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Event Details
Date: Saturday September 5th, 2026
Time: 3:30pm to 5pm (please arrive by 3:15pm), allow yourself a moment for a herbal tea afterwards
Investment: $67
Location: Centred Health, 9 Gladstone Rd. Highgate Hill
About Breath & Pins
There is a reason breath has been revered across healing traditions for thousands of years.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the breath is more than the movement of air. It is one of the ways we gather & circulate Qi, the vital energy that animates life.
The Lungs draw Qi in from the world around us, while the Kidneys help anchor the breath, creating a sense of depth, steadiness & presence within the body.
When this relationship is strong, breath can feel spacious & effortless.
When life becomes overwhelming, the breath is often one of the first things to change.
It becomes shallow.
Held.
Restricted.
The body begins to brace against life rather than move with it.
From a nervous system perspective, the breath also gives us information.
It can show us when we are bracing, protecting, holding, preparing, or beginning to soften.
Many of us try to think our way out of stress, tension & overwhelm. Yet these patterns often live beneath conscious thought.
They show up in the body before they become a story in the mind.
In the breath.
In the muscles.
In the belly.
In the chest.
In the way we hold ourselves against life.
Breath & Pins offers an opportunity to slow down & listen.
To become aware of the spaces where you habitually tighten, protect or disconnect.
To cultivate the capacity to stay with what is happening, rather than immediately react to it.
Guided by gentle breath awareness practices & supported by acupuncture, this experience invites the nervous system into a state of greater ease & receptivity.
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