Breathe like an Olympian | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | TEDxUQ

Anna-Liza is an Olympian, speaker and Breathwork Coach. She is passionate about helping high-achievers thrive without burning out. At TEDxUQ 2026, she shares her journey from an eight-year-old with a dream to representing her country on the world stage and the invisible pressure that came with it. She shows us how breathwork became her anchor through stress, expectation and self-doubt, and how this simple, powerful tool can help all of us move from survival mode into calm, clarity and confident action. Today, she invites us to breathe like an Olympian. Anna-Liza is a speaker, a breathwork expert and an Olympian. With over 20 years of experience in the sports industry, she has worked as a former elite athlete, sports administrator and events coordinator, and now specialises in athlete wellbeing as a breathwork coach. At TEDxUQ 2026, Anna-Liza will guide us in the art of breathing like an Olympian, show us how to find peace in stressful moments and how to go Beyond ourselves. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx