Breath Retreat 2024
YPO Proposal
Breath Retreat | Southeast Asia
Spring 2024
James Nestor is a science journalist and author of the international bestseller book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, which has been translated into more than 35 languages and has sold two million copies worldwide.
Nestor and a world-renowned team of breathing, movement, and biomechanics experts have come together to hold immersive four-day Breath Retreat workshops.
Each day guests learn the history, science, and practice of breathing techniques that date back more than 5,000 years, from Kundalini to Buteyko, Tummo to Kriyas, Pranayama to Wim Hof Method. Individualized assessments are coupled with multimedia presentations and group breathing sessions focused on optimizing breathing to induce states of deep focus, relaxation, heightened immune response, energy, as well as altered states of consciousness.
For the first-time ever, Breath Retreat is coming to Southeast Asia in Spring 2024. We welcome YPO to join us.
You will never breathe the same again.
What can breathing do for you?
For thousands of years ancient cultures used breathing as a medicine to help heal the body and calm the mind. Modern science has more recently shown that harnessing our breath can measurably reduce stress, blood pressure, anxiety, depression, snoring, chronic headaches, and even asthma as well as some autoimmune diseases.
In these immersive and intensive four-day retreats, world experts in the field of breathing and the biomechanics of breathing will explore a spectrum of techniques, from deeply relaxing to energizing and exhilirating.
Retreats are ALL INCLUSIVE of breathing instruction and practice, individualized assessments and training, alignment and biomechanics, as well as meals and non-alcoholic beverages. You’ll connect with extraordinary humans from all over the world.
At the close the retreat each guest will leave with a toolbox of breathing practices to improve their mental and physical state, anytime and anywhere, for years to come.
Kundalini • Tummo • Kriyas • Qi Gong Pranayama • Resonant Breathing • Hypoventilation Athletic Training
PACKAGES & PRICES
YPO Proposal
Possible locations: Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | Bali | India
Limited to 35 - 70 YPO only guests
Five star accommodations
$3000 - $4250 per person
(depending on country and resort)
Digital toolbox of exclusive videos and audio programs for continued practice after the retreat
Rundown
• Daily lectures with James Nestor exploring the history and science of breathing
• Group and individual breathing instruction with Chuck McGee and a team of renowned experts
• Daily group breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Yoga, Qi Gong, HIIT and alignment workshops
• Evening sound baths
• Engaging with extraordinary humans from all over Planet Earth
Your Hosts
JAMES NESTOR will lead daily multimedia informational sessions, live expert interviews, and archival reviews on the history and science of breathing techniques. Nestor will be available throughout the workshop to answer individual questions and consult about whatever. In between lecturing, Nestor will be taking a place on the mats between the rest of the group to participate in breathing sessions led by...
CHUCK MCGEE III a world-renowned breathing instructor, will run breathing sessions and personal breathwork instruction. McGee suffered from hypertension, Type 1 diabetes, severe chronic pain, and depression for several years before discovering breathing practices that allowed him to help reduce or completely reverse his conditions. He’ll show you how he did it and explain how and why it works by drawing from techniques in Oxygen Advantage, Buteyko Breathing Technique, Wim Hof Method, XPT, Qi Gong, and more.
Sample Schedule
The schedule is subject to change here and there, but below is a general overview and timeline of what to expect.
All days are padded with free time for swimming, napping, socializing, relaxing, reading, or whatever makes you happy.
(Day 1) – Arrival
15:30 | Open check in for retreat and accommodations
15:30 - 18:00 | Getting settled | (Optional) Evening swim
18:00 - 19:30 | Welcome group dinner
20:00 - 22:30 | Evening breathwork session and sound bath
(Day 2) – Breathing Basics
7:00 - 7:30 | (Optional) Sunrise Qi Gong
7:45 - 8:30 | Group breathwork
8:30 - 9:30 | Breakfast
9:45 - 10:45 | Group breathwork biomechanics
11:00 - 12:30 | Personal time | (Optional) HIIT
12:30 - 13:45 | Group lunch
14:30 - 16:00 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science of Breath
16:00 - 17:00 | Breakout biomechanics sessions
18:00 - 19:30 | Group dinner
19:30 - 20:15 | Evening Q&A with James Nestor | Meet the instructors
20:15 - 22:30 | Evening sound bath with Nestor
(Day 3) – Qi Gong & Ancient Chinese
7:00 - 7:30 | (Optional) Sunrise Qi Gong
7:45 - 8:30 | Group breathwork
8:30 - 9:30 | Breakfast
9:45 - 10:45 | Body and breath alignment
11:00 - 12:30 | Personal time | (Optional) HIIT
12:30 - 13:45 | Group lunch
14:30 - 16:00 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science and History of Ancient Chinese and Buddhist Breathwork
16:00 - 17:00 | Group cold therapy with Qi Gong breathwork
18:00 - 19:30 | Group dinner
20:30 | (Optional) Gong sound therapy
(Day 4) – Kundalini
7:00 - 7:30 | (Optional) Sunrise Qi Gong
7:45 - 8:30 | Group Kundalini breathwork
8:30 - 9:30 | Breakfast
9:45 - 10:45 | Breakout biomechanics
11:00 - 12:30 | Personal time | (Optional) HIIT
12:30 - 13:45 | Group lunch
14:30 - 16:00 | James Nestor multimedia presentation: The Science and History of Kundalini
16:00 - 17:30 | Group Kriya intensive breathwork
18:00 - 19:30 | Group dinner
20:30 | (Optional) Cacao ceremony | Gong bath
(Day 5) – Integration/Departure
7:00 - 7:30 | (Optional) Sunrise Qi Gong
7:45 - 8:15 | James Nestor Integration Lecture
8:15 - 9:15 | Personal reassessments | Final group breathwork
9:30 - 11:00 | Group brunch
10:30 - 11:15 | (Optional) James Nestor book signing
12:00 | Check out and long goodbyes
FAQ & Additional Details
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This Breath Retreat is perfect for anyone who breathes. We offer clear instruction, support, and an environment for guests to take their breathwork as far as they’d like to go. From biomechanics basics and gentle nourishing practices to full-on vigorous hour-long ancient techniques, you are the pilot at Breath Retreat, not the passenger.
We have hosted hundreds of humans from more than 20 countries all over the world. From New York CEOs to Sedona vanlifers; British physicians to Brazilian artists; newly minted adults to octogenarians; single people, couples traveling together, and multi-generational families, you will be in the company of amazing people doing amazing things from all over the world. Children under the age of 17 are not permitted.
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Pricing includes access to all lectures, workshops, yoga, fitness classes, sound baths, meals, sunrise, sunsets, and much more.
Alcoholic and specialty drinks, optional massage services, and excursions are not included.
Cuisine
All guest packages include all meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The chefs can accommodate various dietary needs. Each meal will offer various options for every nutritional nuance: paleo to vegan, pescatarian to breatharian, and everything in between. For protein-focused eaters, breakfast and lunch offers eggs, meats, fish, and other options. For vegans, there are various delicious plant-based dishes as well. For dinner, the meals will vary.
Special dietary needs can be accommodated. Please let us know ahead of time.
Alcoholic beverages are not included in the cost of the retreat.