40-HOUR BREATHWORK FACILITATOR TRAINING

From Embodiment to Facilitation

Nosara, Costa Rica
7-Day Intensive Training

Breathwork is not simply a technique.
Facilitation begins with the capacity to be present — with yourself, with another human being, and with what emerges when the breath begins to move what words cannot reach.

This 40-hour intensive training is an experiential and professional immersion into the art of Breathwork Facilitation.

Over seven days, we move from personal embodiment into professional practice — exploring the physiology of breath, somatic awareness, nervous-system responses, emotional processes, relational presence and the practical skills required to facilitate breathwork safely and responsibly.

You will not only learn how to guide the breath.

You will learn how to observe, track, attune and respond.

THE TRAINING INCLUDES

Breathwork Foundations & Physiology
Understanding conscious connected breathing, respiratory patterns, activation and regulation.

Somatic & Nervous-System Awareness
Learning to recognize and work with bodily responses, emotional activation, resistance and regulation.

Rebirthing Breathwork
Foundations and principles of Rebirthing Breathwork and its application within individual sessions.

The Art of Facilitation
Presence, attunement, observation, communication, boundaries and responsible space holding.

Bodywork & Somatic Integration
Working with the body as part of the breathwork process and supporting integration beyond the breath itself.

Safety, Contraindications & Ethics
Screening, recognizing contraindications, professional boundaries and knowing when breathwork is — and is not — appropriate.

Experiential Self-Exploration
You will experience the work yourself. Embodiment is an essential part of learning to facilitate it.

Supervised Facilitation Practice
Students move progressively into the facilitator role, working directly with one another under supervision.

Practical Assessment
The training concludes with an assessment of the student's understanding and practical facilitation skills.

THIS TRAINING IS FOR YOU IF…

…you want to work with breath beyond scripts and techniques.

…you want to understand what is happening in the body and nervous system, rather than simply leading someone through a breathing pattern.

…you want to develop the capacity to stay present with intensity, emotion, resistance and silence.

…you want to facilitate individual breathwork sessions with greater confidence, awareness and responsibility.

…you understand that becoming a facilitator begins with your own embodiment.

THIS IS NOT

A weekend certification.
A collection of breathwork scripts.
A purely theoretical training.
A substitute for psychotherapy or medical education.
A promise that completing a course automatically makes someone ready to hold every process.

This is an intensive professional training requiring active participation, personal responsibility and mental and physical health.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training, including the required practical components and assessment, participants receive a:

40-Hour Breathwork Facilitator Training Certificate

The training is GPBA Approved and may serve as a prerequisite toward an application with the GPBA. Completion of this training does not automatically confer GPBA membership, accreditation or licensing; additional GPBA requirements may apply.

FACILITATORS

Natalie Arachnani MD
Somatic Educator • Breathwork Facilitator • Trauma-Informed Practitioner

Natalie is a somatic teacher, a doctor, certified trauma therapist, and devoted explorer of the human experience. Her work lives at the intersection of body wisdom, relational truth, and the reclamation of what it means to be deeply human.

A dancer by nature and a woman rooted in embodiment, Natalie moves through life with softness, fluidity, and depth—dancing with wind, swimming in water, raw with fire. Known as Cat’s Eye, she embodies sensitivity alongside wildness, offering spaces where authenticity, presence, and felt experience are central.

Natalie is a certified somatic educator for women and teaches menstrual cycle wisdom, while also addressing the impacts of misogyny and the unhealthy imprints of patriarchal spirituality on the body and psyche. She is dedicated to shame and shadow work, inviting the soma to speak through sensation, movement, and relational contact rather than analysis alone. She also is a GPBA-certified -Global Professional Breathwork Alliance- breathwork facilitator for many years.

Her approach weaves somatic inquiry, tantric elements, conscious relating, and deep listening to body language. Natalie has studied with well-known teachers and has been a keeper of sacred medicines she became initiated in for many years. She is devoted to creating safe, attuned spaces and facilitates retreats internationally with a strong emphasis on integrity, consent, and embodied truth.

Ashley Ludman
Breathwork Educator • Facilitator • Embodiment Practitioner

Ashley Ludman is a breathwork teacher, somatic practitioner, and facilitator with over two decades of experience guiding individuals and groups through embodied inquiry, nervous system regulation, and integrative healing. Her work is grounded, relational, and rooted in lived experience rather than ideology.

Ash is the founder of The Body of Breath, an online and in-person practice space devoted to breathwork, embodiment, and conscious living. She is also the Global Outreach Coordinator for the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) and has been training breathwork facilitators internationally since 2012.

Her approach emphasizes responsibility, integration, and accessibility—supporting people in learning how to live what they know rather than chasing peak experiences. Ash’s work is informed by years of study in breathwork, bodywork, trauma-informed practice, and psychedelic integration, as well as her background in movement and therapeutic touch.

At the heart of her teaching is a commitment to presence, ethical facilitation, and the cultivation of sustainable, embodied leadership—both in personal practice and in community.

INVESTMENT

Tier I — Early Commitment
US$ 1900

Tier II — Regular
US$ 2050

Tier III — Final Enrollment
US$ 2150

Includes the complete 7-day / 40-hour training, training materials, supervised practice, assessment and certification.

Accommodation not included. Travel costs not included. Accomodation can be booked separately.

30% non-refundable deposit due upon registration.