Hey, my name's Guy and I'm a PhD researcher and breathwork practitioner exploring the psychophysiological effects and efficacy of breathwork. I'm not sure what I want Breev to become but I thought the name and domain were cool. My purpose is to conduct research and teaching, contributing the best I can to bring scientific validity to various modalities involving breathwork for human health and performance

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My research at Sussex explores the effects of breathwork on mental health and wellbeing. It involves collaboration with the Breath-Body-Mind Foundation (who I trained with as a breath teacher), Oxford and UCSF. I'm also working with Brighton Sussex Medical School who are exploring the psychedelic and physiological effects of therapeutic breathwork via MRI, ECG and NIRS

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My first paper is published in Nature Portfolio journal Scientific Reports:

Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta‐analysis of randomised‐controlled trials

 

Additionally, I'm a co-investigator on The Breathwork Survey, launched by the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. Ultimately, I hope my work can help build a larger evidence-based picture of the psychophysiological effects (and potential efficacy) of breathwork. I wish to set up a breathwork lab (and ultimately a centre) dedicated to breathwork research and practice (funders/donors reach out if interested!) and am open to advisory/consulting roles

 

I'm a fellow of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, Tokyo, carrying out the first doctoral research funded by the Sylff Association in the UK.  Sylff is a collaborative initiative of the Nippon Foundation and Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, and a global fellowship programme aimed at nurturing leaders who will initiate action to transcend differences and address issues confronting contemporary society. I have also received a grant from PsyDAO, a decentralised organisation funding research at the intersection of psychedelics and mental health 

 

Passionate about moving Public Science and Health Education forward, with a growing interest in complementary/alternative medicine approaches, human performance and recovery

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Thank you for reading (& breathing)! Find me @breath_Guy