Because your breath is one of the most accessible tools you have for influencing how you feel, think, and respond.

Intentional breathing can directly influence your autonomic nervous system— the system responsible for regulating things like heart rate, stress responses, and recovery. Changing the pace, depth, and pattern of your breathing can affect carbon dioxide levels, heart rate variability, and the way your brain and body respond to stress.

Active Breathwork can be particularly immersive, using a sustained breathing pattern to create a shift in your physical and mental state. This practice can also be an energizing experience that helps you reconnect with your body and explore emotions, sensations and patterns that may be difficult to access through thinking alone. You don’t have to be stressed, overwhelmed, or looking for a breakthrough to benefit.

Your breath is always with you. Breathwork is learning how to work with it— not just breathe through it.

No prior breathwork, meditation, or yoga experience is necessary. You simply need curiosity and a willingness to be present with yourself.

Active Breathwork is physically and energetically engaging, so it’s important to review the health considerations before participating. This practice is not recommended during pregnancy or for those with severe asthma, epilepsy, a history of heart conditions, or stroke.

Come as you are. There’s nothing to know, achieve, or perfect.

Come comfortable and prepared to get cozy. You may wish to bring:

—yoga mat, pillow, eye mask, blanket, comfortable clothing you can easily breathe and relax in

You’ll be lying down for this practice, so think comfortable and unrestricted.

You may experience physical sensations, tingling in hands and feet, fluctuations in body temperature, shifts in energy, emotions, memories, or simply a deeper sense of presence. Every experience is different— and there is no “right” way to experience it.

My role is to create a grounded, supportive environment where you can explore your own experience safely and at your own pace.

You don’t have to force a breakthrough or make anything happen. Your breath does the work.

Expect a space that feels grounded, welcoming, and judgement-free.

I believe breathwork should feel accessible, and empowering— not intimidating or mysterious. My teaching blends the practical with the experiential, creating space for both the science of the nervous system and the more subtle, intuitive aspects of the practice.

I’m less interested in telling you what you should experience and more interested in helping you develop a relationship with your own breath, body and capacity.

There’s room for depth, but there’s also room to laugh, ask questions, be skeptical, and not take yourself (or me!) too seriously.

You already have the tool. I’m here to help you learn how to use it.

Give yourself some space afterwards. Breathwork can be deeply activating and, for some people, deeply settling. You may leave feeling energized, emotional, clear, relaxed, tired— or simply different. There’s no single expected response.

For those hours following your session, prioritize water, nourishing food, gentle movement, fresh air and rest. Give yourself permission to move a little slower and notice what continues to unfold.

You may find it helpful to journal, spend some quiet time without your phone, or simply sit with whatever you’re noticing. Avoid immediately filling the space with stimulation or a long list of things to do.

There’s nothing you need to “figure out.” Let the experience integrate naturally.

And remember: the practice doesn’t necessarily end when the breathing stops.