First Light: An Introduction to ShadowWork through Breath

Shadow work is the practice of exploring the hidden or suppressed parts of ourselves—our emotions, fears, and patterns we often avoid, and the aspects of ourself that we deny or reject.

These hidden parts can influence our behaviours, perspectives, and relationships in unconscious ways.

Through the process of embodiment exercises and a deep breathwork experience, revealing your shadow in this safe and supportive container helps bring these aspects into conscious awareness, fostering self-acceptance, bringing light to the shade.

It is ultimately about reclaiming ourself by embracing all parts of the self.

"Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore.  The Shadow can be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and an authentic life."

Steve Wolf and Connie Zweig

What to Bring:
- wear comfortable clothing. Dress warm in layers, with socks on!
- small blanket & flat pillow
- water bottle
- most importantly, come with an open mind and heart

Arrival Time: 
Please arrive 10 minutes beforehand to say hello and get settled in.

Preparation Tip:
Avoid eating heavy foods or drinking anything besides water before coming.

Meet Your Hosts!
Jay Kahu
Coach, Breathworker, Father, Mentor

Road to Redemption:
Meet Jay, a man devoted to service and sacrifice, a man dedicated to change and evolution, a father on a road to redemption in pursuit of self-mastery. Jay has been through many setbacks, obstacles and challenges throughout his life, overcoming such diversity, he stands victorious; A beacon of light for others to follow.

Now welcoming challenges as new opportunities for growth, Jay looks to not only inspire, but to lead other beings down this path of redemption!

Why work with Jay?
With 5 years of devotion in men’s work, founder of Self-Made: the Ultimate Men’s Group and as a certified breathwork practitioner, Jay has the experience and expertise you can trust. Moving through various dynamics, Jay possesses the ability to execute a well-rounded session designed your all needs and aspirations.

His expertise includes:
- 1:1 Coaching / therapy
- Men’s Group Facilitation
- Breathwork Facilitation
- Human Evolution Specialist
- Reiki Healing / energy work

The Visionary:
It is Jay’s underlying goal to create a platform for a conscious connected community of liberated people who want the best out of life. To create an alternative to the modern-day narrative of today’s society. He is devoted to support and guide people on their own journey of empowerment and transformation, through challenge and change, connecting a community in what it means to be human!

Olivia Jane
9D Breathwork Facilitator and Trauma-Informed Coach

As a trained primary school teacher, graduate of Elementum Coaching Institute as a trauma-informed Coach, Breath Master and 9D Breathwork facilitator, and mother to my 2.5 year old daughter, I'm passionate about combining these lenses to create lasting transformation and healing for individuals, couples, and within families and the school environment.

Shaped by seasons of change and deep inner work, my journey has woven together the threads of NLP, Parts Therapy, Somatic Release, and the wisdom of neuroscience. From life’s upheavals emerged a toolkit — not just learned, but lived — intuitive, integrative, and uniquely my own.

I'm dedicated to sharing the immense healing and life-upgrading capability of 9D Breathwork, expressing my story and knowledge gained through my solo pregnancy and birth experiences and helping other mums navigate their journey, while also working towards developing a breathwork program for schools in New Zealand.

A breathing session may not be suitable for you if you have the following conditions:

• cardiovascular problems

• abnormally high or low blood pressure

• aneurysms

• epilepsy and seizures in the past

• anyone taking heavy medication

• severe psychiatric symptoms especially psychosis or paranoia

• bipolar

• osteoporosis

• recent surgery

• glaucoma

• currently pregnant

• People with asthma should bring their own inhaler and consult with their physician and breathing session instructor before participating.

• Anyone experiencing an emotional or spiritual crisis or any person with a mental illness who is not in treatment or lacks adequate support.

Please note, this list is not exhaustive and we generally advise that if you have a question about a condition you may have that is not listed here, you consult a physician before participating in these breathing sessions.