Art of Breathing – Essentials of Breathing Retraining Course
Learn the skills of the breathing retraining process to help your clients relieve and prevent
common breathing-related problems
We take for granted our ability to breathe. But we can breathe well, or we can breathe poorly. A dysfunctional breathing pattern
can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders and underlies many conditions including chronic cough, asthma, snoring, sleep apnoea,
anxiety, fatigue conditions and a mouth-breathing habit. Dysfunctional breathing can also contribute to a range of medically
unexplained symptoms and inhibit the healing process and the response to therapy. It is common in children, office workers and
athletes; it may well be present in many of the people you work with in your chosen modality.
Healthy breathing goes beyond diaphragm-breathing - it also incorporates nose-breathing, breathing at the correct rate, rhythm and
volume and with the optimal O2/CO2 balance when at rest, during sleep, activity and sport. With less than 10% of the population
breathing correctly there is a great need for health professionals skilled in breathing education and training. It is very rewarding to
see the improvements in health achieved so consistently, rapidly and profoundly for clients who improve the way they breathe.
Level 2 Essentials of Breathing Retraining covers:
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The mechanical, physiological, psychological and
biochemical effects of dysfunctional breathing.
The connection between dysfunctional breathing and
rhinitis, mouth-breathing, snoring, sleep apnoea,
dysfunctional body use, insomnia, anxiety, panic
attacks, asthma and breathlessness.
How to identify and correct dysfunctional breathing.
The nine habits of healthy breathing.
The breathing retraining process.
Tailoring breathing retraining to the individual.
Food and its effects on breathing.
Application of physiologically normal breathing into
activities, speech and physical exercise.
Myths and misunderstandings about breathing.
Discussion on medical diagnostics and medical
treatments for breathing-related disorders.
Delivering breathing retraining programs to adults and
children with breathing problems.
Strategies to relieve and prevent breathing-related
symptoms.
Strategies to increase exercise capacity.
Working with doctors and healthcare professionals.
Case discussions.
Observation of individuals with breathing-related
health complaints undergoing a course of breathing
retraining.
Personal experience of breathing retraining.
3 x follow-on sessions (via Skype).
(Level I - 1 day introductory level is not a prerequisite)
Level 2: Trained to teach breathing retraining courses to
adults and children with mild conditions. Level 2 also
includes assignments and 3 follow-up Skype calls.
(35 hours).
Pre-requisite: Health science/health education qualification
Level 3 Advanced Breathing Educator Training covers:
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All components listed for Level 2 training.
The healing response.
Dealing with more complex breathing disorder.
Introduction to Buteyko breathing techniques.
Strategies to enhance sports performance.
10 mentoring sessions (via Skype)
Level 3: Trained to teach breathing retraining courses to
adults and children with more complex breathing-related
problems. Level 3 also includes an introduction to the
Buteyko breathing technique and a 10 month mentoring
program (by Skype). Includes assignments and practical
assessment. (50 hours)
Pre-requisite: Health science/health education qualification
Course Leader – Physiotherapist and Breathing Educator
Tess Graham (BSc. Post Grad
Dip Phty; Dip BM) has
extensive clinical and research
experience in breathing
retraining. She has worked
exclusively in this field for over
20 years, uncovering the
essential principles of good breathing and applying them in
the simplest way to achieve extraordinary outcomes for
people with breathing-related disorders. She holds the
highly-regarded diploma in the Buteyko Breathing Method
from Moscow and is author of Relief from Snoring and Sleep
Apnoea (Penguin 2012).
Feedback
This is a very worthwhile course. Based in sound respiratory physiology, Tess Graham highlights the simple strategies for
identifying and correcting the poor breathing habits which negatively affect a person’s health. This course has enabled me to
expand treatment services I can offer, not to mention improvement in my own breathing and wellbeing.
Christine W. Physiotherapist in private practice
If you ever thought that better breathing meant a greater intake of oxygen then you need to attend Tess Graham’s Better
Breathing workshop and learn to breath smarter. Such a fantastic and interesting workshop full of information & practical
exercises. A.N. Myotherapist Melbourne
This is a very worthwhile course for a physiotherapist wanting to enhance their knowledge and skills around breathing. Advanced
skills in breathing retraining have increased my clinical effectiveness when working with clients with asthma, chronic pulmonary
disorders, sleep-breathing disorders, and panic disorder, and with those seeking enhanced sports performance. In addition,
providing breathing retraining programs has added a new dimension to my practice.
Kate Milne, Breathing Matters, Countrywide Physiotherapy, Angaston SA.
This excellent course was very thought provoking, underpinned with evidence and gave us the ability to quickly apply to practice.
WH Physiotherapist UK
2015 Course Details
Level 2 - Essentials of Breathing Retraining: 5 – consecutive days:
10 am - 5 pm + 3 mentoring sessions (by Skype)
Trained to teach breathing retraining courses to adults and children with breathing problems (mild –moderate conditions). Level
2 also includes assignments and 3 follow-on mentoring sessions (via Skype). In addition, you also work on your own breathing
during course week, under Tess Graham's guidance, so that you experience breathing retraining yourself. (Value of client
breathing retraining course $680.) Pre-requisite: Health science/health education qualification.
Level 3- Advanced Certificate in Breathing Retraining:
5 – consecutive days:
9am - 5 pm + 10 training and mentoring sessions ( by Skype)
Trained to teach breathing retraining courses to adults and children with breathing problems, including more complex breathingrelated problems. Level 3 training also includes an introduction to the Buteyko breathing techniques, 10 month training and
mentoring program (by Skype) and assignments and practical assessment. The ongoing mentoring is enormously valuable as it
gives opportunities to discuss unusual or difficult cases and revisit topics and techniques requiring further or deeper
understanding that is often only possible after the student has been applying breathing retraining with their own clients for some
time. You also work on your own breathing during course week, under Tess Graham's guidance, so you experience breathing
retraining yourself. (Value of client breathing retraining course $680.)
Pre-requisite: Health science/health education qualification.
Important Note: Level 1 training – a 6-hour workshop on the basics of healthy breathing, particularly suited to yoga, Pilates, singing and
fitness instructors; massage therapists, psychologists and counsellors. Levels 2 and 3 training can build towards accreditation in the
Buteyko Breathing Method that meets the standards of the Buteyko Institute of Breathing and Health (BIBH). BIBH accredited
practitioners must attend a minimum of 4 weeks face to face teaching and class observation.
Date:
Venue:
Fees:
Monday 16 – Friday 20 March
Suite 2, 12 Kett St Kambah, CANBERRA, ACT
(All fees are GST inclusive)
Level 2 Essentials of Breathing Retraining
$2400 or $1950 (early bird before Jan 22)
Level 3
$3400 or $2950 (early bird before Jan 22)
Essentials of Breathing Retraining (Advanced Certificate)
Extra training: Each additional week of training, class observation and follow on mentoring: $1550 – includes 10 Skype sessions.
Places are limited for each level course. (2013 and 2014 courses were all fully prescribed.)
Further information: Call: 61 2 8188 1343
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