Building the Next
Generation of
Calm Kids.
Because the way children breathe directly shapes their emotional, mental and physical wellbeing.
Early prevention is suicide prevention. ♥
Australian
Charity
The science behind the calm
The way children breathe
changes everything.
Here’s what most people don’t know — and very few are talking about. When children breathe the way their bodies are designed to, something profound happens to their nervous system, their emotions, and their capacity to learn. Studies show that around 50% of children shift to mouth breathing by age 5 — affecting their sleep, focus and emotional regulation.
Nose breathing through the diaphragm — slow and deep — activates the calm response and signals safety to the body and the mind.
This is functional breathing — when children breathe this way, their bodies operate from a foundation of emotional, mental and physical wellbeing.
Instead of fight or flight. Calm becomes their natural state — not something children have to find, but something they can remember.
Scientifically proven to impact
We are seeing dysregulation earlier and earlier in children. The missing piece is breath — and it is completely teachable.
The Big AL Foundation exists to close the gap. Because early prevention is suicide prevention. ♥
What We Do
Our Programmes
We meet children, parents and educators where they are — in schools, in communities, and at home.
Little Breathers
Practical breath education workshops for primary-school-aged children and their parents, built around our signature ABC method.
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The Breath of Life
Educator Sessions
Functional breathing education delivered directly into schools, giving teachers the tools to help children regulate in the classroom.
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Read & Breathe
Storytelling sessions bringing Big AL & The Calm Crew to life for children, weaving breath education into a story families already love.
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Our Strategic Pillars
Building breath literacy in children, parents and educators across South Australia.
Giving children the tools to self-regulate their nervous system through functional breathing.
Empowering communities to take breath education into homes, schools and everyday life.
Helping children develop body awareness and understand how breath shapes how they feel.
What We Stand For
Our Core Values
We lead with heart. Every child, every family, every community deserves to be seen and supported.
We are evidence-led, outcome-focused, and committed to doing what we say we will do.
We understand the pressure families and educators face. We meet them without judgment, always.
Born from lived experience, everything we do is rooted in deep compassion for children and those who care for them.
The Book
Big AL & The Calm Crew
A children’s story that gently guides children aged 3–10 back to the way nature intended them to breathe — through three loveable characters and the simple ABC method.
Used in Little Breathers workshops, shared in schools, and loved by families across Australia — this book brings breath education to life in the most accessible way possible.
One little story. A lifetime of calm.
Currently available as a digital bundle — printed book coming soon. ♥
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Big AL — Media
Our Community
Partners & Supporters
Working with councils and schools across South Australia
