# Breath Coach 1:1 — Online Breathwork Coaching & Rebirthing (€60) > Online 1:1 breathwork coaching with Johannes Huijbregts — €60/60 min. Connected breathing or rebirthing-style work + integration talk. Coaching, not medical treatment. 30-min intro via /en/contact. - URL: - Language: en - Alternate: ## What is breathwork coaching, in short? Breathwork coaching is 1:1 guidance where you breathe consciously with a coach — often connected breathing or a rebirthing-style session — then briefly integrate what came up. Body-based work plus conversation: not a solo YouTube exercise and not talk therapy alone. ## At Spiriators 1:1 with **Johannes Huijbregts** (navy / submarine officer → transformation coach 2016 → breath coach 2021, incl. Tom van Heijstee): **60 min €60**, couples **€120**. Online worldwide. Coaching and wellness — not a substitute for a doctor or mental-health services. Intensive breath needs screening (contraindications below). Usually 3–8 sessions, per session. Intro 30 min: [contact](https://spiriators.com/en/contact). ## Start today 1. **Open the breathing timer** — Start with box breathing or 4-7-8 in the [free breathing timer](https://spiriators.com/en/tools/breathing-timer). 2. **Take the Breath Check** — 15 questions, 3 min. [Start →](https://spiriators.com/en/adem-check) 3. **Book an intro call** — 30 min, no obligation, via video. ## What is Breathwork Coaching? Breathwork coaching is personal 1:1 guidance where Johannes works as breath coach and transformation coach. Through connected breathing or rebirthing you reach what talking alone cannot — and where needed coaching follows to integrate: patterns, relationships, work, addiction. The difference with standalone [breathwork techniques](https://spiriators.com/en/breathwork-guide): here guidance and integration are the product. Connected breathing takes you outside your normal thought patterns. Emotions, memories and tension that you normally hold on to start moving. That can be intense. That's why good guidance is essential. Johannes works with connected breathing and rebirthing. He holds the space, adjusts the pace when needed, and helps you land what is released. No technique to perform. But a powerful process to feel and let go. Breathwork is the tool. Breathwork coaching is the way you work with it safely, deeply and effectively — within [our method](https://spiriators.com/en/our-method). ## What is Rebirthing? Rebirthing (also called rebirthing-breathwork) is a specific form of connected breathing, originally developed in the 1970s by Leonard Orr. The core: you breathe in a continuous, circular flow — without pause between inhale and exhale — usually for 45 to 60 minutes. That breaks the normal breath rhythm and brings the nervous system into an altered state where deeply held tension, emotions, and even early childhood experiences can surface. The name does not refer to literal birth re-experience (though that sometimes happens), but to the idea that you can 'breathe' old, fixed patterns in body and breath until they release. Scientifically, rebirthing falls under the broader umbrella of connected breathing; effects on stress, emotion regulation, and the autonomic nervous system have been shown in research on slow and conscious breathwork (Zaccaro et al., 2018; Fincham et al., 2023). ## What does a breathwork coach do? A breathwork coach guides you through conscious, connected breathing — not as a technique, but as a doorway into your nervous system, your emotions and what lies beneath the surface. The difference with breathing alone on YouTube: a coach holds the space, reads your body and adjusts the pace the moment it becomes too much or too little. Concretely, a breathwork coach does three things: (1) create a safe container where you can let go, (2) guide in real time during the session — physically and emotionally, and (3) help you integrate what surfaces. That last step is where support goes deeper: without integration a session often stays intense; with integration it can land as change in daily life. ### What is integration (after breathwork)? Integration is the landing process after a breath session: making sense of, anchoring and bringing into daily life what was alive. Without integration a session often stays intense; with integration it can land as concrete change — pace differs. ## For Whom? Breathwork coaching is for you if you: - Experience stress, anxiety or burnout - Recognize relationship patterns that repeat - Feel emotional blockages or addictive urges - Are exhausted, out of balance - Want something different, but don't know what ## When Breathwork Coaching Is Not (Yet) The Right Fit - Untreated heart or vascular disease, severe hypertension or recent surgery. - Epilepsy or history of seizures — strong breathing can be triggering. - Pregnancy — only with adapted, gentle techniques; no intensive rebirthing. - Acute psychosis, unregulated bipolar disorder or severe dissociation — stabilize first. - Under the influence of alcohol or recreational substances — counterproductive and unsafe. ## Inside a breathwork session A breathwork coaching session lasts 60 minutes and follows a clear arc. We begin with a short check-in: what's alive right now, where are you with it, what do you need today? Then you lie down. Johannes guides you through connected breathing — a continuous, round breath without pauses. In the first minutes your thinking mind moves into the background. After 10 to 15 minutes something often shifts: tingling, emotion, images, sometimes tears or laughter. The last 10 minutes you land. Silence, a blanket, water. Then we take time to briefly name what happened — coaching where it helps, no analysis for analysis' sake. Many people only really notice the effect 24 to 72 hours later: calmer sleep, longer fuse, more space in the chest. A single session can already shift something. For support that lands deeper we usually work in a series of 3 to 6 sessions — so integration and home practice also get room. No guarantee of 'lasting change', but a realistic rhythm. ## Breath opens, Coaching deepens Breathwork sets things in motion. Johannes combines breath with transformation coaching — so you don't only experience, but also integrate. That is the difference between feeling something and getting support to land it in your life. - Stress & unease → breath helps you land back in your body - Relationship patterns → breath can reveal what you're holding - Addictive urges → breath can interrupt the cycle (alongside care) - Burnout-phase → breath supports calm and recovery from tension ## Scientific Foundation Breathwork is not woo-woo — it touches measurable physiology. Conscious breathing invites your vagus nerve (parasympathetic / rest). In research and practice we often see better HRV and lower stress markers; that can support leaving chronic 'on' mode. Not a medical cortisol or cure promise — support for stress, unease and overload. ### What is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is the primary rest nerve of your parasympathetic system. Conscious breathing — especially with a long exhale — invites it, so HRV can rise and your nervous system can leave chronic stress. Supportive; not treatment of a diagnosis. Stephen Porges' polyvagal frameworks (regulation language, not a medical model) show that felt safety in the nervous system is the base for recovering from tension — whether stress, trauma-context, burnout-phase or addictive urges. Breath is one of the fastest ways to support that safety. More background: our [breathwork guide](https://spiriators.com/en/breathwork-guide). ## Deepen your knowledge of breathwork coaching - [5 breathing exercises against stress](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/5-breathing-exercises-against-stress) - [Breathwork coaching: always a beginner](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/breathwork-coaching-always-a-beginner) - [Box breathing vs 4-7-8 vs Wim Hof](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/box-breathing-vs-4-7-8-vs-wim-hof) - [Connected breathing and nervous system](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/connected-breathing-nervous-system) - [Vagus nerve stimulation exercises](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/vagus-nerve-stimulation-exercises) - [Addiction as portal to wholeness](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/addiction-as-portal-to-wholeness) - [What is the vagus nerve](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/what-is-the-vagus-nerve) - [Yin yoga & breathwork: the science](https://spiriators.com/en/blog/yin-yoga-breathwork-science) ## The people behind this practice - **Johannes Huijbregts** — Breathwork Coach & Transformation Coach. [Author page →](https://spiriators.com/en/author/johannes-huijbregts) - **Tessa Frunt** — Yin Yoga Teacher, Breath Coach & Coach. [Author page →](https://spiriators.com/en/author/tessa-frunt) ## Reset your nervous system through your vagus nerve A practical handbook on polyvagal theory, breathwork and concrete exercises — straight to your inbox. [Download the e-book →](https://spiriators.com/en/ebook/nervous-system-reset)