The closest Breathwork certification near Portland is in Seattle, Washington State, in September 2027. About 3.5 hours north on Amtrak Cascades, three full days, Friday to Sunday. Dates and venue are still being settled.
However you like to learn, there is a path for you. Same surrender-based method, same mentorship, in person or online.
12 Weeks, Live
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
Tuition · $1,497
October 2026
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix. 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 in-person details →Phoenix, Arizona
October 23-25
$1,997
1 spot left
August 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in South Lake Tahoe. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →South Lake Tahoe, California
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
September 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Seattle. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Seattle, Washington State
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
November 2026
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix. 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 in-person details →Phoenix, Arizona
November 6-8
$1,997
2 spots left
February 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Scottsdale. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice in Scottsdale, followed by the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students.
See the full in-person details →Scottsdale, Arizona
February 5-7
$2,497 $1,997
2 early-bird spots left
March 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Atlanta. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Atlanta, Georgia
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
April 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Salt Lake City. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Salt Lake City, Utah
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
May 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Washington, D.C. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Washington, D.C.
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
June 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Milwaukee. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
October 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in New York. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →New York, New York
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
November 2027
A three-day in-person intensive in Phoenix. Hands-on facilitation practice before you continue into the same online curriculum.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, then the full online curriculum and the same private graduate community as our other students. Dates and venue are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
See the full in-person details →Phoenix area (Mesa or Scottsdale), Arizona
Exact Dates and Venue TBD
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots 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 don't hold a training in Oregon. Seattle is the one we'd send you to: Amtrak Cascades leaves Union Station several times a day and pulls into Seattle about 3.5 hours later. Or skip the trip and train online from your own living room.
Already taking Breathwork classes in Portland, somewhere on Hawthorne or up on Alberta? Good, you'll arrive already knowing how the breath feels. If you're starting from zero, find a class near you first and come back when you want to lead the room.
The train is the easy answer. Board Amtrak Cascades at Union Station, ride about 3.5 hours, and step off at King Street Station in Seattle. Several trains run each day, so you can pick the one that fits.
Driving? It's I-5 the whole way north. The address goes out to everyone enrolled once the venue is set, so you'll know where to park.
Flying? Alaska and Delta both fly PDX to SEA nonstop. The MAX Red Line runs from downtown to the terminal in about 40 minutes, so nobody has to drive you out there, and PDX's new timber-roofed terminal is worth showing up early for. The Seattle page covers the Link train from SEA into the city.
Lake Tahoe in August is the next closest training. Alaska flies PDX to Reno nonstop, then it's a drive up to the lake. Read the Lake Tahoe page. Salt Lake City in April is a nonstop flight too, on Alaska, Delta or Frontier.
September is Portland's best month. Highs in the mid 70s, mostly dry, about seven rainy days, and October nearly doubles that. Seattle runs a touch cooler, highs around 70 and mostly dry, before the October rain. Pack layers and a light rain shell.
September is also swift season. The Vaux's swifts left the Chapman Elementary chimney after 2024, but thousands still pass through town at dusk on their way south. Bird Alliance of Oregon posts where they're roosting this year.
Portland is the meeting point for most of Oregon, and the train north is the same one. Open the block that fits where you live.
If you're searching for a Breathwork certification in Oregon, the honest answer is the train north. Amtrak Cascades starts in Eugene and stops at Albany, Salem and Oregon City before Union Station, then keeps going to Seattle, so the whole valley boards the same line without a car.
Driving, it's I-5 from Eugene straight through to Seattle, one freeway the whole way.
Across the Columbia, Vancouver has its own Amtrak Cascades stop, so there's no need to cross the river to Union Station first. I-5 runs straight north from there too.
Seattle is your host city. Read the Seattle page for the airport, the Link train and what September looks like up there.
Central Oregon has a shortcut. Alaska and Delta both fly Redmond (RDM) to Seattle nonstop, which beats driving over the Cascades and then up I-5 with everyone else.
From Hood River, come west through the Columbia River Gorge on I-84 to Portland and pick up the train or the freeway there. Want a class close to home before you commit? Start with Breathwork classes in Oregon.
“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.
You certify in the Liquid Breathwork method, which is surrender-based and trauma-informed. Nothing gets forced on the breather. You learn to read a room, pace a session, and stay steady when someone has a big release.
Safety gets its own block: contraindications, waivers and insurance. Then the business side: pricing, getting your first Rose City class on the calendar, and what to actually do once you're back home in Oregon with a certificate.
Ryan and Shelby stay in your corner after Seattle. Mentorship and the graduate community keep going once you certify. The hub page breaks down all 5 modules, lesson by lesson.
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 greatful 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."
Seattle, Washington State, in September 2027. Three days, Friday to Sunday. The exact dates and venue are TBD. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled. Lake Tahoe in August is the next closest, and the online training runs from home.
Amtrak Cascades from Union Station takes about 3.5 hours, with several trains a day. Alaska and Delta fly PDX to SEA nonstop. If you drive, it is I-5 the whole way.
The September 2027 Seattle training is $1,997, not including lodging or meals. Online is $1,497. Deposits and monthly payment plans are available. Questions: [email protected] or 480-660-9890.
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