Stepping back into the body with holosomatic breathwork
Yesterday I did what we all so seldom do in our daily lives – I got out of my head and into my body. I joined Innercamp’s Holosomatic Breathwork workshop, and it shifted everything.
A lot of my clients are naturally sensitive. They know when something feels off. But even the most self-aware people can live mostly in their heads. You might be exercising, eating well, sleeping fine. But you’re never really tuning in. The body sends signals constantly, but we’re often too focused on “coping” or “fixing” to actually listen. We’re just in survival mode, so the energy gets stuck.
This session was different. Holosomatic breathwork blends conscious breathing with somatic awareness. It’s what’s happening in your body as you move through emotional triggers, physical tension… even, dare I say, joy.
Immersive experience
Innercamp’s immersive sound experience happens in three stages. You start with a reset – this is all about releasing stagnant energies to make room for transformation. The next stage is an energy activation, inspired by Tantric modalities. This enhances your connection with your inner self. Finally, the third stage is expansion – heightened consciousness, emotional release, and trauma healing. This brings a revitalised sense of joyfulness.
What Innercamp does so well is create a space where you can experience how emotion and sensation actually land physically. Not just talk about it. Not just label it. Holosomatic breathwork works because it bypasses the mental chatter and brings you into direct contact with your inner world. Not as a concept, but as a lived, physical reality.
Working more deeply
So much of what we call healing or progress is still cognitive: analysing patterns, reframing thoughts, understanding behaviour. But what if your body already knows the truth, and it’s been holding it for years?
This practice allows what’s buried or stuck to rise gently to the surface. Through breath, sound, and sensation, you begin to discharge the tension of survival mode. That’s when the deeper work begins. The kind that doesn’t require language.
Spiritually, it speaks to what’s missing for many of us – embodied presence. We chase wholeness through performance. Wellness routines, productivity hacks, even spiritual practices that remain purely theoretical. But being present in the body means surrendering to felt experience without controlling it. That’s where real connection begins. To ourselves, to others, to something greater.
Unlocking something powerful
Innercamp’s work reminds us that we’re not just minds dragging around a body. We’re whole, sensory, feeling creatures, and that wholeness is the medicine. I highly recommend keeping an eye out for their next workshop. Even just one session can unlock something powerful, especially if you’re used to pushing through or intellectualising your way out of discomfort.
Also currently reading Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, which has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. The novel feels fitting because perfectionism often lives in the body too. Tense jaw, tight chest, shallow breath. Maybe the work isn’t about fixing it. Maybe it’s about finally feeling it.
