Your breath. Your state. Your life.
Explore breathwork through guided sessions, personal experiences and our online membership.
Northern Breath
Northern Breath is a philosophy of living
A reminder that the way we breathe influences how we meet ourselves, connect with others, and experience the world around us.
Through Conscious Connected Breathwork, nervous system regulation, education, and meaningful experiences, Northern Breath offers practical tools to help you move from stress to presence, from automatic reactions to conscious choices, and from simply getting through life to living with greater intention.
It's not about controlling everything life brings. It's about learning to meet life with greater awareness, resilience, and presence — one breath at a time.
What We Believe
We believe how we breathe influences how we live.
We believe awareness creates choice.
We believe small, consistent practices create lasting change.
We believe presence isn't something we find.
It's something we practise.
Meet Lene
Founder of Northern Breath and creator of The STATE Method
After nearly two decades in Los Angeles, I returned to Northern Norway with a vision: to create opportunities for people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and discover what becomes possible when we pay attention to how we breathe.
That vision took shape through The Arctic Villa and Northern Breath.
With a BA in Theatre and a minor in Social Anthropology, my background in the performing arts has shaped a lifelong curiosity about human behaviour, expression, and the connection between mind and body.
As a certified Breathwork Coach, I've guided individuals, groups, and organizations through Conscious Connected Breathwork since 2018, helping people explore the relationship between breathing, emotional awareness, and their internal state.
Over time, this work inspired me to develop The STATE Method — a practical framework for understanding our internal state and learning how to work with it rather than against it.
Whether I'm guiding a private session, facilitating a group, or teaching online, my intention remains the same: to help people reconnect with themselves and move forward with greater awareness, resilience, and clarity.
I believe meaningful change doesn't always come from doing more or pushing harder. Sometimes, it begins with recognising the state we're in — and discovering that we have choices in how we respond.
— Lene McNair
Experience Northern Breath
Northern Breath comes to life through experiences that invite you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and live with greater awareness and intention.
Whether you're joining an in-person breathwork session at The Arctic Villa, our historic home in Tromsø, Norway, becoming part of our online membership, or participating in a retreat or workshop, each experience offers an opportunity to explore the connection between your breath, your nervous system, and your everyday life.
The intention is simple: to help you develop greater awareness, build resilience, and discover practical ways to navigate life's challenges.
There isn't one way to begin.
Choose the experience that feels right for you.
Private Breathwork
Experience Conscious Connected Breathwork in a calm, welcoming and private setting.
Each one-to-one session is tailored to your individual needs, offering space to slow down, release tension, explore your breath, and develop greater awareness of your body and nervous system. In person and Online.
Group Breathwork
Experience Conscious Connected Breathwork in a welcoming, supportive small-group setting.
Breathe together in a shared space that invites you to slow down, release tension, explore your breath, and develop greater awareness of your body and nervous system.
Northern Breath Membership
Build a consistent breathwork practice with a welcoming online community.
Join live breathwork sessions, explore our growing Member Library, connect through Community Q&A, and enjoy ongoing support as you develop a practice that grows with you.
Retreats & Arctic Experiences
Step away from everyday routines and immerse yourself in experiences that bring together breathwork, nature, stillness, and meaningful connection.
From intimate retreats to unique Arctic experiences, discover opportunities to slow down, explore new perspectives, and reconnect with yourself and the world around you.
Corporate Workshops & Talks
Bring breathwork and practical wellbeing tools into the workplace through engaging workshops, talks, and tailored experiences.
Explore approaches to stress regulation, resilience, focus, and emotional wellbeing that support individuals, teams, and organisations in navigating the demands of everyday working life.