Australian Breathwork College, Melbourne

09/09/2026

TONIGHT - Nervous System Reset & Heart Centred Breathwork Experience.
We’ll be exploring Polyvagal Theory: interoception, neuroception, self-regulation and co-regulation in simple, everyday language.
Then we’ll move beyond the theory and into a Heart Centred Breathwork experience to help you:
❤️ Slow down
❤️ Quiet the mental noise
❤️ Reconnect with your body and heart
❤️ Let go of some of what you’ve been carrying
❤️ Experience love, support and connection
❤️ Come home to more peace, love and aliveness
Create your RESET protocol
Then we'll be exploring ways to slow down, be more relaxed, connected and present, and make more space in your breath, heart and life.
TIME TO TAKE A BREATH AND RESET?
As you know, our society is on a mad, fast-paced runaway train of stress, busyness and high expectations, jam-packed full with messages, social media and everyone shouting for your attention.
Plus, we are nearly all carrying trauma that dis-regulates our nervous systems and keeps us living in hypervigilance and fight-or-flight.
If you've had enough of living in hyperdrive, join us for a warm-hearted, welcoming, nurturing, insightful and calming session to help you rest your nervous system to live with more trust, surrender, ease and enjoyment.
This is about giving your whole system permission to stop striving, receive support and remember what a calm, regulated nervous system feels like.
📅 Wednesday 9 September 2026
⏰ 7:00pm AEST
💻 Live Online
👉 Registation link in comments
For the experience, we recommend finding a comfortable space where you won’t be disturbed.
(hide away in your room, in the car, under the bed, under the stairs, in the attic... )
Come exactly as you are. ❤️
We’ll see you on Zoom!
With a calm heart,
Nicholas
Nicholas de Castella
Australian Breathwork College

08/09/2026

I’ve been facilitating breathwork full-time for 34 years and training breathwork practitioners for 27 years.

And this weekend, we’re opening the doors to our Core Clearing Breathwork Training — online and in person.

Wherever you’re starting from, our training gives you the complete pathway — personal growth, professional facilitator skills, and business development — all in one practical program.

You’ll be supported by our Master Coaches and receive IICT professional recognition.

If you’ve been feeling that little nudge that it’s time to do something more meaningful, perhaps this is worth exploring.

The world needs more people helping others reconnect with their hearts. ❤️

👉 Want to learn more? Download the prospectus or book a chat with us (link on the comment section)

01/09/2026

🌿 Hello September! A new month, a fresh start, and new possibilities. ✨

It's the 1st day of September, and what better time to start exploring something that could enrich both your personal and professional life?

If you're a coach, healer, therapist, wellbeing practitioner or health professional, you already have valuable skills to help others.

Imagine adding Heart-Centred Breathwork to your toolkit. 💙

Our Core Clearing Breathwork Coach (CCBC) Training can help you:

✨ Support your clients to feel calmer and more connected
✨ Help release stress and emotional tension
✨ Create deeper and more meaningful client experiences
✨ Expand the tools you can offer in your practice
✨ Develop greater confidence in facilitating Breathwork
✨ Add Breathwork to your existing sessions, programs or workshops
✨ Explore new opportunities for your professional practice
✨ Do work that feels meaningful, purposeful and rewarding

And you don't need to start from scratch.

You can take the experience and skills you already have and build something new from there. 🌱

If Breathwork has been calling your curiosity, September could be the perfect time to take that first step.

Join us for our FREE Core Clearing Breathwork Coach Training Introduction Webinar:

📅 TOMORROW - Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
🕖 7:00pm Melbourne Time
💻 Live Online & FREE

Come along, have a look inside the training, ask questions and discover how Breathwork could complement the work you already do.

👇 reserve your seat for tomorrow (link on the comment section)

New month. New possibilities. Maybe a new direction. 🌿

We'd love to have you with us! 💙

27/08/2026

Who wants access to the recording on last nights webinar the Self and Co-regulation?

25/08/2026

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you just can’t calm yourself down… until you talk to the right person?

Their voice. Their presence. The feeling that they’re really with you.

And somehow, something begins to shift.

That’s not just coincidence. 💛

As human beings, we don’t regulate only on our own. We can also influence and support each other’s nervous systems through co-regulation.

And understanding this can change the way we relate to ourselves, our families, friends and clients.

In our upcoming FREE Self-Regulation & Co-Regulation Training, we’ll explore:

✨ Why another person’s presence can help you feel more settled
✨ How to recognise when you need support instead of trying to handle everything alone
✨ How to regulate yourself without disconnecting from others
✨ How to become a calmer, steadier presence for the people around you

Because sometimes, the most powerful thing we can offer someone isn’t advice or a solution.

It’s our regulated presence. ❤️

Join us and discover the power of Self-Regulation & Co-Regulation.

🌟 FREE to attend
📅 26 August | 7 PM

👉 Register here: http://eepurl.com/jyakLo

I’d love to see you there! 🌿

Institute of Heart Intelligence Email Forms

21/08/2026

Happy Friday Evening ❤️

Did you miss our live session on Neuropresence + Heart Opening Breathwork?

Last night, we explored the fascinating world of neurobiology, vagal states and self-regulation — and then went beyond the theory to actually experience it through Heart Centred Breathwork.

You could feel the shift happening. ✨

Here’s what some of our participants shared:

💜 “Feeling super relaxed and connected.”

💜 “Ease… flow… acceptance. Allowing life to unfold.”

💜 “Wow. Feeling at ease and reminded to follow the energy.”

💜 “The heart quality was Gentleness.”

💜 “I can feel the energy buzzing all around my body... feeling so grateful.”

💜 “Thank you for the gentleness of this practice. Heart quality, connection and presence.”

It was such a beautiful evening of insight, connection and coming home to Presence.

And if you missed it — or simply want to experience it again — the recording is now available. 🎥❤️

Take some time this weekend. Get comfortable. Press play. And give yourself the space to experience your own heart opening.

👉 Watch the recording here:

Institute of Heart Intelligence Email Forms

18/08/2026

Presence can help us feel calmer in our bodies, clearer in our minds,
more open in our hearts and more available for life.

It can mean:

✨ Less stress and reactivity
✨ Clearer thinking
✨ Greater emotional awareness
✨ Deeper self-understanding
✨ More joy and appreciation
✨ Healthier, more authentic relationships
✨ More choice in how we respond to life

And perhaps that last one is the most powerful.

When we become present, we can begin to notice our patterns instead of automatically repeating them.

We can pause.

We can notice what is happening.

And we can choose what comes next.

Because presence isn’t simply about feeling calm.
It’s about being available for your own life.

But there’s something fascinating happening beneath all of this…
Our nervous system is constantly taking in information about safety, danger and connection — often before our conscious mind has even caught up.

And what happens when two nervous systems meet can have a profound impact on how we feel, connect and respond.

🧠 That’s what I’ll be exploring in my free live webinar this Thursday:

NEUROPRESENCE™
The Hidden Neurobiology of Presence, Connection and Healing
We’ll explore what happens beneath conscious thought when our nervous systems meet — and how presence can influence connection, regulation and healing.

📅 Thursday, 20 August 2026
🕖 7:00pm AEST
💻 Live Online
🎟️ Free

If you’re curious about presence, the nervous system and the fascinating science behind human connection, I’d love for you to join me.
Reserve your free place below 👇

http://eepurl.com/jyakKo

14/08/2026

One of our recent graduates' experience beautifully captures something I’ve seen again and again through the Core Clearing Breathwork Coach Training.

🔥 Jane Wardle let's congratulate her for finishing the course! 🔥
Wohhooo

Jane came to us with a background in neuroscience and a genuine desire to understand Breathwork and nervous system regulation at a deeper level.

Before we met...
Jane was highly educated and analytical and, like many of us, had become very used to approaching life through her head.

She had experienced burnout, overthinking and self-criticism, and was discovering that understanding something intellectually doesn’t necessarily change how we feel or how we respond in the moment.

Jane's Breakthrough...
Through Heart Centred Breathwork, Jane began to move from simply understanding to actually experiencing.

She became more connected with her body and emotions, developed greater self-compassion, and began trusting something deeper than the constant commentary of her mind.

She put it beautifully:
“The mind will always have more to say. That's fine. But I'm learning to let the heart go first.”

And as she began facilitating others, another important realisation emerged.

Jane discovered that helping someone isn’t always about having the right answer or trying to fix them.

Sometimes, it’s simply about being present enough to truly witness another person.

As she said: “Less fixing, more witnessing.”

And perhaps one of my favourite insights was this:
“You can't fake a regulated nervous system. If I'm anxious, they feel it.”

That really speaks to the heart of what we teach.

After the Core Clearing Breathwork Training...
Jane says she has come through the training 'feeling clearer, more confident and more trusting of herself'.

She’s now bringing together her neuroscience background with Heart Centred Breathwork and exploring ways to support healthcare professionals experiencing overwhelm and burnout.

Jane came to learn more about the science of Breathwork.

But along the way, she discovered something even more important — how to trust herself. ❤️

And that’s one of the beautiful things about this training.

You may initially come because you want to learn how to help others…

…but somewhere along the journey, you may discover just how much you change too.

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Core Clearing Breathwork Coach, our $200 Jumpstart Offer ends today Friday, 14th August 2026.

And if you’re curious but not quite sure whether the training is right for you, I’d be very happy to have a chat - but you'd have to be quick!

We can talk about where you’re at, what you’re looking for, and whether this pathway feels like the right fit for you.

👉 Book a chat with me, Nicholas, here:
https://training.breathwork.com.au/clarity-session

I’d love to connect and hear a little about your journey.

Kind Regards,

Nicholas ❤️

14/08/2026

**An open letter to anyone feeling called towards Breathwork…**
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had some beautiful conversations with people who feel a quiet but persistent pull towards doing something more meaningful with their lives.
Some are counsellors, coaches, Reiki practitioners, health professionals or teachers.
Others simply know they have a gift for helping people and are looking for a way to give that gift more structure, confidence and professional grounding.
What I hear again and again is:
*“I don’t just want to learn a few breathing techniques. I want to know that what I’m doing is safe, ethical and genuinely helpful.”*
And I understand that completely.
That is why we created the **Core Clearing Breathwork Coach Training**.
It’s not about pushing people into dramatic breakthroughs or learning how to “perform” Breathwork.
It’s about learning how to be deeply present with another human being.
How to create safety.
How to understand different breathing approaches and when to use them.
How to help people regulate their nervous system, connect with their body, gently work with emotions and come home to their heart.
And, importantly, how to feel confident that you have a clear framework to follow when somebody places their trust in you.
The training includes:
• Self & Co-Regulation and Heart Centring practices
• A gentle, trauma-informed approach to Breathwork
• The Core Clearing session framework and scripts
• Practical training and session swaps
• Your own 10-week personal transformation journey
• A complete 10-session program you can later offer clients
• Guidance for beginning your own professional practice
• Ongoing mentoring, support and a beautiful community of heart-centred people
For many people, this becomes much more than another qualification.
It becomes a way of bringing together their life experience, their sensitivity, their compassion and their desire to help others into something tangible they can actually take into the world.
Our next live Coach Skills Training is **12–13 September**, and you can begin the foundational training beforehand.
I also wanted to mention something simply because the timing matters.
**Today is the final day of our $200 Jumpstart option.**
Until the end of today, you can begin the complete training with a **$200 deposit**, followed by **6 monthly payments of $458**.
Or you can enrol in full for **$2,700**.
After today, the $200 Jumpstart deposit option comes away.
There’s no need to rush into something that doesn’t feel right.
But if Heart Centred Breathwork has been quietly sitting in the back of your mind… and you’ve been wondering whether this might be the right time to explore it more seriously… perhaps today is simply a good day to listen to that feeling.
Sometimes the next chapter doesn’t arrive with fireworks.
Sometimes it begins with the quiet recognition:
**“This feels like me.”**
Text me if you're ready on: 0410 197 870
With love,
Nicholas.

13/08/2026

Core Clearing Breathwork Breakthrough Day –LIVE in Melbourne!

Experience a powerful day of personal healing, heart opening and transformation with Nicholas and Susan de Castella from the Australian Breathwork College.

The Core Clearing Breathwork Breakthrough Day is designed for coaches, counsellors, therapists, healers, yoga teachers, bodyworkers, health professionals and heart-centred people who want to understand Breathwork more deeply, create meaningful personal change and discover a powerful new way to help others.

During this experiential workshop, you’ll explore gentle Heart-Centred Breathwork, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, self and co-regulation, presence and Heart Intelligence.

You’ll have the opportunity to move beyond overthinking, connect with what you are truly feeling, clear emotional blocks, experience greater calm and clarity, and reconnect with the wisdom of your heart.

You’ll also discover how Core Clearing Breathwork can complement your existing professional skills—or open the door to a meaningful new career helping others heal, grow and transform.

This Sunday 16 August 2026
10am–5pm
In Person: Victoria Hotel, Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Investment: $197
Early Bird: $97 for the first 20 registrations

Come for your own breakthrough. Leave with a deeper understanding of healing and a whole new possibility for your life and work.

https://breathwork.thrivecart.com/ccbc-day/?coupon=EB100