To keep myself grounded before and during facilitating breathwork sessions, I created a Grounding Checklist that I use regularly.
Here it is:
1. Body
Feel your feet or sit bones on the ground
Soften shoulders, jaw, and belly
Take 3 slow breaths
2. Space
Look around the room
Notice 1–2 comforting objects
Remind yourself: “I am safe here.”
3. Role
Recall your intention
Remember: “I guide — I don’t carry.”
Let your chair, laptop, or mat anchor you in your role
4. Breath
Slow inhale
Long, soft exhale
Feel the breath drop into your body
5. Sensation
Feel your weight
Touch the floor or your clothing
Rub your hands together if you need presence
6. Emotion
Check in: “How am I right now?”
Allow feelings without letting them lead
7. Resources
Internal: wisdom, resilience, calm
External: water, support person, music, notes
8. During the Session
If intensity rises → pause and breathe
Sit on the floor for grounding if needed
Reconnect with your breath and your body
Guided Grounding Script for Breathwork Facilitators
(Read before every breathwork session — silently or out loud)
Take a moment to settle into a comfortable position.
Allow your body to soften just a little more than a moment ago.
Gently notice the places where your body meets the ground —
your feet, your legs, your sit bones.
Feel the support underneath you.
Let the ground hold you, fully and without effort.
Take a slow, steady breath in…
and a long, soft breath out.
Let your exhale be a quiet reminder that you are safe, present, and grounded.
Drop your attention into your body.
Notice the weight of your body.
Notice the shape of your breath.
Notice the steadiness that lives underneath everything.
Bring one hand to your heart or belly if that feels supportive.
Feel the warmth of your own touch —
your own reminder that you belong here, that you are held too.
Take another slow breath in…
and a long breath out.
Let your exhale anchor you deeper into the moment.
Now gently orient to the space around you.
Notice the colours, the light, the shapes in the room.
Let your eyes land on something neutral or comforting.
Trust that you are supported by this space, just as you are.
Invite a sense of inner spaciousness.
A soft, steady presence inside your chest.
A quiet knowing that you are here, and you are capable.
Remember your role:
You are here to guide, not to fix.
To witness, not to carry.
To offer presence, breath, and steadiness.
You do not go into the experience — you hold the container for it.
Take a breath in…
and with your exhale, let yourself step fully into the role of facilitator.
A grounded, resourced, steady anchor in the room.
Feel the ground beneath you again.
Feel your sit bones or feet supported.
Feel your breath moving in waves through your body.
You are here.
You are present.
You are ready.
Take one last slow inhale…
and a soft, complete exhale.
When you’re ready, gently return your awareness to the space.
Know that you are grounded, resourced, and supported —
and that you can return to this steadiness anytime during the session simply by pausing, breathing, and feeling the ground beneath you.
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