About BreathGal
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My mission is to help people process bodily-held tension through the power of the breath.
I use different types of breathwork, depending on what you need.
Conscious Connected Breathing is the most powerful tool for releasing trapped or suppressed emotions.
The Buteyko Breathing Method helps improve symptoms of sleep apnoea, asthma, snoring & anxiety.
Oxygen Advantage® Advanced exercises Scientific breathwork to optimize health, mental clarity and performance
Pranayama breathwork (from yoga) is wonderful for deep relaxation, and more energy.
Long Covid breathing exercises help you regain your lung functionality.
Your breath is like your fingerprint – it’s unique to you.
That’s why I use a mix of breathwork tools, combined with my extensive experience, to create a one-off session, or a longer program, that gives you the process you need.
When I’m with a client, I go into deep focus.
It doesn’t matter what your issue is. There is no hierarchy of problems in breathwork. I’m open-hearted and 100% authentic. And I don’t ask you to do anything I haven’t already done myself.
How breathwork changed my life.
Several years ago, I was juggling a home life and a busy job, while trying to process the trauma of a difficult childhood.
I’d powered through many modalities, from talking therapy to EMDR, but nothing had made the difference I was looking for.
Then I tried breathwork. And like that, everything changed. I let go of the stuff I’d been holding on to.
Breathwork was so much more than I’d thought.
In 2018, I trained with Inspirational Breathing. And that’s when I realised I wanted to do this for the rest of my life.
I realised – finally – that this was me.
I want to be that person I needed when I was younger. I want every child to learn what I needed to know. That’s why I became one of the founding directors of School Breathe.
It’s also why I work with clients who are processing the difficult stuff from the past.
But as I continued my own practice, I realised that although I’d learned a lot about breathwork, something was still missing.
I was using breath as a trauma release, but in my day-to-day life I still wasn’t breathing well.
I was holding my breath, and taking very shallow breaths. And that was affecting my everyday wellbeing.
I then saw that many (actually, most) of my clients also had a dysfunctional everyday breath.
Some were mouth breathing. Others were breathing from the upper chest, or the stomach only. And nearly all of them were breathing too shallowly.
I began training in the process of everyday functional breathing.
These days, I also work with clients who want to breathe well every day. People who suffer from shortness of breath, or anxiety-related issues.
Some have sleep problems, including snoring and sleep apnoea.
I am still learning about the power of the breath. That’s because breathwork is the most rewarding work I have ever done.
I know I’ll be doing this until my last breath.
Where I work.
I work out of my beautiful breathwork studio in Steyning, West Sussex, close to Brighton and Hove. I see clients online, both nationally and internationally, and face to face in my studio.
I run one-to-one, couples, and group sessions.
I regularly work with children and teenagers to help them with breathing-related issues.
“Mel made the introduction to breathwork very accessible, and it was both constructive and inspiring, with lots of practical things to go away and practise. Thank you for a really enjoyable session!”
-Catherine A.
“Mel is a natural teacher/healer who knows her subject deeply.
I trust her completely, and every breath experience has been life altering.”
-Mari N.
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