I am a Life Adventurer, a Pilgrim and an Artist.

Originally trained as an Economist I worked for more than 10 years for various governmental institutions in Switzerland as a statistician, followed by 2 years in Africa as a Development worker for a big Swiss NGO.

I discovered the power of the Breath in 1990 and trained as a Breathworker in Venezuela with Viola Edward in 1995. I have been working with the Breath ever since, facilitating individual sessions, and workshops in various countries. In 2028 I co-created the AIR School of Breathwork (airschoolofbreathwork.com), a successful breathworker programme both in the UK and overseas. After running it for 15 years, I'm now handing it over to two of my excellent graduates, Jacqui Storm and Kerry Veitch.

I have been involved with the IBF since the year 2000, being successively its National Coordinator for the UK, its Treasurer and then its President from 2008 to 2012. I also lead the IBF-UN Project Group aiming at developing concrete Conscious Breathing projects all around the world to contribute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, and co-created with Judee Gee the IBF Conscious Breathing Trauma Recovery programme (CBTR) to bring relief to people suffering from PTSD, burnout and depression. This programme is available for free here.

I was born and grew up in the French speaking part of Switzerland but am passionate about the world and its communities. I now live in the UK with my husband and our daughter. Over the last years I have become a pilgrim, walking along the Via Francigena (see my blog on brigittemartinpowell.com . I have also started painting and recently used my painting skills to support me through another deep journey of personal growth.