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Cathartic Breathwork Session Brisbane

Cathartic Breathwork · Brisbane, QLD

When life keeps triggering the same reactions,
patterns and emotions

01

Release

Emotions, patterns and tension stored in the body — not just the mind

Cathartic breathwork helps you access and release what the mind alone often cannot reach — so you can move through life with more clarity, emotional resilience and connection to yourself.

02

Regulate

Your nervous system finds a new baseline — calmer, steadier, less reactive

03

Rebuild

Inner resilience, self-awareness and a healthier relationship with yourself

04

Stay Grounded

An inner steadiness that remains — regardless of what life brings

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📍 Work Well Centre · Paddington QLD · Weekends by appointment

Why People Come

Most people don't arrive because life is easy

They come because something feels stuck. Because the same patterns keep repeating despite their best efforts. Because talking and thinking can only take them so far.

You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from this work. Many clients simply feel they are surviving rather than truly living — and sense that there is more available to them than what they currently experience.

Anxiety or stress that doesn't seem to switch off

Emotional overwhelm or difficulty regulating feelings

Burnout, chronic fatigue or feeling disconnected

Depression or persistent low mood

Relationship patterns that keep repeating

Grief, loss or unresolved past experiences

A sense of being stuck and wanting to move forward

A desire for deeper self-understanding and growth

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"I didn't understand it, but I went. What I found changed everything."
A common arrival
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"The breath reaches what

thinking alone cannot."
 

— Inner Gateways

What Is Cathartic Breathwork




 

Not meditation.
Not relaxation.

Something deeper.

Cathartic breathwork is a guided, intentional breathing practice that creates a non-ordinary state — moving energy through the body, bypassing the mind's habitual defences, and reaching what has been stored beneath conscious awareness.

The word cathartic means purging and clearing. A profound emotional release that transforms what was held as tension, pain or reactivity into something the body can finally let go of.

Works with the body, not just the mind. Emotions are stored physically — in the nervous system, the muscles, the breath itself. This work accesses them at that level.

Reaches beneath the thinking mind. Many patterns persist despite insight and understanding. The breath goes where cognitive work often cannot.

​Creates lasting change over time. A single session can be significant. A sustained practice builds something permanent in how you relate to yourself and your life.

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When I first came to breathwork I was exhausted — constantly carrying the weight of family, work and relationships while living in a state of chronic fight-or-flight. As I stayed with the work, I began to understand my patterns, take responsibility for my emotions, and develop a healthier relationship with myself. Today I no longer live in survival mode. I feel more balanced, more grounded, and more capable of meeting life's challenges without being overwhelmed by them.

— Student · 12 Months of Practice

What Changes Over Time

What clients commonly
discover over time

​The goal is not simply emotional release. The goal is lasting change in how you relate to yourself, your emotions and your life.

01

Reduced Anxiety

Less emotional overwhelm. A nervous system that no longer lives in constant threat mode.

02

Greater Self-Awareness

Understanding your patterns, triggers and reactions rather than being driven by them.

03

Healthier Relationships

Less reactivity and defensiveness. More capacity for genuine connection and honest communication.

04

Emotional Regulation

The ability to feel difficult emotions without being overwhelmed or shut down by them.

05

Self-Acceptance

A healthier, more compassionate relationship with yourself — including the parts you've found difficult to accept.

06

Genuine Resilience

Not the kind that numbs or distances. The kind that can meet difficulty and still remain standing.

07

More Energy

When the body is no longer holding chronic tension, a natural vitality begins to return.

08

Inner Stability

A steadiness that remains available regardless of what is happening in your external life.

Every person's experience is different. These outcomes reflect patterns commonly reported by people who engage with this work consistently over time. Breathwork is a complement to, not a replacement for, professional medical or psychological care where that is needed.

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WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION

Three stages through
the
 inner gateway

Private · 1:1 · Work Well Centre, Paddington · Weekends by appointment

01

Intention Setting

A short conversation before we begin. Where you are, what you're carrying, what you want to work with. This creates the psychological safety needed for deep work.

02

The Breathwork Journey

Guided, rhythmic breathing creates a non-ordinary state. Energy moves through the body. Emotions and patterns that have been stored beneath conscious awareness begin to surface and release. This is where the real work happens.

03

Behavioural Decision Processing

After the journey, we work with what emerged — giving it meaning, integrating it, and identifying what changes in how you move through your life. This final stage is what separates Inner Gateways from breathwork that stops at release.
PRIVATE SESSIONS . BRISBANE

Book a Session

All sessions are private, by appointment, at the Work Well Centre in Paddington. Weekends only.

FULL JOURNEY

Single Session

190

$

Full cathartic breathwork journey

Post-session integration

Full behavioural decision processing

Ideal for your first experience

Sustained Practice

Series of Five
$

900

Five private sessions over 10 weeks

Cumulative, lasting change

Priority weekend scheduling

Ongoing integration support

Where permanent inner resilience starts to be built

THE PRACTITIONER
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Trained. Experienced.
Someone who knows this work from the inside.

Lioh Zeviar holds a Diploma of Cathartic Breathwork, trained directly under Jaan Jerabek — one of the leading teachers in this field. The work he offers is not theoretical. It came from his own sustained practice and the genuine inner change that practice produced.

He holds space with precision and care, creating conditions where you can go as deep as the work requires — without ever feeling unsafe or unsupported. Every session is private. Every person's experience is different. There is no judgment here — only space.

Training & Credentials

  •  Diploma of Cathartic Breathwork

  •  Trained under Jaan Jerabek

  •  Trauma-informed practice

  •  Longstanding personal breathwork practice

REQUEST A SESSION

Reach out and
we'll find a time.

Tell me a little about what's bringing you to this work and your preferred timing. I'll reply personally within 48 hours to confirm a session or arrange a free discovery call.

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📍 Work Well Centre

108 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064

Prefer email? Write to innergateways@outlook.com

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BOOKING FAQ

Common questions
before your first session.

Practical answers about what happens, how long it takes, what to bring, and how your booking is confirmed.

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TAKE THE FIRST STEP

You don't need to have it figured out.
You just need to be willing to breathe.

Many people arrive at their first session not knowing what to expect. What they find is that the breath takes them somewhere the mind alone could not. 

One session is enough to understand what this work can do.

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