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Healing Breathwork Facilitator Training

Lisbon September 12 - 14, 2025

Healing Breathwork is a powerful modality that helps us release stuck emotions and access our divine truths. You will learn how to guide this one a one-to-one basis. The main skill we develop is getting out of the way to let a higher energy to do the work, that means developing our intuition and presence.

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Course Highlights

Engage in hands-on practice, including giving, receiving, and witnessing sessions.
Explore ancient Shamanic Principles and contemporary ideas in Healing Work.
Understand the fundamental physical aspects of Prananaya and Breathwork.
Understand intuition, energy boundaries, and presence for effective space holding.
Learn to guide practice sessions with insight into the stages, prompts, and protocols.
Participate in group discussions, feedback, and Q&A sessions for a comprehensive learning experience.
This Training is in-person with 2h of content to study beforehand and a Free 1h check in call afterwards.

The Benefits of this Training

Do the work: Breathwork helps us free up emotional baggage and mental garbage and fosters a deep connection to inner knowing and self-love.

Increase your effectiveness as a therapist by adding Breathwork to your toolkit. Master a modality in high demand, opening doors to opportunities in the holistic wellness space.

Attract a broader client base by integrating Healing Breathwork into your existing therapeutic practice.

Who Is This For?

This suits people from all levels of experience. I encourage Yoga Teachers, Coaches, Body Workers, Sound Healers, Energy workers, etc to join. Healing Breathwork is incredibly versatile and compatible with other modalities.

“I have learned that the main skill of facilitating Healing Breathwork is to learn how to get out of the way and be guided by Spirit, God, or Life Force Energy. This is not scientific training on the physiognomy of the breath. The course will offer some theoretical aspects …but the magic is in the practice!”

- Rio Otoya

Whats included in the program and pricing.

You’ll receive a certificate, but true mastery comes completing your post-training practice sessions.
Includes a pre and post Course E-Book filled with useful ideas to inform and power up your practical work.
Includes an online group session after the training
Includes a 45 min post-training check in call for extra support, redeemable up to 3 months post course.
Only 12 Students per group.

INVESTMENT

Super Early Bird (May 1 – June 11) – €700
Early Bird (June 12 – August 11) – €750
Last-Minute (August 12 – September 1) – €800

➤ Prices listed are for full payment. Split payment is available (+€30 total), paid in two parts (50% to reserve your place and 50% payable by 21st August 2025)

NOT INCLUDED:

Flights, Accommodation, or Meals.

Reserve your place with a 50% deposit.

Training Schedule

Friday 19H - 22H
Saturday 10:30H – 20:30H
Sunday 10:30H – 20:30H

+ Plus a check in call a couple fo months after the training.

Venue Location

We will do the training at a Venue right in front of SANTOS train station in central Lisbon.
The exact location will be provided once you are fully enrolled, a month before the training

From Individuals to Groups: Begin Your Breathwork Facilitation Journey

This Level 1 training focuses on building a strong foundation for guiding one-to-one breathwork sessions. Mastering the techniques, holding space, and supporting individuals is essential before expanding to group facilitation.

Once you’ve gained confidence and experience—typically after 20 to 40 practice sessions—you’ll be ready to take the next step. That’s where Level 2: Group Facilitation Training comes in, focusing on the unique dynamics, challenges, and techniques for guiding groups.

Currently, Level 2 training is available privately upon request for past students. During your discovery call, feel free to ask about Level 2 options or upcoming plans.

About your Teacher

Rio is a Healing Breathwork Facilitator, Transformational Coach, and Yoga Teacher.
He combines ancient wisdom with modern approaches, blending years of study with personal transformation. Rio has a background in startup mentoring and led meditation programs while working with Google Europe in London (2014–2019).

In 2022, Rio founded SCHOOL OF PRANA in Lisbon, now the city’s most highly rated Breathwork space. Over the past year, he has expanded his offerings with retreats and teacher trainings in Peru, deepening his connection to healing practices and plant medicine.

Rio began his journey with pranayama in 2011 during his Yoga teacher training in India. An Ayahuasca vision later inspired him to delve deeper into Breathwork, leading to advanced pranayama training in India (2018), Healing Breathwork studies with David Elliott (2020), and interdisciplinary Breathwork training with Our Breath Collective (2023)