Vivation Breathwork
Leading Breathwork Since 1979
vivation is for everyone
With just a few hours of instruction, anyone can learn how to quickly and pleasurably resolve even the most difficult feelings through Vivation.
The skill of embracing all of your life
Vivation is a physically pleasurable meditation and breathwork process developed by Jim Leonard in 1979. It allows you to quickly and permanently resolve negative emotions, trauma, and stress. This gentle yet powerful technique works by helping you experience feelings as physical patterns of energy in the body. By directly connecting with the physical sensations of emotions, rather than the thoughts about them, you bypass negative thought patterns. This results in an honest and pleasurable experience, efficiently integrating and transforming feelings from suffering to bliss.
what is vivation?
It’s all about autonomy. Vivation places strong emphasis on enabling emotional freedom and self-realization for its practitioners. The primary ethic is your body is your teacher. Through Vivation, you gain the ability to heal yourself from the inside out, whenever and wherever needed.
Benefits of Vivation
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relieve stress and anxiety
Vivation is so effective in reducing stress and anxiety that their original causes don't resurface.
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cause Creative Breakthroughs
Artists, designers, makers, activists, and musicians can benefit. The ability to relax the mind and be present allows for new creative connections and expressions.
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ease grief
With Vivation, you can ease more fluidly into recalling happy memories instead of feeling stuck dwelling in sadness.
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Break unhealthy habits at the root
Heal the underlying feelings and emotions that drive substance use or unhealthy behavioral patterns.
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Improve relationships
Through cultivating greater self-love, you can allow others to truly be themselves as well.
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Transform Chronic Pain and Illness
Vivation empowers you to compassionately embrace and transform the emotional turmoil and physical distress of chronic conditions.
FAQs
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Yes, and so much more! While breathwork is one of Vivation's five elements, the practice encompasses much more. The other four elements provide a comprehensive approach to emotional mastery.
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Yes, unlike most meditation practices requiring a quiet, undisturbed setting, Vivation can be done anywhere - while working, playing, or even in public. However, it can also be practiced in a quiet space to go deeper within. Vivation is a physically pleasurable, somatic (feelings-based) form of mindfulness. It transforms difficult experiences into positive ones, and positive experiences into great ones. Since Vivation feels so gratifying, most people naturally start practicing it whenever they want to improve their situation.
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Yes! You will learn breathing techniques to modulate the intensity of feelings, allowing you to remain safely and manageably present with them, which leads to resolution and integration. Additionally, I have received ongoing training in Trauma-Informed Care. Autonomy is a central tenet of my practice.
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While Vivation is a skill you learn to practice on your own, it is extremely therapeutic and can rapidly accelerate any emotional work undertaken with a qualified therapist. Though not therapy itself, Vivation complements therapeutic processes remarkably well.
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With around 20 hours of instruction and coaching. Most people can start practicing Vivation proficiently after just a few lessons. Each lesson builds upon the previous one, resulting in complete autonomy with the skill after a short series of instructional and coaching sessions.
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Since 1979, over 100,000 students worldwide have experienced Vivation as a safe and effective practice. While profoundly impactful, its power lies in its gentleness. However, if you have any concerns about potential effects on your physical or mental health, it is recommended to consult your doctor or a mental health professional before starting.
Group Intro Sessions
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60-90m
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$15 virtual sessions
$30-$50 in-person group sessions
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These introductory sessions are a perfect place to start so you can get a taste of Vivation. Though this practice is most powerful when you can apply it autonomously to your daily life, you can still receive deep integration and healing from a drop-in group session.
The small group setting offers a uniquely supportive community experience. The healing container is co-created by each participant and gets stronger with our collective intentions.
One-on-One Starter Pack
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Package of Three 75m One-on-One Sessions
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$333
Payment plans available
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Want to go deeper with Vivation but not quite ready for the full training? This is a wonderful opportunity to work with Rose directly, customizing each session to your needs and curiosities.
You will learn the basic outline of the Three Points to Remember and the Five Elements of Vivation, and will receive a fully guided session curated to your needs at the moment. Home-visit and virtual sessions are available.
Heart Alchemy Vivation Training
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2.5 day immersion OR
7 weeks | 2 hour per week
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$1750
Equates to about $100/hr, around the cost of a massage, but you gain a lifelong skill instead of momentary relief!
Payment plans are available.
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You will receive:
Deep-dives on the theoretical framework and practice of Vivation
Facilitated, lying-down sessions
Receive tips to begin applying the practice in daily life
You can expect to:
Become fully autonomous in this transformative skill
Integrate more and more of your life into creativity, connection, and joy
Attain total proficiency in Vivation; apply it anytime, anywhere
What people are saying
“Vivation has become a constant gentle reminder to myself that I have the tools necessary to change the lens through which I experience the world. Having autonomy in the practice is critical for me to feel like I always have a choice in any situation. Concepts like "[not] making wrong" and "doing what you do" have been very liberating for me as a chronic people pleaser and recovering perfectionist .”
— Participant in the 1-1 Vivation Program