Listen to our Real Talk on Breath live recording from Thursday 15th October 2020.

REAL TALK ON… BREATH

From facemasks and mental health, to famous breathwork techniques such as the Wim Hof method and all in between. Breath as a topic has quite literally been hot on everyone’s lips recently.

So, what benefits can come from adapting your breathing technique?

Do you actually remember the last time you filled your lungs and your belly with fresh air, and then slowly let the whole lot out again? Shallow breathing friends - worry not. You are not alone.

In truth, over the last few generations, our breathing has become increasingly shallow. Our lifestyles are fast, our jobs are stressful, and the pressure we place on ourselves can be wildly overwhelming. This continuous underlying anxiety causes us to constrict our breathing. Conditions associated with dysfunctional breathing include; asthma, sinusitis, sleep apnoea, snoring, reflux, anxiety and more. With each teeny tiny breath, we’re basically strengthening our sympathetic nervous system, keeping us in fight-or-flight mode, all day, every day.

And that’s no good for anyone.

If we want to give our health and lives the best chance of thriving, we genuinely need to start paying attention to our breath. With tangible health benefits to be gained like more energy, lowered stress levels and an improved immune system - there is now also a myriad of research out there to back up why.

Join us for a real and honest discussion on breath. We’ll be chatting to breath experts Uma Spender, Mim Beim & Mark Kluwer on the life enhancing benefits we can gain from breathwork. We’ll hear about the incredibly powerful journeys each of our speakers have gone on to rediscover their breath and themselves along the way, dispel any breathwork myths and learn how we can get a little more conscious of this amazingly simple yet profound tool we have access to, wherever we go, whenever we need.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

MIM BEIM

Mim Beim has been practising naturopathy for 33 years. She has written nine books and was a long-term columnist for Sunday Telegraph’s Body and Soul, Sun Herald’s Tempo, Good Health & Medicine and Family Circle. Mim lectures to naturopathic students at Endeavour College. She has a thriving practice in Bowral, in NSW Southern Highlands and also consults with patients online throughout the world. In 2011 Mim travelled to the US to study with Patrick McKeown, world-renowned expert in the Buteyko Breathing Technique. Since that time, Mim has been teaching the Buteyko technique and says it has transformed her life and her practice. Mim is also qualified to teach Oxygen Advantage the Sports Performance Breathing Technique.

MARK KLUWER

The Fear Hunter, Mr Mark Kluwer: Passionate about health and wellbeing his whole life, Mark attended a Wim Hof retreat in 2016, which changed the trajectory of his life. Wim’s motto of Strength, Health and Happiness lit a fire in Mark, and now he is on a mission to do the same. Since then, Mark has been dedicated to helping others experience the power they hold within them and has been passionate about building a retreat space to facilitate transformational experiences for others. He continues to learn from world leaders in personal transformation.

UMA SPENDER

Story teller, dream weaver, and devotee to the Goddess; Uma has been passionately sharing Yoga for more than 15 years. Specialising in Non-Dual Philosophy, Shakta Mythology and Transformational Breathwork, her unique immersions & Teacher Trainings bridge the ancient with the modern, jumpstarting powerful self enquiry, Spiritual evolution & activism. Uma is dedicated to actively creating radically inclusive learning spaces, and believes in the healing power of Yoga as a way of life - for all beings, and for the planet.