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One breath at a time.

You've been carrying a lot. Breathwork is how you put it down.

Looking for a Breathwork coach based in Auckland, New Zealand?

I Know What It Feels Like to Need This

I struggled with anxiety and stress from an early age.

Adulting is not always easy. Our nervous systems sit somewhere between fight, flight, and freeze more often than most of us would like to admit. It leads us to make poor decisions, stress out, lie awake at 3am, and feel like we're running on empty even when nothing is technically wrong.

I found breathwork when I was looking for something that actually worked. Not a coping strategy. Not something to manage the symptoms. Something that got underneath them.

One session shifted something I'd been carrying for years. The release was physical. Immediate. And unlike anything I'd experienced through talking, thinking, or trying to logic my way out of how I felt.

I trained as a facilitator because I wanted to give other people that same experience.

Everything I offer in a breathwork session comes from having been exactly where you might be right now.
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What Is Breathwork?

Breathwork is a guided breathing practice that uses conscious, connected breath patterns to shift your physical, emotional, and mental state. Quickly, and often profoundly.

Here's what makes it different from most things people try.

When you're anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck, the standard advice is to think your way through it. Talk about it. Understand it. But your nervous system doesn't respond to logic. It responds to signals from your body, and your breath is the fastest, most direct signal you have.

Breathwork bypasses the thinking mind entirely. It works through the body first. That's why a single session can shift something that months of conversation sometimes can't.
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Your breath is not just something that keeps you alive. It is a tool. Most of us have never been taught how to use it.

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Why it Works

When you're in a state of stress, your body is running on the sympathetic nervous system. This is the fight-or-flight response. Heart rate up, breathing shallow, digestion suppressed, cortisol elevated. Your body is preparing for a threat that, in modern life, rarely goes away.

Specific breathing patterns directly activate the parasympathetic nervous system, the rest-and-digest state. This isn't a metaphor. It's a measurable physiological shift. Heart rate slows. Cortisol drops. Digestion resumes. The mind clears.

The breath is the only function of the autonomic nervous system that you can control consciously. That means it is the most direct lever you have for changing how your body feels, and by extension, how you think, make decisions, and move through your day.

I studied energy and frequency at university before I ever discovered breathwork. When I eventually trained as a facilitator, the science made immediate sense to me. This is not alternative therapy. It is applied physiology.
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Who Breathwork Can Help

Breathwork is one of the most versatile tools I know because it works at the level of the nervous system, which means almost everyone has something to gain from it. That said, the people who tend to find it most transformative fall into a few groups.
People carrying stress, anxiety, or overwhelm
If your mind won't stop, you can't switch off, or anxiety has become a constant background hum, breathwork addresses the physiological root of that. Not by suppressing it, but by actually resetting the system that's generating it.
People going through major life transitions
Divorce, grief, career change, becoming a parent, losing someone. The moments where everything feels uncertain and the body holds that tension long after the mind thinks it has processed it. Breathwork creates space for the release that needs to happen.
Busy professionals and high performers
When you're functioning at a high level but running on fumes, breathwork is one of the most efficient resets available. A single session can restore a level of clarity and calm that would otherwise take days of rest to achieve.
People with ADHD, ASD, and neurodiverse conditions
This is something I've seen consistently in my practice and it's worth naming directly. People with ADHD and ASD often find that breathwork offers a kind of regulation that is genuinely difficult to access through other means. The breath gives the nervous system something concrete to follow, and the results, both in session and in daily life afterwards, are frequently significant. If this is you, or someone you care about, I'd encourage you to get in touch.
Athletes and physically active people
Breath directly affects endurance, recovery, and performance. Breathwork training builds conscious awareness of breathing patterns that most athletes never address, and the results in both physical output and mental focus can be considerable.
Anyone who has tried meditation and found it frustrating
Breathwork is not meditation. You are not asked to quieten your mind or observe your thoughts from a distance. You are given a physical practice that does the work for you. People who have never been able to meditate often take to breathwork immediately.
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Testimonials

Thank you for helping me make more space ❤️ - Daniela

❤️thank you for the wonderful journey - Monica

Dear Holly, your guidance felt like a caressing. And the music was magical🦄 much love and gratitude ❤️ - Ecaterina

Thank you very much Holly your energy was amazing much love and gratitude - Tina

I found the tone, texture and accent of your voice really reassuring, inviting, warm and easy to follow into the journey. Thanks so much - Maite

It was a very beautiful experience, thank you ❤️ - Dora

Beautiful session, beautiful music. Thank you so much Holly. - Eva

You are amazing! I feel very much cared for and you kept me aware of my breath.
I realised, my confidence which feels very gentle and boundless, not egoic…..that was a new realisation. – Ursula
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Sometimes the Results Are Unexpected

Most people come to breathwork for anxiety or stress. What they often find is that it reaches things they weren't even consciously aware they needed to address.

Clients have reported relief from physical tension they'd carried for years. Others have experienced emotional releases around things they thought were long resolved. One client found that the persistent ringing in their ears that had been with them for some time stopped after a session.

I can't promise specific outcomes because breathwork works differently for every person. What I can tell you is that the range of what it touches is consistently broader than people expect going in.

If you have something specific you're wondering about, reach out and ask. I'm always happy to have that conversation before you book.
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Ways to work with me

Private 1:1 Sessions
A fully personalised session tailored to exactly where you are and what you need. 1:1 sessions run for approximately 75 minutes and take you on a real journey. Holly reads the energy of the session as it unfolds and often weaves in sound healing and Reiki alongside the breathwork depending on what comes up.

This is the most powerful format for people going through something significant, or for those who want a depth of personalisation that a group session can't provide.
Online Sessions
Breathwork translates exceptionally well online. If you can't make it to the studio, a Zoom session gives you access to a real, trained facilitator guiding you in real time. This is genuinely different from following a recording or an app. Holly is present, responsive, and adapting the session to you as it happens.

Online 1:1 sessions run for approximately 75 minutes and are available to clients anywhere in New Zealand and beyond.
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Corporate or Private Events
Holly runs Corporate or Private Group Sessions, whether it is education around how the breath can help, or a full Breathwork Journey, these sessions can be fully tailored to what you, your friends, or your work team need.
The Weekly Exhale
Holly's weekly live online breathwork session. 22 minutes, every week, from wherever you are. The most accessible way to experience breathwork regularly without rearranging your life around it.
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Training and Approach

Holly is a certified Alchemy of Breath facilitator, trained in one of the most respected breathwork lineages in the world. Alchemy of Breath training emphasises trauma awareness, holding safe space, and working intuitively with what arises in a session rather than following a rigid script.

Holly also holds a Bachelor of Science and is a certified coach through the International Coaching Community. The combination of scientific grounding, coaching awareness, and personal lived experience with this work is what shapes how she works with every client.

Her sessions are not formulaic. She brings her full attention to what you need in the moment, and no two sessions are ever the same.
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Select a Group or 1 to 1 session below. If you have a question reach out to via WhatsApp the green button in the corner.

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These sessions are recommended to be held in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland.
NZ$ 100
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  • 90 Min
This is a private 1-1 session with Holly Neighbours.

These sessions can be held online or in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland. You can select your preference on the booking page.
NZ$ 115
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Reiki Session
  • 1hr
This is a private 1-1 session with Holly Neighbours.

These sessions can be held online (via distance reiki) or in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland. You can select your preference on the booking page.
NZ$ 115
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Sound Bath
Sound Bath Session
  • 1hr
This is a private 1-1 session with Holly Neighbours.

These sessions are recommended to be held in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland.
NZ$ 100
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Breathwork Session
  • 90 Min
This is a private 1-1 session with Holly Neighbours.

These sessions can be held online or in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland. You can select your preference on the booking page.
NZ$ 115
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REIKI
Reiki Session
  • 1hr
This is a private 1-1 session with Holly Neighbours.

These sessions can be held online (via distance reiki) or in person at my studio in Stonefields, Auckland. You can select your preference on the booking page.
NZ$ 115
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Breathwork FAQ

I am an Alchemy of Breath Certified Facilitator and trained in Sound Healing. See more here - https://alchemyofbreath.com/breathwork-training
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Yes, I can via Zoom. More and more people are choosing this. I am going to be doing more group online Breathwork sessions.

Breathwork can help in so many areas of life, including:
  • Reduces anxiety and depression
  • Builds immunity
  • Reduces inflammation
  • Better oxygen levels in the body
  • Improves sleep quality
  • Helps digestion
  • Reduces cortisol which is the stress producing hormone
  • and so much more.
  • Book an intro call to learn if it will help you with your needs.

That was amazing, I feel really good!! I think my eyes look brighter, is that a thing?! - Kylie

Thank you for the session. It was amazing - Amy

Thanks for having me! So good to actually take the time to do some meditation/ breath work! Keen to be part of the next one too! - Elizabeth

Thank you so much for hosting! It really has made me feel so much better!I had the best sleep ever so I will join again next week!!!And now I know what to expect which is great! So I’m very excited for the next session. - Freya

Thanks so much for running it for us. I’m so grateful to have that experience. 💕 - Philippa

Thank you very much Holly your energy was amazing much love and gratitude - Tina

I found the tone, texture and accent of your voice really reassuring, inviting, warm and easy to follow into the journey. Thanks so much - Maite

It was a very beautiful experience, thank you ❤️ - Dora

Beautiful session, beautiful music. Thank you so much Holly. - Eva

You are amazing! I feel very much cared for and you kept me aware of my breath.I realised, my confidence which feels very gentle and boundless, not egoic…..that was a new realisation. – Ursula

Thank you very much. so relaxed so happy - Marnie

I work out of my home at 15 Amber Court in Stonefields, Auckland. For larger group sessions I can either attend corporate group offices or various venues around Auckland.

Yes! I run one on one private sessions where it can be completely tailored to your needs, I also run private group sessions for any occasion including corporate events, wellness retreats, birthdays or even a girls night in with your closest friends.

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Want to find out if this is right for you? Finding a practitioner you connect with is so important. Come along to one of my group sessions or book a call below to get to know me.
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Location: 15 Amber Court, Stonefields, Auckland, New Zealand.

Phone: +64 21 126 5304

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