"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand." Henri Nouwen

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 My Story

Born and raised in LA, Suzanne moved to San Diego to attend SDSU and never looked back.

Suzanne is a Trauma-Informed Breathwork and Somatic Practitioner. Suzanne has an undeniable passion for educating others on the nervous system, unconscious patterning, and regulation tools. Breathwork has been a significant part of her healing journey, her story is just proof of the power of this work.

From as far back as Suzanne can remember, she has had an interest in health. After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2010, she was confused and sad, having seemed to be doing everything right as far as diet and exercise.

She turned to using her mind trying to control and fix it, seeking knowledge to figure out what would make her better. Disassociating, from her body and emotions was familiar to her, which left her feeling exhausted, frustrated, and stuck in her head, not recognizing that it was her body asking for attention. 

After her talk therapist suggested yoga, she a Breathwork class so she decided to attend. “During my first class, I cried and cried. I was uncomfortable and did not want to go back, but my body was calling me to return.”  Suzanne realized she could no longer escape her pain, grief, and anxiety. It was time to go within and face the sadness, childhood abandonment, sexual trauma, and dysregulated nervous system.

She was aware of some of her conditioning but realized she didn’t know how to feel safe inside. When you are in chronic state of fight or flight and dissociation, it is hard to feel that internal safety, so everything felt like a threat.

She had to start by gaining tools to regulate her nervous system so she could feel safe within and then be with all parts of herself, including repressed emotions and conditioning, processing it through her body.

The Breathwork and somatic therapy created awareness, and ultimately space to make different choices, embodying her truths not just in her head but her heart, stepping into her true self.

Training:

  1. Certified in the Shipp Method “Trauma Recovery Training” 100 hours

  2. Breathwork Facilitator Training with: Rebecca Kordecki and David Elliott

  3. Certified Business Coach

  4. MA in Transformation Leadership

  5. Certificate of Spiritual Formation: Theodyssey Group

**Breathwork is a powerful tool and needs to be facilitated very mindfully with intentional awareness of dissociation and disconnection. So having a guide that is trained with a trauma-informed lens is critical.

PODCAST GUEST

Blueprint Breakers:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blueprint-breakers/id1647486003?i=1000632421717

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/70NViVGKLznZuLiTWFdrX2?si=mBSV9vf6Tr63v9bdueMn5w

Youtube: https://youtu.be/v541lUU9xZk?si=zEfvLcDTg3gpZpV8

Inspired Journey Consulting:

https://inspiredjourneyconsulting.com/podcasts/105-somatic-breathwork-with-suzanne-lederer/