The Breath Connection

19/01/2026

If 2026 is calling you to slow down, reset and come back to yourself, this is your invitation. 💛

After 5 years and 20+ residential retreats, we’ve heard the same words again and again: life changing. Not because it’s fancy or perfect… but because you’re held, supported and given the space to truly breathe again.

Retreats are where our hearts live. We create a safe, loving container where you can soften, laugh, cry, rest, reconnect - and leave with practical tools to steady you through whatever life brings. Plus, you’ll probably meet a few friends for life. 🤍

Your weekend includes:
🌿 Breathwork
🧘‍♀️ Yoga
🍃 Nature connection
🎶 Chanting
💧 River, waterfall and sea immersion
And delicious, nourishing meals each day.

We have just 3 spaces left for our Anglesey Reset Retreat
📅 6th-9th February
📍 Anglesey
💛 Prices start at £600

If you feel the pull, DM us or email:
📩 Sam.Murray@thebreathconnection.org

And if you’re going through a lot emotionally and money feels tight right now, but you really need this… please get in touch. We’ll always do our best to support where we can. 💛

With love,
Sam and Miranda 💛

18/01/2026

Happy Sunday everyone 🥰

Here’s yesterday’s wellbeing routine - what did you do yesterday (or what are you doing today) to make yourself feel GOOD?! ❤️

✅ We both woke up and did our non negotiable 20 minute coherent breath meditation 🧘‍♀️
Then I followed it with Day 9 of my Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya 40 day Mandala 🧘

✅✅ We had a lovely walk in nature and got our 30 minutes of morning sunlight ☀️☀️

✅ And because it was Sunday yesterday… we did our cold dip dip 🥶🌊 (you know the one!)

✅ Into the sea for sunrise ✨

So 4 ticks in the wellbeing box ✅✅✅✅

Today, we invite you to take 3 physiological sighs to bring you back to balance 🙏

How to do it ❤️

3 Physiological Sighs (nose breathing) 👃🌬️
A quick reset to calm your body and mind.
1. Get comfy 🪑
Sit or stand tall. Relax your shoulders. Soften your jaw.
2. Place your hands 👍👍
Put your thumbs on your lowest ribs (bottom edge of your ribcage).
You’ll feel your ribs expand as you breathe.
3. Breathe low first 🧡
Breathe in through your nose, slow and deep.
Imagine the breath travelling into your lower back - like you’re breathing into the space around your low spine 🌿
4. Two step inhale, one long exhale ⬇️⬆️

• Inhale 1 (nose): slow, deep breath into belly + lower ribs
• Inhale 2 (nose): a tiny top up sip of air
• Exhale (mouth) 👄: long, slow, smooth breath out like a BIG SIGH 😌

That’s one physiological sigh.
5. Repeat 3 times 🔁🔁🔁
Do 3 rounds like that.

✨ Keep it gentle - no forcing.
If you feel lightheaded, pause and return to normal breathing.

Whatever you’re doing today - live and love in every single moment. And remember, you can always come back to your breath if things become too much.

BIG LOVE,
Sam & Miranda ❤️❤️

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15/01/2026

Just in case you missed it this morning- so good we don’t want you to miss out! 😉😘

BREATHWORK + ICE BATH (Marple Bridge) - Sat 24 Jan | 11am-2pm | Brabyns, Marple Bridge ❄️🫁🔥

Want calmer nerves, clearer focus, better sleep 😴 and a body that feels more resilient? 💪

Join us for a 3-hour workshop that blends science, breath, and cold in the best way 🙌

1) Breathe better, live better 🧠🫁
We’ll kick off with a simple, practical talk on how to breathe for calmer thoughts, stronger energy ⚡ and better physical performance.
You’ll learn the basics of breathing mechanics and how to regulate your nervous system using the breath 🌿
You’ll leave with a handful of easy tools you can use:
• in the moment when stress hits 😮‍💨
• to downshift for sleep 🌙
• for everyday resilience and wellbeing 🌊

2) 5 rounds of Dynamic Breathing 🔥
A powerful, high-ventilation breathwork practice with guided breath holds.
Expect a proper state shift ✨ - calmer, more grounded, more connected, and back in your body 🤍

3) Guided ice bath 🧊
We’ll coach you through it safely - using breath and focus to stay calm in the cold 🧘‍♂️
Cold exposure is a brilliant way to practise nervous system control under pressure ⚡ and many people leave feeling energised, clear-headed, and proud as hell 🙏
And you’ll leave feeling like the ice warrior you truly are! 🥶👊

Then we finish the best way 🍲☕🍫
Hot homemade vegan soup, hot drinks, and sweet treats.

£45 💷
Book your space directly at www.thebreathconnection.org 🌐

BIG LOVE ❤️
Sam & Miranda

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15/01/2026

BREATHWORK + ICE BATH (Marple Bridge) - Sat 24 Jan | 11am-2pm | Brabyns, Marple Bridge ❄️🫁🔥

Want calmer nerves, clearer focus, better sleep 😴 and a body that feels more resilient? 💪

Join us for a 3-hour workshop that blends science, breath, and cold in the best way 🙌

1) Breathe better, live better 🧠🫁
We’ll kick off with a simple, practical talk on how to breathe for calmer thoughts, stronger energy ⚡ and better physical performance.
You’ll learn the basics of breathing mechanics and how to regulate your nervous system using the breath 🌿
You’ll leave with a handful of easy tools you can use:
• in the moment when stress hits 😮‍💨
• to downshift for sleep 🌙
• for everyday resilience and wellbeing 🌊

2) 5 rounds of Dynamic Breathing 🔥
A powerful, high-ventilation breathwork practice with guided breath holds.
Expect a proper state shift ✨ - calmer, more grounded, more connected, and back in your body 🤍

3) Guided ice bath 🧊
We’ll coach you through it safely - using breath and focus to stay calm in the cold 🧘‍♂️
Cold exposure is a brilliant way to practise nervous system control under pressure ⚡ and many people leave feeling energised, clear-headed, and proud as hell 🙏
And you’ll leave feeling like the ice warrior you truly are! 🥶👊

Then we finish the best way 🍲☕🍫
Hot homemade vegan soup, hot drinks, and sweet treats.

£45 💷
Book your space directly at www.thebreathconnection.org 🌐

BIG LOVE ❤️
Sam & Miranda

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14/01/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Emma, Sarah B and Sarah R at the (and the whole team) for hosting us at your first roundtable. We are genuinely grateful to be included - and really energised by what is beginning to unfold. 💙✨

It was brilliant to be in a room with organisations doing meaningful work for the person behind the uniform. Meeting and sharing ideas with Mind Over Mountains, On Course Foundation, Surfwell, Woodland Warriors, Climbing Out, and of course the Curtis Palmer Program reminded us what is possible when we collaborate, share knowledge, and learn from one another. 🤝🌿

We are especially excited by the Foundation’s focus for 2026 - evidence-informed green and blue space wellbeing, outdoor recovery programmes, walking, and nature- and water-based support. This feels so aligned with what we care about: recovery, reconnection, and building real resilience in practical, human, grounded ways. 🌊🌲🚶‍♂️

And as a lovely bonus, it was such a joy to see our dear friends Damien and Helen from the Curtis Palmer Program Charity Page.. 😊💪

Thank you again for bringing everyone together. We are looking forward to what comes next for the blue light community. 🚓🚑🚒💙

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12/01/2026

New year, new me! ✨

Curtis Palmer Program legends - this one’s for you (especially if you’ve done our 10 day breathing course). As a big thank you, we’re offering an extra-special saving on our Anglesey Reset Retreat (6-9 February 2026).

💛 £100 off from us
💛 PLUS Curtis Palmer Program matching it with another £100 off
That’s £200 OFF the remaining rooms.

With so many glowing testimonials from 5 years and 20+ residential retreats, describing them as truly life changing, this might be the sign you’ve been waiting for. 💛

Retreats are where our hearts lie. Alongside our soul sister Rachel, we can promise you a weekend you’ll never forget - held with love, kindness and compassion. You’ll leave with practical tools and techniques to support you through any storm life might bring, and (quite possibly) a few lifelong friends too. 🤍

🥗 With delicious vegan and vegetarian soul food each day, you’ll be immersed in a weekend of:
🌿 Breathwork
🧘‍♀️ Yoga
🍃 Connection with nature
🎶 Chanting
💧 River, waterfall and sea immersion

Room options (all inclusive):
• £450 - single space in a twin (sharing)
• £625 - double room, single occupancy
• £425 pp - two people sharing a double bed

⏰ All you’ve got to do is arrive in Anglesey by 5pm on 6 February.

First come, first served and we only have a few rooms left - so be quick.
📲 DM us or message 07751033429 to book your space.
📩 Or email Sam.Murray@thebreathconnection.org

With love,
Sam, Miranda, Rach and Kim 💛

12/01/2026

Thank you. Truly. ❤️🙏

To every one of you who follows along on social media, turns up, breathes with us, shares a post, sends a message, joins a session, signs up to a course, comes on retreat, or walks into one of our events - we see you. 💛

And to everyone we’ve ever worked with - in any setting, at any time - thank you. You’ve trusted us with your breath, your nervous system, your hearts, your healing, your humanity.

The Breath Connection is what it is because of you.
We are because of you. 💕

Miranda and I are here in service. And in order to do that well, we have to look after our own wellbeing first.

Whether it’s our daily yogic practices… 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️
Or walking in the woods up in the Peak District in the snow… ❄️🌲
It’s the most important thing we do.

So today, our simple advice for you is this:

Once you’ve read this post… take a break from the news - in all its formats. 📴
And if you can, try 24 hours away from social media.

Honestly, even just 12 hours and you’ll see a difference in your mood. 😊🙏

You can’t control the outside environment, but you can control your inner state of being. 🙏

In the Buddhist tradition, as old students of Vipassana, we say from our hearts… 💕

“May all living beings be happy.” ❤️

Sending BIG LOVE to one and all.
Sam & Miranda ❤️❤️

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11/01/2026

We’re still processing last night’s 2-hour experimental Conscious Connected Breathwork session!! 🤯✨

WOWZERS!!! 🙌
17 of our regular breathers joined us - some of whom have been with us from the very beginning - and everyone we spoke to said it was the best breathwork session EVER!!! 🥹🔥

To hold space is a real honour. And when we get the feedback that the reason people can drop so deep is because they feel safe and held… it fills our hearts with pure joy. ❤️

2026 sees us working with several universities, as CCB (and breathwork in general) is being recognised as a real benefit for mental and physical health. Of course we already know this, but it’s amazing to see it being taken seriously! ❤️👏

Thank you to everyone who showed up last night. It was a lot to ask of you all, but the rewards were absolutely worth the effort. ❤️

Here’s to 2026 and many more sessions like this - it really is a game changer. ❤️✨

Big LOVE as always,
Sam & Miranda ❤️❤️

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10/01/2026

All set for tonight’s two hour Conscious connected Breathwork. ❤️🙏🕉️

10/01/2026

08/01/2026

New year, new me! ✨

Don’t set yourself up for a fall at the beginning of the New Year, beautiful people. It’s about doing the simple things that make you feel good - and doing them consistently. 😊

Yesterday morning, Miranda and I started the day (as soon as we woke up) with our own morning routines - coherent breathing, journalling, stretching, and Kriya yoga. 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

Then it was a walk to our local park within the first hour of waking for that morning sunlight. 🌤️🌿
Connecting to nature, Miranda embraced her inner child and fancied doing a handstand… so she did one… in the mud! 🤸‍♀️😂

We then did a brisk walk individually, both nasal breathing, slowing the breath down, and taking in the gorgeous nature around us. 👃💨🍃

Now, that might sound like a lot to do every morning - and for some people, it is. That’s why on our Back to Balance courses we teach you how to build a sustainable daily morning and evening routine. ✅

And never beat yourself up for doing nothing, or missing a couple of days of self-care. If you’ve only got 5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes of controlled breathing is better than 0 minutes. Tomorrow, make a conscious effort to create a bit more time. 😊

You’ve got this, beautiful people. Come and join us sometime soon. 💙

BIG LOVE,
Sam & Miranda ❤️

07/01/2026

This little guy didn’t do his nasal clearing exercises today! 🥰

Don’t worry, we’ve DM’d him and invited on our next Back to Balance course to show him how to breathe functionally. 👃👃👃😀😀