Breath Coach

Raewyn Bright is a Tamborine Mountain resident who has taught yoga at her studio for the past seven years. She is also a qualified breath coach and has been practicing and teaching breath-work for the past year.

What is breathwork?

Traditionally, formal breathing sessions were quite long, meant to achieve some kind of spiritual goal or to expunge a trauma. Today, breathwork refers to any manipulation of breathing for any purpose.

Raewyn believes it can help release trauma, as well as mental, physical and emotional blocks; or provide relief for those suffering anxiety, depression, inflammation, lack of sleep or feelings of tiredness, fear, grief and anger.

“With a regular practice that fosters our conscious breathing techniques, patterns and rhythms, we can increase our mind-body connection, establish a high level of focus and gain a real sense of self,” she says.

“Learning to breath fully also creates an opportunity to come back to our centre, so that we can express ourselves authentically.

“In learning to master the art of breathing, we gain a vital toolbox of techniques, to draw upon that can help us navigate many of the life and health challenges we all experience.”