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nURTURING bREATHWORK

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Brian Frishman


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*1(916)798-2002

*Whatsapp, LineID - 1(310)465-7721

*Email nurturingbreathwork@gmail.com
In-Person sessions in and around Santa Cruz, CA
           Zoom appointments worldwide

My MISSION is to empower you to uncover and heal past and present challenges that hinder

                  your potential. By exploring and releasing both known and hidden emotional blocks, traumas,               

and harmful patterns you can free yourself and live the life that you desire.

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Understand your conscious and unconscious thought patterns and how they determine your actions and inaction.​​

Reach a deeper level of awareness and understanding about your history, desires and motivations through the primal experience of breathwork.      ​​Clear out unwanted habits, relationship patterns, family wounds, grievances, griefs, and PTSD to truly forgive yourself and others.​

​Free your creativity and embrace your authentic self and begin living a more fulfilling life.

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What is Nurturing Breathwork?

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When we begin to breathe fully and consciously we are able to discover or deepen our awareness of self-defeating thoughts and behaviors that we have been holding on to, which allows the process of forgiving ourselves and others to begin. This diminishes and can end self-sabotaging thought patterns, past regrets and future fears as we begin purging and clearing these long held traumas, and conscious and unconscious habits that limit us.

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My breathwork sessions last for up to two hours. The first session includes a thorough intake session where we explore and discuss your current life situation as well as what you know about your childhood, family patterns, and relationships. This is followed by a fifty minute breathing session. In the final part of the session you'll share your experience as we explore and process  came up. I’ll offer suggestions and optional assignments to integrate into your life until our next session.

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Related Biography

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My path to becoming a Breathworker began in the early 80's while training in Bioenergetics, founded in 1954 by Alexander Lowen, M.D. Bioenergetics, was a forerunner in the western world of the now widely used practices synthesizing the mind/body connection, and the critical importance of breath. During my Bioenergetic training, beginning in 1980, we practiced transformational breathwork and I had my first psychological transformations during this period. The personal issues I began to transcend were abandonment, betrayal, and a history of physical violence and toxic masculinity. The intensity and depth of emotions and memory that came up from my unconscious was revelatory.

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I began using breathwork  as an actor, acting coach, and director for developing characters. Over the next several decades as a theatre director, teacher, and coach, I taught these techniques to professional actors, college and  high school actors, and theatre companies. In the 90s's I received a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre directing at UCLA's School of Theatre, Film, and Television. There, under Jean Louise Rodrigue, I studied the Alexander Technique, a somatic posture technique that retrains habitual patterns of movement and posture. Additional training includes being a Registered Yoga Teacher, workshops in the Gokhale Method (a primal posture technique for a pain-free life) and Fitzmaurice Voicework under Saul Kotzubei.

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In 2016 I decided to revisit Breathwork as a client, researched different styles and selected a Clarity Breathworker. That session was so profound, I realized that  I wanted to become a practitioner beyond my work with actors and help others experience the remarkable healing power of the breath. After studying with Clarity Breathwork in 2017 I also studied with Max Strom in 2024.

 

My experience of breathwork, both personally and with clients, has proven the power of connecting with your unconscious and opening your heart, thereby  healing old wounds, deeply forgiving yourself and others, and experiencing a profound love of self. If you are ready to improve your relationships and discover or rediscover your authentic self, thereby empowering you to live your life with contentment, joy, and kindness, then I hope you will contact me to help you on your journey.​​

 

TESTIMONIALS

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Breathwork has been the most effective healing modality for me, making profound changes in my life. Brian assists me with tangible, unconditional care. This is evident through every interaction I've had with him. I feel safe, heard, and seen. Trusting this process with a person of such integrity has released blockages, especially those associated with male figures from my past. He's an intuitively strong and gentle giant. I recommend him, without hesitation, to truly care for you in your own unique transformational journey, dissolving fear and unveiling deeper love.

                                                                                                                                                                                   Emma D., New Zealand and California

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I began practicing guided breathwork in 1993 with something called Quantum Light Breath, and since then have been guided on over a hundred breathwork journeys with Q.L.B., Holotropic Breathwork, and Clarity Breathwork practitioners.

 

My experience of Brian is of a strong masculine energy, with a keen sense of presence and attentiveness, balanced with a feminine holding and embracing of the journeyer as they bare themselves to the “full catastrophe” (as Jon Kabat-Zinn puts it). When I started breathing with Brian, I’d had some twenty-five years of breathwork sessions in those three modalities, and a great deal of psychic charge had already been released from the emotional wounding I was carrying.

 

Up to the point of working with Brian, I’d mostly been able to narrate a “story” about what had taken place during the breathing once a session had ended. With Brian as a guide, it was different. While a story would unfold during the breathwork itself, the all-encompassing expanse of the pain and grief aspect of it would consume the observing mind, leaving a memory of loss, of wailing, and of being wrung-out until the tear ducts seemed that they would run dry. Brian held the space for these sessions, always remaining totally unflappable, while gently and lovingly supporting me as I came back to “ordinary” reality. Anyone choosing Brian to be their breathwork guide will be in strong, competent, and loving hands.

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​​Brian is an excellent Breathwork coach. He intuitively knew the best way to guide me through each session, offering great suggestions for integrating my experiences between sessions. His strong presence provided a safe and non-judgmental environment to explore the darker, hidden motivators from my past, and helped me to overcome unhealthy patterns, and live my life more relaxed and joyful. Taking advantage of the 10 session package allowed for a more powerful and life-changing healing process. I highly recommend Brian and breath work as a tool for experiencing life at a higher vibration. 

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Brian has such a presence with a beautiful and inviting energy. His loving eyes put me at ease and made me feel very safe. Working with him was powerful and memorable. I was able to reach deep places within myself, knowing I was completely supported and cared for. 

The results were great healing and feelings of well-being. I am grateful to him and highly recommend him as a Breathwork Practitioner.

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What is
Biography
Testimonials
Sessions and Pricing

Two Hour Nurturing Breathwork Session

See description above in What is Breathwork?​

​Click here for further description of the 50 minute breathing portion of the Breathwork Session

 

Tier 1: ($125 for 2 hours) is for individuals who may be living on a tight budget or have limited financial resources.

​​Tier 2: ($175 for 2 hours) is for those who have an average income.

Tier 3: ($225 for 2 hours) is for individuals who have a higher income.

Zoom Sessions Available For All Services

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 One Hour Mindfulness and Breathing Session

 

Learn daily breathing techniques and mindfulness

practices to maximize your daily energy, sleep, and serenity.

 

​Click here for further description

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Tier 1: ($70 for 1 hour) is for individuals who may be have limited financial resources.

​Tier 2:( $100 for 1 hour) is for those who have an average income. 

Tier 3: $125 for 1 hour) is for individuals who have a higher income. 

Groups, Workshops, and Retreats

​ Emotional and RelationshipWellness Guidance

One Hour: Individual $125 * Couples $175

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Groups * Workshops * Retreats * Acting Classes

In-Person Group Breathwork Sessions

 

Group sessions : The first 30 minutes include a welcome and group share, followed by sound and breath relaxation, then physical movement with music. You will learn about setting intentions and spend a short time with another breather discussing possible intentions for the sessions. Intentions are not a necessity. If you do have an intention, once we start don't focus on it because unexpected things often come up that will be what you need in the moment. Also, intentions often transform themselves during the session. Breathers will then prepare their space and the Clarity Breathwork guidelines will be explained, followed by the 50 minute breathing section and then the 30 minute processing section.

             

In-Person Group Offerings

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Nurturing Breathwork provides No-Cost Group Sessions to adult groups with limited resources.

Contact Brian by email at nurturingbreathwork@gmail.com * Currently available in greater Santa Cruz, California.

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​ACTING SCENE STUDY CLASS 

The Actors Theatre Santa Cruz 

Discovering Yourself and Your Character Utilizing Emotional Breathwork

   March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19   

Click here for description​

       

Click on Santa Cruz Actors Theatre link below for their workshop listings

https://www.santacruzactorstheatre.org/workshops 

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  RETREATS

June 22, 2025: Chiang Mai Thailand

  3 Week Master Bodyworkers Healing and Breathwork Trip

Only 4 Spaces Available

  Chiang Mai Thailand

  Details coming.

  Email nurturingbreathwork@gmail.com for information. ​​​​​

                               

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