Buteyko Certificate Training Malaga, Live In Person with Patrick McKeown

This is a Buteyko breathing certification training led in person by Patrick McKeown at the Buteyko Clinic International Training Centre in Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Four days of teaching are followed by a self-paced online programme, and together they lead to the CertBBM credential. It is written for health professionals, coaches and wellness practitioners who want to teach the Buteyko Method in areas such as respiratory health, sleep, dental care, children's breathing and general wellbeing. Teaching is in English.

What to Expect

The in-person part is four days with Patrick McKeown, grounded in respiratory physiology and the practical use of the Buteyko Breathing Method. The material covers nasal breathing, slow breathing, nitric oxide and breathing mechanics, then moves into dysfunctional breathing patterns and how to work with them.

Day one runs from 9am to 5pm and lays the foundations of the method. Days two to four run from 9:30am to 5pm. Day two turns to practical applications for respiratory health. Day three covers guidelines and protocols across a range of conditions, lifestyle considerations, and how to tailor exercises to individual clients. Day four is given to a recap of core theory, questions and answers, and individual and group practice. Past participants describe the teaching as evenly split between theory and practice, with time for questions.

Certification continues online. The portal on the Inspire platform opens as soon as you enrol and stays open for life. It is organised in sections on respiratory physiology and breathing assessment, respiratory health and asthma, sleep-disordered breathing, anxiety and panic, children's breathing, and practical skills for working with clients, including intake forms, assessment tools and contraindications. Supplementary modules cover topics such as nasal physiology, carbon dioxide regulation and the history of the method. To be certified you complete the required modules and assessments and submit real-world case studies. Seven live two-hour Zoom sessions are offered, with recordings, and monthly refresher meetings with Patrick McKeown and the instructor community continue afterwards.

About Patrick McKeown

Patrick McKeown is the founder of Buteyko Clinic International. The clinic grew out of his own experience with asthma, disrupted sleep and dysfunctional breathing. After feeling the effects of the Buteyko Method himself, he travelled to Moscow to train in it and received accreditation from Professor Konstantin Buteyko, the Ukrainian physician who developed the method. He founded the clinic in 2002.

The method encourages nasal breathing that is light, slow and low, and aims to correct habits such as chronic over-breathing. Patrick has spent more than two decades teaching these approaches around the world and has worked to bring breathing re-education into health, sleep, sports and performance. He is the author of several books on breathing, including The Oxygen Advantage and The Breathing Cure.

The Setting

Training takes place at the Buteyko Clinic International Training Centre in Vélez-Málaga, about 40 minutes from Málaga Airport. Lunch, tea and coffee are provided on each training day. Accommodation is not included, but there are options nearby: private ensuite guesthouse rooms, boutique hotels in the town centre roughly five to ten minutes on foot from the venue, and shared private rentals booked independently.

Before You Go

The training is designed for qualified health, dental and wellness professionals, including physiotherapists, nurses, dentists, sleep therapists, yoga teachers and coaches. No prior knowledge of the method is needed. If your work is mainly in mental health and psychology, the organizer suggests its specialist CertPBT may suit you better.

Included are the four days of teaching, lunch and light refreshments, lifetime portal access, a comprehensive training manual with exercise scripts and protocols, certification guidance and mentorship through case studies, professional practice resources such as client intake forms, insurance guidance and marketing materials, and access to the Buteyko Clinic App for clients. The CertBBM credential does not expire and carries no renewal fee. Travel, accommodation and other meals are your own to arrange.