Breathe 4 Sport

11/09/2025

Do you struggle to fall asleep or wake up during the night? This tends to get worse during the menopause transition years.

What most people are unaware of is that their breathing is strongly linked to their sleep, particularly how easily they fall asleep and then stay asleep.

Poor breathing patterns (shallow/upper chest, mouth breathing, breath holding, sighing/yawning frequently), not only impact your sleep quality, but also can exacerbate menopausal symptoms.

Learning to breathe more efficiently (light, slow, deep, and through the nose during the day and night can improve your general health as well as your sleep or menopause symptoms.

06/08/2025

The perfect place in Lewes to meet swim coach Kath Lambert from to plan a breathing workshop for swimmers. We had a swim and worked through some breathing cues ourselves and came up with some new topics to add to our next workshop 💡. I always love working with other coaches as they offer a different perspective and insights from their experience as a coach. Watch this space for workshop details!

04/08/2025

29/07/2025

I’m part of the team at The Enchanted Glade’s amazing Wild Spa this weekend at the Good Vibrations Society festival at Pippingford Park, Nutley, TN22 3HW.

I’m offering FREE cold water therapy taster sessions throughout the weekend. I’m also running some functional breathing workshops where you can become aware of how you are currently breathing, how this might be impacting your health, and if relevant, your sports performance, and learn the three pillars of good functional breathing.

These will be taking place at the Wild Spa, so please come with your costume, towel, and an open mind, ready to learn how the cold and good breathing habits can transform how you feel!

29/07/2025

I’m part of the team at The Enchanted Glade’s amazing Wild Spa this weekend at the Good Vibrations Society festival at Pippingford Park, Nutley, TN22 3HW.

I’m offering FREE cold water therapy taster sessions throughout the weekend. I’m also running some functional breathing workshops where you can become aware of how you are currently breathing, how this might be impacting your health, and if relevant, your sports performance, and learn the three pillars of good functional breathing.

These will be taking place at the Wild Spa, so please come with your costume, towel, and an open mind, ready to learn how the cold and good breathing habits can transform how you feel!

27/07/2025

Just trying out the new chiller to cool the water in my cold therapy bath

17/07/2025

Come for a functional breathing and cold water immersion taster with me at the Wild Spa on 1st, 2nd and 3rd August at the Good Vibrations Society Festival.

Fourth release - 18+ Weekend ticket£180.00Admits one adult 18 or over for the whole event - Includes free camping. Payment plans available - select klarna at checkout!Add to basket

09/06/2025

Are you peri to post menopausal and looking for natural ways to reduce stress, boost your energy levels, have a great night’s sleep and just give yourself a few hours of tlc?

Come and join this guided session of contrast therapy and breathing exercises to bring you into the present moment and have a chance to unwind and re-balance your nervous system.

You may not be a fan of the cold, or even the heat, so this is a gentle introduction to both, learning to use your breath to calm your mind. Pushing ourselves slightly outside our comfort zones also builds resilience to stress, which we all need!

We also practice some functional breathing exercises to reduce stress, which you can take away and integrate into your daily life. Often women find these exercises help with sleep and most women who attend these spa evenings report a great night’s sleep afterwards😴

For more information and testimonials:
www.breathe4sport.co.uk

07/06/2025

Went with my sauna buddy Sasha for a Wild Spa session 🔥🥶🔥🥶🔥🥶 at the Knepp Estate which is beautiful. You sit in the sauna (converted horse box) and there are two windows looking out onto the campsite. Some of the trees are home to white storks, so you can sit in the sauna and watch the storks fly around.

Then, the biggest treat for me was cooling off (and actually swimming) in the lake between sauna sessions. 🏊‍♀️

Every time I visit a different sauna I pick up ideas for my own Garden Spa events I run in East Grinstead. I would definitely recommend trying the Kindred Sauna at Knepp (www.kindredsauna.com)

My next Garden Spa with sauna, cold pool plunge, cold shower and some functional breathing exercises to calm the mind is on 18th June, 7pm-9pm, £35.
www.breathe4sport.co.uk/contrast-therapy

17/04/2025

I took Jack 🐶 for a walk this morning to see the bluebells at Standen, National Trust woods.

Many of us often go for a walk but are just “in our head”, with countless thoughts swirling around, and we are not present and taking in our surroundings. We are just walking the dog and then onto the next thing.

If we start the walk and just become aware of how we are breathing, we can get “out of our head” and “into our body”. This is great for anyone feeling stressed or anxious, but good for all of us!

If you want to give this a go, just tune into where the air enters your body (mouth or nose), where you feel the breath going, and where the breath exits the body (mouth or nose).

After a couple of minutes, breathe in and out of your nose (if you are not already) and maintain this for the rest of the walk.

If you walk up a hill, you may experience “air hunger”. Instead of opening your mouth, slow your pace or even stop and allow your breathing to calm, maintaining nose breathing. Or, if you really need to breathe through your mouth for a bit, just return to nasal breathing as soon as possible.

Focus on the cooler air entering your nostrils and the warmer air leaving your nostrils. You may notice your breathing rate slow down which has many health benefits.

When I do this, I find I can really tune into the sights, smells and sounds around me. I become much more present which has a calming affect but sharpens the mind at the same time. It sets up you well for the day too!

Give it a go and see what you notice.

30/03/2025

Come and experience the benefits of contrast therapy and functional breathing in my garden in East Grinstead!

The combination of heat from the sauna and a cold plunge in my garden pool and/or cold shower leave you feeling relaxed but revitalised. Practicing some calming breathing techniques only adds to the experience.

Hot and cold therapy and functional breathing techniques are simple but powerful ways to reduce stress.

There are multiple benefits to these practices. However, it is unsuitable for anyone with unregulated high blood pressure or a serious heart/health condition. If you are unsure, please contact me to discuss.

The next Garden Spa is this Wednesday, then after Easter on Wednesday 23rd April. See details below.

18/03/2025

When you’ve run a workshop, it is always great to know that people have taken away some useful tools and are actually integrating them into their daily lives and finding them useful. This is one of the reasons I love being a functional breathing coach. We all have our breath with us 24/7, so we can all work on improving how we breathe for better health any time.