Ndidi Breathwork™
Rooted in Nigerian Wisdom
African-centered breathwork for companies, leadership teams, and conferences. Built for the employees carrying the pressure and the leaders holding it all together.
What Is Ndidi Breathwork™
Ndidi (n-DEE-dee) Breathwork™ is African-centered, not a borrowed wellness trend. The sessions are guided by breath, sound, and movement with live African instruments and music.
Each session releases stored stress and clears mental fog, so your employees bring more energy, clarity, and focus back to their work.
Ndidi means steadfastness in Igbo, the patient endurance to keep returning to your body, breath by breath, until what has been stored there finally moves and you feel alive again.
Ndidi Breathwork™ is built around three pillars, which can surface once the body lets go of what it has been holding:
Harmony, rest, inner peace
Inner power, vitality, agency
Delight, laughter, aliveness
I am free. I am alive. Energy flows through me.
Why Your Workplace Needs This
Your team is running on empty, and the leaders holding it together are carrying even more. Workplace stress and burnout are showing up in the numbers.
of U.S. workers reported stress at work in the past month, and 57% reported negative health effects as a result.
American Psychological Association, 2023 1of employees worldwide are engaged at work, the lowest level since 2020, with low engagement costing the global economy an estimated $10 trillion a year.
Gallup, 2026 2Your employees are stretched, and the employee wellness benefits you already offer are not reaching most of them. Ndidi Breathwork™ gives your team a real, embodied way to release workplace stress and support burnout prevention, instead of another webinar or wellness email that goes unopened.
Meet Your Guide
Nnemoma Chukwumerije, LMSWNnemoma is a Nigerian medicine woman, breathwork guide, and life coach, and she leads every session as a licensed social worker (LMSW, Columbia University) trained in trauma-informed facilitation. She uses breath, sound, and movement, rooted in her Nigerian ancestry, to help people release what is blocking them and get back to the clarity, energy, and vitality to lead and work well.
Her path didn't start in a wellness space. It started in a cubicle, where she was doing everything "right" as the firstborn daughter of Nigerian immigrants while quietly depressed the whole time. Breathwork moved what nothing else had. What began as a personal practice became a calling, and today she leads Ndidi Breathwork™ for corporate wellness programs, conferences, schools, retreats, and communities.
Made For Your People
For Leaders and Executive Teams
A grounded reset that moves leaders from reactive to clear-headed.
For Teams
A team-building experience with more real connection than any icebreaker, so colleagues return to their desks feeling closer.
For Conferences and Offsites
The genuine reset attendees remember long after the keynote ends, perfect for opening, closing, or anchoring your event.
For HR, Wellness Programs, and ERGs
A non-clinical, opt-in wellness offering for HR teams and ERGs that reaches the people who may not call an EAP line or open another app.
What A Session Looks Like
Every session is adapted in real time to the room, the group, and the moment.
Breathwork
Guided breathing patterns that shift the nervous system out of fight or flight and into a state where real stress release becomes possible.
Sound
Live instruments, music, and voice woven with the breath to help the body release what words can't reach.
Movement
Gentle, free flowing movement that brings people back into their bodies.
Community
Practiced in circle, where people breathe, move, and witness each other. This is often where the real shift happens.
Reflection
A closing prompt that turns what surfaced in the body into language, clarity, and an intention to carry forward.
Testimonials
"I really enjoyed yesterday's session. Within 30 minutes, the tension had drained completely from my shoulders and my whole body felt more at ease. I'm walking away ready to use breathwork more intentionally. Thank you so much."
"I had the opportunity to bring Nnemoma in for a session with our staff, and it was absolutely transformational to watch. Her energy is so light, grounding, and a genuine breath of fresh air for our team. I highly recommend bringing her into your program."
"This was my first time doing breathwork and Nnemoma was an amazing instructor. The session was extremely relaxing and the perfect reset for the week ahead. I walked out feeling like I just had a massage!"
"I felt a great sense of community and support during the session. Nnemoma created a very uplifting, engaging and relaxing experience."
Ways To Work Together
Workshops, retreats, ERG programming, and ongoing partnerships. In person and virtual available.
45 to 60 Minute Workshop
Team offsites, lunch and learns, and conference breakouts. A nervous system reset and a simple breath practice your team can use again on their own.
Half Day Immersion
Leadership retreats and deeper team culture work. A full arc through breath, sound, movement, and reflection.
Custom Experience
Multi day conferences and corporate wellness programs shaped around your goals and your calendar.
Ongoing Programming
Recurring monthly or quarterly sessions so the practice becomes part of your workplace wellness routine.
Custom quote available based on group size and format. Reach out and we'll build a plan around your schedule.
Trust & Credentials
FAQ
Is it safe for people with anxiety or trauma?
Yes. Sessions are trauma-informed and paced by the group, and participation in any part is always optional.
What space and equipment do we need?
For in person sessions, you'll need a room where people can sit down comfortably, with chairs or floor space, ideally arranged in a circle. Depending on group size, audio support may be needed for the music. For virtual sessions, each person needs a device, a stable internet connection, and a quiet, private space where they can sit comfortably. Headphones are recommended.
Can it work for remote or hybrid teams?
Virtual sessions work well for fully remote teams, and in person sessions are ideal for teams who share a workspace. We don't recommend a hybrid setup where some people are in the room and others are on a screen, because everyone has a better experience when they're all in the same format.
What budget does this fit under?
Corporate wellness, employee wellness, leadership development, retention, belonging, and conference programming budgets. If your organization already funds any of those, Ndidi Breathwork™ fits into that line and doesn't add a new category to justify.
What's the difference between this and a meditation or yoga session?
Meditation usually asks you to quiet your mind, and yoga moves your body through poses (the asanas). This form of breathwork goes a step further, combining guided breathing patterns with live sound instruments and movement, and the presence of the group. You don't need to be flexible, experienced, or good at sitting still to get something out of it.
Is this religious?
No. It's rooted in Nigerian cultural tradition and isn't tied to any religious practice or belief system. It's welcoming to people of all backgrounds.
Ready to bring Ndidi Breathwork™ to your team?
Tell us about your group and what you're hoping for, and we'll take it from there.
Reach Out
Share your group size and goals
We Build A Plan
A custom session plan shaped around your schedule
We Schedule
We lock in your session or sessions
¹ American Psychological Association, Work in America Survey: Workplaces as Engines of Psychological Health & Wellbeing (2023). ² Gallup, State of the Global Workplace: 2026 Report (April 2026), gallup.com/workplace/697904/state-of-the-global-workplace-global-data.aspx.