"I’m grateful to have been awarded a scholarship for the BradCliff Level 1 Course. This will allow me to further develop my understanding of breathing mechanics and breathing retraining to better support the clients I work with. My caseload includes dancers, singers, and actors, many of whom already have a strong awareness of their breathing, as well as professional voice users and people with voice disorders. I’m excited to apply what I learn across these populations and to discover even more ways this training can enhance the care I provide." - Elissa (Physiotherapist) - Sydney, Australia
"I am deeply honoured and grateful to have been awarded a BradCliff Scholarship for the Level 1 course. This opportunity means a great deal to me, as it will allow me to further develop my knowledge and skills in breathing assessment and retraining, and to bring this learning back to my clinical practice, research, and education in Japan.
As a clinician, visiting researcher at a university, and an employee at an IT company, I am a physiotherapist working mainly in the Greater Tokyo area. I support people with musculoskeletal disorders, athletes, and employees through workplace health and wellbeing programs. In my experience, many people do not present primarily with respiratory disease, yet breathing dysfunction is often overlooked and may be related to pain, movement limitations, stress, and overall wellbeing.
Through this course, I hope to gain a more evidence-based and practical approach to breathing care, so that I can better support my patients, athletes, and employees, and also share this knowledge with other physiotherapists in Japan." - Koji Nakamaru
"I am the Director and Principal Physiotherapist at Long Covid Physio, a telehealth physiotherapy practice based on the Gold Coast, Australia, providing services across Australia and New Zealand. I work with individuals living with Long COVID, post-viral fatigue, post-exertional malaise (PEM), POTS, hypermobility spectrum disorders, hEDS, and associated comorbidities. Many of which are complex and often invisible conditions. Breathing pattern disorder is prevalent within this population and plays a role in symptom burden and functional limitation. Receiving the BradCliff Breathing Scholarship will allow me to further develop specialised skills to better assess and manage these patients, ultimately improving clinical outcomes within an underserved and geographically dispersed cohort. I am truly honoured to have been selected from a large international applicant pool and look forward to integrating this knowledge into my clinical practice and broader patient education initiatives." - Dione Knight
"I thank God for allowing me to be considered and chosen to take the BradCliff Method Level 1 course. This opportunity makes me the first Venezuelan to be certified in this respiratory method, which has been successfully applied for so many years to provide essential tools to healthcare professionals who want the best for their patients.
I will be applying this method in my workplaces, including the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital and during home visits for patients. I specialize in treating individuals with conditions such as cancer, pneumonia, COPD, stroke (CVD), cardiovascular diseases, post-operative recovery, and athletes.
Having this opportunity is truly unparalleled due to the immense professional growth I will achieve. Thank you very much." - Juan Valera, Venezuela
"I am so excited to receive this scholarship to improve the care I provide to veterans. I am a speech-language pathologist in Ann Arbor Michigan, at the Veterans Affairs Hospital. I evaluate and treat patients with upper airway disorders (voice, chronic cough, muscle tension dysphonia, etc). I am fascinated by the relationship between breathing disorders and voice disorders and look forward to implementing what I learn in this course." - Megan Mary O'Brien, United States
"Receiving the Bradcliff Scholarship is a profound honour and a transformative milestone in my journey as a paediatrics lecturer, physiotherapist, and researcher. It empowers me to bring cutting-edge, evidence-informed respiratory care to the paediatric patients who need it most. Working in Pretoria at Steve Biko Academic Hospital and local special schools, my heart is in serving vulnerable children navigating complex neurological, neuromuscular, and cardiopulmonary conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy. In our local context, delivering specialised, high-impact, and cost-effective care directly improves health-related quality of life for children while supporting their families. I am thrilled to join the global Bradcliff community to elevate paediatric respiratory outcomes in South Africa and beyond!" - Prof. Anri Human, South Africa
"I’m incredibly grateful to have received a scholarship for the BradCliff Level 1 Breathing Course, as it gives me the opportunity to develop my knowledge and skills in an area that I’m passionate about. I hope the course will deepen my understanding of breathing patterns and their impact on health and wellbeing, while providing me with practical tools that I can apply in my work. I’m excited to learn from the course and use the knowledge I gain to support the paediatric population I work with in a large London hospital Trust including those with asthma and other long term respiratory conditions." - Cat Barraclough, England
"I’m genuinely excited and very grateful to have been awarded a Level 1 Scholarship. As a respiratory physiotherapist at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, I work with people experiencing a wide range of complex respiratory problems, and I’m particularly interested in persistent breathlessness, dysfunctional breathing and Long COVID.
What really appeals to me about the BradCliff Method is the opportunity to better understand the ‘why’ behind breathing pattern disorders and to develop practical skills that can make a real difference for patients who often have persistent symptoms despite extensive investigation and treatment.
I’m looking forward to bringing what I learn back into my day-to-day clinical practice, as well as sharing it with colleagues and physiotherapy students. I’m also very thankful to the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation for supporting me to continue on to Level 2, which will allow me to build on the scholarship opportunity and further develop this area of practice.
I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity and can’t wait to get started!" - Peter Beshara, Australia
"I am very happy to have received this scholarship for the Bradcliff Breathing Pattern Disorder course. I am a physiotherapist based in Dublin, Ireland, working in a busy respiratory unit with a cohort of adults with various chronic respiratory conditions, such as COPD, asthma and pulmonary fibrosis. Breathing pattern disorders are commonly seen in this patient population, and I am looking forward to applying my learnings from this course into my daily practice. Alongside my clinical role, I work with athletes of all ages through pitch side cover and also have a qualification in instructing mat pilates. I hope this course will enhance my skillset, to improve treatment options for all patients, clients and athletes that I work with in the future." - Síle Flood, Ireland
"I am incredibly grateful to receive the BradCliff Breathing scholarship. As a physiotherapist working in Chilliwack, BC, I support a diverse patient population navigating movement limitations, pain management, and recovery. This opportunity means I can introduce evidence-based breathing assessment and retraining directly into my community, empowering my clients with critical tools to overcome breathing dysfunction and significantly improve their daily quality of life." - Asees Singh, Canada
"I am honored to have received the level 1 scholarship. I believe the breathing is the corner stone of all our interventions, from small babies to our bedridden geriatric population. I am passionate about making people feel comfortable and in control of their own bodies, and I am so excited to be able to bring the method to our town in Potchefstroom, South Africa. I can barely wait for the course to start." - Corlia Kotze, South Africa
