The Vital Breath Workshop

15/09/2023

This page may be a little bit quiet over the next eleven months, my Rest & Restore class will run bi-monthly instead of monthly and my 1:1 time is reduced, but I’m still here so get in touch with me [email protected] if you need me!
Total Precision Pilates

This is me for the next year…..teacher training with my first Pilates teacher, the person that made me fall in love with the method thirty four years ago and his fabulous team!!! 💕

01/07/2023

16/06/2023

What a fabulous day! Today I was very lucky to have the opportunity to attend Breathing To Win
Huge thanks to and (some of you may have met Julie Pilates On Tour conference in April) and all the presenters, attendees, ‘demo bodies’ and staff. It was lovely to feel very welcome among a group of such incredibly knowledgeable respiratory specialists/clinicians/physios.
Along with filling my brain with breathing related goodness I got to finally meet some of the wonderful respiratory physios I’ve followed on since my own Bronchiectasis diagnosis and through my learning via Loughborough College for my exercise specialist qualification. So lovely to finally meet you 😊
Next up on the learning front for me is a study day on breathing pattern disorders with the Physiotherapy for BPD group and the week after that I’ll be talking to as part of her Good Egg chat series on IG, we’ll be talking about breathing of course!
Please get in touch with myself or Kath if you have any questions or have a topic you’d like us to discuss!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and try to take a few minutes to become more aware of your breathing! 🫁💕💃🏻

18/05/2023

24/03/2023

It’s time for another Rest & Restore class!
Are you struggling with sleep, either struggling to get to sleep or suffering from broken sleep?
Do you experience low level anxiety? You know that constant state where we feel a bit stressed, nervous or feel like things are just a bit ‘off’!
Any of the above issues can lead to us being stuck in a state of ‘fight or flight’ which can lead to breathing pattern disorders such as upper chest breathing and hyperventilation.
Try breathing ‘low and slow’, pop one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen and notice where you feel your breath travelling to.
In Friday’s class I will teach some techniques to stimulate the Vagus nerve and activate our parasympathetic nervous system along with some breath retraining exercises to reduce breathlessness and breathing pattern disorders.
Everyone is welcome!

The Rest & Restore class is a wonderfully calming and restorative 75 minutes of ‘you’ time.
You will feel calmer and lots of people report sleeping very well afterwards!
Perfect for everyone but especially if you have any respiratory, anxiety or sleep issues.
Class is online via Zoom on Friday 31st at 7pm, it’s recorded so if you can’t make it just book your place and I will send you the recording. Everyone who books their spot will have 14 days access to the recording so you can do it as many times as you wish.
If you have any questions please get in touch and if you’d like to book please do so via the link in my bio! 🫁 😘

25/01/2023

20/10/2022

My next Rest & Restore class is on Saturday 29th October at 5pm, it’s online via Zoom and runs for 75 minutes.
We will go through some techniques to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, some Buteyko and other breath techniques with some gentle movement woven in between.
Benefits include:
🫁 Improved sleep
🫁 Reduced anxiety
🫁 Improved ability to cope with stress
🫁 Improves digestion
🫁 Reduced breathing dysfunction
🫁 Potential to reduce breathlessness for those of you recovering from Covid or other respiratory illnesses/conditions

The class is recorded so you can do it as many times as you wish and if you’re unable to attend live you can do the recording at your convenience.

The booking link is in my bio but please contact me if you have any questions 😘

22/09/2022

Well it’s been a good while since I last posted so I’m hoping more than two people see this!
I’m running a Rest & Restore class on Friday 30th September at 7pm, online via Zoom and runs for 75 minutes.
We will go through some techniques to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, some Buteyko and other breath techniques with some gentle movement woven in between.
Benefits include:
🫁 Improved sleep
🫁 Reduced anxiety
🫁 Improved ability to cope with stress
🫁 Improves digestion
🫁 Reduced breathing dysfunction
🫁 Potential to reduce breathlessness for those of you recovering from Covid

The class is recorded so you can do it as many times as you wish and if you’re unable to attend live you can do the recording at your convenience.

Contact me if you have any questions and I’ll pop the booking link in my bio

20/06/2022

Head over to Wellness Pilates Instagram page tomorrow and Thursday at 12.30pm and Sunday at 8pm. Dalia and I will be teaching three short sessions over the week to enhance your wellbeing

13/06/2022

Open for booking - the next Rest & Restore class.
Live on Zoom on Friday 24th June at 7pm for 75 mins.
This is the last Rest & Restore class of the summer so the recording will be available for one month!! 🎉
Join me live or do the recording at your convenience.
The class comprises of Buteyko and other breathing techniques, vagus nerve stimulation and gentle movement.
I’d love to see you there and because I don’t post on the socials much and the algorithms hate me 🤷🏻‍♀️ please share with anyone you think may benefit from some resting and restoring!
Contact me with questions and the booking link is in my bio 🫁😴💕

18/05/2022

Booking has opened for my next Rest & Restore class.
Class is on Friday 27th May at 7pm via Zoom - so you can do it in your pyjamas and jump straight into bed for a deep sleep! 🎉
We will do some Buteyko breathing techniques, other breath exercises, some tricks to downregulate the nervous system and some gentle movement.
Benefits of breathwork include:
• Better sleep
• Feeling more calm & relaxed
• Lowering of high blood pressure leading to long term benefits
• Temporary reduction in heart rate
• Better digestion in time
• Reduced stress levels
• Reduced anxiety
• Reduction of asthma & other respiratory disease symptoms
• Reduced dysfunctional breathing
• Better management of breathlessness

🫁 Date - Friday 27th May
🫁 Time - 7pm
🫁 Duration - 75 minutes
🫁 Location - Zoom
🫁 Investment - £14

Join me live for the class, or watch the recording at your convenience. The recording will be available for fourteen days and you can view it as many times as you wish!!
DM if you have any questions
Book via the link in my bio
I hope to see you there 😘

22/04/2022

It’s nearly the end of the month which means next Friday (29/04) is The Vital Breath ‘Rest & Restore’ class day!! 🎉
We will do some Buteyko breathing techniques, other breath exercises, some tricks to downregulate the nervous system and some gentle movement.
🫁 Date - Friday 29th April
🫁 Time - 7pm
🫁 Duration - 75 minutes
🫁 Investment - £14

Join me live for the class online via Zoom, or watch the recording at your convenience. The recording will be available for fourteen days and you can view it as many times as you wish!!
DM if you have any question
Book via the link in my bio
I hope to see you there 😘