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Breathe, eat well, get in the water.

What I explain during a session and get asked about again by email afterwards: breathing protocols, simple recipes, and what the sea does for our health. Nothing here that has not been tested in a workshop or at the water's edge.

Articles on Breathwork

  • A perfectly still mountain lake at dusk, reflecting a snow-capped peak

    Breathwork

    The physiological sigh: coming down in two breaths

    Two breaths in through the nose, one long breath out through the mouth, ten seconds. The breath I teach first, and the one your body already produces without telling you.

    5 min read

  • An orange sunrise over a calm sea, seen from the beach

    Breathwork

    Five minutes of heart coherence, without an app

    A chair and five minutes will do. The breathing rhythm I teach in workshops, the protocol in order, and the four mistakes that make people stop again after a week of trying.

    5 min read

  • A woman in a yoga posture on a rock by the water, surrounded by trees

    Breathwork

    What your breathing does to your nervous system

    Why an out-breath longer than the in-breath changes something in the body, what happens in a meeting room when a group tries it, and the five-minute protocol I hand over first.

    7 min read

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