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  Pilar Izquierdo

  Elif is very supportive during the breathing session, which at certain moments can be very challenging. She's gentle and kind, giving you the confidence to carry on, and keep breathing. The calmness you feel afterwards is amazing, the release is huge.

  18-06-2020
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  Elaine Phil

  I have worked with the BB company for 3 years and it has played a foundational role in healing from PTSD. Elif and Sarah are experts in their field and their commitment to bringing breathwork to a wider audience is admirable. I have had group sessions as part of the BB company and also one to one sessions with Elif to work on a deep personal level. Elif brings a theory and practice knowledge to her work and has a deep intuative approach. I can credit the cure of my PTSD flashbacks to this process and to these sessions with Elif. I would not hesitate to recommend the BB company to anyone looking to intergrate difficult felt experiences such as anxiety and depression or for personal growth by unblocking limitations.

  18-06-2019
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  Crispin Semmens

  I wanted to learn breath work for the Presence Process, but didn't want to learn it from the book. I found Elif to teach me Transformational Breath in person, which opened up the Presence Process for me (a whole other story), and also the amazing world of Transformational Breath. Also, Elif's own wonderful way with it too. Elif is very intuitive and knows just how much to push and how much to let be, for maximum benefit. Breath work is one of the deepest, most powerful and beneficial emotional healing modalities I have ever come across and I am truly grateful to Elif for showing me the way!

  18-06-2019
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  Diana Machin

  Transformation breath work has been life changing for me and the miracle I was searching for. I had difficulty in conceiving and suffered from anxiety, stress and depression from my busy life. I was exhausted most of the time and felt I was surviving instead of living. I was a magnet for negative people and happily, my life has now transformed beyond recognition. I accept life with a smile and a spring in my step. My mum had died some years ago and I experienced bereavement therapy and continued this for 4 years. While this helped me intellectually understand my feelings and it was very helpful to talk about them, they still weighed me down and I couldn’t seem ditch this negativity. Because I was so functional, I didn’t realise how depressed I actually was and because I judged myself constantly, my anxiety and stress levels were palpable. I attended breath work group sessions for a few months, before I realised that I could really benefit from private one on one sessions with Elif Clarke. She has been sensational and helped me change my life in every way possible. Another part of the experience has been attending the retreats, these have been amazing and really set me firmly on my new happy path. There is something powerful about being in a group of your peers who are compassionate, understanding and truly nice people. Because I live in my head, letting go of feelings of loss, anger, grief, fear etc is difficult for me, breath work was a miracle for me. I did everything possible to distract myself from dealing with my feelings during sessions because it was so uncomfortable to really feel them. However, once I had finished, I felt lighter and calmer. Elif and Sarah were both so patient and kind with me and got me through some difficult times with their compassion and love. They really have an important purpose in life. Benefits so far after 1 year: Within the first 8 weeks of regular sessions very negative person left my life or I walked away from them. Almost immediately, these people were replaced by amazing friends with great values, who just walked into my life, new and past connections. Breath work gave me such clarity, decision making was easy and fear just dropped away. Over time, family strains were healed, I found my voice with standing up for myself and communicating in a way others could understand and respond to. My self-worth, self-esteem improved as I stopped judging myself and respect for my body has improved. I have slowed down and am enjoying every moment of life with gratitude, I sleep better, my libido and experience in the bedroom has improved beyond measure (a bonus I did not anticipate). I feel happy all the time and nothing really bothers me like it used to. In a nutshell, my life is abundant and wealthy in every area of my life and now feel I am living rather than just surviving. I felt like a 70 year old women when I first started these sessions with aches and pains all over my body. These all vanished. One of the biggest goals when I started breath work was becoming a mum and I gave birth to my son last year and my happiness couldn’t be more complete. The breath work had relaxed me sufficiently that I had a relatively easy and quick labour. I do feel that without breath work and the love and support from Elif, Sarah and their team, I would not be in the position I am now. It has been the best use of my time and money and would recommend this life tonic to anyone and everyone. I do five minutes of breathing with my son after bath time three times a week and he is the most chilled out and happy baby I know. He is also very forward in his development and our bond is strong. I know in my heart that the breathing exercises have something to do with this, given my own experience. Diana

  18-06-2019
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  Tabitha Beaven

  I attended the monthly breath group hosted by the Big Breath Company this weekend in Vauxhall and it was blissful. A beautiful time outing a weekend of 'busy' I felt truly supported and held by both the lead facilitators and those who are building up the hours of their training. It may seem like an odd thing to do to get together and 'breathe' together as we obviously 'breathe' all the time, however using the special breath technique you fill your body with oxygen and allow emotion that might have been holding onto unnecessarily to be released so that afterwards feel much lighter and like a new woman. Great way to start the weekend - thank you!

  18-06-2019
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  Caro Line

  How effective and amazing was the breathing work we did with Elif Clarke. That was truly a revelation for my husband and I and I must say Elif Clarke is just the perfect guide into that journey. Not only is she extremely professional and knowledgeable but she also brings that human and loving touch that makes you feel in complete trust. We would recommend her work to anyone. Beautiful. Caroline

  18-06-2019
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  Victoria Hamilton

  Elif is an amazing Breathworker and Therapist. I can't rate her work highly enough. I am also a Therapist and chose her as my Breathworker as she is both a fully qualified Therapist and Breathwork Facilitator. My sessions with Elif helped me to let go of lots of stuck trauma which was being held at the level of my body as well as my mind and soul. I had tried lots of different therapies and therapists to help me release this trauma before finding Elif and she has been of the greatest help to me on my journey towards wholeness. I have found Elif to be both highly professional and exceptionally warm. She is incredibly insightful and is both highly knowledgeable and also gifted with sharp intuition. All of this adds up to making her an extremely talented Breathworker. At times I can honestly say I have stunned by her insights/ Her sessions are truly amazing and transformational. Dr Victoria Hamilton Clinical Psychologist.

  18-06-2019
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  Joshua Brostoff

  Disappointing and potentially dangerous. I had a session with Elif at her house in Herne Hill. Communication was poor throughout - she didn't send me an email confirmation despite a reminder. She wasn't even expecting me despite sending me a confirmation text the day before, so she was surprised when I arrived at the time we had agreed. Elif 'read me' from my breath with Barnum statements like, "you have trouble with grief in your life", and "you sometimes struggle with anger". Elif has a cat that was in the room she works in. I told her that I had a cat allergy and also mild asthma. If she had told me beforehand that she had a cat then I would have arranged to meet her elsewhere, or to at least take some inhalers with me. She suggested that we proceed anyway. The hyperventilation involved in this method, along with exposure to the cat allergens, triggered some asthma that meant I had to cancel my activities for the evening and couldn't train the next day. Elif also gave me what felt like quite an upsell - "you'll need at least 5 sessions", but when I said that I didn't feel the method felt right for me she quickly backtracked. Overall an uncomfortable experience with poor communication and bad results.

  18-06-2019
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  Rhodri Crooks

  When I read that one session of Transformational Breath was equivalent to two years of psychotherapy, the cynic in me scoffed. But to my amazement, Elif identified in seconds what my issues were by simply watching my breath. That first session was truly eye-opening. It became abundantly and physically clear to me for the first time just how much unexpressed grief and anger I was holding onto and the effect it was having on my life. I knew then that this was a technique that I could use to change how I live and that Elif was a very skilled practitioner whom I could rely on. I feel lucky to have found her.

  18-06-2019
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  Dipika Smith

  I first started with Elif last summer. I was looking for some breath technique to help with back pain and general health. I was blown away by this transformational breath. Elif was and is an absolute angel! She really knows what she's doing and she guided me through the session in a deep and sensitive way and yet she never 'interfered' emotionally...which I can be sensitive to. I am so incredibly thankful to Elif and all her team. After 7 or so private sessions, I now go to her monthly breath sessions and occasionally see her one to one. If you are looking for a healing process and enjoy the deeper things in life, then I highly recommend Elif. Thank heavens for kind people in this world! :)

  18-06-2019