Find a Breath Coach
These Breath Coaches have successfully completed PYI's Breath Coaching Course Level 1, and have been approved by a professional mentor to guide PYI Breath Techniques.
JESSICA APFEL, RYT500
Website: www.thewealthyapple.com
Instagram: @wealthyapple
Email: jessica@thewealthyapple.com
Business Location: Madison, CT
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Peaceful breathing - I find that incorporating a mindfulness element to the breath such as a mantra and mudra to be very grounding and soothing during stressful situations.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
I am a yoga teacher specializing in trauma-informed, prenatal, postnatal, and therapeutic yoga. I am also a birth and postpartum doula.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Trauma Survivors, Prenatal/Postnatal, First Responders, Caregivers, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Survivors.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Everyone has the power to heal themselves.
NADINE CUALOPING, RYT500
Website: linked.com/in/nadinecualoping
Instagram: @ncyogafit
Email: ncyogafit@gmail.com
Business Location: New York / Remote
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Side Breathing — I love the combination of down regulating deep breaths with calming side bends. Plus you can do it anywhere — seated on a mat or chair, standing, or even lying down.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
200 hour RYS, 300 hour Yoga Therapeutics, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Hot Power Yoga, Pilates Mat, CPR/AED, First Aid.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Gentle yoga, Beginners, Athletes.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Take care of yourself — you only live once!
MICHELLE LAUREN LEPP, RYT500
Website: michellelaurenmovement.com
Instagram: @michellelaurenmovement
Facebook: facebook.com/MLmovementNY
Email: michelle@michellelaurenmovement.com
Business Location: Westchester County, NY
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
My favorite breath technique is the 3 part breath. I find it incredibly down regulating. So much so that I can find myself doing it for a long extended period of time and not even realize I was sitting there for 5, 10, 15+ minutes.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
I am an IAYT trained yoga teacher with a strong emphasis in oncology care, a personal trainer, and a pre/postnatal specialist.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Oncology, cardiac, pre/postnatal.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Empowering you to feel your best.
ANN GRACE MACMULLAN, E-RYT 200, RYT500
Website: anngraceyoga.com
Instagram: @anngraceyoga
Facebook: facebook.com/anngraceyoga
Email: ann@anngraceyoga.com
Business Location: Swarthmore, PA
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Bee Breath - it is both calming and supportive of immune function.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
E-RYT 200, RYT500
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Yoga for Healthy Aging.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Take exquisite care of yourself.
DEB MCDERMOTT, RYT500
Website: feltsenseyoga.com
Instagram: @feltsenseyoga
Business Location: NY, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Nasal breathing - plain and simple - there are so many important health benefits to always breathing through the nose rather than the mouth. I love bee breathing (brahmari) because it is so good for opening the sinuses and making nasal breathing more accessible. And there is nothing like the deep, restorative practice of breathing into the side ribs and then into the low back lobes of the lungs.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
E-RYT 200, RYT 500, YACEP, Yoga Therapist Candidate.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Trauma Informed; Anxiety, Depression, Reactivity; Sports Injury Recovery and Prevention; Yoga Nidra, Restorative and Meditation.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Knowing how to work with the nervous system is key to all kinds of healing.
JENNY A MENDEZ, RYT500
Website: ikaria.co/jenmendanz
Instagram: @jenny.mendez.movement
Facebook: facebook.com/jennymendezyoga
Email: jenmendanz@gmail.com
Business Location: NYC
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Peaceful Breathing because it incorporates mantra and mudra and wonderful way to invite mindfulness and peace into your life.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
Yoga 500 hr / Barre / HIIT / Pilates / Functional Range Conditioning.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Beginners, Diverse, Geriatric, Spanish speaking.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
The cultivation of good health, clear minds, and kind hearts through conscious breathing and mindful movement.
ERIN MOON, C-IAYT, ERYT500, YACEP, CAPP
Website: moonyogatherapeutics.com
Instagram: @mooneymoooon
Facebook: facebook.com/erinlsmoon
Email: Contact through website
Business Location: On line with potential for in person in Vancouver, BC Canada
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Sama Vritti - Balanced breath at a 5-6 in and out. I love this breath bc it is very accessible and fundamental in building good Heart Rate Variability and Vagal tone. Which are fancy words for being able to come back to ourselves more quickly and efficiently after an exciting/stress event.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
C-IAYT (800hr certified yoga therapist), ERYT 500 (experienced registered yoga teacher), YACEP, CAPP (Certification in Applied Positive Psychology), Reiki 2, Thai Massage 1. Teacher of Restorative Yoga, Yin, Hatha and Vinaysa.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Back ailments, Limited Mobility of all sorts, Elderly, Anxiety.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Finding ways to live a connected, thriving existence.
KIM PREVEZA, E-RYT200
Website: lifefullyoga.com
Instagram: @lifefullyoga
Facebook: m.facebook.com/lifefullyoga
Email: kim@lifefullyoga.com
Business Location: Madison,CT
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Three Part Breath because it can benefit all the other types of breathing, it is meditative, and it is helpful for moment practices like Yoga Poses.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
Pilates Instructor, Wellness Coach, Experiences Registered Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, Masters of Divinity from Harvard.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Pain, Injuries, Mood, Attention.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Adapt the Yoga to the Person, Body and Mind.
PAOLA RICARDO, RYT300
Website: instagram.com/yoga.behavior.health
Instagram: @yoga.behavior.health
Email: PaolaARicardo@gmail.com
Business Location: New York/New Jersey
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Belly breath - it is accessible to everyone, it activates the parasympathetic response, it is simple, and it increases lung capacity. We can practice it anytime. I love any technique or practice that opens the door to new practices. I aim to make these practices accessible.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
300 hour YTT, LYT yoga certification, Doctoral candidate in clinical and health psychology. Bilingual in Spanish.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Mental health, behavioral health, trauma, chronic medical conditions, chronic pain.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Empower you to find the keys to your wellness and to live a richer life.
CASSANDRA SULLIVAN, E-RYT500
Website: healingyoganh.com
Instagram: @healingyoganh
Facebook: facebook.com/healingyoganh
Email: cassandra@healingyoganh.com
Business Location: Peterborough, NH, USA
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Peaceful Breathing - It instantly calms me down. I love the combination of the mudras with even-length breathing (and that I can practice it anywhere!)
MARKAY SUZANNE, RYT500, CPR/AED, C-IYAT CANDIDATE
Website: markaysuzanneyoga.com
Instagram: @markaysuzanneyoga
Facebook: facebook.com/markaysuzanneyoga
Email: markaysuzanneyoga@gmail.com
Business Location: NYC, Miami and remote
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Peaceful breathing is my favorite breath technique. It widely accessible and I love how you can incorporate a variety of mantras to fit the student's needs.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
RYT500, Trauma and diversity informed instruction, Nutrition professional.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Trauma survivors, those overcoming eating disorders and body dysmorphia and older populations.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Encouraging, educating and empowering others to live their own, true path.
SARA TUMEY, ERYT500
Website: saratumey.com
Instagram: @sara.j.tumey
Facebook: facebook.com/sarajsol
Email: tumeysara@gmail.com
Business Location: Virtual / Online; Charleston SC & New York NY
What is your favorite breath technique and why?
Currently, my favorite breath technique is side and back breathing. Personally, it reminds me to breath fully and take up space in my body. Inviting the breath inward, fully and completely, helps the body to move and when we give our body permission to move, we can become more in tune with our needs.
What, if any, additional licenses and/or certificates do you hold?
ERYT 500; Prenatal yoga; Trauma Informed Yoga; C-IYAT Candidate.
What are your therapeutic specialities and/or special populations you work with?Trauma; Prenatal.
What is your therapeutic philosophy?
Empower confidence to be honest, which builds integrity.
