Hi! I’m Dana Burns. I live in southeast Florida with my husband and two effervescent boys. I got my start in the wellness world working as a registered dietitian. After a decade of clinical work, I created a private practice helping clients in recovery at addiction treatment centers. As a dietitian, I help clients meet their health goals and improve their energy and mood. However I had a desire to provide my clients with additional tools to dive deeper into self-exploration and to challenge limiting beliefs. Breathwork had a profound impact on my life over many years- so sharing this practice felt like a natural calling.

Before I discovered breathwork, I had already integrated many healthy coping mechanisms, sustained sobriety since 2018, and found success in my dietitian career. However, the underlying anxiety and stress that led me to different addictions in the first place was still very much present. Then to add fuel on the anxiety fire… I became a mom. And I needed more support to be the person I always knew I could be.

Breathwork became the bridge for me into a world of greater self-discovery, connection, and spiritually. Through the breath, we have to ability to connect deeply with ourselves and the world around us. It all comes down to connection.

“The opposite of addiction is connection.”- Johann Hari

Since ‘covid times’, breathwork has been a foundational modality in my life. I found guidance within myself everytime I lied down for a session. The clarity came from within. I started to feel grounded and less reactive in the daily life of motherhood. I was unaware of just how emotionally distant I was until I started breathwork. I discovered that by feeling more- I could give myself permission to experience more joy and ease in life.

“Joy is the matriarch of the family of emotions- it won’t enter a house where her children aren’t welcome.” - Joe Hudson

I used this modality as a tool to release stuck emotions stored in my body. Breathwork helped me to regulate my nervous system, let go of the illusion of control, lessen the inner critic voice, and to live more in my body/heart instead of my head. From the heart, I am committed to showing up for the ones I love. And to be a bridge for others in times of stress, uncertainty and transition.