Breathing Course in Lecce and Salento: Learning to Breathe in Four Meetings
You look for a breathing course in Lecce and you find freediving courses and yoga classes. But you wanted something else: to learn to breathe well in everyday life. For stress. For sleep. For sport. Until now there was none.
At Masseria Montanari, in Carpignano Salentino, 25 minutes from Lecce, Davide, breath coach and facilitator, who works with Masseria Montanari, runs the cycle of four meetings "learning to breathe". And the evening breathing circles, if you want to try breathwork in a group.
The four meetings
Four sessions a week apart, one-to-one or in a group of at most six people, in the stone vaulted hall.
- How you really breathe. Observation and measurement of a few simple parameters. What the breath does to the nervous system. The first exercises.
- The nose and slowness. The techniques to return to nasal breathing and slow down, with exercises to do for five minutes several times a day.
- The diaphragm and movement. Breathing from the belly. Breathing while walking. Breathing in sport.
- Your own breath. What has changed, the personal programme for the month after, and a first taste of rhythmic breathing if you want to go further.
Between one meeting and the next there is practice at home. That is where the breath changes. The course is there to help you do it well.
What really happens
You do not learn a technique to perform. You learn to feel how you breathe, and to change it a little at a time.
On the first day you notice how high you breathe. After a week of exercises the nose starts to be enough. After two, the out-breath lengthens by itself. For many, after a month, slow breathing is no longer an exercise. It is theirs.
There is no right result to achieve. There is your breath, which becomes more your own.
Who it is for
For those who go through periods of stress and want a concrete tool. For those who sleep badly or breathe with their mouth open. For those who do sport and are looking for breath. For those who speak or sing for a living. For those who want to prepare for the intense practices with a body that already knows how to breathe.
Functional breathing has no contraindications. It is the right door for those who cannot do the intense practices too.
The breathing circles
If you want to feel the release straight away, alongside the course there are the breathing circles. Two hours in the evening, rhythmic breathing with music, for 8-14 people, no experience needed. Those who do the course arrive with more awareness. Those who do the circle first often ask for the course afterwards.
The place
The masseria's vaulted hall, 55 m² and air-conditioned, in Carpignano Salentino. 25 minutes from Lecce, 20 from Maglie and Otranto, a few minutes from Martano and Calimera. The cycle dates start on request, when a small group forms or even for one person alone. The circles have published dates.
How much it costs
The cycle of four meetings is on quotation, with a different price for one-to-one and small group. The single functional breathing session and the breathing circle (from 20 to 30 euros) are the ways to start without commitment.
Frequently asked questions
Is it suitable for complete beginners? It is designed precisely for you. We start from how you breathe today, with no previous knowledge, and every exercise is shown and tried in the session.
Can I do it online? The first and last meetings in person are the heart of the course. The two middle ones can be done by video call, if you live far away.
Do you issue a certificate? No. It is a course of personal practice, not professional training. What stays with you is the breath.
Book a session
You do not have to know how it is done already. You just have to start. Tell me how you breathe and what you are looking for on the Breath page: you do not need to write much. I will reply myself, usually within a day, with the dates of the next cycle or a proposal for you. If you are coming from far away, you can stay the night at the masseria.
Breathing practices are experiences of wellbeing and awareness offered under Italian Law 4/2013: they are not a remedy for anything and do not replace medical or psychological care.