What You'll Master

The Science of Breath: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the physiological mechanisms behind breathwork, including detailed exploration of the nervous system and Polyvagal Theory, respiratory system mechanics and optimisation, endocrine system responses to different breath patterns, and heart coherence principles. Learn how breathwork creates measurable changes in physiological markers and influences multiple body systems simultaneously for profound healing and integration. 

Ancient and Modern Breathwork Lineages: Explore the rich historical origins of breathwork practices across cultures and time periods. Learn how ancient wisdom traditions utilised the breath for spiritual awakening, healing, and transformation, and how modern scientific approaches have evolved these practices for contemporary application.

Breath Retraining for Optimised Health: Master the techniques of functional breathing assessment and retraining to address common dysfunctional breathing patterns. Learn how to guide clients through processes that restore natural breathing mechanics, improve oxygen utilization, enhance CO2 tolerance, and balance autonomic function for improved overall health and wellbeing.

Performance-Focused Breathing Techniques: Discover specialised breathing protocols designed to enhance athletic performance, cognitive function, stress recovery, and peak states. Learn how to customise breathing techniques for specific performance contexts and goals.

Somatic Integration: Master the art of facilitating somatic release through the synergy of breath and bodywork. Learn to recognise how emotions, trauma, and memories are stored in the physical body and how specific breathing patterns can access and release these imprints when combined with skilled somatic interventions. 

Psychosomatic Awareness & Intervention: Gain a sophisticated understanding of the bidirectional communication between mind and body, including how emotional states manifest as physical symptoms and how physical tensions maintain psychological patterns. Learn to identify common psychosomatic manifestations, their emotional correlates, and how to use breathwork as a bridge between conscious awareness and subconscious bodily processes. 

Bodywork Integration with Breathwork: Learn specialised touch-based techniques that enhance and deepen breathwork experiences. Discover how appropriate, consensual, and targeted physical contact can facilitate deeper release, support nervous system regulation, and enhance energetic flow during breathwork sessions. Master techniques including light touch, polarity balancing, fascial unwinding, and subtle energetic contacts that can be seamlessly integrated with breathwork processes for profound healing outcomes.

Trauma-Informed Facilitation: Develop essential skills to create genuinely safe containers that honour each person's nervous system and trauma history. Learn to recognise signs of dys-regulation, provide appropriate co-regulation, and guide participants through intense experiences without re-traumatisation. This trauma-informed lens becomes your foundation for all breathwork facilitation, allowing you to work safely with diverse populations and various levels of sensitivity.

Energetic Principles: Explore how breathwork influences bioelectric fields, heart coherence, and brain wave states, creating conditions for profound healing and manifestation. You will learn to perceive subtle energetic changes in their clients and adjust breathing patterns accordingly, working simultaneously at both physical and energetic levels to address symptoms and their underlying energetic origins.

Facilitation Skills: Develop the presence, voice, and intuition to hold space for profound individual and group experiences. Training includes managing emotional releases, supporting catharsis, and skilfully navigating altered states of consciousness with verbal guidance and appropriate physical support. 

Multiple Breathwork Techniques: Learn to guide many different breathwork techniques so you can support clients wherever they are at. For each technique, you will learn the underlying mechanisms, appropriate applications, contraindications, and integration strategies to ensure transformative yet grounded client experiences.

Safety Protocols: Gain confidence with comprehensive guidelines for screening, supporting, and protecting your clients through all stages of the breathwork journey. You will also learn integration practices to help clients process and anchor their experiences, preventing potential destabilisation after powerful sessions.

Business Foundations: The business component provides practical tools for establishing or expanding a successful breathwork practice. You will learn to define their unique approach and ideal client profile, creating targeted messaging that effectively communicates the benefits of their services.