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Rafael de Freitas Ghedini
Rafael
de Freitas Ghedini
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2527
Calderwood
Australia
Phone: 0433658352
Email: rafaelghedini@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathworkcollective.au/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreathworkCollective_AU

Who I am

I’m a Brazilian living in Australia since 2009, husband to a magnificent wife, and proud father to a gorgeous 10-year-old girl. I’m someone who’s walked both worlds—the high-performance corporate track and the deeply human journey of healing and reconnection. I live with curiosity, heart, and a strong belief that we all have the power to reset, reclaim and realign—through breath.

When I’m not guiding sessions, you’ll find me in the gym, gardening, cooking, plunging into cold water, reading stoic philosophy, or exploring the intersection of neuroscience, plant medicine, and self-awareness.

My Journey

You know, life has a funny way of leading us down paths we never expected to walk.

For years, I worked in high-pressure corporate environments—executive roles in Technology Risk and Internal Audit. I thrived in structure, results, and high performance. But my body began to protest: stomach issues, two herniated discs in my neck, and eventually a ruptured disc in my lower back.

Driven by my obsession with health and peak performance, I began exploring beyond the gym—into Heart Coherence breathing (since 2016), Wim Hof (since 2020), meditation, nutrition, fasting, and cold exposure.

But it was in 2022, during a Holotropic-style breathwork session in Bali, that everything changed. I cried for the first time in years. It cracked me open in a way nothing else had. It wasn’t just a release—it was a remembering.

From there, I followed the call. I became a certified facilitator in 2024, a Master Breathwork Facilitator in 2025 and stepped fully into this work, bringing the same integrity, intensity and care I had in corporate—just now, it’s in service of healing, not audit reports.

Integrative Breath, Transformational Breath, Box Breath, Buteyko, Breath Of Fire, Wim Hof Method, Mindful Breath, Capno Training, Circular Breath, Shamanic Breath, Perinatal Breathwork, Diaphragm. Breath, Functional Breath, Conscious Connected Breath, Heart coherent breathing
Clients: One-to-One, Groups, Online, Retreats
Personally practicing breathwork since: 2016
Certified practitioner since: 2024
Training hours undertaken: 400
HOW I WORK:

My approach to breathwork is integrative, trauma-informed and deeply transformational. I guide both groups and individuals through carefully structured sessions that blend ancient breath traditions with modern science, supporting nervous system regulation, emotional release, and optimal human performance. I work across a range of modalities, including Conscious Connected Breathing, Holotropic/Breakthrough-style trauma-informed breathwork, Heart Coherence techniques, and CO₂ tolerance development. These practices are tailored not only for personal growth and healing but also to support athletes and high performers in building resilience, recovery capacity, and mental focus. My facilitation is grounded in the work of leading thinkers in breathwork, trauma and physiology—drawing inspiration from Buteyko, Patrick McKeown, Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, and Dr Gabor Maté. Their research shapes how I understand and teach breath as a tool for deep healing and long-term wellbeing. What sets my practice apart is not just the breathwork itself, but the integration and education that comes with it—supporting people to reclaim agency, clarity and calm, and to carry these tools into everyday life. Clients often describe the experience as life-changing—“like seven years of therapy in one.” Many say they were able to connect with their body and breath for the first time in their life, accessing deep clarity, emotional release, and a profound sense of reconnection. I hold space with care, clarity, and structure—prioritising safety, agency, and integration in every session. I am fully insured and hold current First Aid and CPR certification, maintaining high standards of safety and professionalism in all aspects of my work.

Institute(s) where I trained: Breathless Expeditions
https://breathlessexpeditions.com/
Average duration of a session: Group: 3 hrs | Private: 2–3 hrs first session, then 1–2 hrs depending on need
Other relevant information: Session durations apply to breakthrough/holotropic/trauma-informed sessions
Costs: $75 AUD per person (group) | $120 AUD per hour (private)
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My languages: English, Portuguese
Breathwork methods: CCB, Coherent Breath, Holotropic Breath
Role (Free Subscriber, Friend...): Professional Members
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