Damanna: Yoga & Breathwork for Teams

01 The Noise

About breathwork

The average person checks their phone 150 times a day.

We live in the most distracting era in history. Focus has become a luxury. Anxiety, a constant companion. Amid the endless noise, breathwork is more than a wellness trend; it's a way to reconnect with ourselves. Deep breathing lets energy flow freely through the body again, dissolving blockages caused by chronic stress, unresolved tension, and the demands of modern work.

Each conscious exhale releases what we unknowingly carry. The result isn't just momentary calm; it's sustained clarity, felt in both body and mind. Intentional breathing doesn't take your team away from the work. It reconnects them to it.

02 The Practice

Backed by research

Breath as medicine, now proven by science.

Drawing from Tummo and other ancient breathing traditions, Wim Hof brought his practice under scientific scrutiny. In 2011, researchers at Radboud University showed that people trained by him could voluntarily influence their autonomic nervous system and immune response, something science had long considered impossible.

Since then, people around the world have been reconnecting with their breath and rediscovering its healing power. What ancient traditions always knew, modern research now confirms: breath is medicine.

03 For Teams

How I help companies

For teams that want more.

I lead breathwork and yoga sessions for teams, leadership retreats, wellness programs, or a single afternoon that leaves a group more connected and energized than when they arrived. Every session is built around the room. A leadership team looking to strengthen their culture needs something different than a hospitality team learning to hold space for guests, or a group of psychologists supporting thousands of students. I've led all three. Damanna is trusted by organizations like Las Qolqas Lodge in Peru, the Colombian Government, and Copenhagen's Arp-Hansen Hotel Group, among others across the Americas and Europe.

04 About

About

The story.

Established in 2024, Damanna is the teaching practice of Matías Obando, a Chilean breathwork instructor, yogi, and art curator with a decade of daily Ashtanga yoga, breathwork, and meditation. Damanna's focus is helping people raise their energy, find inner peace, and release stress through the breath. Through breathwork, yoga nidra, and guided meditation, this practice reaches individuals, teams, and organizations across the Americas and Europe.

It began personally. At 18, Matías left tennis, and asthma and paralyzing anxiety followed. Nothing worked until daily yoga, breathwork, and mindful nutrition changed everything. Since 2024, he helps people around the world connect with their breath and inner-strength.

05 The Work

Selected engagements

Sessions for governments, hotel groups, lodges and universities.

Breathwork session on the grass at Las Qolqas Lodge

Las Qolqas Lodge, Feb 2026, Cusco

A luxury eco-lodge in Peru's Sacred Valley

Invited to lead a breathwork session for the team at Las Qolqas, one of Time Magazine World's Greatest Places for 2025. The session created a deep connection within the team. A sign of how breathwork belongs in world-class hospitality, for staff and guests alike.

Yoga session at Arp-Hansen Hotel Group, Copenhagen

Arp-Hansen Hotel Group, April 2026, Copenhagen

A two-month residency across two Copenhagen properties

Invited as guest wellness instructor across two properties of the Arp-Hansen Hotel Group, The Next House and Steel House Copenhagen, for a two-month residency. I led yoga and breathwork sessions for guests, earning outstanding reviews across both properties. Arp-Hansen is one of Denmark's most established hotel groups, with a portfolio of iconic properties across the capital.

Breathwork session with the staff of Sonesta Hotel Cusco

Sonesta Hotel, March 2026, Cusco

One of the largest hotel groups in the Americas

Invited to lead breathwork sessions at Sonesta Hotel Cusco, a four-star property belonging to one of the largest hotel groups in the Americas, with over 1,200 properties across eight countries. The engagement included the largest single session to date: 34 members of the hotel's staff, breathing together in one room.

Breathwork session for the Colombian government agency ARN

Government of Colombia (ARN), May 2025, Bogotá

Agencia para la Reincorporación y la Normalización

Led a session for the department that helps people affected by Colombia's internal conflict find normal jobs and lives, far from violence.

Yoga session for Universidad Externado's wellness team

Universidad Externado, June 2025, Bogotá

One of Colombia's most prestigious universities

Invited to lead a session for the wellness team, a group of psychologists responsible for supporting the mental health of thousands of students across campus.

Calmer teams.
Sharper minds.
Better results.