BREATHWORK
Breathwork & Meditation with Christine Grace Rooted in ritual. Backed by research. Guided by breath.
Your breath is more than just a biological function. It is a sacred gateway—a rhythm that connects your body to your spirit, your past to your healing, your stress to your strength.
As a certified Breathwork and Meditation Teacher through Down Under School of Yoga, I have trained with pioneer David Magone, whose groundbreaking teachings introduce “Good Stress”™—a methodology that strengthens the nervous system through intentional breath practices designed to make us more adaptable, resilient, and present. This work meets the complexities of modern life—whether you’re recovering from childhood trauma or moving through daily burnout—with precision, reverence, and power.
How Breathwork Works
Breath practices regulate your autonomic nervous system, influencing heart rate, blood pressure, hormone production, immunity, and emotional processing.
Through ancient and modern methods—from Tibetan Buddhist pranayama to Huberman Lab-inspired protocols—we tap into breath’s capacity to heal, harmonize, and awaken.
🫁 Down-Regulating Breath Practices
For grounding, soothing, and restoring.
These practices activate the parasympathetic nervous system, supporting your body’s “rest and digest” function:
- Heart Coherence Breathing – synchronizes breath and heartbeat to reduce anxiety and increase emotional stability
- Bhramari (Buzz Like a Bee) Breath – vibrational breath that soothes the vagus nerve and quiets the limbic system
- Physiological Sigh – a two-part inhale with long exhale proven to lower cortisol and stress quickly (Huberman Lab)
- Prolonged Exhale Breathing – slows heart rate, balances emotions, and invites deep calm
Benefits include:
- lower blood pressure
- improved digestion
- emotional resilience
- restful sleep
🔥 Up-Regulating Breath Practices
For energy, vitality, and strength.
These techniques—formally called Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT)—intentionally introduce short-term stress to build capacity and resilience:
- The Triple Breath – breath stacking to increase oxygen saturation and focus
- Circular Breath – rhythmic, continuous breath that boosts energy and awakens clarity
Science-backed benefits of IHT:
- Improved cardiovascular function
- Reduced systemic inflammation
- Enhanced cognitive performance
- Boosted metabolism and endurance
- Strengthened immunity
⚠️ Contraindications
These stimulating techniques are not recommended for individuals who are:
- Pregnant
- Living with unregulated high blood pressure
- Diagnosed with glaucoma or epilepsy
- Managing severe psychiatric conditions with psychosis
As always, safety and discernment guide this work.
🌗 Balancing Techniques
Workouts for the nervous system.
By alternating between activating and calming breaths, we “cross-train” the nervous system to build emotional agility—the ability to move between calm and challenge with grace and strength.
🧘♀️ Meditation Lineage & Practice
My meditation training is rooted in Mangalam Yantra Yoga, a Tibetan system taught by Harvard University's Buddhist Chaplain, Khenpo Migmar Tseten Rinpoche, and passed to me through David Magone.
I guide practices that invite you into stillness and spacious awareness:
- Yoga Nidra (“divine sleep”) – guided deep rest while remaining awake; supports trauma release, nervous system reset, and creative insight
- Shamatha Meditation – cultivates stillness and equanimity; calms the overactive mind
- Pranayama – conscious breath control to regulate energy flow (prana) and restore mind-body coherence
These meditations are often paired with crystal alchemy sound bowls, creating journeys that are visceral, healing, and vibrationally rich.
🎶 The Power of Humming
As taught by Jonathan Goldman, whom I’ve had the honor to study with, humming is more than a soothing sound—it’s sonic medicine.
Scientific studies show humming can:
- Stimulate the vagus nerve
- Increase nitric oxide production (boosting immunity and circulation)
- Reduce blood pressure and promote feelings of safety and wellbeing
- Enhance brainwave coherence
My Approach
I am a student of life. A teacher of transformation. A seeker of truth.
This path is not theoretical—I teach from lived experience.
Every technique, every breath, every still point has been walked, wept, and witnessed within me.
My greatest honor is holding space for your healing.
To witness another’s return to Self is sacred.
Just Breathe
You already have the medicine within.
This is the breath that will guide you home.
Ready to experience the benefits of breathwork?
Book a session, attend a group event, or reach out to create a custom experience for your team, your retreat, or your sacred rite of passage.