Supporting well-being across the lifespan. Breath • Body • Mind
Breathwork
Consistent Breathwork for Lasting Change
A small, daily breathing practice can have a powerful impact over time. It doesn’t need to take long—consistency is key.
Breathing plays an important role in how we manage stress, emotions, focus, pain, and overall wellbeing. Many adults develop unhelpful breathing patterns without realising, especially during times of pressure or physical change.
Across many traditions, breath has long been recognised as more than a physical process—known as prana in yogic philosophy and chi in traditional Chinese medicine—referring to the vital life force that flows through and sustains the body.
Modern science also supports the importance of breathwork, showing its direct influence on the nervous system, heart rate variability, and stress regulation.
Breathwork can be used for a number of issues and can help you to:
- Feel calmer and more grounded
- Improve focus and clarity
- Reduce anxiety and overwhelm
- Manage pain and physical discomfort
- Support hormonal and life transitions
- Build resilience and self-awareness
It can also be tailored to specific needs, including:
- Womens Health for Pregnancy , pelvic floor, and menopause
- Pain management
- Anxiety, stress and sleep
Sessions can be specific for your work or tailored on a particular subject. Facilitated in a group setting or 1:1 support.
With regular practice, your breath becomes a simple and effective way to support balance, recovery, and resilience in daily life.
Your respiratory rate can be measured in three steps:
- Set a timer for 1 minute
- Sit or lie down to get yourself in a state of rest. Avoid strenuous activity beforehand
- Start the timer and measure the amount of breaths taken in 1 minute. This can be done by counting how many times your chest rises.
Coherent Breathing-The foundational breathing technique
Coherent breathing is a simple, steady breathing technique usually done at a slow rhythm of around 5–6 breaths per minute. The aim is to create balance and synchrony between the breath, heart rate, and nervous system, helping the body shift into a calmer, more regulated state.
When practiced regularly, the breath becomes smooth and even, which helps the heart rate naturally slow and become more variable in a healthy pattern (heart rate variability). Over time, this supports a sense of calm, focus, and emotional steadiness.
I always start my breathwork here, and then transition to other breathing techniques depending on where I want to take my nervous system, heart rate, brain state, and overall body–mind connection, allowing me to influence my energy, focus, emotional state, and overall sense of being.
Breath work apps
You can find many free apps designed specifically for breathwork and pranayama, but I tend to use either a clip-on digital metronome or the Soundbrenner app on my phone. This way I always have the tools with me where ever I go.
Unlike standard timers that simply signal the beginning or end of a breath cycle, metronomes provide a continuous rhythm that helps guide the pace of your breathing. From a self-regulation perspective, this steady rhythm also acts as an anchor, helping your mind and body prepare smoothly for each transition in the breath.
The image opposite, shows the app setting to help you breath for 6:6