FAQs
What is Breath Repatterning?
Breath Repatterning is a clinically informed method that works directly with your breathing mechanics, nervous system, and physiology. Instead of focusing on mindset or positive thinking, we work with how you actually breathe—because your breath sends continuous signals to your brain about safety, effort, and recovery. By gently changing these patterns, we influence stress chemistry, emotional regulation, posture, and overall capacity
What does breathwork actually do in the body?
Your breathing directly affects carbon dioxide (CO₂) tolerance, oxygen delivery, blood pH, and the balance of your autonomic nervous system. Many modern breathing patterns unintentionally lower CO₂ too much, which can increase stress hormones, muscle tension, emotional reactivity, and fatigue. Breath Repatterning helps restore efficient gas exchange, normalize nervous system signaling, and support healthier regulation of cortisol, adrenaline, acetylcholine, GABA, and serotonin.
What happens during a session?
Sessions are guided, structured, and intentional. You’ll be lying down and guided through specific breathing patterns, body awareness, and subtle somatic cues designed to support your nervous system. Depending on your system and goals, a session may feel calming and grounding, or activating and releasing. There’s no performance, no forcing, and no expectation of a particular emotional experience—your body leads the process.
How long is a session?
Most sessions are 90-120 minutes. This allows time for settling in, guided breathwork, integration, and grounding at the end. We will do a short check-in before and after to help contextualize the experience and maximize its impact. Other tools that may be incorporated are coaching, Internal Family Systems, and other
Is this just relaxation or meditation?
No. While relaxation may happen, Breath Repatterning is a physiological intervention, not a mindfulness practice. The goal isn’t to calm you down temporarily—it’s to retrain how your system responds to stress, effort, and recovery. Many clients report clearer thinking, better emotional resilience, improved posture, and more energy over time.
Will I have an emotional release?
Some people do, some don’t—and both are normal. Emotional responses are a natural byproduct of nervous system shifts, not the goal. We prioritize safety, pacing, and regulation. Change happens whether emotions surface dramatically or subtly.
Is breathwork safe?
Yes, when guided properly and tailored to the individual. This approach is trauma-informed and respects your nervous system’s capacity. Sessions are adjusted based on your health history, stress levels, and sensitivity. If something feels too intense, we slow down or change course.
Is touch used during a session?
Yes—when appropriate, skilled, intentional touch is one of the elements that makes this work especially powerful. Touch helps the nervous system feel supported, contained, and oriented, allowing patterns held in the body to shift more efficiently. That said, touch is always optional, clearly explained in advance, and guided by ongoing consent. Many sessions include touch because of its effectiveness, but meaningful change can also occur without it.
How many sessions will I need?
Some people feel noticeable shifts after one session, while others benefit from a short series to create lasting change. Chronic patterns—like long-standing stress, burnout, or postural tension—typically respond best to consistent work over time.
Who is this work best suited for?
This work is especially helpful for people who feel mentally overloaded, chronically tense, emotionally reactive, or disconnected from their body—often despite having tried therapy, mindfulness, or productivity tools. It’s also supportive for high-responsibility professionals, parents, and anyone looking to improve clarity, resilience, and nervous system regulation.
How is this different from therapy?
Breath Repatterning is not talk therapy, though insights often arise. We work primarily through physiology and the body rather than narrative or analysis. Many people find it complements therapy by helping their nervous system integrate change more effectively.