
Ep #196: Breathwork Beyond the Hype with Dirk Hamelijnck
Breathwork changed Dirk Hamelijnck's life after 24 years of teaching teenagers how to move — it was learning how to breathe that changed everything.
In this episode, Dirk Hamelijnck shares why he left the familiar structure of the Dutch school system and what brought him to Bali. He talks about the turning point that pushed him onto a new path, the intense practices that first opened the door, and why he now cares more about nuance than hype in breathwork.
You will hear how he approaches breathwork with three clear values, why “safe space” is not just a nice phrase, and what most people misunderstand about breathwork before they ever try it. If you are curious about breath as a tool for grounding, learning, and real change, this conversation will make you want to listen all the way through.
Episode Chapters:
00:00:00 Opening request
00:00:29 Welcome and guest intro
00:01:29 Roots and family
00:01:59 Leaving the Dutch school system
00:03:15 Joy of learning again
00:03:42 Outdoor instructor beginnings
00:04:48 First steps into yoga and breath
00:05:30 Discovering Wim Hof
00:06:22 Training experience and cold exposure
00:09:11 Why breathwork needs nuance
00:09:50 From personal practice to teaching
00:11:14 Breathwork with high school students
00:12:20 Influential teacher figures
00:13:31 Three words for his teaching style
00:19:25 What he brings to classes
00:21:03 What breathwork really is
00:23:23 Connecting breath and yoga
00:27:00 What he hopes people leave with
00:28:22 What he is refining now
00:29:46 Gratitude and closing
Mentions & Resources:
Wim Hof
Caspar van der Meulen
Dirk Hamelijnck’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirkhamelijnck/
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The IN Movement Podcast was formerly the Going Pro Yoga Podcast — and before that, the Yoga Teacher Evolution Podcast and the Rat Race Rebellion Podcast. Same mission, evolved name.
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