About Breathing Journeys
Our mission is to help people connect to themselves, each other and to the natural world.
We believe breathwork can help resolve the traumas we carry and shed the conditioning and stories that no longer serve us. It’s about finding a better way to be and live in this world..
At the heart of our ethos is a deeply held desire for spiritual awakening as a practical reality which then informs our actions throughout all aspects of our lives. We support this through a range of programmes that allow individuals to heal and to experience spiritual reality within the context of their own beliefs.
We don’t profess to be in any way more informed on matters of spirit than any other system, however we do believe that breathing in the way that we promote offers a highly effective, safe and self-empowering methodology for individuals to heal, grow spiritually and flourish in all aspects of their lives. It is also highly accessible.
We believe that spiritual connection is not only an aspiration but a daily physical reality. In many cultures the word for soul or spirit is the same as the word for breath. We are literally breathing spirit every second of our waking lives. When we learn how to harness this connection we step onto the pathway of self awareness, self love and self mastery, guided by grace. When rooted in everyday life, application of spiritual awareness allows our highest intentions for ourselves to be made manifest in ways that we could never imagine.
About John Paul
John Paul Mason is a breathwork facilitator and founder of Breathing Journeys. He brings a unique perspective to the field of breathwork, and is passionate about helping people awaken to their true potential.
John Paul brings to Breathing Journeys his own multifaceted abilities and clarity developed through years of experience in a diverse range of disciplines. He has extensive breathwork training gained with various UK and international teachers, including the Air School of Breathwork in Devon, with whom he received a Diploma in Rebirthing in 2013, Zentium International from Australia and Sundoor International from the USA with whom he is certified as a Spiritual Coach and Transformational Breathwork facilitator. He also trained in aura diagnosis and is a qualified Reiki Master. He has experience in group work, having trained for a year with the Institute of Group Analysis in the UK and has undergone training in group practice and ritual with – among others – Joanne Macy, Green Activist from the United States of America.
As a certified breathwork facilitator, John Paul has helped countless individuals tap into their own inner wisdom and experience profound personal growth and healing.
Our Values and Ethos
At Breathing Journeys we endeavour to ensure that all relationships throughout our business should be win-win. This includes ourselves as a profit making organisation, our clients, our staff, our suppliers and the environment.
To this end the following statements hold true:
- We believe in the power of breathwork to help individuals grow spiritually and flourish in all areas of their lives.
- We believe that when rooted in everyday life, breathwork and spiritual awareness allow our highest intentions to be made manifest in ways we could never imagine.
- We encourage creativity, cooperation, and imagination to keep our organisation alive and thriving.
- We treat our clients, colleagues and suppliers with honesty, integrity, and respect, always striving to create a supportive working environment.
- We create a sacred space and honour the land around us, minimising disturbance and encouraging a relationship with the natural world.
- We hold our programs in places with good access by public transport, allowing time to connect with the natural environment, and imparting information about the local area.
- We strive to reduce our environmental footprint and offset all carbon emissions through investments in natural woodland regeneration and other local sustainability initiatives and efforts, including using local and organic produce wherever possible.
- We believe in the rights of all forms of life to share the places we inhabit, and reimagine ways in which we live and work, placing ourselves no higher than any other form of creation.
- We are committed to promoting self-awareness, self-love, and self-empowerment through spiritual awareness in everyday life.
What this means for you
Above all, we want to empower you to make decisions for yourself that you can feel good about. This may mean providing you with information about our programs, with scholarship or bursary resources to continue your journey, or with training and education as you bring the inner peace afforded by Conscious Connected Breathing to your own community.
But in whatever way we can support you, we will.