Breath and the dynamics of connection and disconnection: a neuro-scientifically informed perspective

ABSTRACT This article, which is based on a keynote speech delivered to PCE2021, takes the first theme of the conference, Tihei mauri ora, as a framework with which to examine the role of breath in well-being and the ways in which we connect and disconnect from ourselves and others. The theoretical context of the article is the application of a neuroscientifically-informed perspective on and in person-centered and experiential psychotherapy. The cultural context of the article is the experience of therapeutic practice and life in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand.