reconnect with your natural rhythm
When we slow down enough to feel what's been held, the body knows how to release. Through breath, stillness, and embodied practice, tension unwinds, space opens, and alignment reemerges — without force or fixing.
When your body feels better, everything shifts.
This work is about listening, allowing, and creating space.
Space to breathe.
Space to feel.
Space to arrive in your body.
Beyond temporary relief, these practices support deep release, nervous system regulation, and freedom in your fascia — helping you move with ease, clarity, and trust in yourself.
The more embodied you feel, the more available you are for your life.
More space.
More flow.
More you.
Welcome to our space
at the White Barn!
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."
— Helen Keller
TESTIMONIALS
Upcoming Events
Breathe. Release. Restore — Together.
Step into upcoming classes, workshops, and retreats designed to meet you exactly where you are—and gently guide you to where your body longs to go.
Whether you're joining for a single experience or seeking ongoing support, these group sessions offer more than just guidance.
They're an opportunity to unwind your system, recharge your field, and reconnect with what's most essential. Through intuitive breathwork, meditation, self-bodywork, and mindful movement, you'll leave feeling grounded, energized, and more deeply attuned to your own rhythm.
Omega Fall Members Retreat 🍂
A nourishing autumn retreat for Omega Members to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy the beauty of the season in community.
I'll be returning this year to share a breathwork session as part of this special gathering.
October 18–21, 2026
🍁 Omega Institute · Rhinebeck, NY
Omega Fall Members Retreat 🍂
A nourishing autumn retreat for Omega Members to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy the beauty of the season in community.
I'll be returning this year to share a breathwork session as part of this special gathering.
October 18–21, 2026
🍁 Omega Institute · Rhinebeck, NY
Block & Breathe Reset
A weekly, fascia-focused self-bodywork class to release tension, open your body, and expand your breath.
Now offered in two locations:
Kingston — Mondays at 6:15 PM
Rhinebeck — Thursdays at 5:00 PM
Come unwind, reset, and feel more at ease in your body.
Free Guided Breathwork · Monthly
Join Diana at Red Hook Community Center for a restorative breathwork session—offered as a gift to the community.
Come as you are. Breathe deeply.
Leave feeling lighter, more present, and at home in yourself.
Next class: Tues, September 15 at 6 PM.
Free Guided Breathwork · Monthly
Join me at Red Hook Community Center for a restorative breathwork session — offered as my gift to the community.
Come as you are. Breathe deeply.
Leave feeling lighter, more present, and at home in yourself.
Next class: Tuesday, September 15 at 6 PM.
What is Breathwork?
Breathwork is a practice of conscious, connected breathing that taps into the body's natural ability to heal and access self-love. It's an active and powerful form of meditation.
While there are many styles of breathwork, at Block and Breathe I guide you through a two-stage pranayama breath — a technique passed on by David Elliott. This simple yet transformative method involves breathing through the mouth with a two-part inhalation: first into the low belly, then into the high chest, followed by a relaxed exhale. I continue to train with David regularly to deepen both my practice and the experience I offer.
The benefits of breathwork are far-reaching. It can ease stress, enhance emotional well-being, boost energy, improve sleep, foster deeper connection with yourself and others, and awaken a greater sense of awe, delight, and the ability to live fully from the heart.
Private & Group Sessions:
Breathwork & Block Therapy™
Personalized support to help you feel lighter, freer, and more connected —
from body to soul.
Release held tension, restore inner balance, and reconnect with what truly matters — no matter where you are.
Private one-on-one sessions are offered:
🜁 In person in Rhinebeck, NY
🜁 In person at the White Barn in Germantown, NY
🜂 In the comfort of your own home
🜄 Online, wherever you are in the world
Each session is intuitively tailored to your unique needs — physical, emotional, or energetic. Together, we create a warm, welcoming container where you can feel grounded, open, and at home in yourself.
Whether you're living with chronic tension, emotional fatigue, or simply longing to feel more like yourself again, these sessions offer a return to clarity and support
lasting, embodied change.
Private Breathwork + Energy Healing
$180
/ 75 minutes
What is your body trying to tell you?
There are places in the body we learn to work around. Tensions we ignore. Places that always hurt. Feelings we don’t quite know what to do with.
What happens when you slow down enough to listen?
Through connected breath, attention, and deep listening, we create space to feel what’s here and explore what your body may be holding. What unfolds is different for everyone. You may laugh, cry, shake, release, remember, soften, see something differently, or simply be surprised by what emerges.
There is no agenda and no forcing. We follow your breath, your body, and what is ready to unfold.
You remain in charge of how deeply you go. I create a grounded, supportive space for you to listen, feel, and discover what's there.
Each session closes with Reiki energy healing to support integration and settling.
Come curious. Come open. See what’s ready to move.
Complete the brief form below, and I'll be in touch within 48 hours.
Bring Block & Breathe to Your Group
Something powerful tends to shift when we come together.
Bring your team, community, retreat group, or circle of friends together for a thoughtfully guided experience rooted in breath, body, and connection.
From breathwork to Block Therapy™ and other embodied practices, each experience is shaped around your group, your intention, and what you’re bringing together.
We might breathe, move, release, explore, or simply make space to feel. There’s no set outcome. We see what unfolds.
Online or in person, I create a safe, spacious environment where your group can slow down, listen inward, and see what opens.
Come curious. See what shifts.
Complete the brief form below, and I’ll be in touch within 48 hours.
What is Block Therapy™ ?
Block Therapy™ is a restorative, detoxifying form of self-bodywork that decompresses fascia, releases tension and creates space for your breath to flow more freely — helping you to move through life with greater ease.
Using a specially designed wooden block (or a tightly rolled-up towel), we address adhesions in your connective tissue that build up from stress, injury, and aging.
Through conscious breathing, strategic block placement, and longer holds, restrictions in the body begin to melt away — softening tissue, easing tension, and increasing circulation. With each position, you support better alignment, mobility, and deep tissue healing.
Block Therapy™ is about unlocking ease, strength, and balance — so you can move through life feeling supported from the inside out.
The practice of Block Therapy™ is based on three core pillars:
Create Space: Decompress and release fascial adhesions throughout the body using the block.
Inflate Space: Engage in proper diaphragmatic breathing to expand the body’s internal space.
Maintain Space: Strengthen the body’s foundation to support optimal cellular alignment, improving posture, balance, and ease in daily life.
Private Block Therapy™
$110
/ 75 minutes
Where could your body use a little more space?
Block Therapy™ is a self-bodywork practice that uses specialized blocks or simple props, along with your own body weight, time, and breath, to meet the places where your body feels compressed, restricted, or stuck.
As we create more space in the fascia, we give your breath more room to move and invite greater freedom, lightness, ease, and mobility throughout the body.
Private sessions give us time to slow down and focus on the places that need it most, creating space for relief, recovery, and your body to move with greater freedom.
More space in your body. More room to breathe. More freedom to move.
Complete the brief form below, and I’ll be in touch within 48 hours.
Want to keep exploring between sessions?
Explore the blocks and programs I trust to support more space, ease, and connection in your body.
Discover them HERE.
Mission
At Block and Breathe, our mission is to support your return to ease, balance, and freedom—in your body and in your being. Through breathwork, meditation, Block Therapy™, and grounding rituals, we offer a welcoming space for deep release, gentle renewal, and embodied self-connection. Our intention is to share simple, powerful tools that help you meet life’s waves with resilience and clarity—so you can feel at home in your body and empowered in your life.
Core Values
Breathe Deep, Find Joy: Joy is already within you. Through breathwork as a gateway, we help you reconnect to this inner wellspring— so you can navigate life with more energy, ease, and embodied presence.
Unblock Your Freedom: Freedom begins in the body. With Block Therapy™ and conscious breath, we help release what's been holding you back — so you can move through life with more grace, alignment, and embodied authenticity.
Flow with Balance: Balance is not perfection — it is presence. Through breath, fascia release, and meditative, mindful movement, we reconnect with our rhythm and cultivate a life that feels grounded, spacious, and whole.
Meet Diana
Want to explore the trainings, certifications, and heart behind this work?
Learn more HERE.
Hello, I’m Diana Benz — a breathwork facilitator, Block Therapy™ instructor, and energy healer devoted to creating space for you to reconnect with your natural balance, joy, and ease.
I believe our bodies hold an incredible capacity for healing when we slow down enough to listen. Through breath, awareness, and compassionate self-care, we can reconnect with the wisdom that's been there all along.
Like many, my path has been shaped by life’s shifts and challenges. Yoga and Reiki were my early supports, with yoga becoming my trusted medicine for both physical and emotional wellbeing. But in my 40s, I began facing puzzling health challenges, and the practices I had relied on no longer brought the same relief. I found myself navigating chronic pain, anxiety, and a growing disconnection from myself.
That turning point led me to discover breathwork — a deeply transformative practice of active meditation that opened me to emotions I hadn’t fully accessed before. It expanded my awareness and shifted how I relate to my body, mind, and sense of self.
Then came Block Therapy — a fascia-focused self-bodywork practice rooted in diaphragmatic breathing and alignment. This work helped me release long-held tension, restore ease, and reconnect with a sense of freedom and flow I thought I had lost.
Together, breathwork and Block Therapy supported a profound shift in my vitality, inner peace, and relationship with myself, and sparked my passion to share these practices with others.
Today, I offer holistic, non-invasive support for body and soul. My work blends breathwork, Block Therapy, meditation, and energy healing to help you reconnect with yourself, restore balance, and feel more at home in your life. It would be an honor to support you as you return to yourself, one breath at a time.
Ready to breathe new life into the way you move, feel, and connect?
Let's explore what's possible together.
The White Barn
This beautiful space thanks to the generosity of Dr Angelo Castello at NY Spine & Wellness
Located at NY Spine & Wellness
20 Palatine Park Rd, Germantown,
NY 12526, USA
Get in Touch
Have a question, or feeling curious about classes, retreats, or working together?
Send a note — I’d love to hear from you.
I also share occasional notes about offerings and gentle ways to reconnect with yourself
through this work.
You’re always welcome here.
Medical Disclaimer: Breathwork and Block Therapy™ are powerful practices that support self-discovery, release, and transformation. Breathwork uses intentional breath and music to help you access a deeper, expanded state of awareness, while Block Therapy™ helps release tension, improve alignment, and restore balance by decompressing connective tissue. Both practices may bring up strong emotions or physical sensations as your body and mind release stored tension. It’s important to note that additional support may be helpful afterward. Always consult with a medical professional before engaging in any new physical or wellness practice, especially if you have any pre-existing conditions.