Individuals
One-on-one coaching for stress, sleep, and focus. Sessions look at how you currently breathe, then build simple techniques you can use at your desk, before bed, or wherever tension shows up.
Explore individual coachingFunctional breathing coaching · Oakville, Ontario & online
Better breathing is a skill.You can learn it.
Every client starts with a Functional Breathing Assessment to understand how they breathe, because lasting change starts with understanding what's actually happening. From there, you'll receive personalized coaching and practical strategies tailored to your goals and your everyday life. No mysticism. No equipment. Nothing you can't use in real life.
Most of us never think about how we breathe
Breathing is automatic, so it's easy to assume it's working well. But common patterns — mouth breathing, shallow upper-chest breathing, a pace that never slows down — can quietly work against how you feel and perform.
- You feel wired at bedtime and tired in the morning
- Your shoulders and chest do most of the breathing work
- Stress arrives fast and takes a long time to settle
- You run out of air before you run out of effort
- You catch yourself sighing, yawning, or reaching for a satisfying breath
None of these are diagnoses — they're patterns. And with attention and practice, patterns can change.
Certified training behind every session
Oxygen Advantage®Advanced Certified Instructor
Buteyko MethodCertified Instructor
Pause BreathworkCertified Facilitator
Nordic FlowLevel 3 Coach
Tune Up FitnessBody by Breath training
Based in Oakville, Ontario · online, on site, and by travel
One breath, start to finish
Follow the breath
01
In through the nose
Nasal breathing filters, warms, and slows the air before it ever reaches your lungs.
02
Down into the lungs
A relaxed diaphragm draws air deep and low — quiet, easy, efficient.
03
Out through the body
Efficient breathing supports steady energy, a clearer head, and a calmer nervous system.
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A skill you can train
Every session builds patterns you keep — at your desk, in bed, on the start line.
Coaching for the way you live and work
One discipline — functional breathing — applied three ways.
Workplaces
Practical workshops and programs that give teams tools they can use during the workday — grounded in physiology, not fads. Designed for HR and people leaders who want wellness programming employees actually use.
Request a workplace workshopAthletes & teams
Breathing efficiency, recovery, and composure under pressure — for athletes, teams, and coaches. Build routines for training, competition, and the moments in between.
Discuss a team programHow coaching works
Every engagement follows the same practical arc.
Assess
Every engagement starts with a functional breathing assessment — a clear look at how you breathe now, at rest, under stress, during activity — and what you want your breathing to support.
Practise
Learn techniques matched to your goals, with feedback and adjustment in the moment. No two plans are the same.
Apply
Build the tools into real situations — the workday, the night routine, the starting line — so the practice holds up where it matters.
Ways to work together
Not sure where to start? Begin with a free conversation.
Free 20-minute consultation
Free
20 minutes
A short conversation about your goals and questions, and whether coaching is a fit. No obligation.
Individual session
$120 plus HST
About 60 minutes
A focused one-on-one session that begins with a functional breathing assessment: review your patterns, practise techniques, and leave with tools you can use right away.
Five-session programMost popular
$600 plus HST
Designed to support lasting change. Each session builds on the last, with a personalized plan and a progress review at the end.
Workshops & team programs
$450 plus HST · starting price
Corporate workshops, team sessions, and multi-week programs — online, on site, or by travel. Single workshops from $450; most team engagements run $1,200–$2,500 depending on group size, format, and location.
Prices in Canadian dollars. Sessions are available in person in Oakville or online.
Meet Louise
Louise Brans Fitzgibbon is a certified functional breathing coach based in Oakville, Ontario. She came to this work the way many of her clients do: through her own experience, using breathing practices to manage anxiety, sleep better, and stay steady under pressure — in sport and in daily life.
Her coaching is practical and personal. Clear explanations, techniques matched to your situation, and a plan you can actually keep.
- Oxygen Advantage® Advanced Certified Instructor
- Buteyko Method Certified Instructor
- Pause Breathwork Certified Facilitator
- Nordic Flow Level 3 Coach
- Body by Breath training (Tune Up Fitness)
Start with a conversation
The free consultation takes 20 minutes — enough to talk through your goals, ask your questions, and see whether coaching is a fit. No pressure, and nothing to prepare.
Book a free 20-minute consultationPrefer email?[email protected]