The Guided Breath

The Guided Breath The Guided Breath | Nikki McGann
Breathe Better. Feel Better. Perform at Your Best.

Evidence- Based Breath Educator & Practitioner
Health | Performance | Corporate
Geelong | 🌏 Online
Free Monthly Community Breathwork

www.theguidedbreath.com

04/09/2026

When was the last time you made space for yourself?

Not to get something done.
Not to organise someone else.
Not to tick another thing off the list.

Just space to pause, breathe, reconnect with your body and be.

Join Nikki from The Guided Breath and El from el â—‡ Somatic Integration Practitioner for an afternoon of Biodynamic Breathwork, somatic practices and deep rest.

You’ll be guided through simple practices designed to help you slow down, reconnect with your body and step away from the constant doing.

No experience with breathwork is needed. You’ll be guided through everything at your own pace, with choice throughout.

Making Space for Yourself
DATE:
Sunday October 4, 2026

TIME:
1.00- 4.00pm
LOCATION:
Chill, Breathe & Revive Chill Breathe Revive
Level 1, 138a Malop Street
Geelong VIC 3220

INVESTMENT:
$85

If your first thought was “I really need this” — take that as your sign.

Book your place via the link in bio.

And if someone came to mind while reading this, send this to them or share it with someone who could use a little space, too.

03/09/2026

If you’re constantly on, stressed, holding your breath, breathing shallowly or struggling to switch off, you’re in the right place.

I’m Nikki, and I teach people how to understand their breathing and use it as a practical tool for stress, focus, performance and everyday wellbeing.

Because breathwork isn’t just about lying on a mat and having a big experience.

It starts with noticing what your breath is doing — and learning how to work with it.

So if you want to understand your breath and actually use it in real life, follow along.


03/09/2026

When you feel stressed or under pressure, your breathing can become faster, shallower or more effortful.

And the interesting part?

Your breathing doesn’t just respond to how you’re feeling.

It can also send signals back to your nervous system.

That’s one reason breathwork can be such a useful tool.

Learning to notice your breathing — and developing better control over it — gives you another way to influence how you respond to stress.

You don’t need a complicated technique.
Sometimes awareness is the first step.
Notice your breath.

Then ask:
“What is my breathing doing right now?”
That simple question can change a lot.




02/09/2026

More breath doesn’t automatically mean better breath.

And breathwork isn’t a competition.

You don’t need to force your breathing, push through discomfort or “do it right”.

Good breathwork is about finding the right approach for you, in that moment.

Sometimes that means slowing down.

Sometimes it means changing the technique.

Sometimes it means doing less.

And sometimes the most useful thing you can do is simply notice what’s happening.

Your breath is already communicating with your body.

You don’t need to overpower it.

You need to learn how to listen.



01/09/2026

Being capable can become a trap.

You get good at organising.

Good at remembering.

Good at getting things done.

Good at being the person everyone can rely on.

Until “doing” becomes your default setting.

And slowing down starts to feel uncomfortable.

Rest isn’t something you have to earn.

And you don’t need to wait until you’re completely exhausted before you give yourself some space.

Sometimes, your body just needs permission to pause.



31/08/2026

You can be organised, capable and good at managing your life…
…and still feel completely overwhelmed.
Sometimes the problem isn’t that you’re doing something wrong.
You’re just carrying a lot.
Work.
Family.
Mental load.
Decisions.
Responsibilities.
People who need you.
You don’t necessarily need another productivity hack.
You might need more moments to pause, breathe and give your body a chance to come out of constant go-mode.
That’s one of the reasons I teach functional breathwork.
Not to help you escape your life.
But to give you practical tools to support yourself while you’re living it.
Because sometimes you don’t need to do more.
You need the capacity to meet what’s already on your plate.

28/08/2026

Your breathing can become faster, shallower or more irregular when you’re under pressure.

And you might not even notice.

Try this today:
Stop for 10 seconds.
Notice your breath without changing it.
Where are you breathing?
How fast?
How does it feel?
You don’t have to fix anything.

Awareness is a powerful place to start.

27/08/2026

The mistake I see overwhelmed women make?

Waiting until everything else is done before they look after themselves.

But when is everything else ever done?

There’s always another email.

Another load of washing.

Another appointment.

Another person who needs something.

Supporting yourself doesn’t have to mean disappearing for an hour.

It can start with small moments throughout your day.

A pause.

A walk.

A few conscious breaths.

Five minutes without your phone.

Checking in with your body.

You don’t need to earn the right to take care of yourself.

26/08/2026

For the women who are usually the ones holding everything together…

You don’t have to prove how capable you are by how much you can carry.

And you don’t have to wait until you fall apart before you start supporting yourself.

Sometimes support looks like something really simple:
A pause.
A walk.
A few slower breaths.
Five minutes without your phone.
Asking for help.
Doing one less thing.

You are allowed to have capacity limits too.

25/08/2026

For the woman who can’t just cancel everything and go on retreat…

I see you. And I can relate.

Sometimes life genuinely is full.

Work. Family. Responsibilities. Decisions. People who need you.

The answer isn’t always to remove everything that’s stressing you.

Sometimes it’s about having better ways to support yourself while life is still happening.

That’s a big part of why I teach functional breathwork — simple, practical tools that can become part of real life, not another thing you have to be perfect at.

And sometimes, you do get to step away for a little while.

This spring, I’ve teamed up with Amber Lochland, Sound Therapist from Quantum Resonance for something very special.

Spring Sound & Breath Retreat

A series of four 90-minute sessions combining breathwork, sound therapy and practical nervous system education.

We’ll explore simple, evidence-informed insights into how your nervous system works, how your breathing influences it, and practical techniques you can take into everyday life.

Then you get to lie back, breathe, relax and let the sound carry you into deep rest.

Sundays | 2:00–3:30pm
11 October | 25 October
8 November | 22 November

A little space to pause.

A little space to breathe.

A little space to come back to yourself.

You don’t need to have everything sorted before you come.

You just need to give yourself permission to pause. Follow the link in bio for more information and booking details.

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