Therapeutic Breathwork for Massage Therapists

A practical one-day CPD course teaching massage therapists to assess breathing patterns, teach corrective breathing techniques and integrate breathwork into their treatments.

Course Overview

Expand your practice and advance your professional development.

This exciting and comprehensive one-day course has been specially designed to provide massage therapists with unique knowledge and skills, to confidently integrate breathwork into their massage treatments.

Graduates will leave the course with the confidence to:

  • Assess the breathing patterns of their clients
  • Teach corrective breathing techniques
  • Effectively integrate breathwork into their treatments

Led by an experienced, hands-on breathwork practitioner, the course combines evidence-informed theory with practical application to help therapists enhance client outcomes and overall well-being.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Identify common dysfunctional breathing patterns
  • Understand the anatomy and mechanics of healthy breathing
  • Apply simple assessment methods within a massage therapy setting

A range of targeted breathwork techniques will be taught to support clients experiencing anxiety, poor digestion, vagal tone dysfunction, insomnia, stress, low energy, and lethargy.

The course includes practical demonstrations, guided breathwork sessions, partner exercises, and opportunities for shared learning and experiential practice.

Therapists will gain firsthand experience of the techniques while developing the skills to safely and confidently introduce breathwork into their own treatments.

By the end of the day, participants will have a practical toolkit of breathwork interventions that can be integrated seamlessly into massage sessions to support relaxation, nervous system regulation, recovery, and overall health.

The course concludes with a practical assessment to ensure participants can demonstrate their understanding of breathing assessment, technique application, and client guidance.

Attendance Type
In-person
Qualification
Extended Training Certificate
Duration
1-Day course

Course Fees

Deposit
£36
Cost
£180

The course fees include the following:

  • Comprehensive course manual
  • Tutor support through hands-on guided practice, practical partner exercises and regular assessment
  • Client questionnaire example
  • Advice on external resources and recommended literature for further skill development
  • A friendly and relaxed learning environment with discussion feedback

Entry Requirements

This course is open to:

  • Candidates who possess a UK regulated qualification in massage, which is graded as level 3 or above. Examples of qualifications that meet these criteria are those awarded by bodies such as ITEC/VTCT, CIBTAC, CIDESCO, etc.
  • Reflexologists and Aromatherapists who are suitably qualified – see above.
  • Qualified Yoga teachers who have gained their 200 hours certification and wish to expand their knowledge and teaching skills of Pranayama (must include certified A&P)
  • Established wellbeing professionals looking to invest in their continuing professional development and explore new avenues for career progression. You will need to contact us to discuss your current qualification before booking.

Course Structure

Over the course of the workshop day, participants will:

  • Understand the role of the diaphragm and the importance of using the entire breathing cavity for balanced breathing.
  • Learn to assess breathing patterns and give guided correction to enhance the benefits of balanced breath.
  • Learn to integrate breathing techniques into massage and other holistic treatments to enhance positive results and ongoing benefits for clients.
  • Understand the benefits of specific breathing exercises related to physical, energetic and emotional issues.
  • Gain hands-on experience and the confidence to introduce breathwork coaching during treatments and to give post-treatment guidance to clients.

History of breathwork – the history of breathwork is as old as human culture itself, serving as a foundational element across ancient civilisations. Historically, almost every major culture independently arrived at a fundamental truth: the breath and the life force or spirit are identical.

Morning session

  • Explanation of course objective, benefits of relaxed breathing to enhance massage experience, benefits of breathwork practice to retain massage benefits
  • Client questionnaire on breathing issues, stress, sleep patterns, exercise regime, digestive function
  • Partner work to assess the role of the diaphragm in the breathing cycle
  • Supine breathing exercises on the couch: shallow breathing exercises, diaphragmatic breathing and whole cavity breathing
  • Basic breath assessment and thoracic and abdominal correction
  • Upper chest – shoulder protraction reduces upper chest capacity
  • Nasal breath
  • Assessment and correction: pre-appointment questionnaire
  • Pre-treatment assessment – return to assessment if breathing pattern alters (supine or prone)
  • Post-treatment advice and exercise planning
  • Irregular breathing patterns and causes – emotional, physiological and trauma specific

Afternoon session

  • Particulars of breathwork – whole body breath, box breath, Kapalabhati breath, Bhramari breath, Mountain breath
  • Vagus nerve link
  • Pairs practice and assessment
  • Discussion groups for self-reflective assessment, including several samples of scenarios and discussions of appropriate actions and advice
  • Questions, feedback and final assessment

Assessment

The course concludes with a practical assessment to ensure participants can demonstrate their understanding of breathing assessment, technique application, and client instruction & guidance.

Course Dates

January 2027 Intake

Battersea, London
Date & Time Location
Sunday 17 January 2027
09:30 AM – 17:30 PM
Unit 45, Battersea Business Centre, 99–109 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5QL
Lesson 1

Sunday 17 January 2027
09:30 AM – 17:30 PM

Location: Unit 45, Battersea Business Centre, 99–109 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5QL

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Opportunities

Take Your Practice to the Next Level

Your professional development doesn’t have to stop with your existing qualification.

Our accredited breathwork training offers massage therapists, Reflexologists, Aromatherapist and suitably qualified Yoga teachers the opportunity to expand their knowledge, develop new practical skills and explore the many ways breathwork can complement their existing work.

Whether your goal is to enrich your current practice, offer clients a more integrated wellbeing experience or open the door to new professional opportunities, this training supports your continued growth as a practitioner.

Build on your experience. Broaden your skills. Evolve your practice.

Tutors

Tania Leach, yoga, meditation and breathwork tutor at the School of Natural Therapies

Tania Leach

Breathwork and CPD Courses Tutor

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Unit 54, Battersea Business Centre, 99–109 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5QL