. Your sessions came at exactly the right time and helped me reconnect with myself again.
Sonya, Doha
I had 3 sessions with Elli and each one gave me a completely different experience. The way she unlocks energy is truly impressive and the connection felt so present I could have sworn she was in the room with me.
Frieda, Luxembourg
I felt Elli's presence with me the whole time even though she was not physically next to me. I felt energetically supported, held and safe.
Luana, New Zealand
Came in without an expectation and left ALIVE.
Anonymous
YOUR FACILITATOR
Hey, I am Elli.
Transformation Guide · Shamanic Breathwork Master Practitioner · Reiki Master · Shamanic Healer · Yin & Myofascial Release Yoga Teacher
I know what it feels like to achieve everything on paper and still feel empty inside.
Fifteen years in corporate environments across eight countries. Senior Project Manager. Leading global teams. Three master's degrees including an MBA. Two burnouts. And a decade of deep inner work that ran in parallel with all of it, not as an escape from ambition, but as the thing that finally made sense of it.
My path into this work was not a career pivot. It was a homecoming.
I have trained extensively across the healing arts: Shamanic Breathwork Master Practitioner, Reiki Master, Shamanic and Womb Healing, Human Energetics, Myofascial Release Yoga, and Yin Yoga. Each of these is not a modality I have studied. It is a practice I live.
What I bring into ceremony is not one tool. It is the intersection of all of them, held together under what I call the SOMARA METHOD, my signature framework for transformation across body, mind, heart, and soul simultaneously.
I did not become a Shamanic Breathwork facilitator because I trained in it. I became one because it changed me in so many profound ways. The first session I attended, I threw flowers in the air afterwards. I had not felt that alive in years. I knew that day that I had to learn to hold this for others.
My clients are not looking for a spiritual escape from real life. They are looking for a transformation that makes real life better. That is where I work.
THE LIMITED GROUP SIZE
8 Participants Only
Most online breathwork sessions are unlimited. Some run with 50 or 100 participants. This session holds 8.
Not as a marketing device. Because Shamanic Breathwork offered with integrity requires INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION. With 8 participants, Elli can track each person's process energetically, provide genuine individual support during the journey, and ensure no one leaves the call ungrounded or unintegrated.
Conscious connected breathing is a powerful tool for transformation. It is offered here with the respect and care the modality requires, not as a scalable product but as a held ceremonial space where the individual is at the centre, not a number in the room.
Thank you
You're all set!
!! IMPORTANT !!
Safety First, Transformation Second
Pregnancy
Cardiovascular conditions (heart disease, history of heart attack, arrhythmia, high blood pressure)
Epilepsy or history of seizures
Severe respiratory conditions
Severe mental health conditions (psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe dissociative disorders)
Recent surgery within the past 3-6 months
Severe PTSD or trauma history that is currently destabilising
Active withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other substances
Please do not attend under the influence of alcohol or substances.
If you are unsure whether this practice is right for you at this time, please reach out before purchasing. Write to elli@awakeninginnerlight.com.
THE PREPARATION & AFTER-CARE
How To Get The Most Out Of The Session
BEFORE THE SESSION
The commitment to show up is the preparation. That said, pay attention to what arises in the days between booking and the session. The work begins before the ceremony opens.
Avoid alcohol and mind-altering substances for at least 24 hours before the session.
Eat something light beforehand. Do not arrive hungry yet avoid heavy meals in the two hours prior.
YOUR SETUP
Prepare your space before the session begins. You want to feel settled when Elli opens the ceremony, not still arranging cushions.
Have everything you see on this picture within reach. Check the FAQs for the full list.
Ensure your camera is on and your internet connection is stable.
AFTER THE SESSION
Allow time for integration. Avoid demanding meetings, intense conversations, or heavy screen use immediately after the call ends.
An aftercare guide will be sent to you by email.
Need help?
Don't worry, we got you. Here are some answers for your questions.
No. You will be taught the technique at the start of the session. Many participants attend their first breathwork session here. No prior experience is required, only willingness.
Every journey is different and every session with the same person is different. You may experience emotional release, physical sensations such as tingling or warmth, visions, unexpected insights, connection with something larger than yourself, deep stillness, or profound peace. You may also simply feel very relaxed. There is no correct experience. What arises is what is ready to move.
Yes. This is the most common concern and consistently one of the most surprising discoveries for first-time online participants. The energetic space is held just as strongly through a screen. Elli has facilitated distance energy healing for many years and is highly practiced in holding powerful online ceremonial spaces. Participants consistently describe feeling her presence in the room with them despite being in different countries.
No. Shamanic Breathwork does not force a cathartic experience. A quiet journey is not a lesser journey. Forcing intensity onto an already overwhelmed system does more harm than good. The practice is designed to meet you where you are.
No. The technique is taught at the beginning and then it is yours to use as you choose. Elli does not count for you, push you to breathe harder, or direct your intensity. Her focus during the breathwork itself is on energetic support, not breath coaching. You lead your own process. She will offer individual verbal cues when someone encounters a block during the journey.
Yes. You are always in control of your own depth. There is no pressure from Elli to go further than feels right at any moment.
You can slow your breathing, return to normal nasal breathing, or rest at any time. Elli is present throughout and tracking each participant's process. You are not alone.
After the breathwork, you are guided to draw or paint - not as art, but as a way of receiving further information from your inner knowing. No artistic skill is required. The image you create is a tool for integration and a physical reminder of the journey that you take with you.
After the art process, you are paired with one other participant for a short witnessed conversation. This is not therapy or feedback - it is being heard as you begin to give language to your experience. Being witnessed by another person as you make sense of what happened is its own form of integration.
A yoga mat on the floor - not a bed. You may stand or move during the journey and this needs to be safe.
A blanket
Cushions for comfort
An eye mask (optional but recommended)
Good quality headphones or speakers
Tissues
A glass of water within reach
A piece of paper (A4 or larger) and coloured pens or pencils for the art integration
A stable internet connection and working camera (camera must remain on throughout)
Your Zoom link and any final details will arrive in your confirmation email. A preparation reminder will be sent closer to the session date.
No. Shamanic Breathwork requires your commitment to the full process until I close the call after two hours. For your own safety and process, free up your schedule for the entire duration with some time afterwards to support your integration.
No. The session is a live ceremonial space and is not recorded.
Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another person for the same session. If you are unable to attend and cannot find a transfer, please write to elli@awakeninginnerlight.com - in genuine circumstances, a credit toward a future session can be considered.
Write to elli@awakeninginnerlight.com. Elli responds within 2-3 business days.
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