Breathing Foundations

A 4-Week Live Online Course for musicians designed to reduce breathing-related tension, reduce overall effort while playing, and restore access to a 360 degree breath.

March 8th - March 29th

Enroll in Breathing Foundations

Why did I create this program?

Most musicians have been told to “breathe deeper,” “stand up straight,” or “support more,” without ever learning why breathing gets hard in the first place.

Breathing isn’t just about lungs. It’s about how posture, tension patterns, and nervous system habits interact, especially under physical and performance stress.

This course helps you:

Understand what’s really limiting your breathing
Reduce tension that interferes with natural expansion
Restore effortless access to your breath
Apply what you learn directly into practice and performance

This is not about quick fixes, surface cues, or rigid “corrective posture.” It’s about building a repeatable, resilient breathing strategy rooted in how your body actually works.

How Breathing Foundations is Different

Unlike many breathing or posture programs, Breathing Foundations is not about controlling your posture, forcing inhalation or exhalation, or “correcting” bad habits.

Instead, this course focuses on getting out of our own way and allowing the body to reorganize itself when given the right conditions.

I believe that your body is not broken. It is simply responding to stress, load, posture, and the environment in the best way it knows how.

So, when breathing feels shallow or tense, it’s usually a reflection of limited space, reduced capacity, or compensatory behaviors, not a lack of effort or discipline.

Over four weeks, we’ll explore how to:

reduce interference that limits breathing and movement
provide simple positional and breathing stimuli that encourage expansion and ease
restore access to your true breathing capacity (360-degree breathing) without forcing or overtraining
allow posture to improve as a byproduct of improved organization, not continuous conscious control

Conor, Trombonist

"I find that now I can take easier, tension-free breaths that allow me to take the focus and anxiety away from breathing. In addition, in my daily life, whenever I feel tense or anxious, I can return to exercises and reconnect with easy, supportive, and effortless breathing.

Choose Your Own Path

Not every musician needs the same level of support.

Choose the option that matches where you are, and what best supports your journey.

Self-Guided Path

A self-paced breathing program for musicians who want a structured daily practice they can follow independently.

A great option for those who value programming and feel confident they can navigate new concepts and exercises independently.

Program Delivered via PDF
Daily breathing & positional drills
Short instruction videos with clear cues
Designed to restore expansion, pressure, and coordination

Your Self-Guided purchase can be credited toward the Guided Track if you choose to upgrade before the program launch date.

Join the Self-Paced Track

Early Bird - $97, ends on 2.22.26

Live Cohort Path

The full live experience with weekly sessions, education, and guidance to help turn breathing into a reliable performance skill.

A great option for musicians who want to understand why breathing feels difficult and receive live instruction, feedback, and accountability as they integrate these concepts into their playing.

Spots limited to 10 spots.

4 weekly live sessions (60–90 minutes)
Breathing and Posture Education + guided experiential work
Q&A, live guided exercises, accountability, and community support
Replays and weekly exercises included

Join The Upcoming Cohort

Early Bird, $297, ends after 10 spots are filled.

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Who is This For?

Wind & brass players who feel tight, stuck, or tense in their breathing.
Musicians who struggle with active breathing drills, like the breathing gym or an overactive “Valsalva maneuver.”
Performers who want to develop a tension-free breath, supportive posture, and more effortless sound
People who value context, education, and developing skills you can use on a daily basis.
Those excited to shape the future of this program and be part of a community that wants to learn, grow, and support each other.

Who is this not for?

Anyone in acute pain or post-surgery (unless cleared by a provider)
Those seeking a “quick fix” without consistent effort - breathing is a skill!
Musicians under 18 without guardian permission
Those who don't want to develop an easier, more efficient, and more supportive breath that can positively impact all areas of life.
Those who aren't willing to try new concepts or put in around 10-15 minutes per day.

Lisa, Trombonist

“I’ve tried a lot of breathing strategies over the years, but this was the first program that truly aligned with how the body works. Nothing felt forced. The exercises were clear, grounded, and easy to follow, and even when changes were subtle, each session left me feeling more organized and grounded. Over time, I noticed more expansion and ease while playing.”

Live Course Details

Breathing Foundations is organized as a progressive four-week curriculum.
Each week builds on the last, moving from understanding → exploration → application.

Start Date: March 8th, 2026

Enrollment closes on March 5th

Capacity: 20 participants

Weekly Format

One live group session focused on concepts, guided exploration, and a short Q+A.
A clearly defined weekly theme to guide understanding and application
Weekly exercises to explore, each selected for a specific purpose and outcome
A concise PDF resource summarizing the week’s material with exercise video links
Full access to session recordings, so you can review the material or catch up if you can’t attend live
Full access to a complete playlist of breathing exercises you can use indefinitely.

Weekly Live Sessions

We’ll meet weekly on Zoom for approx. 90 minutes. Each session blends concepts, anatomy, and techniques with guided exploration, so you’re not just learning about breathing and movement, you’re actively experiencing it in real time.

I’ll introduce the concepts and relevant research, then we’ll work through the exercises together so you can feel what changes when the right conditions are in place. The goal is for you to leave each session with clarity and confidence about how to apply what we covered directly into your life during the week.

Between sessions, you’ll have a small set of structured exercises to explore on your own, accompanied by guided videos. These are short, intentional exercises, typically 5–15 minutes per day (depending on how much time you want to dedicate), designed to build and layer the skills from week to week without adding more noise or overwhelm to your routine.

If you’re unable to attend a live session, full recordings will be available so you can review the material and stay on track.

Join The Upcoming Cohort

Curriculum

This live group course is built directly from the Breathing Program 2.0 framework, refined into a structured, guided curriculum with a live-cohort experience. This combines education, support, community, and an integrated daily practice to help you develop a deeper understanding of breathing, breathing-related tension, and to develop the skills to reaccess your breath.

The exercises are not random; they follow a clear progression designed to restore access to breathing capacity, reduce unnecessary tension, and improve how the body organizes itself under gravity.

Each week builds on the last, moving from access → decompression → expansion → integration

Focus: Awareness, anatomy, and restoring access to the breath

This week lays the groundwork by building a shared language and understanding of how breathing is designed to function in the body.

You’ll learn about:

The diaphragmatic breath (what it is and what it isn’t)
Basic breathing anatomy: diaphragm, rib cage, pelvis, and abdominal wall
How the rib cage is designed to move during inhalation and exhalation
Common breathing patterns musicians fall into under stress or load
Why “trying to breathe deeper” often backfires

Applied focus:

Positional breathing to reduce tension and improve awareness
Establishing a calm, repeatable breathing rhythm (breathing sequence)

Focus: Expansion, pressure, and reducing interference (unneeded tension)

This week shifts from anatomy to mechanics, exploring why breathing gets restricted and how to restore space without forcing effort.

You’ll learn about:

Tidal volume and applications to practice and performance
The difference between overbreathing and efficient breathing
Common myths like “support more” and “brace your core”
What musicians are often told vs. what actually improves breathing capacity
How abdominal tension and posture limit overall pelvis and rib cage movement

Applied focus:

Techniques to restore front-to-back and side-to-side rib cage expansion
Reducing unnecessary abdominal gripping
Learning specific breathing techniques based on clear goals

Focus: Structure, posture, and coordination

This week connects breathing to posture and movement, helping you understand how support emerges from organization, not effort.

You’ll learn about:

The infrasternal angle (ISA) and why structure matters
The concept of the stack (rib cage over pelvis)
Specific breathing cues based on your ISA
Common postural patterns that dictate standing, sitting, and breathing strategies.
How alignment influences breathing, support, and endurance
What “support” actually means from a mechanical and physiological standpoint

Applied focus:

Alignment-based breathing exercises
ISA-informed breathing cues
Coordinating rib cage and pelvis to improve pressure management
Reducing compensatory neck, shoulder, and upper-chest breathing

Focus: Integration, consistency, and transfer

The final week is about making breathing usable in the real world, not just on the floor.

You’ll learn about:

How breathing strategies change under physical and performance load
The benefits of nose breathing during recovery and positional work
How to use breathing before, during, and after practice
How to recognize and adjust common compensations as they show up
How to build a personal breathing routine you can return to
What to do if you cannot change your breathing strategy?
Next steps in your breathing journey

Applied focus:

Refining breathing cues for practice and performance contexts
Managing fatigue, recovery, and nervous system state
Integrating breathing into warm-ups, breaks, and cooldowns

Benefits Experienced from Past Programs

While every musician’s experience is different, consistent patterns tend to show up over the course of the program, often within the first few weeks.

Freer, fuller, more relaxed breaths, without overthinking or overfilling
More effortless posture and natural expansion during breathing
Less effort in the throat, jaw, shoulders, back, and abs while playing
Easier articulation, quicker breaths between phrases, and more reliable support
Better body awareness in the ribcage, sternum, abs, back, and pelvis
Less warm-up time and way less energy wasted just trying to “get open.”
Stronger, more responsive exhales, without pushing or collapsing
Improved endurance and focus in practice and performance
Less daily tension in the neck, back, ribs, hips, and abs
Increased calm, focus, and mental clarity throughout the day
Less warmup time to feel organized and ready to play
A meditative, grounding effect similar to meditation
Improved output and comfort during cardio and strength training regimens

Save Your Spot

Angela, Professional Orchestral Hornist

“After years of inefficient breathing and postural habits, this program helped reset both my mind and body back to a state of ease. I had tried expensive treatments with little relief, and this was the first practice that truly worked, both on and off stage.”

Course Enrollment and Tuition

Breathing Foundations is a live, four-week guided program designed to build reliable, transferable breathing skills for musicians.

$297, limited to the first 10 musicians

This founding enrollment is offered as a thank-you to early participants who are ready to commit and help shape the cohort experience.

Includes:

Four live 90-minute group sessions
Weekly breathing exercises with clear goals
PDF resources and exercise video links
Full access to session recordings
Guided integration into practice and performance
A complimentary 3-month breathing program upon graduation to continue, progress, and refine their practice.

Once the first 10 founding spots are filled, enrollment moves to the standard program rate of $397

Capacity is limited to ensure a high-quality live experience and meaningful interaction.

If you’re genuinely interested but experiencing a temporary financial barrier, feel free to reach out here, and we can discuss options.

Join The Upcoming Cohort

Breathing Foundations

"I find that now I can take easier, tension-free breaths that allow me to take the focus and anxiety away from breathing. In addition, in my daily life, whenever I feel tense or anxious, I can return to exercises and reconnect with easy, supportive, and effortless breathing.

Self-Guided Path

Live Cohort Path

Who is This For?

Who is this not for?

Overview

Week 1: Foundational Concepts of Breathing

Week 2: Creating Space and Expansion

Week 3: Organization, Alignment, and Support

Week 4: Applying Breathing to Practice & Performance

Benefits Experienced from Past Programs

“After years of inefficient breathing and postural habits, this program helped reset both my mind and body back to a state of ease. I had tried expensive treatments with little relief, and this was the first practice that truly worked, both on and off stage.”

Course Enrollment and Tuition

Breathing Foundations

"I find that now I can take easier, tension-free breaths that allow me to take the focus and anxiety away from breathing. In addition, in my daily life, whenever I feel tense or anxious, I can return to exercises and reconnect with easy, supportive, and effortless breathing.

Self-Guided Path

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Live Cohort Path

Who is This For?

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Who is this not for?

Overview

Week 1: Foundational Concepts of Breathing

Week 2: Creating Space and Expansion

Week 3: Organization, Alignment, and Support

Week 4: Applying Breathing to Practice & Performance

Benefits Experienced from Past Programs

“After years of inefficient breathing and postural habits, this program helped reset both my mind and body back to a state of ease. I had tried expensive treatments with little relief, and this was the first practice that truly worked, both on and off stage.”

Course Enrollment and Tuition

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