Breathwork Certification in Seattle, Washington State

Breathwork certification in Seattle, three full days in person with Ryan and Shelby. Exact dates and venue are still TBD. Enrolled students get both by email the moment they're set.

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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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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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.

See the full in-person details →

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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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

5 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

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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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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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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.

See the full in-person details →

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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Our First Breathwork Training in Seattle

Liquid Breathwork has never held a training in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle in September is the first, and the first in Washington State. If you've been taking Breathwork classes in Seattle and want to lead your own, this is the weekend.

Three full days, Friday through Sunday. Arrive at 8:45, we start at 9 and finish around 5. The group stays small. You guide real people on the floor and Ryan and Shelby give you feedback on the spot.

Whether you come from Capitol Hill, Ballard or Fremont, over the lake from Bellevue and Kirkland, or up from Tacoma, you sleep in your own bed and train in your own city.

We're still settling the exact dates and the venue. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.

Getting to Seattle

Fly into Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA). Alaska and Delta both hub there. From the airport, the Link 1 Line runs to Westlake downtown in 38 minutes, with a train every 8 to 10 minutes most of the day.

Paine Field (PAE) in Everett is the smaller option. Alaska flies a short West Coast list there, Phoenix and Portland included.

Coming from Portland? Amtrak Cascades runs Portland to Seattle in about 3.5 hours. We'll send the venue address and the easiest way to reach it once it's set.

Seattle in September

September is the good month here. Highs around 70, mostly dry, before the October rain. Pack layers, a light rain shell and walking shoes.

With a spare afternoon, the coho are running through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks, and the loop around Green Lake is 2.8 miles of flat path.

Coming from across the Pacific Northwest

A Breathwork certification in Washington State that the I-5 corridor and the Inland Northwest can reach in a day. From Spokane, Portland, Tacoma, the Eastside, or Vancouver, British Columbia, open the block that fits.

From Spokane and Coeur d'Alene

It's I-90 the whole way, over Snoqualmie Pass. If you'd rather not drive, Alaska flies Spokane (GEG) to SEA nonstop in about an hour and fifteen minutes, and the Link train takes you downtown from there.

Coeur d'Alene sits about 30 miles east of Spokane, so the same airport works for the Idaho side of the Inland Northwest.

From Portland and Oregon

Amtrak Cascades runs Portland to Seattle in about 3.5 hours, and I-5 is the drive. The same train continues north to Vancouver, British Columbia, so it works from Canada too.

If you live in Oregon, read the Portland page. It covers the Union Station departures and the Willamette Valley stops.

From Tacoma, the Eastside and across Puget Sound

Tacoma is an Amtrak Cascades stop, and I-5 runs straight up into the city. Bellevue and Redmond: the 2 Line now crosses the lake on the I-90 floating bridge, about 20 minutes from downtown Bellevue to the International District, so you can leave the car at home.

Bainbridge Island is a 35-minute Washington State Ferries crossing into downtown Seattle. Bring a coffee and watch the skyline come up.

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 You Learn Over the Three Days

Breathwork facilitator training in Seattle means a weekend on the floor, guiding. You breathe, then you facilitate, then you get feedback, and you repeat that until the method feels like yours.

The method is surrender-based and trauma-informed. The breather sets the pace, nothing is forced, and you learn how to hold the room when someone has a big release. Contraindications, waivers and insurance come with it, so you know who to screen and what to say.

Then the business side. Session rates, how to fill your first class back in Fremont or Capitol Hill, and what to do the week after you certify. Mentorship from Ryan and Shelby continues after the weekend, along with the private graduate community.

The full curriculum is on the hub page: 63 lessons across 5 modules. Our other trainings closest to Seattle are Lake Tahoe and Salt Lake City.

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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Seattle Breathwork Certification FAQ

Where in Seattle is the Breathwork certification held?

In Seattle, Washington State. The exact dates and venue are TBD. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled. Everyone enrolled gets an email as soon as both are set.

Should I fly into Sea-Tac or Paine Field?

Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA). Alaska and Delta both hub there, and the Link 1 Line runs from the airport to downtown in 38 minutes. Paine Field (PAE) in Everett is the smaller option if Alaska flies your route.

How much does the Breathwork certification cost?

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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