State
How am I breathing, feeling and responding right now?
Human Performance • Resilience • Personal Transformation
Become the version of you who can.
How you breathe, think, feel, believe and see yourself influences how you show up when it matters.
Breathe Into Excellence helps athletes, parents, leaders and individuals regulate pressure, strengthen self-belief, change limiting patterns and step into the person they are capable of becoming.
World No. 1 Junior
World No. 5 Professional
30+ Years Breathing Education
High-Performance Coach
World No. 5Professional Squash Player
“I can handle this. I can do this. I can become this.”
The deeper philosophy
Who are you being?
There are many versions of you — the confident you, the fearful you, the resilient you, the overwhelmed you, the version shaped by past experiences and the version you are still capable of becoming.
Breathe Into Excellence helps you become aware of the patterns running your life, regulate your state, understand what you believe, decide who you choose to become — and begin thinking, feeling and acting from that version of yourself now.
Self
What thoughts, beliefs, stories and patterns are shaping how I show up?
Possibility
Who do I choose to become, and what would that version of me do next?
What does the best, most authentic and aligned version of you feel like?
Three core audiences. One deeper methodology.
Develop the person behind the performance.
Breathe Into Excellence works beneath the result — with breathing, state, self-talk, beliefs, identity, emotional regulation and aligned action — so people can perform and live from a stronger version of themselves.
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Student athletes: develop the person who has to become the athlete.
Build breathing awareness, confidence, emotional regulation, self-talk, identity, tournament preparation, recovery after mistakes, resilience, focus and ownership — skills for sport, school and life.
Student Athlete Coaching ↗02
Parents: become the parent your child needs under pressure.
Learn to regulate your own stress, understand how your words and reactions affect your child, and provide the love, stability, perspective and support they need most.
Parent Performance & Support ↗03
Leaders & organizations: perform and lead from your best state.
Build self-regulation, resilience, leadership presence, communication and clear decision-making when the stakes are high — without living in a constant state of pressure.
Leadership, Corporate & Speaking ↗
For high-achieving parents
Your child comes to you for something they cannot get from their coach: the safety of knowing your love and support are not dependent on how they perform.
After a difficult match, your child may not need analysis, fixing or another coaching session. They may need to feel seen, heard, loved and supported. Your child does not need another coach at home.
Personal transformation
Become the version of you who can.
For individuals who want to go deeper than performance: explore identity, beliefs, self-talk, emotional patterns, future-self visualization, intention, personal growth and — when it is meaningful to you — spiritual awareness.
You do not have to remain the version of yourself that was shaped by fear, old experiences or other people's expectations.
The Breathe Into Excellence Method
From state to self to possibility.
A practical process for changing your state, understanding yourself, choosing who you want to become and turning that choice into consistent action.
I can handle this. I can do this. I can become this.The inner identity and behaviour we are building toward.
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Breathe
Use the breath to return to the body, influence your state and create enough space to respond rather than simply react.
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Aware
Notice your thoughts, emotions, self-talk, beliefs, body signals and repeated patterns without immediately judging them.
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Release
Loosen the grip of old stories, expectations, fear-based responses and behaviours that no longer serve who you are becoming.
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Choose
Decide how you want to show up, what you want to believe and which qualities of yourself you want to strengthen.
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Become
Rehearse the future self through visualization, language, emotional state, intention and a clear picture of how that version of you lives and responds.
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Act
Take the next action that is consistent with the person you are choosing to become — in competition, parenting, leadership or life.
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Embody
Repeat and integrate the new response until it becomes more natural, more congruent and part of sustainable excellence.
Keynotes • Workshops • Leadership
Ideas people can feel, remember — and use.
Alexia combines lived experience, elite sport, breathing education, mindset, identity and practical human-performance tools to create sessions that move people from insight to action.
Signature Keynote
Become the Version of You Who Can
Who are you being under pressure — and who could you choose to become?
Identity • Pressure • Possibility • Action
Performance Keynote
Breathe Into Excellence
Performing Under Pressure Without Being Controlled by It.
Breathing • Regulation • Confidence • Performance
Resilience Keynote
Anything Is Possible
What Adversity Taught Me About Resilience, Performance and the Human Spirit.
Resilience • Purpose • Belief • Adaptability
Parent / Corporate Workshop
From Boardroom to Sideline
What High-Achieving Parents Need to Know About Supporting a Student Athlete.
Parenting • Leadership • Communication • Support
Alexia ClondaHuman Performance • Resilience • Personal Transformation
Why Alexia
From adversity to achiever.
Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Alexia went on to compete at the highest level while living with life-threatening asthma and significant health challenges. She knows first-hand what it means to pursue excellence when the body, circumstances and expectations can all feel overwhelming.
Today, she does not just coach performance. She develops the person behind the performance — integrating breathing, mindset, identity, beliefs, visualization, personal development and, for clients who want it, deeper spiritual exploration. Her purpose is to help people understand themselves, reconnect with their own power and act from the version of themselves they are capable of becoming.
That lived experience is central to her work today. She helps people look beyond the result to understand what is happening underneath performance, what is getting in the way, how to regulate pressure, and how to keep building confidence, resilience and belief in what is possible.
Former World No. 1 Junior
Former World No. 5 Professional
30+ Years Breathing Education
Creator of Breathe Into Excellence™
Common Questions
What does Breathe Into Excellence actually help with?
Clear answers for athletes, parents, leaders, organizations and individuals considering working with Alexia.
How does Breathe Into Excellence help student athletes?
It develops the mental, emotional, breathing and identity skills that often sit underneath performance: confidence, pressure regulation, self-talk, recovery after mistakes, preparation, resilience, focus and personal ownership. The aim is to develop both the athlete and the young person behind the athlete.
How can parents support a student athlete without adding more pressure?
Parents learn to recognize and regulate their own stress, listen before fixing, communicate more effectively after competition, manage expectations and support their child's growing independence. The parent remains the child's secure source of love, belief, perspective and support rather than becoming another coach at home.
Is Breathe Into Excellence only about breathing?
No. Breathing is a gateway into state and awareness, but the wider methodology includes mindset, confidence, resilience, communication, beliefs, identity, visualization, performance habits, personal transformation and sustainable excellence.
What does Alexia offer companies and leadership teams?
Alexia delivers keynote speaking, workshops and human-performance programs focused on performing under pressure, emotional regulation, resilience, leadership presence, communication, identity and sustainable performance. She also offers a distinctive working-parent topic for high-achieving professionals supporting student-athlete children.
Does everyone have to engage with the spiritual side of the work?
No. Alexia meets people where they are. Sport and corporate work can remain practical and performance-focused. For individuals who want to explore more deeply, sessions can also include beliefs, intention, visualization, personal meaning and spiritual awareness.
Who are you ready to become?
Your next level begins with the version of you you choose to practise today.
Student Athlete Coaching • Parent Support • Personal Transformation • Keynotes • Corporate Workshops • Leadership & Human-Performance Programs
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