About

I’m Ana

For a long time, I lived mostly in my head.

My life revolved around work and whatever kept me entertained outside of it. I was comfortable living in my head. Thinking, analysing, keeping busy. I didn't really question it.

How I got here

Breathwork didn’t give me another answer or fix me. It taught me how to feel.

Over time, the ways I'd learned to cope with life stopped working. Heartbreak, grief, disappointment and loss brought me face to face with feelings I didn't know how to deal with and pain I could no longer distract myself from.

Underneath it was an old belief I'd carried for as long as I could remember: that something was wrong with me. That I wasn't good enough. That love was something I had to earn. The pain became so big that I started looking for answers, and eventually, I started looking at myself.

It wasn't easy. The more I allowed myself to feel, the more there was to feel. I began to realise how much pain I'd been carrying since I was young and how good I'd become at running away from it without even noticing.

Breathwork, together with psychotherapy, helped me slowly develop the capacity to feel emotions I'd spent years avoiding, without losing myself in them. I started recognising my patterns, the fears behind my decisions, and the ways I tried to protect myself from being hurt. And I began to understand something important: so much of my suffering came from believing that I was the problem.

Questioning that belief has become some of the most important work of my life.

I now have more compassion for myself, and fear no longer makes my decisions. And, as I became more willing to feel the difficult things, I also became more available for joy, real love and connection and the simple pleasure of being alive.

I don't want to feel less of life anymore. I want to be here for it.

What began as something personal became a deeper curiosity about the relationship between breath, body, emotions and the nervous system.

I trained in Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System and continue to study somatic approaches, bodywork and nervous system regulation.

  • based in

    Portugal & Spain

  • trained in
    • Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release System (Giten Tonkov)
    • Healing Developmental Trauma (Jennifer McKeever)
    • Myofascial Somatic Liberation (Dan Healing Arts)
    • Flow Dance Meditation (Lindsay Jay)
  • languages

    English, Português, Español

A Pause

I'm much more interested in what happens when we become curious enough to listen.

Why I do this

I want people to have more room to feel.

  • Not to become calmer versions of themselves
  • Not to fix everything
  • And not to escape intensity

For me, regulation isn’t about staying calm or comfortable. It’s about having more range — more capacity to meet sadness, excitement, fear, pleasure, anger, joy, and everything in between without having to turn away from ourselves.

Because when we become less afraid of what we might feel, we also become more available to what is good.

Breathwork gives us a way to experience that, rather than only understand it.

Ultimately, I want this work to make more room for life — for all that there is to feel, and all that there is to enjoy.

Ultimately, I want this work to create more room for life — to feel it, be present for it and enjoy it.

Where

I work online and in person, in English, Portuguese and Spanish — from Portugal, and wherever a good room and a willing group happen to be.

  • online · in person
  • en · pt · es
  • portugal · and elsewhere

A little more about me

outside the room

I was born in a small town in the north of Portugal, but curiosity has always pulled me beyond it.

I went on to live in Spain and have spent a big part of my life travelling — following my curiosity, discovering new places and cultures, and finding my way to the ocean whenever I can.

These days, I’ve settled in the heart of Portugal, surrounded by nature, with Spain still very much my second home.

I love the sea, diving, being outdoors, long conversations, good food, and the kind of experiences and friendships that make me feel fully alive.

From knowing to breathing

If you'd like to breathe together.

  • Live Breathwork

    Online, 2 times a month. Lie down. Breathe. See what’s there.

    Join a live session

  • 1:1 Breathwork

    A more personal space to explore what’s here. Online or in person.

    Explore 1:1 sessions

  • Workshops & Events

    Something different happens when we breathe in a room together.

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Their words after the breath

Experiences from people I've had the pleasure of breathing with.

  • Ana is a highly skilled and attentive BBTRS facilitator who guides the process with clarity, sensitivity, and confidence. She creates a safe and supportive space, allowing participants to explore their experiences at their own pace. It is a pleasure to breathe with her as a client and to work alongside her as a colleague. I highly recommend her.

    Pedro Mendes

  • Ana introduced me to Biodynamic Breathwork, and I was impressed by how it made me feel after several sessions. What started as a curiosity soon turned into something deeper. At the time, I was dealing with gastric inflammation caused by emotional stress. Ana was both sensitive and kind throughout the process, and I found that the technique holds immense potential for transformation

    Catarina T