Phoenix Immersive
November 2026
Three days in person in Phoenix, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Phoenix is home base for Liquid Breathwork.
Location, hours and weatherSold Out
Phoenix, AZ
November 6-8
$1,997
Breathwork Certification Cost: What You'll Actually Pay
Breathwork certification costs $1,497 to $2,497 at Liquid Breathwork and $99 to over $12,000 across the industry.
Breathwork Training
Dates and Tuition
Three days in person or twelve weeks online. The same surrender-based method and mentorship from Ryan and Shelby either way.
Scottsdale Immersive
February 2027
Three days in person in Scottsdale, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. The next Phoenix-area weekend after November.
Location, hours and weatherScottsdale, AZ
February 5-7
$2,497
13 spots left
Online Cohort
12 Weeks, Live
Twelve weeks of live small group calls from home, with the same surrender-based method and mentorship.
Schedule and details12-Week Online
Starts March 9
$1,797 $1,497
Early bird through January 1
Atlanta Immersive
March 2027
Three days in person in Atlanta, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Southeast training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherAtlanta, GA
March 19-21
$2,497 $1,997
3 early-bird spots left
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SLC Immersive
April 2027
Three days in person in Salt Lake City, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Mountain West training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherSalt Lake City, UT
April 30 - May 2
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
D.C. Immersive
May 2027
Three days in person in Washington, D.C., with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Mid-Atlantic training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherWashington, D.C.
May 21-23
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
Tahoe Immersive
July 2027
Three days in person in South Lake Tahoe, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only California training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
July 23-25
$2,497 $1,997
3 early-bird spots left
Seattle Immersive
August 2027
Three days in person in Seattle, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Pacific Northwest training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherSeattle, WA
August 27-29
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
Milwaukee Immersive
September 2027
Three days in person in Milwaukee, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Midwest training in 2027.
Location, hours and weatherMilwaukee, WI
September 17-19
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
Phoenix Area Immersive
November 2027
Three days in person in Phoenix, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. The next Phoenix-area weekend after February.
Location, hours and weatherScottsdale, AZ
November 2027
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
Every Training Includes
- Complete course materials and manual
- Ongoing mentorship from Ryan and Shelby
- Private graduate community
- Monthly graduate call on the first Wednesday of every month
Phoenix Immersive
- Where
- 2053 W. Natal Cir, Mesa, AZ 85202View venue on map
- When
- November 6-8, 2026, three days9am to about 5pm each day
- Weather
- Typical November in PhoenixHighs near 76°F, lows near 51°FDress comfy, in layers for the cool mornings and evenings.
- Food
- A light breakfast and lunch are provided each day. Dinner is on your own.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add.
Scottsdale Immersive
- Where
- Scottsdale, ArizonaWe email the exact address before the training.
- When
- February 5-7, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical February in ScottsdaleHighs near 70°F, lows near 46°FDress comfy, in layers for the cool mornings and evenings.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Online Cohort
- Where
- Online, live on Zoom. Join from anywhere.
- When
- Starts March 9, 2027. Twelve weekly calls through May 25, 2027. Tuesdays, 5 to 6:30pm Pacific (8 to 9:30pm Eastern), live on Zoom
- Tuition
Live weekly group calls, the complete course materials and business curriculum, and the same private graduate community as our in-person students.
Atlanta Immersive
- Where
- Full Circle Studio655 Highland Avenue Northeast, Suite 103, Atlanta, GA 30312View venue on map
- When
- March 19-21, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical March in AtlantaHighs near 65°F, lows near 45°FDress comfy, in layers for the cool mornings and evenings.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
SLC Immersive
- Where
- Salt Lake Power Yoga250 East Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84111View venue on map
- When
- April 30 - May 2, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical April in Salt Lake CityHighs near 60°F, lows near 36°FDress comfy and warm, in layers, with a jacket for cold mornings.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
D.C. Immersive
- Where
- Up Dog Yoga Community1550 7th Street Northwest, Suite C, Washington, DC 20001View venue on map
- When
- May 21-23, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical May in Washington, D.C.Highs near 75°F, lows near 56°FDress comfy. A light layer is plenty.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Tahoe Immersive
- Where
- Yoga Om Tahoe Studio2520 Lake Tahoe Boulevard #11, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150View venue on map
- When
- July 23-25, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical July in South Lake TahoeHighs near 82°F, lows near 55°FDress comfy. A light layer is plenty.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Seattle Immersive
- Where
- Seattle, Washington StateWe email the exact address before the training.
- When
- August 27-29, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical August in SeattleHighs near 77°F, lows near 59°FDress comfy. A light layer is plenty.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are available up to 30 days before the training starts.
Milwaukee Immersive
- Where
- Milwaukee, WisconsinWe email the exact address before the training.
- When
- September 17-19, 2027, three days9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical September in MilwaukeeHighs near 73°F, lows near 59°FDress comfy. A light layer is plenty.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are available up to 30 days before the training starts.
Phoenix Area Immersive
- Where
- Scottsdale, ArizonaWe email the exact address before the training.
- When
- November 2027Exact dates are being set now.9am to about 6pm each day
- Weather
- Typical November in PhoenixHighs near 76°F, lows near 51°FDress comfy, in layers for the cool mornings and evenings.
- Food
- Snacks provided. We break for lunch; meals are not included.
- Tuition
Live, hands-on facilitation practice with Ryan and Shelby in the room, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are available up to 30 days before the training starts.
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What You Walk Away With
You leave ready to guide two sessions on your own: our signature Liquid Breathwork session and a Rebirthing session, from the opening and the breath to consent-based touch and the close. You also learn trauma-informed safety.
Ryan and Shelby actively guide multiple sessions every month. We share the exact strategies we use to build community and keep clients coming back, so you can book your first paid clients.
Both formats end with the same certification, taught by Ryan and Shelby in a small cohort. In person is three days in the room, and from 2027 it includes the online cohort at no extra cost. Online on its own is 12 weeks of live group calls plus 60+ video lessons, for less. The graduate community and mentorship stay with you after.
If you can travel, come in person. Breathing in a room with your cohort is the one part a screen can't give you.
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What Breathwork Certification Costs in 2026
| Program | Price | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Udemy and similar video courses | $12 to $99 | Recorded videos. No live training. |
| Budget online programs, like Loka Yoga School | ~$395 | Online, mostly self-paced. |
| Liquid Breathwork online | $1,497 | 12 weeks online with live mentorship.Next cohort March 9, 2027. Early bird through January 1, 2027, then $1,797. |
| Liquid Breathwork Phoenix, November 6-8, 2026 | $1,997 | 3 days in person in Phoenix, AZ. |
| Liquid Breathwork Scottsdale, February 5-7, 2027 | $1,997Early bird, then $2,497. | 3 days in person in Scottsdale, AZ. |
| Pause Breathwork | $7,000+ | About 6 months online, plus a retreat. |
| SOMA Breath | $4,497 to $6,497Published price, Sept 2026. | Self-paced online, 95 to 130 hours. |
| 9D Breathwork | Quoted on a call | Self-paced online.After you certify: a $200/month facilitator subscription and a required headset kit. |
| Premium multi-year programs | $10,000+ | Several modules over several years. |
Every format can be paid as a deposit plus monthly payments, or through Affirm, Afterpay, or Klarna, as low as 0% interest depending on your situation. Email inhale@liquidbreathwork.com or call 480-660-9890 to set it up, or hold a spot with a deposit and pick a cohort later.
For a program-by-program breakdown, see our comparison of the best Breathwork certifications.
What Our Graduates Say
“One of the things that really stood out for me during the training was a lot of the hands-on practice that we got, all the reps. It helped me feel more prepared and more confident in my ability to facilitate Breathwork on my own.”
He chose Liquid Breathwork after comparing several certification programs, and now brings Breathwork into the healing work he already does.
“So grateful for both of you, Ryan and Shelby. You’re changing my life right as we speak ... the ladies both booked for next week for paid sessions.”
After getting certified she had paid one-on-ones and a group session booked in Santa Clarita.
“I was really looking for something that was more gentle, more supportive ... and Liquid Breathwork delivered just that.”
She arrived a beginner, after one Breathwork class elsewhere that felt like a lot. She left certain that everything we need is already within us.
Hear from past students as they went through our June 2025 training.
A short look at what a full Liquid Breathwork session actually looks like from the inside.
Sells out a women’s only class every month.
Fourteen years a registered nurse, and Ryan’s star student. She has kept those classes full for over two years.
“I felt like that one session of Breathwork was more impactful than multiple sessions of EMDR that I received in therapy.”
He now guides Liquid Breathwork along with practicing as a clinical psychologist.
Leads Breathwork at music festivals.
Gem & Jam and Peak State in Austin, 20+ people on the grass.
“The training gave me the confidence to speak with knowledge about breathwork ... the experiencer is put more at ease and able to go deeper knowing that what is happening is normal and ok.”
He has run a class or two every month since April under his own brand.
“The group calls are supportive and range from business growth to breaking down student’s teachings for feedback.”
Weekly classes, held so consistently that three of her breathers came and got certified in Liquid Breathwork too.
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The Additional Costs Nobody Mentions
- Sound setup: a speaker, a microphone, and a bowl or two, under $1,000.
- Liability insurance: under $100 per year.
- Music: Spotify. That's it.
- Website and CRM: about $20 a year for a site, and both are optional at first. Text people and post on social.
- Ongoing program subscriptions: SOMA Breath charges for its music library after tuition. Ours has none, and certification is for life.
The lessons that cover pricing your sessions and filling your first classes.
- Session Rates & Pricing
- Building Your Offer Ladder
- Insurance, Waivers & Contraindications
- Music & Playlists: Building the Energy Arc
- Organic, Referrals & Grassroots
On the earning side, see what Breathwork facilitators actually make and how to become a Breathwork facilitator.
The In-Person Immersive
Three days in the room, Friday through Sunday. Ryan McBurney and Shelby Von Oepen, RN BSN, co-lead every training. You receive sessions yourself, then guide your classmates while Ryan and Shelby give you feedback in the moment.
Cohorts are small, so everyone gets real reps guiding full Breathwork sessions. You graduate with the Liquid Breathwork Facilitator Certification.
2027 tuition is $1,997 early bird while early-bird seats last, then $2,497, with monthly payment plans, and the full 12-week online cohort is included at no extra cost. We email the exact address before the training.
The 12-Week Live Online Cohort
The same curriculum, run from home. Our 2027 in-person immersives include it at no extra cost, or take it on its own for less. Each week pairs one live group call with Ryan and Shelby and a video module you watch on your own schedule.
The calls are where the work happens: teaching, live breakout practice, feedback on your facilitation, and business coaching. In small breakout rooms you guide a classmate and are guided in return.
The next cohort starts March 9, 2027. Tuition is $1,497 early bird through January 1, 2027, then $1,797, with monthly payment plans.
Affordable Breathwork Certification, Taught Live
Massage therapists: Liquid Breathwork is an NCBTMB Approved Provider (#1003401). Our separate massage therapist course earns 24 CE hours. See the CE course
Most in-person Breathwork certifications in the US run $3,000 to $12,000+. We price ours so a yoga teacher, nurse, or coach can say yes without financing a car.
What I've Spent on My Own Breathwork Training
I've invested just shy of $20,000 in Breathwork training. That covers the SOMA Breath certification, several Wim Hof Method® programs, a live event with Wim himself, and an in-person somatic Breathwork training.
It also covers 21 days camping in the Baja desert near Cabo with Dan Brulé, who has taught breathing for roughly 50 years. That retreat shaped the surrender-based style Liquid Breathwork is known for. My fourth certification was a five-day retreat in the Netherlands with Kasper van der Meulen of Breathwork Masterclass, his final one, which Shelby and I took together.
Some of the priciest programs taught me what I didn't want to teach. In our Breathwork facilitator training, the breather sets the pace, nothing is forced, and we guide through gentle surrender, never forced catharsis or screaming. Liquid Breathwork is a surrender-based inward journey: still powerful, but not as intense as some styles like Holotropic Breathwork, so you can actually go deeper through surrender.
Feel our style first
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Get My Free RecordingBreathwork Certification Cost FAQ
How much does Breathwork certification cost?
Live certification runs from about $1,500 to over $12,000. Pause Breathwork has been quoted at $7,000 to $8,000 on sales calls, and SOMA's published tiers are in our SOMA Breath review.
What is the most affordable Breathwork certification?
Recorded video courses cost the least, but nobody watches you facilitate. Among live programs, our online cohort at $1,497 is at the low end.
Voices from Our Community
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"What a growing experience I have had the pleasure of having with Ryan. I'm so happy I took the chance to reach out when coming across him on the social platform. He has been so warm and authentic from the first moment we got introduced. I have learnt so much through his journey and grateful for him sharing it and the technique of this amazing Breathwork with me. Do not hesitate, just do and let Ryan guide you."
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"Ryan and Shelby are incredible! They create a very safe and supportive environment to practice Liquid Breathwork. I always get exactly what I need. I highly recommend taking a class!"
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"I was so intimidated before starting and to now feel that it's all possible feels so exciting. Super grateful for this experience!! Thank you Ryan! You're such a gentle soul, wealth of knowledge, and make learning Breathwork fun and simplified!"
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"The Liquid Breathwork Masters Course has been amazing! The videos are packed full of helpful content on the breath, as well as the more technical side of hosting Breathwork classes like audio equipment, Zoom tips, and crafting incredible playlists. The group calls are supportive and range from business growth to breaking down student's teachings for feedback."
★★★★★
"The space you both created during the course felt incredibly warm, welcoming, and safe, which made it easy to stay present and engaged throughout. The simplicity of the Breathwork really stayed with me, and I've already started noticing how restorative it is. Grateful for the experience and for both of you!"
★★★★★
"LBW is always a worthwhile experience. Ryan and Shelby tend to always find a way to cultivate an environment that allows clients the space to identify and realize what they need. For me, it's a perfect stage-setter in lead up to a stressful week."