Breathing: It’s Automatic—But Are You Doing It Right?

We take 20,000 breaths a day. And most of us are getting it wrong.

From shallow, mouth breathing to stress-triggered over-breathing, poor breathing habits are silently wreaking havoc on our health.

  • Low energy?
  • Poor sleep?
  • Anxiety or stress?


It all comes back to how you breathe.

This course will show you how to fix it.

Who is this course for?

  • Healthcare Professionals: Doctors, nurses, therapists, and coaches ready to integrate functional breathwork into patient care.

  • Wellness Practitioners: Yoga teachers, PTs, and breathwork facilitators who want to deepen their knowledge.

  • Anyone Curious About the Power of Breath: No prior experience needed—just a desire to breathe better.

Meet the Instructor

George Thompson

Breathwork Teacher

George Thompson is a film maker and teacher of Daoist philosophy. He is an expert in breathing techniques and how they can help us feel more joyful, connected to the planet and improve our wellbeing. George shares his knowledge through his YouTube channel and through creating educational courses. He runs workshops for the public and the NHS to support healthcare staff wellbeing.

What you'll learn

In this CPD-accredited, self-paced course, you’ll explore:

  • The Science of Breathing

    Understand the physiology of breath—why it matters, how it impacts your body, and what happens when it goes wrong.

  • Techniques for Functional Breathwork

    Discover practical, evidence-based breathing techniques to improve oxygen flow, reduce stress, and boost overall health.

  • Tools for Your Clients and Practice

    Learn how to integrate breathwork into healthcare, wellness, or coaching settings to help others breathe for energy, calm, and resilience.

Why this matters...

Breath is life. When you change the way you breathe, you change how you feel, function, and live.

With functional breathwork, you can help yourself and others:

  • Reduce stress and anxiety
  • Improve sleep quality and energy levels
  • Enhance focus, clarity, and performance
  • Support long-term health and recovery


It’s simple. It’s powerful. It works.

What's Included

  • Self-paced, online access to all course materials

  • Bite-sized content—easy to follow and fit into your day

  • A CPD-accredited certificate upon completion

  • Lifetime access to revisit the tools whenever you need

Course content

    1. Improve the Power of Your Breath

    2. Introductory Video

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. How to use the e-learning platform

    4. Learning Outcomes

    5. Before you start...

    1. Session 1 - Learning Objectives

    2. Check in, where is your breath now?

    3. Functional Breathing - Principle 1

    4. An exercise to help with anxiety and panic attacks

    5. Functional Breathing - Principle 2

    6. Functional Breathing - Principle 3

    7. Bringing Everything Together

    8. Actions for the Week

    1. Session 2 - Learning Objectives

    2. Welcome to Week 2 - Arrive with the Breath

    3. Recap and Quiz

    4. What Breathing Does for Cells in the Body

    5. Guided Practice

    6. Nose Breathing

    7. Applying Breathing to Aid our Sleep

    8. A Sleep Routine Checkup

    9. Actions for the Week

    1. Session 3 -Learning Objectives

    2. Welcome to Week 3 - Getting Deeper into Breathing

    3. Guided Practice

    4. Recap and Quiz

    5. Qi Gong and How Breathing Relates to Movement

    6. Ancient and Nature-Based Perspectives of Breathing Part 1

    7. Ancient and Nature-Based Perspectives of Breathing Part 2

    8. Actions for the Week

    1. Session 4 - Learning Objectives

    2. Welcome to Week 4 - Guided Practice

    3. Recap and Quiz

    4. Breathing for Public Situations

    5. Breathing for Resilience and Energy

    6. Learning about Daoist True Breathing

    7. Guided Practice

    8. Actions for the Week

    1. Session 5 - Learning Objectives

    2. Welcome to Week 5 - Resting the Tongue

    3. Daoist True Breathing Practice

    4. Be Inspired through the Breath!

    5. About Our Thoughts

    6. Applying Breathing to Deal with Anger, Sleep and Cravings

    7. Actions for the Week

About this course

  • £150.00
  • 10h total course length
  • Certificate of Completion

Ready to Harness the Power of Your Breath?

Start today and learn how better breathing can transform health, calm, and vitality—for yourself and those you support.

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CPD Accreditation

Earn 10 CPD Credits for 10 hours of learning, recognised across healthcare and wellbeing professions. Boost your professional credentials while gaining valuable skills to enhance patient and client care.

How It Works

This course is 100% online and pre-recorded, so you can learn at your own pace and revisit the material anytime. Each module contains:

  • Learning Objectives to guide your progress.
  • Guided Practices to deepen your skills.
  • Weekly Actions to apply what you've learned.

Not ready for the full CPD accredited course yet?

Why not book the 1-hour bitesize course to get you started and we will take the cost off the full course when you book!
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