Science of Breath
Rebirthing Breathwork – where it comes from, and why we still breathe this way
In 1962, a man named Leonard Orr lay in a bathtub for three hours.
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The Breathing Space
What I learn along the way – about breath, emotions and everyday life.
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Stop calling it your “healing journey”
When you frame your whole life as healing, healing becomes the centre of everything.
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What I Learned Along the Way
I almost drowned when I was sixteen
I got out. I moved on. I forgot about it. Years later, I found out my body hadn’t.
What I Learned Along the Way
Breathing with 150 people
It’s a very different kind of work whether you breathe with 150 people, with ten, or one to one.
Emotions & Us
What is shadow work?
Shadow work is the work with the parts of ourselves that are hidden – and yet influence so much of what we think, feel and do.
Emotions & Us
How safe do you feel in your own body?
What if healing isn’t something we do – but something we let ourselves receive?
What I Learned Along the Way
Hranice – one Czech word, two meanings
In Czech, “hranice” is where I end and you begin. It is also the pyre.
What I Learned Along the Way
The way of water, the way of breath
I was always afraid of water. The breath is what brought me back to her.
What I Learned Along the Way
My long journey with water
I accepted water. I never trusted her.
What I Learned Along the Way
The way of water – day five
When you spend eight days breathing together, you start to feel like you’ve known each other for years.
Breathing Techniques
The autumn equinox – the year as one long breath
Spring is the inhale. Summer is the fullness. Autumn is the exhale.
Breathing Techniques
Gentle breathwork: why you don’t need to scream or stomp
Breathwork doesn’t have to be intense. Aggressive. Loud.
Emotions & Us
What if this was your last breath?
And what if it was the first breath you took? What would change?
Emotions & Us
Sometimes it’s good to cry
Get emotions out of the body. Don’t hold them in. Cry. Shake. Dance.
What I Learned Along the Way
One year with the blue key – what a 1:1 session looks like
First we ground. Then we talk about what is present in life.
Emotions & Us
It’s nice to be home
Whatever you’re calling a home. A place. A person. Yourself.
What I Learned Along the Way
The work I do
It is not just the breath. We go deeper.
Emotions & Us
This world needs awakened men
Men who ask themselves what, how and why they feel when they feel.
What I Learned Along the Way
From chaos to order
I used to be just chaos. Today, my life excites me.
Emotions & Us
Being decisive is a form of respect
Spiritual people and their “flow” – and why I’m done waiting for a sign.
What I Learned Along the Way
21 years in Switzerland
People here need time. Nature lets you in right away.
Parenting & Resilience
Breathwork with a teen client
It’s never too late to learn to breathe well. Not at twelve, not at fifty.
What I Learned Along the Way
What I Learned in Egypt This Time
Egypt is not always gentle. It may reject you. It may laugh at you. It may test you.
Emotions & Us
Men, Healing and the Words We Choose
Something beautiful is happening. Across circles and conversations, men and women are meeting in honesty and courage.
6 Oct 2025
Breathing Techniques
Box Breathing
Also called calming breath or square breathing, this is a powerful tool to bring calm.
26 Aug 2025
Parenting & Resilience
Back to School – Back to Breath
It's been one week since school started again. And I'm somewhere between relief, nostalgia, and a whole lot of feeling I can't quite name.
26 Aug 2025
What I Learned Along the Way
What I Learned This Year
This first year has been a teacher in ways I didn't expect.
24 Jul 2025
Emotions & Us
Releasing Layers, Returning to Yourself
Harnessing the power of breath can feel like watching the sunrise within yourself – illuminating parts long kept in the dark.
19 Jun 2025