come home
to your body
You're probably really good at thinking about it and explaining it... but have you tried releasing control and turning to the wisdom of the body instead?
Magic can't enter the picture, if there is no space for it to do so.
the body goes
first
We're all really wonderful at telling stories and coming up with reasoning as to why things are how they are. Often times, that's amazing, and a necessary part of the equation... but other times, we just overthink and dissect to such levels that it drives us in the opposite direction of ease and joy.
The issues persist. Why is this?
Insight lives in the head, but that's not where the pattern starts. The body is the starting point and this is where the breath, the nervous system, energy work and becoming a master in sensing really changes the game.
Transformation doesn't happen through force, nor does it happen from assuming there's something that needs fixing.
It comes in a much more loving way... when you finally soften into noticing and being with yourself.
No more chasing, or running away.
Just presence.
the framework under all of it
Aleister Crowly coined this term as part of the alchemical process of inner transformation and I love it because it perfectly illustrates the inner work process. You can't create magic in your life, without first doing the work within. This is the base framework of the visionary breath world.
inner alchemy isn't a metaphor
It is the actual mechanism. Refining raw material, overwhelm, disconnection, scattered gifts, into something usable, through the body, through breath.
My dad taught me breathwork when I was seven. Slow the heart, calm down, move the energy. I did not know what he was handing me... I have been using it ever since.
The goal isn't to be for everyone. The goal is to be fully present with yourself, on purpose.
ways to work together
The most personalized container. Experience a full somatic journey to expand your range in both activation & calm.
We do some of our best work while witnessed by others. Walking and talking in nature, or breathing together in a room creates a deeper kind of connection.
This is where the entire framework comes together through visuals, guidance and community.
come as you are
A 35 minute discovery call. I realize this can be confused,
exciting and overwhelming all at once.
This call is designed to provide you some clarity
on where to go next.
the artist and
the spiritual
Hi there! Let me see how much I can show you who I am through text on a website. Quickly, but to the point. I'm a Leo, I paint pictures. Bear with me...
My dad taught me breathwork when I was 7. He showed me how to use my breath to slow down my heart, to calm down and then to move energy through my body using this method. I didn't consciously realize it then, but I have taken this knowledge throughout my life, using it on myself and sharing it with the people I care about.
I have always had a very deep interest in spirituality and the more metaphysical aspects of life. This interest started from this breathwork and energy work which led to studying various world religions, theology in general, historical metaphysics, eventually leading to hermeticism, the occult, natural law and the laws of the universe.
I nerd out on the study of patterns, and the algorithm by which this reality runs. Astrology & human design as sociology type person.
You could say I am Woo Woo Woo.
So woo that the woo has become grounded and rooted back into embracing and enjoying the human experience in full.
I deeply value being able to bring this knowledge and anchor it into reality. Being able to speak and function in the daily human experience, instead of trying to float away into the clouds and escape.
I spent the first half of my life exploring the various states you could achieve in human form.
We're all taught in various ways that the most fun we can have here is to drink, smoke, party and just try to escape the severity of the human experience. Numb it out, they say. That's where joy lives. I tried all of that. Explored my mind, explored the many forms that life can take on. I dove deep into the shadows of this world, taking an experiential look at where numbing out truly gets you. Both in myself, and through my partner. I was shown how quickly this version of "having fun" turns to "taking your life."
I don't know if this makes me more or less relatable, but it's the truth, I've always studied life. I am present but I am also observing. Going through these early years, I always knew this exploration wasn't forever and it was part of a bigger journey that would take form later on in life.
I am an artist at my core, animator for the majority of my life's profession. Creativity and color run through my veins. Exploring the various worlds this life allows us to see, was very enticing to me. Generally, throughout life I thought I needed to keep these two sides of my being separate. Yet now in my 33 years of life, my worlds are finally coming together in a beautiful symphony.
Breathwork found me again, in my own life, when things were very chaotic. I was in a relationship with a recovering addict, 4 big dogs, working a full time job and feeling like my body was giving up on me. The stress had become so covert and under the radar, but so incredibly strong. My life got very dark for quite some time.
It's the standard story, really, on the outside it looked great... on the inside, I was boiling over.
It took my retina starting to detach, a persistent cortisol ring around my belly, and a luteal phase that was nearing my mental breaking point, for me to start looking towards breathwork to find relief. I needed SOMETHING to ease the tension in my system. I could only pretend I had it all together for so much longer.
It started small, and eventually grew and grew. I found so much more relief in the breath, than I ever did in meditation. I also felt connection and other altered states that I didn't need recovery time from... just... with... my... breath. What?!
You can tie this all to breathwork, you could tie this all to the clarity that I achieved in my mind through breathwork but over the course of the next 7 years, I changed my friends, started a hiking group meeting likeminded individuals where I could actually be myself and feel connected, I went completely sober, started feeling my feelings, started walking towards my fears and shadows, started embracing "negative" emotions. I became hyper aware of how good I was starting to feel... from feeling.
This created a bit of a wedge of separation between my old life and this new one I was creating. Long story short, my entire life changed.
I left the relationship. I lived out of my car and campsites for 4 months, but I also traveled the states, 10k miles, 10 states, 10 weeks. Just me and my dog. I moved closer to Chicago, got an apartment and embarked on a whole new life journey.
Brave and courageous... not long before was "can't speak my feelings and needs without bawling my eyes out."
Breathwork allowed me to find new people, greater connections in relationships, and most importantly, my strength and voice again.
I'm at a point now where I live what I call a raw life. A life where I feel everything. I realize that no emotion is good or bad. That they all have a purpose and they all lead to joy in the end. Every experience in my life is a stepping stone towards a greater journey.
I now feel ecstatic from going outside and dancing at the edge of the lake, sober. It floods my system with energy and life force. The sun on my skin feels like kisses from the universe...
and you can feel this way too.
The human experience in its natural form becomes a holographic spectrum of sensation the more connected you feel. Connection comes from exploring yourself, with curiosity, in depth.
Fast forward even further, becoming a Somatic Breathwork Facilitator found me. I had been sharing breathwork with people on hikes that I led, but it was never "official". I guess the universe decided it was time to make this real.
There is nothing quite like this work. There is nothing quite as supportive on a healing journey, as this work.
Anything I share, I share from experience. Anything I teach, I teach because I've done it myself.
We build glass prisons inside of our own minds. We sit in them and build the walls higher and higher. Yet, just as much as we are our own problem... we are also our own solution.
That, among so many other things, is what breathwork taught me.
Returning to that inner strength not only allowed me to finally center myself, it also allowed my ex to find his own strength and do his own work too. Healing people inspire others to do the work too. We can't heal anyone but ourselves, but we can inspire others through our own journey.
This work we do, this work on ourselves... it spreads like wildfire. We are our own biggest adventure and this is how you continue to peel back layers and go deeper.
-V
dora the explorer, of your own system
Think of yourself as Dora the explorer... of your own system. There is nothing that you can show me or express, that would be surprising.
Emotions are a spectrum, just like hot and cold, just like light and dark. The more darkness of emotion you can feel, the more joy you have the capacity to feel as well. You may be stuck on one side of the spectrum. This experience allows you to venture out of that stuckness, breakthrough those patterns and visit what exists on the other side.
I am not here to wallow in trauma or to force you into cathartic release. I am here to hold the space for you to finally allow yourself to feel, be messy and see what is ready to be put down. If that means meeting you in the kitty pool of emotion, dope, I'll get my floaters. If that means going deep sea diving, dope, I'll get my scuba tank.
Feeling is fun and it is freeing. Allowing yourself to cry and seeing how much relief that brings, will change your life.
Each human is different. Each experience is different. Somatic breathwork has a framework, and there is alot of variation that can happen with that framework.
In general, in my work, I want to build relationships. The more we build trust and safety between us, the deeper the work goes.
One session will show you a lot, but it really depends on how much permission you give yourself.
If you're genuinely curious, and would like to step into this work, send me an email. I would be happy to hop on a Discovery call with you, and discuss what this could look like.
book a discovery call →You can also hop into a virtual group breathwork session, I usually run them 1-2 times a month. Check out the events page to see whats happening.
see what's happening →Lastly, if you're in the Chicagoland area, come out to a hike. We start with some somatic movement & breath before doing a nice walky through the forest. Nature heals, my friend. Nature heals.
the hike series →
what speaks to you?
Dive in at the depth you are ready for. This a practice, not a one time fix. Approach it as such and know that you can always come back and go deeper.
1:1 somatic breathwork
90 mins: 15 to chat and structure the session ahead, 60 breathing, 15 to come back and reflect what came through. These times aren't set in stone and each person is different. This is personalized and intuitively led.
This is a great starting point. Beginner friendly and entirely cued. The best way to experience a full SOMA+IQ Somatic Breathwork Journey.
flow · 90 min · 15 intake / 60 guided / 15 integration
inner alchemy container
Looking to step into the version of yourself you keep envisioning but seems out of reach? Then this is for you. A 10 week transformation journey.
10 weeks. 1 call a week. Whatsapp communication and support throughout that time.
this will include
- Coaching calls that will vary intuitively from processing/integration conversation to meditation, teaching, somatic relating tools, energy work tools and more.
- Somatic Breathwork Journey calls to connect, clear house and welcome in elevated states of being.
- The structure of the calls will change based on the journey you are on.
1 call every week · whatsapp support · 10 weeks
Not sure which fits? Book a discovery call
discovery call
If you are new to the world, start here. We will meet, see how we vibe and I will guide you through a 10 minute daily somatic breathwork so you can get a feel for the work.
35 min · $25
grounded woo
now both ways
A biweekly container. Every class teaches one energetic, somatic grounded tool for working with your own system, and then we take it into somatic breathwork and explore from there.
There is a workshop on the 23rd, and after that an ongoing in person class at the same place. There is also a virtual class twice a month. I post the topic we are covering at the start of each month.
This one is for people who already know what they are doing and want to develop on it... bringing it into the body.
biweekly · virtual + in person · peak yoga, palatine, il
outdoor hike series
It's time to bring the hiking group back! There is nothing like walking and talking in nature to bring people together and form new connections while talking about interesting topics most people never touch. If that sounds fun for you, definitely consider joining.
harms woods · seasonal
visionary breath experience
Cacao, somatic relating, a full SOMA+IQ breathwork journey, then time to connect. This brings the whole framework to life. Projected visuals add to the trance like state happening inside. This is a sober event. Visualize your desired future and pull it in through breath, movement and embodiment.
september 19 · wildlight yoga · 17 spots
Start with the call.
what's happening?
Come experience visionary breath in person, with other people, in real life or virtually.
somatic breathwork at peak yoga
Before we can create a life that feels aligned, we first have to learn the language of the body. The nervous system is the gate, the body holds the wisdom, the breath is the way back. This isn’t about fixing yourself or forcing transformation. Through guided breathwork you slow down, get curious, and explore what your body has been trying to communicate all along. As resistance softens, change happens naturally.
visionary breath experience
This is my vision becoming manifest. This evening brings together physiological transformation, eastern and western medicine, quantum physics and the esoteric/mystical into one beautiful journey. Paired with projected visuals that bring the space we are in, into the experience as well.
This is an evening to step out of your name, your identity and the stories you hold and really flow with your soma: your body, mind, soul and spirit.
grounded woo, the series
The workshop, extended. Every two weeks at Peak Yoga through the fall, each session building on the last. Come to one or come to all of them, though the whole point is the arc.
more exciting ways to participate are coming
Keep up to date and be the first to be notified when something new is announced.
i make fun things
Bring a little whimsy into your life, support the work and remember to never lose sight of the little you within.
It's a necklace for your face! I started making these as a joke and never stopped. Now they're coming back in style. See if one speaks to you!
From suncatchers, to wire wrapped trees, & flowers. All made by hand by me, to bring more magic into your space.
Wire wrapped jewelry, art prints are other goodies I've made with my hands & lots of love.
you like to learn
on your own
I get that. I can relate. Which is why I made this page and will continue to add to it. See what hits, and if you need additional support, you know how to find me.
the embodiment vault
Six guides. One arc. Everything I wish I knew when I was figuring out how to become aware of my body and become the main character of my life again.
The first breathwork framework. How to integrate activating and down regulating breathwork into your life.
The steps to take to step out of people pleasing and into becoming the main character of your life.
Seven different practical tools to clear your energy field.
My 12 favorite mental reframes to start to audit your mind.
A glossary of the different parts of the body and what pain and tension in that area is signaling.
The organs and their emotional processing meaning as it applies to TCM.
I've curated a playlist of podcasts from a variety of creators that are absolutely fantastic. From relationship knowledge, to building your brand, to breathwork and beyond. Some are story podcasts... that have a lot of great meanings. Some only exist on apple podcasts. Venture in and see what catches your interest.
Don't have time to read books, listen to a podcast instead.
Amazon Storefront where I've curated everything from books, I would highly recommend checking out, to natural fiber high frequency clothing, and other various products I would recommend and use myself. Check it out, see what resonates.
They are affiliate links, which means I would get a small percentage, if you choose to purchase something. Another way to support what I'm doing, while providing for yourself!
The Embodiment Vault
Everything I wish I knew when I was figuring out how to become aware of my body and become the main character of my life again.
This is for the woman who is done living from survival and ready to transform her life into alignment.
This is for the self starter who likes to learn on her own. This vault provides you with information about the body, the mind, the energy field and the steps to move from a life of self sacrifice, to one where you are the main character.
Six guides, in order.
The Only Breathwork You Need to Know First
Learn to activate your system and calm it back down. Mouth breathing, nasal breathing, when to use each, so breathwork becomes part of your life without having to overhaul it.
The Body Talks
A glossary of your body’s cueing system. What tension, stress, and pain in different parts of the body are actually telling you. Your body has always been talking. This teaches you the language.
The Emotional Body Guide
The emotional map of your organs, through Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you carry heart pain, digestive issues, or a pattern of not moving forward, this gives you a framework for where that’s coming from.
Life Played With Less Tension
Twelve reframes that shift how you see yourself, your place in this world, and this world itself. This opens up what’s possible for you.
Clear It Out
Every connection creates a cord, and some of them drain you. Seven practical tools to call your energy back and move through your life at full capacity.
Centering Yourself
The step by step guide from people pleasing and self sacrifice to becoming the main character of your own life. These are the steps I took, the guide I wished I had.
This is all the prerequisite work for inner alchemy. The first layers of building a life of alignment instead of survival.
It makes it a lot easier to decide how to move forward when you have a blueprint and a basis for why things are the way that they are.
This vault allows you to do this your way. It gives you foundational knowledge that you can then build upon in your own way, how you want to. Your path is the right path, and this will give you information to structure it consciously along the way.
Digital download. Six PDF guides, delivered instantly after purchase.
No. This is built as a starting point, the foundation before anything deeper.
These six guides have been rewritten, deepened, and structured into a complete arc. This isn’t the rough draft version, it’s the refined one, plus four more that have never been offered free.
You already know something needs to shift. This is where you start.
Get the Embodiment Vault — $373 virtual somatic breathwork sessions
Enter into the journey of inner alchemy & learning tools rooted in somatics, energetics & grounded spirituality to become your own inner “Dora the explorer.”
Below you will find a link to the agreement & payment. You will receive confirmation & a booking link within 24 hours from completion.
inner alchemy container
Transformation isn’t a single session. It’s not linear either... it moves, it circles back, it asks more of you the deeper you go.
So we don’t do one and done. We do a container. Six to ten weeks, sessions every two weeks, enough time for what’s underneath to actually surface, and enough support to move through it instead of getting stuck there.
I’m with you through it. Not just holding space once and sending you back out, actually walking alongside the transformation as it’s happening.
Somatic breathwork is the tool. It’s how we process what comes up in real time, in the body, instead of just talking about it and hoping it lands somewhere.
Six weeks, every two weeks. A shorter arc, still real work.
Sessions generally move through intake, breathwork, and integration, but the shape isn’t fixed. Some sessions we spend more time talking upfront. Some sessions are mostly talking, with just a little breath. What happens depends on what’s actually needed that day, not a script we’re both locked into.
SOMA+IQ Somatic Breathwork involves deep breathing, which can activate intense emotional and physical responses.
Soma+IQ™ Breathwork is not a substitute for medical or psychological care. It is not advised for individuals with:
- Pregnancy
- Cardiovascular issues (e.g., heart conditions, high blood pressure)
- Glaucoma, retinal detachment, or osteoporosis
- Epilepsy, recent surgery, or infectious disease
- History of seizures, strokes, or serious psychiatric conditions
If you have asthma, please bring your inhaler and consult your doctor.
If you have any doubts about your suitability, consult your physician before participating.
Adjustments can be made, please reach out if you aren't sure.
“I had my first somatic therapy session today & it was a really grounding experience. I felt supported, heard, & guided in a way that helped me connect to my body more intentionally. Thank you Viktoryia.”
“Viktoryia is incredibly gifted. I have done a lot of breathwork sessions in the past and this was one of the best I’ve ever experienced. Her voice, her cues, her pacing, her presence were all so amazing, it’s hard for me to put into words. Thank you so much!!”
“It felt very relaxing afterwards. Tough in the moment but the reward was well worth the experience. For my first experience it left me wanting more, to do it again. She was able to guide me to release a lot of feelings and fully relax.”
Soma IQ Somatic Breathwork · Rewild Functional Breathwork · Medical Qi Gong (Tranquil Cloud, Practitioner I)
Not sure which one, or if a single session makes more sense first? Book a discovery call
5 virtual somatic breathwork sessions
Enter into the journey of inner alchemy & learning tools rooted in somatics, energetics & grounded spirituality to become your own inner “Dora the explorer.”
Below you will find a link to the agreement & payment. You will receive confirmation & a booking link within 24 hours from completion.
inner alchemy container
Transformation isn’t a single session. It’s not linear either... it moves, it circles back, it asks more of you the deeper you go.
So we don’t do one and done. We do a container. Six to ten weeks, sessions every two weeks, enough time for what’s underneath to actually surface, and enough support to move through it instead of getting stuck there.
I’m with you through it. Not just holding space once and sending you back out, actually walking alongside the transformation as it’s happening.
Somatic breathwork is the tool. It’s how we process what comes up in real time, in the body, instead of just talking about it and hoping it lands somewhere.
Ten weeks, every two weeks. The deeper container, for when you know there’s more than six weeks’ worth of ground to cover.
Sessions generally move through intake, breathwork, and integration, but the shape isn’t fixed. Some sessions we spend more time talking upfront. Some sessions are mostly talking, with just a little breath. What happens depends on what’s actually needed that day, not a script we’re both locked into.
SOMA+IQ Somatic Breathwork involves deep breathing, which can activate intense emotional and physical responses.
Soma+IQ™ Breathwork is not a substitute for medical or psychological care. It is not advised for individuals with:
- Pregnancy
- Cardiovascular issues (e.g., heart conditions, high blood pressure)
- Glaucoma, retinal detachment, or osteoporosis
- Epilepsy, recent surgery, or infectious disease
- History of seizures, strokes, or serious psychiatric conditions
If you have asthma, please bring your inhaler and consult your doctor.
If you have any doubts about your suitability, consult your physician before participating.
Adjustments can be made, please reach out if you aren't sure.
“I’ve definitely noticed some shifts in how I approach certain things, mostly around staying present and less reactive, there has also been a strengthening of motivation and insight. The feeling of “connection” to the world is more stable and alive, I’ve been feeling more in touch with my flow and my emotions. Things that have been “stuck” are unlocking and moving forward through my own action and manifestations of my higher power in my day-to-day life.”
“We’ve been working together since June and it has made all the difference in my life as I make HUGE life transitions.”
“But here, there’s a person who sets the breathing rhythm, they tell you what you need to be doing, you hear how they’re breathing and you connect to that same rhythm of breathing and eventually the thoughts start to recede. You start to feel calm, and over time you shift into this very slow, relaxed state of consciousness and a greater feeling and reconnection to self.”
Soma IQ Somatic Breathwork · Rewild Functional Breathwork · Medical Qi Gong (Tranquil Cloud, Practitioner I)
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