Tamara Makar

Tamara is a Reiki Master Teacher, integrative breathwork practitioner and former professional athlete with more than 20 years of experience in fitness, performance and wellbeing. Her approach combines practical knowledge of the body with breathwork, meditation and energy-based practices to create personalised sessions that support relaxation, balance and overall wellbeing.

Reiki is at the heart of her work. As a Reiki Master Teacher, Tamara uses traditional Reiki techniques to create a deeply calming and restorative experience, helping clients slow down, settle the mind and become more connected to their body. Sessions can be gentle and still, or combined with breathwork, meditation and sound depending on the individual’s needs and intention.

Her integrative breathwork approach brings together three complementary forms of practice: functional breathwork, somatic breathwork and traditional yogic breathing techniques. Functional breathwork focuses on how we breathe in everyday life, including breathing mechanics, nasal breathing, breathing volume and CO₂ tolerance, with the aim of making breathing more efficient and appropriate for the body’s needs. This is particularly useful for people who experience habitual mouth breathing, excessive breathing or changes in their breathing patterns during stress.

Somatic breathwork takes a different approach, using conscious breathing together with body awareness and movement to help clients become more aware of physical sensations, tension and stress responses. Traditional yogic and conscious breathing techniques may also be incorporated, depending on the session.

Breathwork can be combined with meditation to help develop greater awareness of the breath, body and mind. Sessions may include guided meditation, breath-focused meditation or periods of quiet awareness, giving clients practical techniques they can continue to use outside the studio.

With her background as a professional athlete, Tamara also brings a particular understanding of breathing, recovery, physical performance and mental focus. Her sessions are adapted to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all protocol.