Los Angeles
Corporate breathwork in Los Angeles
Meredith Baker, leadership coach and speaker. Not to be confused with Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA.
Corporate breathwork is a guided breathing practice for a workplace group, used so people can settle their nervous systems and then have a better conversation. I’m Meredith Baker, a yoga, breathwork and meditation facilitator and an ICF certified coach in Los Angeles. I use breathwork inside offsites, workshops and keynotes when the group wants it, and I also run it as a short standalone session.
What is corporate breathwork actually for?
Most teams don’t need another icebreaker. They need a way to arrive. People walk into an offsite still in Slack, still braced from the last meeting, still performing. A few minutes of breathing together can change the tone of the next hour, which is why I offer this as part of team offsites in Los Angeles, leadership retreats, team trust workshops and burnout workshops.
Breathwork is never the whole point. The point is the conversation, the decision, or the reset the team came for. The breath is a tool that makes that work more possible.
I’ve led breathwork for teams at Doveras, Alchemy Sales Coaching and Sameday Health, and I’ve seen rooms change when people get out of their heads for three minutes. I’ve also seen breathwork used as theater. I won’t do that. If the group doesn’t want it, we skip it.
What does a session look like?
A typical corporate session is short and seated. I explain what we’re going to do, and I make it easy to opt out. The practices I use in professional rooms are gentle and exhale-focused. There are no breath holds, no rapid breathing, and no one is asked to lie down on a conference-room floor unless that was planned and wanted.
In a keynote, this often looks like a two- or three-minute close the whole room can do in their seats. In an offsite, it might be a longer arrival or mid-afternoon reset, then we go back to the work. For a wellness week, it can stand on its own, followed by a short debrief so people can take a practice with them.
This isn’t medical treatment. I’m not a doctor or a therapist. Anyone who is pregnant, has a heart or breathing condition, or feels lightheaded is invited to breathe normally. If someone needs clinical care, that’s a different conversation.
Who asks for this?
Founders and People leaders who can feel that the pace of the quarter hasn’t been human. Event organizers who want a burnout or wellbeing talk to end with something the room can feel, not only hear. Teams doing hard relational work, including trust or a board retreat, who need help arriving before they tell the truth.
I work across Los Angeles, and I also run sessions virtually. If you’re planning a full offsite, start on the facilitation page and we can decide whether breathwork belongs in the agenda. If you already know you want a standalone session, get in touch with the date and the size of the group.
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If you're planning an offsite, workshop or wellness week, tell me about the group. Share the date, the size of the group, and whether you want breathwork on its own or inside a longer session. Tell me about the group
Questions
What is corporate breathwork?
Corporate breathwork is a guided breathing practice used in a workplace setting, usually as part of an offsite, workshop, wellness week or keynote, so a group can settle its nervous system and then do better work together.
What does a corporate breathwork session with Meredith Baker look like?
It's short, seated and optional. Meredith Baker uses gentle, exhale-focused practices. No one is required to take part, and anyone who'd rather sit it out and breathe normally is welcome to. It's a tool, not the whole point of the day.
Is breathwork required at Meredith Baker's offsites or talks?
No. Breathwork is offered when the group wants it, and it's never required. On a team offsite or leadership retreat, it's one way to help people arrive. In a keynote, it's often a short close the whole room can do in their seats.
Is corporate breathwork a medical treatment?
No. Meredith Baker is a yoga, breathwork and meditation facilitator and an ICF certified coach, not a clinician. Anyone who is pregnant, has a heart or breathing condition, or feels lightheaded is invited to breathe normally. It isn't a replacement for medical or therapeutic care.
Who books corporate breathwork with Meredith Baker?
Leadership teams, founder-led companies, People partners planning a wellness week, and event organizers who want a practice the room can actually use, not just hear about. She works in Los Angeles and also runs virtual sessions.
How do you book a corporate breathwork session?
Write to Meredith Baker through themeredithbaker.com/contact. Share the date, the size of the group, and whether you want breathwork on its own or inside a longer offsite, workshop or talk.