Breathwork

There are many ways to breathe, and the way you breath impacts the way you experience the world.

Each type of breathwork we offer is made for a specific goal

Functional Breathing: for Wellbeing & Mental Health

Stress Reduction & increased resilience to stress: Activates the parasympathetic nervous system, counteracting stress. Allows better management during stressful times

Anxiety Management: Regulates stress and reduces anxiety levels.

Improved Focus: Enhances concentration and mental clarity.

Better Sleep: Induces calmness, aiding in falling asleep and improving sleep quality.

Increased Energy: Improves oxygen flow, boosting energy levels.

Balanced Nervous System: Promotes vagal tone and equilibrium between sympathetic and parasympathetic branches. Effectively making calm state your new normal.

Enhanced Self-Awareness: Cultivates mindfulness and awareness of thoughts and emotions.

Improved Respiratory Function: Enhances lung capacity and efficiency.

Lowered Blood Pressure: Positive impact on cardiovascular health.

Digestive Health: calming effect on the digestive system, potentially alleviating digestive issues.

Coping Mechanism: Provides a practical tool for managing stressors.

Mood Enhancement: Stimulates the release of endorphins, improving mood.

Quick Stress Relief: Includes convenient on-the-spot stress reduction.

Mind-Body Connection: Fosters a stronger connection between mind and body, promoting holistic well-being.

Shamanic Breath: Soul Connection & Autonomic Nervous System Reset

Altered States of Consciousness: Shamanic breathwork is designed to induce altered states of consciousness, facilitating spiritual experiences and journeys.

Expanded Awareness: Intensive breathwork promotes expanded awareness, allowing individuals to explore different realms of consciousness and gain deeper insights.

Emotional Release: Shamanic breathing may trigger emotional release, helping individuals process and release pent-up emotions or trauma.

Connection to Spirituality: The practice aims to foster a sense of connection to the spiritual realm, providing a pathway for personal and transcendent experiences.

Energy Activation: Shamanic breathwork is believed to activate and move energy throughout the body, aligning with the concept of clearing energetic blockages.

Enhanced Intuition: Practitioners often report heightened intuitive abilities and a deeper connection to their inner wisdom through regular shamanic breathwork.

Physical and Energetic Healing: Shamanic breathing can contribute to physical and energetic healing by promoting flow, balance and harmony within the body.

Promotes Calm and confidence: Shamanic breath helps you bring calm to your experience and resets your nervous system, allowing you to create space between you and your thoughts & emotions. This is the space where you can find answers to your deeper questions.

Access to Higher Wisdom: Practitioners may use shamanic breathwork to access higher states of consciousness, gaining insights and wisdom beyond the ordinary mind.

Facilitation of Visionary Experiences: Shamanic breathing can induce visionary experiences, including vivid imagery, symbols, and archetypal visions, contributing to personal growth.

Integration of Psyche: The practice may aid in integrating aspects of the psyche, helping individuals make sense of their experiences and emotions.

Deepened Meditation: Shamanic breathwork can serve as a dynamic form of meditation, intensifying the meditative experience and deepening the connection to the inner self. Likewise, learning Akashic Journeying will make your Shamanic Breath experience deeper and more wholesome.

Cathartic Process: The intense breathwork may act as a cathartic process, allowing individuals to release emotional and psychological burdens.

Enhanced Creativity: Some practitioners report increased creativity and inspiration following shamanic breathwork sessions.

Community and Ritualistic Connection: Shamanic breathwork includes sharing circles, fostering a sense of community and shared spiritual experience.

Transformation and Personal Growth: Regular practice is believed to contribute to personal transformation and growth, leading to a deeper understanding of oneself and the universe.

Spiritual Cleansing: The intentional breathwork is thought to cleanse the spirit and release negative energies, promoting a sense of purification.

It’s important to approach shamanic breathwork with respect and caution, as the intensity of the practice may vary among individuals. Individuals with certain medical conditions or psychological concerns should consult with healthcare professionals before engaging in intense breathwork practices.

Breath for Fear Management: Surf Apnea

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Breath for Athletic Performance

Increased Oxygen Delivery: Enhances the intake of oxygen, improving the oxygen supply to muscles during physical activity.

Improved Endurance: Enhances respiratory efficiency, delaying the onset of fatigue and improving overall endurance during athletic performance.

Optimized CO2 Levels: Maintains a balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, preventing the negative effects of excessive CO2 buildup during exercise.

Enhanced Recovery: Proper breathing aids in post-exercise recovery by promoting efficient removal of waste products, such as lactic acid.

Better Focus and Concentration: Breath control techniques can improve mental focus and concentration, crucial for optimal athletic performance.

Reduced Perception of Effort: Effective breathing strategies may reduce the perceived effort during exercise, allowing athletes to push their limits.

Balanced Nervous System Activation: Encourages a balanced activation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, helping athletes stay composed and focused.

Improved Respiratory Muscle Function: Strengthens respiratory muscles, contributing to better overall respiratory function and endurance.

Enhanced Core Stability: Emphasizing diaphragmatic breathing can engage core muscles, providing stability and support during physical activities.

Efficient Recovery Breathing: Teaches athletes how to use specific breathing patterns during rest intervals to optimize recovery between bouts of intense exercise.

Stress Reduction: Incorporating mindful breathing techniques can reduce pre-competition stress and anxiety, promoting a more relaxed state for peak performance.

Increased Lung Capacity: Specific breathing exercises contribute to expanded lung capacity, allowing for deeper and more efficient breaths.

Improved Intercostal Muscle Function: Promotes optimal functioning of the intercostal muscles, aiding in ribcage expansion and increased breath control.

Temperature Regulation: Deep breathing can help regulate body temperature during exercise, contributing to improved performance in various environments.

Enhanced VO2 Max: Improves the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), a key factor in aerobic capacity and endurance.

Better Recovery Post-Exercise: Incorporating proper breathing techniques post-exercise facilitates relaxation and supports the body’s recovery process.

Increased Mind-Body Awareness: allowing athletes to better understand and control their physiological responses.

It’s essential to note that athletes may benefit from tailored breathing techniques based on their specific sport, training regimen, and individual needs. Consulting with a sports performance professional or a healthcare provider can provide personalized guidance.

FAQ's

I have asthma, can I participate?

Breathwork will help you reduce your asthma.

Asthma is related to stress response, it often starts in childhood as the body’s way to cope with emotional challenges. All our breathworks are geared to reset your nervous system or to teach you to do it and so they will have a positive impact on your asthma symptoms

How long does it take to relearn to breathe Functionally?

Creating any habit takes 66 days: the time it takes to rewire your brain.

It’s a matter of reinforcing a way of being every single day until it becomes second nature. That’s why our courses and coaching include a daily prompt for you to cement the new skill once you’re learnt it.

Is it possible to do just the practical in the Surf Apnea course: the pool training

We do not offer the course without the theory as the theorical part of the course allows you to bring awareness to the way your body and mind function, brings essential theory that will help you understand the pool drills better and prepares you with important knowledge such as safety. It is however possible to do the theory online so that you only join us for the pool part of the day. Once you have attended the course you are then welcome to join pool trainings.

I have no mental health problems, why should I join any breathwork?

First of all I am so happy that you feel well in your mind and heart, that is so important! Let me say this: don’t forget the rest of you! The way you breathe also impacts your physical wellbeing: your cardiovascular health, your digestive health. Done well, it improves your sleep, your physical performance and your resilience to stress among other things. So why not!

I want to learn to manage my emotions, will shamanic breath help?

Shamanic Breath is a beautiful tool to process emotions and connect more deeply to yourself, which means it can help highlight the origin of your triggers. However emotional management is a skill that you must learn. If you would like to learn how to manage your emotions, join my coaching program where you will rediscover who you are in all aspects and learn to bring more supportive emotions and thoughts forward

Is surf Apnea Just for Surfers?

Of course not! If you know me then you know all the tools I propose can be used across different areas of life. The Surf Apnea course will help you understand how your body works under stress, how to make decisions under pressure and how to bring back calm in any challenging or scary situation. That’s as handy at work as it is anywhere including in the surf.

I do Wim Hof breath, how is yours different?

Wim Hof basis his breath technique on Tummo, a Tibetan breath practice. While it has its value, it is a dangerous practice in the surf or anywhere you may be susceptible to faint.

It is also a punctual practice, no matter how regularly you practise it, which is where it differs from functional breathing: the way you breath at any moment during the day and night. The way you breathe daily is what informs your general wellbeing: physical, mental and emotional. That’s why learning to become a functional breather again (breathe like you were meant to at birth) is a better long term skill. Wim Hof is handy but not one that teaches you how to handle fear response and how to promote your health. That being said, any practice that allows you a moment of calm, a moment for yourself is very valuable so if that’s the only practice you connect to, by all means keep on doing it, simply be mindful of the potential health impact and ensure it fits your goals.

It's my first time, what can I expect

in all our breath sessions my #1 priority is to create a safe space for you to explore yourself, your limits, share and learn. Because everyone is different, the experience is very personal and only what needs your attention will arise. Which means that whether it is Shamanic Breath, Surf Apnea or any other Breath course we provide, every session will be different but as for everything in life your commitment and how ready you are to dive in will influence how much you get out of the experience.

While it can be a bit daunting at first to open up in front of others, I find it is the best way to show up, so we can love all of you and support you in your journey.

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