LIFE FORCE

Introduction to breathwork

We all breathe.

That is the one constant that we can rely on while we're alive. As the matter of fact, we rely on it so much that we don't even think about it. We are not aware of our breath. It just happens to us. What if there was more to it? Can we breathe wrong? Develop bad patterns that make us more stressed, tired, and push us away from our best and natural self?

Even though known for thousands of years, breathwork has only been making its way into the mainstream very recently. Now, more than ever, reconnecting with your breath can be so important. It might seem like such a small thing to do, almost too small! Reconnecting with our breath and using it as a tool to become more calm, aware and in control, is making its way to becoming the next big thing for anyone looking to balance their lives, become more mindful, and even access the deepest parts of their subconscious to heal emotional traumas or alter their broken behavioural patterns.

In this short documentary, we explore what is breath and what does it mean to us. We dive into exploring various breathing techniques, picking brain of its teachers, as well as people whose lives have been affected by only changing their breath.

Featuring

Dan Brulé

@danbruleofficial
Dan Brulé is the world's foremost expert and renowned pioneer in the field of breathwork, and leader of the worldwide Spiritual Breathing movement. Dan trains the people of the world to use the power of breath and breathing to relax and energize their body, focus and expand their mind, calm and balance their emotions, and nourish and uplift their soul.
Learn more about Dan on: breathmastery.com
Richie Bostock

@thebreathguy
Richie, or “The Breath Guy”, is a leading figure and evangelist for Breathwork, the next revolution in health and wellness. He is a Breathwork coach, author and speaker and it is his mission to spread the life changing possibilities of Breathwork to the world.
Learn more about Richie on: thebreathguy.com
Patrick McKeown

@oxygenadvantage
Patrick’s current professional affiliations include being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), a Member of the Physiological Society (UK), a Member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences, a Fellow of Buteyko Professionals International, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Breathing & Health.
Learn more about Patrick on: oxygenadvantage.com
Artur Paulins

@arturpaulins
Creator of Breathwork Academy and the explorer of human equanimity, Artur Paulins is working internationally to transform our access to daily calm through breathwork. In his early years, he became one of the first instructors trained directly by Wim Hof. This was Artur’s first training in breath mastery, which now spans a variety of breath-based approaches to wellbeing, resilience and inner-strength.
Learn more about Artur on: artrupaulins.com
Rebecca Dennis

@breathingtree
Rebecca has been practicing holistic and alternative therapies for over 20 years and has trained with Founder of Transformational Breath, Judith Kravitz as well as Dan Brule, Donna Fahri, Max Strom and other masters and influential teachers of breathwork, bodywork and healing modalities. On her journey with holistic practices she also has trained in coaching, anatomy and physiology, Swedish and deep tissue massage, acupressure, reiki and shamanic healing traditions from indigenous tribes and elders
Learn more about Rebecca on: breathingtree.co.uk
Tony Riddle

@thenaturalistlifestylist
Tony Riddle is a natural lifestyle coach, author and record-breaking barefoot endurance athlete. Regarded as a trailblazer within the field of natural movement and lifestyle, Riddle is the creator of the Natural Lifestyle Philosophy, that encourages modern urbanites to reconnect with certain innate, ‘wild’ behaviours in order to increase physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness.
Learn more about Tony on: tonyriddle.com
Yogi Kaivalyananda

@kaivalyananda.life
Yogi Kaivalyananda (formerly Cameron MacInnes) is an in-demand International Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master, originally from Scotland, and one of the world’s leading exponents of Prana Kriya Yoga and Himalayan Hatha Yoga.
Learn more about Yogi on: kaivalyananda.life
Laura K. Thompson

@lkthomo
Laura is a designer who was living the fast city life, working at her dream job for a big company. Eventually the city rush has gotten to her and she developed anxiety, depression and mental health problems. During her search for a solution she stumbled upon breathwork practises and realised how much she can affect her own mental and physical by simple altering her breath.