ELEANOR CURTIS
Eleanor Curtis is the founder of The Breathing Practice. Eleanor brings a unique blend of techniques to her teachings stemming from her vast experience in the water as a certified freediver, scuba diver instructor, open water swimmer and competitive triathlete. She has established and teaches the Curtis Method of breathing – an amalgamation of breathing practices that bring calm to both body and mind.
Eleanor was inspired to share the goodness and benefits of breathing practice during her intensive study of breathwork while training as a freediver over the last 10 years. Her early experience and learnings of pranayama breathing techniques in her mid 20s and her teachings as a diving instructor around the same time has harnessed her own practice over many many years, and has resulted in a deep understanding of breathing and breathwork generally.
Eleanor is based in London. She worked internationally in the Middle East and Africa as journalist and photographer for many years. Later in her career, she qualified as an English lawyer and set up her own legal consultancy specialising in family law in 2014. As a comment on her legal work, she says “I have seen it all” witnessing first hand the dramatic and sometimes negative impact family change can have on individuals, but at the same time observing how breathwork can empower and boost emotional resilience in such difficult circumstances. Eleanor divides her time between her legal consultancy and on developing and teaching the Curtis Method of breathing, both online and in-person at dedicated breathwork retreats and workshops.
Eleanor is passionate about ocean conservation and sits as a Trustee on the Board of The Manta Trust, a UK based charity dedicated to a sustainable future for the oceans where manta rays thrive.
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