Global Professional Breathwork Alliance

June 2026 | Issue 13

Dear GPBA Community,

We’re sharing a new GPBA video from Jim Morningstar, along with a featured resource download and a community invitation.

In breath, we remember the healing within.

How Breathwork Wakes Up the Healing Within the Brain

Jim Morningstar, PhD
Co-Director of the Global Breathwork Training Alliance

How Breathwork Wakes Up the Healing Within the Brain — Jim Morningstar, PhD

In this video, Jim Morningstar, PhD explores a core philosophy of breathwork: we are not “fixing” anyone, we are supporting the healing intelligence that is already within each person. He also shares practical context for working with regulation first, pacing, and why the distinction between hyperventilation and superventilation matters in breathwork practice.

Watch the Video

Featured Resource Download

State of the Breath Report (PDF)
Publish Date: April 2026
Author: MV Shook, CSCS

Breathwork is at an important turning point: widely practiced across the world, yet still emerging as a fully integrated part of clinical care, performance training, and everyday wellbeing. This report offers a clear overview of breathwork’s cross-cultural roots and its modern applications, including how breath training can influence the nervous system, mental health, physical health, and human performance as the field continues to evolve.

Download the Report (PDF)

Universal Breathing Declaration

Breath is the most intimate bridge between body, heart, mind, and spirit, and it belongs to all of us. We invite our GPBA community to join this global initiative by signing the Universal Breathing Declaration as a simple act of unity, care, and commitment to wellbeing for our shared world.

Sign the Declaration

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With appreciation,
The GPBA Team