Breathwork Coach
Cary, NC
Breath-anchored wellness coaching
Together, we can improve our breathing skills and reduce the dysfunctional breathing patterns that impact our biochemistry, biomechanics, and psychosocial health. We will practice subtle breathing techniques that aim to cultivate awareness of the Self and reduce stress and anxiety, while improving our overall health and wellness.
Michael teaches a subtle breathing techniques based on ancient Taoist and Yogic practices, and informed by a modern scientific approach, the Buteyko Method; all of these traditions are based on increasing our tolerance for carbon dioxide, which helps the cells of our body absorb more life-giving oxygen. Subtle breathing helps to reduce the over-breathing patterns we may have, and helps bring awareness to being more conscious of how our breath affects our mind, body and spirit.​
coaching services:
​​​One-on-one breathwork coaching includes:
* 60 minute zoom call or in-person session to re-learn the science of breath and create a personalized breathwork program that fits your needs and goals
* Each session includes education on the science of subtle breathing and a guided meditation incorporating the gentle breathing technique
* Sharing additional breathwork exercises that you can practice daily
* Printable Breathwork Journal, where you can log your progress
* Ask follow-up questions via text or email
Suggested donation is $95 for the one on one coaching with Michael. Pay-what-you'd like is also accepted if finances are tight. Learning to breathe well and feel better should not be out of reach for anyone, ever.
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Payments may also be made in person after your appointment via Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or cash.
Michael offers breathwork and meditation coaching in the Cary, Raleigh NC area, or FaceTime/Zoom remotely. For most people, one or two sessions will be enough to set you on the path to better health, but ongoing consultation is also available for those who wish to go deeper in their practice. **Online scheduling is available, but please email if you need a different day/time option than posted.
If you're ready to get started, please fill out the Intake and Waiver Form and email Michael to schedule at your convenience. ​
​​​One-on-one Spiritual Guidance
* 60 minute zoom call or in-person session where you're invited to share and express your situation. Michael offers help for those struggling with a spiritual emergency, internal psycho-spiritual conflicts or questions, and more. Read more about Michael's Jungian-inspired philosophies here.
* Each session includes a guided meditation incorporating the gentle breathing technique if desired.
* Ask follow-up questions via text or email
Suggested donation is $95 for the one on one coaching with Michael. Pay-what-you'd like is also accepted if finances are tight.
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​Payments may also be made in person after your appointment via Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or cash.
Michael offers breathwork and meditation coaching in the Cary, Raleigh NC area, or FaceTime/Zoom remotely. **Online scheduling is available, but please email if you need a different day/time option than posted.
One Massage Therapy Session followed by Guided Meditation
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60 or 90 minute massage therapy session followed by a 10-15 minute relaxed breathing guided meditation, while you're resting on the massage table. These services are offered in the Cary Studio.
If you're ready to get started, please fill out the Intake and Waiver Form and email Michael to schedule at your convenience.
Payments may also be made in person after your appointment via Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or cash.​
The cary studio
​​Located in a residential neighborhood, the Cary Studio offers a relaxing space for one-on-one coaching, as well as small groups. Individuals can rest on the massage table with a comfortable tempurpedic topper and table warmer, and blankets and an eye pillow are provided.
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Please be advised that a flight of steps are the only way to access the Cary Studio.
A full restroom is also available.
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Groups & Workshops
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Group Workshops, Corporate Wellness Workshops, or topic-based classes are available as well. Pranayama Workshops for example are great for yoga studios who want to educate their students or teachers on the subtle breathing techniques for enhancing their pranayama practice. Buteyko Breathing workshops are great for gyms or fitness industry leaders who want to learn the techniques themselves, or offer a workshop for their clients. And mental health counselors or therapists can deeply benefit from learning techniques for reducing anxiety, depression, OCD and other mental disruptions, and enjoy sharing the techniques with their patients.
I would love to hear from you and learn how I can help share the
joy of relaxing breathing with your community.​​​
Yoga & Pranayama
Learn about the original pranayama that yogis learned many years ago, which helped them to super-oxygenate their body and brain using forms of carbon dioxide tolerance training. We offer group workshops for yoga studios or those wanting to dive more deeply into their yoga practice. Please email us if you're interested in hosting a pranayama workshop at your studio.
Read about Original Pranayama in the 11 page booklet below:
meditation guidance
“The more subtle our breath is, the more peaceful our mind and body will be.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation, particularly reduced breathing meditation, can help balance the mind/body connection, easing suffering and healing the mind and body. By focusing on the physiological cause of the uncontrolled thinking that creates anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions, which is a lack of oxygen in the brain, meditators can make rapid progress into understanding the nature of the mind.
Since this oxygen deficiency is caused by loss of carbon dioxide due to over-breathing, my goal is to teach my clients techniques designed to reprogram the brain to automatically breathe more subtly. Subtle breathing increases carbon dioxide levels, which enables more oxygen to be delivered to the cells of the brain, which greatly reduces the volume and intensity of thoughts.
Increasing oxygen at the cellular level is essential because this addresses the root cause of uncontrolled thinking: the random and asynchronous firing of cortical neurons due to lack of oxygen in the brain. In simpler terms, when your brain lacks oxygen, thoughts are completely uncontrolled. The properly oxygenated brain enters a state of effortless mindfulness, and can choose to think what it wants, when it wants, or it can choose to remain free from thought.
My teaching approach is based on the fact that your natural state is to be free from anxiety, and this has just been covered up by layers of mental noise, caused by poor breathing habits. When the brain is trained to breath subtly, anxiety fades away and you will find that you already possess all the wisdom you need inside yourself.
buteyko breathing
Michael first began studying and practicing the Buteyko method in 2018, when he discovered the method as part of his practice of Taoism. He noticed that the Buteyko method was a modern scientific approach to the ancient healing art of reduced breathing.
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Michael later became certified as an Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Coach, through the Patrick Mckeown coaching program in 2022. The Oxygen Advantage is a series of unique breathing exercises for optimum physical and mental health, and sports performance.
Learn how to:
breathe with more ease
boost oxygen delivery
open your airways
strengthen your core
get deep, restful sleep
calm your mind
and feel happier, healthier and stronger.
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Buteyko (pronounced Bu-tay-ko) is a breathing technique that promotes nose-breathing and reducing the amount of air taken in while inhaling.
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For example, many people with breathing problems tend to respond to everyday situations such as walking uphill or talking on the telephone by automatically breathing more than is necessary. This is called over-breathing or hyper-ventilating.
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The Buteyko exercises provide you with the skills to be able to breathe correctly in these situations, and this prevents the development of a vicious cycle of over-breathing which can result in breathlessness, wheezing or coughing.
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The technique originates from Russia and was named after the Ukrainian doctor, Konstantin Buteyko, who first developed the techniques during the 1950s.
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The science of breathwork is open for all to, however, there are some contraindications for the Buteyko breathing technique itself; those with contraindications may attend the class, but should not participate in the breathwork exercise portion of the class, as they need specialized individual instruction. These breathing exercises are powerful and profoundly alter the body's chemistry.
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Therefore, people with the following conditions should consult with a doctor and a certified Buteyko practitioner before attempting any breath retraining exercises. Many of these conditions can be helped or even reversed by increasing cellular oxygen levels through reduced breathing, but the process must be applied in a controlled manner so as to not raise carbon dioxide levels too quickly.
Contraindications:
Brain Tumor
Schizophrenia
Cancer
Angina
Cardiac Arrythmia (unless there's a pacemaker) Pregnancy
Severe Renal Failure
Sickle-Cell Anemia
Recent Stroke
Recent Thrombosis
Recent Aneurysm
Recent Heart Attack
“No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or strong you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly.”
- James Nestor, author of New York Times Bestseller, "Breathe"​