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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Inmispace Announces Plans for Corporate Workshop on Breath, Leadership and Resilience in Singapore
Inmispace Announces Plans for Corporate Workshop on Breath, Leadership & Resilience in Singapore SINGAPORE, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inmispace, a global wellness company specializing in subconscious healing, breathwork, and emotional regulation, has announced plans to deliver a corporate workshop in Singapore. The upcoming session is designed to help professionals strengthen leadership performance, reduce burnout, and build long-term resilience—using the power of the breath and the subconscious mind. The company has delivered similar programs across London and Europe—empowering senior leaders, fast-growth teams, and high-pressure industries with practical tools for emotional clarity and peak performance. Led by Inmispace's founder, Pei Chan, the workshop introduces techniques drawn from Transformational Breath® and Rapid Transformational Therapy®, supporting professionals in shifting from reactive to responsive leadership. The company's methodology blends modern science practices to help teams regulate the nervous system, enhance decision-making, and manage stress in high-stakes environments. Key focus areas covered in past sessions include: The Power Pivot – Tools for navigating leadership transitions with confidence Breathe to Lead – Breath-based strategies to stay grounded during negotiations and meetings Unlock the Unconscious – Identifying and shifting stress-driven habits at the root level 'Breathwork is often the missing piece in leadership development,' says Chan. 'When breath is shallow, decisions tend to be reactive. This workshop is about equipping professionals with the tools to lead from a place of calm, clarity, and inner strength.' Inmispace has worked with leaders across sectors including fintech, consulting, healthcare, and fashion, with many clients describing the work as 'deeply grounding' and 'career-transforming.' The announcement comes ahead of the launch of My Breath Journal, Inmispace's upcoming wellness tool, designed to guide professionals through daily breath practices in a practical, approachable format. The journal is expected to be released later this summer. About InmispaceInmispace is a global wellness brand dedicated to subconscious healing, emotional regulation, and nervous system mastery. Their signature sessions combine powerful breathwork practices with modern therapeutic techniques, providing high-performing individuals and teams with a path to peak performance grounded in inner peace. Companies or event organizers interested in bringing Inmispace Founder Pei Chan in for corporate engagements or media features are invited to contact her team directly. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at CONTACT: Media Contact: Sabrina Stocker info@ in to access your portfolio
The Independent
07-06-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Breathwork expert Jamie Clements says we're not ‘breathing wrong' but we could all be ‘breathing better'
As a breathwork coach, Jamie Clements founder of The Breath Space often hears a familiar line: 'I can't be breathing wrong because I'm alive.' And while technically true, he says it misses the point. 'Yes, we're all breathing in a way that keeps us alive,' he tells me. 'But doing it a little bit better would do us some good.' After just five minutes of guided breathwork with Clements, I get it. That tight feeling I've been carrying in my chest all day softens, my thoughts are locked in on the breaths I'm taking and I can visualise, strangely, shades of purple behind my closed eyes. When I open them, something has shifted. It's subtle, but I can feel it. That shift, he says, is exactly what breathwork is meant to offer. It's a conscious recalibration of something we do all day without thinking. But as the practice gains traction in the wellness world, and TikTok algorithms churn out breathing 'hacks' by the hour, many struggle to understand how this practice fits in with our day-to-day lives. The principles of breathwork ''The breath' is really this catch-all umbrella term that over the last five to 10 years, particularly in the UK and Western society, has come to encapsulate any way that we can use our breath to shift our state and work with how we think, feel and operate on a physical level, mental level, emotional level and spiritual level,' Clements tells me. To cut through the noise, he's developed a framework that helps people understand the practice without feeling overwhelmed. 'I teach breathwork in three pillars,' he says. This approach is accessible – the idea is that we can all start somewhere. The first, and most foundational pillar, is what Clements calls functional breathing. 'How we breathe moment to moment, unconsciously, throughout the day. Can we improve, not perfect, our default patterns to support better health?' he asks. 'It's less about mastering a technique and more about unlearning habits that might be quietly taxing our systems, like mouth breathing or shallow chest breathing.' The second pillar is what many people think of when they hear the word 'breathwork' – nervous system regulation via intentional exercises with the breath. This includes everything from box breathing to alternate nostril breathing, deliberate patterns that shift how we feel. 'This is what I believe most people think of when they hear 'breathwork', which is breathing techniques for a specific outcome. So changing the speed, depth, rhythm and ratio of the breath in a certain way with a desired outcome in mind,' says Clements. 'You can use the breath like an accelerator or a brake. Speed it up to boost focus and energy. Slow it down to calm the nervous system. It's breathing with intent.' The third pillar is where breathwork becomes transformational. This is where Clements says we can access altered states of consciousness, process trauma and explore emotional healing. It's powerful terrain, and not without risk. 'This part of the work can bring up a lot. It requires care. It's not something to dabble in lightly,' he says. 'But it's also where the biggest shifts can happen.' The benefit of the breath He speaks from experience. The practice of breathwork didn't come to him as a hobby or curiosity. It came as a lifeline. 'I found breathwork at a time when I was really struggling with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. It wasn't overnight, but over time, my life changed. And it's still changing. That's the thing with this work, it evolves as you do,' he tells me. He recalls his first breathwork class, seven years ago. 'That class changed everything. My teacher is someone that I have always looked up to since getting into this space and I'm fortunate that now we're colleagues. It feels full circle.' While breathwork helped Clements improve his own life and set him on a path to help others make sense of theirs, he's wary of the idea that there's a 'right' way to breathe, or that we're all doing it wrong. 'It's a slightly ugly comparison, but I always compare it to posture. My posture's not perfect. Your posture's not perfect. I don't know anybody with perfect posture and I probably don't know anybody with 'perfect breathing'. That being said, if I improved my posture by five or 10 per cent, if I improved my breathing by five or 10 per cent, I would feel better. The main thing to say is don't beat yourself up over this idea of doing it wrong, but do pay more attention to it and understand how you can do it better.' You might have heard a guest on a biohacking podcast make bold claims about how 90 per cent of people are breathing sub-optimally, a figure Clements considers exaggerated. 'Now, we can look at that through a certain lens, but I do think what even those high extremes suggest is that we could all be doing it a little bit better and it would do us some good. Even if you improve your breath by 5 or 10 per cent, you'll feel better. It's not about doing it right, it's about doing it better,' he says. This gentle, non-dogmatic approach is part of what makes Clements a compelling guide in a wellness world that can often feel rigid and perfectionistic. He's particularly critical of performance optimisation that often leads to overwhelm and the idea that there's a 'right way' to be well. 'I saw a stat in the Lululemon wellbeing report that said 45 per cent of people report wellness burnout,' he notes. 'People are exhausted from striving to be well.' 'I've been banging this drum for a good six months to a year now – this obsession with wellness is stressing people out and actually all the biohacks in the world aren't going to overcome the stress of striving for perfection with your wellness.' That exhaustion, he argues, is partly the result of what he calls 'information overload'. In the world of health and wellness, we seem to be inundated with data, protocols and biohacks but ultimately starved of embodiment and true connection, making it hard to process all the information we're served. 'I think post covid we've done a great job of awareness gathering and information gathering. But I see so many people kind of paralysed in that space and going, 'what do I do with all of this information?' I think what we're gonna see come next is this huge shift towards living the insights, living the understanding rather than, you know, comparing our wearable data.' says Clements. 'A lot of people are also going, 'how do I fix me? I am broken.' And actually a huge amount of it is actually just cutting yourself some slack and going, it's okay to want to move forward and grow, but not at the cost of hating yourself in the process.' Finding a way in While breathwork is inherently accessible, its origins are somewhat mystic and esoteric which sees many label what is actually a functional health tool as 'woo'. 'The deeper practices can become ceremonial or overly spiritual – white robes and wide-brim hats – which can alienate people,' says Clements. 'That's fine if it works for you, but it shouldn't be the only way in. The more transformational end of the spectrum can feel out of reach but I want the powerful end of this work to be for everyone.' 'I actually wrote a piece called 'breathwork is broken' about how the commodification of breathwork is both inevitable and problematic. You don't need fancy tools or a big budget to do breathwork but we are in a growing pains phase. 'It's the classic cycle of Western wellness: we get excited, over-commercialise it, then realise we need to course correct,' he says. 'Breathwork is at that turning point. We need stronger ethical standards, better training and more integrity.' If you're breathwork-curious, Clements recommends starting simply. 'The first two pillars, functional breathing and nervous system regulation, are safe to explore on your own. Slowing your breath, trying short patterns like box breathing, that's low-risk and high-reward.' For deeper emotional work, however, he urges caution. 'That's where you want to be discerning. Treat it like finding a therapist. Don't just follow a big-name Instagram account. I think one of the big dangers of modern social media and wellness is that we think that just because someone's got a lot of followers means they're good at what they do.' Instead, ask where someone trained, look for word-of-mouth recommendations, and trust your gut. 'Some people you'll feel safe with. Others you won't. That's okay.' As for his own wellbeing practice, Clements practises breathwork every day. 'I try to start each day with stillness and silence. So that could be just a simple unguided meditation for 10 to 30 minutes, just in silence. It might be more centred around the breath, it might be a guided meditation. I like to start from a slow pace to set the tone for the day. So that's that's a big thing for me and that's pretty close to being a non-negotiable.' He also trains in the gym, does Brazilian jiu-jitsu three or four times a week and occasionally opts for the saunas and cold water therapy that so many athletes and influencers in the wellness space rely on for focus, healing and recovery. 'But I'm not strict,' he says. 'I try to give my nervous system space to ebb and flow.' 'Tools like Whoop and Oura – they're a great tool, but a terrible master. If you've never been in touch with your body, they can help. But eventually, you have to learn to listen to yourself. We're all different. So I think if they work for people, then then great as long as they're not being led by them.' Ultimately, Clements hopes people come to see breathwork not as a quick fix or a trend, but as a tool for deeper connection. 'The nature of the practice is that it is innately accessible,' he says. 'I think that in part is why everyone's talking about it or everyone seems to be talking more about it. It's so accessible, but at the same time it can go to such depths that there's a lot of different things that we can do within this world of breath. 'I think that's the beautiful thing with this work. My goal with everybody that I speak to and work with is to make this an integrated better part of their life that stays with them. It's not a practice to be done, it's actually just a way of living that stays with you, that actually opens you up to a broader experience of life. '
South China Morning Post
02-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
In Good Taste: Inspire Yoga founder Neelam Harjani takes the PostMag Q&A
The wellness ritual you can't live without? I do a 20-minute breathwork routine every morning. The Sudarshan Kriya (a breathing technique taught by the Art of Living Foundation ) helps centre me and give me clarity. I have been doing it for about 13 years. I got so much from the practice that I began teaching it to others and am now an Art of Living teacher. The most conversation-sparking object in your home? A brass carving of the Hindu god Ganesh. My husband and I bought it in New Delhi as newlyweds. It was handcrafted in Rajasthan . We host weekly meditations in our home in Discovery Bay. Our Ganesh is positioned in the northeast corner of the living room, which has the energy of peace and spirituality. Shankara's Timeless Kumkumadi Oil is an Ayurvedic skin tonic made from 32 herbs. Photo: Jocelyn Tam A scent that brings you joy? Before prayers at home, my mum would light sandalwood incense. She'd also do it if we had guests coming over, to make them feel welcome. That scent takes me back to my childhood. It's about connection and people coming together. Your favourite city and the first thing you do there?
UAE Moments
15-05-2025
- Health
- UAE Moments
How to Start Meditating (Even if You Think You Can't)
Meditation can seem intimidating if your mind won't sit still. But the truth is, you don't need to be a monk or sit cross-legged for hours. This guide on How to Start Meditating (Even if You Think You Can't) makes it simple for anyone—even total beginners—to begin reaping the benefits. Steps on How to Start Meditating (Even if You Think You Can't) Starting a meditation practice doesn't require special skills or spiritual knowledge. It's just about taking a few quiet moments to reconnect with yourself. Here are 10 practical steps to begin, no matter how 'bad' you think you are at meditating. 1. Start with Just 2 Minutes You don't need to meditate for an hour to feel the benefits. Begin with just 2 minutes. Short sessions are less daunting and help you ease into the habit without pressure or overwhelm. Read More: How Meditation Improves Quality Of Life 2. Choose a Comfortable Position You don't have to sit cross-legged. Sit in a chair, lie down, or even stand—whatever feels natural. Comfort helps you focus better, so your body isn't a distraction while your mind settles. 3. Focus on Your Breath Your breath is your anchor. Simply observe your inhales and exhales. Don't try to change it—just notice it. This basic practice helps center your mind and brings you into the present moment. 4. Don't Fight Your Thoughts Thoughts will come, and that's okay. Don't try to block them. Just notice them and gently return your focus to your breath. This process builds mindfulness, not frustration. 5. Use a Guided Meditation App Apps like Headspace, Calm, or Insight Timer provide voice-led sessions that walk you through the process. They're perfect for beginners who aren't sure where to start or what to do. 6. Pick a Consistent Time and Space Routine builds the habit. Try meditating first thing in the morning or before bed in a quiet, familiar space. A consistent setting trains your brain to settle faster each time. 7. Try Body Scan Meditation Body scans help you tune into physical sensations. Mentally move through your body from head to toe, noticing tension or warmth. It's a great way to calm your mind through awareness of the body. 8. Set Realistic Expectations Don't expect instant calm or complete silence. Meditation isn't about achieving a blank mind—it's about noticing what's happening without judgment. Progress comes slowly, with regular practice. 9. Be Patient with Yourself Some days will be harder than others. That's normal. Approach your practice with kindness and curiosity instead of criticism. Every session, no matter how scattered, still counts. 10. Keep Showing Up Daily Consistency beats intensity. A few minutes every day is better than one long session a week. Over time, daily practice builds calm, clarity, and resilience that last beyond the cushion. Learning How to Start Meditating (Even if You Think You Can't) is all about simplicity, patience, and practice. You don't need to do it perfectly—you just need to begin. Even a few quiet minutes each day can bring powerful shifts in your stress, focus, and inner peace. Just show up, and let the rest unfold.
CNET
14-05-2025
- Health
- CNET
9 Natural Anxiety Fixes That Don't Involve a Prescription
Anxiety shows up in all kinds of ways. Maybe you're overwhelmed with work, stuck in a cycle of overthinking or just feeling that constant edge you can't shake. It's a normal reaction to stress, but when it starts getting in the way of daily life, it can turn into something more serious, like anxiety disorder. While therapy and medication are effective and often necessary for managing anxiety, they're not the only options. Natural remedies like movement, mindfulness and breathwork can help ease symptoms and bring a sense of calm. If you're looking for ways to feel more in control, these simple strategies might be a good place to start. Read more: Best Online Mental Health Services What is anxiety? Anxiety -- in small doses -- is a normal part of human life. However, it can become a serious problem when it becomes too frequent, intense or disconnected from reality. Healthy anxiety levels can help warn us about potential threats and increase our reaction speeds. But with an anxiety disorder, people may feel overwhelming worry or fear about otherwise mundane matters. In these situations, the brain can become unable to function normally. Some of the more prevalent types of anxiety disorders are listed below. Generalized anxiety disorder : This is the most common type of anxiety disorder. When the onset of anxiety can occur around many different situations or events, without clear linkage to one kind, it is often categorized as generalized anxiety. : This is the most common type of anxiety disorder. When the onset of anxiety can occur around many different situations or events, without clear linkage to one kind, it is often categorized as generalized anxiety. Obsessive-compulsive disorder : OCD involves a combination of obsession and compulsion. The compulsions are often rituals or methods to prevent or reduce the intrusion of obsessive thoughts and feelings. : OCD involves a combination of obsession and compulsion. The compulsions are often rituals or methods to prevent or reduce the intrusion of obsessive thoughts and feelings. Panic disorder : Panic is similar to anxiety but dramatically heightened. A panic episode can feel like a heart attack or other life-threatening event and comes on with an overwhelming sense of fear or dread. : Panic is similar to anxiety but dramatically heightened. A panic episode can feel like a heart attack or other life-threatening event and comes on with an overwhelming sense of fear or dread. Post-traumatic stress disorder : PTSD is a response to a particular traumatic event or series of events. The impact of these events is so extreme that the mind and body can feel it recurrently. : PTSD is a response to a particular traumatic event or series of events. The impact of these events is so extreme that the mind and body can feel it recurrently. Social anxiety disorder: Many people feel some anxiety when engaging in or thinking about social situations. However, it may be a social anxiety disorder Svitlana Romadina/Moment/Getty Images 9 natural remedies for anxiety Although natural remedies for anxiety can be helpful for many people, these are not always enough to deal with anxiety disorders. If you find that natural remedies don't sufficiently help with your anxiety, consider speaking about anxiety treatment with a medical expert in mental health. 1. Limit caffeine intake Caffeine is a stimulant, and in many ways, anxiety is a state of overstimulation. Caffeine intake can impact anxiety in individuals, but the relationship is sometimes complicated. Some research has indicated that a high level of caffeine consumption is linked to increased anxiety in men but not women. However, other instances have shown that low levels of caffeine intake may be linked to reducing experiences of anxiety. How caffeine affects your body can vary significantly between people. Suppose you notice heightened anxiety in the first hour or two after consuming caffeine. In that case, you might try consuming less next time and see if it reduces the anxiety. 2. Use aromatherapy to relax Smell plays a special role in the human body. This sense is more directly connected to the brain than the other senses. Based on smell, our brains can determine important information about our environment and how we should respond. For instance, in a state of anxiety, the sense of smell becomes biased towards detecting threats. Pleasant, comforting scents may be a helpful way to interrupt this cycle. Removing smells associated with threats and replacing them with ones related to comfort, pleasure and safety may ease anxiety. One study has shown a strong link between the inhalation of certain scents (in this case, rose water) and some patients' anxiety being reduced. 3. Try herbal tea or supplements If you experience high anxiety levels, a warm cup of herbal tea could help in more than one way. The ritual of sitting still and drinking tea, as well as the consumption of warm liquid, can all help to calm and soothe the body. Add to this that research has shown some positive links between drinking some teas and reducing anxiety, and this anxiety home remedy begins to look even better. Studies have selectively shown instances of herbal tea consumption being linked to a decline in experiences of anxiety. These studies have been limited in the scope of teas used and the demographics involved. However, many of them have provided significant data. One showed that lavender herbal tea could have a strong ameliorating effect on anxiety in older individuals. Another study is pursuing the long-term effects of chamomile on generalized anxiety disorders, with preliminary research showing some promise. 4. Practice deep breathing Many therapists and psychologists recommend breathing techniques for reducing anxiety and finding calm. One benefit of deep (diaphragmatic) breathing is a reduction of the presence of cortisol -- the stress hormone -- in the body. One deep breathing technique that's shown significant promise is known as box breathing. The core of this technique involves taking full breaths and holding for a count of four at each stage of breath. The simple version looks like this: breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, hold for four and repeat the process. 5. Meditation and mindfulness Both meditation and mindfulness techniques have been shown to reduce experiences of anxiety. However, studying these approaches within a clinical framework has been challenging, and further research is needed. Many people report positive mood and anxiety impacts from meditation and mindfulness practices. A meta-study of research on the effects of mindfulness-based therapy has shown a significant correlation between mindfulness practices and a reduction of anxiety. Similarly, a meta-analysis of studies on meditation as a treatment for anxiety showed promise. However, in the latter case, it was specified that while these practices can reduce anxiety experiences, their clinical impact on a disorder needs further study. 6. Exercise daily Regular exercise is one of the most recommended anxiety home remedies. The Mayo Clinic states that exercise may help by releasing endorphins, occupying your mind, improving confidence and encouraging social interactions. While you don't technically have to exercise every day, maintaining five days a week is recommended. Exercising less may still have benefits for anxiety, but are likely to be less pronounced. 7. Use journaling to process things Journaling is a technique that has been used to help cope with anxiety for a long time. With anxiety, the mind often fails to process emotions and events in a healthy and coherent manner. Journaling these feelings and events can help the brain slow down and process the individual components. While journaling may make the emotions feel sharper at first, it can also help reach resolution and catharsis. Regular journaling can help to reduce or prevent heightened anxiety, although the impact varies between people. Some studies have sought to take journaling into the digital age and have tested online positive affect journaling. Like other studies of journaling as an anxiety coping mechanism, the online PAJ study found that people reported some improvement in symptoms after sufficient time using this technique. Read more: Best Weighted Blankets 8. CBD products Recent studies and trends have looked at CBD, a cannabinoid found in cannabis and hemp plants, as a treatment for anxiety. A limited meta-analysis of such research has found that CBD may be a helpful tool in treating anxiety. However, more study is required to understand which disorders and under what circumstances CBD would be a viable treatment. In part due to the legal status of CBD and the plant it's derived from, quality research has been limited. As the market and legislation stabilize (CBD can be derived from hemp, now federally legal) more research will be conducted. Until then, using CBD for anxiety is likely to be controversial among medical professionals. More clinical trials are ultimately needed to determine the benefits and potential side effects of CBD products. 9. Sleep with a weighted blanket Studies have shown that using weighted blankets may help reduce experiences of anxiety. Research in this area has been limited, and further study is needed before weighted blankets become a clinically accepted remedy for anxiety. But for most people, there is little to no risk of trying weighted blankets to aid in anxiety. The sensation of lying under these blankets can be similar to receiving a hug. The bottom line While chronic and severe anxiety treatment often needs the assistance of a medical professional, many day-to-day anxiety symptoms can be somewhat alleviated through natural anxiety remedies. If you still experience chronic or severe symptoms despite utilizing anxiety home remedies, speak with a medical professional (likely a therapist, psychologist or psychiatrist) to discuss anxiety treatment plans. Although often focused on counseling and medications, many of these plans may incorporate natural anxiety remedies. For more advice on mental health, here are five tips to reduce anxiety before bed and get a better sleep, plus seven stress-relief strategies that really work.
