Soma Breath (2026)

16/03/2026

🗓️ This Week at SOMA Breath

Here’s what’s happening around the world:

✨ Online only : join guided sessions and live experiences on the SOMA Breath App. If you don’t have the SOMA Breath App yet, comment APP below 👇🏻👇🏻and we’ll link you up in DM.

🌍 In-person events : connect with certified instructors hosting breathwork journeys in your city.

👉You can now find more events and sessions in your area and around the world on our brand new Events page. You can also find a directory of SOMA Breath Instructors from around the world if you desire one-on-one sessions👇🏻

❤️Type EVENTS in the comments to receive the link to all events coming up

❤️Type INSTRUCTOR in the comments if you want to receive a directory of SOMA Breath instructors.

13/03/2026

🧬Oxidative stress happens when the body produces more free radicals than it can neutralise with its antioxidant defences.

👉In simple terms, it is a state of internal wear and tear. Over time, that imbalance can damage cells, proteins, and DNA, while increasing inflammation in the body.

👉It can happen through chronic stress, poor sleep, processed foods, blood sugar swings, smoking, pollution, and a nervous system that stays switched on for too long. 👉Fast, shallow breathing adds to that load by keeping the body in a more activated state.

✨Here’s the secret to countering oxidative stress: your body already has antioxidant systems built in. It simply needs the right conditions to support them.

❤️That means better recovery, more whole foods, steadier energy, less stress overload, and breathing practices that help bring the system back into balance.

✨This is where conscious breathing becomes powerful. Slowing the breath helps regulate the nervous system, improve breathing efficiency, and create the internal conditions the body needs for repair.

It is not about forcing the breath all day. It is about training the body to access a calmer, more coherent state on purpose.

👉If you want a simple place to begin, try the ❤️Heart Coherence Training inside the SOMA Breath app.

✨This guided track trains you to breathe at 6 breaths per minute, helping you slow down, regulate your system, and support the body’s natural return to balance.

Open the app and try Heart Coherence Training today.

Don’t have the app yet? Just type APP in the comments and I’ll send you the free link to download it. You can access this guided track immediately🙂

11/03/2026

👉There’s a retreat happening this August. And it’s not one of those “take a break and return to the same chaos” kind of experiences.

This one’s different.

👉It’s a SOMA Breath Awakening Retreat, and it’s in the Austrian Alps🗻

✨Six days where you actually get to hear yourself think again. Or maybe stop thinking and just breathe. Deeply. With intention.

The kind of breath you didn’t even realize you’ve been holding for years.

It’s not all slow and quiet either. There’s movement. Breathwork. Music that gets into your body. Silent breath raves on mountaintops. Real conversations. Good food. The kind of people who don’t need you to perform, just be there.

It’s not a break from your life. It’s a shift. A clearing. A remembering of what it feels like to be in your body without tension running the show.

You don’t have to talk about what you’re healing. You just have to show up and breathe. And somehow, that’s enough.

🗓6-11 August 2026
📍Saalbach, Austria
👉Your spot awaits you. Leave the word AUSTRIA in the comments and we’ll DM you the link to the detail and booking

10/03/2026

👉There’s a daily habit that quietly accelerates aging. You do it all day long without realizing it.

It feels normal. Automatic. Harmless.
But over time, it increases oxidative stress, inflammation, and cellular strain.

👉It’s your breathing.
Not breathing itself.
But breathing too much. Too fast. Too shallow.

Chronic overbreathing lowers carbon dioxide levels in the blood, a state known as hypocapnia. Carbon dioxide is not just a waste gas. It is essential for oxygen delivery through the Bohr effect. When CO₂ drops, oxygen binds more tightly to hemoglobin and is not released efficiently into your tissues.

You can be breathing a lot… and still under-delivering oxygen where it matters.

This impaired oxygen utilization increases oxidative stress and mitochondrial strain. Elevated oxidative stress and chronic low grade inflammation are well established drivers of cellular aging and tissue degeneration.

Research links stress physiology, reactive oxygen species, telomere shortening, and accelerated biological aging markers.

Fast, unconscious breathing keeps the nervous system in a low level stress state. And chronic stress chemistry quietly ages the body from the inside out.

👉The solution is not to breathe more.

✨It is to breathe slower and more rhythmically.

Try this simple reset:
Inhale for 8 seconds
Exhale for 8 seconds
Keep it smooth. Nasal. Relaxed.
Continue for 3 to 5 minutes.

✨This slower 8:8 pattern helps normalize carbon dioxide tolerance, improve oxygen efficiency, reduce stress signaling, and support mitochondrial resilience.

Over time, rhythmic breathing lowers oxidative load and restores autonomic balance.

Your biological age is not just genetics.
It is physiology. And physiology is trainable.

👉If you want guided rhythmic breathing sessions that retrain your nervous system and oxygen efficiency, explore the practices inside the Soma Breath app.

👉Comment APP now and we’ll drop the free download link in your DM👇🏻

09/03/2026

🗓️ This Week at SOMA Breath

Here’s what’s happening around the world:

✨ Online only : join guided sessions and live experiences on the SOMA Breath App. If you don’t have the SOMA Breath App yet, comment APP below 👇🏻👇🏻and we’ll link you up in DM.

🌍 In-person events : connect with certified instructors hosting breathwork journeys in your city.

👉You can now find more events and sessions in your area and around the world on our brand new Events page. You can also find a directory of SOMA Breath Instructors from around the world if you desire one-on-one sessions👇🏻

❤️Type EVENTS in the comments to receive the link to all events coming up

❤️Type INSTRUCTOR in the comments if you want to receive a directory of SOMA Breath instructors.

05/03/2026

👉Constipation is not just about fiber, water, or the “right” supplement.

👉It is often a nervous system pattern.

Digestion only works well in a body that feels safe. When you live in pressure, rush, or constant mental load, your system shifts into survival mode. Blood flow moves away from the gut. Motility slows. Stools harden. You can eat perfectly and still feel stuck.

Because the issue is not only what you eat.
It is the state you are in while your body is trying to digest.

❌You cannot force digestion.
✅But you can train your nervous system to allow it.

👉Try this simple practice tomorrow morning before breakfast:

✨Exhale fully until your lungs feel empty.
✨Pinch your nose and hold your breath after the exhale.
✨Start walking and count your steps.
✨Stop when the urge to breathe becomes strong.
✨Rest and breathe normally.
✨Repeat 2 to 3 rounds. Only count the first round.
👉Tomorrow, gently try to beat your number.

Keep it light. No straining. No pushing. The nervous system responds to ease.

❤️Why this works:

• Holding after the exhale raises carbon dioxide, which signals safety and supports parasympathetic activation
• Walking increases circulation to the digestive organs
• Pressure shifts stimulate natural intestinal contractions
• The diaphragm and deep core muscles strengthen, both essential for healthy bowel movements
• Stress hormones that block gut motility begin to drop

When the nervous system settles, the gut often remembers what to do.

👉Follow and for science backed breathwork tools to regulate your nervous system, improve digestion, and upgrade your health from the inside out.

04/03/2026

Aging has been commercialised into something you buy your way out of.

More supplements. More stacks. More external optimisation.

But biology does not rejuvenate because of what you add.

It adapts because of the signals it receives every single day.

Aging, at its core, reflects accumulated stress at the cellular level. When stress becomes chronic and unresolved, mitochondria become less efficient, inflammatory signaling remains elevated, and repair pathways are deprioritized. Over time, this shifts the body from adaptation into gradual wear.

The breath is one of the most powerful regulators of this internal environment because it directly influences carbon dioxide balance, oxygen utilisation, nervous system tone, and mitochondrial signaling. It sits at the intersection of metabolism and stress physiology.

When breathing is dysregulated, it subtly alters blood chemistry and increases the energetic cost of producing ATP. When breathing is trained strategically, it does the opposite. It improves carbon dioxide tolerance, enhances oxygen extraction, and conditions mitochondria to perform more efficiently under controlled stress.

This is not about breathing more.
It is about improving efficiency.

Consistent breath training acts as a signal to the body: adapt, strengthen, become more resilient. Over time, this shifts your baseline physiology toward recovery rather than chronic strain.

Longevity is not only about lifespan.
It is about how well your cells manage stress.

Train the system, and the system adapts.

Follow for science-backed breathwork practices that improve oxygen efficiency, regulate stress, and support long-term cellular health.

03/03/2026

😵‍💫Trying to change your life with willpower alone rarely works.

🧠Subconscious reprogramming is state dependent.
It becomes most effective when brain activity shifts into alpha and theta states.

👉These are the same states linked to reduced stress hormone output, increased parasympathetic activation, and greater neural plasticity.

Research shows that learning, emotional updating, and memory reconsolidation are significantly enhanced in these calmer brainwave patterns.

👉In simple terms, your brain rewires more easily when your body is not in survival mode.

🌬Slow, rhythmic breathing increases heart rate variability and stabilizes the autonomic nervous system. This creates the internal conditions that support alpha and theta dominance.

When breath holds are introduced, the effect deepens.

Carbon dioxide tolerance improves. Interoceptive awareness increases. Brain networks involved in focus and emotional processing become more active. As stress arousal decreases, the nervous system enters a state where old emotional patterns can update instead of being reinforced.

So when you combines rhythmic breathing with breath holds, you enter into these calm, coherent states.

👉In the SOMA Breath 21 Day Awakening Journey, repetition is key.

Each session exposes the brain to a regulated, safe internal environment while you layer in visualization and intentional focus. Over time, new neural pathways strengthen while old stress-driven responses lose intensity.

✨Reprogramming does not happen through force or positive thinking alone.

It happens when the body feels safe enough for the brain to change.

If you are ready to retrain your nervous system and consciously reshape the patterns running beneath your awareness, comment 21 and we will send you the link to the 21 Day Awakening Journey details.👇🏻

28/02/2026

You’re doing a lot and your body never fully switches off. Stress shortens your breath and slowly drains your energy. What feels like a motivation problem is often just an overwhelmed nervous system.

👉Let’s change this together in just five days.

🗓From March 2 to 6, I will guide you through simple, powerful practices to help you regulate your overworked nervous system, recharge your energy, and build a daily breath habit that will support you through future demanding days.

⏰Live daily at 10 AM London on Zoom.
📲With guided sessions delivered inside the SOMA Breath App.

👉Through this challenge you’ll experience:
• Daily breathwork exercises
• Guided music meditations
• Techniques for stress relief and emotional balance
• Practices to improve sleep and boost energy
• Methods for cultivating resilience and vitality
• A simple morning routine you can use long after the five days are over

✨Spend five days with me and experience the difference for yourself.

👉Comment CHALLENGE below 👇🏻and I’ll DM you the link to sign up for this free challenge right away.

26/02/2026

👉Fact: Asthma symptoms often worsen with chronic overbreathing.

Asthma is characterised by airway inflammation and bronchial hypersensitivity. Many people with asthma also develop a pattern of breathing too fast or too much.

Overbreathing lowers arterial carbon dioxide levels, a state known as hypocapnia. When CO₂ drops, airway smooth muscle can constrict more easily, increasing bronchoconstriction and the sensation of breathlessness.

Research shows that reduced breathing can improve CO₂ tolerance, decrease ventilation, and reduce airway reactivity. Clinical studies report improvements in asthma symptoms, breathing control, and quality of life when dysfunctional breathing patterns are addressed alongside standard medical care.

👉One simple way to begin retraining the breath is the 4:8 breathing pattern.👇🏻

✨Inhale gently through your nose for 4 seconds.
✨Exhale slowly through your nose for 8 seconds.
✨Keep the breath soft and controlled.
✨Do not force the inhale.
✨Allow the exhale to be smooth and relaxed.

✨Practice for 3 to 5 minutes, gradually building up to 5 to 10 minutes if comfortable. The goal is not to take bigger breaths, but quieter and slower ones.

Over time, this helps normalise breathing volume and improve CO₂ tolerance.

👉If you want guided support, use the Breath of Life 4:8 session inside the SOMA Breath app. Follow the rhythm daily and experience how intentional breathing can improve control, efficiency, and respiratory calm.

Don’t have the app yet? Comment APP below and you’ll get the link in your DM to download it for FREE and try this out right away😎

26/02/2026

👉If you’re done with letting stress constantly take over your life, comment CHALLENGE 👇🏻 to join me for this 5-day breathwork challenge.

✨Over five days, I’ll guide you through simple, powerful SOMA Breath practices designed to help you regulate your nervous system, improve oxygen efficiency, and build real stress resilience.

❤️Each session is structured, science based, and easy to follow. You just show up and breathe with me.

⏰Just a few minutes a day can shift how your body responds to pressure, improve your focus, stabilise your energy, and help you sleep deeper.

👉Comment CHALLENGE 👇🏻and I’ll send you the sign up link in your DM now. This is open to everyone worldwide across all ages.

24/02/2026

👉Burnout is not just about doing too much.
It is often a nervous system that cannot switch off.

😶Studies show that people experiencing burnout tend to have lower heart rate variability, a marker of reduced vagal tone and impaired stress recovery.

When heart rate variability is low, the body remains biased toward sympathetic activation. Even at rest, the system struggles to shift into repair mode.

This autonomic imbalance affects more than energy.
It impacts emotional regulation, sleep quality, focus, and resilience to everyday stressors.

❌That is why time off does not always resolve burnout.

You can pause your workload, but if your nervous system is still dysregulated, recovery stays incomplete.

🧘‍♀️Slow, controlled breathing directly influences this physiology.

👉Research shows paced breathing increases parasympathetic activity, improves heart rate variability, and reduces stress hormone output.

By changing the rhythm of the breath, you send a measurable signal of safety to the brain and body. Over time, this retrains the stress response itself.

✨Burnout recovery begins when the nervous system relearns how to enter recovery on its own.

❤️Here is a simple method to try:

Box Breathing 8:8

Inhale through the nose for 8 seconds
Hold for 8 seconds
Exhale slowly for 8 seconds
Hold for 8 seconds

🔁Repeat for 5 to 10 minutes.

✨This structured rhythm helps stabilise autonomic balance and strengthens your ability to tolerate calm without snapping back into stress.

👉You can practice a guided 8:8 Box Breathing session inside the SOMA Breath app. Search “box breathing” if you already have the app.

👉If you don’t have the app, just comment APP👇🏻 and we’ll DM you the link to download it for free

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