Jesse Coomer

Jesse Coomer is the founder of The Breathwork Channel, which he co-owns with partner and co-host James Stewart, and author of A Practical Guide to Breathwork (2020), The Language of Breath (North Atlantic Books, 2023), and Becoming the Ethical Breathworker (2026).

The Language of Breath is published in English, German, and French, and is held in 113 libraries worldwide per WorldCat. The German edition, Die Sprache des Atems, was translated by Jochen Lehner and published by Integral (Munich, 2024). The French edition, Le langage de la respiration, was published by Éditions Médicis (Paris, 2024). Both are catalogued by their respective national libraries — the German National Library and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Jesse is the founder of Breathwork//Tactics, a science-based breath training program for first responders, and the founder and lead faculty member at The Language of Breath Breathworker School, where he trains breath coaches worldwide.

Jesse taught English composition, research, and rhetoric at Vincennes University from 2011 to 2022, retiring at the rank of Associate Professor of English to work in breathwork full time. He was a certified Wim Hof Method instructor from 2016 to 2022, is a Vivation Professional and NASM-certified personal trainer, and has trained more than 3,000 students.

On The Breathwork Channel, Jesse leads Wednesday Night Breathwork and Coherence Saturday, and hosts Decoding Breath, the channel's research review series translating peer-reviewed studies on breathing into clear, mechanism-focused answers.