Discover how mastering the breath can transform wellbeing—for you and your patients.

This course is designed for healthcare professionals, complementary therapists, and health coaches who want to harness the profound benefits of functional breathing for themselves and for their clients.

Why focus on breathing?

Breathing is a fundamental aspect of health, yet it's often overlooked in conventional healthcare. With the right techniques, breathwork can be a powerful tool to improve overall wellness, manage stress, and enhance the quality of life for your patients. This course offers practical breathing methods that you can start applying right away.

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to....

  • Describe the Importance of Good Functional Breathing: Understand why proper breathing is essential for physical and mental wellbeing.

  • Assess Breathing Patterns: Gain techniques to evaluate your own and your patients' breathing to promote optimal health.

  • Master the Principles of Functional Breathing: Explore the key concepts and practices to enhance breath function.

  • Implement Actionable Techniques: Access a comprehensive set of actions and a detailed handout to guide you in clinical practice and beyond.

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

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.

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.

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Transform the way you and your patients experience health and wellbeing through the power of breath.

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