Breath: A Gateway to Stillness

Introduction to Restorative Breathwork®

Rooted in the contemplative traditions of yoga, this on-demand course reveals the profound potential of the subtle breath to guide us into inner stillness. Within each of us lives a quiet ground of awareness — a place of clarity, healing, and deep spiritual presence. Through the gentle intelligence of the breath, this course offers a return to that inner ground.

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How do I become still? By flowing with the stream. ~Lao Tzu

Both for the Aspiring and the Seasoned

Whether you are a yoga or mind-body professional seeking to deepen your inner foundation, or a dedicated practitioner longing to refine your personal breath or meditation practice, this course offers a clear and experiential entry into Restorative Breathwork®.

Rather than teaching techniques to control the breath, we cultivate the conditions through which the breath refines naturally. As this unfolds, the nervous system settles, awareness begins to turn inward, and a quieter, more receptive presence emerges.

This is not simply a course — it is an invitation into a more intimate relationship with the breath, and through it, with yourself.

How the Practice Unfolds

The movement into stillness is rarely sudden. It unfolds gradually, as the body settles, awareness refines, and the breath reveals its quieter dimensions.

The structure of this course follows that natural progression — guiding you step by step from preparation, into breath awareness, and finally into the deeper meditative stillness that arises when the breath is allowed to rest in its own intelligence.

The Four Pillars of Restorative Breathwork®

Guided by the wisdom of yogic breath meditation, the course unfolds across four progressive modules. Each stage gently prepares the ground for the next, guiding you from preparation into meditative depth and inner stillness.

Opening to Stillness

The journey begins by preparing the body and senses for stillness. As tension releases through mindful movement and relaxation, awareness naturally gathers inward. From this quieting, the breath begins to reveal its subtler rhythms, establishing the foundation for deeper practice.

Breath Awareness

This module introduces breath awareness as an inner art of listening. Rather than directing the breath, attention becomes sensitive to its natural movement. As perception refines, the breath begins to mirror the inner landscape, revealing a pathway toward clarity, steadiness, and quiet presence.

Receptive Presence

This stage invites a shift from doing to listening. Through subtle inquiry, awareness meets the breath where it pauses, fragments, or slips from attention. In this receptive meeting, the breath begins to return to its natural wholeness, revealing the quiet intelligence that underlies both breath and being.

Divine Stillness

The final module opens the doorway into the depth that emerges when the breath is allowed to rest in its own intelligence. As the system grows quiet, awareness expands into a spacious inner stillness that is both steady and alive. Within this stillness, the breath is no longer something we do, but a threshold into the contemplative dimensions of being.

This Course Includes

Recorded teachings exploring both the scientific and contemplative dimensions of the breath
Guided audio breath meditations for personal practice
Reflective exercises to deepen inner awareness and integration
Lifetime access to the program and all future updates
Eligibility for 6 Yoga Alliance and IAYT CEUs upon completion

Breath: A Gateway to Stillness

An On-Demand Course

Explore the subtle breath and the pathway it opens into inner stillness through guided teachings and practices.

$47 — Limited Time Offer
Regularly $87

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This Masterclass is Approved for 6 Yoga Alliance and IAYT CEU’s

I honor Kathleen as one of my spiritual teachers and am always elated when my students work with her, as I know that they are taking their yoga practice and life to a deeper level.

Angela Phillips

Founder, Angela Phillips Yoga Center

The material in this course helped me improve my skills in teaching meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques both in one-on-one clinical sessions as well as in a group atmosphere.

Lauren Eirk, MS, MATRx, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP  Yoga

Integrated Science Wellness Center  Founder | Director of Teacher Training

After having been in the healing field as a nurse, and having received energy work from powerful healers, I was surprised to find that Restorative Breathwork allowed me to have the most direct experience with the energy that is the giver of life.

N. Byrne

R.N. and Massage Therapist

Kathleen Barratt

In the early stages of the 1980s, Kathleen Barratt embarked on a transformative journey into the world of breathwork, initially training in modalities that emphasized intense emotional release through hyperventilation techniques.

However, her more than two decades of extensive studies in bioenergy with renowned healer Mietek Wirkus led her towards a gentler, more nuanced approach. Drawing on the wisdom of Eastern breath meditation traditions, she crafted a 'yin' style of breathwork that embraces the breath's natural rhythms rather than seeking to control them.

A respected educator and practitioner, Kathleen has facilitated Restorative Breathwork workshops and trainings across the United States. She has been a featured speaker at respected venues like Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) in Virginia Beach, and the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine Conference in Boulder, Colorado.

Registered as an E-RYT 500, Kathleen also holds a Master Certificate in Bioenergy Healing from the Wirkus School of Bioenergy. Since launching the Barratt Breath Institute in 1988, she has been a guiding force in both personal and professional studies in the interconnected fields of breathwork and bioenergy healing.