Torus Tree - Blog #Emotional ProcessingTorus Tree - Blog #Emotional Processinghttps://www.torustree.com/blogs/tag/emotional-processingSat, 12 Sep 2026 01:10:51 +0200http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Why Do People Cry During 9D Breathwork?]]>https://www.torustree.com/blogs/post/why-do-people-cry-during-9d-breathworkCrying during 9D Breathwork is common, and it is not a sign that something has gone wrong. An honest look at why it happens, what it isn't, and how sessions are held so you are never left mid-feeling.]]>

9D Breathwork · What To Expect

Why do people cry during 9D Breathwork?

If you’ve watched someone come out of a breathwork journey with tears on their face — or you’re wondering what might happen to you — this is the honest, plain answer. Crying during 9D Breathwork is common. It is not a sign that something has gone wrong, and it is not something to brace against.

It happens more often than people expect

Most people arrive at a session expecting to feel relaxed, and are surprised when something closer to grief, frustration, or old sadness surfaces instead. Some cry during the breathing itself. Others feel nothing in the moment and are caught off guard by tears on the drive home, or the next day. Both are completely normal, and neither is more “correct” than the other.

Why it happens

A lot of us get very good at holding things together — staying busy, staying composed, not making a fuss. Conscious connected breathing, layered with immersive sound, seems to loosen that grip. For many people, tears are simply what release looks like when the usual defences soften.

It isn’t always about anything specific. Sometimes people cry and can point to exactly what they were thinking about. Just as often, someone will say afterwards, “I don’t even know what that was about — I just needed to let it out.” You don’t need to know why to let it happen.

You’re never on your own with it

Every session is guided from start to finish. Everyone is on their own mat with their eyes closed, so nobody is watching or judging — whatever comes up for you is private, even in a room full of other people.

You remain in control of your breath the entire time, which means you're always able to soften the pace if something feels like a lot. And the journey always closes with a grounded integration phase, so you're never left mid-feeling — there's time built in to settle before you leave the mat.

What it isn’t

Crying isn’t a sign the session is “working better” than a session where you don’t cry. Plenty of people have deeply meaningful sessions with no tears at all, and plenty of people cry without it being connected to any big realisation. There is no scorecard here — whatever your body does is simply what your body needed to do that day.

It also isn’t something to fear or avoid. If the thought of crying in front of other people is part of what’s holding you back from trying breathwork, it may help to know: most people who’ve been before say the room feels far more supportive than they expected, and nobody is ever asked to explain or share more than they want to.

After the session

Most people feel lighter once a good cry has passed — that sense of having put something down. It's common to feel a little tender or reflective for the rest of the day, and that's fine too. Our Support Hub has grounding audio and aftercare guidance if you'd like something to help you land afterwards.

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]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:29:36 +0000<![CDATA[What Actually Happens in the Brain During Deep Breathwork]]>https://www.torustree.com/blogs/post/what-actually-happens-in-the-brain-during-deep-breathworkDeep breathwork creates temporary brain state changes that quiet overthinking and support emotional processing. Learn what the science says about how it works.]]>

People often describe deep breathwork as switching something off in the mind.

Less thinking.

Less analysing.
More clarity, emotion, and insight.

What’s really happening isn’t mystical — it’s neurological.

Modern research is now catching up with what breathwork practitioners have observed for decades: certain breathing patterns temporarily change how the brain is operating, creating a state where insight and emotional processing become easier.


The Thinking Brain vs the Experiencing Brain

Much of our day-to-day life is dominated by the prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for:

  • Planning

  • Analysing

  • Judging

  • Self-monitoring

This is incredibly useful… until it’s not.

When this area is overactive, people experience:

  • Overthinking

  • Anxiety

  • Emotional suppression

  • Difficulty “letting go”

Deep breathwork creates a temporary shift away from this control centre.


CO₂, Blood Flow, and State Change

A recent paper published in Communications Psychology (Nature) examined what happens during circular or connected breathwork.

Researchers found that active rhythmic breathing lowers carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the blood, a state known as hypocapnia.

This causes:

  • Constriction of cerebral blood vessels

  • Reduced blood flow and oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex

  • A reversible shift in brain dominance

This phenomenon is often referred to as transient hypofrontality — a short-term quieting of the brain’s executive control systems. The Science of 9D Breathwork


Why That Feels Like “Getting Out of Your Head”

When the prefrontal cortex eases back:

  • Inner commentary softens

  • Emotional material can surface

  • Sensations, memories, and insights emerge without being analysed away

People often report:

“I stopped thinking and just felt.”
“Things made sense without me trying.”
“I saw something clearly, without effort.”

This isn’t dissociation.
It’s a different mode of awareness.

Similar States, Different Doorways

Transient hypofrontality has also been observed in:

  • Meditation

  • Flow states

  • Endurance sports

  • Certain therapeutic and somatic practices

Breathwork is unique because it can reliably access this state within minutes, without years of training or substances.

The breath is the doorway.


Why This Matters for Emotional Release

When the thinking brain relaxes:

  • Stored emotional responses can complete

  • The nervous system can reprocess experiences

  • Insight lands somatically, not intellectually

This helps explain why people often release emotion or gain clarity without needing to understand the story behind it.

The body does the work.


Is This Safe?

Yes — when guided responsibly.

The state created by breathwork is:

  • Temporary

  • Reversible

  • Carefully paced

At Torus Tree, sessions are structured to move through activation, experience, and integration, allowing the nervous system to settle and consolidate the shift rather than stay heightened.


Not Escaping — Rebalancing

This brain shift isn’t about switching off or losing control.

It’s about:

  • Temporarily quieting over-control

  • Allowing other parts of the brain to contribute

  • Letting insight emerge naturally

You don’t lose yourself.
You meet yourself without noise.

In Short

Deep breathwork changes the brain by:

  • Altering CO₂ levels

  • Reducing prefrontal dominance

  • Creating a receptive, integrated state

This is why people feel clarity, emotional movement, and perspective shifts — often without effort.

The science simply explains what the body already knows how to do

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