Become a Buteyko teacher

A course for health professionals

To be eligible for BBT training you need a degree (or equivalent) qualification in a health care profession, for example the following qualifications are suitable BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy, Osteopathy and Nursing. The Buteyko Teacher Trainers currently running the BBA accredited course in the UK are both Respiratory Physiotherapists.

Health professionals who teach BBT tell us that it is easy to integrate BBT into their practice, and that it provides them with additional tools which they use on most days. The main benefits patients report are improvements in their quality of life; they feel better, enjoy doing more and pleased to have better control of their breathing condition.

Why would patients want to bother with BBT when medication is effective?

BBT is not for everyone, it requires commitment and daily practice.  However there are big incentives for many people because BBT has been shown to reduce or reverse unpleasant symptoms. The type of symptoms where a patient will say

‘My chest feels tight’ or ‘My breathing feels like hard work’ or ‘I feel like I need more air’ or ‘I can’t stop coughing’.