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The InnerCamp Journal
123 articles on Breathwork, Bodywork, Energy Activation, cacao and trauma-informed practice — written by the facilitators behind the Holosomatic® Method.
Holotropic Breathwork Explained: Benefits, Risks, and How It Compares to Holosomatic®
Is Holotropic Breathwork safe? Explore the benefits, real risks, and how it compares to the trauma-informed Holosomatic® Method in our expert guide.
6 August 2026
4-7-8 Breathing: How This Technique Helps With Sleep and Anxiety
Discover how this simple breathing technique can improve sleep quality, reduce anxiety, calm the nervous system, and help you relax naturally before bedtime.
14 July 2026
Breathwork for Sleep: 6 Techniques to Fall Asleep Faster Tonight
Learn 6 effective breathwork for sleep techniques that can ease stress, quiet racing thoughts, and help you drift off faster tonight.
14 July 2026
Somatic Exercises for Anxiety: 8 Body-Based Techniques to Calm Instantly
Discover 8 effective somatic exercises for anxiety that help calm the nervous system, release stress, and reduce overwhelm using simple body-based techniques you can try today.
25 June 2026
Somatic Therapy vs Talk Therapy: Key Differences and Which Is Right for You
Compare somatic therapy vs talk therapy, including key differences, benefits, techniques, and choosing the right approach for trauma, stress, anxiety healing.
1 June 2026
How to Become a Breathwork Instructor (Step-by-Step Guide)
Learn how to become a breathwork instructor with this step-by-step guide. Discover training, certification, skills, and tips to build a successful career.
8 May 2026
Energy Healing Certification: How to Become a Certified Energy Healer
Thinking about energy healing certification? See what the training covers, online vs in-person options, costs, and how to choose the right program in 2026.
18 February 2026
Somatic Breathwork Training & Bodywork Certification: What to Expect
Learn what somatic breathwork training and certification include trauma-informed foundations, nervous system education, hours, and ethical scope.
28 January 2026
Trauma-Informed Breathwork and the Role of a Safe Facilitator
InnerCamp's breathwork facilitator certification is a professional path into trauma-informed healing. See curriculum, prerequisites, and career outcomes.
19 January 2026
How to Become a Certified Holistic Facilitator in 2026: The Complete Guide to Holistic Facilitator Certification
A complete guide to holistic practitioner certification, covering training, requirements, timelines, and what to expect after professional certification.
18 December 2025
Annie Hackwell
Annie Hackwell is a somatic facilitator, trauma-informed bodyworker, and movement facilitator who weaves together Holosomatic® Bodywork, Pilates, Reiki, and nervous system healing to guide people back into connection with their bodies and inner wisdom. Her journey began through personal experiences of chronic disconnectio
24 October 2025
Marjolein Van Ommeren
Marjolein strongly believes that we are all healers, and her holistic approach is based on this foundation. Her mission is to help people raise their vibration and restore balance in their lives by reconnecting them to their inner light. Marjolein promotes the wisdom of the Womb/Hara Awakening, an ancient, self-empower
24 October 2025
Becoming a Holistic Health Practitioner: Your Step-by-Step Journey
Discover InnerCamp's comprehensive holistic health training programs designed to launch your career in natural healing.
17 October 2025
Shamanism and its role in humanity and mental health
Shamanism holds a crucial place in human history and is experiencing a resurgence for various reasons.
13 October 2025
Holistic Coaching: A Comprehensive Approach to Mind, Body, and Soul
Transform your life with holistic coaching. Integrate mind, body, and soul for lasting growth, healing, and fulfillment.
9 October 2025
Somatic Sensations Explained: What Your Body Is Telling You
What do tingling, tightness or warmth really mean? Somatic sensations explained with everyday examples — and how to read your body's emotional signals.
8 October 2025
12 Tantra techniques that can help release trauma
12 tantric techniques for releasing stored trauma - including breathwork, de-armouring, and somatic practices you can try safely, at your own pace.
7 October 2025
2 Tantric massages to improve connection and intimacy
Tantric massage is about conscious, intentional touch - not performance. Discover 2 techniques that build intimacy, release tension, and reconnect partners.
7 October 2025
4 proven techniques to calm your ego and strengthen your relationships
The ego is an integral part of all of us, which serves to protect us, but it is very important to learn how to control it.
7 October 2025
5 essential strategies to overcome your fears
Writing your fears down on a piece of paper might help you see them more structured and exact.
7 October 2025
5 known ways to restore sexual spark in a long-term relationship
Maintaining your own individuality is as important as spending time together. The balance between these two is the recipe for an active sexual spark.
7 October 2025
5 main elements to healing with conscious uncoupling
In conscious uncoupling, you want to be able to turn your breakup – which for many is the worst thing that has ever happened – into the best opportunity in your life.
7 October 2025
5 wounds of the Soul
Rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, injustice - learn Lise Bourbeau's 5 soul wounds, the mask each one creates, and how to start healing them.
7 October 2025
6 best breathing practices for menstrual pain and PMS
Six simple breathing exercises to ease period cramps and PMS naturally — step-by-step instructions you can follow at home, no equipment needed.
7 October 2025
6 most common misconceptions about Tantra
Most people have tantra completely wrong. This article breaks down the 6 most common misconceptions - and explains what authentic tantric practice actually involves.
7 October 2025
6 very influential healing and embodiment traditions from around the world
From tantra and shamanism to Daoism and African healing - explore 6 ancient traditions that shaped modern somatic therapy, breathwork, and spiritual practice.
7 October 2025
7 little known ways to make the most of a Tantra festival and top 5 myths
There are still a lot of misconceptions about tantra festivals and so, it is crucial you understand what you are investing your time and energies in.
7 October 2025
7 Unveiled Truths About Being a Breathwork Facilitator That You Won't Find on Google
In order to ensure effectiveness, a Breathwork facilitator must engage in their own personal growth journey.
7 October 2025
7 ways you can use tantra principles to get rid of fear
Tantra puts a lot of focus on karma and that your life is largely dictated by the type of karma you have accumulated in the past.
7 October 2025
8 Reasons why sage is the go-to herb for health and healing
Many herbs have anti-microbial properties and sage, in particular, can kill bacteria, fungi, and viruses from your surroundings.
7 October 2025
8 tips to smudge effectively and 11 reasons why it is beneficial
Learn how to smudge your space correctly - 8 step-by-step techniques for smudging with sage and plants, plus 11 documented energetic and wellbeing benefits.
7 October 2025
9 Most effective foods to alter your state of consciousness
From cacao to certain spices - discover 9 foods that naturally alter your state of consciousness, how they work in the body, and how to use them safely.
7 October 2025
A big decision: should you stay or leave a relationship leading nowhere?
When entering a new relationship, people try to forget those moments or put them aside so as not to affect the current relationship they are building.
7 October 2025
Amazing ways to use aromatherapy with breathwork
Aromatherapy benefits include fighting bacteria, virus, or fungus, improving the digestion system, boosting immunity and reducing nausea
7 October 2025
Apply these techniques to improve chakra alignment and mental health
Chakras hold the key to our self-fulfillment and also help by taking a stance against physical and mental illnesses.
7 October 2025
Best foods to alter your state of consciousness
Best foods can help you reach an altered state of consciousness without using any other method or drug.
7 October 2025
Best somatic psychotherapy tools to help heal trauma
Somatic psychology takes its roots from ancient mind-body practices and the Western science of psychology, biology and neuroscience.
7 October 2025
Biggest differences between spirituality and religiosity
What separates spirituality from religion? This guide breaks down the key differences in belief, practice, community, and personal experience.
7 October 2025
Bodywork Therapy vs. Traditional Massage: Which Path Heals Deeper?
Enhance your healing experience with comprehensive bodywork therapy programs tailored to address the underlying causes of physical and emotional imbalances.
7 October 2025
Breathwork and brainwaves
Brainwaves are measured in cycles per second or hertz (Hz) and are called delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma.
7 October 2025
Can you diminish sleep paralysis once and for all with breathwork?
Sleep paralysis is the condition of feeling paralyzed while being conscious in the stages of waking up or falling asleep.
7 October 2025
Changing your breath can help you change your life
We truly believe that by changing your breath, you can change your life. Regular practice helps reduce stress and anxiety
7 October 2025
Consciousness, quantum physics and the law of attraction
Is the law of attraction backed by quantum physics? Explore consciousness, the observer effect, and quantum field theory - and their link to manifestation.
7 October 2025
Contraindications of breathwork
The complete list of breathwork contraindications — heart conditions, pregnancy, epilepsy, trauma and more — plus how to practise safely with each.
7 October 2025
Creative ways to reparent yourself and mend your childhood wounds
During our Breathwork Method trainings we dig deep into childhood traumas and do an extensive inner child work.
7 October 2025
Discovering Your Purpose in Life: A Journey of Fulfillment and Meaning
It is often argued that finding purpose in life is a harmonious blend of scientific inquiry and spiritual introspection
7 October 2025
Does inequality in your relationship keep you from growing?
It’s natural for partners to face disappointments in a relationship, for the ideal image of the partner to crumble
7 October 2025
How Energy Healing Courses Can Transform Your Health and Inner Peace
Transform your health and achieve inner peace with energy healing courses. Learn to harness your body’s energy systems to promote healing.
7 October 2025
Enticing ways to improve your sex magic skills
Sex magic harnesses sexual energy to direct intention toward a goal. Learn its roots in tantric and occult traditions, core techniques, and how to begin.
7 October 2025
Everyone ought to know these facts about out of body experiences
Out of body experiences are now also known to occur during an interrupted sleep rhythm, which precedes sleep or waking.
7 October 2025
Ground-breaking tips for semen retention: origin, benefits, and risks
Semen retention has roots in Taoist, tantric, and yogic traditions. Covers historical origins, reported benefits, documented risks, and what research shows.
7 October 2025
Here are 4 tantra practices to instantly strengthen your relationship
Those who practice Tantra diligently, tend to experience much stronger bonds and fulfillment in their romantic relationships.
7 October 2025
Here are 5 ways to improve communication in a long-term relationship
When we talk about communication in a relationship, we primarily think about talking about feelings and resolving conflicts
7 October 2025
Unlock Your Potential: How Breathwork Training Can Transform Your Life
Transform your life with certified breathwork training to boost clarity, reduce stress, and enhance emotional resilience.
7 October 2025
How can theobroma cacao help you with your mental and spiritual health?
The physical benefits of theobroma cacao include: reduced inflammation, boosting a healthy respiratory system and a healthy heart
7 October 2025
How does coffee influence your mental state?
Coffee is also abundant in potassium, a very important mineral and electrolyte that our bodies need to function properly.
7 October 2025
How ecstatic dance will help you with your self-esteem issues, anxiety and depression
Ecstatic dance is a holistic and wholesome practice with healing capabilities at psychological, physiological, spiritual and societal levels.
7 October 2025
How get prepared for a blissful Cacao Ceremony
If you have a deep desire to learn more about Cacao Ceremonies and facilitate transformative ceremonies, we invite you to join our Training
7 October 2025
How practicing a Sadhana can help you live your best life
Sadhana can give you the inspiration or boost you need to keep going in the hardest of days, where you feel lazy and tired.
7 October 2025
How to feel worthy while loving an emotionally unavailable person
We need to understand that a person who is emotionally shut down is probably trying to protect themselves from pain.
7 October 2025
How to integrate your breathwork session with the help of your ego
Passive integration,involves creating as much embodied presence and self-awareness in your life as possible after a breathwork session.
7 October 2025
How to synchronize your period with the moon
Depending on when in the cycle menstruation and ovulation occur, women are either in what is called the “white moon cycle” or the “red moon"
7 October 2025
How to use shadow work for an incredible personal transformation
Shadow work follows a Socratic approach where you question yourself tirelessly and explore yourself deeper and deeper each time.
7 October 2025
How your breath can make you feel powerful
How you breathe impacts how you live, and vice versa.The act of breathing creates a bridge between the body and the psyche.
7 October 2025
If you think that meditation is not for you, it is because you have not tried Osho active meditations
Osho Active Meditations help to decrease the number of thoughts that appear in your mind.
7 October 2025
Incredible conscious connected breathwork and psychotherapy examples
Psychotherapy is a broad term used to describe the myriad of techniques in which we can help treat individuals with mental health issues
7 October 2025InnerCamp receives "Best Holistic Healthcare eLearning Platform 2023" award
InnerCamp has been honored with the prestigious "Best Holistic Healthcare eLearning Platform 2023" award in the esteemed Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2023.
7 October 2025
InnerCamp x SoulCircus Festival (UK)
SoulCircus Festival is the ultimate celebration of life, where wellbeing and music merge into a harmonious experience.
7 October 2025InnerCamp x SoulCircus: Friday
Friday (August 18) 8.00am Conscious Breathwork for Energy & Vitality Join us for a transformative journey into the realm of conscious breathwork. In this immersive workshop, you'll learn how conscious breathing can awaken dormant energy within, revitalizing your body, mind, and spirit. Jordan will expertly lead you
7 October 2025InnerCamp x SoulCircus: Saturday
Saturday (August 19) 8.00am Breathwork to Boost your Immune System Practicing breathwork has been scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, lowers inflammation, and enhance the production of immune cells. In this immersive experience, you'll dive into the life-changing power of conscious breathing to enhance your
7 October 2025InnerCamp x SoulCircus: Sunday
Sunday (August 20) 8.00am Energetic Breathwork to Lose Weight Join us to experience the powerful connection between breath and weight loss as we introduce you to techniques that can help you improve your metabolism, and foster a positive relationship with food. This workshop prov
7 October 2025
Innovative tips to help you expand lucid dreaming
Widening the perspective from reality to your fantasies and unconscious elements might even help you become a better version of yourself.
7 October 2025
Is breathwork dangerous?
Breathwork brings up a wide range of thoughts, feelings and sensations, ranging from bursts of emotions such as sadness or joy, to shaking and intense physical pleasure.
7 October 2025
Is the fear of intimacy holding you back from a meaningful relationship?
Fear of intimacy is manifested through the problem of a person establishing attachment and connection to a partner in an emotional relationship.
7 October 2025
Knowing these 7 secrets will make holding space feel easy
As a breathwork practitioner, or any other type of facilitator, it’s likely that people will reach out to you, believing that they need healing.
7 October 2025
Looking to step up your active listening? Learn more here!
Active listening requires a person to become skilled in verbal and nonverbal communication, develop self-esteem, learn to empathise with others
7 October 2025
OMG! How to have the best full body orgasm ever
A full-body energy orgasm – also known as a spiritual orgasm – seems to be the Holy Grail, something reserved for the spiritual elite.
7 October 2025
Powerful ways to heal trauma with internal family system psychotherapy
IFS can be used on various mental health conditions such as: ‘Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder'.
7 October 2025
Practices that will change the way you approach forgiveness
Forgiveness is not an “all or nothing” thing, or we did or didn’t forgive. On the contrary, it is a process that has its levels.
7 October 2025
Proof that cacao is exactly what you are looking for
Cacao ceremonies are a kind of shamanic healing used for spiritual and medicinal purposes for “inner awakening and creative guidance”
7 October 2025
Proven ways that psychologists can use breathwork to help others
Psychotherapists can teach clients different breathing techniques to approach either the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system, with the ultimate goal of healing.
7 October 2025
Reasons to love doing breathwork with a team
Breathwork can take you to an inner journey where you make discoveries and reach fulfilling insights.
7 October 2025
Reparenting yourself: what does it mean and how to begin
Reparenting is our personal responsibility, and it will take time, commitment, and patience.
7 October 2025
Ridiculously simple ways to improve your Yoni weightlifting
Yoni is a Sanskrit word for the female sacred center. This guide explains the meaning, spiritual significance, and practical yoni strengthening techniques.
7 October 2025
Sadness doesn’t have to be hard. Read these 10 tips
Sadness is a natural emotion of your soul. Allow and accept this feeling. After that, you can become happy again.
7 October 2025
Shaman and Shamanic practitioner: know the difference
A shamanic practitioner and a shaman aren't the same thing. Learn the key differences in calling, training, cultural context, and how modern practitioners work.
7 October 2025
Shamanism and its role in humanity and mental health
Shamanism holds a crucial place in human history and is experiencing a resurgence for various reasons.
7 October 2025
Discover the Power of Somatic Bodywork Training for Healing and Growth
Transform with somatic bodywork training. Heal trauma, manage pain, and boost emotional well-being through body-centered techniques.
7 October 2025
Somatic psychotherapy and the role of Breathwork in it
Somatic psychology emphasises the somatic experience embracing therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body, aiming to recover the mind-body connection.
7 October 2025
Somatic psychotherapy tools: resourcing, titration and pendulation
Learn the three core somatic psychotherapy tools: resourcing, titration, and pendulation - what each means and how they help regulate the nervous system after trauma.
7 October 2025
Stress and Health: Unveiling the Negative Consequences and Practical Management Tips
Incorporating stress-reduction practices like breath exercise, mindfulness, and social support can significantly enhance both your physical and mental well-being.
7 October 2025
Non-ordinary states of consciousness during a breathwork session
During breathwork sessions, you do not necessarily need an exact destination but insecure moments still might appear from time to time.
7 October 2025
Tantra is not taboo. Read this to learn the truth about tantra.
Tantra is a complete science of self-realization, based on the cumulative wisdom of centuries of exploration into the meaning of life and consciousness
7 October 2025
Temazcal: A spiritual sauna for the body and the soul
Temazcal rituals can differ from region to region however, typically they take around 2 two hours and are led by a shaman or a temazcalero
7 October 2025
The cosmic orgasm: how to raise the Kundalini energy
What is a cosmic orgasm? Explore the connection between kundalini sexual energy, chakra activation, and transcendent states - and how to access them consciously.
7 October 2025
The effect of music on brain waves and altered states of consciousness
Using binaural rhythm it is possible to adjust the brain waves to the desired level. This tells us that the brain can be influenced
7 October 2025
The Hidden Breathwork Dangers Every Practitioner Must Know
Not everyone should practice breathwork unsupervised. Learn the physical and psychological risks, contraindications, and how facilitators ensure safety.
7 October 2025
The hidden mystery behind the power of the words we speak
Since NVC is not just a language or process, but also an empathic stance, a consciousness of deeper needs, and a compassionate intent
7 October 2025
The top 7 things you can do for spiritual activism success
Spiritual activism is “compassionate, positive, kind, fierce, and transformative” and it comes from the heart.
7 October 2025
The vagus nerve & breathwork
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been used to manage health and disease, proving beneficial for epileptic patients and with managing depression
7 October 2025
There’s no better time to enhance your relationship with tantric massage
A tantric massage is more than just physical sensuality and pleasure. It ventures into the realms of emotions, energy, and spirituality
7 October 2025
These 4 teachings will change the way you approach shamanism
Shamanism is a way of life where a person recognizes the oneness of reality and lives accordingly. What can a shaman do?
7 October 2025
Things you must know to alter the ways you think about death
According to anthropologist Ernest Becker (1973), the society we live in today is a symbolic defense mechanism against our own deaths.
7 October 2025
This de-armouring tantric practice will help you in so many ways
De-armouring is a somatic tantric practice that releases chronic muscular and energetic tension from the body. Learn what sessions involve and their benefits.
7 October 2025
Tips that will make you a guru in guided meditation
Playing meditation music is an important part of the session: This helps to create an atmosphere for the audience to block outside noises, focus on the inside, give the session a flow.
7 October 2025
Top 4 tantric practices for intimacy and connection
Tantric practice plays a considerable role in making connections, not just with a partner but also with yourself.
7 October 2025
Trauma Informed Massage Therapy: Creating Safe Spaces for Deep Healing
Explore InnerCamp's trauma-informed self-healing techniques designed to create safety and facilitate deep healing at your own pace.
7 October 2025
Try these 4 techniques to help heal your sexual wounds
Tend to your physical and emotional needs every day to heal your sexual wounds. This is a gradual process and will happen incrementally.
7 October 2025
Understand the science of breathwork without breaking a sweat
We are all unique individuals and the effects of breathwork on our bodies, minds and emotions will be equally unique.
7 October 2025
Understanding Independence and Interdependence and the Role They Play in Shaping Relationships
Healthy relationships need both independence and interdependence. Learn what each means, how they show up in relationships, and how to find the right balance.
7 October 2025
Want to learn more about the neurobiology of mindfulness? Read this!
Mindfulness meditation affects psychological and neurological processes and systems, improving attentional
7 October 2025
Ways to compliment your breathwork session with mandalas
Mandalas have been used as spiritual awakening tools and symbols of prayer in various traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Shintoism.
7 October 2025
Wealth and spiritual growth. Are they connected?
Tantra offers a profoundly different spiritual context. In Tantric philosophy, the manifestation of the world is just as divine as its conscious essence
7 October 2025
What are the benefits of Ecstatic Dance?
Ecstatic dance is a holistic and wholesome practice with healing capabilities at psychological, physiological, spiritual and societal levels.
7 October 2025
What Is a Cacao Ceremony? Origins, Benefits & What to Expect
What happens at a cacao ceremony? The meaning behind the ritual, its heart-opening benefits, and what to expect at your first ceremony — from practising facilitators.
7 October 2025
What is bioenergetics? The work of Alexander Lowen
Bioenergetics is Alexander Lowen's body-based therapy that uses breathing, movement, and posture to release chronic tension and stored emotional blocks.
7 October 2025
What Osho can teach you about the 3 dimensions of love
Osho described three dimensions of love - sex, love, and prayer. Learn what each means and how moving through them shapes consciousness and intimacy.
7 October 2025
What your science teacher should have taught you about chakras
Chakras are focal energy centers from various ancient meditation practices. There are seven main chakras and overall up to 114 in the body.
7 October 2025
Wondering how to become friends with your ego? Read this!
When effectively observing one’s own ego, the person is able to filter their statements and actions, determining what is socially appropriate behavior
7 October 2025
Yoga Nidra to experience wholeness
Yoga nidra is a fascinating practice with many benefits evident by both anecdotal and scientific support.
7 October 2025
You want healthy boundaries? They are important and this is why
People who set healthy boundaries can maintain intimate relationships and build meaningful connections while honouring their own preferences.
7 October 2025
What do others really think about your invulnerability?
People are not born with the defence mechanism of invulnerability. We learn it. We learn it as growing up as a child when we go out and play with other kids
24 September 2025
Interesting facts we bet you never knew about the history of breathwork
Different breathing methods have been used to facilitate spiritual awakening, relaxation, healing, personal transformation, and for various rituals throughout history.
3 September 2025