LIBRARY

OUR TEAM

Learn more about our talented and passionate breathwork facilitators.

Amanda Laine

Amanda has dedicated her life to helping others achieve personal growth and elevated states of wellbeing. She began her journey as a facilitator in Europe, where she trained to became a Sauna Master, Scrub Ritual Guide, and Cold Exposure Therapist. It was through these elements that she recognized the power of the breath to ground our awareness in the present moment.
 
She continued her training in sound healing, Elemental Rhythms Breathwork, and Inferno Hot Pilates to learn more about facilitating deep, transformative experiences. She has led wellness retreats in Guatemala, New York City and Toronto, and facilitated for hundreds of people. Amanda believes that breathwork is the missing pillar of health and has made it her mission to bring awareness back to this fundamental unit of life.

Harrison Taylor

Harry lets his heart guide him through life, saying “yes” as much as possible, and surrendering to the flow of the universe. He is a trained artist, musician, sound healing instructor, Aufguss Sauna and Essential Oil Master, Elemental Rhythms Breathwork Facilitator, and has lead several holistic wellness retreats in Guatemala and NYC.
 
Harry’s true creative passion is revitalizing ancient health practices such as breathwork, sauna, and cold exposure, with modern science and artistic flair. He has found that through the act of conscious breathing, we can tune ourselves to new ways of being and tap into our body’s inherent healing wisdom.

Nicole Murphy

Nicole specializes in holistic mental health and wellness, driven by a passion to help people connect to their internal wisdom. Her extensive training in yogic philosophy, pranayama, meditation, and reiki have led to a focus on connection – particularly to oneself and the power of the interconnected mind and body. 
 
A thread woven through her wellness practice is the power of breath to ground, expand and transform the inner world and sense of self. Nicole’s facilitation supports individuals in activating their parasympathetic nervous system to achieve a sense of wholeness, contentment, and promote health and resilience. Her work brings a deep understanding of the power of breath, a tool which is always available to you. 

Lisa Chau

Lisa is an integrative wellness specialist who believes that inner discovery reveals the path toward true wellness. Her training and experience unifies ancient wisdom with modern medicinal practices, including Holotropic Breathwork, Pneuma Breathwork, Taoist Healing, Yoga, Sound Healing, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Physiotherapy.

The common element woven throughout all of her offerings is the breath. Breath = Qi = Prana = Vital Essence. Breath is the beginning, the middle and the end. Through the breath we are able to traverse the landscapes of our consciousness bringing about more clarity, more harmony, more bliss!

Damone Franklin

Damone Franklin is a passionate breathwork practitioner. He has been training in yoga, meditation and breathwork for over 12 years.

Damone enjoys experimenting with different types and styles of Breathwork to create a personal program based on set, setting and season. 

Jenn Mansell

Jenn Mansell is a Certified Breathwork Facilitator and Somatic Coach, who helps people reconnect with the inner wisdom of their bodies through the power of the breath.

Her gift is bringing people together in safe spaces to have deeply transformational experiences that incorporate movement, music, meditation and breathwork.

Michael Christoforo

Michael is a breath and meditation coach, and certified Wim Hof Method and Oxygen Advantage instructor. He has trained with some of the leading breath teachers around the world, and implements his experience and skills as an actor and athlete to empower people to access their higher selves.

On an extensive path of self exploration, Mike found that breathwork, cold immersion and heat therapy allow him to optimize his mental, physical and spiritual well being. He now shares this practice with others, guiding participants to greater health and happiness.

Raia Carey

Raia "Coach" Carey is a 3x certified Life Coach, and a motivational speaker who is passionate about helping people tap into their hidden confidence. The topic of confidence is near and dear to her heart, as when she was younger she was bullied/ then became the bully - then changed her mentality and ultimately was a catalyst in eliminating bullying in her high school.

Coach Carey's 'The Confidence Talk' has allowed her to provide corporate wellness workshops/talks to some of the top companies in the world including but not limited to; RBC Royal Bank, LinkedIn, Tribal Scale, Soho House, and League. Coach Carey believes part of her success comes from her willingness to be vulnerable, by sharing her triumphs & tribulations. Including overcoming bullying & racism, as well as her journey of losing over 300lbs, and how she was able to achieve maintain her own confidence.

Ben Holt

Ben Holt is an internationally acclaimed Breathwork Facilitator as well as a transformational retreat leader, filmmaker, explorer, and musician. For the past several years, Ben has been traveling the world teaching the art of conscious breathing, leading transformational retreats, and documenting some of the world's most fascinating cultures.
 
Ben focuses on using blending modalities such as breathwork, meditation, sound healing, bioenergetics, and plant medicine to create a holistic and integral approach to healing and growth on every level.  His primary goal in life is to help others heal themselves and discover their greatest potential.

Austin

Austin is a psychedelic guide, death doula, experience designer and curator, chef, tea master, and a holistic health researcher and consultant. Her passions are healing, creating connection, and love.

Steve Rio

Steve Rio is the co-founder of Humkala Inner Wellness and Nature of Work. He's a psychedelic guide, transformational coach, breathwork facilitator, musician, and entrepreneur.

Steve's passion and mission is to upgrade human consciousness as our world transforms in the 21st century. 

Shakti Smith

Shakti is an inner body guide, bringing bodywork and movement together with traditional earth based wisdom. She has been studying Bodywork, Breathwork, Movement, Shamanism, and Energy Healing since 1990; and teaches Thai Yoga Massage, Chakra Energy Balancing, and Polarity Therapy & Bodywork at the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in Manhattan.

Shakti has also taught and led retreats at Movement Research and Earthdance, throughout New England and in India. She is the creator of Medicine Dance movement experiences, Embodied Chakra Yoga, and FALLIng into Nature classes which she teaches outside in Brooklyn.

Alanna Kit

I was introduced to pranayama breathwork on the coast of Goa, India, during my yoga teacher training. Every morning at sunrise we would practice pranayama for one hour. I then began my Masters of Science, and dedicated my thesis to the physiological benefits of yoga and breathing for athletes.

After graduating, I began going deeper into breathwork and feeling the healing energetics that came along with this profound transcendence.