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breathing
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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do you have any of these feelings?

​Shortness of breath when resting, moving or talking

Unable to take a deep enough breath

Fatigue

Brain fog

Frequent yawning and sighing

Chest tightness

Heart beating fast

Tingling in hands or feet

how breathing retraining can help

Improve overall well-being

​Reduce fatigue

Improve exercise capabilities

Reduce anxiety

Improve memory and concentration

Reduce feelings of breathlessness

Improve sleep​​​

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SERVICES provided

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One to one session

Visit me in person at the Bristol Physiotherapy Clinic.

I provide a bespoke service working with you to discuss your breathing and how this can be causing a wide range of symptoms.​ To see more information on what is involved and to book an appointment, click on the button below.

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corporate & school workshops

I will visit you in the workplace or school to share practical and science-backed techniques for assessing natural breathing and teach you how simple changes can boost health, focus, and performance every day.​

For further information see below and contact me to discuss your requirements.

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sports performance

I will work with you to help improve your breathing technique at rest and when performing your sport. We will look at how small changes in your breathing can lead to improvements when exercising.

I can visit your sports team or club to provide group workshops on the value of good breathing to sporting performance.

Please contact me to discuss your requirements.

ABOUT breathing by design

Everyone breathes all day, every day and we very rarely give it any thought. Breathing should be an easy, subconscious process that our brain and body does just as nature designed us to.​  Sometimes this normal process can be altered and we no longer breathe in a way which maintains optimal health and performance.

Breathing retraining gives you the tools to help reset your breathing pattern.  It will enable you to understand the science of breathing and how the way you breathe is affecting how your body and mind are able to work. 

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Meet carla

Having completed a Sport & Exercise Science degree at Bath University I then went on to train as a Respiratory Clinical Physiologist in Exeter.  After qualifying I moved to Bristol and have 22 years of experience working with patients in an NHS Respiratory outpatients department. I am an accredited Clinical Scientist registered with the HCPC.

My main area of work in the NHS was lung function testing to assess how well patients' lungs were working.  However I also provided breathing retraining in this setting; working with patients to improve their breathing pattern at rest and on exercise.

I am now utilising my extensive experience and knowledge of working with people, respiratory physiology and breathing patterns to ensure that everyone is maximising their potential whether in daily life, work or sport.

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Alexa

(Attendee at an event)

“Carla is a natural and captivating speaker"

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