kishi breathworks - FUNCTIONAL BREATHING SUNSHINE COAST

FUNCTIONAL BREATHING TRAINING

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL BREATHING TRAINING?

Kishi Breathworks functional breathing training using the Oxygen Advantage Method, involves a series of daily breathing exercises and techniques designed to improve the health and well-being of your entire body, mind, and nervous system.

The Oxygen Advantage Method has been clinically proven to increase the oxygenation of your muscles, organs, and brain, and help regulate the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) by maintaining a healthy Sympathetic (SNS) and Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) balance and reducing your SNS overdrive or stress response.

Regular practice of functional breathing techniques can increase productivity, mental clarity, and sports performance, induce a maintainable state of calm and focus, and improve the functionality of your whole system.

WHAT IS DYSFUNCTIONAL BREATHING?

In today's face paced society, dysfunctional breathing has become a common and highly undiagnosed disorder. The most common dysfunctional breathing pattern is upper chest breathing through the mouth, which can induce the over-stimulation of the SNS and significantly reduce the oxygenation of muscles, organs, and brain. This can lead to symptoms of anxiety / stress, brain fog, poor cognitive function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and poor sports performance and recovery.

Kishi Breathworks offers Oxygen Advantage functional breathing courses specifically developed to transform these dysfunctional breathing patterns with individualised programs to fit within busy schedules whilst gaining the maximum health benefits and improving quality of life.

WHO ARE THE COURSES FOR?

Kishi Breathworks courses cater to professional and recreational freedivers and athletes, and anyone experiencing symptoms of anxiety, stress, poor mental clarity, poor sleep, and PTSD. These in-person courses are limited to small groups, offering a personal and in-depth evaluation of individual requirements to assist each participant in achieving their specific goals.

Kishi Breathworks founder and Functional Breathing Instructor Tahnee Burchmann is a registered health professional with a Bachelor of Health Science, multiple years experience in the health industry and is dedicated to supporting people on their health and wellness journey.

WHERE IS KISHI BREATHWORKS LOCATED?

Kishi Breathworks is located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The courses generally operate locally, however interstate and international sessions can be organised. Please contact us to discuss if you wish to book in another location. Online courses are currenly being developed and will be available in 2025

FUNCTIONAL BREATHING FOR FREEDIVERS THREE WEEK PROGRAM

The 'Funcitonal Breathing for Freedivers' course involves 3 contact days over a three week period, with individualised daily functional breathing exercise programs using the Oxegen Advatage Method, and one on one check-ins. The Oxygen Advantage functional breathing exercises have been specifically selected and modified to simulate Freedive training and diving, with results showing the program can increase your breath hold capacity, and delay the onset of diaphragm contractions.

Over the three week course you will:

  • Learn how to self-regulate your Autonomic Nervous System (maintain a healthy Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) / Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) balance) throughout the day, every day

  • Learn how to maintain a lowered SYS (your fight or flight/ stress) response throughout the day. This will allow you to more easily lower your heart rate and enter a deeper state of relaxation prior to and during your pool and open water freedive sessions.

  • Increase your Hypercapnic capacity (CO2 tolerance) and Hypoxic capacity, using functional movement at FRC (Functional Residual Capacity)

  • Train your body and nervous system to stay relaxed during movement at FRC using IHHT (Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxic Training) exercises

  • Learn how to increase Nitric Oxide production and uptake, and how this benefits Freediving

  • Learn how to significantly improve the oxygenation of your muscles, organs, and brain

  • Learn breathe-up techniques to lower your HR and increase systemic oxygenation

  • Increase your anerobic capacity and buffering capacity of the muscles. This delays the onset of lactic acid and fatigue and decreases your recovery time

  • Learn post dive / training routines to boost recovery

  • Gain multiple ongoing health benefits and lifetime techniques to maintain the benefits gained in the three week program

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1

Dive into your journey towards increased breath-hold capacity and delayed contractions with Day 1 theory, where you’ll learn the basic fundamentals of functional breathing, the three pillars of the Oxygen Advantage, how to accurately measure your BOLT score, and then hit the pool to record your baseline stats.

During the day 1 theory session you will be drafted your own personal functional breathing 3 week program based on your BOLT score, time availability, weekly DYN or depth sessions, nervous system / stress levels, and what you’re wanting to achieve in the program.

You will also learn how to practice the exercises so you’re 100% set and ready to to smash out your program and start kicking goals! Then it’s over to you to practice your daily functional breathing regime.

WEEK 2

Dive deeper into the fundamentals of functional breathing with day 2 focusing on an extended theory session, practical revision, and reassessment of your personalised program to ensure you’re on track to meeting your breath hold goals.

In week 2 you will start to noticed an improvement in your hypercapnic capacity (CO2 tollerance) as the IHHT (intermittent hypercapnic hypoxic training) exercises begin to effect change in the respiratory center located in the medulla oblongata at the base of the brain. Your BOLT score should increase and you should begin to find the exercises easier to perform. You may also notice a reduction in stress, and improved sleep and concentration.

Then it’s over to you again to continue with your program for another two weeks (one on one online check ins are encouraged) until the final contact day at the end of week 3.

WEEK 3

On the final contact day at the end of week 3 we will hit the pool to record your outcome stats. Then it’s one final theory session to revise key points and reassess your program for ongoing practice. 

Outcomes from previous course participants have shown an increase in DYN distance, and static PB’s. Participants have also reported a significant improvement in stress levels, sleep scores, and cognitive function. 

It is advised to continue with a weekly functional breathing regime, which will be individually drafted to meet your personal requirements. 

Online check-ins are available as required moving forward with your program.

aBOUT TAHNEE BURCHMANN

Tahnee Burchmann has a holistic approach to health and wellness, and a commitment to empowering people with knowledge and practical skills to assist them on their journey to better physical and mental health, and better quality of life.

Tahnee is a certified Oxygen Advantage Instructor, a certified Padi Freedive Instructor, and, with a Batchelor of Health Science B.H.sc (Acu) Tahnee is also an established Dr of Chinese Medicine with post grad qualifications in advanced Japanese Style Acupuncture, running a busy clinic in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Previously having worked in Western Australia and the Northern Territory as a pearl diver, and later as a coxswain / EMT (medic) on environmental research ships, Tahnee has an extensive maritime industry background in commercial diving and Emergency Medical Response, which is where she found her life’s passion for the ocean and healing. 

Over the last 12 years studying and working as a clinical practitioner, and through her intensive training as a recreational freediver, Tahnee has developed a keen awareness of how the breath influences the autonomic nervous system and impacts on physical and mental health. Through frequent clinical observations, she has witnessed first-hand how transforming dysfunctional breathing patterns with simple exercises can make significant improvements in peoples overall health and wellness. With this thorough understanding of the mechanisms of functional breathing and the automatic nervous system, and using her Oxygen Advantage Method training, Tahnee has created courses for people of all levels of physical health, mental health, fitness / sports training, and freedivers of all levels of depths and distance training.