A Breathwork certification for nurses should be taught by someone who has worked a twelve-hour shift. Ours is. Shelby Von Oepen, a registered nurse of fourteen years, co-teaches every Liquid Breathwork cohort with Ryan. Train live online or in person in Phoenix, and leave with a skill that steadies you at work and a facilitator credential to guide others.
However you like to learn, there is a path for you. Same surrender-based method, same mentorship, in person or online.
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix, Arizona. This cohort is full. The October and November Phoenix intensives run the same three days.
Phoenix, Arizona
September 25-27, 2026
$1,997
A 12-week live, small-group online cohort. Train from anywhere with the same surrender-based method and mentorship.
Live weekly group calls, the complete course materials and business curriculum, and the same private graduate community as our in-person students.
See the full online cohort details →12-Week Online
Starts October 6, 2026
Tuition · $1,497
6 spots left
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix, Arizona. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice in Phoenix, followed by the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students.
See the full Phoenix intensive details →Phoenix, Arizona
October 23-25, 2026
$1,997 $1,697
1 early-bird spot left
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix, Arizona. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice in Phoenix, followed by the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students.
See the full Phoenix intensive details →Phoenix, Arizona
November 6-8, 2026
$1,997 $1,697
1 early-bird spot left
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Every path leads to the same place: the surrender-based method, a real facilitator credential, and the confidence to hold Breathwork for real people. You learn safe, trauma-informed facilitation and the business side of filling your first rooms.
Whichever format you choose, you train directly with Ryan and Shelby in a small cohort, and you keep the graduate community and mentorship long after your final day.
We built the online cohort for people who can't travel, or who simply want to start online. Whatever your reason, it gets you there. That said, if you can make an in-person intensive work, we always encourage it. Breathing in a room with your cohort is something a screen can't fully recreate.
We will be straight with you. Most Breathwork trainings are taught by people who have never worked a twelve-hour shift. Shelby has, for fourteen years as a registered nurse, and she co-teaches every Liquid Breathwork cohort.
That changes how the physiology gets taught. You already know the nervous system. Shelby teaches the breath in that language, so nothing has to be translated.
“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.
Our Breathwork facilitator training teaches the surrender-based method Liquid Breathwork is known for. Train live online for $1,497 or in person in Phoenix from $1,697. Either way you earn the Liquid Breathwork facilitator credential.
The breath is only part of what we teach. You leave with the methodology, the trauma-informed safety training, and the business groundwork: pricing, marketing, and how to fill your first sessions. Mentorship from Ryan and Shelby continues long after your last day.
One thing to be clear about. This is a Breathwork facilitator certification, not a nursing credential. It sits alongside your license, it does not change it.
Every Liquid Breathwork session is trauma-informed. The participant sets the pace, stays in control, and nothing is forced. We guide people inward through gentle surrender, never outward through screaming or forced catharsis.
Shelby's nursing years are why she reads bracing, shutdown, and overwhelm early, and teaches you to do the same.
Founder & Lead Facilitator
8 years guiding Breathwork, 7 breath programs behind him including 4 full certifications, and a 21-day Breath Mastery Retreat in the Baja desert with Dan Brulé. He has guided hundreds of one-on-one sessions and led groups for thousands of people. Ryan created the surrender-based method this training is built on.
Co-Founder & Lead Facilitator
A registered nurse of fourteen years, and the graduate Ryan still calls his “Star Student”. She has been selling out women’s only classes almost every month for more than two years. Shelby brings an intuitive & nurturing energy into sessions and the training, which is the part of facilitation nobody learns from a video.
"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."
"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!"
"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!"
"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."
Yes. The Liquid Breathwork certification is co-taught by Shelby Von Oepen, a registered nurse of fourteen years. Physiology and safety are taught in the language nurses already use, and you are welcome to enroll with colleagues and train together.
No. It is a Breathwork facilitator certification. You earn the Liquid Breathwork facilitator credential and the skill to guide Breathwork for individuals and groups. It is not a nursing license or a nursing credential of any kind.
Tuition is $1,497 for the live online cohort and starts at $1,697 for the in-person Phoenix intensive. A deposit holds your spot and monthly payment plans are available. The online cohort is fully remote, so you can train from wherever your schedule puts you.
Learn a gentle Breathwork method from two people who hold it every week, one of them a nurse. See the full training and pick the format that fits, or book a call to talk it through first.