This Unity Breathwork review covers their year-long facilitator training, its cost and its format. The real question is whether you want 12 months with 8 days in Mexico, or a shorter live training in the US.
Unity Breathwork is a trademark of its owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with or endorsed by Unity Breathwork or Megan Ashton, 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
Unity Breathwork is a trademark of its owner. Liquid Breathwork is not affiliated with it. Updated October 25, 2026.
Quick answer: Unity Breathwork runs a 450-hour, 12-month hybrid training ending in Sayulita, Mexico, for $5,900 USD. Liquid Breathwork trains you live in 3 days near Phoenix or 12 weeks online, from $1,497.
| Compared | Liquid Breathwork | Unity Breathwork |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Ryan McBurney and Shelby Von Oepen, RN, teach every cohort together | Founder Megan Ashton, with a faculty of nineShe founded Unity in 2017. |
| Format | Live training, in person or on online group calls | Online modules, biweekly Zoom calls, then an 8-day intensiveThey estimate 4 to 6 hours a week. |
| In person in the US | Yes. Phoenix area, plus seven more US cities in 2027. | No. The intensive is in Sayulita, Mexico. |
| Duration | 3 days in person, or 12 weeks online | 450 hours over 12 monthsSeminars start November 2026. |
| Price | $1,497Online.$1,997In person, 2027 early bird, then $2,497. | $5,900 USD$5,310 if paid upfront. |
| Focus | Conscious connected Breathwork and surrender, with a wide technique range | Trauma-informed Conscious Connected BreathworkAdds TRE, optional Reiki and sound therapy. |
Unity Breathwork figures from unitybreathwork.com, checked October 25, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on their site.
Unity publishes what many schools don't: the tuition, a line-by-line breakdown of the 450 hours, and who it is not for. Cohorts are capped at 18, and Megan Ashton says she responds to every student submission herself.
What to weigh is time and travel. It runs a full year, and the in-person part is in Mexico, with lodging and meals on top of tuition.
Our Breathwork certification is shorter by design, and taught live. Want to feel a session first? Try our Breathwork classes.
These lessons cover the safety and session skills people comparing us with Unity ask about most.
What we don't teach: We don't teach or certify Unity Breathwork's method, we don't teach TRE, and our graduates don't get a GPBA listing. 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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Megan Ashton founded Unity Breathwork in 2017. She lists certifications in clinical hypnotherapy, yoga, Reiki and holistic nutrition. Their site publishes the tuition, the hours and the faculty.
Their site lists $5,900 USD, or $5,310 if you pay upfront. Interest-free plans and bursaries are offered. Lodging and meals for the intensive are extra.
They list the training as GPBA certified, and graduates can be listed as ethically compliant breathworkers on the GPBA site. Practitioner status needs a second year, which they offer as a $400 USD add-on or a free mentorship path.
Unity is a 12-month hybrid program ending in Mexico. Liquid Breathwork is live training, 3 days near Phoenix or 12 weeks online.
Still comparing? Read our roundup of the best Breathwork certifications, or the Holotropic Breathwork alternative comparison.