In this episode, Verity guides listeners through her end-of-year ritual, a powerful process of releasing, reflecting, and preparing the body for what’s next. As 2025 comes to a close, she shares the mixed feelings that come with looking back on a rollercoaster year while craving new energy and a fresh start.
Verity opens up about the importance of closing loops, acknowledging both the beautiful and the difficult moments, and using practices like rage journaling to move emotions out of the body. She explains how unprocessed feelings get stored physically, and why emotional housekeeping is essential before stepping into a new chapter.
From clearing what’s unresolved to sitting in stillness, visualising the future, understanding what’s in your control, and taking small actionable steps, Verity walks listeners through the exact practices she uses to shift her state and call in what she wants for the year ahead.
She also dives into the power of mantras, future-paced language, and preparing the nervous system to hold the reality you’re trying to create whether it’s love, fertility, abundance, or a completely new season of life.
This episode is grounded, real, and deeply supportive, a reminder that December is a portal for release, renewal, and becoming the version of yourself who can fully receive what you’re calling in.
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In this episode of Dark Side of the Verity, we dive deep into one of the most powerful teachings you can integrate into your life:Nothing actually triggers you, everything simply reflects what’s asking to be healed.As we move through the chaos, closeness, and emotional charge of the holiday season, Verity unpacks the truth about triggers, blind spots, and why our loved ones often set us off the most. This episode is a gentle reminder that your reactions are not failures, they’re invitations.Inside, you’ll explore:- Why triggers are mirrors, not attacks- How lived experience shapes communication (and misunderstandings)- The nervous system science behind stress responses- Why family can activate old patterns faster than anyone- How to pause, regulate, and return to your grounded self- What it means to hold grace for yourself and othersThe beauty of having people who truly have your back and losing them too soonVerity also shares practical tools to support you through this season, including her signature Nervous System Reset™ and how facilitators continue to use the 14-Day Reset inside the VIDYA Wellness Club to shift emotionally heavy moments into deeper clarity and connection.If you ever find yourself overwhelmed, misunderstood, or reactive, especially around the people you love, this episode is your anchor.✨ Experience the Nervous System tools mentioned inside the VIDYA Wellness Club App. Start your free 7-day trial and begin your reset today.🎧 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 reflects on what turning 41 has opened in her, the honesty, the softness, the truths she can’t avoid anymore. She shares how this year pushed her to close loops in her business, prepare for the future she wants, and finally get real about love, relationships, and the patterns she’s outgrown.
It’s a candid look at ageing, desire, identity, and the very human experience of wanting a family while building a life that feels aligned. Verity talks about attraction, energetics, the discomfort of growth, and what it means to stay open to love even after deep reflection.
This episode is tender, grounded and honest, a window into the season she’s in and the woman she’s becoming as she steps into a new year with clarity, courage, and an open heart.
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Verity sits down with VIDYA Facilitator Graduate, Hannah, a former corporate high-achiever who stumbled into a Breathwork class after a panic attack and walked out with a new path. They unpack Nervous System safety, why so many of us “hide” in our 30s, the power of community in healing, and the surprising breakthrough that rewrote Hannah’s story about motherhood and relationships. If you’ve ever felt stuck on autopilot, this one’s a hug for your whole system.
Ready to lead with breath? Apply for VIDYA Breathwork™ Facilitator Training (100% online) or book a 1:1 with Verity. Share this episode with a friend who needs nervous-system safety and hope.
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Verity drops in with three grounding breaths and welcomes Shauna, VIDYA Facilitator graduate, an Irish Breathwork + mindset coach based in Perth, who casually reveals she’s 24 weeks pregnant. They unpack how Breathwork helped Shauna process lifelong grief, open a spiritual side she didn’t know she had, and build a flexible business serving FIFO workers, men who don’t love “talking,” and community retreats. Real talk on trusting your timing, and designing a career that evolves with motherhood.
Ready to lead with breath? Apply for VIDYA Breathwork™ Facilitator Training (100% online) or book a 1:1 with Verity. Share this episode with a friend who needs nervous-system safety and hope.
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Exhale the noise, inhale your Nervous System reset. This guided 4·7·8 practice slows your heart rate, softens tension, and signals safety to your body in under three minutes. Perfect before bed, between meetings, or anytime your mind is racing.
A gentle drop-in to orient your body to safety
4·7·8 cadence: inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8 (repeated 4–8 rounds)
Soothing cues to lengthen your exhale and melt residual stress
A brief integration to lock in that calm, clear state
Longer exhales stimulate the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) response, lowering arousal and helping you feel grounded, clear, and sleepy-ready if used at night.
Evening wind-down or mid-day reset
Anxiety spikes, decision fatigue, travel days, post-conflict cooldowns
Sit or lie down comfortably, jaw relaxed, tongue resting on the roof of your mouth.
Inhale quietly through the nose for a count of 4.
Hold gently for 7 (no strain).
Exhale audibly through the mouth for 8, like fogging a mirror.
Repeat 4–8 rounds.
Tip: If the counts feel long, halve them (2·3·4) and build up.
If you’re pregnant, dizzy, or have respiratory/cardiac concerns, please release the holds.
In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, Verity Jo Coonan explores what it really means to let go of the “good girl” conditioning so many of us carry. From school systems that reward compliance, to the pressure of being perfect in every role, mother, partner, business owner, this ingrained pattern often leads to exhaustion and burnout.
Verity shares her own struggles with learning, perfectionism, and coping mechanisms, and how these patterns show up in VIDYA Breathwork™ Facilitator Training. She dives into why true growth requires embracing the messy parts, understanding your unique learning style, and moving beyond surface-level “goodness” into embodied transformation.
This raw and real conversation is for anyone ready to release the need to appear perfect and instead step into authenticity, resilience, and deep self-understanding.
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This practice isn’t just breathing, it’s Nervous System training.
When we use structured Breathwork daily, especially in short intentional bursts like this, we’re teaching the body how to move between sympathetic activation (stress response) and parasympathetic regulation (rest, repair, clarity) with control instead of chaos.
Most people live stuck in sympathetic mode, fast, overwhelmed, reactive, “on” all the time.
Belly breathing activates the diaphragm, signalling safety to the brain.
Mouth breathing with holds applies a controlled dose of stress, which strengthens our capacity to feel intensity without shutting down.
This is resilience building, not avoidance.
We intentionally elevate the system on purpose and then guide it back down, creating flexibility, adaptability, and emotional stability over time.
Like training a muscle, each round builds tolerance.
Your Nervous System learns:
I can feel more, stay present, and return to safety.
And this is how we rewire patterns of anxiety, urgency, freeze, shutdown and overthinking, gently, consistently, through the breath.
Ready to lead with breath? Apply for VIDYA Breathwork™ Facilitator Training (100% online) or book a 1:1 with Verity. Share this episode with a friend who needs nervous-system safety and hope.
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In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, Verity explores the often-overlooked connection between your Nervous System and the way you run your business. From launching offers to responding to clients, your energy speaks louder than your words. Verity shares how regulation, resilience, and daily practices become the true backbone of a sustainable business where safety, trust, and authenticity shape every interaction. Tune in to discover how to build the nervous system of your business, create alignment, and grow from a place of grounded strength.
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In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, host Verity Jo Coonan shares why Breathwork, though powerful, is only the beginning of a layered healing journey. She explores the importance of safety in the body, the role of tools like journaling, tapping, toning, and community, and why integrating multiple practices creates lasting transformation. Through personal stories and real client experiences, Verity reveals how healing becomes deeper, more authentic, and more sustainable when we combine breath with somatic practices, communication, and self-expression.
This conversation is an invitation to go beyond “just breathing” and discover how to weave safety, community, and creativity into your healing so you can fully show up as your authentic self.
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In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, Verity Jo Coonan, founder of VIDYA Breathwork™, explores the concept of microdosing Breathwork using just a few intentional minutes a day to reset, regulate, and reconnect with the body. She shares how a simple two-minute practice can act as a daily energetic cleanse, rewiring the nervous system and creating space for healing without the pressure of long sessions or perfect conditions. Through powerful metaphors and practical guidance, Verity invites listeners to see breathwork as a way to build safety, presence, and resilience in everyday life.
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In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, host Verity Jo Coonan introduces the VIDYA Shadow Work Therapist a tool designed to make shadow work, journaling, and emotional healing simple and accessible.
Verity shares how this practice blends breathwork, reflection prompts, and gentle self-inquiry to help listeners regulate their nervous system, release stored emotions, and reconnect with their inner wisdom.
Whether you’re new to journaling or looking for a supportive way to explore your patterns, the VIDYA Shadow Work Therapist offers a safe starting point for self-discovery and transformation.
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In this heartfelt episode, Verity reflects on the 13-year journey since the passing of her partner and the evolution of how she chooses to honour that day. From early years of gathering with friends and drinking, to creating sacred rituals of solitude, and now to painting, ocean swims, and island adventures, she shares the raw, messy, and beautiful truth of navigating grief, healing, and self-belief.
This is a story of consistency, transformation, and reclaiming freedom. Verity speaks about learning to trust herself, stepping into flow, being supported by community, and the importance of choosing quality people and aligned energy in life.
Join her in exploring what it really means to honour your past, embrace your present, and continue building a future from a place of self-love, intuition, and deep alignment.
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In this episode, Verity opens up about the heart of her mission with VIDYA, making Breathwork accessible, shareable, and sustainable for everyone. She dives into the magic of sharing: why our first instinct after a transformative breath session is to tell others, and how that ripple effect can truly shift the world.
Verity breaks down the new VIDYA affiliate program, designed to reward those who share from genuine experience, because transformation deserves to be celebrated and compensated. From her own stories of discovering Breathwork, to building The VIDYA Wellness Club app and a Facilitator Training that now includes business tools, this conversation explores the deeper truth: health and wealth are inseparable when we live in alignment.
Expect honesty, raw reflections, and an invitation to step into the VIDYA movement, whether through the app, facilitator training, or by becoming an affiliate and helping this medicine reach more people.
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In this episode of The Dark Side with Verity, we explore two worlds that are more connected than you think: the backend systems that keep your business alive, and the body’s signals that reveal the truth you’ve been avoiding.
I share why I built the Business Builders™ system into VIDYA Facilitator Training, so you’re not left scrambling with funnels, CRMs, and marketing gaps that stall your growth. Then we move deeper, into the body that always keeps the score. From shoulder pain to gut health, parasites to sore throats, I unpack how symptoms are not problems to fix, but messages to interpret.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, in your business or in your body, this episode will remind you that both need clarity, structure, and space to release.
Tune in, breathe with me, and discover how the way you run your business and the way you care for your body are mirrors for each other.
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This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a real moment inside the work.
In this episode, Verity Jo Coonan shares the messy middle of an emotional rollercoaster, where old wounds rise, boundaries are tested, and the universe asks: are you truly open to receive?
For someone who has built her life around holding space for others, this season revealed the blind spot: giving came easy, but receiving love without earning it was the deeper edge.
Inside, you’ll hear:
The lessons eclipse energy pulled to the surface
Why healing asks us to pause mid-ride instead of waiting for the end
How true boundaries protect love, not block it
What shifts when you finally let yourself be supported
This is breath, healing, and life remastered. An invitation to slow down, open wider, and receive what you’ve been asking for.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 level
How old patterns of communication can limit connection with family, clients, and teams and how to shift them
The role of water, nature, and play in regulating the nervous system and creating clarity
The lessons learned from hiring new marketing and community support, and why clarity and communication are non-negotiable in business relationships
Insights from exploring BPD, boundaries, and emotional thresholds and how awareness helps create healthier choices
The importance of updating your rituals and devotions as life changes, instead of holding onto outdated routines
This 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.
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