Life. It Literally Takes My Breath Away

Table of Contents

• Before we begin

• Welcome to the Studio of Light

• This week’s theme:

• Periodic Table of Awakening TM

• Mini-habit to try this week

• Soul fuel

• From the studio desk

Before we begin

Welcome to the Studio of Light

Welcome back to the Studio of Light. This is my personal passion project, and maybe yours too. Every Transmission is part reflection, part invitation, and part reminder that we’re all energy, we’re all light, and we’re all just remembering how to heal ourselves… one layer at a time.

This week, we’re remembering through the breath. This week’s theme might feel a little on the nose — or in the nose — because I planned to write about breathwork two weeks ago… right before I had my first asthma attack in four years and got walking pneumonia as a bonus summer surprise.

So, here we are.
The lungs made me pause — again.
But if I’ve learned anything, it’s that the breath is always the way back: to calm, to clarity, to ourselves.

For me, breathwork was the next step after past life regression, quantum activation, and deep meditation work. It was the practical bridge between holding the frequency — and moving it through my body. I’ve done three guided group breathwork retreats so far, all layered with somatic movement, music, and a LOT of emotion. No yoga guru on a hill. Just humans, using the simplest thing we have to let the deepest things go.

The breath is the answer to so much more than we realize. It soothes stress. It moves stuck grief. It reminds us we’re still here — alive and able to choose stillness when life goes sideways. That’s what breathwork does for me. Maybe it will for you, too.

pssssttt….If you’d rather listen than read, you can press play right here. 👇

This week’s theme:

I didn’t know breathwork would end up being the answer to everything — but it is.
It’s the anchor in meditation.
It’s the regulator for a runaway nervous system.
It’s how we come home to ourselves when life spins too fast or too hard.

And for me, this theme couldn’t be more real — or more ironic.
Some of you noticed it’s been two weeks since my last transmission. Here’s why: I’m an asthma and coma survivor — my lungs and I have history.
I hadn’t had an asthma attack in four years… until two weeks ago. Cue surprise flare-up, walking pneumonia, and a not-so-gentle reminder from the universe to pause, grieve, rest, and breathe.

Turns out our lungs hold grief.
Turns out my body was holding more than I knew.
And turns out — breathwork showed up for me exactly when I needed it.

When I first tried it, I had no idea what I’d signed up for. I thought breathwork was just counting inhales, maybe holding for four counts.
Instead, it was sound, music, somatic movement, guided rhythms that cracked me open — tears, laughter, release.
It reminded me: you don’t need a mountaintop or a guru to come back to your breath. You just need you — your lungs, your choice, your willingness to sit with what moves through you.

Breath is survival. Breathwork is choice.
And this week, it feels good to choose it all over again.

What I’m sitting with this week…

✨ You don’t have to do breathwork perfectly for it to work.
✨ A single breath can soften grief, stress, or panic… for a moment, that’s enough.
✨ When life takes your breath away, your breath can bring you back.

Periodic Table of Awakening ^TM

BW — Breathwork
Category: Mindfulness & Meditation

Breathwork became my reminder when nothing else could bring me back to center.
Meditation taught me how to be still. Breathwork taught me how to move what I found there.
It showed me my lungs weren’t just for survival — they’re for release, for calm, for clearing what words can’t always reach.

Breathwork gave me access to the quiet truth underneath the noise.
To the part of me that still remembers how to soften, even in chaos.
It didn’t just change how I breathe —
It changed how I meet my own emotions, my body, and the grief I’d been carrying in silence.

If you’re curious about breathwork or want to know who’s guided me through it, just reach out — I’d be glad to connect you with my breathwork practitioner. They’re gifted at helping you breathe through what you didn’t even know you were holding.

Mini-habit to try this week

Give Me One Minute: Breath Reset

Here’s your first tiny taste of my Give Me One Minute practice — simple, real-life breathwork for moments when stress or anxiety creeps in.

Next time you feel your chest tighten, your shoulders tense, or your mind spin too fast — pause. Give me (and yourself) one minute.

Here’s how:
1️⃣ Sit, stand, or lean — wherever you are, you’re ready.
2️⃣ Close your eyes if you want to.
3️⃣ Inhale slowly through your nose for 4 counts.
4️⃣ Hold for 4 counts.
5️⃣ Exhale gently through your mouth for 4 counts.
6️⃣ Keep it going for just one minute.

Why?
One mindful minute of breath resets your nervous system, clears static, and gives your body permission to soften — stress, grief, overwhelm, whatever’s heavy.

No fancy ritual. No mountain retreat. Just one minute, one breath at a time.
That’s breathwork.
That’s GMOM.

Soul fuel

🧠 Mindset Mastery
Breathwork doesn’t live in your head — it lives in your lungs.
Want to see it in action? Here’s a simple 10-minute guide I love:
10-Minute Breathwork for Stress & Anxiety — Breathe With Sandy
Use it when you feel tense, scattered, or just need a reset. One good inhale can change your whole hour.

📚 Book
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
One of the most eye-opening reads on how and why breathwork works. Science, ancient wisdom, modern hacks — it’s all there.

🎧 Podcast
Reclaimed with Kyla Gagnon — Episode 84: Let Breathwork Be Your Biz Coach ;)
Kyla’s my breathwork guide and a huge part of my journey. Her words, her energy — trust me, you’ll feel it.

From the studio desk

Right now, I’m in the process of manifesting a small treatment space — something warm, welcoming, and woven with Reiki, meditation, breathwork, and all the gentle healing tools I love. It’s still a work in progress, but every piece feels so aligned, so yummy — and trust me, you’ll hear more when it’s ready to be born.

I’m not certified in breathwork yet (never say never) — but I do know the power of good guides, which is why I share the people and tools I trust. If breathwork is calling you, or you want a recommendation, my inbox is open.

In the coming weeks, I’ll be dropping a few simple “Give Me One Minute” audio practices you can carry anywhere — breath, meditation, tiny reminders that your calm is always just one inhale away.

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Thank you for sitting with me this week. Here’s to softer lungs, bigger exhales, and more light in all the spaces we’re learning to breathe again. See you in the next Transmission. You bring the tea — I’ll bring my truth.

About Tracie I’ve walked through fire—twice with cancer, once in a coma—and I came out the other side with a paintbrush in one hand and soul codes in the other. I’m an artist, healer, and intuitive entrepreneur living on the edge of the Pacific and the edge of awakening. I left a 30-year career in corporate leadership because my soul got louder than my resume. Now, I create transmissions like this to share what I’ve learned—through past life work, energy healing, messy growth, deep magic, and everyday moments that break you open just enough to let the light in.

This isn’t about being perfect & polished. It’s about being present.

Welcome to the Studio of Light.