Build Resilience and Recover from Burnout with Science-Backed Breathwork

For professionals, parents, and athletes struggling with stress, burnout, or poor sleep.

Practical breathing coaching in Wellington and online to reduce stress, regulate your nervous system, and restore energy.


Trusted by professionals, athletes, and clients across New Zealand and worldwide.

A Coach Who’s Lived Burnout — and Recovered

I’m Simon Fogarty, a former litigation lawyer in Wellington who experienced burnout firsthand. Breathwork played a key role in my recovery and rebuilding resilience.

Today, I help professionals, athletes, and individuals across New Zealand and worldwide improve their breathing physiology, regulate stress, and restore energy.

• Oxygen Advantage Certified Functional Breathing Coach

  • Evidence‑based breathing and nervous system training

  • Coaching clients in Wellington and worldwide

    Is This You?

  • Constant stress or overwhelm

    • Burnout or persistent fatigue

    • Poor sleep or frequent nighttime waking

    • Anxiety or difficulty switching off

    • Breathlessness or low energy

  • Declining performance in work or sport

    Breathing training can help restore balance.

What breathwork can help improve

Burnout recovery & resilience

Restore energy, reduce stress hormones, and build a nervous system that copes with and recovers faster from stress.

Stress & anxiety regulation

Learning breathing techniques that shift your body out of “fight-or-flight” and into a calmer, more balanced state.

Better sleep & recovery

Reduce nighttime wakefulness, improve oxygen efficiency, improve your heart rate variability, and train your body to fall asleep more easily.

Athletic performance & recovery

Increase endurance, improve CO₂ tolerance, sharpen focus under fatigue, and accelerate recovery.

Menopause support

Improve breathing stability, reduce breathlessness and snoring, and reduce the frequency of hot flushes.

Lung health and breathing mechanics

Improve lung function, breathing biomechanics, concentration, energy, circulation, and overall respiratory health.

Simple, personalised coaching

1. Assess symptoms and review breathing patterns

2. Build a personalised breathing programme

3. Train practical daily techniques

4. Track improvements in stress, sleep, and recovery

Sessions available in Wellington or online worldwide.

Ways to work with me

One-on-one (Wellington & online)

Personalised sessions for stress management, burnout recovery, resilience building, improved sleep, and better performance.

Corporate workshops & webinars

Training to improve resilience and reduce burnout.

Group Breathwork Programmes for Burnout Recovery, Sleep & Performance

Breathwork for beginners, performance, sleep, and nervous system regulation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does breathwork help build resilience and aid burnout recovery?

A: Breathwork reduces stress hormones, calms the nervous system, and restores energy, supporting long‑term burnout recovery. Rebuilding your breathing transforms your physiology, helping you stay calm under pressure and to recover faster and more robustly from stressful events.

Q: Can I access burnout recovery coaching online?

A: Yes. Coaching is available online worldwide, as well as in person in Wellington.

Q: Will breathwork improve my sleep?

A: Functional breathing techniques reduce nighttime wakefulness, snoring, and restless breathing patterns, helping you fall asleep faster and enjoy deeper rest.

Q: Is breathwork useful for athletes and performance?

A: Yes. Breathwork increases endurance, improves CO₂ tolerance, sharpens focus under fatigue, speeds up recovery, and supports increases in VO2 max.

Disclaimer

Nothing on this site constitutes or should be taken as medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for personalised guidance and treatment of any medical condition.