«Breathing isn’t something you force: it’s something you practise.»
Breathing is a vital function and also a field of study. My work combines sport freediving, pranayama and physiology to understand how we breathe and how that pattern influences our attention, rest and the way we respond to what is happening.
How I ended up here
I first became interested in breathing in 1998, through freediving. Underwater, I learnt something that I later found in yoga texts: the breath responds better to patience than to force. In 2005 I began practising Hatha Yoga and in 2009 I started teaching it.
Over the years, the focus has gradually shifted from form to process, from technique to rhythm, and from simply accumulating exercises to refining them. It is from this shift that Pranayam® was born, the method I have been developing since 2014.
How I teach
My approach respects the classical sources of Hatha Yoga and is grounded in the physical reality of the body: physiology, direct experience and a step-by-step learning process.
- Breathing isn’t something you force: it’s something you practise.
- Each stage paves the way for the next; none is skipped.
- The aim is not to do more, but to do it more skilfully.
I am an E-RYT 500 teacher and a Yoga Alliance YACEP continuing education provider, with an official professional qualification.
One-to-one sessions
An individual session is neither a class nor a catalogue of techniques. It is an hour spent observing how you breathe today, understanding what influences that pattern, and working on it calmly.
They may be useful if:
- your breathing is laboured, rapid or shallow;
- you feel resistance when you try to breathe slowly;
- you are going through a period of stress or anxiety;
- Your pranayama or yoga practice needs a more nuanced approach;
- You’re looking for practical advice tailored to your situation, not general guidelines.
| Duration | Format | Format |
|---|---|---|
| About 60 mins | Online or face-to-face (Galaroza) | One-off session or short-term process |
Training
If you want to study pranayama in depth or teach it, the comprehensive course is the 100-hour training programme I run at Holistic EcoYoga, Holística Nature’s school of body and movement.