RIO OTOYA
Healing Breathwork
Facilitator Training
Lisbon, October 16 - 19, 2026
Healing Breathwork is a powerful modality that helps us release stuck emotions and access our divine truths. You will learn how to guide one a one-to-one and group sessions. The main skill we develop is getting out of the way to let the flow of spiritual energy to do the work. That entails deep listening, presence and following our intuitive guidance.
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Course Overview
This training prepares you to facilitate healing breathwork sessions for individuals and groups, incorporating shamanic elements. The program focuses on 3 interweaved pilars :
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ONE-ON-ONE FACILITATION — practical and energetic foundations. Work with presence, intuition, and learning to get our of the way so we can be instruments of the healer from above.
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GROUP FACILITATION — expanding your capacity to hold space for group peak experiences and deep releases.
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SHAMANIC ELEMENTS — healing perspectives, pressence and intention, using tools such as an altar, smudging, feathers, drumming, blessing, and prayer.
We will explore key facilitator roles: technical guide, energy holder, master of ceremony, event host, and integration coach. We want to become safe harbours for people moving energy and emotions.
The 4th pillar — Service & Abundance — is foundational to offering our work from a place that honours your mission, your value, and the trust of your clients. This module is optional, as many students may already feel solid in this area. It is available separately for those who want extra support.
Training Structure
BEFORE THE IN PERSON TRAINING DATES:
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Theory materials (e-book/workbook bundle) with exercises, videos, and articles
DURING THE IN PERSON TRAINING DATES:
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Intensive 4-day bootcamp-style training (Friday evening to Monday): giving, receiving, and witnessing sessions, plus discussing and bringing to life the ideas from the theory materials.
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Breathing adjustments, emotional navigation, music, session flow, and shamanic tools.
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Repeated facilitation practice in small teams with personalized teacher feedback.
AFTER THE IN PERSON TRAINING DATES:
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Group integration call (2 weeks after)
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Group check-in call (one month after)
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WhatsApp group for peer support
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Free hybrid module on Abundance & Service module
Who Is This For
This training welcomes people practicing coaches, therapists, yoga teachers, bodyworkers, energy healers, and other facilitators who want to add Healing Breathwork to their existing practice. Beginner practioners are also welcome after an interview to asses their suitability.
About 80% of participants usually already have some experience holding space for others, but are new in Healing Breathwork. Groups are usually about 70% women and consist of 60% international + 40% Portuguese participants.
The vibes of our last few groups : )
Dates & Investment
In-person Training Lisbon, October 2 – 5, 2026
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Friday: 19:00 – 22:00
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Saturday: 10:30 – 21:30
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Sunday: 10:30 – 21:30
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Monday: 19:00 – 22:00
Plus an online session 7 day before the in person training so we can practice some breathing and give you essential pre training homework.
LOCATION:
The space is right in front of Santos, next to Udance academy, google School of Prana, Lisbon for exact place.
For those travelleing get accomodation in Santos, Estrella, Rato or Cais do Sodre Areas.
INVESTMENT
Training Regular Price: €1,200
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Super Early Bird until the 2nd of September €1,000
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Early Bird until the 15th September: €1,100
Sign up today to access a Complimentary Module:
A Free "Abundance & Service" module that we comeplete online
Details available on your enquitry/ application call.
Abundance & Service Module
This module explores the spiritual principles of service and abundance and how they support you in offering your work with integrity and sustainability. You will address scarcity patterns, develop a healthy relationship with exchange, and align your energy with practical action. Structure:
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Hybrid Module with an Ebook and an Video session as preparation work
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A life online 2 hour session to workshop how you can apply these key concepts to your practice.
Dates & Times Exact dates will be confirmed upon your registration to the main Breathwork facilitator training.
Please ask for the full information pack during your discovery call. Available only for studenst registered in the Breathwork Facilitator Training.
What past students say
About your Teacher
Rio Otoya Healing Breathwork Facilitator & Cristasana Yoga Teacher
I am in service as a Healing Breathwork Facilitator and Cristasana Yoga Teacher. I do this work because I have experienced that the breath is a direct line to God.
Since 2019 I have been fully dedicated to Breathwork facilitation. My practice is rooted in over 1000 hours of Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation training in India (2011–2019, including advanced studies at Yoga Vidya Gurukul Ashram) and Breathwork certification with David Elliott (Levels 1–5).
In 2022 I founded School of Prana in Lisbon, which became one of the city’s most highly rated Breathwork spaces with all 5-star reviews. I now split my time between Lisbon and the Sacred Valley in Peru, where I offer retreats and teacher trainings.
Previously, I spent over 10 years in London working in entrepreneurship and innovation — including leading Google Launchpad startup mentoring programs across Europe and the Americas.
I now focus on training practicing coaches, therapists, and healers who feel called to integrate the power of Healing Breathwork into their practice.
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