About Me

I’m a performance coach and nervous system educator working at the intersection of breathing, physiology, psychology and performance.

My work has been shaped by years of coaching, training, competing, studying and applying this stuff in the real world with leaders, athletes, first responders and people trying to function better under pressure.

I’m interested in one thing: helping people understand their system well enough to work with it, rather than constantly fighting against it.

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MEET THE FOUNDER

hey, I'm Jamie!

I’ve spent more than a decade coaching people and most of my adult life exploring human performance.

For a long time, my own approach was pretty simple:

Train harder. Work harder. Keep moving. Do hard things.

To be fair, that mentality took me a long way.

But eventually, it also showed me its limits.

Despite doing many of the things I thought I was supposed to be doing, I was dealing with inflammation, recurring injuries, burnout, anxiety, brain fog and hormonal challenges.

Physical pain started showing up in my mind too, and life got noisy. I felt increasingly disconnected.

From the outside, things still looked solid. I was training, working, coaching and getting things done.

But underneath it, I started to realise that effort and discipline weren’t the whole equation.

I wanted to understand why a capable person could be doing all the right things and still feel like their system was working against them.

That question changed the direction of my work.

It led me deeper into breathing physiology, nervous system function, stress, recovery, psychology, movement and performance.

Today, I bring those areas together to help people better understand what is driving the way they feel, respond and perform.

Most importantly, what actually needs to change and what they currently have the capacity to shift.

TESTIMONIALS

What my clients say..

What my
Clients Say

20 years ago I experienced a traumatic birth with my fourth delivery. It was very complicated, painful beyond anything I can describe, he and I both nearly died, and afterwards I went through 5 years of physio to walk properly again. I ended up with ptsd and was stuck in a loop reliving the birth every time I closed my eyes. Every birthday of his i relived the birth, and the week before the breathwork session was my sons 20th birthday. As I breathed I found myself going through each stage of the birth - labour, delivery, then complications. I felt specific moments so clearly and even felt the moment of dying as well. The amazing thing about the breathwork was it took me through it all without pain or fear, and with a complete sense of safety - as I knew the outcome. I was able to ‘redo’ the birth in a safe positive way while being ‘held’ by you and the lovely angels assisting. Since the session I have felt like I am in a place where my experience, now with safety being brought back to my body, means I can now hold other women with wisdom and empathy who may have also experienced birth trauma. After the session, the pain in my hand that had been waking me for months disappeared, and I also became aware of how tightly I hold my pelvis all the time and now constantly take moments to breath and let go of the tension I hold there. So beautiful and I can’t thank you enough. ❤️

Kathleen

I feel seen, heard and safe in Jamie’s presence. His ability to hold space ensuring all in the room feel the same is a gift. Jamie is a wealth of knowledge sharing his life experiences and learnings freely which is extremely relatable to me and others in the room. His energy is electric and you cannot help but feel like everything will be ok even if it doesn’t feel that way. This man is magnetic and if I can offer you one thing that might help you purchase that ticket or engage in coaching with him is this, do it. You’re life will be all the better for this teachings, perspective, knowledge, presence and his ability to hold someone without judgement what so ever. His is a true. medicine man.

Steph

Breakthrough Breath

When life was feeling too hard and I was contemplating my existence, when I had put over a year into therapy and my internal dialogue was still unbearable, I stumbled accross Jamie Sangster. I didn’t realise that single breath session would be the first time I could feel a sense of forgiveness and love towards myself that I had missed and forgotten existed. This experience facilitated by Jamie was pivotal for my everyday existence, it truly gave me hope towards the future and was the exact stepping stone I needed in my life at the time. On reflection, Jamie gave me access to my soul and true self for the first time, and also showed me that it was okay to be who ever I wanted to be. He gave me confidence. Every single session since has been an unpacking of who I am and who I want to be as a person. Every morning, I now have the tools to go through my own breathing and that has changed my whole experience as a Dad and a business owner. I’m proud of myself, as that’s what I have been given access to. I am grateful to Jamie for giving me that key. Thank you brother.

Jake

1:1, Group, Retreat

I’ve had the privilege of knowing Jamie for several years, and I’m truly grateful to call him both a mentor and a friend. His profound knowledge of the breath is inspiring, and I’ve learned so much from him. But Jamie doesn’t just talk the talk, he lives it. He uses the breath not only to enhance his training but also to connect deeply with himself, allowing him to work with authenticity, passion, and continuous growth. If you’re serious about leveling up as a human, Jamie is your man.

Melly

1:1, Group, Mentee

Jamie is an incredible guide and support who helped me to reconnect to the inherent safety of my own body. This allowed me to experience and process emotions in and through my body, to heal and move on. Jamie held up a (sometimes confronting) mirror to patterns that no longer served me. In a safe environment I was able to create the space I needed to identify and be with uncomfortable feelings, use breath to process them and allow them to dissolve naturally. I now know how to regulate my nervous system. This is a life skill I wish I had 20 years ago, and I can’t thank Jamie enough.

Siobhan

1:1, Client Mentorship

Jamie's knowledge of breath goes beyond. A pleasure to have him teach our team. Jamie leads by example and practises what he preaches. Zero hesitation in continuing to engage professionally for years to come After my first breathwork experience with Jamie, I felt an incredible sense of empowerment and safety. It was truly magical to be able to honor my breath, body, and mind so deeply. Jamie beautifully combines both the science and the sacredness of breath, allowing not only to understand it but to feel how it can centre, elevate, and help move forward with grace. This is much more than just "woo woo”... I am stuck to find words that describe the exact warmth and saftey Jamie offers from the very first moment, and he continues to bring that same energy to any experience I have with him.

Aj Vella

of Employ For Ability and S.O.L Coaching & Support

How my work evolved

Breathwork was one of the first things that made me properly curious about what was happening beneath the surface.

Not simply cereal box breathing exercises. The physiology of breathing itself.

CO₂, oxygen delivery, respiratory mechanics, autonomic regulation, perception, stress and performance.

That curiosity expanded into years of study that hasn't stop across nervous system physiology, psychophysiology, movement, recovery and human performance.

The deeper I went, the harder it became to look at any one of those things in isolation.

How you breathe affects how you feel and perform.

How you interpret stress changes how your body responds to it.

Sleep, movement, relationships, recovery, training load and environment all influence the same system.

That is now the foundation of my coaching.

We look at the person as a whole, understand what their system is doing, and work from there.

Not a protocol for everyone.

Not breathwork for the sake of breathwork.

A structured process for building greater capacity, adaptability and performance in the life you actually live.

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Experience & Training

I’ve spent more than a decade coaching people across performance, movement, breathwork and behaviour change.

Over the past seven years, my education has expanded across breath science, nervous system regulation, stress physiology, psychology, recovery, movement and human performance.

My training includes:

School of Breath Science

Oxygen Advantage

Breathless - Master & Mentor

The Breathing Class - Dr Belissa Vranich

Spirit Breathwork - CCB

The Coaching Room - NLP & High Performance Coaching

Smart Body Smart Mind

Certified Ice Bath / CWI Instructor

Alongside 12+ years of strength, conditioning, movement and coaching experience.

But the qualifications are only part of it.

I’ve applied this work with athletes, first responders, private clients, groups, youth programs and government organisations, while continuing to test these principles through my own training, competition and coaching.

That combination of education, lived experience and real-world application is what shapes the way I work today.

I’m less interested in collecting methods than understanding which principles actually matter, when they matter, and how to apply them to the person in front of me.