27 Aug
Yale Study shows Active Breathwork to be significantly more effective for students than Mindfulness Meditation
This is a really seminal research study that was just published in 2020 by researchers at Yale University [LINK]. I’m a big fan of mindfulness meditation and still practice it often, however there is huge amounts of research on meditation and (albeit growing) I’m so happy to see these thorough studies appearing and really legitimising […]
17 Aug
Reasons to try Breathwork to gain Clarity & Insights
It can be a difficult to describe an Active Breathwork session accurately. It’s definitely an “ahhh now I understand” vibe once you dip your toe!. Alas I will not give up, continuing to bring you snippets, insights and painting a picture until you are a little more intrigued (or feeling a little more comfortable) to […]
11 Aug
Given up on Meditation? Here are 5 reasons to try Active Breathwork
1. Breathwork is fast acting Meditation is worth it and a practice I use often. When I started out with transcendental meditation many years ago it took me a couple of months of meditating twice everyday to start noticing an affect in my everyday life. I wasn’t overthinking so much, my anxiety wasn’t as noticeable […]
05 Jul
IMAGE magazine Article
Oh just me hanging out on a full page article in the summer edition of IMAGE, Ireland’s leading women’s mag! ?⠀So grateful to be able to spread the breathwork word in Ireland and for the team at @image.ie for getting on board the breathwork wagon!
05 May
‘No Room for Doubt’ Podcast Episode
In this podcast episode I join Kira Mathews, mindset coach, on her podcast “No Room for Doubt”. In this episode I share how Breathwork can help you deal with and transform your most challenging emotions like stress, anxiety, resentment and self-doubt. We talk about the importance of working through all those negative emotions in order […]
29 Apr
40-min Breathwork Chat with Sarah Rickard [VIDEO]
I join Stylist Sarah Rickard on her IG Live for her new initiative #thechrysaliscollective to chat all about .. you guess it … BREATHWORK!! We talk about the health benefits of Breathwork it’s psychedelic like leaning and my intro to Breathwork How it connects us to our authentic truth the psychological benefits View this post on […]
10 Mar
Breathwork and the science of “Flow”
Improved states of mental clarity after a Breathwork practice is consistently reported anecdotally as well as through research studies, but is there a known physiological mechanism behind using the breath to enter a state of optimal flow … and on demand?⠀ The ‘Flow State’ describes a feeling where you become fully immersed in whatever you […]
01 Mar
20-min Interview about Breathwork [Video]
Check out this 20-minute interview with the wonderful Christine Gioia from Freedom Physio. We talk about Breathwork and my background as a Neuroscientist and why I found it life-changing! How we are ruled by ‘shoulds’ and ‘have-to’s leading to stress and overwhelm.. We touch on my experience with vipassana mediation and plant medicine journeys and […]
01 Jan
The Benefits of a Deep Breath: What the Science says
The Benefits of a Deep Breath: What the Science says – Dr. Cathy Scanlon. Published in Yoga Therapy Ireland magazine. January 2021. “My mind is so clear, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so relaxed, I feel so in tune with myself”, is a typical reaction after a 40 minute Breathwork session. It sounds almost […]
27 Dec
New Year Breathwork Workshop
Instead of rushing to make a list of all the things you ‘should’ or ‘have to’ do in 2021, take an opportunity in this new year workshop to breathe deeply, rest the mind, calm the nervous system and connect to your intuition, your gut instinct. In this space we find calm and clarity into what […]
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