First Blog: Starting Where I Am

Prelude

This was my very first blog, written back in April 2024 in a moment of uncertainty but also possibility.

At the time, I was just beginning my breathwork journey and figuring out what it meant to step into this space. Revisiting these words now, I’m reminded of the power of starting where we are, even if it feels messy or incomplete. Time really does make it easier to share... or did I just grow?

Sharing this again feels both vulnerable and empowering, and I hope these reflections resonate with anyone who might also be navigating the beginnings of something new.

This feels fitting—writing this first official blog in the same position I was when I tried to start a blog site. Physically, I’m sitting on my bed, tapping away just like I was the night it all began. But so much has happened since then, especially in the non-physical sense, that it's been hard to put into words.

Experiencing another burn out or perhaps mid-awakening, my thoughts felt scattered, chaotic - like they were too big to capture. 

There were moments I couldn’t sit still long enough to process them, let alone share them.

Then, the right help came at the right time, and slowly, things began to settle. Even so, the task of capturing that journey felt overwhelming. Where would I even begin?

Start where you are

The answer, as simple as it sounds, was this: Start where you are (thank you Sharyn)

It’s funny how the simplest advice is often the most powerful. It felt like a facepalm moment—something so obvious, yet so easily missed when you're deep in the weeds of your thoughts.

So here I am, finally ready to share something. Three weeks into my breathwork facilitator training, I’m still trying to figure out exactly why I took that leap. What drew me here?

Tracing it back, I realize that breathwork was something that quietly intrigued me long before I took action. I had been in a business mentorship where the leader was also a breathwork facilitator, but she never made a big deal of it. The seed was planted, and there were a good few more nudges along the way, but it just stayed there sitting in the back of my mind. I ignored it at first, brushing it off as another "shiny new thing"—something I have a habit of chasing, sometimes to a fault.

But as much as those impulsive decisions have cost me over the years, they've also led to some of the most rewarding experiences. And, in hindsight, I find it hard to regret the opportunities I’ve explored.

Around that time, I signed up for a mini Pranayama course, which I think is how Instagram finally served me an ad that actually resonated. The ad invited me to look into a formal breathwork qualification with Breathing Space. Without much thought, I downloaded the info pack - but like many other PDFs, it sat unopened in my inbox.

Then something shifted. I was in meditation, feeling a strong pull to revisit that PDF. It was as if my body wouldn’t let me ignore it anymore. "Breathwork," the inner voice insisted. So, I listened. This came up for a reason, and I knew I had to trust it.

If you’re reading this, you might think I’m someone who’s been on a spiritual journey for years, constantly seeking enlightenment or something like that. But that’s not the case. I’m just someone who’s figuring things out, like everyone else. This new world of breathwork is both exciting and, at times, a little intimidating, the perfect metaphor for life.

But through all of it, there’s one constant: THE BREATH

The simplicity and power of breathwork amazes me. No matter what we experience in life - whether it’s excitement, fear, joy, or uncertainty - the breath is always there, grounding us, centering us, helping us reset.

And that’s pretty powerful.

I don’t know exactly why I started this breathwork facilitator journey, and maybe that’s okay. The excitement to continue is enough for now. I’m eager to see where this journey will take me and how it will shape my life, my work, and maybe even the lives of others.

So for now, I’ll keep breathing - and I guess I’ll share more as I continue to discover what breathwork has to offer.

I hope you found that helpful, even if just to give you a peek inside my musings... wishing you strength and ease until next time.

Take care

Carly x

p.s. I am currently an Apprentice Breathwork Facilitator on the Hybrid Breathing Space Facilitator training with Sharyn-with-a-why. If you’d like to learn more about Sharyn’s work or the facilitator training program, you can visit her website here: https://sharyn-with-a-why.co.uk/breathwork.

Disclosure
While this is not an affiliate link and no-one is twisting my arm to say this, if you join Breathing Space as a result of my referral, I may receive a financial benefit. That said, it would be absolutely amazing if you decided to start on this journey and become a breathwork facilitator like me! Feel free to ask me any questions.