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Certified Breathwork Instructor · Seattle, WA

Breathwork training in Seattle.

Train as a Certified Breathwork Instructor (CBI) with Harmonika Institute in Seattle, WA. Train as a Certified Breathwork Instructor — pranayama, conscious connected breathing, and trauma-informed group work.

Breathwork certification training in Seattle, WA

Seattle cohort details

City
Seattle, WA
Credential
CBI
Tuition
$2,800
In-person training
8 days · 64h
Live cohort calls
1 day · 4h
Supervised practice
60h
Portfolio + jury
35h
Total
163h · ~20 day-eq.
Cohort
10 students
Format
In person + live cohort calls
Download detailed program (PDF)

PDF — modules, hours, faculty notes, and a typical week's schedule.

Train where you live

Why Breathwork in Seattle?

Washington state is one of the most thoroughly regulated wellness markets in the country — reflexology, naturopathy, and massage all carry meaningful state oversight. That regulatory literacy shapes the Seattle practitioner community: people here ask harder questions about scope and credentialing than in most U.S. cities, which is exactly the kind of student we love training.

For students of Breathwork specifically, Seattle's scene is a particularly good match: highly regulation-aware market. reflexology and naturopathy programs particularly aligned with local certification standards. The local cohort runs in venue partners around Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont, with public transit and parking accessible from across the metro.

Seattle students are often 30-50, with strong representation from tech (Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing engineers in active career questioning), healthcare (Bastyr alumni and adjacent practitioners), and education. They ask the most regulatorily-precise questions of any cohort in our network — Washington's strict scope rules have made students unusually careful about compliance. The Seattle cohorts also tend to be the most environmentally engaged, with sustainability and ethical sourcing actively shaping practice decisions.

The modality

What you'll be training in.

For a deeper introduction to Breathwork as a practice tradition, see the full program page.

Breathwork is an umbrella term for practices that use intentional patterns of breathing to shift psychological, physiological, and energetic states. The category includes ancient yogic pranayama (nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, bhramari, ujjayi, and many others), Tibetan Tummo, Sufi practices, modern conscious-connected breathing (Rebirthing, Holotropic, Transformational), and contemporary clinical applications (4-7-8 breathing, box breathing, coherent breathing).

What a working breathwork facilitator actually does varies widely depending on lineage and context. A pranayama-trained yoga teacher leading slow, deliberate breath ratios in a class of twenty creates a different experience than a Holotropic-trained facilitator running a five-hour group session with deliberately intensified breathing. Both are legitimate; both serve different purposes; both require structured training to do safely.

What you'll learn

The Breathwork curriculum, in 8 in-person days.

  • Foundational pranayama: nadi shodhana, kapalabhati, bhramari
  • Conscious-connected breathing and similar modern styles
  • Reading breathers in real time and adjusting pace
  • Trauma-informed pacing and clear referral pathways
  • Designing one-on-one breathwork sessions
  • Leading breathwork circles of 10-40 people

See the full module-by-module curriculum →

Cohort schedule

When Breathwork cohorts run in Seattle.

Seattle cohorts adjust around the long winter rain. May and September starts have the highest attendance; January cohorts are smaller. Indoor venue partners are essential — outdoor practice components are scheduled tightly around weather windows from May through September.

The right student

Who this Seattle cohort is for.

Yoga teachers, coaches, and somatic practitioners who want to add a powerful, well-bounded one-on-one and group modality to their work.

Career outcomes

After graduation in Seattle.

  • Open a private Breathwork practice (CBI)
  • Lead breathwork circles in studios, retreats, and community settings
  • Add breathwork to a yoga, coaching, or somatic practice
  • Specialize in stress, anxiety, or peak performance breathwork
Tuition

$2,800 for the full 20-day Breathwork program in Seattle.

Same tuition whether you study in Seattle or any of our other U.S. cities. Monthly payment plans without interest. A 25% deposit confirms your spot in the Seattle cohort.

Tuition and financing details

$2,800

163h total · 8 in-person days

Next step

Become a Certified Breathwork Instructor in Seattle.

Talk with our admissions team about the next Breathwork cohort starting in Seattle, WA. Free, online, one hour.