Your Breath Is Still Your Baseline

The quiet power of coherence, horses, and remembering who you are

by Dr. Kathryn Dundas | Sublime Life

Wildlife photos by Deana McNeish, taken at Riverbend Ranch

Slow Age with Intention

At Sublime Life, we talk a lot about breath. Not because it’s trendy. But because it’s timeless.

Breath is the first thing we do when we arrive on this earth — and the last thing we’ll do when we leave. And in between? It’s the simplest, most powerful reset we have.

But we forget it.

Especially now.

Summer ramps up. Schedules accelerate. Long days pull us outward. Our systems are often on before we even know we’ve left ourselves.

That’s where the breath comes back in.

As a baseline. As a reset. As a physiological anchor to presence.

Coherence is not just a concept. It’s a felt experience.

At Sublime Life, we work with tools that measure coherence — like HeartMath.

It’s not woo-woo. It’s science.

Coherence means your heart, brain, and nervous system are communicating in harmony. That you’re not just surviving — you’re synced. And you feel it.

Slower heart rate

Softer breath

More clarity

Fewer cortisol spikes

And cortisol isn’t just a stress hormone — when it stays elevated, it throws off everything else.

Breathwork and presence aren’t just mood tools — they’re metabolic ones.

When your nervous system softens, your endocrine system listens.

• Estrogen and testosterone regulate

• Insulin sensitivity improves

• Libido rises

• Muscle grows

• Energy stabilizes

Which brings us to the horses…

Our teachers in presence and nervous system wisdom — who live at RBR Paint Horses, the ranch we partner with for equine sessions.

Founded by Dr. Dundas in 1998, RBR Paint Horses is a working ranch that breeds champagne paint horses, rescues those in need, and serves as a Center for Equine-Assisted Therapy and Experiential Sessions.

It’s a place where coherence isn’t just a concept — it’s lived hoofbeat by hoofbeat.

Why horses? Because they don’t fake coherence.

Horses don’t respond to what you say — they respond to what you feel.

They are pure feedback. And when you’re with them? You’re invited into coherence.

    Heart rate

    Rhythm

    Presence

They read your nervous system before you even know what’s happening inside — and they meet you there.

No judgment. No agenda. Just truth.

The result? A subtle, but powerful reorganization.

The kind of reset no lab test can measure… but your hormones can feel.

Coming Home to Breath — and to Yourself

This fall, we’re circling up for Rewild & Renew, a nature-rooted equine and longevity retreat in José Ignacio, Uruguay.

You’ll have one-on-one time with the horses.

Daily somatic resets.

Longevity sessions.

Space to listen — and be listened to.

November 27 – December 1, 2025

Estancia Vik, José Ignacio, Uruguay

Want early access?

Email us at hello@asublimelife.ca 

or DM us on IG @a.sublime.life

Reset Ritual of the Week

Hormone Panel + Longevity Consult

Your breath might be your baseline — but your hormones are your body’s compass.

Come in for a hormone panel and personalized consult to map where you are — and where to go next.

Available through bloodwork and either in-person or virtual Integrative Medicine consults. Call to book.

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