Breath and Body: Scientific and Experiential Perspectives on Breathwork

Dr. Guy William Fincham, PhD (Founder, Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab)

Tuesday 23 September, 2025 8PM CEST (7PM BST, 2PM ET, 11AM PT)

Online via Zoom

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This event explores breathwork as a powerful tool for healing, self-awareness, and expanded states of consciousness. After a brief introduction to its foundational principles, we’ll look at recent research findings alongside personal insights from lived experience and study.

We’ll also discuss areas of breathwork that are often overlooked, particularly its potential as a non-drug method for accessing altered states of consciousness, with effects that can resemble those of psychedelics. Together, we’ll consider how breathwork can support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, and why it’s becoming increasingly relevant in therapeutic and wellness practices.

This event is ideal for:

Breathwork practitioners and enthusiasts who want to deepen their understanding of both the practice and the growing body of research behind it.
Researchers, clinicians, and therapists curious about how breathwork fits into broader conversations around mental health, somatic healing, and consciousness.
Wellness professionals and facilitators looking to integrate breathwork into their offerings or explore it as a complementary modality.
Anyone drawn to the intersection of science, healing, and altered states of awareness, whether you’re just beginning your journey or already immersed in the field.

Be that you’re coming from personal interest or professional practice, this talk offers a grounded yet expansive look at breathwork’s potential, and why now is such an important time to explore it.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERs

Dr. Guy William Fincham’s journey with breathwork began as a personal healing tool for chronic fatigue syndrome, which inspired him to share his knowledge with the world. He trained as a Breath Teacher with the Breath Body Mind Foundation in New York and has since established collaborations with leading institutions including Oxford, UCSF, Imperial, Maastricht, UCLA, and the company Othership.

He founded the Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab and aims to expand it into a Breathwork Centre, inviting potential donors to support this vision. His research on breathwork has been featured in major media outlets such as the BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Economist, TIME, Forbes, HubermanLab and National Geographic. He is also the UK’s first doctoral fellow of the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, Tokyo.

Dr. Fincham has a growing interest in exploring the diverse applications of breathwork across human recovery and performance, spanning from health and wellness to sports. His primary goal is to investigate how breathwork can support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

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