Breathwork — SOMA method
Most people have been breathing their entire lives without once stopping to notice what that breath is doing. SOMA breathwork changes that. It is a structured, trauma-aware breath practice that uses conscious connected breathing patterns to move energy, shift the nervous system, and bring the body into direct contact with what is being held below the surface. Not talking about it — encountering it. The breath does the work. Luca holds the space.
← Back to all five practicesHow a session unfolds.
A SOMA breathwork session in the Babylon area begins with a conversation. Before any active breathing begins, Luca takes time to understand what you are carrying, where your nervous system is, and what the right arc for this particular session looks like. Relevant health history is discussed. Nothing begins until both the structure and the consent are fully clear.
The active breath cycle follows — a rhythm of conscious connected breathing that draws on the SOMA method's framework for nervous system regulation and breath-based emotional release. The duration depends on what the session calls for. Music, intentional pacing, and grounded facilitation guide the experience.
After the active cycle, there is a long integration window. This is not optional or abbreviated. What surfaces in breathwork often needs more time to settle than the breath itself. You rest. You return. You leave with something more solid beneath you than when you arrived.
No prior breathwork experience is required. Sessions are one-on-one, in person, on Long Island. By application only.
A fit for the right person.
SOMA breathwork is a fit for people who have tried talking about something for a long time without it shifting — and who want to try working with the body instead. It draws people carrying chronic stress, emotional numbness, grief, anxiety, or a sense of being disconnected from their own experience. It is also a fit for people who are simply curious about what breathwork can access and want a skilled, grounded facilitator. Some arrive with a specific intention. Some arrive open. Both are fine.
Luca is an Advanced SOMA Breath Instructor, trained in private and group facilitation, nervous system regulation, and breath-based emotional release. His training covers altered states, grounding and reintegration, and holding space for what the breath surfaces. SOMA breathwork is the area of his practice with the most direct, structured training behind it.
Ready to begin?
SOMA breathwork sessions on Long Island are by application only. Luca reads every application personally and responds within 48 hours. Begin here.