When the mimicking of natural breathing (i.e. relaxed exhales and removing all unconscious pauses in the breath cycle) is sustained for long enough in a session the old stresses that one’s physiology hasn’t yet discharged or integrated start to rise to the surface of consciousness. These unconscious experiences are suppressed or repressed through both physical and physiological restrictions, particularly in one’s breathing, so when a person can remain curious and can consciously invite a change to the patterning and restrictions, the unconscious experiences begin to surface within the body-mind. As they surface, then a conscious breathwork practice such as Numa, is said to be a practice in returning to natural, unhindered breathing.

This practice can also trigger feeling states that were tied to the original stressing experiences and the person’s reaction to them. By catalyzing the lifting of these old stresses into consciousness, a person is then able to address them with corrective experiences while learning from and integrating.

While the benefits vary from person to person and from session to session, in general the benefits of receiving a session include:​