Frequently Asked Questions

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Breathwork refers to the practice of consciously controlling one's breath to influence physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It involves intentionally changing breathing patterns through attention to biochemical, biomechanical and psychophysiological factors to promote health and wellbeing.

Breathwork is important because your functional (day-to-day) breathing pattern impacts upon your health and wellbeing. By practising breathing lightly through your nose to regulate the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in your blood and breathing low into your diaphragm to maximise tidal volume, you will help optimise your body's biochemistry.  Learning to breath well biomechanically, in terms of the expansion and contractions of the intercostal (breathing) muscles around your diaphragm, also supports the optimisation of your functional breathing pattern. Think, 'Nose, Light, Low!' Doing so helps to:

- improve blood circulation and oxygen delivery to cells;

- dilate the upper airways (nose) and lower airways (lungs);

- reduces a stuffy nose or hayfever;

- reduces the onset and duration of breathlessness;

- promotes nervous system regulation; 

- promotes sleep quality;

- reduces snoring;

- reduces frequency of sleep apnea; 

- improves focus, attention and concentration;

- increases heart rate variability;

- increases the sensitivity of chemoreceptors in the brain.

Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to inhale and exhale with ease. The nature of the breathwork techniques taught is that some can be practised while walking, on your commute, or when out and about. Some are perhaps better performed while seated. However, as long as your clothing isn't particularly restrictive, your usual daywear is fine. You don't need to wear sports clothing, unless this is something you wish to do. For children, whatever they would typically wear is fine, including school uniform.

If it is your first session, please bring along your completed client questionnaire. If you would usually carry with you any medication, such as an inhaler or an epi-pen, please bring this too in case of emergency. If you would like to note down specific comments, timings for exercises or details of exercises, please bring a notebook and pen, or you might add these to a 'Notes' app on your phone. Otherwise, please just bring yourself and a willingness to practise breathwork exercises!

In one session, you will have the knowledge and awareness to practise 2-3 breathwork exercises at home on a twice-daily basis to begin your breathwork journey to support the habituation of good functional (day-to-day) breathing.

With three sessions, you will develop a toolkit of around 4-6 exercises that are specifically suited to your personal strengths and challenges in terms of your functional breathing pattern. These will need to be practised on a twice-daily basis between sessions to build long-term memory recall of these exercises so you can apply them throughout your day.

A typical number of sessions to support you implementing optimal functional breathing during your daily life would be around five. This allows for transfer of knowledge, regular review and refinement of techniques, accountability in terms of practice at home and sufficient guidance and support so that you feel confident  to continue practising breathwork on a daily basis.

Sessions are one hour in duration and cost £75, if book individually.

A block of three one-hour sessions costs £215. 

A block of five one-hour sessions costs £345.