Alchemy:Rewire is a powerful breath mind navigation system that combines ancient pranayama practices, free-diving science, sound frequencies and guided integration. It's a unique method of breathwork designed to rewire the nervous system, build emotional resilience and reconnect you to your heart and your intuition. Unlike methods based on hyperventilation, Alchemy:Rewire uses gentle breath holds and CO2 retention. This creates a controlled rise in CO2 that teaches the body and brain to stay calm even under internal stress, the same stress that drives anxiety , fear and reactivity in daily life.

What happens during a typical session?

A session begins with grounding , a short meditation, settling the body and mind, and creating a sense of safety before any breathwork begins. I will then take 15 mins to explain the technique and how it works . From there, we move into pranayama-based ventilation techniques and then into the 3 stages of the foundational breathworks ( Breath of Balance, Yang and Heart) working with controlled breath-holding to gradually build CO2 tolerance, which helps regulate the nervous system from within.

Throughout, the session is carried by an original soundtrack composed exclusively for Alchemy: Rewire . This isn't background music .The frequencies are an integral part of the experience, helping to tune the vagus nerve and guide the brain into different wave states as the session unfolds. Combined with elements drawn from free-diving physiology and somatic movement, this is where mind-heart coherence often begins to emerge, along with a heightened sense of self-awareness.

Sessions close with structured integration , space to land, process, and reconnect, so that whatever has shifted during the session has a chance to settle rather than dissipate. What comes up varies person to person: some feel deep calm or bliss, others experience emotional release, and some simply leave having learned to breathe more consciously than before.

Throughout, the pace and depth are tailored to you , this isn't a fixed script, but a space held according to your energy and what you need that day.

Annouchka Staveley

My path into breathwork was an unusual one. I began as an investment banker, became a jewellery designer, and then found my way to breathwork. Life has offered me many intense experiences and challenges, each one becoming a teacher. These moments have shaped my resilience and deepened my understanding of human transformation.

What I found in breathwork was far more than a technique. Conscious breathing opened a door to deeper states of consciousness, and its neuroscience, how it can rewire the brain and create new neural pathways, continues to fascinate me. It reaches places that talk therapy alone can’t always touch.

I am a certified health coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and a facilitator of Alchemy: Rewire, a breath-mind system combining pranayama, CO2 tolerance training, somatic movement and sound frequency entrainment. Whether you’re a corporate leader, a creative, or simply seeking clarity, my aim is always the same: to help you return to your natural intelligence, where body, mind and soul work together in harmony.

I bring this lived wisdom into every session, creating a space that is both grounded and deeply restorative.