HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO STOP FOR A SECOND BECAUSE YOU’RE HAVING A PANIC ATTACK?

That happened to a weatherman live on air and he handled it brilliantly. I listened to a BBC5 Live show on BBC Sounds this morning from last Thursday in which the presenter Rima Ahmed flagged how Nate Byrne got into breathing difficulties. The response from a psychologist on the show went down the mainstream route […]

NHS SOCIALLY PRESCRIBING COMEDY. NEXT UP BREATHING RE-EDUCATION?

Sniff Sigh Yawn had a great catch up with Henry Churney to hear about Care Merseyside‘s latest ‘Laugh For Life’ Comedy gig. The second showcase on October 30th will be full of brand new comedians on stage for the first time following a stand-up comedy course for mental wellbeing thanks to NHS social prescribing. The […]

DON’T FORGET TO BREATHE…

This is Leo. And that’s a regular-sized tennis ball. One day he’ll be big enough to catch it. Until then, he’s gonna have to be patient. We often have to be patient in life, don’t we. Tip: Don’t forget to breathe

MANY PEOPLE WILL RELATE TO MY OWN EXPERIENCE…

The more parents and kids become aware of the importance of how you breathe from a very young age, the better the population in health terms! I revealed my child and teenage battle with breathing to the Liverpool Echo a year ago today and i hope many people gain strength and benefit from this. Read […]

BREATHING FOR SHOPPING HACK!

As a breathing re-educator, aka breathwork, it’s incredible how from a hygiene point of view, so little attention is paid to giving people advice on breathing through the nose only. If, for example, you are shopping, in a store or walking along the high street, keeping your mouth closed, especially when you are alone is […]

HOW TO MAP, MANAGE AND MASTER YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM AT WORK AND IN LIFE.

Joel Jelen is presenting a breathwork masterclass at the forthcoming Morecrofts LLP-sponsored Wellness In The City Liverpool Expo at Hilton Liverpool City Centre on April 19th👃. Here he tells us more… I’ll be sharing some science in a largely interactive and fun session with lots of takeaways through a variety of wellbeing sources – breathing being at the centre. Once […]

SAVE FIGHT OR FLIGHT FOR WHEN YOU NEED IT

Sniff Sigh Yawn’s Joel Jelen says watch out for those bad breathing habits in the office… “HOW DO I TEACH MY BODY THAT MY FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR LIFE OR DEATH SITUATIONS, NOT ANSWERING EMAILS?” I always endeavour to bring humour with a dose of reality into my conversations with […]