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This 30-hour training offers an immersive exploration of conscious connected breathwork as a somatic and psychological practice for self-inquiry, emotional processing, nervous system awareness, and expanded states of consciousness—without the use of substances.

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While intentional breathing practices have ancient roots, modern transformative breathwork emerged in the West during the 1960s and 1970s alongside growing interest in consciousness, human potential, and psychedelic research. Practitioners began exploring intensified breathing as a way to access non-ordinary states of consciousness without the use of psychedelics. This lineage includes approaches such as Holotropic Breathwork, Transformational Breathwork, Rebirthing Breathwork, and contemporary conscious connected breathing practices.

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The training builds on this lineage while integrating anatomy and physiology, nervous system education, traditional pranayama, yogic philosophy, sound and music, and contemporary somatic approaches. Participants learn to safely guide structured breathwork journeys while developing an understanding of the physical, emotional, and psychological processes that can arise.

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The approach is grounded in trauma-informed and ethical facilitation, with an emphasis on creating intentional, supported containers for deep inner exploration.​

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What Participants Can Expect

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The training combines experiential breathwork, theoretical study, group process, and supervised facilitation practice. Participants experience the work from both participant and facilitator perspectives through guided journeys, partner exercises, peer facilitation, and hands-on practice.

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Core Topics

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1. Foundations and Anatomy

• Breath anatomy and physiology

• Neurochemistry of connected breathing

• Nervous system activation and regulation

• Breath, stress, and emotion

• Safety and contraindications

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2. The Breathwork Experience

• Journey structure and technique

• Somatic and emotional processing

• Non-ordinary states of consciousness

• Intention, set, and setting

• Sound, music, rhythm, and voice

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3. Yoga Philosophy and Pranayama

• Traditional pranayama practices

• Prana, nadis, and the subtle body

• Overview of non-dual yogic philosophy

• Maps of consciousness

• Samskaras and conditioning

• Yogic frameworks for inner experience​

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4. Facilitation and Group Process

• Creating safe containers

• Trauma-informed and ethical practice

• Verbal cueing and guidance

• Presence and intuitive facilitation

• Partner and peer practice

• Group process and feedback

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5. Integration and Recovery

• Grounding and integration post breathwork

• Sauna, Cold plunge, and Red light therapy experience and training

• Recovery physiology and safety

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Training Outcomes

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Upon completion, participants will:

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• Receive 30 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits

• Earn a Certification in Breathwork Facilitation

• Facilitate structured conscious connected breathwork sessions

• Understand key physiological, neurochemical, and nervous system processes

• Apply foundational trauma-informed facilitation skills

• Incorporate sound and music into breathwork experiences

• Draw on yogic philosophy to contextualize inner experiences

• Understand foundational recovery and integration practices

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Training Structure and Logistics

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This training takes place over two immersive weekends in October, combining in-person experiential learning with guided observation and independent study.

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October 17–18 and October 24–25

Saturdays: 1:15pm–8:00pm (6.75 hours)
Sundays: 1:15pm–6:30pm (5.25 hours)

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The training includes 24 hours of in-person learning and 6 hours of independent work:

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• 2.5 hours: Observation of two 75-minute breathwork classes at Riffs

• 3.5 hours: At-home reflection, integration, and study

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Participants may also attend or observe the September breathwork workshop at Riffs as an optional introduction to the method and, if applicable, toward observation hours.

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This blended structure allows participants to experience, study, practice, and integrate the work across both weekends.