12/05/2026
What does a 10km swim relay have to do with breathwork? Everything 🌿
The most swimming I have ever done in my life, and every session has taught me something.
But here’s what this training has shown me - the body adapts. The nervous system builds capacity. Not through force through consistency, community, breath and coaches who programme with purpose 🌿
And in open water - just like in a breathwork session - safety comes first. And when you feel safe, the breath becomes your anchor 🌬️ ⚓️
Safety comes from community, from trusted coaches and from showing up consistently until your nervous system knows - I’ve got this 💛
We’ve been training breathing patterns, two beat kick and grip and rip - all designed to find rhythm in the water without over activating the nervous system. More on that soon....
Three sessions a week. The incredible squad and the most amazing coaches Gaby and Theresa, who go above and beyond with programming that has genuinely built my capacity week by week. And four women, the Dam Divas, who show up for each other every single time.
Last week I swam 3km at squad. My biggest distance ever.
Still nervous. Still showing up.
What I’m learning, and living, is that the nervous system needs to restore before it can regulate. And regulation is what builds real resilience over time 🌿
A Space to Breathe isn’t what I offer - it’s what I’m constantly finding for myself 🌿 In the water, in life, in every exhale 🌊
Body. Breath. Rhythm. And an exhale.