06/03/2026
A milestone I’m VERY happy to be celebrating this week ✨
I’ve taken my time with this because there’s a LOT 😳 of information to take in! I’ve completed my Level 1 certification in Oxygen Advantage®️ Breathing for Yoga 🥳 and am now certified as an Oxygen Advantage®️Functional Breathing Instructor.
One thing this training reinforced is just how impactful our breathing patterns are to our health and wellbeing.
It’s easy to assume that because we’re breathing… we must be breathing well. But in reality, many people develop dysfunctional breathing patterns without even realising it.
How we breathe affects:
• our nervous system
• mental health and stress levels
• physical performance and movement
• sleep, energy and focus
Going the other way - the way we move and respond to stress, activity, or habits affects the breath:
Tight muscles,
restricted fascia,
poor posture,
habitual tension
…can all restrict our breathing muscles ♻️
FUNCTIONAL breathing is about retraining the body to breathe in a way that supports the whole system, and it’s something i’m VERY interested in. There’s so much to say about it!
I already touch on it in my classes and sessions, but will be going into greater detail when i’m back from my travels!