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Read our blogs
Dive into our blog articles, where we share a personal touch on a variety of topics—from health and wellness advice to an in-depth understanding of our techniques.
These insights aren't just informative; they're your companion in preparation before workshops or classes and a valuable resource throughout your journey with us.
Let our blog be your guide, providing the knowledge and support you need to make the most of your experience with us.
Conscious Connected Breathwork in Sussex & Hampshire
We've now graduated from a 400-hour Breathwork Facilitator Training with Alchemy of Breath, founded by breathwork pioneer Anthony Abbagnano. Between us, with the additional reading and practice, we are easily nudging 1000-hours between us. This is serious work.
Dan Hughes
6 min read
How Your Breathing Affects Your Gut: The Vagus Nerve Link
Your gut contains its own nervous system, the enteric nervous system, with hundreds of millions of neurons lining the digestive tract. It's often called the "second brain" because it can run much of digestion on its own.
Dan Hughes
6 min read
How to Regulate Your Nervous System Using The Vitae Vi Method
As the days shorten and autumn asks your body to slow down and shift gear, that "always switched on" state gets harder to ignore. This guide explains what nervous system regulation actually is, why modern life makes it so difficult to access, and the practical, science-backed tools (breath, cold, movement, rest) that help you find your way back to it.
Dan Hughes
6 min read
How to Build an Employee Wellbeing Programme That Works
Most companies already have a wellbeing programme. Fewer have one that changes anything. This guide reframes wellbeing as human performance and physiology, covering the five components that actually move the needle for HR and L&D leaders, from stress resilience tools to measurable outcomes, with real results from Vitae Vi's corporate work.
Dan Hughes
8 min read
Breathwork in Nature: Why Taking Your Practice Outdoors Changes Everything
Nature begins regulating your nervous system while your breath helps you regulate yourself. Together they create a powerful feedback loop that can help you feel calmer, clearer and more present in just a few minutes.
Dan Hughes
4 min read
Breathwork for Everyday Life: How Your Breath Supports Focus, Mood and Performance
We often think of breathing as just an automatic function, something our body simply does in the background. But breathing is one of the few systems in the body that operates both automatically and voluntarily, which means you can consciously influence it.
Dan Hughes
3 min read
Understanding the Difference Between Breathwork and Meditation
We often get asked, what is the difference between Breathwork and meditation? As Breathwork facilitators, we love this question, because while these practices are often spoken about together, they are not the same.
Dan Hughes
4 min read
Understanding the Difference Between Breathwork and Meditation
We often get asked, what is the difference between Breathwork and meditation? As Breathwork facilitators, we love this question, because while these practices are often spoken about together, they are not the same.
Dan Hughes
4 min read
Breathwork for Energy: Your Spring Reset Button to Release Stress and Create Space
Spring invites us to flourish, to practice breathwork for energy awakening what’s been quietly resting beneath the surface all winter long.
Dan Hughes
3 min read
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