Meet the Team

The Breathe Team are all volunteers passionate about Breathwork. After a successful launch of the Festival in 2018, the team have been busy making their dreams become a reality.

Kerry and Karolina, having had similar visions for an annual Breathwork event in the UK, were connected together by a mutual friend. Soon after joined by James and Kath, “Breathe A Festival of life” has been taking shape ever since, having a life force of its own. The Breathe team feel honoured to birth this exciting project, and it has been a joy to collaborate and connect with others along the way.  The team was proud to welcome Mark on board during 2019, Cate in 2021, and now HUGE welcome to Hannah in 2022, to support the expansion and growth of the festival.

Whilst the intention initially was for a smaller gathering, the collective and longer term vision for Breathe is to host a Breathwork festival, open and accessible to larger numbers, from all walks of life.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to this year’s event!

Kerry has been connected with rebirthing breathwork since 1993 and is a certified practitioner with two different schools. She now focuses now on embodiment practices such as Internal Family Systems and Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing, using a trauma informed approach. Kerry is a trainer with AIR School of Breathwork and Alchemy of Breath, guiding & supporting students through deep personal processes to achieve a qualification in breathwork facilitation. She loves sharing the healing power of the breath with others, by holding retreats, weekly online group sessions, 1:1 sessions, and her deepest love, warm water rebirthing.

Kerry’s very grounded nature holds a very safe space for breather(s), holding them in their highest potential and being committed to the unfolding of each person’s own journey which of course is guided perfectly by our breath.

Kerry has recently been voted in as the National Representative for the UK with the International Breathwork Foundation, and is a practitioner member of the Global Professional Breathwork Association. She holds much gratitude for all her teachers along her path, but more so her Auntie Lynn Veitch who has been a breathwork practitioner for nearly 40 years.

Kerry has also been fortunate to have experienced & trained in Focusing, EFT & Co-Active Coaching & TRE.

Kath’s enthusiasm to join the Breathe team is founded in her passion and interest in using the Arts and the Healing Arts for transformation both personal and collective.

Kath’s main work experience is in producing and facilitating in community arts and education projects for children, young people and families. She has worked extensively in festival production and is a co-founder of Breathe, A Festival of Life.

Kath is a writer, producer and breathworker. She is currently training with the Avalon Institute of Rebirthing. Kath is so grateful to breathwork and the breathwork community for being there through an ongoing transformation in her own life, inspiring her to want to share this modality with other adults, young people and children.

Hannah joined the "Breathe" team after having a vision for connecting with the UK community of Breathwork Facilitators. She is an Indonesian- British Breathwork therapist and trauma specialist. She is passionate about reclaiming the breath as a radical rebellion against all the ways we have been taught to play it small. She is founder of Inspire Breathwork and The Forest Garden, an initiative that combines the work of embodied social justice, decolonial healing and breathwork. Breathwork and embodiment brings us back into the deep remembrance of what freedom really means, remembering our souls and spirit through resilience and imagination, to remember our wisdoms for deep collective liberation.

"It's been a great joy to be involved in the Breathe event since 2019.  I discovered Breathwork in 2006 by experimenting after reading Stan Grof's books. That begun a wonderful journey with Rebirthing Breathwork that led me to take a long-term voluntary role in the International Breathwork Foundation until 2017.  Breathwork communities have been for me, perhaps without exception, the most truthful, open and alive that I have been lucky enough to come across.

My day-job is running a natural health company in Hampshire, supporting practitioners to incorporate energy medicine in their work.  I feel committed to promoting Breathwork as a tool for awakening and conscious evolution. My main role in Breathe is in a backup and business support role, and the event itself is always a hugely enjoyable few days."

Karolina’s search for a better, more present life, lead her to a Loving Relationship Training with the Mother of Rebirthing - Sondra Ray in 2012. That moment changed her, as for the first time she recognized and experienced the power of the breath. She began extended training, wishing to share this beautiful gift with others.

Currently living in Bournemouth, born in Poland, Karolina is a Rebirthing Breathwork and Liberation Breathing Practitioner, Breath Coach in training, Meditation Guide, an event organizer and a co-founder of Breathe A Festival of Life.

Her mission is to hold a space for individuals and groups to help them tap into their unique potential, to transform their life on mental, physical and spiritual levels and create more awareness, connection and well-being. She loves the aliveness and connection that comes with being part of Breathe Team.

Creative Team:

The Breathe Team would like to acknowledge all the hard work and creativity provided by:

Kara Szczesna from karakonstudio.com - for our stunning website and promotion literature;

Carl Cozier from holymolycreative.co.uk -  for our powerful logo.

David Jensen from davidjensen.co.uk - for our wonderful photos for 2022.