Hi, I'm Romans Klintsons — but most people know me as Romich.
I'm the founder of Frequency of Breath and a certified Integrative Breathwork Specialist based in Latvia and working internationally.
My work today is rooted not only in professional training, but also in a long personal journey of learning what it means to meet yourself honestly — through the body, the breath, emotions, patterns and consciousness. This is where that journey began.


GROWING UP
I grew up in a family where, to a large extent, I was left to find my own way. My parents often partied and rarely worried about where I was, how I was doing, whether my homework was done, or whether I had the right clothes and shoes for the weather. I was fed, clothed and had a roof over my head — but much of the rest I had to figure out for myself. I learned to read and write at school. In first grade, I didn't even know the alphabet yet, and I will always be deeply grateful to my elementary school teacher for helping me catch up. By fourth grade, I had not only caught up with my classmates but had become one of the top students.

During my teenage years, my parents divorced, and that changed my life profoundly. I stayed with my mother, whom I felt very disconnected from, while my father — the person I adored — was suddenly no longer there in the way I needed him to be. I experienced it as abandonment. I became a rebel. I stopped studying, skipped school and moved between several high schools. Eventually, through a great deal of effort, I managed to graduate. I managed to handle it all. But at what cost?

LOOKING BACK WITH DIFFERENT EYES
Today, I am deeply grateful to my parents for being exactly who they were and for sharing that difficult chapter of life with me. I no longer see my childhood simply as something that happened to me. It became part of the path that shaped who I am, what I value, and the kind of presence I want to offer others. Only years later, through my own inner work and breathwork practice, did I begin to understand how early experiences can influence the ways we adapt, protect ourselves and relate to the world. When important emotional needs are repeatedly unmet, we may develop strategies that help us cope at the time — but those same strategies can later become patterns that are difficult to change. For me, this became especially clear when I began to notice how much responsibility I carried, how disconnected I had become from myself, and how much tension I was living with without even realizing it.

WHEN COPING STOPPED WORKING
I was living with a strong sense of responsibility, working in a job I hated and using addictive substances in the evenings to switch off. Eventually, I reached a point where I could no longer keep going in the same way. I experienced what felt like a nervous breakdown. I was experiencing intense heart palpitations, including waking up in the middle of the night convinced that something was terribly wrong. A doctor diagnosed me with what was then described as vegetative dystonia. Because I had relied on natural approaches to health since childhood, I decided not to take the antidepressants that were prescribed to me. Instead, I went looking for another way. That search eventually led me to a Bufo ceremony involving a powerful psychedelic experience. It was not what I had hoped it would be. I had what is commonly described as a bad trip. Without the preparation, integration and ongoing support that I would later understand to be so important, I struggled for almost a year afterwards. I was left with intense fear, a persistent feeling that something was wrong, and a fear of falling asleep. At the time, I experienced this as one of the darkest periods of my life. Looking back, however, I can also see how it became a turning point. The suffering forced me to keep looking for a way forward. And eventually, that search led me to conscious breathwork.

THEN I DISCOVERED BREATHWORK
From my very first breathwork session, something in me knew: THIS IS MY PATH. I experienced powerful vibrations throughout my body. As they gradually subsided, I entered a state of profound stillness and peace. For the first time, I experienced something I had not known was possible for me: DEEP PEACE WITHOUT HAVING TO ESCAPE FROM MYSELF.
Initially, I started learning breathwork because I wanted to fix my own health. I thought that if I found the right breathing technique, I could simply do it myself and everything would change. I soon discovered something much more important. THE DEEPEST WORK DOESN'T HAPPEN THROUGH TECHNIQUE ALONE. It happens in relationship. There is something profoundly different about going into difficult territory while another person is genuinely present — grounded, attentive and able to stay with you without trying to control your experience. That realization changed the direction of my life. I went from trying to help myself to dedicating myself to learning how to accompany others. I became a certified breathwork specialist, and something I once thought was completely foreign to me — holding space for another person — turned out to be something I was deeply suited for.

WHAT CHANGED IN ME
Breathwork didn't turn me into a different person. It changed my relationship with what was already there. Over time, I became calmer and more able to notice my reactions before acting on them. Situations that might once have triggered an immediate explosion can now sometimes be met with curiosity instead of reaction.

I still experience difficult emotions.
I still have challenging days.

The difference is that I have developed more capacity to stay present with what is happening. That capacity is one of the most valuable things I have learned through this work. And it is one of the qualities I now try to bring into every session.

UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS
As I experienced these changes, my curiosity about why they happen grew. I wanted to understand not only the experience itself, but also the different frameworks that can help us make sense of it. My studies and exploration have led me into several interconnected areas.
PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
Understanding breathing, the autonomic nervous system, stress responses and the ways our development can influence automatic patterns of response.
TRAUMA, ATTACHMENT & SOMATIC EXPERIENCE Exploring how overwhelming or unmet experiences can shape patterns of protection, relationships, emotions and our relationship with the body.
PSYCHOLOGY & INNER PARTS
Exploring the different parts of ourselves, the strategies they developed to protect us, and how greater awareness can create more choice.
ENERGY & TRANSPERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Exploring experiences that people may understand through energetic, spiritual or transpersonal frameworks.
I don't believe you need to understand any of these models for breathwork to be meaningful.
EXPERIENCE COMES FIRST. THE FRAMEWORKS ARE MAPS — NOT THE TERRITORY.
Different maps may be useful for different people.

MY PROFESSIONAL PATH
Because of this curiosity, I have spent the past several years studying, practicing and refining my approach. I have been learning with my mentor since 2021, completed professional breathwork training and certification through Inbreath Institute, and have continued developing my understanding of somatic work, trauma and nervous-system regulation. I am also studying psychology to complement my practical experience with a stronger academic foundation. My approach continues to evolve. I don't believe there is one technique, one explanation or one path that works for everyone.
EVERY NERVOUS SYSTEM, BODY AND LIFE STORY IS DIFFERENT.
That is why I work with the person in front of me rather than trying to fit them into a predetermined method.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH PSYCHEDELICS
Psychedelic experiences remain an area of deep personal and professional interest for me. My own difficult experience taught me something I consider essential: POWERFUL EXPERIENCES ARE NOT THE SAME AS INTEGRATED EXPERIENCES.
I follow developments in psychedelic research and am particularly interested in the potential of these experiences within responsible, well-supported therapeutic and personal-growth contexts. At the same time, I believe that preparation, screening, informed consent, appropriate support and integration matter enormously.
My work with breathwork is independent of psychedelic use.

WHAT I DO TODAY
Today, I work with people through conscious connected breathing, somatic practices, guided inner exploration and integration. I don't see myself as someone who has all the answers.

I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT DECISIONS YOU SHOULD MAKE.

My role is to create a grounded, attentive space where you can explore those questions yourself.
Sometimes that means slowing down.
Sometimes it means becoming more aware of what is happening in the body.
Sometimes difficult emotions emerge.
Sometimes there is silence, curiosity, laughter, grief, resistance — or nothing particularly dramatic at all. Nothing has to be forced. You remain the authority of your own experience.
My job is to stay present, ask the right questions, help you navigate what arises, and support you in finding your own way forward.

WHY I DO THIS
I know what it is like to feel disconnected from yourself. I know what it is like to carry responsibility while quietly struggling inside.
I know what it is like to search for an escape — and eventually discover that the way forward is not about escaping yourself, but becoming more present with yourself.
That is why this work matters to me. Not because I have figured everything out. But because I have experienced what can become possible when we stop running from ourselves and begin to meet what is actually there.

ONE LAST THING
I won't carry your weight for you. But I will hold the space while you reclaim your own strength. If you're looking for someone to tell you what is wrong with you or how you should live your life, I am probably not the right guide for you. If you're willing to become curious about yourself, to meet what is there, and to explore without forcing a particular outcome, we may have something meaningful to explore together. You don't have to have everything figured out before you begin. You just have to be willing to look.

YOU CREATE THE CHANGE. I HOLD THE SPACE FOR THE JOURNEY.

— ROMICH