Lisette

Lisette worked with Karina for 8 Months & completed her Master Level Rebirthing Breathwork Practitioner Training in 2022. This was her experience.

“Last Summer, a close friend of mine mentioned rebirthing breathwork and gave me a link to Karina's website. I was not a stranger to breathwork but had never heard of Rebirthing Breathwork before, but it sounded pretty cool so I checked it out...I mean who doesn't want to be reborn? I thought to myself as I pulled up the website out of mere curiosity. Little did I know that at that very moment, a journey began that would change both myself and the direction of my life forever in ways that even I could have ever imagined. I looked at Karina's image on the screen, read the first few sentences of what was written, and every single molecule of my being said YES with absolute certainty, to her and to whatever it was that she was offering, I just knew, I was sure of it and I trusted it.... so, the Journey began… right there, right then. 

I chose to take the training and committed to 10 private sessions with Karina as well. I also chose to do them simultaneously. I was ALL IN. I knew that it was going to be intense, however, I also asked myself: How could I learn to become a Rebirthing Breathwork Practitioner and get certified in taking anyone through this journey of self-healing and self-discovery if I myself have not gone through it, experienced it, and embraced every facet of it – by completing the entire 10 private sessions and honoring that commitment to myself first.

I also chose to have at least 1-2 private breathwork sessions with Karina under my belt before even starting the course. I wanted to have a deeper understanding of everything I was learning because I was already experiencing it. I continued breathing with Karina throughout the course and after until I had fulfilled my commitment of 10 private sessions.

I cannot imagine having taken the course without having started breathing with Karina first and throughout the training. It gave me such an incredible insight into what I was learning and gave so much depth to my experiences during my private breathing sessions, that I must HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you do both – simultaneously. Dive in, all the way. You will thank yourself later. You’ll throw a party for yourself later and be beyond grateful that you did.

What I learned with the Embodied Breath Academy wasn’t just about becoming a practitioner and learning about rebirthing breathwork, the journey, and how to take someone through it. I came out of it with a deeper understanding of myself, my emotions, my responses to circumstances, and what that all meant; that I had the power and strength within me to make different choices that would lead to better results, a better me and a better life. Karina is an outstanding teacher and mentor in that she is not just powerful and knowledgeable, but also authentic, vulnerable, patient, and wise. She is so confident and so comfortable as a teacher that she freely allows herself to take liberties with the curriculum, depending on how each individual is learning, while taking into consideration the group dynamic. We all breathed together. We learned from each other as a group. We were vulnerable in front of each other and the whole time it felt safe. That is what happens when the leader, the teacher, the mentor, is not only all of those things while teaching, but considers herself to be a student as well; learning from us, and our experiences, becoming an equal part of the group. I haven’t experienced any other teacher that teaches in the way that Karina does… beautifully, passionately, organically, and authentically. I am honored, grateful and blessed to have been her student and for her to be my mentor. 

I have just completed my 10th private session with Karina. It has been a 4-month journey. I look back at the woman I was when I embarked on the journey and I smile with love for her, but almost in disbelief that I actually was her. I recognize her, but she seems so far away. Yet I embrace her, for it is she who has brought me here. Karina’s ability to hold space is something that is hard for me to put into words, nonetheless, I shall make the attempt. Incredible, profound, and extraordinary are the first words that come to mind, but they cannot even begin to truly describe it. I felt beyond safe in her presence while the most vulnerable parts of myself were exposed. I felt free to express myself, my feelings, my traumas, and my deepest darkest secrets without EVER feeling judged. All I ever felt was compassion, understanding, respect, and the freedom to go at my own pace. Karina allowed me the FREEDOM to heal myself at my own pace with no expectations of what that would look like or be like or feel like for me. It gave me the courage to go deeper within myself, to explore more, to look and see what was there without fear… the strength and the knowing that I would be able to face whatever it was that I found. And I did. It felt like I fell sometimes, but with her encouragement and understanding, I got back up. And each time I felt like I fell, I got back up faster and stronger and more determined than the last time, and so on, and so on.

So here I am. I look in the mirror and see someone new. I look at the world, other human beings, my present and my future through a different lens. It’s a hard thing to describe, but it feels like I'm living a different life. I have found a way to love myself and the parts of myself that I couldn’t even look at before. And here I am embracing them, telling them how beautiful they are, how loveable they are, how worthy and good enough they are because it's not only the truth, my truth. It has become a fact. I now draw boundaries for myself and my life and have no apologies for them. I am who I am and I have no apologies for that either. I will live my life fearlessly as much as I can and when there are times when I don’t, I make that okay. I now allow myself to be human and make mistakes. I no longer expect perfection from myself. I embrace the challenges in life without blaming others or myself because I understand that every circumstance is a blessing, a lesson, and an opportunity for me to learn and grow, and heal. And now I know, I fully understand why this is called Rebirthing Breathwork, for I have truly been…reborn.

Karina is one of the most special human beings I have ever met. I write this with tears in my eyes because of how true it is and because I feel so blessed to have met her, to have been on this journey with her, to have her hold my hand and say “you got this” every time I felt like I didn’t. But she said it with such certainty and knowing and belief in me that eventually, I had no choice but to believe it for myself. So YES, I agree, I DO have this. I've got this. I have my own back and that is something I never knew would be possible for me to say about myself. So, it is with great love, gratitude, and respect that I say thank you, Karina, for holding the space for me to heal myself. That has changed the direction of my life.

In conclusion, I would like to say this: if you are reading this, it’s because you were called here.You must have asked for change. You must have sent out a calling for transformation. Ask, and it is given. If you want to accept the answer, transform yourself, and learn to do so for others... then SAY YES. If you are confused and undecided, remember that there are no coincidences in this life and that if you are right here, right now reading this, it’s for a reason… All there is to do now… is SAY YES to it. If you are not looking for transformation and growth and a future that is so bright that it is unimaginable to you at this moment, then you are free to make a different choice. This opportunity has presented itself to you. The choice is always yours.

With Love and Light, Namaste.”