BREATH: The Art of Presence & Surrender

Hosted by Anna (@birdsofzenthai) – at Studio Kink Sydney.

An embodied breathwork workshop for the kink community at Studio Kink, Sydney.

How do you stay present through intensity, deepen connection and explore surrender while remaining connected to yourself?

Your breath offers a place to begin.

Join somatic therapist Anna for a three-hour workshop exploring how you breathe, what it tells you about your experience, and how to bring that awareness into intimacy, shibari and impact play.

Through guided practices and practical exercises, explore the anatomy of breathing and its relationship with your body and nervous system, alongside traditional breath practices and concepts of prāṇa, prāṇāyāma and the subtle body.

You’ll Explore

Diaphragmatic breathing, the role of the exhale and techniques for regulating your breath.

Breath awareness as a tool for grounding, focus and presence.

The relationship between breath, bodily sensations and meditative states.

Ways to use breath awareness to listen to yourself, communicate with a partner and respond to intensity during play.

Attend solo or with a partner. The workshop is relevant across relationship styles, power dynamics and types of play. No prior breathwork experience is needed, and Anna will guide you from your current level of experience.

Physical exercises will help you recognise your own breathing patterns and explore how changes in breathing can affect your body, state of mind and sense of energy. You’ll explore tolerance, limits and capacity through awareness of your own breath. The workshop does not involve choking, asphyxiation or breath restriction.

Led by Anna Nichols – somatic therapist, Shiatsu therapist, bodyworker, martial artist, freediver and shibari practitioner – this workshop brings together her experience across bodywork, movement, breath and play.

Details

Date: Saturday 5 December 2026
Time: 1–4 pm
Location: Studio Kink, St Peters (entry via Caroline Lane)
Tickets: $75 per person

Understand your body. Breathe consciously. Connect deeply.