Your Calm Coach David

Life can be a lot. Your Calm Coach David is a place to make it a little lighter. Join yoga teacher, meditation guide and breathwork practitioner David Burns for simple, practical ways to slow down, quiet the noise and come back to yourself. Through guided meditations, breathwork, honest conversations and a little humor, David explores what it means to live with more calm, presence and intention, especially when life isn’t particularly calm. No perfect morning routine required. No need to sit cross-legged on a mountain. Just real practices for real life: stress, sleep, travel, work, relationships, health, difficult days and the occasional mind that refuses to shut up. Breathe. Notice. Reset. And maybe take life a little less seriously. Welcome to Your Calm Coach David. #Meditation #Breathwork #Mindfulness #NervousSystem #StressRelief #YourCalmCoachDavid

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Latest episodes

27 October 2026

Stress Leave for Your Mind | A 10-Minute Work Stress Meditation

Your laptop is closed, but the meeting is still happening in your head. Your mind has apparently agreed to stay late.

Join your Calm Coach David for ten minutes of putting the workday down. Through gentle grounding, natural breathing, and a little humour, this guided meditation invites you to soften your grip on unfinished tasks and offer yourself some kindness.

Whether you’re taking a break, unwinding after work, or navigating a period of stress leave, you’re welcome exactly as you are. No perfect posture. No performance review. Just a comfortable place to sit and a little room to breathe.

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27 October 2026

Arrive Where You Are | A 10-Minute Travel Meditation

Your bags are down, but your mind is still working through the itinerary. Give the rest of you a chance to arrive.

Join your Calm Coach David for a gentle ten-minute meditation to settle into your surroundings, reconnect with your body, and make a little room between the plans. Through natural breathing, grounding, and kind awareness, you’ll practise being present wherever your travels take you.

Perfect for a quiet moment in your accommodation, a pause between adventures, or a busy day closer to home. No perfect posture or perfectly quiet room required. Just somewhere safe to sit and a few minutes to be here.

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21 October 2026

Meditation Walk in Portugal

Come walk with me through the mountains of Portugal, where the views are wide, the air is fresh, and every step invites us to breathe a little deeper.

It sounds peaceful, and mostly it is, until the local guard dogs remind us that apparently even calm has a security team.

Their barking becomes the perfect metaphor for the disruptions in our days and the noise in our minds. Worries, notifications, old stories, and unexpected challenges can all pull us away from the present moment.

This walking meditation is not about finding a perfectly quiet path. It is about noticing the interruption, taking a breath, and gently returning to the next step. With the rhythm of our feet and the Portuguese mountain air around us, we practise finding our way back to calm.

The dogs may keep barking. We can keep breathing.

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17 January 2026

Breathing New Life: Managing Diabetes with Mindful Breathwork

In this episode, your comm coach David shares their personal journey of living with diabetes, transitioning from type 2 to type 1 after pancreatitis. Addressing the trauma and fear associated with unpredictable blood sugar levels, David introduces a series of trauma-informed breathwork techniques. This practice aims to calm the nervous system and provide a safe space of stability for those experiencing diabetes-related anxiety. The session includes grounding exercises and controlled breathing routines to help navigate emotional and physical responses, offering listeners a way to acknowledge and manage their diabetes experience with compassion and calm.

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19 November 2025

The Heavy-Cloud Breathwork Release

In this soothing 25-minute breathwork session, Your Calm Coach David guides you through a gentle journey designed to melt emotional heaviness and ground your nervous system. Using simple, accessible breathing techniques—like the Heavy Cloud Exhale, Heart-Warm Breath, and Wave Breathing—you’ll learn how to regulate your inner world with ease, warmth, and a touch of humor. Each practice helps you release tension, soften your body, and reconnect to a sense of calm that’s been waiting beneath the noise.

This episode blends education, encouragement, and mindful pacing to create a safe space to reset. Whether you’re starting your day, winding down, or navigating a moment of overwhelm, this guided breathwork experience invites you to slow down, breathe intentionally, and return to yourself—one steady inhale and slow exhale at a time.

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12 November 2025

Breath by Breath: Your Journey to Calm

In this calming 25-minute guided breathwork session, Your Calm Coach David invites listeners to “pause between tasks” and reset the internal operating system that drives their daily lives. The episode begins with grounding and body awareness—encouraging participants to settle into either a seated or lying position, release physical tension, and notice sensations without judgment. Through mindful scanning and gentle cues, David helps the listener shift from mental overdrive into embodied presence, reminding them that calm isn’t something to think their way into—it’s something to feel. By consciously pausing, the mind clears space from constant input, creating room for focus, creativity, and emotional regulation—skills that make returning to work more intentional and effective.

The practice moves through three distinct breathing techniques: box breathing (4-4-4-4) to clear mental clutter, 4-6 breathing to lengthen the exhale and activate the parasympathetic nervous system, and finally, resonant breathing—steady inhales and exhales at a matching rhythm—to restore balance and focus. David’s metaphors, like “clearing your cache” and “breathing as your internal Wi-Fi signal,” make the experience relatable for busy professionals. By taking time to pause and breathe, the body transitions from stress-driven reactivity to calm responsiveness, improving decision-making and long-term productivity. The session closes with a reflection on sustainable calm—reminding listeners that tranquility enhances, rather than hinders, performance—and inviting them to carry that sense of ease and clarity into the rest of their day.

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