Health-leaning breathwork schools

Köln, Germany

BINTA (Berufsverband Integrative Atemtherapie e. V.) is a professional association based in Köln, Germany focused on Integrative Atemtherapie. It shares information about the method and its areas of application, and maintains directories of integrative breath therapists and breath trainers as well as training institutes and schools. The association also represents members’ professional interests and supports public awareness of integrative breath therapy.

BIGGLESWADE, United Kingdom

Kate Williams is a school or training institute based in Biggleswade, United Kingdom. She is a BACP-accredited counsellor, breathwork coach, and clinical supervisor with a background in yoga and bodywork, and has taught in college and university settings. Her work is described as trauma-informed and embodied, with an emphasis on supporting nervous system regulation and helping students develop a more embodied practice as part of diploma training.

Germany Online

Svenja Tasler – Breathwork Coaching is a Germany-based training institute offering a 12-month online program to become a Breathwork Facilitator and Breathing Coach. The GPBA-certified training is taught in German and focuses on creating trauma-sensitive, inclusive spaces, combining theory with practical facilitation experience. Cohorts run twice a year with a small group format and mentoring, and the curriculum includes breathwork, anatomy, trauma-informed practice, and business development.

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Milwaukee, United States In-Person Online

Transformations USA is a breathwork training institute based in Milwaukee, United States, and a GPBA Certified School. Founded in 1990 by Jim Morningstar, it teaches Therapeutic Breathwork, including a range of faster and slower breathing techniques used in a therapeutic context. The program offers four levels of training from Apprentice to Trainer, with in-person training supported by online distance learning, video conferencing, and local mentoring.

from 270 USD per module · in-person

Berlin, Germany In-Person Online

BioDynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release Institute is a breathwork training organization based in Berlin, Germany. It offers certification trainings worldwide in BioDynamic Breathwork, delivered in person and online. The approach combines connected breathing with conscious movement, body awareness practices, bodywork, and meditation, with an emphasis on trauma-informed work.

from 1,850 USD · online

Madrid, Spain

Carlos Velasco Montes is listed as a School / Training Institute in Madrid, Spain, connected with a system described as Psicoterapia Respiratoria (respiratory psychotherapy). The description outlines an approach that assesses respiratory biomechanics and works to restore more natural breathing patterns by addressing muscular and structural restrictions in areas such as the diaphragm, ribcage, abdomen, and pelvis. It also notes that psychological themes may be included as part of this process when they relate to habitual breathing restriction.

from 1,000 EUR · 82 h · online

New York, United States

Giten1240 is a school and training institute associated with Giten Tonkov, director of the BioDynamic Breath & Trauma Release Institute and co-creator of the Energy Of Breath Institute in New York City. It offers trainings in the BioDynamic Breath and Trauma Release System, a body-oriented approach combining breathwork and trauma-release practices. Trainings and group processes are facilitated internationally, with current bases in Bali and on the Greek island of Lesvos.

The School for Connective Integrative Breath Work Therapy is a training school founded in 2015 and directed by Carolin Vogel. It offers a three-year practical program in integrative breathwork in a therapeutic context, alongside voice dialogue and systemic constellations, meeting six times per year with a small cohort. The training includes supervised practice and peer group work, and graduates complete a written thesis; alumni support continues through ongoing supervision and training opportunities.

from 2,600 EUR · in-person

Durham, United States Hybrid

Spiraldance Breathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Durham, United States, founded and directed by Tania Zuckerman. The school is GPBA-certified and offers a tiered Levels 1–5 practitioner training, with options for personal development or pursuing certification as a Spiraldance Breathwork Practitioner. Training is delivered in a hybrid format with virtual and in-person instruction alongside additional practice requirements, with an emphasis on therapeutic, trauma-informed contexts.

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Philadelphia, United States Hybrid

Alyse Bacine – The Metamorphosis Method™ is a Philadelphia-based breathwork training institute founded by Alyse Bacine. The school offers a hybrid 3‑month Metamorphosis program for personal growth and business development, alongside a Metamorphosis Method™ Breathwork and Trauma Certification for practitioners working with clients. Its approach is described as combining breathwork with clinical mental health training and energy healing, with a trauma-informed, therapeutic focus.

Crieff, United Kingdom Hybrid

Breathing Journeys is a breathwork training institute based in Crieff, United Kingdom. Founded in 2022, it offers a small-group hybrid core practitioner training (typically 4–6 months) with a trauma-informed, client-centred focus. The curriculum includes conscious connected breath and rebirthing, with additional methods such as warm and cold water breathing, perinatal breathwork, and diaphragmatic breathing, alongside safety and facilitation skills for working 1:1 and in groups. Lead trainers are John Paul Mason and Deborah Maddison.

from 4,497 GBP · 400 h · hybrid

Brett Aldrich is a yoga teacher and certified breathwork practitioner with training through Sacred Seeds (200-hour yoga, Maine, 2014) and Kripalu School of Ayurveda as a Health Care Counselor. Her background includes community-facing work in social services and elementary special education, and she shares breathwork and yoga with a focus on supporting the whole person through relaxation and balanced health.

Stittsville, Canada Hybrid

Fearlessly Transform is a breathwork school and training institute based in Stittsville, Canada. Founded in 2023 and led by Susan Benoit, it offers hybrid practitioner training in Conscious Connected Breath and Coherent Breath. The school positions its programs with a trauma-informed orientation and also includes cold exposure as part of its approach.

Florianópolis, Brazil

iBreathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Florianópolis, Brazil, founded by Felipe Marx. It offers science-based education that integrates neuroscience, therapeutic and meditation-informed practice, and the scientific foundations of breathwork, including a postgraduate program in Neuroscience of Breathing and Breathwork for Mental Health. The school also teaches approaches to nervous system regulation and emotional balance, and includes practices that use breath to explore non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Elst, Netherlands In-Person Online

The Institute for Integrative Breath Therapy is a breathwork training school based in Elst, Netherlands. Co-founded and directed by Tilke Platteel-Deur and Hans Mensink, it offers a three-year practitioner training leading to certification as an Integrative Breath Therapist, with additional coursework including Voice Dialogue, basic NLP, relationship work, and polarity massage. The institute also offers a Training for Trainers focused on skills like working with groups and presentation, with options described as in-person and online.

Tucson, United States Online

Integral Breath Therapy (IBT) is a breathwork training institute based in Tucson, United States, offering facilitator education in its Integral Breath Therapy modality. Established in 1997, the program is body-centered and designed for helping professionals, with training that includes a 6-day Foundation Course and a 6-day Certification intensive focused on one-to-one client sessions with supervised case study support. IBT also offers advanced and master-level trainings that include topics such as trauma and shock protocols, pre- and perinatal themes, group work, and complementary methods like movement, bioenergetics, and art-based practices, with some training available online.

from 395 USD

Kecamatan Mengwi, Indonesia Hybrid

Journey The Breath is a school and training institute in Kecamatan Mengwi, Indonesia offering a 200-hour, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator training. The six-month hybrid program combines self-paced modules with live masterclasses, guided breathwork sessions, and supervised case studies, with practice in both 1:1 and group facilitation online and in person. The curriculum centers on embodiment, nervous system regulation, safety, ethics, and holding steady space for emotional processing, followed by an in-person graduation intensive and six months of post-certification supervision.

Hobart, Australia Hybrid

Karlyn Digitalis is a breathwork training institute based in Hobart, Australia, led by Karlyn Digitalis. The school offers hybrid practitioner training (typically 1–3 months) grounded in conscious connected breath, rebirthing, pranayama, and functional and diaphragmatic breathing. Its approach is trauma-informed, with an emphasis on nervous system support, integration, and practical techniques for everyday life.

from 2,575 AUD · 200 h · hybrid

Sayulita, Mexico Hybrid

Megan Ashton is a breathwork facilitator and teacher based in Sayulita, Mexico, offering sessions online and in person across Mexico, Canada, and the United States. She provides a 450-hour trauma-informed breathwork training in a hybrid format. Her background also includes clinical hypnotherapy, yoga, nutrition, and Reiki Level 2.

450 h · hybrid

London, United Kingdom Hybrid

Natalie Keany runs a London-based breathwork school and training institute, founded in 2020. The school offers hybrid breathwork retreats, workshops, and certified facilitator and trainer trainings, alongside one-to-one sessions. Programs are described as trauma-informed and integrative, drawing on approaches such as Biodynamic Breathwork, conscious connected breathwork, pranayama, and other somatic and movement-based practices.

from 1,750 GBP · online

Ocala, United States Hybrid

One Breath Institute is a breathwork school and training institute based in Ocala, United States, founded by Lisa McNett. It offers trauma-focused professional certification in Introspective Breathwork® Therapy (IBT), rooted in trauma-informed principles and centered on conscious connected breathwork. Programs are available in a hybrid format and include both personal healing offerings and longer practitioner and trainer trainings.

400 h · online

New York, United States

The Breathing Class is a breathwork training institute based in New York, United States, founded in 2009 and directed by Dr. Belisa Vranich. It offers training that draws on psychology, the history of breathwork, and the anatomy of breathing, with an emphasis on mind-body connection and practical measurement of thoracic excursion. The school also highlights ongoing supervision for students and a stated commitment to supporting first responders through volunteerism and community-focused work.

from 997 USD · online

San Diego, United States Hybrid

Trauma-Informed Unity Breathwork Training is a 450-hour hybrid facilitator program based in Los Angeles, United States. It offers online learning alongside an 8-day in-person intensive, with training in Conscious Connected Breathwork, trauma-informed facilitation, nervous system regulation, ethics, and sound therapy. The curriculum also includes business and delivery skills for working one-to-one, groups, and retreats, with additional teachings in parts work and somatic approaches co-taught by a trauma therapist.

450 h · hybrid

Venice, United States In-Person

ReWild Breathwork is a breathwork training institute founded in 2022 by Jamie Janko, based in Venice, United States. It offers in-person practitioner and trainer trainings with a trauma-informed, nervous-system-based focus that brings together conscious connected breathwork, functional breathing, and somatic awareness. Trainings are taught in English and typically run 4–6 months for practitioner certification and 13+ months for trainer training.

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Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Academy for Integrative Breath Therapy (Akademie für Integrative Atemtherapie atmen) is a breathwork and bodywork training institute based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, founded in 2018 by Gerdi Schulte and Maria Faust. It offers a three-year program (eight modules per year) centered on Integrative Breath Therapy, including conscious connected breathing alongside approaches from humanistic psychology and bodywork such as Voice Dialogue, inner child work, EFT, The Work, water training, and TRE. The training includes peer practice and assessment components, and is designed to prepare graduates to work independently as Breath and Consciousness Trainers, with optional supervision opportunities for alumni.

from 3,600 EUR per year · 744 h · in-person

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom In-Person Online

Grounded Life is a breathwork training organization based in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. It offers accredited breathwork facilitator training through the Grounded Life Breathwork Facilitation Program, with options to learn in person and online. The school’s training draws on Biodynamic Breathwork and highlights trauma-informed practice, including work connected to educational settings.

400 h · hybrid

costa mesa, United States Online

Maja REborn Yoga is a Costa Mesa, United States–based training institute offering online breathwork teacher training. The program combines experiential learning with nervous system education, somatic awareness, and facilitation practice, with an emphasis on guiding sessions in a safe and ethical way. It is listed as a GPBA Ethically Compliant Program.

50 h · online

Nosara, Costa Rica Hybrid

The Body of Breath is a breathwork school and training institute based in Nosara, Costa Rica. It offers a hybrid approach rooted in somatic awareness and nervous system regulation, blending circular breathing with pranayama. The training emphasizes trauma-sensitive facilitation, ethics, and developing a responsive, embodied practice.

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Ubud, Indonesia Hybrid

Aligned BreathingCold® Facilitator Training is a breathwork and facilitation training program based in Ubud, Indonesia. The curriculum blends conscious connected breathwork with Authentic Relating, circling, conscious movement, and cold exposure, with an emphasis on nervous system literacy and trauma-informed practice. It offers a hybrid format and includes guidance on ethical facilitation, group dynamics, integration, and aftercare for both 1:1 and group settings online and in person.

from 185 USD · online

Cádiz, Spain Hybrid

Breath & Feel Breathwork School is a breathwork and somatic training institute based in Cádiz, Spain, founded by Coral Selfa and Jamie de Sola. The school focuses on conscious connected breathing alongside somatic work, integrative psychology, nervous system regulation, and a trauma-informed approach. It offers immersive breathwork experiences, retreats, and a professional facilitator training delivered in a hybrid format (in-person and online), typically over 1–3 months.

from 450 EUR · online

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid

Franzisca Gartenmann is a Zurich, Switzerland-based school and training institute offering hybrid breathwork education. Founded in 2023 and led by Franzisca Gartenmann and Michèle Fabian, it provides both practitioner and trainer trainings (typically 1–3 months). The curriculum includes a range of breathing methods such as functional and diaphragmatic breathing, coherent and box breath, circular breath, and cold water breathing, with a therapeutic, trauma-informed orientation.

London, United Kingdom Hybrid

Inspire Breathwork is a breathwork training school based in London, United Kingdom, founded and taught by Hannah Kendaru. The school teaches Conscious Connected Breath within a trauma-informed, embodied approach and focuses on decolonial healing and embodied social justice. Inspire Breathwork offers a 2-year Breathwork Facilitator Training, a 3-month professional development program, and 6-week online breathwork therapy programs for the general public, with hybrid delivery options.

from 150 GBP · online

Jenn Maricelli, HHP is a holistic health practitioner and certified therapeutic breathworker based in Missoula, Montana. She offers breathwork centered on Conscious Connected Breathing in private sessions, group settings, and retreats, and teaches stress reduction techniques through breathwork at The Learning Center at Red Willow.

Ibiza, Spain Hybrid

SOMOSUNO Escuela is a breathwork school in Spain offering practitioner training, trainer training.

Philadelphia, United States Online

Alyse Bacine is a Philadelphia-based breathwork facilitator and training provider offering online programs through her school, founded in 2020. Her work is described as trauma-informed and draws on her background in counseling psychology alongside conscious connected and transformational breathwork, taught within The Metamorphosis Method. The institute offers self-development courses and an online practitioner training typically lasting 7–12 months.

Agii Anargiri, Greece Hybrid

Ananda Healing is a holistic therapy and personal development center in Agioi Anargyroi, Greece. It offers Rebirthing Breathwork as a core focus, with one-to-one sessions, workshops, and a two-level educational program that supports both personal practice and practitioner certification. The center also provides counseling, pranic healing, Bach flower remedies, and yoga.

from 300 EUR · in-person

Bern, Switzerland

Anita Jetzer is the founder of BreathAtelier, a breathwork and training offering based in Bern, Switzerland. She provides breathwork workshops, individual sessions, and teacher trainings for future breathwork facilitators. Her work is described as holistic, supporting physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, with options available both in Switzerland and internationally.

TULUM, Mexico Online

Audra Bear is a breathwork teacher and training provider based in Tulum, Mexico. Founded in 2021, the school offers online practitioner and trainer trainings, led by Audra Bear, with a focus that includes box breathing, pranayama, and somatic breath practices. Trainings are delivered online, with trainer programs listed in the 1–3 month range.

Ghent, Belgium Hybrid

Core Strokes is a breathwork and somatic therapy training institute based in Ghent, Belgium. It offers professional training grounded in fascia-based bodywork, developmental psychology, and transpersonal approaches, with modules delivered in a hybrid format. Training is presented as suited to therapeutic contexts and is offered in Belgium and internationally.

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Dülmen, Germany In-Person

Daniela Schuetz is a breathwork facilitator and training institute based in Dülmen, Germany. She works with approaches including Conscious Connected Breath, Coherent Breath, Integrative Breath, and Warm Water Breathing, offering in-person group sessions. Sessions are available in English, German, and Dutch.

Ubud, Indonesia

Embodied Breath Academy is a breathwork school and training institute based in Ubud, Indonesia, founded and directed by Karina Kalilah. The academy offers a 400-hour certification that includes breathwork, spiritual psychology, and embodiment training, with an emphasis on trauma-informed practice. Graduates are trained to offer two different styles of breathwork to meet varying client needs.

from 4,900 AUD · 150 h · hybrid

Narwee, Australia Hybrid

Embodied Breath Academy is a breathwork school and training institute based in Narwee, Australia, founded in 2020. It offers trauma-informed practitioner and trainer trainings in a hybrid format, with programs ranging from 4–6 months for practitioner training to 13+ months for trainer training. Teaching includes Embodied Breathwork and related somatic practices, drawing on conscious connected breath and rebirthing, with options for retreats and immersive trainings held online and in Bali.

from 4,900 AUD · 150 h · hybrid

Ghislaine Bouskila is a Sydney-based practitioner who has worked with breathwork and kinesiology since 2003. She offers a Conscious Energy Medicine program that integrates kinesiology, breathwork, energy medicine, and spiritual psychology. She also runs small-group Conscious Breathing workshops in Sydney and serves as the International Breathwork Foundation’s National Representative for Australia.

Ineke Machdi is a holistic practitioner who incorporates breathwork into therapeutic sessions. Her work draws on Eastern and transpersonal psychology, with a focus on self-reflection and working with the subconscious through Breathwork (BBTR). Sessions are described as supportive for stress management and trauma-related concerns, and she typically works with adults around ages 20–40.

Kraków, Poland

Instytut Oddechu is a breathwork school and training institute based in Kraków, Poland. It was founded by Michał Godlewski, who developed the Transmodal Breathing Method and the Breathing Intelligence concept. The institute is listed as a GPBA Certified School.

900 h · in-person

Denver, United States Hybrid

Integrative Breath is a Denver-based school offering breathwork facilitation training in a hybrid format. The program covers facilitation presence and ethics, breath anatomy and physiology, and a trauma-informed approach to somatic practice that may include touch. Training is taught live online and culminates in a 7-day in-person graduation intensive.

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West Baldwin, United States Hybrid

Invara Somatics is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Jenni Whale is a transformational coach (ACCP) and breathwork facilitator, teacher, and leader (GBPA). She works with individuals and organisations, using evidence-based techniques and breathwork to support stress management, wellbeing, and performance, with an emphasis on the mind–body connection. Her sessions aim to provide a safe, relaxed space and practical tools clients can continue using beyond the session.

from 333 GBP · online

Prescott, United States Hybrid

Kharma Lindaey is a Prescott, United States–based breathwork school and training institute led by Kharma Lindsey. It offers hybrid practitioner training (typically 4–6 months) and longer teacher-trainer pathways (13+ months), along with self-development options. The curriculum draws on mindful, functional, integrative, and heart-coherence breathing approaches, with an emphasis on nervous-system awareness, somatic integration, and ethical facilitation.

Agii Anargiri, Greece In-Person Online

Maria Kavrologaki is a GPBA-certified breathwork practitioner and school based in Agii Anargiri, Greece. She teaches Ananda Rebirth Training, centered on Rebirthing (connected breathing), with a mix of theory and experiential practice. Training is available in person and online, and includes mentoring for those developing as breathwork practitioners.

Los Angeles, United States Online

Michelle Argyris is a Los Angeles–based breathwork facilitator and educator who runs an online training institute focused on somatic, trauma-informed breathwork. She offers practitioner training (typically 4–6 months) and shorter trainer trainings, taught in English, with an emphasis on nervous system safety and embodied leadership for women. Training approaches listed include conscious connected breath, coherent breath, rebirthing, holotropic-style breathwork, and heart coherence breathing.

Diepenbeek, Belgium In-Person Online

Padma Ademwerk en traumarelease is a breathwork organization based in Diepenbeek, Belgium. They offer biodynamic breathwork and trauma-release workshops in formats including monthly breathing circles, a two-month breath-and-body traject with online support, and multi-day retreats that also incorporate constellation work. They also run a six-month program for leaders and helping professionals combining breathwork, bodywork, and constellations.

Glastonbury, United Kingdom In-Person Online

SOURCE Process and Breathwork is a GPBA Certified School / Training Institute based in Glastonbury, United Kingdom. It offers practitioner training in the SOURCE Process & Breathwork approach, described as a psycho-spiritual system that combines conscious, connected breathing with SOURCE Archetypal Affirmations and guided process work. Training is available in person and online, and includes attention to therapeutic principles, ethics, and professional practice.

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Victoria, Canada Hybrid

TOSA More Than a Breathwork Training is a school and training institute based in Victoria, Canada. It offers a multi-level, hybrid training pathway rooted in conscious connected breathwork, with elements of somatic inquiry and mantra meditation. The program includes foundational self-development through facilitator certification, plus in-person practicum and mentorship, with a trauma-informed, therapeutic orientation.

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Novosibirsk, Russia Hybrid

AIRA Academy is a breathwork and training institute based in Novosibirsk, Russia, and is listed as a GPBA Certified School. Founded by yoga and breathing practitioner Alena Alidzhik, it teaches a method she calls Conscious Dynamic Breathing, combining breathing techniques from multiple yoga traditions with movement, Taoist practices, and elements of psychosomatics. The academy offers hybrid learning and focuses on sharing the method and training future teachers.

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ROSEBERY, Australia

Jake Oliveira is a breathwork school in Australia offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Bussum, Netherlands In-Person

Adempro (Gjalt Vlam) is a breathwork training institute based in Bussum, Netherlands. It offers in-person practitioner and trainer trainings, as well as self-development education, with longer-format programs (13+ months) and tuition in the €7000+ range. The curriculum is described as science-informed and integrative, covering approaches such as conscious connected breathing, functional and coherent breathing, and methods including Buteyko, pranayama, and the Wim Hof Method. Lead trainers include Gjalt Vlam, Monique Tjon-A-Tsien, and Ellie Lardenoije, with offerings available in Dutch and English.

from 2,500 EUR

Bussum, Netherlands In-Person

Adempro professional breathwork training is a breathwork training institute based in Bussum, Netherlands. The school focuses on teaching core principles of breathing across physiology, neurology, and psychology, drawing on both healthcare and spiritual perspectives. Training is offered in person and combines theory with hands-on practice.

from 2,500 EUR

Bath, United Kingdom Hybrid

AIR School of Breathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Bath, United Kingdom, founded in 2008 and now led by Kerry Veitch and Jacqui Storm. It offers practitioner and trainer training through a hybrid programme, delivered in five week-long residential modules as part of a 400-hour training path. The curriculum is centred on Rebirthing and conscious connected breathing, and includes warm and cold water rebirthing; modules can also be taken as retreats for self-development. The school notes alignment with British Rebirth Society requirements and GPBA accreditation.

Nosara, Costa Rica Hybrid

Ashley Ludman runs The Body of Breath, a breathwork-based training and mentorship offering based in Nosara, Costa Rica. Her work draws on Clarity Breathwork alongside yogic theory and practice, nervous system repatterning, and energy medicine, with an emphasis on breath-centered regulation and integration. She offers retreats, trainings, and mentorship programs in Costa Rica and online, and is also involved in professional standards through her role with the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA).

Dry Prong, United States Online

Ben Holt is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Breathwork Africa is a breathwork training institute based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It offers the Advanced Pneumanity Breathwork Practitioner Training (APC), described as a comprehensive program in conscious breathing for those preparing to practice professionally. The course is also presented as an option for people wanting to explore breathwork for personal development.

from 1,200 ZAR · online

Santa Cruz, United States In-Person Online

Clarity Breathwork is a breathwork school and training institute based in Santa Cruz, United States, led by directors Dana Dharma Devi and Ashanna Solaris. The school offers in-person and online training programs for personal and professional development, centered on a gentle style of breathwork. Their curriculum is described as integrating practices such as live music and mantra, movement and dance, meditation, inquiry processes, and Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine’s work).

400 h

Lincoln, United States In-Person

Danielle Flannery is a breathwork training provider based in Lincoln, United States. The school offers in-person practitioner and trainer trainings centered on Conscious Connected Breath, with additional instruction in pranayama-based breathing techniques.

Hybrid

Dom Oddechu is Marta Grabowska’s breathwork and coaching practice, based in Warsaw, Poland and offered in a hybrid format. Her work blends breathwork with nature-based sessions, drawing on her training as a Forest Therapy Hub (Shinrin-Yoku) guide and her ongoing studies with Alchemy of Breath. She also facilitates women’s circles and offers mentoring informed by postgraduate training in coaching and mentoring.

San Diego, United States Online

Ellis Peters is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, trainer training.

Florianópolis, Brazil Hybrid

Felipe Marx is a breathwork school and training institute based in Florianópolis, Brazil, founded in 2017. It offers hybrid SMART Breathwork certification pathways across three levels, from instructor to master instructor, with training and trainer tracks. The curriculum is described as focused on stress and anxiety regulation and includes approaches such as Conscious Connected Breath, coherent breathing, and rebirthing.

Nicosia, Cyprus In-Person Online

GRIT Breathwork Mentoring Professional Training is a breathwork training institute based in Nicosia, Cyprus. As part of GRIT Academy, it offers professional mentoring training rooted in Conscious Connected Breathing (Rebirthing), with added influences from transpersonal psychotherapy and mentoring. Training is available in person and online, and includes a business component for those who want to work with private and business clients, alongside options for supervision and mentoring.

from 498 USD · online

Immenreuth, Germany In-Person Online

InBreath – the Institute for Breath Therapy and Transformational Healing is a breathwork training institute based in Immenreuth, Germany, led by Heinz Gerd and Lera Lange. The school has trained professional breathworkers since 1998 and offers integrative breathwork modules in person and online, with trainings hosted in several European countries. Its curriculum includes conscious breathwork alongside additional processing tools such as NLP, Voice Dialogue, inner child work, and focused bodywork, and is listed as a GPBA Certified School.

Athens, Greece Hybrid

Inner Resources Breathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Athens, Greece, led by directors Paul Jones and Stathia Zouganeli. It offers one-to-one sessions, open breathing circles, and two levels of practitioner training in conscious connected breath, available in person and online, with options including a retreat-style intensive in southern Greece. The curriculum emphasizes ethics, body–mind awareness, breath physiology and psychology, and trauma-informed approaches, with trainings taught in English with Greek translation available.

from 1,300 EUR · online

Owings Mills, United States In-Person Online

Inspiration Consciousness School and Community is a school and training institute based in Owings Mills, United States. It offers individual sessions, classes, trainings, and service projects, with in-person and online options. Its programming weaves breathwork with somatic and emotional development, alongside modalities such as movement, meditation, psychodynamic theory, object relations, expressive practices, the Enneagram, and other wisdom teachings.

from 655 USD · in-person

Sheridan, United States Hybrid

Intesoma® Breathwork LLC is a breathwork school and training institute founded in 2020 and based in Sheridan, United States. It offers hybrid breathwork teacher and trainer trainings (typically 7–12 months) led by Christine Schmid and Conni Biesalski, with an approach that blends Transformational Breath, Buteyko, functional breathing, and somatic techniques. The training is described as trauma-informed and science-informed, with an emphasis on hands-on practice, nervous system awareness, and coaching skills.

Mengwi, Ireland Hybrid

Journey The Breath is a breathwork school and training institute founded in 2024, led by Pat Divilly and Nicola Herd. It offers a 4–6 month hybrid practitioner training with a trauma-informed focus, drawing on approaches such as Conscious Connected Breath, coherent and circular breathing, rebirthing, pranayama, Buteyko, and somatic breathwork. The program is positioned for students seeking a structured path into facilitation in English.

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Kelly Walden is an Atlanta, Georgia–based breathwork coach and facilitator who also offers group sessions. She works both in person and over Zoom, and her background includes solution-based life coaching and registered corporate coaching for private clients and groups. She also offers breathwork programs and other personal development workshops.

from 595 USD · in-person

Kuwait, Kuwait In-Person

Manal AlMusallam is a breathwork school in Kuwait offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

GARACHICO, Santa Cruz de TENERIFE, Spain Hybrid

Nicola Rohner is a breathwork school and training institute based in Garachico, Tenerife, Spain. Founded in 2023, it offers hybrid practitioner training, trainer training, and self-development programs, typically running 4–6 months. Training is listed in Conscious Connected Breath, Coherent Breath, and Transformational Breath, with offerings in German, English, and Spanish.

from 4,950 EUR · 200 h · hybrid

Santa Fe, United States In-Person Online

The Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences is a training institute based in Santa Fe, United States, led by Peter M. Litchfield, Ph.D. The school oversees diploma and certificate programs that integrate physiological and behavioral sciences, with a focus that includes functional breathing and respiratory psychophysiology. Programs are offered in person and online, and may include group-based learning.

sofia, Bulgaria Hybrid

Riomattá School of Holistic Practices is a training institute based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The school offers hybrid, trauma-aware breathwork and holistic practice trainings with an embodied, science-informed focus, bringing together breath, sound, yoga, and movement. Programs include practitioner training (about 7–12 months) and trainer training (about 4–6 months), with methods spanning conscious connected and somatic breathwork, pranayama, functional breathing, and related approaches.

Hamilton, Canada Hybrid

Seven Directions Breathwork is a breathwork training school based in Hamilton, Canada. The program teaches a client-centred approach to conscious connected breathwork, with options for functional nose breathing when connected breathwork is not appropriate. Training is offered in a hybrid format and includes somatic inquiry, authentic relating, and an emphasis on trauma- and consent-informed practice and professional ethics.

400 h · hybrid

Wilmington, United States

Soma Breath is a breathwork school and training institute based in Wilmington, United States. It describes itself as a holistic health education platform teaching Soma Breath alongside other modalities informed by ancient wisdom and modern science. The organization also connects a global network of certified instructors and a wider community of practitioners, with offerings that include children’s education.

Spain, Spain Hybrid

Spirit Alchemy Breathwork Movement is a Spain-based breathwork school and training institute founded in 2022, led by Priya Maxine Teuma with support from Erika. It offers hybrid practitioner training (4–6 months), trainer training (13+ months), and self-development pathways, with an emphasis on trauma-aware facilitation, nervous system awareness, and ethical space holding. The curriculum includes conscious connected breathwork and rebirthing alongside pranayama, box breathing, breath of fire, Wim Hof–inspired practices, and heart coherence breathing, and is available in English and Spanish.

Montpellier, France Hybrid

Stéphanie Leclaire is a breathwork school and training institute based in Montpellier, France. Founded in 2022, it offers hybrid practitioner trainings (around 1–3 months) taught in French, led by Stéphanie Leclaire. The training draws on pranayama and a range of breathwork approaches including conscious connected and circular breathing, somatic and shamanic breathwork, and holotropic-style methods.

from 2,400 EUR · hybrid

Northfield, United States Hybrid

TRANSFORMATIONAL BREATH® FOUNDATION is a breathwork school and training institute based in Northfield, United States, founded in 1977. It teaches the Transformational Breath® method developed by Dr. Judith Kravitz, centered on diaphragmatic breathing with tools such as Breathing Analysis and Bodymapping, and may also include sound, movement, and affirmations. The foundation offers hybrid (online and in-person) pathways for self-development, practitioner certification (500 hours), and trainer training, with additional continuing education options mentioned.

Nicosia, Cyprus In-Person

Viola Edward is a breathwork school and training institute based in Nicosia, Cyprus, led by Viola Edward with Layla Edward. Founded in 1993, it offers in-person self-development, practitioner, and trainer trainings, with typical durations ranging from 7–12 months for practitioner training to 13+ months for trainer training. Training methods listed include Conscious Connected Breath, Coherent Breath, Rebirthing, Warm Water Breathing, Cold Water Breathing, and Functional Breath.

from 498 USD · online

Austin, United States Hybrid

weBreathe Breathwork is a breathwork school and training institute based in Austin, United States. It offers hybrid training programs for practitioners and trainers, as well as self-development offerings, with courses typically running 1 to 3 months. The training focus includes Transformational Breath, conscious connected breath, pranayama, and box breathing, with programming that also notes an audience focus in children’s education.

from 222 USD · online

LAS PALMAS, Spain Hybrid

ALEXANDRA SALA is a breathwork school in Spain offering practitioner training.

Caen, France Hybrid

Estelle Roy is a breathwork training institute based in Caen, France, founded in 2019. It offers hybrid-format programs over roughly 7–12 months, with pathways for practitioner training, trainer training, and self-development. Training draws on methods including Rebirthing, Holotropic Breath, Integrative Breath, pranayama, and cold water breathing, and is available in French.

from 470 EUR

Rooglaiu, Estonia

The Academy of Conscious Creation and Breathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Rooglaiu, Estonia. It offers one-, two-, and three-year programs focused on personal development and professional breathwork training, with a Breathwork Therapist and Counselor diploma after completing the two-year program. Training is aligned with GPBA Professional Training Standards and includes Conscious Connected Breath, with offerings held at Algallika Centre near Matsalu National Park as well as in Tallinn, including retreat-style formats.

from 360 EUR per module · in-person

Santa Monica, United States Hybrid

Activation Breathwork is a Santa Monica–based breathwork school and training institute founded in 2021. It offers a 3-month training, a 9-month ethically compliant certification, and a 2-year professional certification, delivered online and in person. Training is described as highly experiential and includes science, somatic, energy, spiritual, and trauma-informed lenses, with embodied coaching and integration practices; lead trainers are Gwen Dittmar and Trish Brewer.

Castell'Azzara, Italy Online

Alchemy of Breath is a breathwork school and training institute based in Castell’Azzara, Italy. It teaches Conscious Connected Breath and offers a worldwide facilitator training alongside shorter online courses. The school also runs free weekly online breathwork sessions, with a schedule listed in GMT.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil In-Person

Amanda do Carmo Raimundo is a breathwork school in Brazil offering practitioner training, self-development training.

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Berlin, Germany In-Person

Bernd Schroeder is a breathwork school in Germany offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Costa Teguise, Spain Hybrid

Breathguru® is a breathwork training and mentoring school based in Costa Teguise, Spain. It offers a 12-month, 400-hour hybrid programme (nine months of core training plus three months of professional supervision) centered on Conscious Connected Breathwork, with foundations in functional breathing. The curriculum includes trauma-informed and ethical practice, safety and contraindications, facilitator skills for 1:1 and small group sessions (online and in person), and supervised case studies.

400 h · hybrid

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Hybrid

Breathing Space is a breathwork school and training institute based in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. Founded and directed by Benedict Beaumont, it offers breathwork facilitator training through online group trainings, hybrid in-person trainings, and an apprenticeship pathway. It is listed as a GPBA Certified School.

from 97 USD · online

Girilambone, Australia In-Person Online

Breathwork Trainings is a breathwork training institute based in Girilambone, Australia, directed by Ann Harrison. The curriculum is structured across four levels, moving from personal growth and practitioner training through to group facilitation and trainer preparation. It offers 450-hour Breathwork Practitioner training and an additional 450-hour Breathwork Trainer training, with learning available in person and online.

from 3,200 AUD · 150 h · in-person

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Emma Estrela is listed in the GPBA directory, though the profile details describe a practitioner named Erin. The profile notes a Master’s degree in Health & Wellness Coaching from the Maryland University of Integrative Health and certification as an Internationally Certified Breathwork Practitioner through Inspiration Consciousness School and One Sky International. Services are described as offered online, alongside private practice locations in Severna Park, Maryland and White Stone, Virginia, with involvement in several breathwork and community organizations.

Hend Hafez is listed in the GPBA Directory Member network and describes completing 800 hours of training with the Alchemy of Breathwork Academy. Their profile notes experience with multiple breathwork modalities and an intention to tailor sessions to individual needs.

Immenreuth, Germany In-Person

InBreath Institute for Breath Therapy is a training institute based in Immenreuth, Germany. It presents itself as focused on breath therapy and transformational healing, with an emphasis on personal development and creating a supportive environment for participants. Details on specific trainings, delivery formats, or certification pathways are not provided here.

United Kingdom Hybrid

Intuitive Breath Institute (Intuitive Breathwork Ltd) is a UK-based school offering a 400-hour practitioner training in breathwork. The program is delivered in a hybrid format, combining four 3-day residential weekends in Kent with live online teaching days, plus ongoing mentoring and case study supervision. Training includes functional breathing, pranayama, and trauma-informed education, and is listed as a recognised provider with the UK Breath Association and the Global Professional Breath Alliance (GPBA).

from 3,750 GBP · 400 h · hybrid

Ibiza, Spain Online

Marta Planells The Breath Act is a breathwork school and training institute based in Ibiza, Spain. It focuses on conscious breathing and emotional release techniques, with offerings that include in-person workshops across Spain, online workshops, retreats, and facilitator training under The Breath Act.

Vari, Greece Hybrid

Miracles of Breath is a breathwork school and training institute based in Vari, Greece, directed by Matoula Piscopani. It offers online and in-person private sessions, group breathwork, and corporate seminars. The school also runs a year-long Mastery of Breath Training in quarterly modules, with an option to pursue practitioner and trainer pathways through the GPBA framework.

400 h · in-person

DORSET, United Kingdom Hybrid

Natalie Vallely is a breathwork school in United Kingdom offering practitioner training, trainer training.

İstanbul, Turkey In-Person Online

Nilgül Tavsel Nefes ve Koçluk Akademisi is a breathwork and coaching training institute based in İstanbul, Turkey. The school shares training and sessions in Conscious Breathing, offered in person and online. Its background also includes coaching and complementary modalities such as NLP and Reiki.

100 h · in-person

Glasgow, United Kingdom Online

Ordinary People Academy is a Glasgow-based online training institute led by Victoria Cunningham. It offers practitioner-level breathwork training in English, typically delivered over 4 to 6 months, and includes approaches such as Conscious Connected Breath, pranayama, box breathing, breath of fire, mindful breath, and heart coherence breathing. Training is available in small-group and 1:1 formats.

from 2,500 GBP · in-person

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid

Pasquale Chirico is a breathwork school in Australia offering practitioner training, trainer training.

Encinitas, United States

Pause Breathwork is a breathwork organization based in Encinitas, United States, founded by Samantha Skelly. The school is presented alongside Skelly’s broader wellness work, including her Hungry for Happiness platform and related coaching programs. Public materials mention offerings such as retreats and programs, but provide limited detail on specific breathwork training pathways.

Salvador, Brazil In-Person

Sandro Mota is a breathwork school in Brazil offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

200 h · hybrid

Glastonbury, United Kingdom Hybrid

Seven Directions Breathwork is a breathwork training institute based in Glastonbury, United Kingdom. The school offers hybrid training in a client-centred approach to Conscious Connected Breathwork, with options for functional nose breathing when connected breathwork is not appropriate. Training also includes somatic inquiry and intervention and authentic relating, with an emphasis on trauma- and consent-informed practice and professional ethics. Seven Directions Breathwork is listed as a GPBA Certified School.

400 h · hybrid

Andorra, Andorra Hybrid

Sonia Santamaría Giménez is a breathwork school in Andorra offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

from 127 EUR · online

Nashville, United States Hybrid

Sylvie Horvath is a Nashville-based breathwork school and training institute offering practitioner training in a hybrid format. The program runs 4–6 months and includes approaches such as pranayama, circular breath, functional breathing, breath of fire, the Wim Hof Method, and shamanic breathwork. Training is led by Sylvie Horvath and Joe Mirarchi, with self-development offerings also available.

from 2,490 USD · online

Wien, Austria

Verein Atman is a professional association in Vienna, Austria focused on Integrative Breathwork and spiritual growth. Founded in 1991, it has published a German-language breathwork journal since its founding and has offered breathwork training since 1993. The association reports having over 50 members.

Bethesda, United States In-Person Online

Vitality Breath is a breathwork school and training institute based in Bethesda, United States, founded in 2020. Led by founder and director Lauren Chelec Cafritz, it offers a multi-year facilitator certification program delivered in person and online, with methods that include Integrative Breath, Transformational Breath, and conscious connected breathing. The school also runs retreats and workshops, and offers online group classes and virtual one-to-one coaching.

200 h · hybrid

Ghent, Belgium In-Person Online

Wheel of Life School Self Development & Self Leadership is a training institute based in Ghent, Belgium, led by directors Griet Verstraete and KristaGilda Kerner. It offers a three-year program centered on personal development and self-leadership, drawing on mind, soul, body, and emotions, with pillars of meditation, breath and bodywork, and energetic work. The training includes phases for personal development, deepening (including a week exploring Reichian bodytypes), and professionalization, with supervision and individual coaching and options to join in person or online.

600 h · hybrid

Bern, Switzerland In-Person

Breath Atelier School is a breathwork training institute based in Bern, Switzerland, founded in 2021. Led by Anita Jetzer, it offers in-person practitioner training over 7 to 12 months, drawing on methods such as Conscious Connected Breath, Rebirthing, Integrative Breath, Pranayama, and Buteyko. The school also shares breathwork through in-person group sessions and one-to-one work.

Lima, Peru Hybrid

Método Respira is a breathwork school in Peru offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Arlington, United States In-Person

April Meyerson is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, self-development training.

Creil, Netherlands In-Person Online

Breath and Conscious Academy is a breathwork school in Creil, Netherlands, led by director Wilna Eenkhoorn. It offers a two- to three-year training for people who want to develop their own breath practice and learn to facilitate breathwork sessions for individuals or groups. Training is available in person and online, and the school is listed as a GPBA Certified School.

from 1,650 EUR · in-person

Petrópolis, Brazil Hybrid

Carlos Eduardo Gomes Cassau Filho is a breathwork school in Brazil offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil In-Person

Edson Ramos is a yoga teacher and training institute based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offering in-person breathwork and movement-based trainings. The school teaches the YINtra Breath® method and provides short-format programs (under one month) for both practitioner and trainer development, alongside retreats. Offerings are available in English and Spanish.

100 h · in-person

Miami, United States Hybrid

el HappyBreath Center is a breathwork training institute based in Miami, United States. The school offers a structured pathway for both newcomers and those preparing to certify and teach, delivered in a hybrid format. It is a GPBA Certified School and teaches the el HappyBreath Method, described as a breathwork approach centered on inner balance and joy.

from 35 USD · online

Washington, United States Hybrid

Glow Breathwork is a breathwork school in United States.

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centreville, United States Hybrid

Gopa (Vasanti) Sharma is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Online

Ida Materasu is a breathwork practitioner and teacher offering sessions online, with local work referenced in Ireland and Estonia. Their work includes rebirthing breathwork alongside contemplation and inquiry, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, and small sensory and relational practices. They also mention organizing international practitioner trainings with Binnie A. Dansby.

600 h

Malaga, Spain Hybrid

Ignacio Muñoz Campano is a breathwork school in Spain offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

Moscow, Russia Hybrid

International Center for the Study and Practice of Conscious Breathing is a breathwork school and training institute based in Moscow, Russia, founded by Lyubov Bogdanova. It offers GPBA-certified professional training programs (1- and 2-year tracks) in hybrid formats, with an emphasis on ethical practice and continued graduate support. The center also provides one-to-one sessions and group trainings, and supports breathwork study through conferences, publications, and collaboration with international breathwork organizations, including work in corporate and education settings.

Dee Why, Australia In-Person

Johannes Egberts is a breathwork school in Australia offering practitioner training.

Meerbeke, Belgium In-Person

Joy of Life Breathwork Center is a breathwork training institute based in Meerbeke, Belgium. It offers in-person practitioner and trainer trainings, along with self-development programs, with long-format pathways listed as 13+ months. Trainings are led by Geert De Vleminck and draw on modalities including Rebirthing, Conscious Connected Breath, Holotropic Breathwork, Warm Water Breathing, and the Wim Hof Method.

Limoges, France Online

Julie Blanvillain is a breathwork school in France offering practitioner training, trainer training.

from 2,997 EUR · online

Sutton West, Canada Online

MJ Renshaw is a breathwork school in Canada offering practitioner training, trainer training.

Carlsbad, United States Hybrid

reis paluso is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training.

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MIami, United States Hybrid

Roberto E Suarez is a breathwork school in United States offering practitioner training, trainer training, self-development training.

from 35 USD · online

Bangalore, India In-Person

Ujjayi Movement Studio is a breathwork school in India offering practitioner training, self-development training.

Castell'azzara, Italy

Alchemy2015 is a school and training institute based in Castell’azzara, Italy. The available listing information notes Anthony Dunkley as a contact person, but does not provide further details on breathwork methods, training offerings, or delivery formats.

Charlestown, Australia

Australian Breathwork Association is a School / Training Institute based in Charlestown, Australia. It offers practitioner training in breathwork.

Swansea, United Kingdom Hybrid

Chris Davies is a breathwork school in United Kingdom offering practitioner training, self-development training.

Hohe Wand - Maiersdorf, Austria

Wheel of Life OG is a breathwork school in Austria.

600 h · hybrid