Big Breathing Adventure
Become a breathing hero!
What is the Big Breathing Adventure?
Building on the success of the NHS-approved Active Breathing Course, this new adventure invites participants to explore breathing in a fresh, playful way.
- 🎮 Interactive and child-friendly design
- 🧘♂️ Evidence-based breathing retraining
- 🏡 Accessible from home, free of charge
- ⏳ Immediate support while waiting for NHS care
Why BBA?
1 in 11
children are affected by asthma,
with the UK having among the highest emergency admission rates in Europe
204,000
NHS anxiety referrals for children in 2023-24
– more than double since 2019-20
609,000
under-18s are on NHS waiting lists for mental health treatment
What to Expect
Learn the signs of good breathing to feel calm, strong and happy!
Learn the skills to help when your breathing feels a bit wobbly
Challenge yourself – or your friends and family to become the best bubble blower, the best siren maker, and the best song guesser!
Expected outcomes:
- Children feel empowered and in control of their health and wellbeing
- Improved breath control – children learn techniques to reduce breathlessness and panic
- Improved emotional resilience and confidence, and reduced anxiety
- Relieved NHS pressure – reducing demand for emergency and paediatric services
A child-centred approach
BBA comes packed with resources to support children’s adventures and help them build a routine of healthy breathing habits and techniques:
- Weekly, online small-group lessons led by an experienced, DBS-certified tutor
- A fantastic workbook filled with challenges and activities around breathing (and some really terrible jokes)
- Practice each day guided by our Bear in online videos
In collaboration with
