Breathwork certification in Washington, D.C. for people who carry a lot for a living. Three days in person with Ryan and Shelby, Friday to Sunday. Exact dates and venue TBD.
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
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
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 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
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
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 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.
More people in the DMV search for Breathwork facilitator training than in any other East Coast metro we measured, and the same goes for teacher training. So this training is in Washington, D.C.: a Breathwork certification for the whole DMV.
It fits people who carry stress for a living: federal and policy work, military and veterans, therapists and clinicians who give all day. You learn to bring your own nervous system down after work, then hold that space for other people.
Call it Breathwork facilitator training in D.C. or Breathwork teacher training in D.C.: it is the same three days, Friday to Sunday. Arrive at 8:45, we start at 9 and finish around 5. The full format is on the certification hub.
Three airports, each with a train into the city.
By train, Amtrak drops you at Union Station. From New York, the fastest Acela does it in under three hours.
Highs in the mid 70s, lows near 60, roughly a dozen wet days, humid by the end of the month. Pack a light layer for mornings and something for rain.
The cherry blossoms are long gone, but the National Arboretum's azaleas peak around the end of April and often carry into early May. On a free evening, locals head for Rock Creek Park or the C&O Canal towpath out of Georgetown.
Baltimore is the easy one. The MARC Penn Line runs from Baltimore Penn Station to Union Station in about an hour and stops at BWI Rail Station on the way. Bethesda, Silver Spring and the rest of MoCo are already inside the DMV, so treat this as your home training. If you have been searching for a Breathwork certification in Maryland, this is the closest in-person training we run. Philadelphia sits between D.C. and New York, and the Philadelphia page lays out both.
Arlington, Alexandria and Reston are on Metro (Silver, Orange, Blue and Yellow lines), so NoVA can treat this like a local weekend. Richmond and Norfolk both sit on Amtrak's Northeast Regional, which runs straight into Union Station, so Hampton Roads and the Richmond area can read on the way up instead of driving. Farther south, the Triangle and Charlotte are weighing D.C. against Atlanta. The Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte pages compare the two.
American flies nonstop from Pittsburgh into DCA, and Cleveland has nonstop service into DCA on American too. Both land at the airport with its own Metro station. Ohio readers have a second option in Milwaukee. If you want every training on this side of the country on one screen, the East Coast page lines up Atlanta, D.C. and New York.
“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 guide real breathers in the room while Ryan and Shelby give you feedback on your cueing, your pacing and how you hold the space.
The method is surrender based and trauma informed. The breather sets the pace, and you learn the safety side: contraindications, consent around touch, what to do when a session gets big.
Then the business side: pricing, your offer, filling your first rooms in the DMV. The full list is on the curriculum, five modules and 63 lessons, and mentorship continues after the weekend.
New York and Atlanta are the other East Coast trainings, and the East Coast page compares all three. Boston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa have their own pages. Want to try Breathwork in D.C. first? See Breathwork classes near Washington, D.C.
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."
In Washington, D.C. Exact dates and venue are TBD, and we will not name a neighborhood before a venue is signed. Flexible refund policy. Transfer or refund within 30 days of dates and location being settled.
Any of the three. DCA (Reagan National) has its own Metro station on the Blue and Yellow lines. IAD (Dulles) is on the Silver Line, about 50 minutes into the city. BWI has a rail station with MARC and Amtrak trains to Union Station, plus a free shuttle from the terminal.
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.
Apply for the next cohort, or book a call with us to talk it through first.