Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator Training

certified breathwork facilitator training
Unity Breathwork®

Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator Training (GPBA Certified)

Learn to Create Spaces Where Real Healing Can Happen

Our GPBA certified, trauma informed breathwork training is designed for those who want to hold truly safe, ethical, and expertly guided spaces. Delivered by a dedicated team of experienced teachers, including a trauma therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, this is one of the most comprehensive, science backed, and psychologically deep breathwork certifications available anywhere in the world.

This training goes far beyond the basics, spanning breath awareness, nervous system regulation, and functional breathing, all building toward preparing you to hold safe, skilled space for Conscious Connected Breathwork and everything it can bring to the surface.

To ensure every student receives the depth of guidance and mentorship needed to graduate with real confidence, not just a certificate, cohorts are intentionally kept small, with just 18 participants per group.

Throughout the training, you’ll be supported by experienced teachers and mentors who know your journey, a close knit community that grows alongside you, and a network of support that continues well beyond graduation.

A few spots remain in the June cohort. Once they’re filled, enrollment closes.

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  • International Accreditation & Credibility – GPBA-certified, trauma-informed and responsive breathwork facilitator training.
  • Hybrid Learning – Online modules, plus live calls, culminating in an 8-day in-person intensive with hands-on mentorship.
  • Master-Level Curriculum: Graduate-level depth for beginners and experienced facilitators alike. Designed for all learning styles.
  • Science Meets Spirituality – Breath physiology meets ceremonial, transformative practice.
  • Embodied Approach – Strong focus on the inner journey, somatic healing, and Felt Sense.
  • Expert Teachers – Learn from experienced facilitators, trauma therapists, and dedicated mentors.
  • Safety First – Trauma-responsive training with deep focus on safe space holding.
  • Business-Ready — One of the most comprehensive business and marketing curricula in any breathwork facilitator training. From pricing and outreach to workshops, retreats, and building an online presence.
  • Extra Perks – Flexible pricing, capped class sizes, a global community, and continued post-graduation support.

Please note, due to the depth of our training and intentionally small class sizes, we can’t accept everyone. But if you feel called to become a breathwork facilitator and are committed to learning all you can to offer a safe and powerful practice, you may be the perfect fit.

What it’s Like to Become a Breathwork Facilitator with Us:

Our training blends deep inner work with trauma-informed practices and both foundational and advanced facilitation skills. This equips you to guide others safely and skillfully while growing into an inspiring leader in the field of breathwork.

  • How to hold space for safe, deeply healing Conscious Connected Breathwork sessions (also known as high ventilation breathwork)
  • How to facilitate online and in-person breathwork sessions, one on one’s and groups
  • Creating the container and a sacred, ceremonial space
  • Curating powerful playlists
  • Functional breathing, everyday breath practices, and Pranayama
  • The frame and framing
  • Holding space for shares, difficult situations, and integration
  • Contraindications and abreactions in CCB
  • The business of breathwork
  • Ethics, boundaries, and best practices for breathwork facilitators
  • Science, anatomy, and physiology of the breath
  • In-depth trauma education spanning foundational theory, applied practice, and advanced modules covering trauma-informed approaches and nervous system regulation
  • And so much more! This is just 13 of our 25 modules.

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“Where I started in this journey was wanting to bring breathwork to my therapy clients. I had no idea the level of healing that would happen for me personally. I have become a better therapist and have seen amazing growth in my clients. I am so grateful for Megan sharing her passion, knowledge, and skills of breathwork!”

— Ida-Marie, therapist & Unity Breathwork Graduate

Trauma emergence is a common — and often profound — part of conscious connected breathwork. When held skillfully, it can be one of the most powerful catalysts for healing. But without the right training, facilitators risk leaving participants worse off, or even retraumatized.

At Unity, we take trauma seriously. Our trauma and mental health modules are co-led by a trauma therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, bringing rigorous, real-world expertise directly into your facilitator training.

You’ll develop a deep working understanding of developmental, intergenerational, acute, and chronic trauma — including complex PTSD, relational trauma, and perinatal matrices.

You’ll explore how trauma lives in the body, shapes the brain, and is expressed through the nervous system, and how memory, physiology, and regulation are intimately connected. Through Polyvagal Theory, Parts Work (IFS), and the window of tolerance, you’ll learn to read and respond to what’s happening beneath the surface. This includes developing nervous system awareness — recognizing states of activation, shutdown, and regulation in real time. Titration, pendulation, scope of practice, and how to hold space for trauma releases safely and ethically are all woven throughout.

By the time you graduate, you’ll have the trauma-responsive skills to facilitate breathwork with genuine confidence, care, and attuned presence — for every person, in every moment.

While our core breathwork facilitator training curriculum is already more robust than most others, we are deeply committed to giving our students all the tools they need to truly thrive. That’s why we’ve infused the following advanced skills into our program—consider them the icing on the cake. These skills will allow you to guide participants into their deepest possible journeys and set you apart from other facilitators.

  • Tension and Trauma-Release Exercises (TRE)
  • Advanced supportive touch techniques
  • Reiki certification (optional) – learn how to support your own energy and that of your breathers
  • Music and sound therapy, including how to use simple instruments to deepen the experience
  • Running life-changing breathwork workshops and retreats
  • Language and hypnotic suggestion techniques for breathwork
  • Supporting breathers with mental health conditions, contraindications, intense tetany, anxiety, and panic disorder
  • Advanced breathwork facilitation skills
  • Intro as well as advanced trauma modules
  • Vocals training for facilitators: Your voice is your most powerful tool as a breathwork facilitator. During our in-person breathwork training, you’ll practice projection, tone, and resonance to deepen your offerings.

Our hybrid breathwork facilitator training is proudly certified by the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA)—the gold standard for breathwork training accreditation worldwide.

Click here for a more detailed overview of what makes our breathwork training program unique.

The Unity Breathwork Training is designed to support all learning styles, with a strong focus on inclusivity for ADHD and neurodiverse participants. The material is offered through a blend of written content, short captioned videos, discussion prompts, and experiential learning in live seminars.

Many lessons include both video and written options, allowing you to engage in the way that works best for you, whether that is reading, watching, or a combination of both, so the learning experience feels accessible, enjoyable, and supportive.

Unity Breathwork is an internationally certified breathwork facilitator training known for its heart centered approach, integrity, deeply comprehensive curriculum, and strong trauma-informed community.

The program is personally led by Megan and backed by a dedicated team of 9 expert instructors from the Unity faculty, each contributing specialized knowledge and support at every stage of the training. Meet the full Unity Faculty.

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Megan, the founder, brings deep passion and extensive real world experience to the program. She has been facilitating breathwork for over eight years and working in the wellness field for more than two decades.

Before launching Unity, she also spent years working alongside eight other international breathwork training schools. This unique background has given her an in depth understanding of many different breathwork methodologies, which she thoughtfully weaves into the training to create a rich and unparalleled learning experience.

Megan loves nothing more than sharing her hands-on, practical, and research-based leanings with others. When you graduate, you will have a depth of knowledge, confidence, and know-how that far surpasses most other facilitators around the world as well!

Unlike many international schools, Unity intentionally caps class sizes so each student receives meaningful guidance, personal mentorship, and individualized support throughout.

Close-up portrait of Ida-Marie with blue flowers in the background; text overlay introduces her as a licensed social worker and mental health practitioner and co-creator of trauma-related modules.

At the heart of Unity is the belief that there is no guru — that the richest learning happens through collaboration and the sharing of diverse wisdom. For this reason, the training brings together a carefully chosen group of contributors who are leaders in their respective fields.

Ida-Marie, a licensed therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience, leads much of the mental health and trauma-informed segments of the training(find out more about her here).

Beyond that, students learn from experienced bodyworkers, somatic practitioners, a gifted sound medicine practitioner, successful wellness entrepreneurs, and business and marketing experts — each bringing their own hard-won knowledge and genuine passion to the program.

Unity Breathwork is proudly accredited by the GPBA. Upon graduation, students receive a 450 hour certification, providing internationally recognized credentials and the confidence to safely facilitate transformative breathwork sessions.

Safe, warm, and inclusive community for learning breathwork facilitation

We’ll coach you through challenges and imposter syndrome, help you grow into your unique style, and encourage you to build confidence every step of the way. Our focus is on supportive, safe, trauma-aware facilitation—without the “guru” energy.

Many facilitators struggle after certification because they were never taught how to market their work or build a sustainable business. With Megan’s 15 years of experience as a professional wellness writer and SEO specialist, along with guidance from several experienced entrepreneurs contributing to our business segment, you’ll learn how to share your offerings authentically, attract aligned clients, and grow a thriving, sustainable breathwork practice. Because this work is needed and too good to keep to yourself! Want to see exactly what our business curriculum covers? Read our full breakdown here.

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  • The most robust breathwork facilitator curriculum available
  • Compassionate, grounded teaching style
  • Expert teachers with years of global facilitation experience
  • Limited class sizes for personalized support
  • Trauma-informed and responsive, science-based curriculum
  • Tools for business building, marketing, and professional success
  • Respect, humor, and authentic connection

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*Click here if you’d like to discover Megan’s personal journey, what led her to Breathwork, and why bringing it to the world has become her life’s mission.

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Breathwork certification teacher Megan

Once your application is accepted, you can sign up for our Breathwork Facilitator Training anytime and begin the home study unit right away!