My Story
A Random Connection
One day, a fellow named Shine Edgar friended me on Facebook. When I wrote and asked if we had met, or how we might know each other, his response amounted to "I don't, mate, but I'm sure there's a reason." I had been curious about the didgeridoo in the past, but thought circular breathing would be beyond me, and so never really attempted it. Then, after seeing Shine's workshop announcements for several weeks, I finally decided to talk a lesson. 24 hours after we first met, I was circular breathing!
"What do you call yourself?"
The Birth of Breathwood
For a few years, I had the pleasure of organizing the fire show for the Winter Solstice Lantern Festival at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver, BC. Of course, then I learned to play didgeridoo, and that began to take my focus. So one year, I asked to have four didgeridoo players come play for the labyrinth walk, an idea that the organizer, Naomi Singer, quickly embraced. I needed a name for promo, however. When she asked me what to call us, the name "Breathwood" popped into my head. I've used it ever since!