Moving backwards through the events of his past, the consciousness of the Rebirthing client eventually reaches the core experiences that formed the basis of his negative attitudes. For many, the experiences involved in getting born are arrived at, so the Rebirthing client re-experiences the actual circumstances of his birth.
The effects of letting go these birth-associated tensions are so complete, compared to releases of later-developing tensions, that the term, "Rebirthing," has been chosen to describe the entire healing process the connected breathing produces.