Breathe First offers a menu of effective and adaptable treatments and experiences that allow you to develop an approach to wellness that is tailored to your needs and interests. We are here to partner with you as you explore—and commit to—the routines and rituals that help you feel your best.
Our services are offered in safe, welcoming settings—including traditional office space and yoga studio options—that invite people from every background and level of experience to visit us and become part of our community. We now also have a YouTube channel where we’ll continue to provide offerings including guided meditations, led asana practice, and workshops.
We accept BCBS PPO insurance and out of pocket payment for our services.
A brief overview of our core programming is below. We look forward to meeting you soon!
Psychotherapy
Sometimes, talking about our experiences, needs, emotions, and memories can be incredibly important and powerful in creating the life we’re hoping for. Psychotherapy meets you where you are, supports you in excavating whatever your gut tells you needs to be examined, and guides you towards sustaining what works and shifting what doesn’t.
At Breathe First, we believe in the power of talk therapy to be supported and greatly enhanced by mindfulness and body-based practices, as well as regular creative expression and community engagement.
Our team is here to offer you an eclectic range of options designed to evolve as you do.
Individual session $150|| BCBS PPO & Out of Pocket Payment accepted
Yoga & Meditation
There are 8 limbs of yoga, according to the Eightfold Path as set forth by Patanjali, an ancient Hindu sage and author of the Yoga Sutras. The first two limbs of the path address the ways that we treat ourselves and each other. The third limb is ‘asana,’ or posture, and offers us the movement practice that has come to be more generally termed ‘yoga’ in the West.
As you progress along this path, you focus on the breath, deep concentration, and the practice of seated meditation to still the mind and offer a sense of peace. All of us will keep walking this path throughout our lives, finding that each limb supports and enhances the others. There is no beginning or end; there is only this moment now.
These practices are deeply rewarding and they can also be challenging. Breathe First teachers are always also dedicated students who make time for their own practices every day. We are here to answer your questions and support you as you explore your version of walking the Eightfold Path and how it can bring clarity, comfort, and deep self-trust into your life.
Private lessons available at tiered rates; some insurance accepted || contact us directly with inquires
Plant Medicine Integration Therapy
Emily has certification in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy from MAPSs://maps.org/ and we are excited to continue expanding our healing options. The findings of phase-3 trials were recently reviewed by the FDA here in the US and MAPS expects that treatment for PTSD and other diagnoses will begin in 2024. These are exciting times as we move away from the less helpful medications and interventions that have failed to offer the healing so many of us seek.
Whether you find your way to plant medicines (including psilocybin, THC, MDMA, and Ketamine) through a research study, a therapeutic treatment center, or through informal channels in your network, let us know so we can support you in the essential preparation and integration elements of this work. If you have questions or curiosities you can reach out anytime and read through the announcement from MAPS here.