Whitney tappan locke
Whitney has been practicing breathwork for three years, but helping people breathe for over ten years!
Whitney works in the local hospital's Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Because of her profession of nine years as a Respiratory Therapist, her primary focus is: helping people breathe while assessing their lung mechanics.
After her son was born in 2021, Whitney finished her Master of Science in Health Informatics and holds a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy.
In April 2023, she became a certified Breathwork instructor through Jon Paul Crimi’s teacher training program. Crimi is a member of the International Breathwork Foundation and a leader in the Breathwork community. Whitney also participated, and became certified, in Brene Brown’s “Dare to Lead” cohort program.
As a Breathwork teacher, Whitney has taught at local, regional, and national events such as Burning Man, The Balance Bend Mental Health Festival, and the SteamPunk Music Festival.
She holds monthly writing and Breathwork workshops in Bend, Oregon at Nature’s Bling and private group settings.
Recently, Whitney has been teaching weekly classes at The Yoga Shala Bend, as well as, The Athletic Club of Bend.
Located in beautiful Bend, Oregon, Whitney loves spending time with her three-year-old son, practicing yoga, riding mountain bikes, snowboarding, traveling, and attending live music concerts. She is passionate about how mind-body integrations facilitate understanding for the collective. Dedicated to helping others, she wants her clients to know they have the power to heal themselves using Breathwork. Through her life experiences, research, knowledge, and spiritual beliefs, Whitney is guiding her community to a state of healthy equilibrium.
Stories, poems, thoughts, and more, about me.
Why Breathwork?
“The first time I did breathwork I felt an energy shift. My hands got crampy, my face got numb and tingly, and I felt more relaxed than I had been in a long time. In 2022 I took a class with Jon Paul Crimini. During the class, I had a more profound experience than the last. I was transcended into another life. I felt as though I had died and been reborn. As I lay there quietly breathing on the floor with around 100 other participants, I was amazed by what had just happened.”
“I signed up for Jon Paul’s teacher training and researched scientific articles to possibly explain what was happening to me during breathwork. I found many articles, books, and peer-reviewed case studies confirming how powerful breathwork is and can be. I also found that my experience can be different every time I practice and that the spiritual experience cannot be researched or spoken for; you have to feel it to believe it.”
Zaccoaro et al. (2018) concluded that practicing voluntary breath control can change your life, by improving autonomic cerebral and psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility allows us to learn, grow, and heal. Using EEG (electroencephalogram) studies on healthy human subjects revealed an increase in alpha and a decrease in theta power (brain waves) when subjects were practicing voluntary slow breathing techniques.
Astrology
I added astrology into my practice setting an intention to start a class. I love reading natal birth charts and believe it offers some insight into how we perceive ourselves. This is an additional offering to my breahtwork teaching. You have the option to do a natal chart reading only or have a combination of both! If you would like astrology integration for your breathwork practice or are primarily curious about your chart, please sign up for a one-on-one meeting with me in person or on Zoom!
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