About

"My mission is to help people remember who they are and what they are capable of and to provide tools that will empower them to live a more meaningful life."

About Max

Max Strom, renowned speaker, author and breathwork teacher, has dedicated over 30 years to guiding individuals toward emotional healing, self-discovery, and transformation. With his transformative Breathe to Heal method, Max offers highly impactful techniques that not only alleviate anxiety, panic attacks and sleep issues, but also catalyze profound shifts in individuals and their relationships.

Max captivates audiences around the globe with his empowering keynote speeches. He has delivered four influential TEDx Talks, including the viral Breathe to Heal, which has amassed over 3.5 million views on YouTube, and his latest presentation, Removing the Armor Between Us. His books, There is No App for Happiness and A Life Worth Breathing, have gained international acclaim. Max is currently working on his third book.

Besides in-person events Max offers many ways to benefit from his teachings; online through livestream events, in-depth video courses, video and audio recordings, and one-to-one coaching sessions. Max is from the USA and currently based in the Netherlands. He teaches in English.

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Accomplishments

Having been on the cutting edge of breathing and breath initiated movement for over 30 years Max shared his teaching in over 25 countries and 150 cities around the world as a teacher, speaker and author.

Speaker

  • 4 TEDx talks of which his Breathe To Heal talk reached over 3.5 million views and counting
  • Keynote addresses at medical conferences, wellbeing conferences, and many corporate events
  • The Mindful Leadership Summit in Washington DC
  • The World Government Summit in Dubai 
  • Keynote at the first Wellness Symposium in Saudi Arabia
  • Seminar at Unilever head office Rotterdam
  • Wisdom in Business Conference in Amsterdam (for 2 consecutive conferences)
  • Inner Peace Conference in Amsterdam (3 conferences with a total of 9 workshops and lectures)

Author

  • First book: A Life Worth Breathing, published in five languages and used as required reading in many breath- and movement based trainings.
  • Second book: There is No App for Happiness, addressing the challenge of finding meaning in the digital age
  • Third book: in the making

Teacher

  • On a yearly basis Max teaches workshops, weekend immersions and retreats with 35 international hosts. He’s slowed down from over 40 hosts in recent years, to free up time to write his third book.
  • Online video course Breathe To Heal. A 6.5-hour course with lectures, practices and key insights.
  • App Strategic Breathing: Max’s voice in combination with an animated Avatar and motion graphics to guide you through a safe and effective practice of breathing patterns and meditative movement.
  • Teacher training: 200-hour Inner Axis Teacher Training (breath-initiated movement system developed by Max)
  • Breathe To Heal Training: a 40-hour training to study and experience breathing techniques and add them to your healing repertoire as a therapist, social and health professional, coach, or movement teacher.

  • "Max Strom is a leader in his field. His Inner Axis breath work teaches us how to resolve our emotional challenges and calm our nervous system. It is a must for individuals and organizations wishing to realize the many benefits of stress reduction."

    – Will Moore
    Director Speakit Films, Executive Producer ‘Walk with Me’

  • “In the tumultuous journey of life, Max offers a beacon of wisdom, compassion, and grace through simple and effective rejuvenating modalities. Max’s teachings altered the trajectory of my life; enabling me to heal and revel in the daily miracles we often overlook.” 

    – Aliya Qutub
    Mother/Mindfulness Teacher, Doha, Qatar

  • "Max, I enjoyed our interview for LEADERS Magazine. I am grateful for your time today and for the insight, wisdom and expertise that you provided. You define the word LEADER.”

    - David W. Schner
    President & Executive Editor LEADERS Magazine

  • “I was barely surviving when I came upon Max’s book "A life worth breathing”. Worn down to the bone by depression and PTSD, Max’s breathing techniques and wisdom helped me to heal and provided me with priceless and practical insights. I’m truly grateful and I will never forget the impact Max has had on my life."

    – Naomi Hope
    Marketing and Communications Director, London, UK

  • "Max Strom’s breathing practices are nothing short of masterful. Learning these techniques can bring you back to balance, and a state of true health because your rate of breathing and your state of mind are integrally linked. I have witnessed Max create palpable states of peace in his workshops, time and again. I feel blessed to have him as a teacher and friend. He offers us true healing through his work."

    – Gloria Latham
    Yoga Teacher & Trainer, Founder of Semperviva Yoga, Vancouver, CA

  • "After 20 years of severe anxiety and panic attacks every night while trying to sleep, Max has taught me how to breathe to heal and to connect with myself and find my life's purpose. I am so humbled and grateful."

    – Katie Langley
    Yoga teacher, Kansas City

  • "Max Strom’s work is of deeper meaning I have ever experienced, it is of such a significant value for healing people with anxiety, stress and related symptoms. Doing this work brings you back to an open heart, soft body and an anxiety free life."

    - Marieke Dijkstra

  • "I have been repeatedly amazed at the effect the techniques of Max Strom have had on all who attended. In his simple, no frills format, he has a gift of immediately being relevant and motivating to all who meet him. His teachings are very relevant to all struggling with modern life, its complexities and challenges, whether they are professional or personal."

    – H. Alomran
    MD Medical Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Riyadh