De Adempauze gives breathwork sessions in English and Dutch in Zandvoort, Haarlem and Amsterdam, and online. Below you will find what we offer, how a session goes, what carries on afterwards and what it costs.
Three things. A single 1-on-1 session of 75 to 90 minutes, in which you notice what a different way of breathing does for you and which technique suits your situation. Daily guidance via WhatsApp, in which you get a short exercise every day that moves with what is going on that week. And team sessions, on location.
It usually starts with a session, and the daily guidance carries on afterwards. You can also do just one or the other.
Beforehand we talk online for twenty minutes. What is going on, what have you already tried, where do you get stuck. That conversation shapes what we do in the session, and it means we do not spend our time together getting acquainted.
The session itself takes 75 to 90 minutes. You lie down, there is music, and I guide you through a way of breathing that goes further than what you would do on your own. What happens differs per person: tingling, emotion, or mostly calm. Whatever it is, I stay with you and we wind down gently.
Afterwards we go through what happened and you take home a technique. A five-minute exercise you can do tomorrow. What happens in your nervous system is explained under the method: you consciously change your breathing pace, your heart rate follows, and your body gets the signal that it is safe.
In the session you find a way of breathing that works for you. The gain lies in holding on to it: from once to a pattern. That is what Ada is for.
Ada sends you a short exercise every day via WhatsApp, tuned to what is going on for you and to your progress. Ada is an AI, you know that from day one. I build the method and the exercises, do the sessions and read along. No app to install, no account to create. The first two weeks cost nothing and ask for no payment details in advance. Then €19 a month, cancel monthly, and you stop by sending "stop". Ada only speaks Dutch for now, but will be speaking English soon.
We agree on the location in Amsterdam during the introductory call, based on where you are coming from and which time suits you. You get the address with the confirmation.
Online is also possible and saves travel time. You then need a place where you can lie undisturbed for about an hour, with headphones on. Rather get out of the city? Then come to Zandvoort, half an hour by train, and walk along the beach afterwards. Haarlem works too.
I worked in Amsterdam for years and hit a wall there. Poor sleep, a short fuse, and the feeling of working through a list without ever being done. I thought I was tired, and it was something else. That is why I started with breathwork and eventually started De Adempauze. My story is on about me.
A single 1-on-1 session costs €149, including the twenty-minute call beforehand and a technique for home. Daily guidance via WhatsApp costs €19 a month or €190 a year. With a monthly session included, it is €129 a month. The full overview is on the offer page.
Working at an organisation in Amsterdam and looking for something for the team? Have a look at team sessions, in English or Dutch, from €1,250 per half day. Previous clients include Albert Heijn, Unilever and VINCI Energies.
At a location in the city that we agree on during the introductory call, based on where you are coming from and which time suits you. You get the address with the confirmation.
A single 1-on-1 session costs €149, including a twenty-minute online call beforehand and a breathing technique for home. Daily guidance via WhatsApp afterwards costs €19 a month or €190 a year, with two free weeks.
Yes, and for many people in Amsterdam that is more practical. You need a place where you can lie undisturbed for about an hour, with headphones on. The effect is comparable; what you miss is the time together afterwards.
No. Holotropic breathwork uses long, intensive sessions aimed at an altered state of consciousness. The Wim Hof method combines breathing with cold training. What I do is calmer and focused on your nervous system in daily life: techniques you can use on an ordinary Tuesday.
Yes. Group sessions for teams, on location, with music and guided breathing techniques, in English or Dutch. Under Dutch law they qualify as a measure against psychosocial workload. Previous clients include Albert Heijn, Unilever, VINCI Energies and A.S. Watson.
Book a 1-on-1 session in English straight away, or start with a free twenty-minute introductory call. Prefer a group? Join the Breathwork Circle Amsterdam, every third Sunday at FORM.
Or start with five minutes a day with Ada via WhatsApp, two weeks free. Ada only speaks Dutch for now, but will be speaking English soon.
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