Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB), also known as Conscious Connected Breathwork, is a powerful breathing practice that uses a continuous, connected breathing pattern to support greater awareness, emotional clarity and a deeper connection with yourself.
Humans have understood the power of the Breath for millennia. Across cultures and centuries, breathing practices have been used to support physical and emotional wellbeing, alter states of consciousness and connect us with something deeper within ourselves.
Yet in modern life, we often overlook one of the most powerful resources available to us.
Imagine owning the most sophisticated television in existence, leaving it permanently on standby, and never actually turning it on. For many of us, life can feel much the same. We move through our days without fully engaging with the extraordinary capabilities of our own bodies.
The Breath is right beneath our noses, available to us at every moment, yet we rarely give it more than a passing thought.
What is Conscious Connected Breathing?
Conscious Connected Breathing is a form of breathwork in which the inhale and exhale are connected in a continuous rhythm, without pauses between the breaths.
This simple breathing technique can create a powerful shift in our physical, emotional and mental state. For many people, it offers an opportunity to step away from habitual patterns, reconnect with the body and access a greater sense of energy, clarity and presence.
Some people experience Conscious Connected Breathwork as deeply spiritual. Others value the energy and focus it brings to everyday life. Some use breathwork alongside yoga, meditation or other wellbeing practices; others come to it with no previous experience at all.
The experience is individual. The Breath meets you where you are.
The benefits of Conscious Connected Breathwork
People practise Conscious Connected Breathing for many different reasons. It can support greater self-awareness, emotional clarity and a deeper relationship with yourself.
For some, breathwork becomes part of an ongoing journey of personal growth: a way to explore who they are, recognise the patterns that may be holding them back and create space for change.
At its heart, Conscious Connected Breathing is simple. Once learned properly, it is a practice that can become part of everyday life.
Learn Conscious Connected Breathing with Alan Dolan
Breathguru® founder Alan Dolan has spent more than two decades introducing people to breathwork through 1-1 Sessions and Workshops, Breathguru® Retreats and his flagship Training & Mentoring programme.
Alan’s approach to Conscious Connected Breathing is designed to be simple and accessible. Once you have learned the technique and understand how to practise it appropriately, even a short daily breathing practice can become a powerful part of your routine.
People come to breathwork from all walks of life and for many different reasons. The common thread is a desire to experience something beyond the habitual patterns of everyday life and discover what becomes possible when we work consciously with the Breath.
Why not join them?
All of Alan’s work is based around one simple technique, which can be varied depending on how you want to feel and what you would like to explore.
The best way to learn Conscious Connected Breathwork is with appropriate guidance. You can learn with Alan through 1-1 Sessions and Workshops or a Breathguru® Retreat, where you will be taught how to use the technique and guided through the experience.
Alan’s introductory film provides a short preview of the technique and what Conscious Connected Breathing is all about.
Conscious Connected Breathwork is contraindicated for individuals with:
• Epilepsy or any seizure disorders
• Cataracts
• Glaucoma
• Detached retina
• Recent eye surgery
• History of aneurysms
• History of severe mental health disorders:
Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Psychosis,
Schizophrenia, Complex PTSD
• Pregnancy: first trimester
Do not attempt CCB if you have any of the above conditions.
Should you suffer from any other conditions you are not sure about, please consult with your Doctor/GP/Physician first. Email us with any queries.