This One Breath Institute review covers cost, format and fit. The real question: a two-year online path in one trauma-focused method, or a shorter live training you can take in person?
One Breath Institute is a trademark of its owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with or endorsed by One Breath Institute or Lisa McNett, 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
One Breath Institute and Introspective Breathwork® are trademarks of their owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with them. Updated October 25, 2026.
Quick answer: One Breath Institute trains facilitators on live Zoom calls over nine months in its own trauma-informed method. Price on application. Liquid Breathwork teaches conscious connected Breathwork in person or online, at published prices.
| Compared | Liquid Breathwork | One Breath Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Ryan McBurney and Shelby Von Oepen, RN, teach every cohort together | Founder Lisa McNett and co-founder Deborah DickeyLisa created Introspective Breathwork® Therapy. |
| Format | Live training, in person or on online group calls | Live online, weekly 2-hour Zoom classes |
| In person in the US | Yes. Phoenix area, plus seven more US cities in 2027. | No mandatory in-person trainingOptional student retreats, travel at your cost. |
| Duration | 3 days in person, or 12 weeks online | 9 months to FacilitatorThen a year toward Practitioner. |
| Price | $1,497Online.$1,997In person, 2027 early bird, then $2,497. | Not published. They send it after you apply.An interview is required before you join a cohort. |
| Focus | Conscious connected Breathwork and surrender, with history, technique range and business training | Trauma-informed Introspective Breathwork® TherapyIncludes Dreamwork and coaching skills. |
One Breath Institute figures from onebreathinstitute.com, checked October 25, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on their site.
The full curriculum is public, and anatomy is taught by a teacher with an occupational therapy master's. Small cohorts and a year of business coaching after certification are real strengths.
The trade-offs: you apply and interview before you see a price, training is online only, and most of what you learn is one proprietary method.
Our Breathwork certification takes a wider lens, taught live. To feel our style first, join one of our Breathwork classes.
These lessons cover the trauma, touch and business ground this comparison turns on.
What we don't teach: Introspective Breathwork® Therapy, The One Breath Method™, Dreamwork or their Personal Law Rebirthing workshop, and we certify no one in them. 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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One Breath Institute was founded in 2021 by Lisa McNett and Deborah Dickey. Lisa created Introspective Breathwork® Therapy and lists nearly two decades of trauma and addiction work. Training runs live on Zoom, and the full module list is on their site.
Tuition is not published. They send it after you apply, and you interview before joining a cohort.
They list One Breath Institute as an accredited school of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA), with a training that exceeds its 400-hour requirement.
One Breath Institute teaches its own trauma-focused method online over two years. Liquid Breathwork teaches conscious connected Breathwork and surrender, in person or online, with both founders teaching every cohort.
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