Types of Breathwork

There are many approaches to breathwork, and the variety can be overwhelming. Some methods are deeply therapeutic, others are highly structured, and many are branded programs with their own schools and certifications. The key isn’t finding the “right” method; it’s finding the approach that works for you.

At The Infinite Center, we draw on multiple evidence-informed traditions to make breathwork practical and accessible for purpose-driven professionals. We’re not tied to a single lineage or guru. Instead, we focus on skills and experiences that create clarity, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Common Breathwork Approaches

Here are some of the most widely recognized types of breathwork and how they connect to (or differ from) our approach:

• Conscious Connected Breathwork

A broad category of breathwork practices that use continuous, circular breathing without pauses between inhale and exhale. This approach is often used in modalities like Holotropic Breathwork, NeuroDynamic Breathwork, and Rebirthing Breathwork. It’s known for its ability to access expanded states of awareness and release long-held tension or emotion.

• Transpersonal Breathwork 

Transpersonal Breathwork is rooted in the field of transpersonal psychology and draws from the pioneering work of Stanislav Grof. These sessions often combine intensified breathing with evocative music and a safe group container to open the door to expanded states of consciousness. The focus is on direct inner experience, creative expression, and integration of insights that extend beyond the personal into the archetypal or spiritual.  At The Infinite Center, our retreat experiences include Transpersonal Breathwork alongside group process, qigong, yoga, and creative expression.

• Holotropic Breathwork
  
  Developed by Stanislav and Christina Grof, Holotropic Breathwork combines intensified breathing with evocative music and group support. The method is designed to access non-ordinary states of consciousness, often bringing forward insights, emotional release, and even transpersonal experiences. While The Infinite Center draws inspiration from this tradition, we do not offer Holotropic Breathwork; however, our Transpersonal Breathwork Journeys offered at our retreats are very similar.
  
  
• NeuroDynamic Breathwork
  
  Created by Michael Stone, NeuroDynamic Breathwork is an evolution of the Holotropic tradition, offering similar depth in an online format. Sessions use carefully crafted music sets, structured facilitation, and integration coaching to support expanded states of awareness. At The Infinite Center, we offer [1:1] and [Group Centerline Breath Journeys] that draw on NeuroDynamic Breathwork, adapted to meet the needs of professionals and groups.
  
  
• Functional Breathwork
  
  Simple techniques designed for specific outcomes, such as reducing anxiety, improving focus, or supporting better sleep. These are the kinds of tools we teach in our [1:1 Breathwork Coaching] and [The Breathwork Hour], our free online monthly community gathering.
  
  
• Box Breathing & Other Techniques
  
  Simple, structured techniques like Box Breathing, Triangle Breathing, or Alternate Nostril Breathing are used by athletes and the military to build focus and clarity under stress. The Infinite Center incorporates these techniques into our [1:1 Breathwork Tools Coaching] and [The Breathwork Hour], our free online monthly community gathering, giving people accessible skills they can apply immediately.
  
  
• Wim Hof Method
  
  A popular approach combining breathwork, cold exposure, and mindset practices. Not part of our offerings, but an example of how breathwork has reached mainstream attention.
  
  
• Pranayama
  
  The traditional yogic breathing practices that underpin much of modern breathwork. While we are not yoga-based, the roots of pranayama inform today’s understanding of how breath influences the nervous system. Some of our breathwork [Tools] at The Infinite Center, offered at [The Breathwork Hour], our free online monthly community gathering, and as part of our  [1:1 Breathwork Tools Coaching] are based on traditional pranayama practices.
  
  
• Somatic Breathwork
  
  Some traditions emphasize working directly with physical tension and emotional release. While we don’t use this label, many of our [Tools] and [Practices] support nervous system regulation in real time.
  
  

These examples illustrate the breadth of breathwork, but our role isn’t to catalog them all. Our role is to simplify.

How We Organize Breathwork at The Infinite Center

We’ve distilled breathwork into three clear pathways:

• Tools: Immediate techniques for regulating stress and resetting focus in the moment.
  
  
• Offerings: [The Breathwork Hour] (free monthly online sessions),
• [1:1 Breathwork Tools Coaching] (skills-based private sessions).
  
  
• Practices: Structured programs and coaching that help you integrate breathwork into daily life for resilience and sustained capacity.
  
  
• Offerings: [The Infinite Reset] (30-day online program),
• [The Infinite Reset Intensive] (in-person + online hybrid)
• [1:1 Executive & Leadership Coaching].
  
  
• Journeys: Longer breathwork experiences that create space for deep inner work, release, and renewal.
  
  
• Offerings: [1:1] and [Group Centerline Breath Journeys] (online + in-person sessions),
• [Centerline Breath Retreats] (in-person immersive retreats), plus a [Centerline Breath Journey] component within the [Infinite Reset Intensive.]
  
  

Every offering at The Infinite Center fits into one of these pathways, so you always know what you’re getting and how it supports your bigger goals.

Discover What Fits You

With so many types of breathwork out there, it’s easy to get lost in the options. At The Infinite Center, we make it simple. Whether you want quick techniques you can use between meetings, a 30-day program to reset your capacity, or a deep breathwork Journey, we’ll meet you where you are and help you move forward with clarity.