Breathwork Facilitator Training

Life is the time between two breaths – the first and the last. In between, embodied consciousness presents us with the experience of being alive. 

In between times, each in-breath recapitulates the issues surrounding our incarnation and each exhale if conscious, prepares us for release from the body and return to the Source. Most of us rarely breathe consciously and hidden in our unconsciousness breath, lies all the unresolved issues sitting in our psyche.

By changing our focus and bringing awareness to how we breathe and how we feel at any particular moment, patterns of contraction, fear, incompleteness can gradually be released.

From earliest times breath has been used as a path to self-knowledge, healing, meditative awareness and transcendence.  Many different forms of yoga, martial arts and shamanic pathways have been concerned with the vital and profound influence of the breath on human experience.

This four module training is designed over two years to train participants in the contemporary healing arts of Breathwork, related breath therapy and cellular memory release.

Properly understood and practised, these arts prepare the physical, emotional and mental bodies for transcendent experience.

Structure

The program will be taught in four residential modules plus 3 student clinics.

Over the course of the residential training, the student will participate in at least 25 sessions as a ‘sitter’ and 30 sessions as ‘breather’. An additional 5 sessions as a ‘sitter’ will be conducted through 2 student clinics under the direct supervision of the principal trainer between the later modules.

The work is taught holistically, moving between practise, personal experience and theoretical formulations. Some areas of study will unfold sequentially at deeper levels through each module. Emphasis is on personal growth and professional development.

In addition to residential hours, students will be required to;

a) Participate in 3 student clinics to act as a sitter for a least 5 clients under direct face to face supervision of the principal trainer. These will be held after the completion of Advanced Module I and before the commencement of Advance Module III. During the residential training, the number of sessions as a ‘sitter’ will total 25 sessions. This complies with the ABA training standards for a professional Breathworker.

b) Undertake a minimum of 20 client breathwork sessions under the remote supervision of the trainer. This can only occur after the successful completion of the first 3 modules. Students will then be able to practise as a ‘student
practitioner under supervision’.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to have experience in Breathwork before I enrol in the training?

Generally yes, although exceptions are possible, for example someone who has had experience in modalities such as primal therapy, bio-energetics, bodywork and TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) could receive favourable consideration.

Why don’t you require any entry qualifications?

What is most important is the quality of the personhood that the applicant brings to the program rather than specific formal qualifications. We actually do screen people for suitability before they enter the program, but the criteria focus on their personal qualities. They have much more to do with a person’s calling to the work, their readiness to go into a profound healing process as part of the program, and an assessment of their capacity to be with others in profound healing spaces.

Why is the work taught in modules?

This allows a deep descent into the process undisturbed by the normal demands of everyday life. Using specific accelerated learning techniques, the work can be learnt and experienced at intellectual, experiential and organic levels.

What is the total number of hours involved in the training? If we include, face to face learning, reading and assignments and the external elements of the practicum, the course totals in excess of 460 hours.

Can I develop a practice?

Many participants enter with the intent to use the skills they gain through the program as professionals. In addition to being competent in the work, developing a practice is essentially developing a small business. We introduce many key concepts in this area as part of the training and participants are encouraged to further learn the full range of skills for the development
of a successful small business.

Is there a demand for this work?

Yes, many graduates have established successful practices; some of them combined with other healing modalities.

If I don’t plan to develop a practice, can I still do the program?

Some people choose to undertake the Breathwork training for the enormous personal benefits they experience as they go through the training program. Additionally the program teaches the skills that are necessary to become a competent practitioner.