003 // ABOUT

Second Body Founder, Johnny Conheeney

Hi! I'm Johnny.

I'm the founder of Second Body Breathwork, a somatic Breathwork guide, mentor and coach for people who are ready to access themselves deeply, heal from the past, and move into higher states of being.

I am deeply passionate about the intersection of anatomy, spirituality, quantum mechanics, manifestation and physiology. The ancient wisdom of the breath is rooted in deep tradition, ritual, and respect, and I make that knowledge more accessible for others. Breathwork is so much more than a just a class or mindfulness exercise. It's a lifestyle shift that alters the way you move throughout the world. 

I got Breathwork Facilitator Certified in 2024. My journey up to that point included about four years of Breathwork practice and lifetime of emotional suppression.

I found Breathwork in 2020. It wasn't until that point that I had screamed since childhood. I "wasn't an angry person" meanwhile, I simply didn't understand how to feel my emotions. This began my journey away from overthinking into feeling.

I kept showing up and I kept letting it all go. The more I showed up to class, the lighter I felt in my everyday life.  The pain and tension began to alleviate in my throat. I stopped biting my nails. My eczema started to clear. Conversations with strangers after years of crippling social anxiety felt easier. I couldn't believe how good I felt in my body. My external world began to reflect how I was feeling inside. I saw it physically, in my relationships and in my circumstances. I had agency. I was no longer a victim.

I tried therapy, desperately seeking out answers. I understood why I was the way I was. I stopped going because I didn't care to talk about my shame and fear anymore. It hurt to rehash the wounds. I simply wanted a way to feel more like myself. How could I come back home to the best versions of me? The authenticity I felt when I was 8? The unbridled joy I felt when I was 10? Where was that little guy?

None of these parts of me felt safe enough to exist again until I learned how to breathe in a way that allowed me to release.

I look back on the last decade of my life in awe. What a journey. Breathwork not only gave me my purpose, but it gave me my life back. I was me again. There he is!

Today, I run Second Body and teach classes in Second Body Studio, teach private clients and groups, and have worked with 1000+ students over the past two years teaching online and in-person. It's been an honor to witness the transformations, aha-moments, and breakthroughs of my clients over the past few years.

When I am not teaching or working with Second Body, you'll find me traveling, sharing Breathwork and mindfulness content online, writing, spending time with my friends & family, watching soccer, and staying active.

I am so beyond blessed to do this work. The more we breathe together, the more gratitude I have for every moment of this beautiful journey called life. Thank you for being a part of it.