Breath and Mind Alliance: Where Healing Becomes Embodied

How Breath is Transforming Well-Being

Breath as medicine, ceremony, and home for the soul

Nicole Figueroa, co-founder of Breath and Mind Alliance and owner of Feel the Heal 77 holds space as a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, sound healer, and Reiki practitioner who guides people back to their bodies and to more compassionate ways of living. Her work centers on breathwork ceremonies, somatic practices, and energy healing sessions that help people release stuck emotions, regulate their nervous system, and cultivate steadier self-care rhythms.

What Nicole offers

Nicole’s signature offerings are designed to be both accessible and deep:

• Group Breathwork Ceremonies: guided sessions that combine paced breathing, intentional movement or stillness, and sound to support emotional release and felt safety.

• Private Breathwork & Soul Doula Sessions: 1:1 support for life transitions, grief, and spiritual openings that integrate breath with energy work (Reiki) and intuitive guidance.

• Sound Healing & Integration Circles: gentle sound journeys and grounding practices that help integrate the shifts that occur during high-ventilation breath practices.

• Community Workshops & Pop-Ups: collaborations with local wellness spaces (like Salt + Detox Oasis and A Beautiful Mind), where Nicole offers ceremonies designed to restore nervous-system balance and connection, as well as corporate events.

The Magic of Breathwork

Breathwork is more than a breathing exercise, it’s a guided practice that uses breath patterns to change how the nervous system operates. Done safely and with a trauma-informed container, like Nicole and Mona Lee, breathwork can:

• down-shift chronic sympathetic arousal (the “fight/flight” mode), increasing parasympathetic tone, and increasing overall well-being

• create space for emotional release and re-processing of stored tension;

• improve clarity, presence, and interoceptive awareness (the felt sense of being in your body).

  
  

Science-backed outcomes: What the Research Says

Research indicates breath regulation practices produce measurable benefits for mental health and stress reduction:

• A recent study found that breathwork provides improvements in stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms across diverse populations.

• Clinical reviews show breathing exercises increase parasympathetic tone, reduce resting blood pressure, and improve subjective sleep quality and anxiety.

  
  

Breathwork isn’t only “spiritual.” It produces significant shifts in body physiology and well-being that support lowered stress, clearer thinking, and improved sense of calm.

Breathwork for self-love and sustainable wellness

How does breathing well turn into self-love? Because breathwork builds a consistent, embodied habit of returning to yourself. Small, regular practices:

• Strengthen your ability to notice and name feelings instead of reacting impulsively

• Create a somatic baseline of safety so you can choose boundaries from steadiness rather than scarcity, and

• Invite tenderness for the parts of you that need rest, care, or witnessing.

When paired with integration practices, journaling, gentle movement, community sharing, or Reiki, breathwork supports not only symptom relief but also the deeper work of rewiring how we treat ourselves. Research supports these behavioral and physiological experiences, making breath a credible pathway toward lasting wellness rather than a momentary fix.

Safety and who should take care

Breathwork is powerful. Trauma-informed facilitation (which Nicole and Mona Lee emphasize) matters. People with certain medical conditions (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, recent heart events, severe psychiatric conditions) should consult a healthcare provider before participating in high-intensity breathwork. Nicole’s sessions offer gentler variations and clear consent practices so participants can engage at their own pace.

---

Mona Lee is the co-founder of Breath and Mind Alliance and A Beautiful Mind, offering integrative healing experiences rooted in nervous system regulation, emotional intelligence, and conscious self-awareness. Her work is deeply informed by her background as a Master-Level Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, and Transpersonal Life Coach, allowing her to skillfully guide individuals through mindset shifts, subconscious healing, and embodied transformation. Mona is especially known for her breathwork-centered experiences, where conscious breathing, mindfulness, and somatic awareness are used to release stress, restore balance, and cultivate inner clarity. Through one-on-one holistic sessions, group breathwork experiences, and transformational workshops, she creates safe, grounded spaces for healing, resilience, and authentic self-connection to unfold.

Pairing breathwork for maximum benefit

For deeper integration, consider pairing breathwork with:

• salt room or infrared sessions (for relaxation and breath comfort)

• sound healing for nervous-system regulation

• short journaling or mentor check-ins to translate insights into practical shifts. Nicole often partners with other local practitioners and spaces so attendees can craft a whole-self reset day.

How to book + what to expect

To join the transformative experience of breathwork with Nicole and Mona Lee next group ceremony or schedule a private session, visit Breath and Mind Alliance or follow @feeltheheal77 and @beautifulmindsc on social media for event announcements and booking links. You can expect a warm welcome, trauma-aware guidance, and an invitation to move at your own pace, whether you’re breathing for the first time in ceremony or you’re a dedicated practitioner.

Sending so much love and a celebration of breath.

LUVJOY Studios