Ceremonial Breathwork
Your breath is your
oldest medicine.
Ceremonial breathwork sessions weaving intentional sound, somatic movement, energy medicine, generative trance, and integrative coaching into a practice that meets you exactly where you are.
Sessions
Breathwork offerings
Each session is a ceremonial container, held with intention, supported by sound, movement, energy medicine, and coaching. Choose the format that fits where you are.
Private · Virtual
1:1 Ceremonial Breathwork
A deeply personal, two-hour virtual ceremonial session tailored entirely to you. May include intention setting, guided breath journey with sound, somatic movement, energy medicine or Reiki, generative trance, and integrative coaching.
$125
2-Hours
Virtual via zoom
Private · In-Person
1:1 Ceremonial Breathwork
The same two-hour ceremonial container held in person. The physical presence allows for deeper hands-on energy work and Reiki, an immersive sound environment, and the grounding quality that shared physical space provides. I hold space with various studios throughout central Maine and NYC.
$175
2-Hours
In-Person*
*Note: I’m currently in Maine, and will travel, as well as NYC.
Group Ceremonial Breathwork
A shared ceremonial breath journey held either virtually or in person. The group field creates a unique depth of resonance and support that amplifies the individual experience. Guided with the same care and intentionality as private sessions.
$30
90-Minutes
Virtual via zoom
Ceremony · Virtual
Full Moon Ceremonies
A monthly ceremonial gathering harnessing the energy of the full moon for release, reflection, and renewal. Sometimes co-hosted with Jami Bond, pairing non-linear movement with the breath for a powerful combination of somatics and ceremonial practice.
$45
3-Hours
Virtual via zoom
The practice
What is breathwork?
Breathwork is a broad term for any practice that uses conscious, intentional breathing patterns to shift your physical, emotional, and energetic state. Unlike meditation, which tends to quiet the mind through stillness, breathwork activates the body’s own intelligence, working through rhythm, intensity, and the nervous system itself to create openings that the thinking mind cannot reach on its own.
Most of us take somewhere between 17,000 and 23,000 breaths a day, and the vast majority of them are shallow, constricted, and confined to the upper chest. Years of sitting, stress, emotional compression, and nervous system dysregulation have trained us to breathe at a fraction of our capacity. When we breathe shallowly, we deprive our cells of the oxygen they need to function, repair, and communicate. The body enters a low-grade state of survival that compounds over months and years into fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, chronic tension, and emotional flatness.
Your breath is the one autonomic function you can consciously direct. It is the bridge between the involuntary and the intentional, between the body you inhabit and the life you’re building.
What makes it ceremonial?
Ceremonial breathwork is breathwork held in sacred container. It means the session is not simply a technique or exercise, but an intentional space with a beginning, a middle, and a closing. It is breath as ritual, where the practice is supported by the quality of presence, attention, and reverence brought to the space.
Ceremonial means the breath is not something you do, it is something you enter into. The container holds what the breath opens.
In my ceremonial sessions, the breath practice is woven together with multiple modalities to create a holistic experience that meets the whole person:
- Intentional sound and music— curated soundscapes that support the nervous system through each phase of the journey
- Somatic movement— gentle, intuitive body-based expression that helps energy and emotion move through rather than get stuck
- Energy medicine and Reiki— hands-on or distance energetic support to clear blockages and facilitate deeper release
- Generative trance— a hypnotic modality from the Dr. Stephen Gilligan lineage that works with the creative unconscious to cultivate new possibilities from within
- Integration and integrative coaching— supported processing after the breath journey, helping you make meaning and carry forward what you’ve uncovered
Ceremonial Breathwork
Return to your body.
Return to your knowing.
Breathwork is the other half of this work. Through generative trance and ceremonial breathwork facilitation, I guide practitioners into the parts of themselves that strategy alone can’t reach.
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Opening and intention
We begin with a grounding conversation to check in with where you are physically, emotionally, and energetically. Together, we set a clear intention for the session, or we let one emerge.
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The breath journey
Guided through connected breathing patterns, supported by curated music and sound, you move through waves of activation, release, and integration. Somatic movement, energy work, and generative trance are woven in as the session calls for them.
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Landing & Integration
The session closes with gentle return breathing, a period of stillness, and time for reflective integration. We process what came up together, and I offer coaching support to help you make meaning of the experience and carry it forward.
Benefits
What ceremonial breath practice can open
Nervous system reset
Move from chronic stress response into a regulated, resilient baseline. Ceremonial breathwork helps retrain the nervous system’s default from survival mode to one of presence and adaptability.
Emotional clearing
Release stored grief, anger, fear, and tension without having to intellectualize them. The breath creates a pathway for emotion to move through the body somatically and complete its natural cycle.
Mental clarity & focus
As the body oxygenates fully and the nervous system settles, the fog lifts. Many people report sharper thinking, better decision-making, and access to insight that was previously obscured by chronic tension.
Deeper self-connection
Breathwork brings you into direct relationship with your own inner landscape, your intuition, your body’s wisdom, and the quiet signals you may have been overriding for years.
Somatic release and pain relief
Chronic physical tension, jaw clenching, tight hips, locked shoulders, often has an emotional root. Ceremonial breath practice creates the conditions for the body to soften, unwind, and let go of patterns it no longer needs.
Expanded states and creative access
Through altered breathing patterns and generative trance, you gain access to the creative unconscious, a resource for vision, imagination, and the kind of knowing that doesn’t come from thinking harder.
Experiences
In their words
“You’ve genuinely helped me move my business into motion in ways I’ve been trying to do since 2021. For years I felt like I was spinning my wheels. And now I finally feel capable. I finally feel like I can hold it. That’s because of what you’ve built here and how you lead it.”
Ruth Ashburn
SOMA Flow Massage & Emotional Wellness
A wealth of information, but what sets Henri apart is how responsive and ready he is to serve and guide—even when the topic isn’t on the “menu.” I got the most out of the belief and imagine aspects—I feel more grounded inside myself because of it. Empathetic, wise, flexible, relatable, and genuinely awesome to work with.
Jen Legaspi
R.O.O.T. Method, Coach, & Author
Henri is incredible at meeting everyone where they are at in their business. He gets the ups and downs of business, because he understands the ups and downs of human. He never pushes, always encourages, will “call you out” but for the sake of empowering you into the leader you already are.
Linda Cicero
Founder, Life In Color
Larissa Nakamitsu
Women’s Embodiment Coach
“The year spent working with Henri was more powerful than I could have imagined. I was able to transition from the overwhelm of working IN my business to the power of working ON it. Henri is family and a regular appearance in my morning gratitude practice. Oh, and I grew my business 10X that year.”
Heather Langendorfer
Fractional CMO, Fouinder RevenueJuice
“Being coached by Henri is a gift. The space he creates with fierce love and non-judgment feels like a playground where I can explore what’s possible, where I’m holding myself back, and what needs to shift. My business has grown and taken on new and better forms thanks to his brilliant questions, thoughtful reflections, and — at the right moments — him calling me out on my BS.
Samantha Hawkins
Leadership Coach
Malik Wright
Political Director, NYC Central Labor Council
Meet your guide
Henri Emile
come to this work through years of personal practice, deep training, and a genuine belief that the body holds intelligence the mind hasn’t yet caught up to. Breathwork found me at a point in my life when I needed something that went beyond talk, beyond strategy, beyond the intellect. What I found in the breath was a doorway into my own somatic field that changed the way I live, lead, and hold space for others.
My approach to ceremonial breathwork weaves together multiple modalities because healing doesn’t happen in a single lane. I draw on energy medicine and Reiki, somatic movement, intentional sound design, generative trance work from Christina Berkley through the Dr. Stephen Gilligan lineage, and integrative coaching to create sessions that meet the whole person, not just the symptom, the pattern, or the story.
I am also a Certified Master Coach, an embodied business coach, and a trauma-informed practitioner. This means I understand how to hold space with depth and safety, and how to support integration so that what opens in a session doesn’t just stay on the mat but actually moves into your life.
Certified Master Coach, Elementum Coaching Institute · Certified Holistic Health Coach, IIN · Generative Trance Practitioner · Ceremonial Breathwork Facilitator · Reiki I & II Attuned · Trauma-Informed Coach, Somatic Experience Trained.
More On Lineage & Training
Rooted in practice, grounded in lineage
The modalities I bring to this work are not collected casually. They come from deep training, personal practice, and a genuine reverence for the teachers and traditions they belong to.
Generative Trance
Certified in Generative Trance through Christina Berkley, from the lineage of Dr. Stephen Gilligan. Generative trance works with the creative unconscious to open new possibilities, heal old patterns, and support transformation.
Ceremonial Breathwork
Trained under Melissa Terese through Breathwork Worldwide. This training grounds my breathwork facilitation in a trauma-informed, heart-centered, ceremonial approach that honors the sacredness of the breath and the person breathing it.
Questions
Frequently Asked
Do I need any prior experience with breathwork?
No. Every session is guided from the ground up, and I meet you exactly where you are. Whether this is your first breath practice or you have years of experience, the container holds space for your unique journey. I will walk you through every step.
What does a virtual breathwork session look like?
We meet on Zoom. You’ll want a quiet space where you can lie down comfortably, ideally with headphones for the sound and music. I guide the session live, just as I would in person, adjusting my facilitation in real time based on what I’m seeing and sensing. Many people are surprised by how deep and embodied virtual sessions can feel.
What might I physically experience during a session?
Common experiences include tingling or buzzing in the hands and feet, temperature shifts, waves of emotion, involuntary movement, laughter or tears, and a deep sense of relaxation or spaciousness. Some people experience vivid imagery or felt-sense memories. Everything that arises is welcomed and held. There is no wrong experience.
Is breathwork safe for everyone?
Breathwork is generally safe for most people, but there are some contraindications. If you are pregnant, have a history of seizures, cardiovascular conditions, or are managing active psychosis, please reach out before booking so we can discuss whether breathwork is appropriate for you right now. I always hold safety as the foundation of every session. Please connect with your medical or mental health practitioner if you’re unsure if breathwork is safe for you.
What is generative trance, and how does it relate to breathwork?
Generative trance is a form of deeply meditative work developed from the lineage of Dr. Stephen Gilligan. It works with the creative unconscious, the part of you that knows things your conscious mind hasn’t accessed yet. In the context of a ceremonial breath session, trance elements may be woven in to deepen the experience, support integration, or help you access creative resources and new possibilities from within your own somatic field.
What is the difference between group and private sessions?
Private sessions are fully tailored to your personal experience. I design the session arc, music, and modality integration specifically for you, and there is space for deeper coaching and integration. Group sessions carry a different kind of power: the shared field, the collective breath, and the experience of being witnessed by others creates a resonance that amplifies the work in its own way. Both are valuable; they just serve different needs.
What happens after a session?
The integration period after a session is just as important as the breath journey itself. Some people feel deeply relaxed, energized, or emotionally tender. Give yourself space, avoid overstimulation, drink water, and be gentle with yourself. I include integration coaching as part of every session to help you process and make meaning from what arose. I personally love cashews and an orange wedge following the breath. Be gentle. A feeling of calm could last up to 72-hours after the experience. And you may get some incredible sleep!
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