YOUR
BREATHING PARTNER
You know what you're supposed to be doing.
But it's not happening.
Breathing is invisible — until it isn't.
Until stairs you used to take without thinking leave you winded.
Until a hill you used to walk up easily now makes you stop halfway.
Until sitting still, reading to your kid, gets you breathless.
Maybe you have a diagnosis, and a doctor gave you a plan — CPAP, inhaler technique, pulmonary rehab. Maybe your doctor found nothing wrong, and you’re left to figure out your own self-care. My job is helping you actually do the plan — theirs or yours — on the days it’s inconvenient, uncomfortable, or easy to skip.
Breathing doesn’t happen in isolation. What you eat, how you move, how regulated your nervous system is on a given day — all of it either supports easier breathing or works against it.
I’m Coach Lisa. I’m a breathing trainer, educator, and nationally-recognized certified coach who’s been in your shoes. See my bio here.
Breathing retraining might be part of your plan. It might not be the main part. I use a tool I developed, the Breathing Wellness Wheel, to help you see the full picture of what’s actually driving your breathing — so we’re not guessing which piece to work on first.
Here’s what I’ve learned: knowing what to do usually isn’t the hard part. Doing it — consistently, when life gets busy, when old fears show up, when you don’t see results right away — that’s the hard part. That’s not a training problem. That’s a coaching problem. And it’s not fast. It takes time, with support for whatever gets in the way between sessions, not just during them.
THE PROBLEM ISN'T INFORMATION
There’s no shortage of breathing advice out there — from your doctor, from books, from apps, from YouTube. If you’re here, you probably already have more information than you’re using.
What’s missing usually isn’t another technique. It’s someone who knows your specific case, helps you figure out what actually applies to you, and stays with you while it becomes automatic.
“There was a time I couldn’t climb a flight of stairs without gasping. I beat asthma and lost 100 pounds — and kept it off for 10 years — not through willpower, not through some breathing “hack,” but through small steps that actually stuck. Now, as a board-certified coach, I help people brethe easier when medicine alone hasn’t gotten them there. What’s the breathing goal that’s eluded you?” — Coach Lisa
WHAT BOTHERS YOU ABOUT YOUR BREATHING?
What are your symptoms? Have you ever put them all together? Check out this free tool to help you create a downloadable list of concerns for your doctor and your coach.
WHO'S THIS FOR?
Consider working with me as your personal breathing coach if:
- You're under a doctor's care for a condition such as COPD, sleep apnea, asthma or anxiousness, and know what you're supposed to be doing — you just need support actually doing it.
- Your doctor found nothing wrong, but you still don't feel right and want help with your own self-care.
- You've been following a program — a method, an app, a course — but don't think you're getting the results it promised, and want an experienced outside perspective.
- You're a parent thinking through how to support your child's breathing, and want guidance for yourself as the parent about options.
Whether your plan came from a doctor or from you, or you want support creating a routine, my job is the same: helping you actually live it.
HOW IT WORKS
1. We start with a 75-minute Breathing Clarity Assessment.
We go through a breathing-fitness screening for a non-medical look at how you’re actually breathing, day to day. We also put things in perspective with the Breathing Wellness Wheel, a tool I developed to map the full picture including what you eat, how you move, and how regulated your nervous system is, among other factors. All of it either supports easier breathing or works against it. By the end, we know what’s actually driving things and what kind of support is likely to help.
2. If it’s a fit, we move into a 3-month coaching package.
You choose 2 or 4 sessions a month, plus text and voice-message support between sessions — for the moments that come up when we’re not on a call, within reasonable boundaries we agree on together.
Here’s what I’ve learned: knowing what to do is rarely the hard part. Doing it — consistently, when life gets busy, when old fears show up, when results don’t come right away — that’s the hard part. That’s not a training problem. That’s a coaching problem, and it’s not a fast one. That’s why the support doesn’t stop when the session ends.
I’m here for you! Direct, 1:1 support with a highly-trained, compassionate personal coach who’s done this work herself. Are you looking for more than one-size-fits-all techniques? You likely don’t need more information. You need a framework — and a partner — that fits your life.
MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO
1:1 Breathing
Coaching
This is modeled after personal fitness training. You can schedule meetings online at your convenience, or become a VIP client and reach out anytime.
Contract Breathing Coaching
for Your Organization
Ask Coach Lisa to contribute to your publication or event, or create and lead groups for your organization or institution on a contract basis.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“I highly recommend attending one of Lisa Bowen’s Buteyko Blitz Weekends or classes that she offers. Lisa gave me many tools that I am slowly trying to incorporate in my life. Lisa is a competent, personable teacher who both provides information and then makes sure you understand what you are learning by having you practice various methods. I am confident attendees will benefit from this method.”
C P
Oakland, CA
“I’ve never had a breakthrough in my health as amazing as this! Lisa has shown me a light at the end of a tunnel of chronic illness and chronic coughs. Thank God for this place!”
H H
Alameda, CA