Featured in 1Twenty80 Magazine

1Twenty80 Magazine sat down with IMD Breathwork founder Brendon Hansford to go deep on what breathwork actually is, how it works, and why it's gaining serious traction in the wellness world.

The interview covers the science behind the method — how conscious connected breathing shifts CO2 levels, bypasses the prefrontal cortex, and triggers the body's autonomic nervous system to move out of fight-or-flight and into genuine recovery. Brendon walks through the three pillars that underpin every IMD session: breath and nervous system science, an intentional engineered soundscape, and somatic release.

The conversation also gets into what a session looks and feels like from the inside — the structure, the breath hold, the altered state, and why integration at the end is just as important as the active breathing itself.

From generational trauma to sleep, anxiety, emotional reactivity, and decision-making, the interview explores the full range of what consistent breathwork practice can shift — and why IMD's approach is grounded entirely in biology, not belief.

Read the full feature at 1twenty80mag.com.