Breathwork continues to grow in the US.  Our US IBF membership continues to grow. This year in the US we had an amazing US World Breathing Day event held in New Orleans.  Kate Becker got 90 people to come and breathe with a big support team.  I continue to recruit breath schools and breath workers to join the IBF.

19th National Breathing Days in Vienna (once a year) and for the first time in Carinthia.
Breathing Festival (once a year).
Ongoing periodical in German since 1991.
Breathwork Training.

During 2026, the breathwork field continued to attract interest across Kuwait and the Arab region. However, due to the regional conflict and instability affecting the area, many in-person workshops, training programs, and events had to be postponed or cancelled.

Despite these challenges, I continued supporting the breathwork community through regular online activities. Throughout the year, I facilitated approximately three online workshops per month, including one free community session and two low-cost educational workshops designed to make breathwork accessible to a wider audience.

In October 2025, I officially launched the Nesmah® Method, which became the first dedicated Arab breathwork school and training system developed specifically for the Arab world. The method focuses on conscious breathing, personal development, emotional awareness, and wellbeing within a culturally appropriate framework.

In December 2025, I facilitated a weekend breathwork training program in Saudi Arabia. In February 2026, I led a four-day retreat in Morocco.

Looking ahead, I will continue contributing to the growth of breathwork education through online training programs. In June 2026, I will offer an online Facilitator Training focused on teaching facilitators how to safely guide online breathwork sessions.

In July 2026, I will offer an online Weekend Breathwork Training for individuals interested in learning breathing techniques for personal development and wellbeing.

During these programs, I will continue introducing participants to the International Breathwork Foundation (IBF), raising awareness about its mission, ethical standards, and international breathwork community.

As National Representative, I remain committed to promoting professional breathwork education, ethical practice, international collaboration, and public awareness of the benefits of conscious breathing throughout the Arab region

I remain deeply dedicated to the field of breathwork and to supporting the growth of the global breathwork community.

One of my goals for this year is to introduce more people in the Arab region to the International Breathwork Foundation and encourage greater participation and membership.

I am confident that by 2027, many more practitioners, facilitators, and individuals interested in conscious breathing will become familiar with IBF and its valuable contribution to the profession.

I am now working independently through my own breathwork school, which allows me greater flexibility in creating programs, reaching new audiences, and expanding awareness of Breathwork throughout the region.

This flexibility will also help me introduce more people to IBF and its international community.

Thank you for your continued efforts in supporting breathworkers around the world.

This is my first year as NR. 

Íve been in touch with the WhatsApp group of active IBF members, answering their questions and concerns.

I have attended most of the NR and TF meetings.

I did a couple of attemps to reach the not very active members and I had a very low response.

It´s been difficult for me to promote GIC this year. For the first time since I went to my first GIC in Barcelona in 2010, I had doubts about attending to GIC Rodhos. I find that the cost is very high. I dont like the idea of going to an expensive 5 stars hotel for a conference like ours. I would rather keep it simple, affordable and inclusive for families and people with lower resources. 

Also I was not very attracted to some of the keynote speakers that are not Breathworkers. 

So unfortunately, it did not feel honest to promote an event I had doubts about.

In early 2026, the Ukrainian Breathwork Association, a nonprofit organization, was officially registered.https://breathwork-association.org/  https://www.facebook.com/breatheofukraine/   On April 11, we held an online Breathing Day for Ukrainians, similar to World Breathing Day, and posted some videos on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA27DTd9GSw12ofxEdNU41Q I spoke about the IBF Breathing App and IBF. Also, at the end of 2025, I organized a 10-hour online training session by Giten Tonkov for Ukrainians, similar to this one https://biodynamicbreath.com/retreat/online-training/09-2026  I share information about the IBF on my social media accounts

Please consider my suggestions for improving operations and further development (in my personal opinion):
1. Add a section on suggestions to the annual report.
2. Create a section on the website with scientific evidence of the benefits of breathwork, results of scientific research, and publications of accessible scientific and ethical articles by leading experts in breathwork.
3. Encourage the sale of paper books, methodological guides, and magazines about breathwork at conferences.
4. Develop efforts to secure grants for promoting psychological assistance using breathwork, conducting potential scientific research, developing the website, etc.
5. Define a 5-year development plan, move forward with its implementation, and secure grants. Develop a marketing plan.
6. Encourage members—psychologists and researchers from the working group—to participate in international scientific conferences with presentations on the benefits of breathwork.
7. Share information about countries where breathwork are a proven method of therapy or are covered by health insurance.

There has been a lot of general movement eith practitioners and Trainers and new Breathwork stars were born.. 

Personally I engaged with offering my certification Training, Breathwork workshop, the organising of Gic and previews and Breathwork events in different cities. 

I engaged with other practitioners to sign up at the IBF abd also to the Gic. 

I engaged actively with 2 Workgroups: the Professionalism and the Ethics. 

I have been resolving IC matters 

I have found that sometimes people engage in IBF roles for personal gain. Although I find this ok it is shadowing the personification of the role when the only motive is this.