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The Breath Audit · 14 Day Self-Paced Program

You take 20,000 breaths a day. What state are they creating?

A 14 day structured breathwork program. Measure your BOLT score, train twice a day, and see the shift in numbers. Start whenever you're ready.

Start the audit · $99

Self-paced · Lifetime access to every session and both audits · 7 day money back guarantee

14Days
28Sessions
4Scored tests
31Founding cohort

This training changed the way I see the body. The combination of breath, fascia, and nervous system work just clicked in a way nothing else has. I use this in my sessions now and the depth my clients are reaching is completely different.

JE
Jennifer
Practitioner & Coach

Sound Familiar?

You already have
a breath practice.
It's just untrained.

You've tried techniques. Saved posts, watched videos, followed random exercises. Some of it landed. None of it stuck, because nothing tied it together.
You've felt what breathwork can do in a class or a workshop. A single session cracked something open. Then life came back and so did the old patterns.
You want proof, not vibes. A number you can watch move beats a feeling you have to remember.
You can find twice a day for 14 days if you know exactly what to do and when to do it.

You're not starting from scratch.
You're ready for a structure.

The Breath Audit is 14 days of guided sessions with a measured start and a measured finish, so the practice you already have stops slipping through your fingers.

What We Measure

A Breath Score
out of 100.
Yours, tracked.

The audit is built around one central number: your BOLT, or Body Oxygen Level Test. It's a simple breath-hold measurement of how well your body tolerates carbon dioxide, and it's one of the cleanest available signals of your baseline breathing pattern and stress state.

You measure your BOLT on Day 0. You train morning and evening for 14 days. You measure again on Day 14. The difference is on the page, not in your head.

The four scored tests

BOLT. Exhale gently, pinch your nose, and time until the first real urge to breathe. Under 20 seconds points to a system that's over-breathing at rest. 40+ seconds is where efficient breathers live.

Extended exhale. A diaphragmatic control test. How long you can extend a slow, controlled exhale before your body fights you for the next breath.

Squat breath-hold. Breath under load. Squats on a single breath-hold, with a timed recovery, so the number reflects real physical stress rather than a still-body baseline.

Respiratory rate. A 60 second self-count of how many breaths you take at rest. Efficient breathers sit at 6 to 10. Over-breathers land at 19+.

What the score tells you

80+ Breath Resilient. Your baseline is already efficient. Training builds capacity you can feel under load.

60 to 79 Breath Aware. You know your breath and use it. Training tightens the mechanics.

40 to 59 Breath Builder. Real room to move. This is where most people start and where the biggest swings happen.

Under 40 Breath Beginner. A high-signal starting line. Fourteen days of daily practice moves this number faster than almost anything else you can do.

Typical Day 0 to Day 14 gain: 15 to 25 points.

You're not guessing at whether the practice worked. You have the number.


How It Works

Simple.
Consistent.
Measurable.

Fourteen days of structured breathwork, with a recorded foundations workshop, a baseline audit, twice-daily guided sessions, and a retest on Day 14.

Step 01
Baseline
Complete the Breath Audit before you start. Your Day 0 Breath Score out of 100.
You know exactly where you're starting from.
Step 02
14 Days of Practice
Morning and evening sessions, 8 to 15 minutes each. The AMs activate. The PMs down-regulate. Each session builds on the last.
Structure that survives contact with your actual week.
Step 03
Retest
On Day 14 you retake the audit. Same four tests, same protocol. The number moves.
Your before and after, side by side.
After Day 14
Yours to Keep
Every session and the audit stay in your account. Run the program again any time your baseline needs a reset.
Start the audit · $99

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What You Get

Everything in
one place.

The measured baseline, the two-a-day sessions, and the foundations workshop that anchors the whole program. Yours to keep.

Recorded

Breathwork Foundations Workshop

Our signature 1-hour workshop, recorded and yours to keep. Both coaches. The mechanism, the protocol, and how the daily practice fits together.

$150 value
Daily · AM

14 Morning Sessions

Short activating breathwork to start your day grounded, clear, and ready. 8 to 15 minutes. Built around how breath moves cortisol and HRV in the first hours after waking.

$196 value
Daily · PM

14 Evening Sessions

Restorative breath practices to down-regulate your nervous system, release physical tension, and prepare your body for deep sleep. Pairs with each morning session.

$196 value
Start & End

Pre & Post Breath Audit

Four scored tests, guided step by step. Your Breath Score out of 100 on Day 0, and again on Day 14. The change shows on the page.

$198 value
Recorded

Sleep Session

A guided sleep session to close the program. Wind down, integrate what you've built over 14 days, and drift off with intention.

included
Forever

Lifetime Access

Every session, the workshop, and your Breath Score history, in your account permanently. Rerun the audit whenever your baseline needs a reset.

$199 value
Total value
$939 $99 CAD
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Better Breathing Changes Everything

What shifts
in 14 days.

Stress Response

Handle pressure without shutting down or burning out. Your nervous system learns to process stress instead of storing it.

Sleep Quality

Fall asleep faster, wake up less, recover deeper. Nasal breathing at night is one of the highest-leverage changes you can make.

Physical Performance

Better oxygen efficiency, faster recovery, more endurance. You gas out less because your breathing mechanics are finally working with your body.

Mental Clarity

Think sharper, stay calmer, make better decisions under pressure. Regulated breathing changes your neurochemistry. Not metaphorically. Literally.


What People Say
RO
Robyn
Pilates Instructor
Working with Tarik has truly been a life changing experience. The breathwork skills I have learnt have become essential to both my mental and physical health. Not an add-on. A foundation.
AS
Aylish S.
Student
Tarik's teaching style made the content approachable and relevant: a great balance between evidence-informed information and highly practical strategies I could use right away.
BD
Brad D.
Workshop Participant
The sessions facilitated a deep shift in my awareness, unlocking new sensations and emotional releases I had never encountered before. A truly holistic experience.
HS
Hannah S.
Participant
That was a wicked workshop! I loved all the research and info you shared along with actually getting to practice. I left with a whole new appreciation and curiosity for breathwork.
GI
Gizela I.
Participant
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Why We Built This

The workshop creates
the experience.
The audit builds the practice.

Our Foundations Workshop has been our signature offering for years. It's one of the highest-rated things we do. People come in tight, shallow, running on cortisol, and something genuinely opens in that room. By the end they're breathing differently. Feeling differently.

And then they go home.

A week later, the shallow breathing is back. The workshop happened. The practice didn't. Not because people didn't want it. Because a single experience, no matter how powerful, doesn't build a habit on its own. Structure does.

The Breath Audit is that structure. A measured baseline, two-a-day sessions for 14 days, a retest that tells you what changed. Start it any Monday. Or any Wednesday. Whenever the week gives you space.

The workshop is still the foundation. The audit is what makes it permanent.

Tarik & Susan

Tarik Hassan, co-founder of State Shift Studios, arms crossed, in a black tee

Tarik Hassan

Co-Founder · Breathwork & Performance Coach

Tarik's work blends breath mechanics, nervous-system regulation, and performance. It became the studio: the thing he wishes someone had handed him years earlier.

Susan Benoit, co-founder of State Shift Studios, holding a crystal singing bowl

Susan Benoit

Co-Founder · Breathwork Facilitator & Coach

Susan's work brings together evidence-informed breathing, nervous-system regulation, movement, and somatic breathwork into an approach that is both practical and deeply human.

Meet the full team →


Is This For You?

We'll be straight
with you.

The Breath Audit works when people do it. Show up for 14 days and the number moves. Skip it and it won't. Here's how to know if you're the right person.

This is for you if

  • You want proof, not vibes. A number you can watch move beats a feeling you have to remember.
  • You've tried breathwork or meditation and felt something, but couldn't make it stick solo.
  • You want the mechanics and the science, not just the feeling.
  • You're a practitioner who wants to integrate breath precisely into your client work.
  • You can find twice a day for 14 days, and you want to start on your own schedule.

Skip this if

  • You want a passive experience. This requires you to actually breathe.
  • You're after a transformation without a practice to support it.
  • You want a one-time high that resets by Monday. This is a 14 day program, not an event.
  • You're not ready to pay attention to what your body is doing. That's the entire work.

Our Guarantee

Do the work.
Feel the shift.
Or pay nothing.

7-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Join, run your baseline audit, and start the sessions. If within the first 7 days you don't feel like this is exactly what you needed, we'll refund you in full. No questions. No hoops.

We can say that confidently because this is physiology, not philosophy. The body responds to what you practice. The only variable we can't control is whether you show up. That part is yours.

Enrolment
$99
CAD · One time · Lifetime access
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One payment. 14 days of coached training. Everything is yours to keep after.
Baseline your BOLT on Day 0, retest on Day 14, and rerun the audit any time your baseline needs a reset.


Questions

When does it start?

Whenever you're ready. It's self-paced. Join today, run your baseline audit, and Day 1 begins whenever you press play.

Do I need experience with breathwork?

No. The Foundations Workshop and the first sessions start at the beginning.

What is BOLT?

Body Oxygen Level Test. A short, standardised breath-hold that reflects how well your body tolerates carbon dioxide. It's one of the cleanest available signals of your baseline breathing pattern. The audit guides you through it and three other scored tests to produce your Breath Score out of 100.

How long is a session?

Most sessions run 8 to 15 minutes. Morning and evening.

What if I miss a day?

The sessions are yours to keep. Pick it back up. The 14 day arc still works if a day slips.

Do I need equipment?

A floor, a phone, and a timer. That's it.

What if it's not for me?

Every enrolment carries a 7 day money back guarantee. Join, run your baseline, start the sessions, and if the first week isn't what you needed, one email gets you a full refund.

The Decision

You've got the breath.
Now audit it.

The sessions are built. The audit is ready. Start on your own schedule and let the numbers do the talking.

Start the audit · $99

Self-paced · Lifetime access

Tarik & Susan, State Shift Studios