01 / A different question
A book about breathing.
James Nestor’s Breath sparked a closer look at something I had done all my life without much thought. It was the beginning of paying attention, not a shortcut to having every answer.
Jody’s story
Music brought me here. Breath gave it new meaning.
A local guide. A lived curiosity.
Meet Jody.
I’m based on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. For 25 years, music has been a way for me to read a room, bring people together and guide the energy of a shared experience.
Breathful Beats grew from a personal exploration of breath, and from finding a practice that brought rhythm, music and intention together. I’m a certified Level 1 SOMA Breath instructor, continuing to deepen my own practice and training.
“Instead of moving energy outward on the dancefloor, I’m helping people turn inward.”
How it began
One curiosity led to another.
02 / From reading to noticing
A practice of my own.
The important change was making room to practise and notice. Learning about my own breath became part of how I understood presence, pace and the way I moved through a day.
03 / The familiar becomes new
Rhythm meets breath.
SOMA Breath brought music, rhythm and breathing into the same experience. After years of DJing, this connection felt familiar, but the direction was different: less outward performance, more inward attention.
04 / Breathful Beats
Making room to gather.
The next chapter is local. Breathful Beats is a place to bring these threads together through guided classes and community experiences on the South Shore.
The roots and the present
Old practices.
A personal way in.
Breath awareness, rhythmic breathing and vocal sound appear across many contemplative traditions. Breathful Beats is a contemporary, music-led approach informed by Jody’s SOMA Breath training. There’s a long history behind these ideas, and always more to learn about the traditions they come from.
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