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Breathwork for Seekers: A Monthly Series

Breathwork & Community: Exploring Spiritual Life in the Modern World

Join us each month at Sat Nam Yoga Chicago for a gathering that brings together guided breathwork, inner inquiry, and meaningful conversation.

What does it mean to live consciously in a world that keeps moving faster? How do we stay connected to ourselves, our values, and one another while navigating the demands of modern life?

We begin with facilitated conversation and simple but thought-provoking questions that invite deeper reflection. This is a space for people who are doing their own inner work, taking responsibility for themselves, and seeking to grow alongside others on a similar path.

From conversation, we move into a guided breathwork journey. Through conscious breathing, we create space to move beyond the thinking mind, connect with the body, and explore what may be ready to surface. The breath becomes a catalyst for deeper awareness, helping us integrate what has emerged through conversation and personal reflection.

Whether you are new to breathwork or have an established practice, you are welcome here.Exploring spiritual life in a modern world through inquiry, community, and breath. Each month, we come together in a supported space to explore what it means to be spiritual in modern society, living with the tension of staying conscious in a world that keeps moving faster.


Program:

- Guided meditation
- Inner inquiry & guided community conversation
- Conscious Connected breathwork journey
- Integration with tea

  • Who am I beneath the roles I play? Thanksgiving week, many of us head home and slip right back into old roles: the peacekeeper, the good daughter, the one who left, the one who has it all together. These roles once kept us safe or helped us belong, but they aren't the whole of who we are.

    In honor of Sat Nam, "truth is my identity," we'll explore the difference between the roles we play and the truth beneath them. Then we'll let the breath take us there. You'll leave with a little more space between you and your roles, so you can come to the table more yourself.


  • Can I want success and still live by my values?
    As the year winds down, the holiday season is at its fullest: gatherings, gift-giving, year-end bonuses, and the quiet pressure to give more, buy more, be more. However you celebrate, or don't, many of us carry a tension we rarely name. Can I want abundance and success and still live by my values?

    We'll explore our relationship with money, ambition, and having, without shame and without pretending we don't want what we want. Then we'll let the breath take us beneath the noise of the season to what actually matters. You'll leave with a clearer sense of what's yours to want, and a little more peace with wanting it.


  • Who am I when I'm not producing anything? Ten days into the new year, the pressure is at its loudest: set the goals, build the habits, become a better version of yourself. In a culture built on achievement, it's easy to believe our worth is something we have to earn.


    We'll explore who we are when we're not producing, improving, or proving anything, and what it might feel like to begin the year from being rather than doing. Then we'll let the breath bring us home to ourselves. You'll leave with a new way into the year, one that starts from who you already are.

  • As winter lingers and spring can’t be rushed, we’ll explore what we’re holding onto that isn’t ours to hold, and practice trusting what’s still unfolding. 

Contra-Indications

We want this to be a safe and supportive experience for everyone who walks through the door. Conscious connected breathwork is a powerful practice, and we want to make sure it's the right fit for you. Please take a moment to review the list below before registering. If anything applies to you or you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to reach out — we're here and happy to talk it through with you.

Physical

Cardiovascular disease
High blood pressure
Low blood pressure
Uncontrolled diabetes
Uncontrolled thyroid condition
Epilepsy or seizures
Detached retina or glaucoma
Brain or abdomen aneurysm
Pregnancy

Psychological

Diagnosed bipolar
Diagnosed schizophrenia

Medication

Taking MAOI antidepressants

B.Y.O.

Mat, blanket, cushion, dress is loose fitting clothing for your comfort.

Cost

45 Earlybird
50 Week of

 
 

Chrissy Schmidt

Conscious Breathwork Facilitator

 
 

After experiencing deep corporate burnout, Chrissy left the high-pressure world behind and began a healing journey through Southeast Asia. Certified in Kundalini Yoga, Active Consciousness Meditation, and Conscious Connected Breathwork, she supports anxiety relief, nervous system regulation, and inner balance through grounded, embodied practices. Her work blends lived experience with compassionate guidance for modern life.