Breathwork Certification Near Raleigh-Durham

Breathwork certification near Raleigh-Durham means a 3-day in-person training in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2027 or Washington, D.C. in May 2027. Both are a short nonstop from RDU, and D.C. is a drive or a train ride north from North Carolina. Or skip the trip and train online from your own living room.

Breathwork Training
Dates and Tuition

However you like to learn, there is a path for you. Same surrender-based method, same mentorship, in person or online.

Online

Online Cohort

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.

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12-Week Online

Starts October 6

Tuition · $1,497

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Phoenix Intensive

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.

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Phoenix, Arizona

October 23-25

$1,997

1 spot left

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Atlanta Intensive

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.

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Atlanta, Georgia

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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Washington, D.C. Intensive

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.

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Washington, D.C.

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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Phoenix Intensive

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.

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Phoenix, Arizona

November 6-8

$1,997

2 spots left

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Scottsdale Intensive

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.

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Scottsdale, Arizona

February 5-7

$2,497 $1,997

2 early-bird spots left

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Salt Lake City Intensive

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.

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Salt Lake City, Utah

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

5 early-bird spots left

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Milwaukee Intensive

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.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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Lake Tahoe Intensive

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.

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South Lake Tahoe, California

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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Seattle Intensive

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.

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Seattle, Washington State

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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New York Intensive

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.

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New York, New York

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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Phoenix Area Intensive

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.

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Phoenix area (Mesa or Scottsdale), Arizona

Exact Dates and Venue TBD

$2,497 $1,997

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What You Walk Away With

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.

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Breathwork Training From Raleigh, Two Ways

You leave the Triangle for either one.

Washington, D.C. in May 2027 is the closest training by road and by rail. Atlanta, Georgia in March 2027 is the earlier of the two, and it is the only Southeast training on the 2027 calendar.

Both run 3 days, Friday to Sunday. Arrive at 8:45, start at 9, finish around 5. Most people travel Thursday or early Friday.

Exact dates and venue for both are still being settled. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.

In person in Washington, D.C.

Fly or drive to Atlanta in March, or ride the Carolinian up to D.C. in May. Three days in the room guiding real people, with Ryan and Shelby giving feedback as you go.

Next: May 2027 · $1,997

In-person details

Online from home

Keep your work week in the Triangle and train from home. Twelve weeks of live calls with Ryan and Shelby, plus lessons you watch when the day is done. Same curriculum, same certification.

Starts Oct 6 · $1,497

Online details

Getting There From RDU

RDU sits between Raleigh and Durham. Delta flies nonstop to Atlanta and American flies nonstop to Reagan National. In Atlanta, a short MARTA ride from the Domestic Terminal and you are downtown. At DCA, a short Metro ride and you are in the city.

Prefer the train? The Carolinian runs once a day, boards at Durham, Cary and Raleigh Union Station, and pulls into Washington Union Station. No airport at either end.

Driving, D.C. is about 260 miles north. Atlanta is about 400 miles on I-85, which runs straight from Durham. Raleigh drivers pick it up via I-40.

March in Atlanta, May in D.C.

Atlanta in March runs a little milder than home, nights in the mid 40s. Pack what you would wear here plus a rain layer. Atlanta tree pollen peaks in late March, so bring your allergy medicine if you react. It matters at a breath training.

D.C. in May feels close to a Triangle May, a few degrees cooler by day.

Coming from across the Triangle

Pick your side of the Triangle.

From Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary

Breathwork certification from Durham is the easy case. Bull City sits right on I-85, so the drive to Atlanta in March starts at your front door, and the Carolinian boards at Durham station for D.C. in May. Chapel Hill starts the same way, from Durham station or RDU.

Cary has its own Carolinian stop, and Morrisville sits next to the airport. If you want to think it over on foot first, the American Tobacco Trail starts in downtown Durham, across from the ballpark.

D.C. by Train, Atlanta by I-85

Atlanta, Georgia is the earlier of the two, in March 2027, and it is the only Southeast training on the calendar. Washington, D.C. in May 2027 is closer by road and has the train. The weather is close to home either way.

The Washington, D.C. page has the DCA and Union Station details. If neither month works, look at New York in October on the East Coast page.

Hear What Graduates Have to Say

Sisily Chevalier, Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Sisily Chevalier - Owner of Body by Sisily, LBW facilitator

“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.

Krystal, Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Krystal - Realtor, nurse, LBW facilitator

“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.

Students speaking about the Liquid Breathwork certification training

Inside the Liquid Breathwork room - Session highlights

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.

Shelby holding space at a Liquid Breathwork sound session

Shelby - Registered nurse, LBW facilitator

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.

Nigel, therapist and Liquid Breathwork facilitator

Nigel - Therapist and LBW facilitator

“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.

Kat McGill guiding a Breathwork session at a music festival

Kat McGill - Chef and LBW facilitator, owner of Breath and Blossom

Leads Breathwork at music festivals.

Gem & Jam and Peak State in Austin, 20+ people on the grass.

Joseph Norris, Liquid Breathwork facilitator in Flagstaff

Joseph Norris - LBW facilitator and dad, owner of TranceSENDent Breathwork, Flagstaff, Arizona

“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.

Brittany Prince guiding a Breathwork class

Brittany Prince - LBW facilitator, owner of Awakened Prana

“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.

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What the Training Covers

The Triangle is named for NC State, Duke and UNC, so a lot of you spend your days in a lab, a clinic or a classroom. This training hands you a practice you can lead.

You learn the surrender-based method behind Liquid Breathwork and finish with the Liquid Breathwork facilitator credential. The full curriculum is on the certification page.

Pacing is trauma-informed. The breather sets the speed and nothing is forced. You learn where the edges are and how to keep someone safe near them.

Then the business side: what to charge, how to fill a room, and how to keep going once you are home. Ryan and Shelby stay on as mentors after the weekend.

Looking for a Breathwork class in Raleigh rather than a training? Our Raleigh Breathwork near me page lists local options.

Meet Your Guides

Ryan McBurney, founder of Liquid Breathwork and lead breathwork facilitator training instructor in Arizona

Ryan McBurney

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.

Shelby Von Oepen, co-founder of Liquid Breathwork and breathwork teacher training instructor specializing in somatic support

Shelby Von Oepen

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.

Voices from Our Community

★★★★★

"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."

Che Fegan

★★★★★

"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!"

Stacey Hanson

★★★★★

"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!"

Jesi Carroll

★★★★★

"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."

Brittany Prince

★★★★★

"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!"

Asiah Bennett

★★★★★

"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."

Adam Laakso

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Raleigh-Durham Breathwork Certification FAQ

Where is the closest Breathwork certification to Raleigh-Durham?

Washington, D.C., in May 2027, about 260 miles north of the Triangle. Atlanta, Georgia is the earlier of the two, in March 2027. Exact dates and venue for both are TBD. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled. The 12-week online training runs from home.

How do I get to D.C. or Atlanta from the Triangle?

Fly nonstop from RDU: Delta to Atlanta, American to Reagan National. Or ride the Carolinian, which boards once a day at Durham, Cary and Raleigh Union Station and runs to Washington Union Station. Driving to Atlanta, I-85 runs straight from Durham, and Raleigh drivers join it via I-40.

How much does the Breathwork certification cost?

The May 2027 Washington, D.C. 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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