Compassion meets you here, without condition.
Compassionate Breath
A Sanctuary of Stillness
Welcome to Compassionate Breath — A Sanctuary of Stillness.
Here, we meet ourselves through breath and presence.
There’s nothing to fix, force, or get right — only a gentle return:
To your body. To your breath. To the quiet miracle of being alive.This is a space for slowing down.
Through gentle breath practices, heart-based guidance, and soothing sound,
you’re invited to reconnect — not through effort, but through ease.Come as you are. Everything you need is already within you.
One-to-One Guidance
✨ Compassionate Breath Guidance ✨
Support for Inner Harmony
🌿 Who Are These Sessions For?
If you're carrying something unspoken—grief, stress, or subtle emotional weight—and feel ready to be gently witnessed, these sessions are for you. You don’t need a diagnosis or a story. Just a willingness to breathe and be held.
🦋 A Soft Way In
This is not therapy or coaching. It's breath-guided presence. A calm space where your inner rhythm is met without force, and where healing unfolds through compassionate awareness.
💔 What Is Emotional Trauma?
Emotional trauma isn't always loud. It can live in silent tension, passed-down patterns, or old protective walls. These sessions offer space to meet and release what was once too much to feel.
💖 How Do I Know If I'm Holding Trauma?
You may feel overwhelmed, numb, reactive, or simply “off.” These signs are not failures—they’re invitations. Your body remembers what the mind has softened. The breath brings it gently into light.
🌬️ Can These Wounds Be Released?
Yes—but not by pushing. Healing happens through presence. By welcoming rather than resisting, the body naturally opens, unwinds, and lets go.
🌊 What Might I Experience After?
A calmer nervous systemRelief from emotional loopingA deeper connection to yourselfGentle shifts in breath, mood, and clarityUnexpected releases of physical tension or discomfortSubtle improvements in digestion, sleep, or overall vitality
📝 What Happens In a Session?
With guided breath, intuitive inquiry, and deep listening, you are invited into stillness. No story needs to be told. No outcome chased. Only truth, gently revealed.
🌿 What Might Be Included in a Session?
Each 1:1 session is a co-created sanctuary—intuitively guided and grounded in presence. Based on your needs and intentions, sessions may include some or all of the following:
💠 Resonant Dialogue & Reflection
We begin with compassionate conversation—meeting what arises without judgment, gently exploring stories, sensations, or emotions through a lens of loving awareness.
💗 Compassion Clearing
A subtle yet powerful process using spoken compassion statements to soften and dissolve ancestral, karmic, or subconscious imprints that keep looping in the background of your life.
🌀 Somatic Integration
Tuning into the body with gentle awareness or micro-movement—creating space for the nervous system to find regulation, safety, and a sense of internal trust.
🔔 Sound & Stillness Closure
We close in silence, resonance, or stillness. Whether through a soft tone, ambient sound, or deep quiet, this space allows what’s shifted to integrate fully and land gently in the body.
🔗 Can This Support Other Healing Work?
Absolutely. These sessions pair beautifully with counselling, bodywork, plant medicine, or yoga practices—acting as a bridge between body, breath, and soul.
📍 Where Do Sessions Take Place?
Online, or in-person where available.
💞 Sliding Scale Investment
Choose the exchange that aligns with your resources. You are welcome at every tier.
🧘 Want to Know More?
Full session details, background, and the healing path behind Compassionate Breath Guidance.
Meditation & Sound Library
Free to Download
A curated selection of complementary meditations and practices offered in service. These tracks are simple, spacious, and accessible — ideal for grounding, pausing, or re-entering presence throughout your day.
Meditation Bundles
These bundled recordings offer deeper listening experiences designed to calm emotional turbulence, soften inner resistance, and cultivate a state of gentle balance. Each bundle carries a specific tone — such as clarity, quietude, or heart-softening — allowing you to choose what your system most needs in the moment.
Coming Soon
The Sound & Stillness Library continues to grow with new recordings added regularly. Fresh content will appear here as the field evolves — inviting you into new layers of breath, presence, and quiet nourishment.
About
The Heart Behind the Breath
My name is Richard, and this is not just my work — it is my remembering.Through years of walking with breath, stillness, and the unseen threads of emotional alchemy, I’ve come to hold space not as a teacher, but as a companion in returning. My background weaves together breath facilitation, therapeutic sound practice, intuitive somatic support, and a lifelong reverence for the invisible. Compassionate Breath is the field that emerged from this path — a field where nothing is imposed, and everything is welcome.This is not about fixing. It is about listening. It is about breathing together until the silence speaks.Thank you for being here.
Testimonials
Shared Experiences
These reflections come from participants across a range of my sessions, including yoga, breathwork, and stillness journeys. Each voice offers a window into the heart of this shared sanctuary.
If you feel drawn to share your own experience with Richard's work, please feel free to do so below. 😊
Contact
Begin Here
If something in you feels ready — to soften, to listen, to return — this is your invitation. Whether you’re curious about one-to-one sessions, wish to enquire about the downloads, or simply want to connect, I welcome you.There’s no pressure. Just presence.
Reach out gently — your breath has already begun the journey.
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Thank you for visiting
Everything here is offered with care, simplicity, and deep respect for your journey. May this space support your breath, your body, and your becoming.Please note: The sessions and resources shared through Compassionate Breath are not a substitute for medical or psychological care. If you are experiencing severe distress or health concerns, please reach out to a qualified professional.
© 2025 Compassionate Breath: A Sanctuary of Stillness. All rights reserved.Handwoven in service to harmonic remembering.
In-Person Group Sessions
If you're local to Willerby in the East Riding of Yorkshire(UK), you may wish to join one of my group sessions.
Yoga for Men
A grounded space to move, release, and reconnect.This class offers a supportive and accessible introduction to the physical practice of Hatha Yoga, tailored specifically for men of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you're completely new to yoga or looking to deepen your connection to breath and body, this is a welcoming space to begin or return.We focus on simple, steady postures that build strength, improve posture and flexibility, and gently release built-up tension. It’s not about being bendy or keeping up — it’s about meeting yourself where you are and finding ease in movement.You'll join others who’ve discovered that yoga is not only “okay” for men — it’s deeply beneficial for body, mind, and nervous system. No experience needed, and every session is guided with patience, presence, and clarity.📍 Willerby Methodist Church Hall
🕕 Tuesdays & Wednesdays | 6pm – 7pm
Stretch, Breathe, Unwind
A gentle sanctuary to return to yourself.These sessions were born from a deep trust in the power of slowing down.
Rooted in meditation, breath, and soft movement, this weekly class is a place to simply be — no expectations, no pressure to “get it right,” just space to come as you are.You’ll be guided through light stretching, mindful breathing, moments of stillness, and the soothing resonance of healing sounds — including chimes, gentle drums, and singing bowls.This is a nurturing, welcoming space where safety and presence are held with care. Many who attend speak of feeling lighter, calmer, and more grounded — able to meet life’s rhythms with renewed grace.📍 St Luke’s Church Hall, Willerby
🕑 Tuesdays at 2pm
💫 Open to all
