It was life changing. I am so glad I got to experience this with you. 

– EK


I have been accepting the compulsory eating moments as part of my growing process, rather than getting upset & irritated with it & just like that… they started to disappear. But when I have another compulsory moment I accept it more easily without being tough on myself. I have been accepting my feelings with all my heart.

– DD

WHAT IS BREATHWORK?

Breathwork has been practiced for thousands of years across various cultures. It has evolved from spiritual and meditative traditions into modern therapeutic and health-supporting techniques. Today, it is widely used in therapy, sports performance, stress management and spiritual practices, blending ancient wisdom with science.

Understanding the intention and impact of different Breathwork techniques is essential to ensure they support one’s current physical, mental, and emotional state. There is no one-size-fits-all approach—Breathwork is a powerful tool that should be practiced with respect, knowledge and care.

Generally, we can split it into two groups—mind-based and body-based Breathwork.

MIND-BASED BREATHWORK

Mind-based Breathwork uses intentional control of breath—adjusting speed, volume, intensity and breath location—to create specific shifts in our nervous system. For example, the 4-7-8 breath (with a longer exhale than inhale) activates the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting deeper rest and relaxation. These techniques can quickly shift our state and are useful in daily life to downshift, stabilize or uplift our mood.

However, these practices have their limits, as we naturally return to our subconscious, habituated breathing patterns after practice, causing their effects to fade over time. While excellent for acute moments, they don’t necessarily address the deeper root cause.

BODY-BASED BREATHWORK

Body-based Breathwork works more through the body rather than the mind. These practices are guided by certain principles depending on their approach and intention, rather than strict counting or control. Examples include Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB), Rebirthing Breathwork, and Holotropic Breathwork—each with distinct effects on the body and psyche.

FACILITATED BREATH REPATTERNING (FBR) is a fusion of Conscious Connected Breathing and Bodywork.

This practice allows us to enter altered states of consciousness, where we can become aware of, process, and integrate unresolved experiences, emotions, reflexes, beliefs and behavioral or relational patterns. By exploring our inner landscape, we can reassemble fragmented parts of ourselves into wholeness while simultaneously addressing our breath mechanics—since the way we breathe is directly connected to how we live physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

The intention is to reach the root of these patterns, cultivating a more adaptable and supportive breath—one that flows with dynamism and ease, appropriately adjusting to life’s circumstances and is able to return to baseline.

It was incredible. I heard a bit about Breathwork before but I don’t think I was quite ready for it until now. I was able to release some frustration, disappointment and resentment. To the point where I could still feel some uncertainty and the unknown but I could sit with it, calmly without panic and without fear. For this I am truly grateful.
MJ

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF FBR-BREATHWORK?
  • It’s an allowance not a forcing or fixing
  • A careful tending to whatever is emerging and alive moment to moment

  • Safely deepening your interoception, attunement and connection with your precious body

  • Restores the functionality of breath mechanics

  • Supports nervous system health

  • A gradual befriending, processing & integrating of shadowed parts and unprocessed experiences
  • Orients toward coherence of body & psyche

  • Gradually leads to physical, mental, and emotional capacity and resilience

  • A homecoming to your Self, inner knowing, authentic expression and aliveness

HOW DOES FBR-BREATHWORK INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE?

Through consistent practice, you develop deeper awareness, introspection and emotional capacity. You tend and get in relationship with your imprints, beliefs and shadowed parts, allowing you to better understand and express yourself with compassion, authenticity and agency. As you listen more to the wisdom of your body, breath  and psyche you gradually shift from reactivity to a better Self understanding and conscious choice. This will impact how you think, feel, act and relate — both to yourself and others. Your relationship to your own body and psyche can become more loving and caring. With that your perception of yourself and others can clear up and you increasingly grow your capacity to navigate the tides of life while opening more fully to you aliveness and authentic expression. This is a lifelong journey and unfolding that wants to emerge in the right inner and outer environment and cannot be forced. 

HOW DOES A SESSION LOOK LIKE?

Each session is uniquely attuned to you in the moment.

  • The session lasts for 2 hours.

  • We begin with an initial check-in, tuning into what’s alive for you and what you’re bringing into the space.

  • The Breathwork journey is about 75 minutes long. You’ll be gently guided through the experience with music, vocal guidance, bodywork and scent.

  • After the Breathwork, there will be time and space for integration and sharing, allowing you to process and land from your experience.

WHO IS IT FOR AND WHO ISN'T?

Before your first session you’ll fill out an intake form to ensure this work is safe and supportive for you. FBR is generally suitable for most people, but there are some contraindications — such as pregnancy or certain heart, respiratory, neurological or psychosomatic conditions. Your safety is a priority and we’ll make sure this approach is right for you.

If you are looking for saving. There is a great difference between saving and support. Consider this work as a space for co-creation. I’m not here to rescue you, but to guide and support you in uncovering your own innate wisdom, agency, resources, authentic expression and truth. Together, we merge my embodied practice and experience with your openness and willingness to explore your unique path.

WHY I DON'T OFFER ANY ONLINE FBR-BREATHWORK SESSIONS

I believe some modalities are too sacred and vulnerable to be done through a screen—they need real, in-person human connection. FBR-Breathwork is powerful and can surface deep emotional, mental and physical content that requires a safe space, skilled hands-on facilitation and attunement to both body and psyche. In FBR, I work directly with breath mechanics, which means feeling into the different layers of your body—something that simply isn’t possible online.

WAYS TO WORK OR TRAIN WITH ME

1:1 BREATHWORK SESSION

A 2-hour guided breathwork journey attuning and supporting you right where you are, in Rogil (Portugal) or Berlin (Germany).

BREATHWORK CIRCLES

Meeting your breath, body and inner world in genuine connection with others. In Rogil (Portugal) and Berlin (Germany).

BREATHWORK RETREAT

July 29-August 3,2026 (Rogil, Portugal).
Days of breath, nature and presence in a small group.

PRACTITIONER TRAINING

August-December 2026
Online & In-Person Modules
A training grounded in science, bodywork & your lived experience.