Discover the Transformative Power of Breathwork

This course will give you a life-changing understanding of how to use breathwork to shift your state, improve performance and explore altered states.

Next cohort: Sept 4th - Oct 9th 2025

  • Jamie works with high-flying entrepreneurs, politicians and athletes to share the life changing power of breathwork. He is particularly interested in healing through altered states of consciousness and strongly believes breathwork is the most accessible, but powerful tool we have to create change in the world. 

    Founder of The Breath Space

  • Battling years of chronic illness led James on a journey of exploring all types of healing modalities. It wasn’t until he discovered the connection between the mind and the body that symptoms began to ease. He now teaches thousands of people around the world how to use their breath to move into a more regulated, calm and resilient state.

    Founder of Breathe With James
    Founder of The Breath Space

Meet Your Guides

As two of the leading Breathworkers in the UK, we have both experienced the transformative power of the breath. We both believe in its ability to facilitate profound healing and growth. Together, we have taught thousands of people around the world.

James’ breathwork is just phenomenal. My husband and I swear by it. Making time for daily breathwork has made a real difference to my mental health and I feel calmer in myself.

— Ella Mills, Deliciously Ella 

Jamie's depth of understanding in the breathwork field is truly unparalleled. His expertise and passion shines through and he continues to share this work in an accessible and powerful way.

— Dr. Tara Swart, Neuroscientist

Why we created this course

There has been an explosion in the number of people practising breathwork in the Western world. As wonderful as this has been to see, there has also been a growing amount of misinformation and malpractice that has come with it too. The intention of this course is to cut through that and provide you with a proper intellectual and experiential deep dive into all aspects of breathwork and the many different ways in which one is able to use their breath to improve aspects of their emotional, physical and spiritual health.

The course combines everything that James and Jamie have learnt over years of practicing and teaching breathwork and is unrivalled in two of the leading breathwork experts coming together to share their knowledge.

Is this course for you?

We expect the people who are most willing to commit to this course will fall into one of three categories:

  • Who are high-achieving and want to look after their emotional health to prevent burnout.

  • Who are curious to learn more about the power of breathwork and add stress-busting tools to their existing toolkit.

  • Who have an intellectual understanding of breathwork but have yet to develop a practice that sticks for long-term healing and growth.

What you will learn

Discover

The importance of functional breathing and how your breath shapes your emotional state.

Elevate

Your athletic performance through air hunger tolerance, nasal breathing adaptation and recovery protocols.

Integrate

Emotional debt that has been held deep within your nervous system.

Explore

Powerful altered states of consciousness for deeper self-awareness, self-connection and healing.

Experience

Your breath as a bottom-up intervention for shifting your state and restoring nervous system health.

Working with Jamie has left me feeling less anxious, more clear-sighted and with a degree of inner peace I previously thought impossible. His calm, professional and empathetic manner always makes me feel really safe.

— Elizabeth Day, Novelist & Journalist

Every time I do James’ breathwork sessions they have such a profound impact on me. I feel like I’ve discovered a tool that I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.

— Jack Harries, Documentary Filmmaker

The Breathwork Mastery Curriculum

  • The Rise of Breathwork: an exploration into the surge of breathwork in the West and the importance of learning through reputable sources.

    A Polyvagal Perspective: an introduction to polyvagal theory and the importance of applying a nervous system lens to breathwork.

    Breath Awareness: your breath as an anchor and developing a relationship with your unique breathing pattern.

  • Dysfunctional breathing epidemic: most people’s breathing is getting worse and causing a myriad of physical and emotional health issues.

    Biomechanics of breathing: we have become a nation of chest-breathers - we need to retrain our diaphragmatic breathing muscles.

    Biochemistry of breathing: increase CO2 tolerance to increase O2 delivery and reduce breathlessness.

    Shut your mouth (both when awake and asleep): nasal breathing performs over 30 vital functions on behalf of the body.

  • A bottom-up intervention: your breath is a physiological level that can rapidly shift your state through modulating the different branches of your nervous system.

    Down-regulate sympathetic arousal: prolonged stress and trauma can result in sympathetic dominance. Your breath can help to restore ventral regulation. 

    Up-regulate dorsal shutdown: thaw out a lethargic and heavy nervous system state by using more energising and mobilising breathwork techniques.

    Widen your window of tolerance: the relationship between breathwork and increasing your psychobiological capacity.

  • Your breath as a bridge: the key to seamlessly linking and optimising your physical and psychological performance.

    Shut your mouth (even more): the important role of nasal breathing for enhanced performance and recovery.

    Air hunger: exploring the physical and mental impact of breath hold training on stamina, endurance and resilience.

    The breathing gears: A blueprint for managing your energy systems for maximum performance and recovery during exercise.

  • Can my breath really do that?: what is conscious connected breathing and where has it come from?

    From altered states to altered traits: the power of altered states of consciousness for healing and growth.

    Process emotional debt: the role of the breath in exploring, clearing and processing emotions that are stored in the body and subconscious mind.

    Navigating the wild west: how to explore therapeutic styles of breathwork safely to get maximum benefit.

  • Bookshelf: curated reading and literature for those wishing to dive deeper and broaden their knowledge. 

    Recommended training: want to become a Breathwork Facilitator? Jame and Jamie recommend how.

    Breathwork for sleep: the importance of mouth breathing during sleep, intentional down-regulation before sleep and creating a sleep sanctuary.

    Masterclass vault: the conversations we had with Guest Teachers from the previous cohort; including Martin McPhilimey, Conni Biesalksi and Richard Blake.

So, how does the course take shape?

  • Weekly Live Sessions:

    Live sessions with James and Jamie will consist of a combination of teaching, interactive exercises and time for a Q&A on the material covered that week.

  • Guided Protocols & Exercises:

    The intention is to give you an embodied understanding of breathwork so there are guided protocols and exercises throughout. All of the protocols and exercises are completely safe and backed by quality peer-reviewed research.

  • In-depth Theoretical Explorations:

    The course is a combination of pre-recorded content and live sessions. Each week, you will have a collection of pre-recorded lessons to engage with in your own time.

  • Masterclass Sessions with Guest Teachers:

    We have carefully selected a few wonderful teachers to expand your understanding of breathwork. They are Robin Rothenberg, David Jackson and Dana Doswell. They will run a masterclass session on their topic of speciality.

  • Supportive Community:

    The course has been designed to be as interactive as possible. You are invited to connect, share and support each other on your joint venture of moving towards breathwork mastery.

Meet The Guest Teachers

Robin Rothenberg
Yoga Therapist

Robin is a leading voice in therapeutic breathwork and author of Restoring Prana, one of the most comprehensive books on pranayama. With over 35 years of experience, Robin is especially well-known for her work on long-COVID recovery and yoga therapy.

Dana Doswell
Nervous System Teacher

Dana is one of a few practitioners who has an in-depth understanding of the difference between the male and female nervous systems—and has developed her own cyclical regulation framework for the female body. She will be speaking on the difference between female and male nervous systems.

David Jackson
Master Oxygen Advantage Coach & Mentor

After a brain injury in 2013 ended his professional rugby career, ‘Jacko’ discovered the power of breathwork. He works with a range of professional athletes and teams and supports them to optimise their breath so to maximise their sporting performance.

Course Logistics

  • 60 minutes per week for core content & protocols & exercises via pre-recorded audio to engage with in your own time.

    6x 75-minute live Zoom sessions will be held weekly on Thursdays at 6pm BST (attendance is encouraged, but optional, and all calls are recorded).

    3x 60-minute live Masterclass sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 6pm BST (attendance is encouraged, but optional, and all calls are recorded).

  • The cost to enroll is £499 - payment can be made in a variety of instalments.

    VIP Mentoring Package: There are 10 seats available for a Breathwork Mastery deep dive that includes 1:1 mentoring sessions with James and Jamie, priced at £945 - mention this in your application if this is of interest.

  • Live Sessions with James & Jamie are at 6pm BST on: Sept 4th, Sept 11th, Sept 18th, Sept 25th, Oct 2nd.

    Masterclass Sessions are at 6pm BST on: Sept 16th, Sept 23rd, Sept 30th.

In Person Community Event

At the end of the course, there will be an in-person community event in London. 

This will consist of a live, conscious connected breathwork session as well as plenty of time for discussion and meeting others on the course.

What some past students are saying

Answering any questions that you may have

  • You will have lifetime access to all of the course content.

    You will also be able to join any future cohort for half price.

  • Yes, if you decide that the course isn’t for you within the first week, then you can reach out to us and we’ll refund your payment.

  • Good idea! Lots of companies today will reimburse tuition for personal development and training that increases wellbeing and reduces the chances of burnout. You can use this proposal template to make the cause to your team for investing in this course.

  • No, this is a consumer facing course. As much as there will be skills, practices and teachings that one will be able to integrate into an existing clinical practice, Breathwork Mastery is not a teacher training and as such there will be no certification given.

  • The weekly live sessions with Jamie and James will take place every Thursday at 6pm GMT and although attendance is encouraged, all sessions are recorded and you will be able to catch up in your own time.

  • The educational material is appropriate for everyone, but there may be certain practical elements in the performance and altered states weeks that are not recommended if you have cardiovascular issues, a history of seizure, strokes and epilepsy or if you are currently pregnant. If you fall into any of these categories, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

If you have any further questions or queries, please feel free to contact us by email at: hello@breathworkmastery.co

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