Somatic (Conscious Connected) Breathwork at Soul Barns

Rachel Broady is hosting a somatic conscious connected breathwork session at Soul Barns on Sunday 29 November, from 1 pm to 3 pm. It's a small group, limited to six or eight people, so it stays quiet and focused rather than feeling like a big class. The session starts with a grounding meditation, moves into the breathwork and somatic practices, and finishes with time to rest and share over herbal tea.

The breathwork part is Conscious Connected Breathwork, which is offered as an optional practice: the inhale and exhale flow in a continuous, circular rhythm without a pause. Around it, Broady weaves in somatic, body-based connection practices. She leads the whole thing with attuned guidance, so you're not just left to your own devices.

Broady is a trauma-informed somatic, breathwork, sound and reiki practitioner. She describes her work as grounded in compassion and in the belief that healing happens when we create the conditions for it, not when we force it. If a group setting doesn't feel right for you, she also offers one-to-one sessions. It's worth keeping in mind that this is offered as a wellbeing practice and isn't intended to replace therapy, medical care or mental health support.

The session runs from 1 pm to 3 pm, with doors open from 12:55 pm, at Soul Barns, Nightingale Lane, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3PS. Tickets are £44.