Threads of Healing – Breathwork Africa Voices

Ashleigh Mckenzie is a South African somatic practitioner and breathwork facilitator, now based in the Netherlands. With a background in physiotherapy, she works with breath, body, and voice to awaken authentic expression. Her work centers on collective liberation, using the breath as a gateway to remember our innate power, connection, and wholeness - and as a vital part of dismantling systems of harm.

In this episode, Ela is joined by Ashleigh Mckenzie, for a conversation on how the breath can become an act of liberation - personally and collectively. Together they explore how breathing, embodiment, and community can help us remember our wholeness and dismantle systems of harm, one conscious breath at a time.

Each episode features a unique voice - from storytellers, space-holders, healers, and changemakers - who weave together personal experience, cultural insight, and embodied wisdom. Together, we explore the breath as a tool for healing, transformation,…