Best of Philly

Center City Breathe

“There isn’t a place in most cities dedicated just to breathing,” says Ari Barkan. And he’s right — which is why his studio is a much-needed exhale of the world’s noise. Calm your nervous system with qigong energy practice, somatic sessions, tension and trauma release, and intense (and somewhat trippy) circle breathing — or by channeling “Zen Ben,” the studio’s mural of Benjamin Franklin meditating.

1425 Federal Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146; centercitybreathe.com