ABOUT IBF
Uniting and Inspiring People through Conscious Breathing
The IBF is a non-profit global network open to everyone interested in conscious breathing and breathwork. This includes Conscious Connected Breathwork Professionals, organisations and schools as well as individuals and practitioners interested in conscious breathing.
“The purpose of the IBF is to promote a heart-centred approach to breathwork, its theory and practice, for the expansion of consciousness and for personal and global transformation.”
The IBF was created in 1994, during the first Global Inspiration Conference (GIC) in Sweden and was officially incorporated as a non-profit organisation in The Netherlands in June 2000. Principal funding of the International Breathwork Foundation is by annual membership fees.
The IBF has an open, respectful and inclusive spirit to all nations, races, religions, spiritual traditions and breathing techniques and does not adhere to any specific tradition, religious or otherwise.
The Conference is held annually under the auspices of the IBF and is hosted in a different country each year. During the Conference the IBF holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM). All registered participants at the conference are welcome to participate in the AGM where decisions regarding the future direction of the IBF and its relationship to Breathwork are made.
The International Breathwork Foundation invites people devoted to Conscious Breathing, independent of modality, to participate in promoting and honouring the breath as a transformational tool.
All are welcome to the IBF network with members currently from more than 60 countries.
The IBF was granted Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC (United Nations) in 2016.
The IBF aims to serve as a research and documentation centre for collecting, collating and disseminating information from around the world about Breathwork and its diverse theories, techniques, practices, schools and trainings.
IBF is an organisation with full legal capacity – Netherlands – Chamber of Commerce Registration Number 32080432.
Find our GDPR policy here: IBF GDPR Policy 2018
