Toronto Breathwork/Programs/Stewards

Carry the
practice outward.

FormatHost program
IntakeInvitation & Application
SourceFrom the Circle
— On Stewards A practice held in trust

Trusted members empowered to host gatherings under the Toronto Breathwork name — in their corner of the city, in their own way.

Stewards are the people who let the practice travel. They host gatherings in their part of Toronto, bring people in through their own networks, and run the same blended formats as Jeyda — held to the same standards, recognizable as part of the same body of work.

The program exists because Toronto is too big — and the practice is too place-shaped — for one person to be everywhere. A Steward in Roncesvalles hosts a Sunday morning Open Circle. A Steward in the east end runs a Breath & Sketch at Cherry Beach. A Steward in Etobicoke convenes SUP & Breath at Humber Bay. The form belongs to them; the spirit holds.

Stewards are not employees. They keep what they're paid for the gatherings they host (less a small platform contribution), they retain their own creative direction, and they're free to leave the program at any time. What they don't do is operate independently — every Steward is part of a small, supported network that meets quarterly and trains together.

What a Steward
actually does.

— 02 / Role
i.

Hosts gatherings.

Stewards run their own gatherings — one or more per month, in formats they're trained in and confident with. Most begin with Open Circle and Breath & Sketch, the simplest of the formats, before expanding into water-based or longer offerings.

ii.

Operates on Luma.

Each gathering is created and managed on the Toronto Breathwork Luma calendar. RSVPs, communications, and contributions flow through the platform. Stewards have host access to the calendar and can publish their own events directly.

iii.

Holds the standards.

Every gathering meets a small set of non-negotiable standards — outlined further down this page. Stewards are trained on them, agree to them, and re-confirm them annually. The standards are how the brand stays the brand.

iv.

Connects quarterly.

The Stewards group meets four times a year — once a season — for a half-day of training, sharing, and integration. Hosted by Jeyda. Attendance is required to remain in the program.

v.

Earns fairly.

Stewards keep their gathering contributions less a 10% platform contribution (which funds operations, the giving model, and the wider program). For a typical 12-person gathering at the suggested $20 contribution, this works out to roughly $215 to the Steward and $25 to the program.

vi.

Represents thoughtfully.

When a Steward hosts a gathering, they're representing the practice — on Instagram, in conversations, in photographs. The brand asks for thoughtfulness, not perfection. There's no script; just an alignment of values, kept honest.

How someone
becomes a Steward.

01 — Membership

Join the Circle.

The Stewards program is open only to current Circle members. This isn't a gatekeeping move — it's that the membership relationship is where the practice deepens.

02 — Practice

Attend gatherings.

Attend at least three gatherings as a participant. Experience the format from the inside. See what works, what doesn't, who shows up, how the breath holds.

03 — Invitation

Apply or be asked.

Two paths in. Jeyda may invite you directly. Or, after three gatherings, you can write a short note expressing interest. Either is welcome.

04 — Training

Train, then host.

New Stewards complete a short training program with Jeyda — typically a few one-on-one sessions and a co-hosted gathering — before running events independently.

— The standards

Six things every Steward gathering holds.

Stewards gathering
— Why the program exists

A practice that's too place-shaped for one person.

Toronto Breathwork is a practice rooted in specific places — ravines, lakefronts, islands, neighbourhood pockets where the city is honest with itself. To grow without flattening that, the work has to be distributed.

Stewards are how the practice stays specific while becoming larger. A Steward who has lived in Parkdale for twenty years knows things about the Parkdale lakefront that Jeyda doesn't. A Steward who paddles the eastern beaches knows where the wind drops at six in the morning. Their gatherings are better, in those places, than any centralized hosting could be.

The program protects the practice from becoming a personality cult. It also protects Jeyda from being the bottleneck of everything Toronto Breathwork ever becomes.

— Current status

The first wave of Stewards is small and slow on purpose.

As of 2026, the Stewards program is in its founding phase. Initial Stewards are being invited directly by Jeyda from within the Founding Circle of members. A wider application path will open once the first cohort is established and the training program has been refined.

If you're interested in the program from the outside, the right move is to join the Circle, attend gatherings, and let us know. There's no rush. The program is being built deliberately, not quickly.

— Express interest

Begin with the Circle.

The path to Stewardship begins with membership. Apply to the Circle, attend gatherings, and write a short note when you're ready. Read personally, replied to personally.

Join the Circle Express Interest