Breathe to Heal: How Stasis Transformed Long Covid Recovery

In this uplifting and revealing episode, I’m joined by Josh Duntz, founder of the widely known Stasis breathing programme, now a lifeline to thousands dealing with Long Covid, alongside athletes and military veterans.

Josh shares his own journey from Navy special operations, where he was initially sceptical of breathwork to pioneering a breath-based recovery method that’s inspired clinical interest and real-world life changes. We talk about the surprising science behind why changing how you breathe can help with symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, and nervous system dysregulation, especially for those feeling unsupported and left behind by traditional healthcare.

We explore how Stasis emerged in partnership with Dr David Putrino at Mount Sinai, why it’s remained free and accessible for so many, and what the onboarding experience looked like at the height of the pandemic. Josh explains how the programme works, what you can expect if you’re new (hint: it’s not complicated or intimidating), and why breath retraining can help even if you “feel fine”.

Listeners will hear honest feedback from the Long Covid community, what’s worked, where the challenges have been, and gentle, practical guidance for those struggling with brain fog or breath-related anxiety. There’s heartfelt gratitude too, for making breathwork clear, accessible, and judgement-free.

We finish with a look ahead at the future of Stasis, from individualising the approach via a forthcoming app, to using breath to activate the vagus nerve in heart failure patients and beyond.

If you’ve been curious about breathwork, cautious about “just breathing better”, or want to be inspired by how small changes can yield extraordinary results, this episode is for you.