In 2012, Melanie received her Shamanic Breathwork certification from her teacher Linda Star Wolf in NC.   Shortly thereafter, she moved back to her hometown of Ft Collins CO, and began her life and business over again. Melanie and Alexandra met in 2013. Alexandra at the time was teaching yoga, studying in a Celtic Wisdom Apprenticeship, and offering Women’s Circles, and spiritual coaching. .

Alexandra was Melanie’s first Breathwork trainee, and many years and shifts later, our offering is now known as Be Free Breathwork.  Be Free Breathwork is a branch off the larger Holotropic Breathwork tree.   We merge the power of ceremony, sacred Earth wisdom, the blindfold, powerful music, and the breath to create a powerfully transformative container.

We incorporate both the Wolf Clan Wisdom Teachings received from Star Wolf,  as well as our knowledge of the Celtic Wheel of the Year in our invocation and creation of our ceremonial space.   It is our desire to deeply honor our teachers, as well as the many paths that lead us back to our hearts and our sacred connection to the Earth. 

In 2019, Alexandra began a three year journey of nervous system and trauma healing training through Trauma Healing International. Alexandra received her SEP certification in 2022 and has supported the refinement of the Be Free Breathwork space over the last few years in incorporating more Somatic Experiencing (R)  languaging, techniques, and nervous system awareness into our container. 

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​Gratitude to Star Wolf for the gift of her lineage:  

We would not be here, doing this work, if Star Wolf had not encouraged Melanie to bring the breathwork magic to Colorado in 2012.  As often happens in our 30's, Melanie  followed her heart and broke path a year later to facilitate with her then partner.  10 years later, we find ourselves returning to the humble practice of honoring our roots in all ways.   May we humbly continue to offer the profound medicine of the breath for the healing of humanity. 
 

A quote from www.shamanicbreathwork.org "The Shamanic Breathwork Process was created by Linda Star Wolf in 1996. For more than 30 years Star Wolf has continued to study the lineages of: Integrative Breathwork, created by Jacquelyn Small; Holotropic Breathwork, created by Stanislav Grof; Rebirthing Breathwork, created by Leonard Orr, along with many other forms of altered states breathing/healing techniques. Star Wolf also received  a variety of teachings and transmissions of Wolf Clan Wisdom Teachings directly from Yeh-Weh-Node, Twylah Nitsch, her adopted Wolf Clan Grandmother. The Shamanic Breathwork Process draws upon each of these lineages, as well as other Ancient Shamanic Mystery School teachings." 
 

​In 2017 Melanie and Alexandra created "Breathe: Breathwork Healing Journey and Certification Program".  We are so grateful to be training others in this very special therapeutic practice and are dedicated to training  high-quality facilitators who have the trauma-informed tools to support others in this process. 

​Be Free Breathwork, as a modality, continues to grow and refine itself. It is our deepest desire to offer this space in service of  coming together in community to experience internal and external freedom, self-love, and non-judgement.