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November 10, 202626 min

Top 5 Course Platforms for Breathwork Coaches in 2026

Top 5 Course Platforms for Breathwork Coaches in 2026

The best course platforms for breathwork coaches do more than host a video. A breathwork client doesn't change from watching one recorded session. They change by practising a short pattern every day, coming back to a live group to go deeper, and staying in touch with someone who knows their history. So the real question is whether a platform can carry that whole rhythm (screening, recorded practices, daily reminders, live journeys, 1:1 follow-up and payment) or whether it only stores files and sells access.

Our pick is Coachful, because it puts courses, multi-week programs with daily habits and check-ins, booking, payments, intake forms and a community behind one login, inside a client app carrying your branding. We make Coachful, so weigh that, but the ranking below is based on what each vendor documents. Kajabi, Podia, Teachable and Stan Store each win a specific situation, and we say exactly when you should pick them instead.

A breathwork facilitator kneeling beside a participant lying on a mat during an evening group session
A live group breathwork session: the part of the work that no recorded course replaces.

What do breathwork coaches need from a course platform?

You need a place that delivers short, repeatable practices between sessions, gathers health screening before anyone breathes hard, and runs live group journeys alongside recorded content. A generic course builder covers only the recorded part.

Look at how breathwork work is usually packaged. Most coaches sell some mix of these:

  • A recorded foundations course. Six to ten lessons covering diaphragmatic breathing, extended exhales, box breathing, and coherent breathing at around six breaths a minute. Audio matters more here than video, because people practise with their eyes closed.
  • A multi-week journey. For example, a 21-day "calm nervous system" program with one new practice a week and a daily five-minute session in between. This is where most results come from, and it needs reminders, check-ins and a way to see who has stopped showing up.
  • Live group sessions. Monthly or weekly online circles, often longer and more intense, sometimes with music. These need registration, a video link and a replay.
  • 1:1 sessions. Private sessions for clients working on a specific goal, such as sleep, performance anxiety or post-illness breathing habits, often booked in packages.
  • A membership or community. A monthly subscription with a new practice each week and a space where members share what they notice.

The safety layer course platforms forget

Intense breathwork styles that involve fast or deep breathing are not suitable for everyone. Many facilitators ask about pregnancy, epilepsy or seizure history, cardiovascular conditions, high blood pressure, glaucoma, recent surgery and significant mental health history before a client joins an active session. That means your platform needs intake questions that every buyer answers before they get access, and a record you can check before each live session.

Be clear with yourself and your clients about scope. Breathwork coaching is not medical or psychological treatment. If a client describes panic attacks that are getting worse, trauma symptoms, fainting, chest pain or a diagnosed condition that intense breathing could affect, refer them to their doctor or a licensed mental health professional and get clearance before they continue. Put that line in your sales page, your coaching agreement and your intake form. Coachful is not HIPAA-certified, so clinical records belong in a clinical system, not in any coaching platform on this list.

What the research supports, and what it doesn't

There is real evidence behind short daily practice, which is why delivery between sessions matters so much. In a remote randomized study published in Cell Reports Medicine in 2023, five minutes a day of structured breathing (cyclic sighing in particular) improved mood and reduced respiratory rate over a month, compared with mindfulness meditation. A 2023 meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in Scientific Reports found breathwork was associated with lower self-reported stress than control conditions, while noting the evidence base is still limited. Neither study supports the claim that breathwork treats a condition, and your marketing shouldn't suggest it does. What both do support is the format: a little practice, every day, kept up for weeks. The Wikipedia overview of breathwork is a useful neutral summary of the different styles if you are writing course descriptions.

So the platform has to make daily practice easy and visible. A course where someone watches lesson one and never returns won't do much for them, however well it's filmed.

Illustration of a breath wave turning into stepping stones that rise toward a wide landing
From one breath class to a full journey: the path most breathwork offers follow.

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Quick picks: which platform fits your situation?

Coachful is the best overall choice for breathwork coaches who combine courses with journeys, live groups and 1:1 work. The other four each suit a narrower setup.

Ranking criteria: one login for the whole client journey, delivery between sessions (daily practices, habits, check-ins), total monthly stack cost, setup effort including Coachful's free white-glove build, and fit for breathwork intake screening.

PlatformBest forStarting price as listedMain limit for breathwork coaches
CoachfulBest overall: courses, daily practice journeys, live groups and 1:1 sessions in one branded appLite: $29/month for up to 5 clientsNo PayPal; not a course marketplace
KajabiA large catalog of recorded courses plus a paid community, run like a media business$179/mo (Basic, monthly)No habits or daily check-ins; Basic caps you at 5 products
PodiaA simple storefront for a few recorded practices, a webinar and paid calls$49/mo (Mover, 5% fee)Small email allowances; no mobile app noted
TeachableOne flagship self-paced course that students follow in a mobile app$39/mo (Starter, 7.5% fee)No native scheduling; no per-client plans
Stan StoreSelling one class or audio pack from an Instagram bio link$29/mo (Creator)No intake records, contracts or programs

Vendor prices above are monthly list prices as listed in October 2026. Annual billing is cheaper for every vendor; the figures appear in each section.

How did we choose and rank these platforms?

We started from what breathwork coaches actually deliver, then checked each vendor's own pricing and feature pages against that list. We did not test the platforms hands-on; this is based on what vendors document and what public reviewers report.

Five questions decided the order:

  1. Can a client practise daily inside it? Habits, reminders and check-ins score highest, because daily repetition is what the format depends on.
  2. Does screening happen before access? We looked for intake questions on booking or enrollment, and a client record you can check before a live session.
  3. Can it run a live group journey? Events, group calls, replays and a cohort space.
  4. What does the full stack cost? A cheap course host plus a scheduler, a contract tool and an email service can cost more than one platform that covers all of them.
  5. How much setup does it take? Breathwork coaches tend to be practitioners first. Time spent wiring tools together is time not spent facilitating.

We left out full practice-management tools built for clinicians and tools whose main focus is a different job. If you want the wider view across every kind of software, our guide to the best platform for breathwork coaches ranks 12 options. For the general course question across all coaching niches, see online course platforms for coaches.

1. Coachful: the best overall course platform for breathwork coaches

Wins when: you sell a recorded course and want clients practising daily, joining live circles and booking 1:1 sessions, without paying for five separate tools.

What Coachful is, who it suits, and what it doesn't do

Coachful is a coaching platform. One membership covers booking, payments, coaching agreements, program delivery with habits and check-ins, courses, a community, a website with funnels and email, and an AI assistant. You get one login, and your clients get one app carrying your branding. It suits breathwork coaches who deliver journeys rather than one-off sessions, solo facilitators growing into a small team, and anyone replacing four to six tools. It is not HIPAA-certified, it does not take PayPal, it has no permanent free plan, it is not a course marketplace that sends you buyers, and it does not sync with Oura, Garmin, Fitbit or Whoop, so breath-rate or HRV data from wearables stays in those apps. To start, take a free trial and ask the team to build your first course or program for you (more on that below).

Courses, audio and downloads in the client's own home

Courses in Coachful have modules, lessons, drip release and completion tracking. You can add videos, audio, downloads, books and events, then bundle them. For a breathwork coach, that means a "Foundations" course with an audio lesson per technique, a printable practice log as a download, and drip so week two's practice only opens after a week of week one. Everything is delivered into the client's branded home and app, the same place they book sessions and message you. Templates help with the first draft: Coachful includes 48 course templates with quizzes and more than 40 ready-to-film program templates.

Coachful courses library showing several courses with cover images
The courses library in Coachful, shown here with demo courses.

Daily practice that you can actually see

This is the main difference from every other tool on this list. A Coachful program runs for multiple weeks with weekly goals, daily tasks, habits, morning and evening check-ins, goals with progress bars, and streaks. A "breathe five minutes after waking" habit sits in the client's app with a reminder and a progress ring. A morning check-in can ask how they slept and how tense they feel on a scale. You see completion and streaks per client, and each client record shows a status of thriving, active, quiet or at risk, so you can message someone who went silent on day nine before they quit.

Coachful client app on phones showing habits with progress rings and an enrolled program in week 2 of 5
The client app: habits with progress rings and reminders, plus an enrolled program at week 2 of 5 (demo data).

Coaching flows go a step further. The flow builder lets you branch a check-in: if a client reports feeling anxious, the next step can guide them through a calming breath, and if they feel settled, it moves on. That suits breathwork closely, since a down-regulating practice is often the right response to a stressed check-in answer.

Coachful coaching flow builder with an emotional check-in step branching into acceptance and calming-breath steps
Coachful's coaching flow builder: an emotional check-in branches into acceptance and calming-breath steps (demo content).

Live journeys, screening and 1:1 work

Booking pages include availability rules, buffers, minimum notice and time-zone detection, with two-way Google, Apple/iCloud and Outlook calendar sync. Sessions can use built-in video or auto-created Zoom, Meet or Teams links. Intake questions on booking are where your screening goes: pregnancy, seizure history, heart conditions and medications, answered before the first session and stored on the client record. Coaching agreements with e-signature are sent before the first call, so your scope line and referral policy are signed, not just read.

For groups, the community includes a feed, group chat, direct messages and video events, and cohort groups are created automatically when someone enrolls in a program. Group calls and webinars cover your monthly online circle. Reminders go by email, plus SMS (24 hours before) and WhatsApp (1 hour before) once messaging is enabled.

Payments run through your own Stripe Connect or Razorpay account: one-time, subscriptions, payment plans, order bumps, coupons and refunds, with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Coachful takes a 0% platform fee; you pay only Stripe or Razorpay processing. That matters for a monthly breathwork membership, where a percentage fee on every renewal adds up.

Here is a short walkthrough of how content is built and delivered in Coachful:

The extras that matter for this niche

  • Michelle, the AI assistant, works from your live practice data. It can draft a program outline, write a welcome email sequence for a new journey, summarize recorded sessions and brief you before a 1:1. Questions and planning are included in your membership; confirmed builds use AI credits.
  • AI Coach is an AI version of you that selected clients can chat with between sessions. You configure which clients get it and its identity, personality and tone, and you can keep it to practice support.
  • Website and funnels: a section-based builder with 30 designed homepage templates, lead-magnet funnels (a free "three-minute reset" audio works well) and a link-in-bio page that sells.
  • ICF credential tracking counts coaching hours if you are also working toward an ICF credential.

Why Coachful stands out: a free white-glove service. From Create > We'll build it for you, you describe what you want and the Coachful team builds it inside your own account, usually within about 24 hours. You can attach up to 8 reference links and up to 10 files, such as your logo, photos, existing course outline or sales copy. A breathwork coach could ask for a sales page for a 21-day journey, a free audio lead-magnet funnel, the course outline and written lesson material, or an intake form with screening questions. The team doesn't invent credentials, testimonials or prices; gaps are left for you. Recording your audio and video is still your job, and logo design and ad management aren't included. One recent example: a somatic coach leaving Kajabi had the homepage and About page rebuilt and the contact form connected. Read more about the free white-glove service.

Price: flat monthly plans; lower plans cap the number of clients, Pro is unlimited, and monthly plans cancel in one click (current plans: Lite: $29/month for up to 5 clients; Solo: $49/month for up to 20 clients; Pro: $99/month with unlimited clients; Studio: $199/month with unlimited clients). Coachful has a Trustpilot rating of 4.5 from 21 reviews.

Limits to know: no PayPal, no permanent free plan, not HIPAA-certified, no wearable sync, and the client app ships under the Coachful listing with your branding rather than under your own App Store account.

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2. Kajabi: for coaches running a large course catalog and paid community

The scenario it wins: you already have an audience, you sell several recorded breathwork courses and a membership, and your business looks more like a small media company than a practice.

Kajabi homepage promoting its course, community and website platform
Kajabi's homepage in November 2026.

Where Kajabi fits a breathwork business

Kajabi is a course, community, website, funnel and email platform for selling knowledge products. For a breathwork facilitator with tens of thousands of followers, that bundle is useful: you can launch an "Intro to Breath" course, a deeper "Breath and Sleep" course and a monthly community from one account, each with its own sales page and email sequence. Products are the organizing idea, which suits a catalog of self-paced recorded practices.

Kajabi pricing as listed

As listed in October 2026: Basic is $179/month ($143/month billed annually) with 5 products, 2,500 contacts, 1 community and 0 AI credits. Growth is $249/month ($199 annually) with 50 products, 25,000 contacts and 500 AI credits. Pro is $499/month ($399 annually) with unlimited products, 100,000 contacts and 3 communities. The help center describes a standard 14-day trial. On Kajabi Payments in the US, processing is 2.9% + $0.30 on Basic, dropping slightly on higher plans; using another processor (other than PayPal) adds an extra Kajabi fee of 2% on Basic, 1% on Growth and 0.5% on Pro.

Kajabi pricing page with Basic, Growth and Pro plans
Kajabi's pricing page in November 2026.

What holds it back for this niche

Kajabi has no habit tracking or daily client check-ins, and coaching is organized around products and communities rather than per-client plans. If a member stops practising, you'll see it in engagement numbers, not on a client record with intake answers and session history. The 5-product cap on Basic fills quickly once you count a foundations course, two technique courses, a membership and a live workshop replay. Its Trustpilot rating was 3.4 from 2,347 reviews when we checked in October 2026.

Pick it over Coachful if you sell mainly recorded courses to a large audience, need PayPal at checkout, and don't need daily practice tracking or 1:1 client records. Our note on community platforms for coaches covers the community side in more detail.

Which one looks like you?

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3. Podia: a simple storefront for a handful of practices

Choose Podia when you have a short recorded course, a downloadable audio pack and the odd webinar, and you want a clean storefront with very little setup.

Podia homepage promoting its storefront for courses, downloads and webinars
Podia's homepage in November 2026.

How breathwork coaches use it

Podia is a simple storefront for courses, downloads, webinars, coaching sessions and community. A typical breathwork setup: a $27 "Five Breaths for Sleep" audio download (illustrative price), a $147 four-week recorded course (illustrative), and a community space for buyers. It's quick to get running, and the trial asks for no card.

Podia plans as listed in October 2026

  • Mover: $49/month ($42 annually), 50 products, 25 community spaces, 100 email subscribers included, plus a 5% Podia transaction fee.
  • Shaker: $99/month ($84 annually), 150 products, 500 email subscribers, 1 assistant, 0% Podia fee.
  • Earthquaker: $179/month ($150 annually), unlimited products and spaces, 1,000 email subscribers, 0% Podia fee.

Stripe or PayPal processing applies on top. The trial is 14 days with full access and no credit card. Podia's Trustpilot rating was 4.1 from 153 reviews in October 2026.

Podia pricing page with Mover, Shaker and Earthquaker plans
Podia's pricing page in November 2026.

Gaps a breathwork coach will notice

The email allowances are small. A free breathing audio that attracts 400 sign-ups would already exceed what Mover includes. Podia has no client habits, check-ins or per-client plans, and an older profile notes no mobile app and no native video calls, so live circles run through a separate tool. That's a problem for a practice people do lying down with their phone beside them.

Pick it over Coachful if you only sell a few recorded products, want PayPal, and have no plans to run multi-week journeys with daily check-ins.

4. Teachable: one flagship course in a student app

Best when the whole business is a single course: say a self-paced "Breath Foundations" program that students work through on their phones.

Teachable homepage promoting its platform for selling online courses
Teachable's homepage in November 2026.

Teachable's angle

Teachable is a course and digital-product platform with student mobile apps. The app is the useful part for breathwork: a student can open a lesson, press play on an audio practice and set the phone down. The course structure (sections, lessons, quizzes) suits a linear technique curriculum well.

Cost and fees on each plan

As listed in October 2026: Starter is $39/month ($29 annually) with 5 products and a 7.5% transaction fee. Builder is $89/month ($69 annually) with 10 products and 0% platform fee. Growth is $189/month ($139 annually) with 50 products and 5 admins. Teachable Payments processing for US cards is 2.9% + 30¢. The plan cards show a 7-day free trial plus a 30-day guarantee. Teachable's Trustpilot rating was 3.3 from 1,110 reviews.

Teachable pricing page with Starter, Builder and Growth plans
Teachable's pricing page in November 2026.

That 7.5% fee matters more than it looks. On an illustrative $197 course, Starter takes about $14.78 per sale before card processing. At four sales a month, the fee already exceeds the $50 gap to Builder.

Where it falls short

Teachable has no native scheduling or calendar sync; an older profile notes coaching calls rely on Calendly or Zoom. It has no client habits, daily check-ins or per-client plans. Screening questions, coaching agreements and 1:1 bookings all need other tools, and that is where the real stack cost comes from.

Pick it over Coachful if you sell one self-paced course to many students, never plan to offer 1:1 sessions or live journeys, and care most about a dedicated student course app.

5. Stan Store: selling straight from your Instagram bio

Stan Store makes sense if your audience lives on Instagram or TikTok and you want to sell one breath class, an audio pack or a paid call from a link-in-bio page today.

Stan Store homepage promoting its link-in-bio storefront for creators
Stan Store's homepage in November 2026.

What it handles well

Stan Store is a link-in-bio storefront for digital products, courses, memberships and paid calls. For a breathwork creator posting 60-second reels of a box-breathing pattern, the path is short: tap the bio link, buy the $19 "Morning Breath" audio (illustrative), done. It takes 0% of sales; standard Stripe or PayPal processing applies.

Price as listed

Creator is $29/month ($25 annually) with unlimited products and customers and one store. Creator Pro is $99/month ($79 annually). Email marketing, upsells, discount codes and affiliates are only on Creator Pro. The help center describes a 14-day trial, with the first month charged when it ends. Its Trustpilot rating was 4.7 from 2,205 reviews in October 2026.

Limits for a breathwork practice

Stan Store has no contracts, invoices or client records, and it is not a CRM. There are no programs with client tasks, habits or check-ins, and no team seats advertised. Screening has nowhere to live, which is a real problem for active breathwork styles. It works as a front door, and you'd still need somewhere to deliver the actual journey.

Pick it over Coachful if you only sell low-priced recorded practices from social media and don't run 1:1 or group work. If you want the selling link-in-bio page plus everything behind it, Coachful's link page and Instagram automations (comment a keyword, get the checkout link in a DM) cover that front door too.

A breathwork coach recording a guided breathing audio in a closet lined with quilts
Recording a guided practice at home: audio is the core content format for most breathwork courses.

How do the five compare feature by feature?

Coachful is the only one of the five with daily habits, check-ins, native booking and coaching agreements alongside courses. The others are stronger at a single job: selling recorded products.

FeatureCoachfulKajabiPodiaTeachableStan Store
Coachful (summary)Courses, programs, booking, payments, community in one appCourses, community, funnelsStorefrontCoursesLink-in-bio store
Courses with drip and completionYesYesYesYesSells courses; drip not covered here
Daily habits and check-insYesNoNoNoNo
Native 1:1 booking with calendar syncYesNot documented in our dataCoaching sessions; no native video callsNo (external tools)Paid calls
Intake questions stored on a client recordYesNo client recordsNoNoNo
Coaching agreements with e-signatureYesNoNoNoNo
Community and live eventsFeed, chat, video events, cohort groupsYesCommunity spaces, webinarsNot covered hereMemberships
Client mobile appYes, with your brandingNot covered hereNo (older profile)Student appsNot covered here
Email sequencesYes, with branching and A/BYesSmall allowancesNot covered hereCreator Pro only
PayPalNoYesYesYesYes
Platform transaction fee0%0.5% to 2% with non-Kajabi processors5% on Mover7.5% on Starter0%

If live circles are a big part of your offer, compare options in our guide to group coaching software.

What does each setup cost per month? Three example stacks

The cheapest sticker price rarely gives the cheapest setup, because course-only tools need a scheduler, an agreement tool and often an email service added on. The three stacks below are illustrative breathwork businesses; vendor prices are monthly list prices as listed in October 2026, and add-on tools are named but not priced.

Stack A: a new facilitator with 5 private clients and one recorded course

OptionWhat you pay forMonthly cost
CoachfulCourse, 1:1 booking, intake, agreements, payments, habitsLite: $29/month for up to 5 clients
Podia Mover + separate scheduler and e-signature toolCourse storefront; 5% fee on sales$49 + 5% of sales + add-ons
Stan Store Creator + separate agreement and intake toolsBio-link sales and paid calls$29 + add-ons

Stack B: 15 clients in a 21-day journey with weekly live circles

OptionWhat you pay forMonthly cost
CoachfulProgram with daily check-ins, cohort group, group calls, emailSolo: $49/month for up to 20 clients
Teachable Builder + video tool + schedulerCourse delivery; live calls and booking elsewhere$89 + add-ons
Podia Shaker + video toolCourse, community space, webinars$99 + add-ons

Stack C: 40 members in a monthly breathwork membership plus 1:1 packages

OptionWhat you pay forMonthly cost
CoachfulMembership subscription, community, courses, 1:1 booking and recordsPro: $99/month with unlimited clients
Kajabi Basic + schedulerCourses, 1 community; 2,500 contacts$179 + add-ons
Kajabi Growth + schedulerMore products, 500 AI credits$249 + add-ons

Card processing applies everywhere (Stripe, Razorpay or the vendor's own processor). Count your products, too: a breathwork membership with a foundations course, two technique courses and a live replay library already uses four of Kajabi Basic's five product slots.

A tablet on a meditation cushion in a sunroom showing a Coachful program dashboard
A program dashboard on a tablet, checked between sessions in a home practice room.

How would a breathwork coach set this up in Coachful?

The order below takes a coach from nothing to a sellable 21-day journey with a recorded course behind it. Names and prices are illustrative.

  1. Ask for the build. Open Create > We'll build it for you and request "a 21-day Calm Breath journey with a sales page and a free three-minute reset audio funnel". Attach your existing outline and a few photos of your studio.
  2. Write the intake form. Add screening questions on booking and on enrollment: pregnancy, epilepsy or seizures, heart conditions, blood pressure, glaucoma, recent surgery, current mental health care. Add a question that asks what the client wants from breathwork, so you can spot requests that belong with a clinician.
  3. Attach your coaching agreement. Include the scope line (coaching, not treatment), your referral policy, and the instruction to stop and breathe normally if they feel dizzy or unwell. It goes out for e-signature before the first session.
  4. Build the course. Upload one audio lesson per technique: diaphragmatic breathing, extended exhale, box breathing, coherent breathing, and a closing session. Turn on drip so each lesson opens weekly.
  5. Turn the course into a program. Add a daily habit ("five minutes of the week's practice") with a reminder, a morning check-in asking about sleep and tension, and an evening check-in asking whether they practised.
  6. Add the live circles. Create a weekly group call for the cohort. The cohort group is created automatically when people enroll, so questions and shares land in one place.
  7. Set up the offer and payment. Connect Stripe, price the journey (for example a one-time payment or a three-part payment plan), and add an order bump for a 1:1 integration session.
  8. Watch the quiet clients. Check who has moved to quiet or at risk around day seven and send a short personal note. That single habit tends to do more for completion than another video.

For more on the building blocks, see booking software for coaches, coaching contracts and email marketing for coaches.

What mistakes do breathwork coaches make when choosing a course platform?

The biggest mistake is choosing on video hosting alone. Breathwork is a daily practice, and a platform that can't remind, check in or flag silence leaves the hardest part to chance.

  • Selling active breathwork with no screening step. If buyers can join an intense live session straight from a bio link, nobody has asked about pregnancy or seizure history. Put intake questions before access, every time.
  • Using medical language in sales copy. "Heal your anxiety" or "cure insomnia" claims more than the evidence supports and pushes you outside coaching scope. Describe the practice and the experience instead.
  • Filming everything as video. People practise with their eyes closed. Audio files are smaller, easier to use lying down, and often what clients actually replay.
  • Ignoring percentage fees on memberships. A 5% or 7.5% fee on a recurring membership is charged every month, forever.
  • Running live circles in a separate tool with no record. When registration, the video link and the replay sit in three places, people miss sessions and you can't see who attends.
  • Underestimating email needs. A free breathing audio can build a list fast. Check the subscriber allowance before you launch the lead magnet.

Coaches in related fields face similar choices; see our rankings for mindfulness coaches, wellness coaches and spiritual coaches.

Verdict: which course platform should a breathwork coach choose?

Choose Coachful if your offer mixes recorded practices with daily habits, live circles and 1:1 work, because it is the only platform here that carries all of that, plus screening and agreements, behind one login and one branded app. Choose Kajabi for a large recorded catalog and community with a big audience, Podia for a small, simple storefront, Teachable for one flagship self-paced course in a student app, and Stan Store for quick sales from social media.

If you're starting from scratch, the fastest route is a free trial plus the free white-glove build: describe your journey, attach your outline, and spend your time recording practices instead of setting up software. Coachful also has pages for health coaches and mindset coaches if your work overlaps those fields.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best course platform for breathwork coaches?

Coachful is our pick for breathwork coaches who sell courses alongside daily practice journeys, live groups and 1:1 sessions. It combines courses with habits, check-ins, booking, intake forms and agreements. If you only sell recorded courses to a large audience, Kajabi is a reasonable alternative.

Is Coachful's white-glove build service really free?

Yes. The white-glove build is free on every plan. You describe what you want, such as a sales page, a funnel, a course outline or an intake form, attach references, and the Coachful team builds it in your account, usually within about 24 hours. It does not include recording your audio or video, logo design or ad management.

Should I record breathwork lessons as audio or video?

Mostly audio. Clients usually practise with their eyes closed, lying down or seated, so a voice guide is what they replay. Use short videos to demonstrate posture or hand placement, and keep the practice itself as audio.

Do I need health screening before selling a breathwork course?

For active styles that involve fast or deep breathing, screening is widely treated as standard practice. Ask about pregnancy, seizure history, heart conditions, blood pressure, glaucoma, recent surgery and mental health care, and ask clients with relevant conditions to get medical clearance. Put the questions where every buyer answers them before access.

Can breathwork coaching treat anxiety or panic attacks?

No. Breathwork coaching is not medical or psychological treatment. Research supports benefits for mood and self-reported stress, but clients with worsening panic, trauma symptoms or diagnosed conditions should be referred to a doctor or licensed mental health professional.

Can I store client health information in Coachful?

You can store screening answers on the client record, but Coachful is not HIPAA-certified and does not sign a BAA. Clinical records and insurance billing belong in a clinical system. Keep coaching intake to what you need to run sessions safely.

Which platform is cheapest for a breathwork coach just starting out?

By sticker price, Stan Store Creator at $29/month and Teachable Starter at $39/month are among the lowest listed here, but Teachable Starter adds a 7.5% fee and neither covers booking, intake or agreements. Compare the full stack, including add-on tools, before deciding.

Can I run a breathwork membership with recurring payments?

Yes. In Coachful, subscriptions run through your own Stripe or Razorpay account with a 0% platform fee, and members get courses, community and live events in one app. Stan Store lists memberships and Kajabi sells communities; elsewhere, check the vendor's docs, and watch for percentage fees on entry plans, since they apply to every renewal.

Does Coachful accept PayPal?

No. Coachful uses Stripe Connect or Razorpay, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. If PayPal checkout is essential for your audience, Kajabi, Podia, Teachable and Stan Store support it.

How do I move my breathwork course from Kajabi or Teachable to Coachful?

Clients, programs and content are imported for you during onboarding, and the white-glove team can rebuild your sales page or homepage. Keep your original audio files handy so lessons can be uploaded cleanly.

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