THE BREATH EFFECT - Professional Development Workshop for Massage Therapists

THE BREATH EFFECT

Where clinical practice meets the experience of breath.

SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2026
10:30am – 4:30pm
Caringbah, NSW

WHAT CAN THE BREATH TELL US ABOUT PAIN?

Respiration is something we do thousands of times each day, yet the way we breathe can influence movement, muscle activity, posture and our experience of pain.

THE BREATH EFFECT is a 6 hour professional development workshop exploring the relationship between respiration and musculoskeletal presentations, and how understanding the breath can enhance the way we assess, treat and support our clients.

A DAY OF LEARNING, PRACTICAL APPLICATION & EXPERIENCE

You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of respiration, practical assessment and treatment tools, and new ways to consider the role of breath within your clinical practice.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE WILL...

UNDERSTAND
Explore the functional anatomy of respiration and its relationship with movement, posture, muscle function and pain.

OBSERVE
Develop greater awareness of breathing patterns and what they may reveal within a musculoskeletal presentation.

ASSESS
Explore practical objective assessment approaches and how respiration can be incorporated into your clinical reasoning.

TREAT
Learn and practise hands-on treatment approaches relevant to musculoskeletal presentations.

EXPERIENCE
Pause throughout the day to explore our own breath, developing awareness of how changes in respiration can influence our physical and internal experience.

INTEGRATE
Bring the learning together and explore practical ways to integrate respiration into your existing clinical practice and client care.

EMBODY

Our day will conclude with a guided Breath Experience, creating space to pause, integrate and experience the breath from a different perspective.