The Stress Breath Program
Our Functional Breathwork & Stress Program teaches simple, science-backed techniques to release tension, regulate your nervous system, and feel more at ease in everyday life.
About the Program
The Stress Breath Program
A 6-week – online or in person on the Gold Coast – journey to calm, clarity, and resilience.
Through personalised assessments and guided sessions, you’ll receive practical, science-based tools for nervous system regulation and everyday wellbeing.
Benefits
Support your mind,
body, and resilience.
Calm the Nervous System
Functional breathing stimulates the vagus nerve and activates the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system. This shifts your body out of “fight or flight” and into a state of rest and repair.
Improve Sleep Quality
Correcting over-breathing patterns reduces nighttime arousal and balances oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, helping you fall asleep more easily and stay asleep longer.
Boost Energy & Mental Clarity
Breathing efficiently improves oxygen delivery to the brain and body. The result: sharper focus, reduced fatigue, and sustainable energy throughout the day.
Enhance Emotional Regulation
Breath directly influences heart rate variability (HRV), a key marker of emotional balance. By learning to slow and steady the breath, you gain greater control over stress and reactivity.
Strengthen Physical Health
Breathing through the nose filters air, increases nitric oxide for better circulation, and improves oxygen uptake — supporting cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune function.
Build Everyday Resilience
By training the body to tolerate higher levels of carbon dioxide, you expand your capacity to stay calm under stress, adapt to challenges, and recover more quickly.
The power of mastering breath.
Who is it for?
The Stress & Functional Breathwork Program is designed for people who want practical, evidence-based tools they can trust. If you know your breathing isn’t working as well as it could, or you’re looking for a grounded approach to managing stress, performance, and wellbeing, this program is for you.
- Value approaches grounded in research and proven techniques
- Want to improve focus, energy, and performance at work or in sport
- Experience poor breathing habits such as mouth breathing, shallow breathing, or breathlessness under stress
- Feel the effects of stress and want simple tools to regulate your nervous system
- Are curious about breath science but resistant to meditation or traditional wellness trends
The gateway
From Stress to Wellbeing – One Breath at a Time
Your breath is the simplest, most powerful tool to move from overwhelm to balance.
Stress
When breathing becomes shallow or dysfunctional, the nervous system stays on high alert. This shows up as reactivity, overwhelm, fatigue, and tension.
Burn-out
Prolonged stress and poor breathing patterns deplete energy reserves, weaken immunity, and contribute to exhaustion, low motivation, and illness.
Calm
Intervention: By restoring functional breathing, you activate the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering stress hormones and bringing the body into balance. Breath becomes the entry point to calm and clarity.
Wellbeing
Balance: With improved breathing and nervous system regulation, resilience strengthens. Energy, focus, and emotional balance return — creating the foundation for lasting wellbeing..
Breath is the mirror to your wellbeing
Measure, Understand, Transform
To create lasting change, we start with insight. Each program begins with a set of assessments designed to give you a clear picture of how stress and breathing patterns are affecting your body and mind.
Assessments include:
- Breath Assessment – identify dysfunctional patterns such as over-breathing or mouth breathing.
- Stress Assessment – explore how your nervous system responds to pressure.
- HRV & Coherence Testing (in-person) – measure heart rate variability to track balance between stress and recovery.
These insights form the foundation of your personalised roadmap and breath program, ensuring you receive practical, science-backed tools tailored to your needs.
Ready to feel calmer and more in control?
Book your Stress Breath session today ,or, if you’d like to learn more, schedule a free consultation and we’ll guide you through your options.
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Have Questions? We’ve Got You Covered
Functional breathing is a powerful, science-based way to reduce stress and improve overall wellbeing. Below are some of the most common questions people ask before starting the program.
If you still have a question—or want to know how this could support you personally—book a free chat with Rich to explore what’s possible.
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