We are the People of the Prana.
We curate signature breathwork audio/video trainings offered live and online for people looking for natural and free ways to find calm & support their mental and physical health.
What are you showing up to?
Beautiful Breathers! When we first started waking up at 6:30 AM to breathe together, some people told me it was too hard. I didn’t believe them. And sure enough, they showed up anyway. Then they did it again. And again. Now, FOUR years later, the 6:30 AM Breathing Club—aka Wake Up & Breathe—is still going strong. I am beyond proud of this incredible group of beings who have committed to sharing this practice with me. Your trust, your discipline, and your presence are gifts that I hold with...
It's time to tame the tiger and breathe like you’re safe. Class starts TONIGHT.
Dear Reader, “Taming the Tiger” is a phrase that Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing, often uses to describe the process of learning to live with — and eventually calm — the fear that lives inside the body. In his work, the tiger represents that primal survival energy — the instinctual force that comes alive when we are in danger. It’s the same force that once helped us run, fight, or freeze when we were being chased by an actual predator. The problem is that for many of us, even...
If no one is breathing, how are we still alive?
Dear Reader, I’ve been teaching people how to breathe for a long time, which also means I’ve been watching people breathe for a long time. (Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds.) And what have I noticed?No one is actually breathing well. Most people are basically holding their breath and calling it “coping.” It doesn’t matter who you are — teacher, therapist, CEO, parent, or professional over-thinker — the majority of us breathe short and shallow, like we’re perpetually bracing for impact. The...
Handling Stress Is Part of Your Job (But no one taught you how to do it)
Dear Reader It always amazes me how many professional training programs—especially the ones built around helping others—completely skip over one key skill: how to handle stress. Even in therapy, social work, or medicine, “self-care” gets a polite mention somewhere between ethics and pathology. But when it comes to actually practicing it? It’s one of the things that left on the to-do list for tomorrow, or next week. So most of us learned to push through, to over-function. We tell ourselves...
Your nervous system needs this... NOW.
Dear Reader, Imagine this: You step away from the noise, the endless to-do lists, and your mind in a constant GO mode. You arrive in a place where the only thing you need to do... is breathe. Next weekend, we're gathering at the SEED Lodge for the Begin with Breath retreat — and I'd love for you to experience what happens when you give yourself the space to finally slow down. Maybe you're wondering:What exactly happens at a "breathing" retreat? After years of teaching people now to breathe,...
Why I Practice... and keep practicing.
Dear Reader Over 20 years ago, I was introduced to meditation and the practices from the Kundalini yoga tradition. I would show up, multiple times a year in destinations all over the world, for long arduous days of super challenging meditations and what most people would call “weird” practices—ones that profoundly challenged how I thought about myself and the world. And every time, I would leave feeling incredible and changed. For years, I woke up at 4:30 AM to practice with the rising sun. I...
Your body is wise—but... are you listening?
Dear Reader Your body is a deep well of wisdom. It's constantly communicating with you, offering signals, sensations, and insights. The BIG question is—are you listening? I practice a type of somatic therapy that helps you reconnect with your body’s natural intelligence. Over the last decade, somatic therapy has gained recognition because it really works to shift long standing patterns in the nervous system. The reason is because your emotions and memories don’t just live in your mind; they...
When did you learn peace?
Dear Reader LISTEN TO THIS NEWSLETTER HERE: NEWSLETTEROCTOBER7_2024.mp3 I’m always amazed at the things that adults decide are useful for children to learn and that these choices then become policy and curriculum. I am even more astonished, despite all the scholarship that has been done by so many academics, writers, parents, that the school system hasn’t really evolved in the last 100 years. Yes, we produce knowledgeable adults who can do all sorts of skilled jobs but… also have a hard time...
SEED Lodge Opens September 7th!
Dear Reader A big hello! I am so happy to say that the SEED Lodge will officially open on September 7th! It’s been an intense year and a half of physical labour, mixed with dreaming, praying, laughter, gratitude and good people to make this project finally come to life… and now it’s time to invite you in. The SEED Lodge is a creative wellness retreat center (or “soul” spa) for people who need a place to unplug, rest, recharge, reconnect & most importantly, CREATE. Set on 56-acres of farm and...
Anxiety is contagious… but so is calm.
Dear Reader Esther here. I was listening to a super interesting podcast yesterday with Dr. Tara Swart (doctor and researcher). Check it out here. For a longer interview, click here. One of the things that she talked about (amongst many) which I found super interesting is how stress and the hormones that we secrete when we are stressed are actually contagious! Science has shown that ‘your’ stress isn’t just contained to you. Even if you think you are hiding it very well, people around you can...
We curate signature breathwork audio/video trainings offered live and online for people looking for natural and free ways to find calm & support their mental and physical health.