Breathing training: training, overview of schools, information

The areas of application of respiratory therapy are extremely varied, also due to the very diverse forms of therapy. Patients with a wide variety of illnesses, complaints, symptoms and concerns receive support from professionally trained and experienced respiratory therapists. Possible areas of application in breathing training are

• Burnout prevention
• Birth preparation
• Exhaustion
• Posture problems and muscle tension
• Chronic and acute respiratory problems
• Panic attacks and anxiety
• Insomnia
• Increase in well-being
• Pain relief
• Etc.

Every respiratory therapist uses their very own forms of therapy and combinations of these in breathing training. Forms of treatment are

• Voice and sound exercises
• Communicative movement
• Accompanying therapeutic conversation
• Meditative movement exercises
• Breathing meditation
• Breathing massage
• Contact and body awareness exercises
• Meridian treatments
• Psychotherapeutic concepts

Die Dauer einer Ausbildung in Atemtraining variiert je nach Schule und angestrebtem Abschluss. Für eine Ausbildung zum KomplementärTherapeuten bzw. zur KomplementärTherapeutin mit Branchendiplom OdA KT sollten Sie jedoch mit etwa 2 - 3 Jahren berufsbegleitender Ausbildung rechnen.

If you would like to train as a respiratory therapist, you have the opportunity to obtain a diploma with health insurance recognition in order to work as a therapist. To do this, you generally need to have completed vocational training or higher education and, in the case of some schools, be at least 25 years old. The training in breathing training is primarily aimed at people who are already working in complementary medicine and would like to expand their field of work, or who would like to work in this field in the future and would like to deal intensively with health promotion, personal development and health promotion. Training in respiratory therapy is also ideal for anyone already working in a therapeutic, medical, artistic, educational or nursing environment who is looking for an effective form of therapy for their patients.