Breathwork Training for Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit

Our Breathwork training is available for 24 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit through the Subject Matter Expert pathway. Current RYTs log the hours themselves. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with Yoga Alliance.

Next training
Online: next cohort March 9, 2027
In person: Scottsdale, Feb 5-7

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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.

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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

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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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How the Hours Count With Yoga Alliance

In person: available for 24 hours of Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education credit through the Subject Matter Expert pathway.

Online: available for 23 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit through the Subject Matter Expert pathway (12 live 90-minute calls plus the recorded lessons).

You must be a current RYT to log hours. Yoga Alliance asks for 30 training hours every three years, and it counts live and recorded training the same way.

  1. Finish the training and keep your Certificate of Completion.
  2. Log in at yogaalliance.org and open My Training Hours on your Teacher Dashboard.
  3. Choose training from a teacher outside Yoga Alliance's directory, and confirm your instructor meets its qualifications.
  4. Enter your dates and hours under Techniques, Training, and Practice.

Ryan McBurney has guided Breathwork since 2018. The hours count toward your current cycle only if you already hold your RYT when the training starts. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with Yoga Alliance.

What Our Graduates Say

Matthew Seibert, Liquid Breathwork certification graduate

Matthew Seibert - Healing practitioner, LBW graduate

“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.

Sisily Chevalier, Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Sisily Chevalier - Owner of Body by Sisily, LBW facilitator

“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.

Krystal, Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Krystal - Realtor, nurse, LBW facilitator

“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.

Students speaking about the Liquid Breathwork certification training

Inside the Liquid Breathwork room - June 2025 training highlights

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A short look at what a full Liquid Breathwork session actually looks like from the inside.

Shelby holding space at a Liquid Breathwork sound session

Shelby - Registered nurse, LBW facilitator

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.

Nigel, therapist and Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Nigel - Therapist and LBW facilitator

“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.

Kat McGill guiding a Breathwork session at a music festival

Kat McGill - Chef and LBW facilitator, owner of Breath and Blossom

Leads Breathwork at music festivals.

Gem & Jam and Peak State in Austin, 20+ people on the grass.

Joseph Norris, Liquid Breathwork facilitator in Flagstaff

Joseph Norris - LBW facilitator and dad, owner of TranceSENDent Breathwork, Flagstaff, Arizona

“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.

Brittany Prince guiding a Breathwork class

Brittany Prince - LBW facilitator, owner of Awakened Prana

“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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Two Ways for Yoga Teachers to Train

In person in Scottsdale

Three days with Ryan and Shelby, 24 live hours, guiding real breathers with feedback in the room.

Next: Feb 5-7 · $2,497

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Online from home

Twelve weeks of live group calls plus video lessons, so you can train around your class schedule.

Next cohort March 9, 2027 · $1,497

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What You Bring Back to Your Classes

You already cue the breath in every class. Here you learn to guide a full Breathwork session: the active breath, the holds, the music, and the quiet at the end.

Use it to close a class, or run it as its own workshop at the studios where you teach. The breather sets the pace, and we guide with gentle surrender, never forced catharsis.

Lessons that carry straight into a yoga class.

  • Breath Mastery Techniques: Part 2
  • The Nervous System & Polyvagal Theory
  • Breathwork Session Structure
  • Vocal Cueing
  • Music & Playlists: Building the Energy Arc

See the full curriculum

Not a yoga teacher? See Breathwork continuing education for other professions, or the full Breathwork certification.

Yoga CEUs and Yoga Alliance Credit: FAQ

Does Breathwork training count as Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit?

Yes, for Registered Yoga Teachers. Yoga Alliance counts training from qualified subject matter experts, and breath practice sits in its Techniques, Training, and Practice category. You log it yourself through the Subject Matter Expert pathway.

How many hours can I log?

In person, 24 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit. Online, 23 hours: 18 live call hours plus the recorded lessons. Either one covers most of the 30 training hours Yoga Alliance asks for every three years.

Looking for yoga CEUs?

Yoga Alliance calls them Continuing Education (CE) hours, logged as training hours. This training is available for 24 hours of Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credit through the Subject Matter Expert pathway, and you must be a current RYT to log them.

Is Liquid Breathwork listed with Yoga Alliance?

No. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with Yoga Alliance and is not in its directory, which is why you enter the hours yourself. Yoga Alliance counts training from qualified experts outside its directory.

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