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1-1 IN PERSON | HASTINGS, UK | OR ONLINE

Somatic

Breathwork

Therapy

A Holistic 1:1 Coaching Package for Your Breath and Body

Your body is highly and intelligently adaptive to trauma, stress, your environment, and life’s challenges. Over time, these adaptations change how you breathe.

 

Maybe you’ve been told you’re breathing “wrong” or need to “fix” it—but here’s the truth:

 

Your breathing isn’t broken—it’s protecting you.

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There is no 'right' way to breathe, only a better way for you. 

 

Together, we’ll work with your body’s wisdom, not against it, to gently shift your breath into a supportive, life-affirming resource that you can work with to reset your system, fall asleep easily, reduce stress, calm anxiety, manage asthma symptoms, and generally feel and live more freely.

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Many modern maladies—asthma, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psoriasis, and more—could either be reduced or reversed simply by changing the way we inhale and exhale.

- James Nestor

You might benefit from Breathwork Therapy if you’re experiencing:

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Anxiety or Stress

  • Feeling overwhelmed, panicked, or "on edge."

  • A racing mind and shallow breathing

  • Inability to relax and switch off

  • Seeking a way to calm your nervous system—naturally.

 

Trouble Sleeping

  • Tossing and turning at night, unable to wind down.

  • Waking up feeling tired or struggling to stay asleep.

  • Looking for simple breathing techniques to prepare your body and mind for deep, restful sleep.

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Asthma or Breathing Issues

  • Wheezing, tightness, or shortness of breath, especially during exercise or daily activities.

  • Inability to catch a full breath

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Difficulty During Exercise

  • Struggling to breathe through your nose while running, lifting, or working out.

  • Not recovering between workouts and unable to hit your PBs.

  • Feeling like you hit a wall too soon and gassing out.

  • Wanting to improve performance without pushing harder.

Tried everything? Not until you've learned to listen to your breath...

Why Choose to Work With Me and Your Breath?

Your breath is far too wise and nuanced to respond for long to a one-size-fits-all approach. Which is why we work closely, and with deep listening, to your breath, mind, and body, to create a personalised and adaptive programme for you, including:

 

Science-Backed Techniques: Based on the proven principles of Oxygen Advantage and functional breathing, plus pranayama and conscious connected breathwork for full-spectrum holding.

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Holistic Approach: Blending breathwork, somatics, and emotional awareness for deep unfolding.

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Compassionate Coaching: No judgment, no “fixing”—just honoring your body’s story and guiding it toward balance.

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Unlike standard breath coaching, that focuses on 'correcting dysfunctional breathing', my work is rooted in a holistic approach that integrates science-backed breathing practices, somatic wisdom, and gentle coaching.

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This isn’t about “fixing” your breath. It’s about uncovering how your breath and body are working for you—and gently guiding them toward balance.

You’ll leave each session with practical tools, a deeper connection to your body, and a sense of empowerment to use your breath as a resource in daily life to better understand and manage the health issues you've so far been unable to find real support with.

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'When I invested in you it felt like a lot of money — and now it feels like the best money I’ve ever spent. There’s no way I could have known what I just experienced, it’s not something you can explain and put on your website. This is more valuable than people know when they invest in this.’

- Paul

How it works

Each session is tailored to your goals, offering somatic insight and practical tools you can use right away:

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Breath Awareness:

We’ll explore how you’re breathing now and uncover patterns that may contribute to your challenges.

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Functional Breathing:

Learn simple, effective techniques like nasal breathing, reduced breathing, and slow exhalations to meet your specific goals.

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Somatic Practices:

Use gentle body awareness, movement, and connected breathwork to create lasting shifts in how you feel.

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Personalized Integration:

Leave each session with clear steps to bring these practices into your daily life.

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I'm Rachel

Somatic and breathwork coach, yoga and meditation teacher, energy worker.

I guide you to spend a little less time in your mind and a little more time in your body, so you can feel and experience life, rather than thinking and analysing your way through it. 

 

As a culture, we avoid and protect ourselves from uncomfortable feelings and difficult emotions because we were never taught how to experience them without the negative repercussions of shame, name-calling, guilt, being rejected etc. Because of this, we have adopted mind-based approaches like therapy, talking, thinking, and meditating to try to feel better. 

 

The problem is that feelings are not experienced in your mind. Life is not experienced in your mind. It’s experienced in your body. The taste of chocolate, the smell of your coffee, the freedom of dancing, hugging your children. Receiving money. Giving a sell-out talk on stage at your best-selling book tour. It’s all in the body. Somatic practices, including modalities like breathwork, movement, and sensing give us a way into the body to start building tolerance for exploring all emotions, sensation, and feeling.

 

I believe that when we stop pathologising feelings and trying to micro-manage them, and come down into our body we can finally feel them, listen to them, and learn from our body’s innate intelligence.

I’ve studied with Cyndi Lee, Dan Brule, Bessel Van der Kolk, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, and Richard Strozzi Heckler, as well as directly with mentors in Thailand to cultivate my approach based on a combination of energetic work, spirituality and yoga, nervous system regulation, trauma sensitivity, and somatic coaching.

 

Certifications:

Trauma Informed Coaching 

Embodied Transformation Somatic Coaching

250 hour Somatic Breathwork Teacher and Therapist

Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Practitioner

Pranayama Teacher

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training

Yoga Psychology 150 hours

200 hour Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training

Level 2 Reiki Healing

Myofascial Energetic Release Practitioner in Training

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If anyone has a chance to attend a class or event in which Rachel is a teacher or participant, please go. She has such a healing presence, that I just stepped aside when she and I worked together. She is a rare, natural born healer. I just like sitting near or her and talking to her.

- Mel Proctor

What You Get

A personalised coaching package of 3 online or face-to-face sessions (available in Hastings, UK only) built around your specific needs, combining science-backed functional breathing techniques with somatic practices to support you to trust in your breath and body, breathe more fully, and feel more alive.

Price: £360

payment plans are available

Ready to finally take a full breath?
Tap below to send me an email telling me you're ready.

I can't wait to breathe with you

 

Want to chat first?​

Tap the calendar below to book a free call with me. Let's let's figure out if Breathwork Therapy is right for you

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