Dear friend,

 

Hi, I’m Ed.

 

Six years ago, my life looked very different.

 

Most days, I was anxious from the moment I woke up to the moment my head hit the pillow.

 

I was drinking too much, smoking too much, barely sleeping, doing no exercise, and working a 9–5 job that drained me. On the surface, I was functioning. Inside, I was unravelling. If you wanted to build a formula for burnout, mentally, physically, and emotionally, you’d start with the habits I had.

 

And of course, it all caught up with me. Anxiety, something I’d never really experienced before, began to take over my life. I didn’t feel like myself. I felt wired and exhausted at the same time.

 

I wasn’t depressed, but I was numb.

 

I craved something I hadn’t felt in a long time: normality.

 

Looking back now, I’m strangely grateful for that chapter of my life.

 

Because it forced me to wake up. It forced me to see, clearly, that the way I was living wasn’t sustainable.

 

It wasn’t even living. It was surviving on autopilot.

 

And no one was coming to save me.

 

That’s the moment everything changed. I came across a quote that hit me straight in the chest: “No one is coming to save you. You are 100% responsible for your life. ”

 

So I decided to save myself. I was first properly introduced to conscious breathing, also known as breathwork, during my teenage years, specifically while playing high-level soccer in the UK.

 

My coach introduced me to a simple and easy breathwork technique. He outlined that when we stepped on the field, we made eye contact with our direct opponent and practised three slow and calm cycles of the technique.

 

From that moment onwards, I was hooked on the power that breathwork had on me.

 

I would be so nervous and about to start a big game. Then, after a few cycles of practice, I’d be in the zone. I knew there was more to this and other ways breathwork could enhance my life outside of the football pitch.

 

This is where I discovered how I could use breathwork to help manage my stress and anxiety, help me sleep better, and improve my athletic performance both on and off the field.

 

Since then, I’ve spent years studying and practising the science of breathing, becoming a certified Oxygen Advantage Advanced Breath Coach.

 

But more importantly, I’ve built a completely different life and helped 50+ other individuals do the same through my 1-1 Breathe2Achieve program and millions, if not tens of millions, through the BreathingByEd X account and my weekly newsletter, The Breath Letter.

 

One with more energy, more peace, and more purpose than I thought possible six years ago.

 

Now, I help others do the same.

 

My mission is simple: to help one million people transform their lives using the power of their breath.

 

With real, science-backed breathwork tools that meet you exactly where you are, and guide you toward where you want to be. Because you don’t have to stay stuck in survival mode.

 

You can change. And it can start with something as simple as the next breath.

 

Breathwork is a tool, but like any tool, its power lies in how you use it. Your breath is the fastest and most direct way to regulate your nervous system.

 

This is what will dictate how calm or how stressed you feel. It is the gatekeeper, the simplest stress-relieving tool that you have.

 

Breathing is not a choice, but the way you breathe is.