Hello! My name is Christian Athanas, and I am a certified breathwork facilitator. While I just completed my teacher training in February of 2026, I’ve been practicing breathwork on my own for a little over three years. I was born in Rockville, Maryland, where my family only stayed for about six months afterwards. My father worked for the state department, under a branch called the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). My dad’s position with USAID took my

My dive into breathwork began with just that, diving into breathwork. It became my main focus, obviously. I had just invested in an apprenticeship, that’s what I was there for. I was excited not only to learn how it worked, but to dive deeper into my own practice. I had already had a couple mind-bending experiences with breathwork on my own. The technique I had been introduced to with this apprenticeship, however, was taking me to levels I didn’t know existed. I slowly began