What is The Buteyko Method?

Developed by Dr. Konstantin Buteyko, this scientifically-backed breathing retraining method helps restore proper breathing, improve oxygenation, and support overall health. Many people over-breathe without realizing it—The Buteyko Method can help correct this.

Learn how it can benefit clients with sleep-related breathing disorders, asthma, stress, energy, focus, and nervous system balance.

Watch the expert explain it himself—click to see Patrick McKeown in action.

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Discover Practical Breathwork Strategies

Experience Patrick McKeown’s approach to breathing retraining and learn actionable techniques you can apply immediately in your practice. Explore how improving nasal breathing and oxygenation can support better sleep, reduce stress, enhance focus, and improve overall health for your patients.

Learn More at Our Live Buteyko Breathing Method Instructor Training Program

Master Functional Breathing Science

Gain the skills to confidently assess and correct dysfunctional breathing patterns in both adults and children. With step-by-step training modules and access to the latest research, you’ll be fully equipped to deliver measurable health results.

Transform Health Outcomes

Help clients overcome sleep-disordered breathing, asthma, anxiety, stress, and other conditions tied to poor breathing habits. Restore nasal breathing, improve oxygenation, and empower patients to sleep better, breathe easier, and live healthier.

Build Professional Authority

Stand out as a certified Buteyko Breathing Method Instructor. Join a global network of professionals leading the breathwork movement across healthcare, wellness, and performance — and position yourself at the forefront of this fast-growing field.

Lifetime Support & Resources

Your success doesn’t end when the course does. Receive lifetime access to training materials, an online research library, live refresher classes with Patrick McKeown, and mentorship through Buteyko Professionals International — ensuring your skills and confidence continue to grow.
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JOIN PATRICK LIVE AT THE VIVOS INSTUTE® & BECOME A BUTEYKO INSTRUCTOR

Join us live March 26 - 28, 2026 at The Vivos Institute® and step into one of the fastest-growing movements in health and wellness. Guided by world-renowned breathing expert Patrick McKeown, this immersive training will equip you with practical skills to help patients improve breathing, sleep, and overall health using the Buteyko Breathing Method. Become a certified instructor and bring powerful, life-changing tools into your practice.

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MEET THE EXPERT

Patrick McKeown

CEO, Oxygen Advantage®

Director, Buteyko Clinic International

President, Buteyko Professionals International

Patrick McKeown is the 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. A leading international expert on breathing and sleep, he is the author of bestselling books including The Oxygen Advantage. His mission is to empower people to breathe better, feel better, and reach their potential. Patrick studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and trained at the Moscow clinic of Professor Konstantin Buteyko, receiving a Diploma in the Buteyko Method.

His professional affiliations include Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK), Member of the Physiological Society (UK), Member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences, Fellow of Buteyko Professionals International, and Fellow of the International Academy of Breathing & Health. Diagnosed with asthma from a young age, Patrick discovered the Buteyko Method at 26, which inspired him to help others overcome breathing challenges.

Since 2002, he has taught the Buteyko Method across Australia, the USA, and Europe, authored seven books including three Amazon bestsellers, and spoken at global dental and respiratory conferences. In collaboration with the University of Limerick & Limerick University Hospital, he instructed a clinical study showing a 70% reduction in nasal symptoms for participants with asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis. His latest book, The Oxygen Advantage, draws on years of client work, training healthcare professionals, and research in breath-hold training. Patrick has been featured internationally on radio and television, including interviews with Dr. Joseph Mercola.

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