Buteyko BreathMastery & International Community

A live practice space for increasing CO2 through breathing exercises and lifestyle, rooted in the discoveries of K.P. Buteyko, MD, PhD.

Sasha Yakovleva, Advanced Buteyko Specialist and founder of the Buteyko Breathing Center, personally guides all breathing exercises, leads the group, and offers expert guidance while answering your questions along the way.

Join us to practice, learn, share, and grow in the company of others. Experience guided breathing exercises that help you feel better, explore the lifestyle that supports vitality, and build CO2 for better health, greater well-being, and deeper inner development.

1. Who Is the Teacher?

BreathMastery Community is personally guided by Sasha Yakovleva, founder of the Buteyko Breathing Center and an Advanced Buteyko Specialist trained in Moscow in the work of Dr. K.P. Buteyko and his colleagues.

Sasha leads the breathing exercises, structures each session, answers questions, and offers expert guidance. For her, this work is not abstract theory. It is lived knowledge, rooted in decades of study, practice, and teaching.

Since 2019, BreathMastery has been a live space where students can practice the Buteyko Method directly and gradually bring healthier breathing into daily life.

2. A Living Practice Space

BreathMastery Community is for people who want to go beyond information and experience this work in their own bodies.

In our live meetings, we practice breathing exercises together, explore the lifestyle elements that support healthier breathing, and learn how to build more CO₂ — what many traditions have also called prana, chi, vitality, or the breath of life.

Healthy breathing, in Sasha’s view, is about much more than symptom relief. It is part of a larger path of healing, awareness, and personal evolution.

3. What Happens Inside BreathMastery

Each meeting includes guided breathing exercises personally led by Sasha. These practices help participants experience the effects of lighter, quieter, more efficient breathing rather than only learning about it intellectually.

We also explore practical lifestyle factors that shape breathing and CO₂ levels, including movement, walking, stress, sleep, rest, food, environment, seasonal rhythms, and daily habits.

The group also includes time for questions, reflection, and shared learning. BreathMastery is not only a class. It is a co-creative community where participants support one another, share discoveries, and grow through steady practice.

4. Who This Is For

BreathMastery Community is for people who want to practice, not just read or watch videos.

It may be especially valuable if you want to improve breathing efficiency, increase CO₂, understand how lifestyle affects breathing and health, receive expert guidance, and practice in a supportive community.

You do not need to be advanced to join. What matters most is sincerity, openness, and a willingness to practice.

5. Why CO₂ Matters

CO₂ plays a central role in healthy breathing, oxygen delivery, nervous system balance, vitality, and inner stability.

In Dr. Buteyko’s work, low CO₂ is one of the main hidden problems of modern life. Many people breathe more than they need to, and this chronic overbreathing gradually depletes CO₂ and undermines health.

As CO₂ improves through breathing practice and supportive lifestyle changes, breathing often becomes lighter and more efficient. The nervous system may become calmer, and people may experience more energy, clarity, resilience, and well-being.

This is why the Buteyko Method is not only a set of breathing exercises. It is a different way of understanding health and human development.

6. Benefits of Joining

BreathMastery Community gives you a living space to practice regularly, ask questions, receive guidance, and deepen your understanding of breathing and lifestyle.

Through steady participation, healthier breathing and higher CO2 levels become not only something you understand, but something you begin to live.

7. Who Can Join?

BreathMastery Community is open to anyone who feels called to deepen their Buteyko practice.

If you have already completed a Buteyko course, workshop, video program, or training with this Center or another Buteyko school, you are welcome to join. There is no minimum Positive Maximum Pause or Control Pause requirement.

If you are new to Buteyko, you are also welcome. As part of your BreathMastery membership, you will receive access to three introductory video courses:

Buteyko Breathing Step-by-Step – $39
Chroniosepsis – $39
Nature Tempering – $29

8. What’s Included in Membership?

• Weekly Zoom sessions featuring Buteyko breathing, Q&A, teachings, check-ins, and more (recordings available)
• A comprehensive library of audio and video resources
• Discounts on private sessions with Sasha Yakovleva

9. Membership Details

• Cost: Membership is based on a quarterly subscription model
• Billing Cycle: Payments are made every three months and automatically renew on January 1st, April 1st, and October 1st
• Summer Break: No charges are applied for July, August, and September during the program’s summer break
• Cancellations & Pausing: You may cancel at any time before the next renewal. Refunds are not issued for completed billing cycles, but you may pause your subscription at any time

BreathMastery Program Schedule

Weekly Meeting Details

• Day: Sundays
• Time: 1:00–2:00 PM EST (New York)
• Session Length: 1 hour
• Format: 12-week online program (Zoom)

Q2 2026 Program

April 5 – June 21, 2026

Read about the Q2 2026 Program's focus

Session Dates

1. April 5
2. April 12
3. April 19
4. April 26
5. May 3
6. May 10
7. May 17
8. May 24
9. May 31
10. June 7
11. June 14
12. June 21

Summer Break (No Meetings)

June 22 – September 26, 2026

Q4 2026 Program

October 4 – December 20, 2026

Session Dates

1. October 4
2. October 11
3. October 18
4. October 25
5. November 1
6. November 8
7. November 15
8. November 22
9. November 29
10. December 6
11. December 13
12. December 20

With any questions, please contact us.