This Breathwork for Recovery review covers what their clinician certification costs and how it runs. The real question: do you want a multi-year clinical program, or a shorter live training?
Breathwork for Recovery® is a trademark of its owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with or endorsed by Breathwork for Recovery or Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp, and we don't teach or certify their method.
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Online: next cohort March 9, 2027
In person: Phoenix, Oct 23-25
Breathwork for Recovery is a trademark of its owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with it. Updated October 25, 2026.
Quick answer: Breathwork for Recovery runs an 800-hour clinician certification on Zoom over two years, at $9,500 standard. Liquid Breathwork teaches conscious connected Breathwork live, in person or online, from $1,497.
| Compared | Liquid Breathwork | Breathwork for Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Ryan McBurney and Shelby Von Oepen, RN, teach every cohort together | Founder Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp, B.Msc, CADC-IIWith a faculty of clinicians. |
| Format | Live training, in person or on online group calls | Live online on ZoomMonthly modules, weekly supervision, peer sessions. |
| In person in the US | Yes. Phoenix area, plus seven more US cities in 2027. | One optional clinic at graduationWest Coast, location to be announced. |
| Duration | 3 days in person, or 12 weeks online | Two years (or four), about 33 hours a month800 hours, or 1,000 with optional coursework. |
| Price | $1,497Online.$1,997In person, 2027 early bird, then $2,497. | $9,500 standard rate$1,000 nonrefundable deposit. Scholarship rate $4,750. |
| Focus | Conscious connected Breathwork and surrender, with session craft and business training | Trauma-focused Breathwork for clinical and recovery settingsCounseling skills, ethics, anti-racism. |
Breathwork for Recovery figures from breathworkforrecovery.com, checked October 25, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on their site.
The structure is serious: an hour-by-hour breakdown, weekly supervision, a code of ethics and a named faculty. They also say openly that the lineage of their two-part mouth breath is still unknown.
Weigh the commitment: two years at about 33 hours a month, nearly all on Zoom. Their pages disagree on the CE hour total, so confirm terms on a consult call. Our Breathwork certification is the shorter path, in person or online.
Consent, the nervous system and contraindications sit in our curriculum too.
What we don't teach: Their two-part breath protocol, or counseling methods like DBT and Motivational Interviewing. We don't offer CE for therapists or certify anyone in their method. If you need those, train with them.
Three days in person or twelve weeks online. The same surrender-based method and mentorship from Ryan and Shelby either way.
October 2026
Three days in person in Phoenix, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Phoenix is home base for Liquid Breathwork.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add.
See the full in-person details →Phoenix, AZ
October 23-25
$1,997
November 2026
Three days in person in Phoenix, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. The next Phoenix-area weekend after October.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add.
See the full in-person details →Phoenix, AZ
November 6-8
$1,997
February 2027
Three days in person in Scottsdale, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. The next Phoenix-area weekend after November.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add.
See the full in-person details →Scottsdale, AZ
February 5-7
$2,497 $1,997
1 early-bird spot left
12 Weeks, Live
Twelve weeks of live small group calls from home, 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 March 9
$1,797 $1,497
5 early-bird spots left
March 2027
Three days in person in Atlanta, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Southeast training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Atlanta, GA
March 19-21
$2,497 $1,997
4 early-bird spots left
April 2027
Three days in person in Salt Lake City, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Mountain West training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Salt Lake City, UT
April 30 - May 2
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
May 2027
Three days in person in Washington, D.C., with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Mid-Atlantic training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Washington, D.C.
May 21-23
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
July 2027
Three days in person in South Lake Tahoe, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only California training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →South Lake Tahoe, CA
July 23-25
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
August 2027
Three days in person in Seattle, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Pacific Northwest training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Seattle, WA
August 27-29
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
September 2027
Three days in person in Milwaukee, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. Our only Midwest training in 2027.
Live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. The address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Milwaukee, WI
September 17-19
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
November 2027
Three days in person in Phoenix, with Ryan and Shelby in the room. The next Phoenix-area weekend after February.
Three days of live, hands-on facilitation practice, plus the same private graduate community as our other students. The 12-week online cohort is a separate training you can add. Dates are being settled now; the address goes out by email before the training.
Your deposit transfers to another training date. Refunds are handled case by case.
See the full in-person details →Phoenix area (Mesa or Scottsdale), AZ
November 2027
$2,497 $1,997
5 early-bird spots left
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Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp, B.Msc, CADC-II, founded it in early 2015, and his bio says he has mentored others in Breathwork since 2013. They publish their curriculum, faculty, tuition and grievance policy.
In October 2026 their site listed $9,500, with a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit if accepted, and a $4,750 scholarship rate. Payment plans run 12 or 18 months. Check their site for current prices.
Their site calls it an accredited training and lists approval from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to offer CE for LMFTs and LCSWs. They say they are not registered with the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance.
Theirs is a multi-year clinician program on Zoom, built around trauma and supervision. Ours is a shorter live training, in person or online, in leading conscious connected Breathwork.
Still comparing? Read our roundup of the best Breathwork certifications, or the Holotropic Breathwork alternative comparison.