Breathwork for Firefighters, Police and Veterans heals the mind, body & soul
- Rose Zack
- Mar 23
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 24
Posted by Qi VIBE from Owner Rosemarie Zack of Vegas Breathwork
Reiki Master, Meditation and Breathwork Facilitator, Mystic.
March 23, 2025
*9D Breathwork for our Veterans will allow the healing to begin on our masterfully crafted sound sessions, and will facilitate life-changing transformations.
How does 9D breathwork help firefighters, police and veterans?
9D Breathwork is a type of breathwork that combines conscious breathing techniques with music, sound healing, and meditation, often using binaural beats or 3D sound effects to enhance the experience. It can be a powerful tool for veterans, especially those dealing with trauma, stress, and mental health challenges such as PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).
Here’s how 9D Breathwork can help firefighters, police and veterans:
Emotional Release: Firefighters, Police and Veterans who have experienced trauma may carry pent-up emotions. Breathwork helps release these emotions in a safe and controlled way. By using deep breathing techniques, veterans can let go of stored trauma and stress in their bodies, which can lead to emotional healing.
Stress Reduction: 9D Breathwork can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps the body shift from a "fight or flight" state to a more relaxed "rest and digest" state. This reduces stress levels, lowers cortisol, and promotes a sense of calm, helping veterans manage anxiety or hypervigilance related to PTSD.
Increased Self-Awareness: The practice encourages mindfulness and self-awareness. Firefighters, Police and our Veterans often struggle with emotional numbness or difficulty processing their emotions. Breathwork can help them reconnect with their emotions, bodies, and thoughts in a non-judgmental way, making it easier to understand and process past experiences.
Improved Sleep: Many individuals who serve our community for the greater good of humanity may experience PTSD episodes, or sleep disturbances, such as insomnia or nightmares. 9D Breathwork can promote relaxation and balance the nervous system, leading to more restful sleep.
Mental Clarity and Focus: Breathwork helps improve mental clarity and focus, which can benefit firefighters, police and veterans who struggle with concentration, intrusive thoughts, or brain fog related to PTSD. It also helps calm the overactive mind that may be constantly processing traumatic memories.
Community and Support: Group breathwork sessions can create a sense of community and support among our service men and woman, providing them with a safe space to share their experiences and connect with others who understand what they’ve been through.
Holistic Healing: 9D Breathwork combines various modalities, such as sound therapy, to create a deeper, more immersive healing experience. This holistic approach can help veterans heal not just mentally and emotionally, but physically, by addressing the effects of trauma on the entire body.
Empowerment and Control: Breathwork allows firefighters, police force and veterans to regain a sense of control over their mental and emotional states. By practicing breathwork techniques, they can learn to manage their reactions, emotions, and stress in real-time, which can be incredibly empowering.
9D Breathwork offers veterans a comprehensive and gentle method of healing from the effects of trauma and stress. Through breathing, sound therapy, and mindfulness, it provides a holistic approach that can complement traditional therapies and support long-term recovery.
What does screaming do in these sessions?
Screaming can have a significant impact on the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which includes both the sympathetic ("fight or flight") and parasympathetic ("rest and digest") branches. The effect largely depends on the context in which the screaming occurs.
Effects on the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is responsible for calming the body and restoring balance after stress. When you scream, it can temporarily suppress parasympathetic activity and activate the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) instead. Here’s how it works:
Screaming or vocalizing during a breath session can have several effects, particularly for veterans dealing with trauma or emotional pain. It can activate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) in a way that helps release pent-up tension, pain, or emotion. Here’s a breakdown of what happens:
Activation of the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS):The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the body’s rest-and-digest response. It counteracts the fight-or-flight (sympathetic) system, which is often heightened in people with PTSD or trauma. When firefighters, police or veterans scream or engage in vocalization during the 9D breathwork sessions, it can help shift the body from a heightened state of stress (sympathetic dominance) into a calmer, more regulated state (parasympathetic dominance). This can help reduce anxiety, hyperarousal, and stress.
Releasing Emotional Tension: Veterans, Firefighters and Veterans, particularly those with PTSD, may carry emotional weight from their experiences that gets stored in the body. Screaming can act as an emotional release valve. It’s not just the sound, but the act of releasing energy through the vocal cords that can allow a person to let go of built-up emotion. In breathwork, this release can act as a cathartic moment, helping to process feelings of anger, fear, grief, or sorrow.
Regulating Breath and Relaxation: During a breath session, screaming could coincide with controlled breathing techniques. The deep, rhythmic breathing practiced in these sessions helps to calm the nervous system, and adding vocalization or a scream might act as a powerful way to align the body’s energy, moving it from survival mode into healing. It may also help prevent emotional numbing or avoidance, which can be common in trauma survivors.
Empowerment and Reclaiming Control: For anyone who has felt powerless during traumatic events, screaming in a safe, controlled environment can be an empowering experience. It can serve as a symbolic act of reclaiming their voice, their sense of agency, and their personal power. This act of releasing pent-up feelings can be therapeutic in allowing the man or woman of service to connect with their inner strength and autonomy.
Releasing Physical Tension: Trauma often manifests physically as muscle tension or chronic pain. The release of emotion through screaming can help reduce this tension, as the body physically relaxes after a release. Breathwork combined with vocalization can help realign the body’s energy, reducing pain and creating space for healing.
In a breath session, this combination of deep breathing, vocal release, and activation of the parasympathetic nervous system offers a holistic approach to emotional and physical healing, providing a safe outlet for veterans to process and release trauma.
Breathwork sessions are good for firefighters, police and veterans because they can improve stress levels, mental health, and overall well-being. Our men and women of service battling symptoms caused by service-related conditions such as PTSD, TBI, chronic pain, substance abuse, tinnitus, and hearing loss have found great benefit in learning mindful breathing. By incorporating mindful breathing into their daily routine, veterans can experience improved emotional regulation and a greater sense of stability.
VEGAS BREATHWORKS donates 20% of their profits to the Firefighter, Police Force and Veteran organizations who offer 9D Breathwork to their men and women of service. We love and support you!
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