Breathwork Africa is a social enterprise and group community based by Dr Ela Manga when she noticed the potential of aware respiration as a elementary pillar within the apply of integrative medication.
We chatted with Dr Ela Manga in regards to the journey to creating Breathwork Africa…
Discover out extra about Breathwork Africa:
https://www.breathworkafrica.co.za/
Inform us a bit about your background and your breathwork journey…
I’m an integrative medical physician dedicated to therapeutic and bringing coronary heart again into the artwork of drugs. My medical coaching was a step in the direction of my true vocation as a facilitator of well being and a catalyst for change.
My therapeutic philosophy relies on the partnership between physician and affected person who I consider are co-creators within the journey of well being. It honours the inextricable connection between physique, thoughts, coronary heart and nature. I work with a strategy that helps the physique’s self-healing potential and that’s underpinned by evidence-based ideas of therapeutic.
By way of particular person consultations, talks, the facilitation of workshops, coaching, retreats and my writing, I current a framework of understanding sickness and well being by way of the multidimensional lens of western medication, nature ideas, neuroscience, and historical knowledge traditions, leaving you extra impressed and dedicated to residing with optimum well being and open-hearted resilience
What impressed you to start out Breathwork Africa and when was it based?
I realised that this medication wanted to be made out there to as many individuals as attainable in a grounded, science-backed method whereas honouring its roots and the thriller of the breath. Though I used to be working extensively with breath in my medical apply, Breathwork Africa formally began in Might 2018.
What’s your mission with Breathwork Africa?
Breathwork Africa is manifesting its imaginative and prescient by way of the artwork and science of Pneumanity™ breathwork as a instrument of self-empowerment, therapeutic and transformation. By way of particular person and group periods, practitioner coaching, talks and workshops we’re assembly a large viewers in Africa and globally.
We help kids, college students, enterprise leaders, entrepreneurs, NGO’s, creatives, activists, educators, athletes – anybody who’s dedicated to bodily and psychological well being, private progress, wellbeing and better self-awareness .
How is Breathwork Africa totally different from different wellness networks?
It presents Breathwork from a science-based strategy whereas honouring its indigenous roots by way of the 7 Threads of Pneumanity – Sankofa, Security, Ubuntu, Creativity, Embodiment, Wholeness and Thriller. We consider that Africa has huge data and knowledge to supply the remainder of the world and we do that aware respiration.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s beginning their breathwork or wellness journey?
To make sure they work with somebody who’s skilled and authorized by a recognised college of breathwork and to understand the breath is their very own. For lengthy sufficient humanity has given over their energy to an exterior supply – breathwork helps a way of company for every particular person. There is no such thing as a ‘magic tablet’ for therapeutic – it takes consciousness and aware dedication to combine instruments into each day life.
What do you might have developing for the remainder of 2025 and 2026?
We now have a Breathwork Basis course within the Netherlands in September and an internet one in November. We additionally provide Breathwork Masterclasses on the final Saturday of each month. Everyone seems to be welcome and no expertise is required.
In 2026 we shall be holding a Breath Immersive in India in January after which an array of breathwork trainings all year long.
Discover out extra about Breathwork Africa:
https://www.breathworkafrica.co.za/
