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ATTN: Passionate Breathing Students

I’m recruiting future coaches to help clients overcome some of the most common health challenges today using the power of their own breath. As a certified Breath Coach, you’ll make a huge impact on your clients’ lives and earn a great living. Here are some reasons why it’s a great time to become a coach:

• Huge demand. Worldwide interest in breathing is booming, but most of the books and teachers make things so complicated and so extreme that the average person doesn’t know where to turn to for guidance. There are very few coaches, so the timing is perfect.

• Deliver immediate results. You’ll deliver positive, mind-body results for your clients in 10 minutes or less, every time. For anyone on a health journey, this immediate positive feedback loop is so rewarding.

• Work anywhere. Breath Coaching requires very little space, no equipment, and no prior experience. It can even be done virtually via Skype, FaceTime, or Instagram.

• Safe and natural. The techniques you’ll learn apply to almost all students, regardless of their age or health status. You’ll learn to take control of the nervous system, stress response, sleep quality, and energy with this all-natural approach.

• Turnkey business model. You’ll receive done-for-you session plans, marketing materials, online payment options, and pricing plans so you can start right away with no additional investment or startup cost. It’s plug-and-play so you’ll be ready to take on clients, serve them at a high level, and get paid.

• Get certified from home. This course allows for deep learning from the comfort of your own home, and our live course format gives you access to trainers in real-time for feedback, questions, and interactive lectures. It’s the next best thing to being in the studio with us, and in terms of direct access to trainers, it’s even better.

• Join our supportive community. Our teacher community spans 41 countries and includes a positive peer group that will support you.

Amazing Facts About Breathing

You can go for weeks without food, days without water, but only a few minutes without breathing. Breathing has such an immediate impact on your mind and body that even the act of inhaling vs. exhaling affects your nervous system differently. It’s common to train in diet, exercise, and even hydration, but almost no one trains their breath. This is a huge missed opportunity for health-seekers.

Did you know…

• Breathing can change your blood PH (acid/alkaline) in minutes. No food, exercise or medication acts as quickly.
• You can often determine your dominant nervous system state simply by placing your finger underneath your nostrils and exhaling.
• Reduced rate breathing can stimulate a rest and digest, parasympathetic nervous system state to help with sleep, stress, and anxiety.
• Rapid, pulsed breathing stimulates a sympathetic nervous system response to increase energy, prepare for exercise, or boost the body’s natural defenses.
• Diaphragmatic breathing massages the vagus nerve and reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and reduces stress.
• Severe respiratory conditions like asthma can be successfully managed by increasing CO2 levels in the blood.
• Breathing can help reduce the fear of public speaking, improve digestion, reduce insomnia, lower stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.

The Coaching Opportunity

For certified coaches, there are three main teaching opportunities right now. Many coaches focus on work with private clients, creating individualized, solution-oriented sessions. They help people with stress management, sleep disorders, anxiety, or digestive problems. Private clients offer you a flexible schedule, great pay, and the opportunity to make a huge impact.

Next, you’ll have the opportunity to lead group classes in local yoga studios. These added-value classes give dedicated yoga students a deeper understanding of their breathing and enhance their personal practices. Lastly, workshop-style breathing sessions can be very effective in a variety of settings, but corporate clients and fitness centers are the key markets.

Top teaching opportunities:

• Private sessions. I’ll show you how to quickly find students in your area struggling with challenges like stress, anxiety, sleep problems, digestive issues, or overwhelm. The typical breathing client program is one month and includes a live weekly session (in person or virtual) combined with daily assignments where clients listen to your voice and practice along with a recording.

  Location: your home, their home, or virtually via video chat.
  Earning potential: a typical 1-month program sells for $149*

• Group classes. These classes are offered at local studios and fitness clubs and include both the “why” and the “how” of yoga breathing. You’ll lecture on the basics, teach group breathing, and assign homework. I’ll give you a sales email to send to local studios in your area so you can book your first 60-minute group class easily and start teaching right away. I’ll also give you posters, event handouts, and promotional materials you can provide to the studios so you’ll look like a pro.

  Location: most group classes are held in local yoga studios or fitness centers.
  Earning potential: specialized group classes usually pay $40-75/hour*

• Workshops. These 90-minute sessions include four parts: introduction, lecture, practice, and questions. I’ll show you how to deliver a 90-minute experience and provide you with all the materials needed to pitch and land your first paid gigs. Materials provided include slide show presentation, contract template, pricing info, promotional poster, and handouts for your attendees.

  Location: workshops can take place in yoga studios, fitness centers, or corporate settings.
  Earning potential: workshop revenue starts at $150/hour*

*Earnings Disclaimer: earning potential shared on this page is for reference only. Actual earnings may vary according to location and dozens of other factors.

My Story

Medical doctor, Patricia Gerbarg, has dedicated her career to breathing and her work, writing, and our conversations were hugely influential. I worked closely with a senior Buteyko breathing coach who taught me about the vital role of CO2. I also interviewed a number of record-setting free divers and daredevils like Wim Hof, who push breathing to the limits (not something I advocate). I came to learn that there is no mystery to breathing at all. The science of breath has been well-researched for over 100 years, but very few people had applied the actual science to the practices of yoga students. This seems crazy, but it’s true.

After nine months of research, here’s what I learned:

Discovery #1. Breathing Exercises Are All About CO2 (not blood oxygen)

Breathing exercises are mostly about the manipulation of carbon dioxide in the blood, not oxygen. CO2 is not a toxin to be avoided. It’s hugely valuable, and most people over-breathe, not under-breathe, and we need to learn how to conserve CO2.

Discovery #2. Slow Breathing Increases Cellular Oxygen

Logically, you’d think that if you breathe fast, you’ll get more oxygen, right? Not true. In fact, if you breathe really fast for a few minutes, you’ll get dizzy and might even pass out. Slow breathing increases blood CO2 levels that allow for greater absorption of oxygen.

Discovery #3. Breathing Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated (at all!)

One of my first yoga teachers taught me 15 different breathing exercises with funky Sanskrit names. As I went further, I learned dozens more. It was so overwhelming. Here’s what I know now: every single breathing exercise is simply affecting your nervous system in one of three ways: parasympathetic, sympathetic, or balancing response. All that complexity and terminology doesn’t add any value to the practices. Simple exercises work just as well and can be learned in minutes with no hard-to-pronounce Sanskrit names or complicated hand positions.

VIDEO: My TEDx talk on breathing

I was so excited by this new knowledge and so frustrated with the misinformation being passed around in the yoga community that I put together a TEDx Talk. So far, the response has been amazing, and it’s being watched by 10-20K people per day. As it turns out, many people were confused with all this “breathe deeply” advice too.

How it Works – Online Training

The course is 12 days long, and each day is focused on a core lesson, live Q&A, and one specific breathing exercise. Sessions start with the breathing practice of the day, we then move into the scheduled core lesson, and finish with breakout rooms where you get to practice what you learned. Next, Lucas answers (live) every single question via a live Q&A, and then we share notes in our group forum.

Curriculum At-a-Glance

We take a science-based, client-centered approach. We provide you with all the tools, training, and experience required to help your students effectively manage their nervous system, self-soothe, and promote nervous system balance using the powerful techniques of yoga breathing. 

Who is This Course For?

We have trainees who are completely new to teaching, and others who have taught in the mind-body world for years—everyone is welcome! There is no prerequisite to join, and some our most successful graduates took their very first classes on this course.

About 20 percent of our trainees have no definite plans to teach, they just want to learn – that’s great! The remaining 80 percent usually plan to launch something new or add to what they are already doing. Whatever your intention, the most important thing is that you come with an excitement to learn, participate, and join the group. Our courses are highly interactive, so we want everyone to come ready to dive in.

Breathing vs. Meditation?

In traditional yoga, breathing is aways taught as a stepping stone toward states of sense withdrawal and meditation, but many of us – myself included – try to skip the logical steps. For new students, silent meditation can create anxiety, frustration, and even obsessive rumination. And the biggest problem? Frustration causes most people to quit.

Breathing is different. It’s fun and easy to practice. The counting gives you a mental focus, and the exercises are short and potent. Instead of dodging their daily breathing exercise, students look forward to it. Even more exciting, the measurable health benefits of breathing exercises are well documented and extremely reproducible. This means that with minimal training, students can experience profound results including stress relief, nervous system balance, mood stabilization, better sleep, improved digestion, and the ability to self-soothe at will. 

With breathing practice, it puts you into a meditative state automatically. Think of breathing as an active form of meditation with all the same benefits. As a career yoga teacher, I can assure you that clients want results, not meditation awards, so the more I teach breathing, the happier my clients are with the results.

About the Certification

This course is certified with Yoga Alliance as a Continuing Education Course (CE), 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.

NOTE: We do not sell certifications. All credentials are merit-based and well-deserved. We take pride in the caliber of our graduates and we’ll hold you to a high standard.

Health Disclaimer: Breath Coaches are not trained to treat, diagnose or cure any illness or disease. In all cases, your clients should work in conjunction with a qualified medical professional, and under no circumstances should you recommend clients change or discontinue prescribed medication or treatment protocols.

Meet Your Trainer

FREE! Bonus Materials ($522 value)

Get access to dozens of professional resources so you can hit the ground running upon graduation. Our school is owned and operated by YOGABODY, a large international yoga brand with ever-growing business support you can take advantage of so you can focus on the fun stuff—teaching!

FREE! Contract Template ($99 value – FREE!)
Once the bookings start rolling in, you’ll need to send them a formal document to manage expectations, policies, and payment. Most yoga teachers 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.

Business Card and Postcard Templates ($125 value – FREE!)
Save time and money by using our done-for-you designs. We have a Canva portfolio, pre-designed and fully customizable that includes postcards, business cards, social media posts and more. New designs added every 2-3 months.

FREE! 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 you your first gigs.

FREE! 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.

FREE! Workshop Flyer ($100 value – FREE!)
This handout contains all six breathing practices we focus on in the program (two of 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.

About YOGABODY Teachers College®

Founded in 2006, YOGABODY Teachers College® is a “Top 5” training school with over 23K graduates in 41 countries. Our school is science-based, business-positive, and future-focused. The success of YTC graduates speaks for itself. No gurus, no incense, no chakras, no Oms. We’ve taken the best of ancient yoga practiced and combined it with modern science and technology to provide trainees with real career opportunities.

REFERENCES. The Bohr Effect: wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_effect. Vagus Nerve & diaphragmatic breathing: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189422.
Buteyko Breathing & Asthma: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14752538. Meditation & Longevity: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057175.