My name is Gillian Veldhoven, I’m 49 year of age, and based in Airdrie just outside Glasgow in Scotland.

Having participated in athletics from the age of 10-24, I had been questioned about my breathing on numerous occasions, I was tested for asthma but test came back with good lung capacity, and never actioned.

I started group fitness instructing at 27, starting with more high impact classes. In September 2020 I qualified as a yoga instructor, taking classes a bit slower after a fall which left me with a dislocated right shoulder, and ruptured PCL on my left knee.

In February 2021, my health took a dramatic downturn. I suffered a pulmonary embolism after contracting covid. The 9 months following I was supported by Long Covid Rehab by NHS Lanarkshire, which involved me leaning to breath properly and also looking at the ’spoons method’ was I replenishing used energy. I am not going to lie, my recovery was not easy, and I do have scarring on my lungs, but taking time out and changing my focus onto my breathing has been life changing.

Little did I know I was a mouth breather all my life. I wasn’t aware of how this impacted my health and state of mind, so when I came across Oxygen Advantage, it was a game changer for me. Through my experiences I will like to pass this knowledge onto others.

I am based in Airdrie, Central Belt in Scotland (5 Tobermory Gardens, Airdrie ML6 6GG), I can teach online, face to face as a one to one session or group session. I am happy to help anyone that feels oxygen advantage could help them in anyway.