Certificate in The Buteyko Breathing Method presented by Patrick McKeown

As a certified Buteyko Method Instructor you will be able to facilitate huge positive changes in people’s lives. The Buteyko Method can help your clients overcome some of the most common and debilitating health problems. You will learn how to apply the techniques with clients whatever their age, health or goals. The breathing method is easy for anyone to successfully integrate into their routine. Your clients will see improvements in relation to stress, sleep, energy, focus and nervous system balance, along with many other vital health parameters.

Included in this course:

• Everything you need to teach the Buteyko Method in simple, actionable steps.
• Lifetime access to a virtual learning portal which includes step-by-step training in the Buteyko Method.
• Lifetime access to our online library with all the latest scientific research papers regarding breathing science.
• Access to any future live zoom classes Patrick delivers (every 3 months) AND his monthly refresher classes for Buteyko Clinic certified instructors.
• Membership of Buteyko Professionals International (BPI).
• Ongoing support from our dedicated expert team via our Members Facebook Group:  www.facebook.com/groups/buteykoclinicinstructors/.
• Dedicated support via email, regular newsletters and phone if required.
• Access to our Buteyko Clinic App for your clients (free download).

• Assess breathing patterns in pediatric and adult client population.
• Gain an understanding of breathing pattern disorders and its effect on craniofacial development, sleep disorders, mental and respiratory health in children and adults.
• Explore strategies to help restore nasal breathing and functional breathing during wakefulness and sleep. Treating the nose does not guarantee persistent nasal breathing. For many patients, it is necessary to change the mouth breathing behavior.
• Examine the relationship between breathing patterns during wakefulness and the phenotypes of sleep apnea.
• Know which breathing exercises and daily program to teach for each of the following:
• Work with different breathing protocols according to the patients health, age and breathing pattern, offering a tailored approach for for improved outcomes.

Patrick McKeown is creator, CEO and Director of Education and Training at Oxygen Advantage®, Director of Education and Training at Buteyko Clinic International and President of Buteyko Professionals International. He is a leading international expert on breathing and sleep, and author of bestselling books including The Oxygen Advantage. His focus — to empower more people every day to breathe better, feel better and achieve their potential.

Patrick was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and later studied in the Moscow clinic of the founder of the Buteyko Breathing Method; the late Professor Konstantin Buteyko. He was honoured to be awarded a Diploma in the Buteyko Method by Professor Buteyko.

Patrick’s current professional affiliations include being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), a Member of the Physiological Society (UK), a Member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences, a Fellow of Buteyko Professionals International, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Breathing & Health. From a very young age, Patrick suffered from asthma and relied on an array of medicines and inhalers until he discovered the Buteyko Method at the age of 26. This life-changing discovery motivated him to change his career in order to help children and adults who suffered from similar breathing problems. Following his time in Russia in 2002, Patrick has been teaching the Buteyko Method in Australia, USA and throughout Europe.

He has penned seven books, including three Amazon.com best sellers, and has been invited to speak at dental and respiratory conferences throughout the world. In collaboration with the University of Limerick & Limerick University Hospital in Ireland, Patrick was the Buteyko method instructor in a clinical study investigating the Buteyko Method as a treatment for individuals who had a diagnosis of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitus.

As published in the leading Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) journal Clinical Otolaryngology, the results showed a 70% reduction of nasal symptoms in participants, including snoring, loss of smell, nasal congestion and difficulty breathing through the nose. Patrick’s latest book ‘The Oxygen Advantage’ is based on his experience of working with thousands of clients and hundreds of health care professionals, along with his extensive research of breath hold training over the past 13 years. Patrick has been interviewed internationally for radio and television including with Dr Joseph Mercola, founder of the world’s largest health website, Mercola.com.