What is breathwork?
From our team breathwork session, Daisy and Silas loved it!
If you've ever been told to "just take a deep breath" when you're anxious, you've already had a taste of what breathwork does, just in its simplest form. Breathwork is the practice of using conscious, guided breathing techniques to shift what's happening in your body and mind.
It works because breath and nervous system state are directly linked. When you're stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, your breathing tends to become shallow and quick, a signal to your body that it needs to stay alert. Breathwork works the other way around: by deliberately changing the pattern, pace, or depth of your breath, you can send a different signal, one that tells your nervous system it's safe to slow down.
Depending on the technique, breathwork can help you feel calmer and more grounded, release physical tension you might not even realise you're holding, process stress or emotion that's been sitting under the surface, or simply create a bit of space between you and whatever's been on your mind.
You don't need any prior experience to try it, and there's no way to "do it wrong." Most sessions are guided, so you're led through the practice rather than having to know the techniques yourself. Some people find it immediately calming, others notice it brings things up before it settles them down, both are a normal part of the process.
If you're curious to experience it for yourself, we're running a weekly breathwork and meditation series with Matty Griffiths, a mental health and safety facilitator and Level 2 Breathwork Facilitator, who came to this work through his own recovery from chronic fatigue, stress, and anxiety. You can book here.
About Matty
Matty Griffiths is a mental health and safety facilitator and Level 2 Breathwork Facilitator, bringing his breathwork and meditation series to Phoenix Wings Wellness.
Matty's own path through chronic fatigue, stress, and anxiety, shaped by years working in demanding FIFO and offshore industries, gave him a firsthand understanding of what it means to struggle in silence.
The breathwork, grounding, mindfulness, and regulation practices he now shares are what helped him recover and reclaim his own wellbeing. They're not theory. They're the path he walked.
Matty facilitates with warmth and lived experience, creating a space where you don't need any prior experience, just a willingness to breathe.