Joshua Alexander

I am a holistic breathwork practitioner specialising in transpersonal breathwork, holistic psychotherapy and counselling. Since 2018, I have been facilitating private breathwork, group workshops and retreats throughout Australia and abroad. My primary goal is to help individuals recognise and harness the transformative power of their breath, heart and mind as a therapeutic tool for growth and transformation. In 2023, I commenced offering holistic psychotherapy and counselling.

Through breathwork and psychotherapy, I support individuals in accessing their inner power and wisdom, releasing self-limiting beliefs and fostering personal growth. Additionally, I assist in processing anxiety, depression, pain, grief, and shame, while also supporting individuals integrating altered states of consciousness and exploring life's meaning/purpose questions. My practice is trauma-informed, guided by the client’s process and therapeutically held. I work with individuals from all walks of life, genders and sexualities.

Driven by a desire for personal growth and spiritual experiences, I have travelled extensively to explore various meditation, breathwork, and nature-based healing practices worldwide. Vipassana meditation, yogic traditions and nature-based shamanic practices such as Vision Quests and plant medicine ceremonies have profoundly impacted my life. I also had the privilege of learning from esteemed breathwork practitioners globally, such as Sondra Ray, Dan Brule, Jim Morningstar and Judith Kravitz.

In 2016, I had my first breathwork session, an experience that resonated deeply within me and inspired me to study this practice. I embarked on an intensive two-year breathwork training, followed by facilitation training and a year-long apprenticeship where I supported the training of fellow breathwork practitioners. In March 2023, I had the privilege of attending a two-week intensive breathwork retreat in the Himalayas, led by Sondra Ray, one of the founders of contemporary breathwork (rebirthing). I have also attended and presented at global breathwork summits in Germany (Munich, 2022), the United States (Joshua Tree NP, 2019), and New Zealand (North Island, 2019).

Beyond my work as a breathwork practitioner, I have worked in the Australian public service and have previously worked in the university/international aid/development sectors. I am a proud member of the LGBTIQ+ community, with roots in rural Australia.

Qualifications & memberships

• Master of Counselling (current), University of New England (2024)

• Holistic Psychotherapy and Rapport-based Relating Coaching with Lee Trew, Connection Culture (2023)

• India Quest with Sondra Ray - Rebirthing Breathwork Retreat in the Indian Himalayas (March 2023)

• Two-year breathwork practitioner training, Rising Vines Integrative Therapies (2016-18)

• One-year group breathwork facilitator training, Rising Vines Integrative Therapies (2020)

• One-year breathwork apprenticeship, practitioner training course (2020)

• Committee member of the Australian Breathwork Association (2019 - 2023)

• Registered practitioner with the Australian Breathwork Association and the International Breathwork Foundation (2018-current)

• Bachelor of Arts/Asian Studies, Australian National University

International conferences

• Attendee and presenter, Deep Ecology and Breathwork, Global Breathwork Conference - Munich, Germany (2022)

• Attendee, Global Breathwork Conference, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA (2019)

• Attendee, New Zealand Breathwork Conference, Auckland (2019)