What happens if a client cries, panics, or shuts down during Breathwork? Do you know what to do?In this episode, Verity breaks down why trauma-informed facilitation is no longer optional in today’s Breathwork world. Using real stories and simple nervous system science, she explains how the body’s neuroception (its built-in radar for safety) decides whether healing can happen or whether a client spirals deeper into overwhelm.You’ll learn:The hidden risks of guiding sessions without trauma awareness.How to recognise when a client’s nervous system is in fight, flight, or freeze.The difference between a “session guide” and a true facilitator who leads with safety, atunement, and embodied presence.If you’re serious about creating spaces where transformation lasts, this episode will show you why leadership in Breathwork starts with safety.At VIDYA, this is exactly what we train facilitators who can hold the deepest spaces with skill, integrity, and confidence.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

Most people think becoming a Breathwork facilitator is just about learning techniques. But here’s the truth: techniques alone won’t build you a career.In this episode, Verity reveals why the future of Breathwork belongs to facilitators who are more than session guides they’re trauma-informed leaders, skilled space-holders, and entrepreneurs with the tools to grow a sustainable business.You’ll discover:The biggest misconception about “getting certified” in Breathwork.Why safety, somatics, and business training matter just as much as technique.Real stories of facilitators who turned their training into thriving, purpose-led careers.If you’ve ever felt called to lead in Breathwork, not just practice it this episode will show you the pathway to turning passion into profession.Because at VIDYA, we don’t just teach Breathwork. We certify leaders who are reshaping healing worldwide.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

Breathwork is everywhere right now but here’s the truth no one wants to admit: not all Breathwork is safe.In this episode, Verity pulls back the curtain on the dangers of untrained facilitation and why safety isn’t optional, it’s essential. From panic attacks to trauma reactivation, she shares the real risks that can unfold when facilitators lead without understanding the nervous system.You’ll learn:What actually happens in the body when Breathwork goes “too far, too fast.”How neuroception (your body’s built-in radar system for safety) determines whether healing can even happen.The difference between “technique-only” sessions and trauma-informed, embodied facilitation.If you’re curious about becoming a facilitator or if you’ve ever questioned what makes a session truly safe this episode will give you clarity.Because Breathwork isn’t just about techniques. It’s about responsibility, leadership, and integrity. And that’s exactly what we train inside VIDYA Certification.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_certification● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

In this episode, Verity Jo Coonan speaks openly about the realities of growth both personal and professional. What begins with a simple breath practice to release tension at the top of the ribcage unfolds into a larger reflection on breaking patterns, building trust, and learning to hold more in life and business.Verity explores:Why releasing control and asking for support is essential when moving to your next levelHow old patterns of communication can limit connection with family, clients, and teams and how to shift themThe role of water, nature, and play in regulating the nervous system and creating clarityThe lessons learned from hiring new marketing and community support, and why clarity and communication are non-negotiable in business relationshipsInsights from exploring BPD, boundaries, and emotional thresholds and how awareness helps create healthier choicesThe importance of updating your rituals and devotions as life changes, instead of holding onto outdated routinesThis isn’t about doing more for the sake of it. It’s about creating space through breath, trust, support, and honest self-reflection, so you can hold more clients, more joy, more freedom, and more of the life you’re building.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

Welcome back to The Dark Side with Verity a space where truth meets transformation.In this deeply episode, Verity Jo Coonan shares what it really looks like to lead while healing. From heartbreak and betrayal to standing in front of 20 people and facilitating a life-changing Breathwork session, all in the same day, Verity opens up about what it means to hold space in the middle of your own storm.You’ll hear about:The fallacy of waiting to be “fully healed” before stepping into your purposeThe real reason you can still show up powerfully even when you're hurtingWhy service can be a sacred act of self-healingA raw story of pain, projection, and rising above itAnd a reminder that your messy human moments are often your most magneticWith breath as the anchor and presence as the guide, this episode is a permission slip to lead with your heart, not your perfection.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

Verity opens up about her journey into becoming a Breathwork facilitator and how the practice transformed not only her own healing but also the way she holds space for others.She shares the beliefs and patterns she had to break through, from trying to save everyone around her, to learning the power of “borrowed belief,” to finally feeling safe and content in her own body. Verity dives into childhood conditioning, grief, and why real change only happens when we’re ready to choose it for ourselves.What you’ll hear in this episode:The childhood lens that shaped Verity’s desire to “save” peopleWhy safety and self-trust are the keys to true healingThe shift from survival mode to contentmentHow Breathwork helps release layers and return to our authentic selvesWhy you can’t force anyone to heal (and what to do instead)If you feel called to become a Breathwork facilitator or are ready to go deeper in your own healing, Verity would love to connect , send her a message.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect with Verity:● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, Verity opens up about her journey with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy, a powerful healing modality explored to better understand and support her clients.Sharing the raw truth of what it felt like to go back into some of the most challenging life experiences, how EMDR helped her process emotions stored in themy body, and why pairing it with Breathwork was a game-changer.Whether you’re navigating grief, trauma, or simply feeling stuck, this episode will give you clarity on how EMDR works, how it differs from talk therapy, and why creating space to process emotions is essential for lasting healing.Trigger warning: This episode discusses themes of sexual assault and grief.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect & Train with Verity● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, Verity Jo Coonan shares the raw, behind-the-scenes story of how VIDYA was born, from chasing clarity through retreats, yoga, and Breathwork to building a method that bridges science, spirituality, and Nervous System healing. She opens up about the messy, magical evolution of her business, the multiple $50K lessons in trust, and why her 14-week facilitator training is more than a course, it’s a journey of embodiment. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, burnt out, or like you’re doing it all alone, this episode is a reminder that clarity isn’t found, it’s created.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect with Verity:● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

This episode with Verity dives into the fear of being seen, not just physically, but energetically and emotionally... and how this hidden fear silently sabotages success. We explore how visibility is deeply tied to safety, self-worth, and our Nervous System… and how becoming visible is the portal to deeper impact, aligned success, and authentic leadership.🎧 Listen now and be sure to share this episode with anyone who needs to hear it.Connect with Verity:● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity

Breakups crack us open.And in this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, we’re not bypassing the pain, we’re breathing through it.Verity dives deep into how breakups can serve as portals for healing and transformation when we choose to meet the grief head-on. Using the power of Breathwork, she shares how we can alchemise heartbreak into self-awareness, emotional regulation, and nervous system repair.This episode explores:Why your breakup pain isn’t “just emotional” it’s somaticHow Breathwork can move stuck grief, rage, shame, or longingThe role of community in your healing journeyWhy avoidance keeps you stuck and breath brings you homeA guided perspective shift: from abandonment to reclamationIf you’re going through it, this one’s for you.Verity reminds us that we’re not broken, we’re breaking open and there’s breath for that.Listen now and start your healing.→ Rate, Review + Share if this spoke to your heart.Connect with Verity:● @verityjocoonan @vidya_clarity● Join Breathwork & healing ⁠APP @thevidyawellnessclub.app● Follow us on @thedarksidewithverity