World Record Attempt Sydney Cricket Ground 1st November 2025

The world’s largest breathwork session, raising awareness and funds for mental health.

The Fordham Company and Rory Warnock have joined forces to break the current world record for the largest breathwork session.

Currently, the Guinness World Record is 5,280. We aim to have 5,500 people at the SCG taking part in this activation.

We aim to create and grow awareness around breathing to improve mental health. Something we have access to every second of every day is vastly overlooked and undervalued.

Through strategic partnerships and ticket sales, we aim to raise much needed funds for our chosen mental health charities.

  • 1 in 5

    This is the proportion of Australians who experience a mental illness in any given year.

  • Lifetime prevalence

    A 2020-2022 study found that 42.9% of Australians aged 16-85 had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life.

  • Nearly 1 in 2

    This is the proportion of Australians who will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lives.

Breathwork has gained popularity over the years, and all for good reason.

  • 5 minutes a day of breathwork significantly reduces anxiety - more than mindfulness alone.

    Stanford, 2022

  • Breathwork lowers cortisol and heart rate in under 5 minutes.

    Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017

  • Structured breathwork reduced symptoms of clinical depression, even in treatment-resistant patients.

    Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2016

  • Conscious breathing increases HRV (heart rate variability)—a key marker of emotional resilience.

    Psychophysiology, 2018

  • 70% of people report feeling calmer, clearer, and more focused after just one guided breathwork session.

    Internal program feedback & published research

Charities