Shamanic Breathwork for Ancestral Healing
Healing What Did Not Start With You
Yyoga Workshop
5 December, 2026
Overview
Some of the fears, wounds and patterns we live with did not begin with us. The experiences of our parents, grandparents and earlier generations can live on in us, often without our knowing.
Trauma, the lasting impact of deeply frightening or painful experiences, can travel through generations. It can shape our personality, the beliefs we hold about ourselves and the world, our core values, and even our physical health. It may show up as a heaviness we have always felt, a fear we cannot trace back to our own life, or a pattern that keeps returning no matter how well we understand it.
Addressing this part of our story is increasingly recognised, in clinical therapeutic settings as well as in the holistic field. Spiritual traditions across many cultures have long taught that we are deeply connected to those who came before us. What remained unspoken, unhealed or unfinished in their lives can be passed on to us. Alongside their strength and gifts, we may also inherit their pain.
Science is now beginning to explore this connection through epigenetics. Studies suggest that stress and trauma experienced by one generation can influence how genes are expressed in the next. Researchers are starting to open up to what many indigenous traditions have understood for a very long time
What Is Shamanic Breathwork?
Shamanic breathwork is a conscious breathing practice inspired by ancient healing traditions and designed to support emotional release and spiritual healing. It blends indigenous wisdom with modern psychology, honouring both psychological growth and spiritual experience.
At its heart is the understanding that the breath is a doorway into deeper layers of consciousness. We breathe in a full, continuous rhythm, supported by drumming, rattles, music and the voice. Over time, this rhythm quiets the thinking mind and opens a non-ordinary state of consciousness, where we can perceive ourselves and our history in deeper ways.
Date and Time
December 5, 2026
14:00 – 17:00
Duration
3 hours
Price
€70
Places are limited to keep the group small and intimate.
A small, intimate group.
We gather in a small group, so there is space for everyone to feel safe, seen and held throughout the journey.
An opening ceremony.
We begin by opening sacred space together, calling in the directions, the elements and ancestral guidance. This creates a protected container for the journey, deepens our sense of trust, and helps us surrender more fully to what wants to emerge from within.
A profound guided journey.
Together we will breathe in a full, steady rhythm, supported by drumming, rattles, music and the voice. As the thinking mind quiets, we enter a deeper state of consciousness. We go at our own pace, and Silvia holds the space for everyone throughout.
In these expanded states, memories, emotions and images may arise that are hard to reach through words alone. Something that has felt stuck for years can begin to move. Many people describe a shift in how they relate to themselves, their family and their past, as if seeing an old story from a new place. These moments of insight and release are often where real change begins.
Through this guided journey, we create space to connect with our lineage, to sense what is ours and what may belong to those before us, and to let go of what no longer needs to be carried.
- How painful events, our responses to them, and family patterns travel through generations, shaping our development, beliefs, values and physical health
- Fears, wounds and patterns that may not have started with us
- What is ours to carry, and what may belong to those who came before us
- The strength and gifts of our lineage, alongside its pain
- The breath as a doorway into non-ordinary states of consciousness
- How we relate to our family, our past and our ancestors
- Greater awareness of patterns and beliefs that may have been passed down through our lineage
- A clearer sense of what is ours and what no longer needs to be carried
- A deeper connection with our ancestors and the strength of our lineage
- A fresh perspective on old family stories
- A felt experience of release, with something long stuck beginning to move
- A direct experience of the breath as a doorway into deeper consciousness
This workshop is for you if you want to:
- Explore fears, wounds or patterns you cannot trace back to your own life
- Understand how the experiences of your parents, grandparents and earlier generations may be shaping your life today
- Work with patterns that keep returning, however well you understand them
- Build a felt connection with your ancestors
- Reach what is hard to access through talking alone
- Honour your lineage, both its pain and its gifts
- Experience breathwork in a ceremonial, shamanic setting
- Explore non-ordinary states of consciousness in a safe, held space
- Explore deep inner work in a small, intimate group setting
Pregnancy • Recent surgery • Epilepsy, strokes, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA, “mini-stroke”) seizures, or other brain/neurological conditions • Aneurysms (personal or immediate family history) • Detached retina; Glaucoma • Cardiovascular diseases (including prior heart attack); uncontrolled high blood pressure • Mental disorders (manic disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, paranoia, psychotic episodes, depersonalization, etc.) • Severe anxiety or PTSD (without professional support) • Use of prescription blood thinners • Hospitalization for any psychiatric condition or emotional crisis within the past 10 years • Osteoporosis or physical injuries that are not fully healed • Acute somatic or viral diseases • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-II and COPD-III) • Individual intolerance of oxygen insufficiency • Severe autoimmune or inflammatory diseases (Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, severe Fibromyalgia) • Low impulse control.
Silvia is a trauma-informed somatic practitioner specializing in body-oriented coaching, breathwork, and bodywork. She is trained in Innercamp’s Holosomatic Method® for Breath and Body Therapy and certified by the Somatic School in the UK. Her work is grounded in somatic principles and informed by polyvagal theory, recognizing that our nervous system shapes how we experience safety, connection, and resilience.
Silvia believes that true healing involves the whole body—not just the mind. Drawing from both modern neuroscienceand ancient healing traditions, she helps individuals release unprocessed tension and emotion held in the body. Her approach supports the integration of body, mind, and spirit, allowing clients to move from patterns of survival and contraction toward presence, freedom, and inner balance.
