Nervous System Intelligence For Leaders
I train leaders to stay calm and clear under pressure, with breath-based nervous system regulation.
MY BACKGROUND
15 y+
scaling tech companies, four in C-level roles
6,000 h+
breath and somatic movement practice
1,600 h+
teacher training in breath and somatic movement
86%
report better cognitive performance after 6 weeks
The leadership skill every other one depends on
Judgement, composure, strategic thinking and presence are state-dependent. Nervous system intelligence is the trained capacity to read and shift your state, so these abilities stay available under pressure. Breath is the most direct lever on it.
Calm under pressure
Rewire your emotional baseline to stay calm and centred in intense situations, and respond rather than react.
Cognitive performance
Expand your access to cognitive clarity, strategic thinking, creativity and intuition.
Leadership presence
Read the room accurately, listen well and keep hard conversations constructive.
Ways to engage
We really appreciated Lucia’s contribution to AENU’s Founders Resilience event. Her breathwork session was impactful and thoughtfully facilitated. Lucia brings a rare combination of deep professionalism and grounded presence that immediately created trust and focus.
The session offered practical insights into how breath influences cognitive clarity and was a valuable reminder to integrate intentional breathing into our daily lives. I truly believe breathwork is an underestimated, powerful tool for founders navigating high-pressure environments and Lucia delivers it in a way that feels both accessible and highly credible.
Dr. Fabian Heilemann
/ Serial Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO AENU
About Lucia Hegenbartova
I spent 15 years scaling technology companies, four of them in C-level roles. Today I train founders, executives and leadership teams in nervous system intelligence: evidence-based breath tools for regulation in the moment and capacity that builds over time, so judgement and composure hold under pressure.
leaders' experiences
I had not expected such a simple practice to have such a direct and tangible effect on my nervous system, and on how I show up as a leader.
Markus Schroll
Owner & Managing Director, innowise
I can only recommend working with Lucia as an absolutely extraordinary breath coach - she‘s the breath coach for leaders the world has been waiting for.
Dr. Daphne Hering
Founder & CEO, Cyra Capital
Get in touch
Book a free 30-minute fit call to discuss your leadership team, your portfolio founders or your own situation, and which format fits.
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