Georgia Breathes With the Trees is a nature-rooted breath practice that brings emotional well-being, resilience, and connection to Georgia’s schools, families, and neighborhoods-through the wisdom of our native trees.
At the heart of this initiative are the 12 Tree Breaths-each paired with a native Georgia tree and an emotion to alchemize. These rhythmic, 3-minute practices are easy to learn, simple to lead, and profound in impact.
Each breath becomes a bridge-between heart and forest, between nervous system and soil system, between individual and collective well-being.
What Are Tree Breaths?
Tree Breaths are breath practices that teach emotional regulation and energy restoration through the elemental wisdom of Georgia’s trees.
Each Tree Breath is:
Aligned with a native Georgia tree
Paired with an emotion to transform
Delivered in a 3-minute rhythm-based practice
Designed for both children and adults
Rooted in breath science, nature connection, and community care
✨ Sample Tree Breath Pairings:
Live Oak Breath – Courage for Agitation
Serviceberry Breath – Balance for Fear
Sweetgum Breath – Gratitude for Grief
River Birch Breath – Clarity for Confusion
Hawthorn Breath – Love for Shutdown
And seven more through Georgia’s seasons…
The Vision: A Breathing Georgia
We envision a Georgia where:
Every child learns the 12 Tree Breaths.
Every classroom breathes with the forest.
Every staff meeting opens with seasonal breath.
Every neighborhood has Tree Breath Leaders.
Every community inhales courage and exhales care.
🌱 Tree Breaths Are For:
Schools & Teachers - for social-emotional rituals and classroom calm
Youth Leaders-to train Tree Breath Ambassadors
Parents & Families - for morning breath routines or bedtime regulation
Community Organizations - to bring breath and tree literacy into local events
City Councils & Wellness Initiatives - to include nature-based wellness in their programming
Elders, Artists, Coaches, Clergy, Gardeners - anyone who breathes!
Guided By Lady Inhale
Created by Lady Inhale, breathwright and founder of Wooo Hooo Currency and Cosmic Cense, this work invites breathers across Georgia to remember their roots, regulate their energy, and re-enchant their communities.
Through breath, we connect the lungs of the people with the lungs of the Earth.
Through trees, we teach courage, patience, love, and presence.
The Goal:
A statewide web of Tree Breath Leaders, rooted in nature, guided by rhythm, and supported by the collective breath of Georgia.
Together, we grow a magnificense mycelium-
A living network of hearts and lungs
Breathing in beauty, breathing out care.