We’re ready when you are. Book your first session, guided by one of our experts.
Book your first sessionFrom the library
See every condition
Red light and oral mucositisIn international cancer-care guidelines for preventing severe mouth ulcers.Read
Cancer care and radiation recoveryUsed for tissue damaged by radiotherapy, not as a cancer treatment.Read
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitisTwo sham-controlled trials reported higher remission in ulcerative colitis flares.ReadWe’re ready when you are. Book your first session, guided by one of our experts.
Book your first sessionWe’re ready when you are. Book your first session, guided by one of our experts.
Book your first sessionThe people who come here
A better night’s sleep, a more comfortable day, enough energy to do something you’ve missed, or someone to talk to when things feel hard. Our team are always here to listen, and being heard matters too. Here, our members share what brought them to Breathe, what their visits have been like and what they’ve noticed along the way.
These are members’ personal experiences. Outcomes vary.
The therapies
What’s affecting your day most? What have you already tried, and what would you like to understand? Those questions help us talk through the options, explain the relevant research and work out which therapies may have a place alongside your existing care.
You breathe concentrated oxygen while the chamber’s pressure gradually increases, allowing more oxygen to dissolve into your blood. We’ll explain how the research relates to your reason for coming, including the treatment settings and course of sessions involved.
Our full-body bed delivers red and near-infrared light from above and below. These wavelengths interact with cellular processes involved in energy production and repair. We tailor the wavelengths, pulsing and duration around your needs and response, with time to explain the choices.
When anxiety or difficulty sleeping is part of what you’re dealing with, we can discuss Alpha-Stim. It delivers a very small electrical current through two ear clips while you sit comfortably. Your first visit includes a separate consultation so we can check suitability and guide you through using it.
Care, by design
After a decade of living with Crohn’s and navigating healthcare as a patient, our founder Matt had a very clear idea of how he wanted people to feel when they came to Breathe: understood, comfortable and properly looked after.
That experience shaped the service and the space around it. The chairs you sit in, the pace of your visit, the sounds you hear and the quiet we leave room for have all been considered. So have the plants, the art and the time we take to explain something until you feel comfortable.
You can talk, ask questions or simply enjoy being somewhere you don’t have to hurry. We want visiting Breathe to be one of the easier parts of looking after yourself.
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“Space matters. Air matters. The way you’re greeted matters. All of it is the therapy.”
Matt, co-founder of Breathe
Understand your nervous system
Your nervous system is constantly adjusting how your body responds to the demands around you. Two of its branches, the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, help regulate functions including your heart rate and digestion. You need both, with their activity changing as you move between effort and rest.
Explore what changes.
What it’s for
Your heart rate rises, your breathing quickens and energy is directed to your muscles. It’s the state that gets you through a hard session, a deadline or a near miss on the road.
When it hangs around
It’s designed for short bursts. When it stays switched on for long stretches, rest and repair keep getting pushed down the list. Many people describe feeling wired but tired: lighter sleep, tense muscles and a mind that won’t switch off.
What it’s for
Your heart rate slows, digestion gets going and your body turns its attention to rest and repair. It’s the state you want after training, before sleep and while you recover.
When the timing’s off
You need to be able to leave it, too. If it’s hard to shift out of rest mode when the day asks for energy, you can feel flat or slow to get going. The aim isn’t to live in one state, it’s to move between them easily.
Follow your curiosity
Our Library brings together studies from around the world, organised by condition or purpose so you can find what matters to you. Read the summaries, explore the original papers and see what researchers are still investigating. If you’d like help making sense of a study, ask us.
Your questions
Often, yes. Tell us about your current treatment, medication and any advice you’ve been given so we can assess suitability. Depending on your circumstances, we may need input from your treating clinician before starting. Your sessions at Breathe should fit alongside your existing care.
We’ll look at the full picture. Our booking questions cover your health and medication, and we’ll contact you if anything needs further discussion. Having several conditions doesn’t automatically rule you out, but it can affect which therapies are suitable and whether we need medical clearance.
Get in touch before booking so we can understand the procedure, when it took place and how your recovery is progressing. We’ll need to consider your surgeon’s advice, any complications and your current treatment before deciding whether and when a session is appropriate.
Let us know what would make the visit easier. We’re used to meeting people who arrive with very little energy or plenty of questions, and we take the time to help them settle. We can talk through access, positioning and the experience beforehand, and you’re welcome to visit for a consultation and tour before choosing a therapy.
We start with a conversation about your health, what you’re hoping for and the care you already receive. We’ll explain the relevant options and research, check suitability and be clear about what we can and cannot offer. You’ll have time to ask questions before deciding.
We can talk through the research for your condition, how closely it relates to the treatment we offer and what members with similar concerns have reported. That helps you make an informed decision, although another person’s experience cannot tell us exactly how you will respond.
No. Your first hyperbaric session costs £49 and includes a consultation. It gives you time to meet the team, understand the experience and discuss your options. If you choose to continue, we’ll explain the plans and costs before you commit.
Hyperbaric oxygen, red light and Alpha-Stim sessions at Breathe do not replace medical assessment or prescribed treatment. Continue your existing care and discuss medication changes with your prescribing clinician.
Come and meet us
It might be something big, or simply having more room in your day for the things you enjoy. We’ll listen, talk through your options and help you decide where to start.
If you’d rather see Breathe first, arrange a consultation and tour. You can meet the team, look around and ask what’s on your mind, with no obligation to book a treatment.
What to expect on your first visitPFree parking, right out the front.
