Add Breath April

Of flashy trees and fires.

The first quarter of 2024 is already in the rearview mirror! Can you believe it? Maybe it feels like it flew by in a blur, or perhaps it stretched on forever.

Either way, take a moment to acknowledge yourself. You made it through!

The Poui trees are showing us how to be art - a thousand thousand tiny flowers, barely any green, the most improbable flourishing beauty.

A couple of weeks ago in the peak of a hot dry spell, just as the poui were bursting into colour, a bushfire came down the hill from the main road into my 92-year-old Great-Uncle-Neighbour's property.

Fire Services never turned up - despite repeated calls about a large fire that threatened the electrical lines along a main road.

I found myself jumping into firefighter mode - once upon a time, I went to fire school. (Shout-out to the folks at Disaster City, Texas A&M, College Station Texas.)

These days I prefer to keep the fire metaphorical.

Here at Mindset Breath, we're dedicated to helping driven, successful, mid-career professionals like you ignite, powerfully navigate the realities and burn through challenges that arise in the pursuit of mastery - including anxiety, burnout, and grief.

“Big breath!” as a teacher of mine would say. Let's exhale and breathe into the next part of the year with renewed energy and intention.

I’ve been thinking, teaching and writing about:

• The power of breathwork for fostering balance, health, joy, and ease. 

• Why 478 breathing is a terrible idea if you manage anxiety and What to do instead.

• Hurkle-Durkling (It’s a thing, thank me later).

I have a (very) few spots left for one-on-one coaching this quarter. Book here.

This month’s free group online breath session is on April 29, 7 pm AST. 

April’s session is about Breathing For Sleeping. I look forward to you joining us.

Let’s get rested and ready to breathe life into the possibilities that lie ahead.

With Breath and Fire…

A.

PS - I made a thing. 

x a.