Holotropic
BREATHWORK
My name is Isla Blix, I offer transformative breathwork classes and private 1:1 breathwork programs in my beautiful healing space in Marina del Rey, CA. My teachings are trauma informed. Substance free. Full of life and healing energy.
Somatic Healing
Release trauma through the body: Become fully alive
Experince breathwork for emotional release. It can be intense, yet incredibly powerful and life changing. This is the art of somatics = body-focused healing.
I facilitate Holotropic Breathwork style, also called shamanic breathwork, circular breathing, or three-part breath. Different names, similar technique.
My Saturday breathwork classes are 75 minutes. I’m passionate about building community and include time for connecting, integrating, and helping you tune into your body with presence and care.
My playlist is dynamic, with strong influences from shamanism and Indigenous cultures. I also weave in other genres from many different cultures to add depth.
Sessions end with meditation & sound bath. I also offer optional hands-on Reiki in all my sessions.
I lead with strong intuition. My goal is to meet you exactly where you are and create a safe space to challenge old ideas and expand through the heart.
Why Breathwork Heals Trauma, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Patterns
Accessing The Subconscious Mind. Difficult events can’t be healed only by talking about them. You can be intellectually clear about something, but won’t heal the wounds stored in your body. Breathwork helps your access you somatic psyche, where real healing happens.
Reconnecting With Self. Patterns like toxic relationships, overeating, or addiction are rooted in disconnection from Self. This style of breathwork reconnects you with your heart, intuition, and body, providing clarity on how to self-lead with compassion and make different choices.
Nervous System Regulation. Physiologically, this breathing changes the body’s chemistry. It lowers stress hormones, calms the nervous system, and helps emotional and physical tension move through the body. If you get anxious easily, this work is especially powerful.
Dissolving Limiting Beliefs. If you’re unclear about your path or seeking direction and clarity; a consistent breathwork practice can help remove mental clutter, fears, and limiting beliefs. Creating space to step fully into the path you’re meant to follow.
Deeper Healing
Benefits of Private Breathwork
- Each individual is unique. Private breathwork journeys allow you to go deeper, as they are exclusively designed for you.
- Release old trauma. Private 1:1 sessions allow for deeper integration and a more hands-on approach.
- Other somatic healing modalities may be included for your benefit—things not possible in group sessions.
- Individualized pace, timing, and music—always delivered from a trauma-informed approach.
- Confidentiality: your privacy and safety are my highest priority.
- When joining a healing program, I guide you to fully align with your goals and step into your highest potential.
Substance-Free Practitioner
I sometimes get asked if I can facilitate plant-medicine supported breathwork sessions. My firm answer is no. I’m a substance-free practitioner and take distance from all mood altering substances. My doors are extra open for sober people in recovery. I’m devoted to create a safe healing space for my dear sober community without gray zones.
Isla Blix
Why Do Breathwork With Me
I’ve studied the art of breath and earned several certifications, but being a skilled space holder requires far more than intellectual knowledge. It requires presence, embodiment, and strong intuition.
You can only cultivate this through a consistent daily self-practice.
I began facilitating breathwork groups in 2023. Since then, I’ve had the honor of helping hundreds—if not over a thousand—people heal their bodies and feel more expansive and alive.
As a sober woman in recovery, going out to treatment centers has been a significant part of my journey as a somatic breathwork coach. I’m deeply committed to the sober community, and people in sobriety are especially welcome in my sessions.
How Free Do You Want to Be?
Try a Free Breathwork Session Online
Can’t make it to my Saturday breathwork class in West Los Angeles (Marina del Rey)? Not sure about private sessions? Get to know me and my breathwork modality better with this mini-sample.
