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Dr Guy Fincham

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Dr Guy Fincham (PhD)

Researcher in Psychology
E: G.Fincham@sussex.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Breathwork, Psychology, Mental Health, Medical and Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Biography

Dr Guy William Fincham's journey with breathwork began as a personal healing tool for chronic fatigue syndrome, which inspired him to share his knowledge with the world. He trained as a Breath Teacher with the Breath Body Mind Foundation in New York and has since established collaborations with leading institutions including Oxford, UCSF, Imperial, Maastricht, UCLA, and the company Othership.

He founded the Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab and aims to expand it into a Breathwork Centre, inviting potential donors to support this vision. His research on breathwork has been featured in major media outlets such as the BBC, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Economist, TIME, Forbes, and HubermanLab.

Dr Fincham has a growing interest in exploring the diverse applications of breathwork across human recovery and performance, spanning from health and wellness to sports. His primary goal is to investigate how breathwork can support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

He is open to opportunities for advisory and consulting work, coaching and training, and delivering keynote talks and public speaking engagements.

Selected publications

Caddye, E., Aceves, R. & Fincham, G.W. (2025). The Neuromuscular Nexus: Introducing torque chains as a paradigm-shifting framework for physical, mental, and emotional health. ResearchHub,

Cavarra, M., Kuypers, K. & Fincham, G.W. (2024). Breathe hard to breathe easy: High-intensity online breathwork-assisted psychotherapy for social anxiety. OSF.

Fincham, G.W., Epel, E., Colasanti, A., Strauss, C. & Cavanagh, K. (2024). Effects of brief remote high ventilation breathwork with retention on mental health and wellbeing: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.16893.

Fincham, G.W., Strauss, C. & Cavanagh, K. (2023). Effect of coherent breathing on mental health and wellbeing: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p.22141.

Fincham, G.W., Kartar, A., Uthaug, M.V., Anderson, B., Hall, L., Nagai, Y., Critchley, H. & Colasanti, A. (2023). High ventilation breathwork practices: An overview of their effects, mechanisms, and considerations for clinical applications. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, p.105453.

Fincham, G.W., Strauss, C., Montero-Marin, J. & Cavanagh, K. (2023). Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p.432.

Fincham, G.W., Mavor, K. & Dritschel, B. (2023). Effects of mindfulness meditation duration and type on well-being: an online dose-ranging randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 14(5), pp.1171-1182.

Fincham, G.W. (2016). The impact of resources on international entrepreneurship: an exploratory study.Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society, 10(1).