Breathing Retraining Center LLC

Breathing Retraining Center offers in-person and online coaching for people who want to identify and correct poor breathing habits that often underlie chronic illness and lackluster sports performance. 

Most people who are attracted to breathing retraining experience breathlessness for some reason. Perhaps they have a medical diagnosis like asthma, allergies or anxiety. Breathing retraining is a self-management approach that can be employed simultaneously with drugs and any other therapy. It doesn’t interfere with them and can even enhance their benefits.

Another segment of the population that experiences breathlessness is athletes. Overall fitness and sports performance are often constrained by the lungs. A feeling of intense breathlessness can limit exercise intensity more than muscle fatigue. 

We start with a baseline breathing assessment, then teach a set of tools — based on simple, medically proven principles and exercises — to normalize the breathing pattern and increase respiratory strength and capacity.

Locally, coach Lisa Bowen, who is a California certified massage therapist, offers bodywork as well.