The method
What exactly does breathwork do to your body? How to reset your nervous system in five minutes. Backed by science, ready to use straight away.
Read about the methodTwo minutes of breathing, right now, right here on the page. Then a session with me, in English.
Breathe out
Slowly through your mouth.
A few minutes that are yours alone. In a 1-on-1 session we take this much further, in English, online or in Zandvoort, Haarlem or Amsterdam.
Your body is sounding the alarm, but your head wants to keep going a little longer. I know that from the inside, and that is where De Adempauze came from: breathwork for people who learned to keep going.
When pushing harder no longer helps, it is time to reset.
Read my story What does a breath coach do?You do not take a pause for breath when everything is done. You take it precisely when everything is switched on.Sjoerd Righolt · De Adempauze
Ada is an AI coach I trained on my own approach. No app to download, no account, no logging in. Every day you get a few minutes that are yours alone. Ada only speaks Dutch for now, but will be speaking English soon. The film is in Dutch too.
Five stars from six reviews. Three of them are below, word for word as participants wrote them, so in Dutch; your browser translates them in a click. Read them on Google.
Na 4 weken met de "Adempauze" app merk ik écht verschil: meer rust in mijn hoofd en meer ruimte in mijn dag. Het voelt als een hulptool die ik op elk moment kan inschakelen, en met Ada's persoonlijke begeleiding via WhatsApp, met dagelijkse oefeningen die precies passen bij mijn week, is het ook nog eens super toegankelijk. Zó fijn ontwikkeld door Sjoerd, dankje wel!De adempauze werkt voor mij perfect. De dagelijkse herinnering om even stil te staan en letterlijk adem te halen, zorgen voor meer rust en ontspanning. Ook bij drukkere dagen. Sjoerd en Ada begeleiden je hier heel zorgvuldig bij.Een fantastisch hulpmiddel om even tot rust te komen, verbonden te blijven en te ontspannen. Ook ideaal om mee in slaap te vallen!Four things almost everyone thinks at this point. They are all fair, so they are simply here.
That is probably true, and that is why it takes two minutes. Not forty-five minutes on a mat. It is the time you already spend scanning your screen before the next meeting starts. At the top of this page you can notice for yourself how short two minutes really are.
That is a real amount, and it is stated openly. What you get for it is tailored guidance every day, a weekly plan that moves with your week, and someone who notices when you drop out. You stop with a single message, and the first two weeks cost nothing and ask for no payment details in advance.
Familiar. The problem with apps is that they wait for you to take action. And on an overfull day, that is exactly what slips.
Ada turns it around: she simply sends you a message on WhatsApp. Nothing to install, no account to create and no logging in. What is more, she remembers what was going on last week, so you never have to tell your story all over again.
You do not need to know yet. Two free weeks, without payment details in advance, are meant for exactly that: you notice for yourself what it does for you before there is anything to decide. And at the top of this page you can try it right away.
I waited far too long myself. I was in a taxi on the way to the hospital and just kept working. My body already knew, I just did not want to hear it. I would not wish that detour on you, and that is why the first step here is free.
Ada asks whether you really want to stop or would rather pause for a while, and then stops it. No phone call, no email and no cancellation screen to get through.
What you have already paid for, you keep: your access runs until the end of the period you paid for.
From reading without obligation to a session with your whole team. Start where it feels right for you.
Sessions given at
A 1-on-1 session with me, in English, 75 to 90 minutes. Online or in person in Zandvoort, Haarlem or Amsterdam.
★★★★★ Five stars from six reviews. Read them word for word on Google.