Work with Gray

Effort without Force

Gray Caws – Founder of Adventures in Movement

THE PHILOSOPHY

Listening, not pushing

The question that guides every session is simple: How much is my body ready for right now?

This is the idea that guides everything I do, and everything I teach.

Effort without force means showing up fully, but without harshness towards yourself. Bringing genuine attention and energy to your practice, not going through the motions, but never overriding what your body is actually telling you.

Not yesterday. Not what you think it should be. Not what anyone else is doing. Right now, in this moment, with what you actually have today.

Some days that’s more than you expected. Some days it’s less. Both are information. Neither is failure.

The edge is where everything changes.

This is what qigong teaches. This is what conscious breathing teaches. Not to push harder, but to listen more carefully.

We use a combination of breathwork, qigong, and functional movement to build physical strength and an adaptable nervous system. Always at your pace.

A little about me

I moved to Porto, Portugal in 2024. I run the trails here most mornings: the light, the river, the pace of the city. It’s part of how I practise what I teach.

I’ve been working with people in breathwork, qigong, and movement for over fifteen years. In that time I’ve worked with runners and executives, healthcare professionals, Olympic athletes, and people who couldn’t sleep, people rebuilding after burnout, people who’d forgotten what it felt like to feel well in their body.

What I’ve learned is that the work is rarely about doing more. It’s about learning to listen: to the breath, to the body, to what’s actually needed right now. That’s what guides every session.

I work with individuals online and in person in Porto. I also train and mentor practitioners who want to bring breathwork and movement into their own work.

Member, European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC UK) · Master Oxygen Advantage Instructor · Qigong Teacher · Partner, ASICS Movement for Mind

Trusted by: Octopus Energy Group · Kraken Technologies

Sessions and pricing

Ways to work together

All sessions are 60 minutes, online or in-person in Porto. I recommend starting with a 3-session block, which gives us enough time to build something real. Choose to pay in either £ GBP or € EUR.

£150

60-min session
Session recordings
Written notes from the session

£400

3 x 60-min sessions
Full initial assessment
Session recordings
Written notes from each session
Email support
Practice plan between sessions

£750

6 x 60-min sessions
Full initial assessment
Session recordings
Written notes from each session
Email support
Practice plan between session

£240

2 sessions per month
Priority booking
Session recordings
Written notes from the session
Email support
Ongoing practice tracking
Access to weekly live BBM classes

€175

60-min session
Session recordings
Written notes from the session

€465

3 x 60-min sessions
Full initial assessment
Session recordings
Written notes from each session
Email support
Practice plan between sessions

€870

6 x 60-min sessions
Full initial assessment
Session recordings
Written notes from each session
Email support
Practice plan between session

€280

2 sessions per month
Priority booking
Session recordings
Written notes from the session
Email support
Ongoing practice tracking
Access to weekly live BBM classes