Corporate Breathwork Workshop – State Shifts
Use your breath to regulate under pressure, to focus, and to recover.
A corporate breathwork workshop designed for high-performing teams who need to regulate, focus and recover across long, demanding days — without leaving the room, downloading an app, or taking a 20-minute meditation break.
Breath is the only autonomic system you can consciously control.
Heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones release — these all happen in the background. But breath sits at the interface between the conscious and the autonomic nervous system, which makes it the most direct, fastest-acting tool your team has for shifting their internal state in real time.
Discreet enough to use mid-meeting. Fast enough to work between calls. Trainable in 90 minutes.
Key outcomes include:
- A personal breathwork toolkit you can use immediately, anywhere
- Specific breathing patterns mapped to specific states (focus, recovery, calm, sleep)
- The scientific grounding to know which pattern to use when, and why
- A more grounded relationship with high-pressure moments
- A practical, drug and app-free intervention you can return to for the rest of your career
Trusted by
The ability to recognise your own nervous system state and shift it deliberately using nothing but your breath is a modern-day superpower.
L’Oréal US – Post-workshop employee survey:
5/5
Full satisfaction
9.87/10
Would recommend
9.73/10
Positive impact on the quality of work
Why is the breath our most accessible performance tool?
Most stress management tools require either time (meditation, exercise) or privacy (cold plunges, a massage).
Breath needs neither. With the right techniques, your team can shift their physiology in under 60 seconds — between a difficult call and the next one, before walking into a board meeting, in the back of a taxi on the way to a presentation.
The science underneath is well-documented. Specific breathing patterns activate the parasympathetic nervous system for recovery. Others shift respiratory chemistry to sharpen focus. Others quiet the threat response without dampening alertness.
Once a team knows which pattern does what, they have a portable, always-available toolkit for the moments that actually matter.
Who is this for?
- Leadership teams in finance, consulting and professional services
- Investment funds, PE and VC firms — particularly for offsites, fundraising sprints, integration periods
- High-performing teams running on long cycles of pressure
- Founders and senior operators who can’t always step out for a break
- Anyone whose work demands they perform clearly in the moments that matter
Workshop format
Can be delivered as a standalone session or as part of a multi-session body-based performance program alongside The Stress Reset and Power Rhythms
Intensive
90-minute intensive
Interactive
40% scientific insight, 60% real-time application and practice
Flexible
Online or in person
Adaptable
Adaptable for leadership offsites, team days and wellbeing initiatives
What key outcomes can you expect from this corporate Breathwork workshop?
The Physiology of Breath
- How breath patterns shape heart rate, focus, energy and stress response
- Why breath is the most direct nervous system intervention available
- The difference between optimised breathing and the dysregulated patterns most people default to under pressure
Specific Breathing Patterns for Specific States
- Activation breathing — for energy, focus, the start of the day, before deep work
- Down-regulation breathing — for recovery, calming the system, switching off at the end of the day
- Pressure-moment breathing — quick resets between back-to-back meetings, before difficult conversations, before high-stakes presentations
- Breathwork for sleep — for the “tired but wired” evenings that don’t switch off
A Personal Toolkit Mapped to the Workday
- The 90-second reset between calls
- The pre-presentation pattern that calms the body without dulling the edge
- The “off-ramp” sequence from work mode to home life
- Breathing patterns for the difficult conversation — used before, during, and after
Not wellness. No fluff. Just smart performance through our natural systems.
The workshops are designed to be:
↘️ Biology-first
Understanding your own body is empowering. Substantial research links feelings of control and agency to lower levels of burnout and depression.
↘️ Science-based
Rooted in neuroscience, circadian biology, and stress physiology. No mysticism. Just hardwired, innate mechanisms we all have access to.
↘️ Workplace Ready
Teams leave with protocols they can use immediately: pre-meeting resets, energy optimization schedules, stress recovery techniques that fit into busy workdays.
What past clients have said:
I’ve delivered workshops for teams at Google and L’Oréal, as well as offsite retreats for non-profits and consultancies.
Participant feedback – gTech team at Google:
- Incredible delivery! Kind, thoughtful, psychologically safe, and interactive. Amazing job!!
- Mastery of subject, great presenter, calming atmosphere.
- Great presenter and really interesting/helpful tips. Loved it and would highly recommend!
- This was great! Getting powerful tools that we can truly apply and improve wellness, rest and productivity!
- Smooth delivery and great flow and guide.
- Her voice and cadence were perfect for this topic! Super relatable, with applicable prompts to make immediate tweaks
Meet your Coach
Charlotte Grysolle brings a unique combination of corporate experience, and breath and nervous system expertise.
Corporate experience:
- Former Client Director at global advertising agencies managing high-pressure client relationships (previously based in New York, Singapore and London)
- Former Community Lead at edtech scale-up Write of Passage (fully remote)
- Understands the reality of modern workplace demands firsthand - both in-person and remote
Performance expertise:
- Certified in multiple body-based performance modalities (Oxygen Advantage® and Breath Science with sleep & respiratory scientist Martin McPhilimey)
- ICF-Accredited Body-Oriented Coach
Evidence-based approach:
- Writes research-backed content on neuroscience, breath science and performance optimization
- +2,700 readers for her weekly newsletter
Book the State Shifts Corporate Breathwork Workshop
Get in touch to discuss how State Shifts would fit your team — whether that’s a single 90-minute session for an offsite or part of a wider body-based performance program.
Stephan Goupille — General Partner at Data Tech Fund
“For most of us, it was a first introduction to breathwork and she made it accessible, grounding the practice in clear, science-backed insights without overcomplicating it. The impact was tangible: we left calmer, more focused, and better equipped to handle the rest of our day.”
Giulia Van Waeyenberge — Managing Director at Sofina Group
“We brought Charlotte in for a team session on breathwork and nervous system regulation. It was an excellent mix of scientific explanation, concrete exercises and a practical toolkit we can use.”
Geraldine Bouckaert — Associate Partner at Shaping the Future UK
“She seamlessly integrated scientific insights, and her engaging style ensured that the practical value of breathwork was clearly communicated. With sharp, actionable steps, Charlotte equipped us with no-nonsense tools for focus and resilience that we can readily apply in our work.”