Core practice
Coherent Breathing
At the core of BBM is slow, gentle breathing at a comfortable, regular rhythm. Coherent Breathing helps balance the stress response and develop a state of calm alertness.
Breath-Body-Mind Foundation
Breathe to heal our world.
Breath-Body-Mind™ teaches evidence-based breathing and movement practices to help people manage stress, recover from trauma, and build resilience.
The method
Simple practices, taught carefully, grounded in evidence
Breath-Body-Mind™ combines breathing, gentle movement, and focused attention to help balance the stress response. Developed by psychiatrists Richard P. Brown, MD, and Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD, the practices are simple to learn, require no equipment, and can be adapted for many different people and settings.
Complementary practices
Breathing, movement & attention
BBM combines breathing with gentle movement, sound, and attention practices that can help energize, ground, settle the body, and prepare for deeper breathing practice.
Start learning
Begin with the practices
You don't need experience with breathing practices, yoga, or meditation to begin. Start with the fundamentals, join a guided practice, or explore training for your professional work.
Learn the fundamentals
Learn the core practices and begin developing a regular Breath-Body-Mind practice.
Explore learningPractice with us
Join a guided online practice with a BBM instructor.
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Explore professional, instructor and teacher training.
Explore trainingFree live practices are offered regularly in multiple languages. View the schedule
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Our impact
Building local capacity where it's needed
BBMF works with healthcare professionals, educators, community leaders, NGOs, and local organizations to bring breath-centered practices to people facing stress, trauma, and crisis. Our train-the-trainer approach helps communities develop the skills to continue the work themselves.
Crisis & disaster response
BBM programs support communities facing war, disaster, displacement, epidemics, and other periods of severe stress.
Training local professionals
We train healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, and other professionals to use BBM practices within the communities they serve.
Sustainable programs
Train-the-trainer programs help local teachers and organizations continue offering BBM practices after an initial program ends.
Our community
A practice carried by people
Breath-Body-Mind is taught by trained instructors and teachers working across healthcare, education, community programs, and other settings around the world.
Latest from BBMF
From the Foundation
Updates from BBM programs, training, research, partnerships, and communities around the world.
Partnerships
Breath-Body-Mind Foundation is now an affiliate of the World Federation for Mental Health
The Foundation has joined the World Federation for Mental Health as an affiliate organisation, strengthening our work with mental health practitioners and advocates worldwide.
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Science & evidence
New scientific publication by Dr. Patricia Gerbarg
A new peer-reviewed paper co-authored by Dr. Patricia Gerbarg examines how voluntarily regulated breathing practices affect stress physiology and emotional balance.
Partnerships
Partners in dementia-friendly support
A new collaboration brings gentle breathing and movement practice to people living with dementia and to the family members and staff who care for them.
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Help bring BBM where it's needed
Support community programs, train with us, partner with the Foundation, or help make Breath-Body-Mind practices available to more people.