Flow States: A Trauma-Informed Breathwork Experience

Discover the healing power of your breath in Vaughan.

Breathing is something we do every moment of every day, yet chronic stress, trauma, and burnout quietly change the way we breathe. Over time, our breath becomes shallow, restricted, or held, reinforcing a nervous system that remains stuck in survival mode.

This is more than a breathing class. It’s a trauma-informed, experiential breathwork journey designed to help you reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, and cultivate greater resilience from the inside out.

Guided by trauma-trained psychotherapists, this immersive group experience offers a safe and supportive space to slow down, breathe with intention, and experience the profound connection between your breath, body, and mind.

How Breathwork Supports Healing in Vaughan

Your breath is one of the most direct ways to influence your nervous system. Research shows that intentional breathing practices can regulate the autonomic nervous system, improve heart rate variability, reduce stress hormones, and strengthen emotional resilience. Our trauma-informed approach supports healing in three interconnected ways.

1) Reconnect with Your Body

Stress and trauma often leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves—living in our heads, feeling numb, or struggling to recognize what our bodies need. Guided breathwork helps you notice where you hold tension, how your body responds to stress, and what safety and grounding actually feel like. Greater awareness creates greater choice, and lasting healing begins by reconnecting with yourself.

2) Regulate Your Nervous System

The breath is one of the fastest ways to influence the autonomic nervous system. Specific breathing techniques can help activate the parasympathetic (“rest and restore”) response, reduce stress hormones, improve heart rate variability and retrain the vagus nerve. Rather than remaining trapped in cycles of hyperarousal or shutdown, you gradually build the capacity to recover from stress with greater ease, resilience, and regulation.

3) Access Deeper Emotional Processing

Breathwork doesn’t simply calm the body—it changes brainwave activity and gently shift states of consciousness. As thinking quiets, previously held emotions, memories, and patterns may begin to emerge, creating opportunities for emotional release, insight, and integration in a safe, supported environment.

When the mind feels lost, the breath knows the way home.

What to Expect in Our Guided Breathwork Journeys?

Unlike many intensive breathwork experiences, our groups prioritize nervous system safety, mindful awareness, and lasting integration over intensity or cathartic release. While catharsis can feel relieving in the moment, emotional discharge alone does not create enduring change. Without integration, habitual emotional patterns may simply resurface.

Our approach is different. By combining intentional breath, mindful movement, and somatic awareness, we create the conditions for greater spaciousness in both the body and mind. From this place of safety and regulation, clients can move beyond repetitive emotional cycles, access the core emotions and unmet needs beneath protective patterns, and begin to shift deeply held beliefs in ways that feel sustainable and embodied.

Drawing inspiration from Biodynamic Breathwork principles, Wim Hof Method, Pranayama, mindfulness, and somatic psychotherapy, each journey is carefully paced to support regulation rather than overwhelm. Rather than chasing catharsis, we gently guide participants through three intentional phases that mirror the arc of many transformational experiences: preparation, journey, and integration.

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Throughout the experience, you’re always encouraged to listen to your body, move at your own pace, and choose the level of participation that feels right for you.

Who Is This For?

This experience is designed for anyone seeking to reconnect with their body and regulate their nervous system. It may be especially supportive if you’re experiencing:

- - Chronic stress, anxiety, or burnout
  - Emotional overwhelm or chronic tension
  - Difficulty relaxing or sleeping
  - Feeling disconnected from your body
  - A desire for greater self-awareness and personal growth

Breathwork can also beautifully complement psychotherapy for those looking to deepen their healing through a more experiential, body-based approach.

Our Space in Vaughan

Every aspect of the experience is intentionally designed to foster safety, comfort, and presence.

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You’ll enjoy:

- - Facilitation by trauma-informed psychotherapists
  - A fully prepared personal journey station including a mat, blanket, bolster, eye pillow, blocks, and journal
  - Soft lighting and a calming therapeutic scents
  - Small groups of no more than 10 participants to encourage connection and individualized support

About the Lead Facilitator: Sara Saniee is the co-founder of Inner Summits, RSW & psychotherapist, and neurotherapist specializing in the field of trauma. She has a special interest in the impact of stress and trauma on the body, and in particular the use of somatic therapy, neurofeedback, and expanded states of consciousness to access healing. Learn more About Sara.

About the Co-Facilitator: Laura Cowal is a registered psychotherapist, an accredited music therapist and a sound therapy practitioner. She has a special interest in integrating sound and music into somatic psychotherapy to support healing from trauma and attachment wounds. Laura embraces a holistic approach, treating the whole person rather than focusing solely on symptoms. Learn more About Laura.

Practical Details

- - When: October 29, 2026,
    - - Evening Session 6:00PM. Doors close at 6:15PM
  - Where: 9401 Jane Street, Suite 306, Vaughan, ON L6A 4H7
    - - Use Entrance B to the 3rd floor, walk down the long white hallway to the end
      - Free visitor parking available
  - Duration: 90 minutes
  - Cost: $85.00 (eligible for psychotherapy insurance coverage)
  - What to bring: For your comfort, we recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing and dressing in layers so you can adjust to the room’s temperature. You’ll be invited to remove your shoes and rest on a mat during the session.

Your Next Step

Reserve your spot: Reach out to us at therapy@innersummits.ca to share your interest and ensure there’s open spots remaining. With only 10 participant spots, we intentionally keep the group small to create a sense of intimacy, safety, and connection.
Secure your place: Send an e-transfer to fees@innersummits.ca. Because these gatherings are in high demand and space is limited, we aren’t able to offer refunds. You’ll receive a receipt you can use for insurance reimbursement or tax purposes.
Prepare for the journey: Once registered, you’ll receive a link to complete a brief intake and consent form through the Jane App—helping us welcome you in with care and intention.
Stay connected: A confirmation email will be sent to you, along with a gentle reminder 48 hours before your session, so you feel ready and supported as the day approaches.

Every conscious breath is a quiet conversation between your body and your nervous system, reminding it that this moment is safe.

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