3-week Group program:
foundations of nervous system regulation for leaders
A 3-week live online program designed to help you learn practical calming and grounding breath techniques that support calm, clarity, emotional steadiness and presence in high-pressure moments.
Next cohort start: Jul 1, 2026
Applications close: Jun 24, 2026
Stress narrows your thinking and amplifies emotional reactivity
Stress leads to a well-documented, broad range of detrimental effects on our energy and drive, perception, emotional state and cognitive function. As a leader in a demanding position, exposure to stress is the rule rather than the exception – often leading to an erosion of our leadership capacity precisely when we need it most.
Energy And Drive
Chronic stress dysregulates our hormonal response, depletes dopamine and damages the cellular energy systems in our mitochondria. The result is persistent fatigue, loss of vitality and the inner drive that fuels initiative.
Perception
Under stress, we develop tunnel vision and black and white perception. We perceive information through a lens of threat and interpret ambiguity pessimistically. Skewed risk assessment leads to simultaneously underestimating short-term and overestimating long-term risk and missed opportunities.
Emotional State And Relationships
Stress impairs our emotional regulation, making us more anxious, more irritable, less empathetic and more prone to conflict. Increased reactivity and defensiveness erodes trust and connection in our most important relationships both at work and at home.
Cognition And Decision Making
Chronic stress negatively affects our memory and executive function. We experience brain fog, our ability for complex, strategic and visionary thinking diminishes. In survival mode, our thinking becomes reactive, habitual and short-sighted.
intentional breath Gives You access To calm and clarity under pressure
Intentional breath is an effective way to regulate your nervous system, activate parasympathetic response and neutralize the detrimental effects of stress. In this program, you will learn functional breathing techniques to regulate your state within minutes and access more calm, clarity and grounded presence throughout your day.
Practical tools for leaders with demanding schedules
The central principle of this program is accessibility and practical application in everyday leadership situations. The techniques are designed to support you in real time, even in the middle of a full schedule, a challenging conversation or a high-pressure decision.
Discreet techniques
Effective techniques you can use in meetings, travel or conflict without anyone noticing.
Accessible protocols
Guided micro-practice protocols that you can easily weave into the busiest schedule.
Effective support
Clear instruction and guided practice to help you understand how to apply each tool in your real day-to-day.
“The primary benefit I see is that I’m more emotionally regulated. Thanks to controlling my breath, I’m able to stay calm and grounded – whether that’s in the middle of a heated discussion or pitching on stage in front of several thousand people.”
Lucas Boller
/ Founder & CEO Kinetic
From stressed to Centered in 3 weeks
Learn simple breath tools you can use in day-to-day situations to regulate your state within minutes.
Emotional steadiness
Calmer, steadier emotions and less reactivity in challenging conversations and stressful weeks.
Mental clarity
Clearer thinking and decision-making, better focus, and an easier return to baseline after pressure spikes.
Deeper Presence
Greater body awareness and presence, feeling “more in my body” and less in constant mental overdrive.
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Program Details
What's included
Weekly Live online sessions
Self-Paced Learning
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Experience from previous participants
“I feel more clear, more resilient, and I have steady energy throughout the whole day, which allows me to be more focused and more compassionate with myself and others. The breath practice strengthened my sense of self-leadership — how I lead myself is also how I lead others.”
Ioana Ruxandra
Entrepreneur
“The practice has supported me in building my business in a more relaxed and aligned way. My approach to work has become calmer and more sustainable. I’m more intentional about the projects and people I choose to work with and better at letting go of stress about things I can’t control.”
Paulina Gozdzialska
FOUNDER LIFE SCIENCES DIGITAL
“I feel more resilience in general and emotionally more balanced. On a professional level, I realized I could stay much more focused during my creative work. Directly after practice, I feel much more alert and awake.”
Sonja Mildnes
ART DIRECTOR
“During challenging situations, the breath practice helps me bring myself into a space of emotional peace. It allows me to calm my nervous system during really heightened emotions, while still staying focused.”
Martin Pseno
SYSTEMIC COACH & PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELOR
Readiness check
This program is a good fit if you are willing to:
Guided weekly practice
Join a weekly 60‑minute live online session (Optional: 2 x 30 min recap live practice; 30 min self-paced theory; 30‑minute Q&A after live session)
Self-paced daily practice
Engage with short self-paced practices (5-15 min) during the week to become familiar with the techniques and apply them in real-life situations as they arise.
Light accountability
Engage with light accountability and reflection so the tools stay accessible and easy to use even when life gets busy.
My focus and expertise
I’m a former C-level tech executive supporting business leaders to access their full cognitive potential under pressure. I teach evidence-based breath and somatic tools for effective nervous system regulation that enhance emotional resilience, cognitive performance, perception and overall wellbeing – in the moment and in the long run.
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