Welcome to the “Elite Breathing” Book

A Game Winning Home Run for Mental Health.

Elite Breathing is more than a book-it's a rally cry for athletes, coaches and anyone chasing excellence under pressure. In these pages, elite breath coach Joe Somodi exposes the overlooked habit quietly holding back even the most disciplined performers: dysfunctional breathing.

Through science, story, and lived experience, Joe reveals how untrained, unhealthy breathing patterns erode endurance, fuel anxiety, and fracture focus-on and off the field. He shares a powerful path forward: a proven system to reclaim your breath as the foundation for mental strength, physical resilience, and emotional control.

This isn't about trendy hacks or deeper inhales. It's about training the one system that powers everything-your breath. Because when your breath is strong, steady, and effortless ... so are you.

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“Don't wait-like most people do-for an injury, panic attack, or diagnosis to explore your breathing. Start today. Take Joe's assessment to help guide your path forward and dive deep into the wisdom Joe shares in this book. It might just be the game-changing strategy you've been missing.”

Adam Burgess, Olympic Silver Medalist, Canoe Slalom, Paris 2024

THE PLAYBOOKS

A Zone-by-Zone Playbook for Improved Health to Optimize Athletic Performance That Includes:

  • Vibrant Gloss Colored Pages

  • Immersive 6x9 Landscape Experience

  • Image-Rich for Dynamic Reading

  • Easy to Read Layout

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  • “Elite Breathing raises the standards of health by teaching you how to improve your breathing through specific and accessible breath training. Whether in pursuit of better athletic performance and/or long-term mental stability, the techniques are beneficial. It is a must-read for anyone who wishes to amplify their energy in a healthy and sustainable way.”

    - Jolene Boris MS RD

  • “Elite Breathing is an inspiring read. In a lucid and appealing way, it provides you with all the information you need for a great start into your journey to high-performance breathing.”

    - Helena Hefti Wenger, Oxygen Advantage, Buteyko and Wim Hof Instructor

  • “Since reading "Elite Breathing" I have started using mouth tape at night to encourage more nasal breathing, gaining more restful nights of sleep, more energy and am able to breathe and perform better on and off the tennis courts. Additionally, I have been more tuned in to my breathing and have been working on reducing over-breathing to increase my tolerance to carbon dioxide buildup."

    - Natasha Sauerborn, Tennis Player

  • “Coach Somodi 'Elite Breathing' offers a clear road map for beginners to breathe training. Its clear, accessible language and visuals help you improve the quality of your breathing. This improves recovery, boosts endurance, and helps you better handle physical and mental stress. It's a must-read for young athletes to improve their performance and quality of life..”

    - David Stewart, Trainer, Breathwork Coach

  • “Elite Breathing makes functional breathing feel simple, practical, and worth taking seriously. It connects breathing mechanics to performance and daily life in a way athletes, coaches, and everyday people can use right away.”

    - Gwynn Wallace, “The Breathing Mechanic”, Physiotherapist, Pilates & Breathwork

  • “Elite Breathing makes the case that how we breathe shapes how we think, act, and feel. Coach Joe shows why training your breath can change performance and life.”

    - Marin Heinritz, Professor of English and Journalism

  • “This book should be mandatory reading for every high school and university athletic director. Before budgets and training plans, we should be asking one question: ‘How are our athletes breathing?’”

    - Monique Soranno, Functional Breath Coach & Educator, Better Breath Lab

  • “Every athlete, coach, trainer, parent, and doctor needs to read Elite Breathing. Even with my background in breathwork and coaching, it helped me spot my own overbreathing habits.”

    - Kim Russell, Performance Coach and Former Collegiate & International Lacrosse Coach

  • “Elite Breathing builds a strong case for making functional breath training a core part of every athlete’s program. I wish I had this years ago, before overtraining and overbreathing set me back.”

    - Nikki Balderson, Integrative Health Practitioner and High Performance Health Coach

  • “Elite Breathing shows how breath shapes the mind under pressure—stress, panic, or competition. It gives you a real edge by teaching how length, depth, and rhythm affect focus and emotional control.”

    - Olaf Kornel Walichnowski, Breathing Instructor and Amateur Athlete

  • “As a respiratory and metabolic training specialist, I look for real insights—and Joe delivers. He breaks down diaphragm movement, CO₂ tolerance, and breath mechanics in plain terms, then ties it to resilience and mental health.”

    - Gilles Essiembre, Metabolic and Respiratory Performance Specialist

  • “I thought this would be another self-help book, but it hit at the right moment while I was quitting vaping. It pushed me to value breath health, and it helped motivate real change.”

    - Michael Jaymes

  • “This book helped me see that I was saving breath tools for performance instead of using them in daily life. That shift alone changed how I think about mental and physical health.”

    - Vanessa Anderson

  • “Elite Breathing is my go-to resource for helping students build a better relationship with their breath. Joe writes in a way that stays accurate while still feeling approachable for sports, yoga, theatre, and performance professionals.”

    - Shelley Adelle Bliss, Wellness Coach

Elite Breathing: A Game-Winning Home Run for Mental Health shows readers how everyday breathing patterns shape stability, clarity, and emotional strength, and why training the breath is the missing foundation of better health and performance.

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Elite Breathing II: Level Up is the roadmap for committed athletes ready to take breathwork and performance to the next stage. With flexible, zone-based training, it sharpens focus, builds resilience, and clears the mind—through advanced tools, deeper self-awareness, and 20+ Level Up exercises that strengthen everyday breathing and steady you under pressure.

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Playbook #1 - This playbook gives athletes a simple, structured way to rebuild their everyday breathing to sharpen focus, strengthen resilience, and elevate performance with less strain. It breaks down the science, the skills, and the step-by-step progression needed to transform breath from an overlooked habit into a competitive edge on and off the field.

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“Joe’s work is a crucial call to action for athletes, coaches, and anyone involved in sports. He eloquently explains the hidden costs of poor breathing, detailing how it can increase stress, weaken endurance, and impair decision-making. He then provides a roadmap for transforming breath health into an elite tool for focus, resilience, and recovery.”

Patrick McKeown, Founder of the Oxygen Advantage