Come home to yourself.
Understand your inner world
Build the capacity to stay connected
Create a more conscious relationship with yourself, others, and the world
Breath ◇ Psychology ◇ Somatics ◇ Connection
When you become aware of your feelings, responses and the stories you tell
you'll recognize how much power YOU have to shape your reality.
HUM expands self-awareness and human capacity through the integration of breath, psychology, somatics, and conscious communication.
It will help you understand your internal states, build the capacity to be with your experience, and develop more choice in how you respond.
This method is designed in 3 modules
Level 1 - Evolve
Know Thyself
This level focuses on self-awareness, regulation, and embodied presence. To help you understand your inner landscape and build a trustworthy foundation for everything that follows.
Level 2 - Expand
Being with another
This level focuses on resiliency training, conscious communication and introducing you to relational dynamics while building on the foundations established in Level 1.
Level 3 - Embody
Being in the world
This level focuses on becoming, deepening values and self-wisdom, while exploring the practice of holding space for others through presence, rather than performance.
We begin September 25, 2027
Level 1 - Evolve
The relationship you have with yourself shapes everything that follows
When you don’t understand your emotions, needs, patterns, or nervous-system responses,
it can be difficult to know what is truly happening inside you.
You may react automatically, disconnect from yourself, or rely on familiar strategies to find safety.
Level 1 helps you become curious about your inner world.
You'll learn how to...
Recognize and work with emotions
Understand your nervous-system responses
Listen to the language of your body
Identify the needs beneath your reactions
Separate observations from interpretations
Respond with greater awareness and choice
Strengthen your connection with your intuition
Build a more trustworthy relationship with yourself
You won’t be asked to stay calm, positive, or regulated all the time.
You’ll practise recognizing what is happening,
meeting yourself with greater understanding,
and returning to connection when you lose it.
What it takes...
Level 1 is a 3 month commitment that consists of
11 videos on concepts & theories
12 live calls including Breathwork Sessions (Thursdays at 5pm PST)
Discussions & Q/As to support integration
Community space to share & make connections
A manual to deepen your understanding & process the experience
During this course, there is an optional add-on immersive experience...
For more information on the retreat, CLICK HERE
Awareness Changes Everything
Most of us were never taught how to understand our emotions, recognize our nervous-system responses, communicate our needs, or remain connected to ourselves through discomfort.
We learned how to cope, protect ourselves, and keep moving.
Those strategies may have helped us survive—but they can also shape our relationships, choices, and sense of self long after we need them.
HUM gives you a place to slow down and understand what is happening beneath your reactions.
It helps you build:
A clearer understanding of your inner world
Greater capacity to experience emotions without abandoning yourself
More choice in how you respond
Clearer and more conscious communication
Relationships rooted in honesty, empathy, and personal responsibility
Trust in your body, your wisdom, and your ability to meet lif
You are not broken. Your responses make sense.
HUM helps you understand them, expand your capacity, and choose how to respond.
What participants are saying...
HUM is more than something you learn. It is something you begin to live.
Through shared practice, honest reflection, breathwork, and community, participants have developed a deeper relationship with themselves—and noticed meaningful changes in how they meet everyday life.
“My baseline has shifted in the direction of being less reactive and more present, moment to moment. I’ve moved through long-held anger and unhealthy caregiving, and I recognize that my life is mine—just as everyone else’s life belongs to them.
HUM has been enlightening, fun, challenging, and has brought so much openness to my life. It became the option I chose above all.”
- DP
“I’m more conscious, and I feel more light coming into my life. I’ve become someone with much clearer boundaries—and I’m learning that perfection cannot be the expectation. Doing my best is enough.”
— AM
“The pathway to becoming my own empathetic witness has become the more travelled one. I’m learning who I am, who I am not, and what I need to feel safe enough to grow and expand.”
— KG
“The balance between my wise, self-compassionate present self and the younger, more defended parts of me has shifted significantly. I have more access to wisdom than I thought.”
— LJ
Awareness became practice. Practice became choice. And choice began changing how they lived.
Level 1 begins on September 25
Who's Vela?
VELA is an Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator and Guide who creates experiences that help people reconnect with themselves. Using somatics, breath, sound and other holistic modalities, she creates experiences that encourage relaxation and deepen presence. Drawing on her diverse training and personal journey, she supports people in shifting their perspective to see new possibilities and embody lasting change.
I've been a coach of all sorts for 20 years - I've spent most of my life,
as Theodore Roosevelt would say, as a "(Woman) In The Arena".
From years of guiding and being guided, I noticed some missing pieces
in trainings, coachings, and my own life skills.
It became my passion to bridge the gap between my mind and my heart
and sharing that became my life's mission.
Nosce te ipsem
My prayer for you is that by the end of this course you "know thyself"
- the loving, powerful, radiant, being that you are.
By diving into the shadow,
I pray that you live as light
and embody your courage, kindness and empathy
to make the difference in the world you know you can make.
FAQ
If you are over the age of 18 and have an open mind, this is for you.
This style of Breathwork is gentle, focusing primarily on the parasympathetic (rest & digest) state.
It's safe for anyone.
If you are pregnant, please include this as a note in your intake so we can set you up for success.
If you have a history of mania, psychosis, severe trauma or health conditions - book a call with Vela before registering.
You can watch the replay! Recordings and resources will be sent 24 - 48 hours after each live call.
A computer + headphones
A comfortable space to breathe + reflect
Space in your life to integrate (supportive network, time in your schedule for yourself, etc)
A printer if you'd like to print off the worksheets - if not, digital copies will be sent
You can book private sessions with Vela for an additional cost
or connect with one of the facilitators she recommends.
There will also be a group chat for accountability and support.
This journey requires your devotion, presence, and participation.
Because you receive access to the course content and community right away, there are no refunds.
Please register with intention and clarity.
If something unexpected arises, please reach out — we are here to support you in navigating your experience,
though refunds are not offered.
Click the bottom above that says "Join HUM.en" and go through the checkout
or use the link below to book a call with Vela and register over the phone.
Weekly calls will take place on Thursdays at 5 pm PST and will run for about 90 minutes.
In order to become a certified facilitator in the HUM method, you must complete all 3 levels of the training.
To be meet the International Association of Breath standards for trainings, the commitment is a minimum of 400 hours over the course of two years. Upon completing the HUM training, you will be expected to complete a practicum, mentorship with Vela, additional readings and a written exam.
More information on the full certification will be released in February 2026.
If you feel a pull but can't tell if it's your intuition or your mind - sign up.
If you get nervous or feel your heart racing while reading this - sign up.
Your instincts are calling
and your body is communicating.
If you don't understand the messages you're getting and keep asking for a signier sign...
This is it.
If you have questions