19 – 30 January 2026Become a Certified
Breath Coach
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To Future Coaches
From Lucas Rockwood, Founder, YOGABODY
Update 29 Dec 2025
It’s an exciting time to become a Breath Coach. You’ll learn science-based breathing practices to combat stress, boost digestion, improve sleep, and balance energy. You’ll also learn how to apply breathwork in yoga, resistance training, cardio, and recovery.
Breathing is the fastest way to shift your nervous system state, so there’s a huge demand for instructors—but surprisingly few qualified coaches.
Here’s why you’ll love coaching:
- Work that Matters. When your job is to help people overcome health and stress challenges, it doesn’t feel like work at all. Your client work will be purpose-driven and results-oriented, and that changes how you think about Monday mornings.
- Huge Demand. Breathing has reached peach popularity, but there continues to be very few instructors. The timing is perfect, and our graduates work from home (online), in traditional fitness centers, and many also work with corporate clients.
- Immediate Results. Most things in health require delayed gratification—not breathing. Breathwork is unmatched in terms of its speed and efficacy to shift how people feel, so it’s exciting to teach and is immediately valued by your students.
- Freedom. Set your own schedule and work from anywhere. Since you need very little space and no equipment to coach, you can work in fitness centers, health clinics, sports facilities, or from home.
- Safe, Natural Solutions. Many people rely on sleeping pills, alcohol, or prescription drugs for stress relief. Breathwork offers a safe and natural alternative that can be used by people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Turnkey Business Model. We have over 2,000 certified coaches working in 17 different countries. During the training, you’ll be introduced to a turnkey business model based on what’s working right now, so you can launch your own practice quickly.
Breathwork is Powerful
Nothing is as fast and predictable as the results achieved from breathwork, and the best part is that anyone can learn and experience benefits right from their first session.
Did you know…
- Breathing can alter your blood pH (acid/alkaline) in minutes.
- A quick nostril check can help you determine if your nervous system is in fight-or-flight or rest and digest mode.
- Downregulating breath can lower your heart rate by 10 percent, and even lower your blood pressure by 5 or more points in minutes.
- Rapid, pulsing breathing preps your body for vigorous exercise and morning hormonal balance.
- Deep, diaphragmatic breathing massages the vagus nerve and promotes nervous system tone.
- Common respiratory conditions like asthma can often be managed through slow, coherent breathing patterns.
- Alternate nostril breathing can help you find your focus before public speaking, presentations, and important meetings.
- Downregulating breath can improve digestion, reduce insomnia, and lower stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.
The Coaching Opportunity
Stress levels are at an all-time high, and people are desperate for safe, at-home solutions. Breathing is an active form of mindfulness, making it more accessible and less intimidating than meditation.
There are three main opportunities for coaches right now: private clients, group classes in fitness centers, and corporate work. On the low end, our graduates earn $70 per hour, and for corporate work and group classes, some of our graduates earn $200+ per hour.
With private clients, you’ll meet them in-person or online once per week, and you’ll guide students through a comprehensive foundational training. Group classes at fitness studios are offered as active meditation or guided recovery classes. Lastly, you’ll learn to teach workshop-style group programs for corporate clients and conferences.
My Breathing Story
I was first introduced to pranayama (breathing) through yoga. My early teachers in New York City constantly reminded me to use ujjayi breathing (ocean breath) and to count to four on the way in and four on the way out. I learned alternative nostril and breath of fire practices in the Sivananda Ashram in India.
Breathing is the secret ingredient that makes yoga so powerful, and while everyone acknowledged its importance, oddly, no one could explain to me how or why it worked.
Frustrated, I turned to the mainstream medical community and dove deep into the published literature around respiratory physiology and the nervous system. I sought out teachers beyond the yoga community, and quickly, the pieces of the puzzle came together.
Medical doctor, Patricia Gerbarg’s book, The Healing Power of the Breath, and our subsequent interviews were formative. I also worked closely with a senior Buteyko breathing coach, Jac Vidgen, who taught me about the vital role of CO2 for normalizing over-breathing and coaching asthmatics. I later went on to interview best-selling authors, free divers, and extreme daredevils like Wim Hof, who push breathing to the limits (not something I advocate).
Like many things in health, breathing is often presented as an over-complicated, mile wide area of study. But when you dial things back to first principles, you’ll quickly learn breathing is simple, replicable, and learnable at any stage of life. No gurus or medical degrees are needed. Breathing is a powerful tool for everyone.
How it Works
This 10-day course runs over two weeks and combines academic learning, practice teaching, and applied breathwork. Each day includes two hours of live, interactive training and three short at-home practices.
Training Day Overview
- Practice: New technique daily
- Lecture: Academic deep dive
- In-Action: Breathing in fitness and life
- Homework: 3 short, daily practices
eLearning Overview
- Web and phone app access
- Zoom live, same-day replays
- Notes and recordings
- Group chat, bonus sessions
- Tutoring support available
In the first hour, you’ll learn one specific breathing technique in depth, first as a student, then as a teacher. Next, we move into our module of the day where we delve into the academic knowledge you’ll need to deliver amazing sessions for your clients.
Academic Modules Include:
- The science of breathing
- Anatomy and physiology of respiration
- Nervous system and HRV
- Breathing illnesses and challenges
- Breath testing and tracking
- Nocturnal breathing
- Client management, business, and marketing
In the second hour, you’ll learn how to synchronize breath and movement for optimal results and recovery. You’ll learn Sun Salutations, how to breathe during resistance training, cardiovascular training, and during recovery.
NOTE: this module includes seated, breath-only training, but also extensive movement training, including Sun Salutes, standing poses, brace breath (for lifting), and recovery breath for sports.
As homework, you’ll receive three unique five-minute breathing exercises daily—morning, afternoon, and evening—to help balance your nervous system and prepare you to guide clients through the same practices.
All sessions are taught live on Zoom, and recordings are available within an hour for those who cannot attend class in real time. This is a structured, day-by-day program designed for consistent practice and engagement—not a weekend crash course.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the education, confidence, and real-world teaching experience needed to start working professionally—whether with private clients, in studios, or in corporate settings.
Breathing In Action
Our seated practices lay the foundations for nervous system training, and the in-action portion of the course helps you to teach your students how to apply what they’re learning to the most common everyday use cases: vinyasa yoga, strength and resistance training, cardio recovery, stress management, and performance.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Sun Salutes and standing vinyasa yoga postures
- Spine-safe breathing for lifting and strength training
- Active recovery techniques post-cardio workouts
- Concentration practices for work and sport performance
- Stress management tools for work and home
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About Our Trainees
Breath Coach trainees come from all backgrounds. Roughly one-third are brand new to teaching, one-third already teach in fitness, and the final third join for personal growth. Regardless of your background or motivation, you are most welcome, assuming you register with the intent to learn, engage, take this teaching journey, and support your peers.
YOGABODY is a professional certification organization with a long track record of training successful instructors worldwide. We take certification seriously, providing a clear, structured learning path that helps turn passion into a profession.
About Your Certification
This course is certified with Yoga Alliance as a Continuing Education Course (CE), and with American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the International Coach Federation as a Continuing Coach Education Course (CCE). After successfully completing the course, you’ll be qualified to coach students privately, in yoga studios and fitness centers, CrossFit boxes, and corporate settings anywhere in the world.
Meet Your Trainers
Lucas Rockwood
Master Trainer & Director (E-RYT, YACEP)
An internationally renowned yoga trainer, TEDx speaker, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Lucas is the founder and managing director of YOGABODY® and the YOGABODY Teachers College®. His corporate training clients include Meta and Noom.
Camilo Carreiro
Trainer (E-RYT, YACEP)
A senior staff trainer at YOGABODY since 2015, Camilo specializes in sequence development, teacher mentorship, and training programs. Certified in multiple yoga disciplines, he plays an active role in curriculum development, lectures, and alumni.
Breath Coach Certification Program
19 – 30 January 2026
Course Tuition Includes:
- 10-day live online course
- 10 eLearning modules
- 36 guided breathing practices
- Daily Q&A for real-time support
- Lifetime access to materials
Free Bonus Materials
Workshop Side Deck Presentation
$100 value – FREE!
You’ll look like a pro when you use this professional slide deck presentation in your first workshops. No need to stress about the format, it works on PC/Mac and is ready to go immediately.
Done-for-You Pitch Emails
$49 value – FREE!
To land your first clients, simply use these copy/paste templates to contact local yoga studios, fitness centers, and corporate offices. These emails will help you get your first gigs.
Workshop Flyer
$100 value – FREE!
This handout contains all six breathing practices we focus on in the program (two from each category: water, whiskey, coffee). You can use this as a handout at your workshops and events to add value and help your students learn.
Contract Template
$99 value – FREE!
Once the bookings start rolling in, you’ll need to send your clients a formal document to manage expectations, policies, and payment. Many coaches hate this part, but you’ll pay the price if you don’t use it. Grab our template, adapt it to your needs, and look like a real professional from the get-go.
New Student and Liability Waiver
$49 value – FREE!
For insurance and data privacy reasons, it’s essential that you have a new student form with a liability waiver for your classes. You’ll get access to our 100% online form your students can sign with their finger (phone) or mouse (computer). A signed copy of the contract will be sent to both you and your students. No cost for life for all graduates.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
If you complete the course and for whatever reason don’t feel like you received the education you expected, just email us for a full and prompt refund anytime within a year of purchase. We’ve been educating professional teachers since 2006 and take this responsibility very seriously. We’ll help you turn your passion into a profession.
Customer Reviews
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“Exceeded my expectations in all aspects”
Thank you so much for this fantastic, empowering course. It was challenging at times but so well structured and motivational. You have exceeded my expectations in all aspects of the course, and I really believe this is going to be a life changer for me!
Sara C
“Truly inspiring and motivational”
Thank you for a wonderful course. I loved how concrete and well-structured the course is and how high quality the content is (and backed by research). You make me want to learn more from you. Lucas, you are truly inspiring and motivational – a real coach!
Ilias K
“I got more than I signed up for”
Thanks for a fantastic course! While I have practiced pranayama breathing (off and on) all my life, I never thought I could teach. You have given me the tools and the comfort to try. I got more out of the course than what I signed up for. I also liked your no-nonsense, straightforward approach.
Gauri T
“Thank you for this excellent course”
Thank you so much Lucas and team for this excellent course. So much amazing and often complicated information offered to us in such a clear, organized, easy to comprehend, and sometimes humorous manner. So appreciative. Looking forward to getting people excited about breathing better!
Cami A
“Got me out of my comfort zone”
I almost quit the class the second day when I found out about the exam videos, both for shyness and tech reasons. My hubby said he was proud of me for getting out of my comfort zone and taking the class. Your clear teaching style, patience, encouragement, and humor kept me going. I had enough confidence to give the videos a try – and I did it! I just can’t thank you enough for that. That was the cherry on top for me.
Kat A
“I loved the way you teach – very simple and very effective”
Thank you, Lucas! It was a great course, and I really enjoyed the whole thing. I learned a lot, and I loved the way you teach, it’s very simple and very effective.
Melineh M
“Your courses have enhanced my teaching like no other!”
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your courses! They have enhanced my teaching like no other! Thank you so much for all you are doing for us!
Pamela H
“I feel intense gratitude”
I had to give an hour-long breathing presentation to a group of executive coaches. I was kind of worried because I had no idea how to condense all I learned into one hour. I feel intense gratitude that Lucas provided an outline of how to conduct it and what to teach in that amount of time. It went really well. The other coaches were raving about it.
Kelly B
“I now feel more confident”
Thank you Lucas! I appreciate your no-nonsense approach. Teaching the science behind breathing grounded my learning. I now feel more confident as I expand my services to the corporate world. I couldn’t make the live classes but that didn’t diminish my experience. You are a great teacher.
Donna D