Breathwork · Coaching · Restoration

When the world takes your breath, learn to take it back.

Patch Wetzel teaches RUACH™ — the Power of the Breath — a practice of breathwork, meditation, and movement that helps you find calm, clarity, and the courage to begin again.

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Author since 2020 Certified Life & Leadership Coach Chaplain Featured on ABC 6 / WSYX
Patch Wetzel, founder of RUACH — The Power of the Breath

Follow the light for one full breath.

You're not imagining it

You’re holding a lot right now.

Most people who find Patch aren’t looking for another program. They’re looking for room to breathe. See if one of these sounds familiar.

i.

The noise won’t quiet

A full calendar, a racing mind, and no space to think clearly — let alone rest.

ii.

Grief with no finish line

A loss reshaped everything, and there’s nowhere obvious to put the weight of it.

iii.

Running on empty

You pour into everyone around you and quietly restore no one — least of all yourself.

There’s one tool you already carry into every one of these moments. Your breath.

רוּחַ
Ruach  ·  homophone: ROCK
The Practice

The breath is the oldest tool for coming back to yourself.

Ruach is the Hebrew word for spirit, breath, and wind — the very breath of life. RUACH™: The Power of the Breath is the practice Patch created and named The Foundation of Rest: breathwork, meditation, and movement woven together. It’s grounded in Scripture and backed by the science of the breath — so it meets you whether you come for faith, for calm, or for both.

Peaceful seated meditation by the water at golden hour
As long as you have breath, you can begin again.
Patch Wetzel  ·  The Power of the Breath™
Perspective

See it differently

Perspective changes everything. When it shifts, the situation shifts with it — before anything else has to change.

Priorities

Spend your energy well

Clarity on what actually matters, so your time and attention go to your purpose instead of the noise.

Practice

Carry it with you

Simple, repeatable breath and movement you can use the moment life gets loud — no studio required.

Work with Patch

Four ways to bring the breath into your life, team, or congregation.

Every offering is built on the same premise — and every one starts with a conversation, not a commitment.

Breathwork workshop with yoga mats and participants
For groups & organizations

Power of the Breath Workshops

Live, experiential sessions on Perspective, Priorities & Practice — designed for churches, teams, retreats, and community groups, in person or virtual.

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For individuals

1 : 1 Coaching

Private life, leadership, and empowerment coaching to help you build the life you imagine and get a renewed sense of self — one breath at a time.

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For events & ministries

Speaking & Chaplaincy

Keynotes and chaplaincy for events and organizations navigating stress, change, or loss — delivered with warmth, candor, and a well-timed sense of humor.

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For home & classroom

The ROCK Books

Take the practice home with the ROCK series — including a full-color children’s edition that teaches kids to cope, focus, and find courage through the breath.

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About Patch

A practitioner, not a trend.

Wife, mother, writer, entrepreneur, and chaplain — Patch has spent a lifetime learning how people from every walk of life come back to calm. The credentials are real; the approach is human.

Patch Wetzel, life coach, chaplain, and author
Patch Wetzel · Founder, PatchWorks Ministries · Johnstown, Ohio
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Continents lived, studied & worked — Europe, Asia & North America. A genuine connector across cultures.

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Degrees — Les Roches (Switzerland), The Ohio State University & CICA International University & Seminary.

2020

Publishing the ROCK series since its debut — breath, rest, and resilience for adults and children alike.

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Organization founded — PatchWorks Ministries, based in Johnstown, Ohio.

As featured by ABC 6 / WSYX Aligned with Ohio’s statewide suicide-prevention initiative Founder, PatchWorks Ministries — Johnstown, OH
The story behind the breath

Born from love. Built for hope.

Patch knows what it is to have the breath knocked out of you. In December 2023, she lost her son Jacob — a Navy submarine veteran — to suicide.

Out of that loss she turned more deeply toward the work of breath, presence, and hope — with a simple promise: you don’t have to go through it alone.

If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, and available 24/7.
A peaceful moment of reflection overlooking the mountains
The ROCK Series

Words that help you breathe.

Patch’s books turn the practice into pages you can return to — for yourself, your family, or your classroom.

Open book with warm light — the ROCK series
The original

ROCK: The Power of the Breath, The Foundation of Rest

The book that started it all — an invitation into breath, stillness, and rest as experiential worship and everyday restoration.

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Children learning and reading together
2nd edition · for children

ROCK: The Power of the Breath — for Kids

Quirky, tender stories of animal and human characters who learn to calm big emotions, focus, and find their courage through the breath.

See the collection →
Free download

Start today with the PatchWork Wellness Planner.

A simple planner to help you steady your body, mind, and rhythm — physically, mentally, and economically. Free when you join Team Unstoppable, Patch’s community of people learning to breathe through it all.

Before you book

Questions people ask first.

No. RUACH is grounded in Scripture, but the breath is universal and the science stands on its own. You’re welcome exactly as you are — come for faith, for calm, or for both.

Not at all. The movement is gentle and adapts to any body and any ability. If you can breathe, you can begin.

You’ll learn simple breath, meditation, and movement practices, with space to reset your perspective and priorities. You leave with tools you can use the same day — in traffic, at your desk, or at 2 a.m.

Yes. Workshops, speaking, and chaplaincy are available for groups of every size, in person around Central Ohio and virtually anywhere. Tell Patch what your group is carrying, and she’ll shape the session around it.

Johnstown, Ohio — serving Central Ohio in person, and clients everywhere online.

Begin again

Your next breath is a fresh start.

Bring calm, clarity, and resilience to your life, your team, or your congregation.

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No pressure and no jargon — just a conversation and a breath.