CERTIFIED ACTIVATION BREATHWORK FACILITATORS
Trish Brewer - Annapolis, Maryland
Trish Brewer is a certified trauma-informed breathwork coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and Practitioner. She helps individuals committed to deep inner healing transform their lives by releasing trauma, reducing stress, and reconnecting with their authentic selves. She’s a co-author of Hot Mess to Hot Mom: Transformational Tools for Thriving After Childbirth and Beyond, We Lead Volume 2: Building Connection, Community, and Collaboration for Women in Business, and 100 Poems and Possibilities for Healing Volume 2. Certified in Breathwork coaching, Usui Holy Fire III Reiki, and trauma-informed practices, her unique approach blends these modalities with shamanic wisdom and ancestral healing traditions. She resides in southern Maryland, with her son, husband, and rescue dog, Max. Her daughter, lives in Newport, RI. Trish will be facilitating Activation Breathwork Certification with Gwen in Annapolis, Maryland in April, May, June 2025. Learn more and book here.
Anisha Adusmilli - Los Angeles, California
Anisha Adusumilli is an Actress-Filmmaker and Breathwork Facilitator based in Los Angeles who has most recently appeared on NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, and Magnum P.I. She wrote, directed, produced and starred in First Date, her short film that screened at multiple festivals around the world. While in LA, Anisha stumbled upon breathwork and has been practicing it for many years. After moving through her own healing journey and embodied training, she is now a certified Activation Breathwork Facilitator and loves sharing this practice with others. Anisha also believes in inclusive community building having co-founded South Asian Happy Hour and South Asians In Entertainment. Learn more and book here.
Dr. Keira Barr - Seattle, Washington
Dr. Keira is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, integrative trauma therapy practitioner, and pioneer in somatic psychodermatology. With over two decades as a dual board-certified dermatologist, she knows how isolating it can feel when skin issues take over your confidence and leave you searching for answers. Trained by the pioneers of somatic experiencing, nervous system regulation, and mind-body integration, Keira blends these innovative approaches to help you uncover the stress and trauma your skin has been holding onto. Her compassionate, personalized approach creates a safe space to explore healing, so you can find ease, confidence, and comfort in your skin—and reconnect with the person you know you are beneath it all. Learn more and book here.
Leslie Stratta - Houston, Texas
Transformative Lifestyle and Well-being Coach, Breathwork Facilitator, and 2nd Degree Reiki Practitioner. As a career Human Resource and Organizational Development Executive, Leslie specialized in transforming systems and processes, shifting cultural energy, and connecting people and companies through mission, vision, and values. One day, it occurred to Leslie that she could use those same philosophies from her corporate world and integrate them into her own experience in overcoming personal obstacles and transforming her life, which eventually led Leslie to help others shift their energy from merely existing to opening up to all the possibilities of living their best lives. Learn more and book here.
Jennifer Swartley - West Chester, New York
After 20 years working long hours rising through corporate and startup environments like Conde Nast and Meredith, Jen started to question if she was living the life of purpose, passion and fulfillment. Jen was struggling to balance the demands of a career and family and repeating many of the same burnout patterns, but in her heart she knew there was a better way. She decided to make a change and through some inner work and time with a coach, and built a vision that was bigger than just her next job. It was a mission to empower other women to find that spark that lights them up, to go after their dreams and to work with companies to keep women engaged and supported in the workplace. She is a WCI-certified coach, Fair Play Facilitator and Activation Breathwork Certified. Learn more and book here.
Heidi Tacktill - Bethesda, Maryland
Located in Bethesda, Maryland, Heidi Tacktill is an Activation Certified Breathwork Facilitator and the Founder of Breathe Bethesda, where she supports individuals in transforming their lives through the power of conscious breathing. Heidi specializes in helping clients regulate their nervous systems, release emotional blocks, and connect deeply with their inner wisdom. With a holistic approach grounded in both science and compassion, she creates a safe, supportive space for healing and growth. In addition to seeing clients in person in Bethesda, Maryland, Heidi works with individuals and groups virtually, making her offerings accessible to clients wherever they are. Whether you're seeking clarity, calm, or greater resilience, Heidi is passionate about guiding you to unlock the healing potential of your breath. Heidi is also an Experienced Learning Specialist, Education Advocate, and Curriculum Innovator with a robust background in education management, private family consultation, and academic tutoring. Learn more and book here.
Paige Pelfrey - Kansas City, Kansas
Paige knows how to embody beauty on the outside as a freelance makeup artist and hair stylist for commercial clients, print advertising, e-commerce, runway, red carpet, editorial, and live broadcasting. Paige has been a life long student of self awareness, consciousness, meditation, health and wellbeing, intuition, Activation Breathwork and how to use breath to radiate from the inside out. Learn more and book an in-person or virtual session here.
