Stop bracing. Start breathing.
For when you're getting through your days instead of living them. Private, trauma-informed breathwork sessions on Zoom, from anywhere.
Based in Kitchener-Waterloo, with in-person workshops locally.
Notice your breath right now. Is it high in your chest? Are your shoulders up?
Most of us breathe like we're bracing for the next thing, all day, without knowing it. The body stays on guard, the mind stays busy, and we're never quite here.
If nothing changes, you keep living like this: half-present, caught in your head, missing the moments you're in.
This is where Breathwork can help. Not by teaching you to relax, and not by talking it through. Breathwork works through the body.
In a private session, I guide you through different breathing patterns that helps your body stop bracing. As your breath moves down from your chest into your belly, what you've been holding (tension, emotion, years of pushing through, trauma) finally has room to move. Some people cry. Some laugh. Some feel energy running through their hands. Whatever comes up is welcome, and you stay in control of the pace.
What you take with you isn't just a calm hour. It's the experience of being fully in your body again, and remembering what it feels like to be here.
After working together, clients describe:
Awareness: "I became much more aware of how much I was holding"
Release: "released so much pain and stuckness"
Relief in the body: "calmer and less tension in my chest"
A clear head: "gave my mind a break from the stress of daily life"
Perspective: “you step out of the details and see what matters, so decisions feel clearer”
A practice that lasts: "I've continued practicing breathwork every day, and that has made all the difference"
"My energy moved and positively shifted."
"I felt calmer and less tension in my chest after my breath work session... Amazing what guided breath work can create and release with the right facilitator." (Georgia)
"She really witnessed me and made me feel safe."
"I was blown wide open, released so much pain and stuckness... she gave me choice whether I wanted to continue going forward or slowing down." (Chantal)
"It helped me tune into the tension in my body."
"Being new to breathwork, the experience felt incredibly fresh and positive... I became much more aware of how much I was holding, and the session helped me release it in a really meaningful way." (Xueao)
"That has made all the difference."
"Bénédicte is a highly skilled facilitator... I felt safe and supported in her presence. Since our session, I've continued practicing breathwork every day, and that has made all the difference." (Yolanda)
Who am I?
I'm Bénédicte, a Juilliard-trained violinist, Concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and a certified trauma-informed breathwork facilitator. I know how to perform under high pressure.
What nobody saw was what happened offstage. After my daughters were born, I spent six years in a fog. I still showed up at home and at work, but I was never fully there. I was surviving, not living, and I didn't know how to come back. I thought time would fix everything, but it never did.
In May 2025, I experienced my first breathwork session. Somewhere in the middle of it, I loosened my grip on trying to control everything and got into the flow of the breath. Between sobs and tears, I got a glimpse of myself. For the first time in years, I felt like I was actually in my body. Present. Awake. Me.
That's why I do this work. Not to teach you to relax, but to help you stop bracing and start showing up fully in your own life, whatever role you play in it.
Single sessions: 30 min $85 · 60 min $125
Packages (where real change happens):
4 × 30 min: $306 (save 10%)
3 × 60 min: $330 (save 12%)
6 × 60 min: $630 (save 16%)
Online on Zoom, from anywhere. We talk about what's happening for you. From there, we set an intention and I guide you through a breath practice. We finish by talking through what came up. You leave with practical tools you can use on your own.
How a session works
All prices include tax. Sessions never expire when you purchase a package, simply book when you need one.
For you if: you feel disconnected from yourself, stretched thin, or stuck, anxious, and you're ready to do something about it.
Not for you if: you're looking for crisis support, or for a replacement for therapy or medical care.
FAQ
I've never done breathwork. Is that OK? Yes. I guide every breath, and you go at your own pace.
Does it work online? Yes. You practise in your own space, where you already feel familiar and safe.
What if emotions come up? That's totally normal and welcomed. I'm certified with Pause Breathwork, a trauma-informed approach, and you stay in control of how far you go.
Is this meditation? No. Breathwork is active and guided, and you feel it in your body. It can take you into states of awareness that feel similar to meditation, but your breath, body and emotions are all part of it.
Why a package instead of one session? Breathwork builds on itself. In the first session, your body is still getting to know the process. By the second or third, it trusts it more, lets go sooner, and goes deeper. A package gives you that momentum.
Is there a health form? Yes. You fill out a short intake form when you book, so I can keep your session safe.
Stop getting through your days. Start living them.
One private breathwork session on Zoom, from home.
You set the pace, I guide every breath.
Questions first? Write to me at hello@benedictelauziere.com
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