The Body of Breath Logo. The Leader Circle.
The Body of Breath Logo. The Leader Circle.

The Leader Circle: Breathwork Facilitator Training

GPBA-Recognized Breathwork Certification • September 10, 2026 – June 20, 2027.

This is a 9-month professional mentorship in Breathwork Facilitation Training, designed to develop skilled, grounded, and ethically responsible facilitators.

Rooted in trauma-sensitive practice, nervous system repatterning, and somatic awareness, this program goes beyond technique — training you to lead with presence, precision, and integrity.

You will learn to confidently facilitate breathwork for private clients and groups, while being held to a clear standard of personal practice, accountability, and embodied leadership.

👉 This is a mentorship for those ready to move from personal practice into professional facilitation. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, you will be eligible to register with the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance. Your first year’s registration fee is included in the course tuition. 

Includes one year of course access after the live intensive, plus nine months of monthly mentorship — fully aligned with GPBA-recognized breathwork facilitator training standards.

Begin Your Journey as a GPBA-Recognized Breathwork Facilitator

Gain the skills, confidence, and GPBA-recognized certification to guide safe, life-changing breathwork experiences — and start making an impact in your community now.

Secure Your Spot: Founder's Registration for 2026-27 program is limited to 4 participants.

You’re ready to expand your breathwork facilitation skills and serve the communities you care about most.

With structure, mentorship, and GPBA-recognized certification, this training equips you to confidently guide safe, life-changing breathwork sessions — in both individual and group settings.

But when it comes to holding space, important questions begin to surface:

  • Am I equipped to handle emotional releases safely?

  • How do I protect my own energy while facilitating?

  • What’s the ethical and trauma-informed way to guide a group or individual?

  • Where do I go for a recognized certification that will stand up in the professional world?

  • How can I create transformative experiences without overwhelming my participants — or myself?

 

Step into your role as a GPBA-recognized breathwork facilitator — enrollment is open now.

In-person GPBA-recognized breathwork facilitator training circle led by Ashley Ludman, with participants in a supportive group setting.

What’s Included in Your GPBA-Recognized Breathwork Facilitator Training

Join a supportive network of breathwork facilitators in training and expert educators, with live mentorship, private online discussions, and a library of shared resources to keep you inspired, confident, and on track.

Live Sessions

  • Weekly professional breathwork mentorship sessions (Currently scheduled Mondays noon ET)

  • Weekly 45-minute community breathwork classes

  • Alternate time-zone options for international students

  • Ongoing support, inspiration, and feedback through the private Circle online training portal

  • Bonus access to breathwork series classes and specialty workshops.

Self-Paced Modules

  • Trauma-Informed Space Holding for breathwork facilitators

  • Professional Boundaries & Ethics in facilitation

  • Nervous System Modulation with Breathwork practices

  • Personal Inquiry into breath patterns and life patterns

  • Resource library including training manual, podcasts, recommended reading, and curated breathwork playlist collections

Applied Facilitation & Leadership

  • 4 peer practice sessions with feedback — 2 as the facilitator and 2 as the client

  • 1-hour observation of Ashley facilitating a live breathwork session, with key leadership takeaways

  • 9 months of post-training mentorship

  • Complete training content by January 10, 2026, prior to the start of the mentorship phase of the program. 

Total Hours

  • 75–100 GPBA-approved breathwork continuing education hours

  • One-year content access inside The Body of Breath Studio Online

  • Ability to maintain a personal log of sessions and courses completed within the Circle training platform

  • 9 months of monthly mentorship post-intensive

  • Bonus: One 1:1 breathwork mentorship session with Ash for the initial 4 students to commit.

Who This Training is For

Whether you’re just beginning your journey or seeking to expand your skills, this program meets you where you are and supports your growth into a confident, trauma-informed, and ethical breathwork facilitator recognized by the GPBA.

Aspiring Facilitators

For those beginning their journey into professional breathwork facilitation and seeking a strong, trauma-informed foundation recognized by the GPBA.

Experienced Practitioners

Perfect for yoga teachers, coaches, therapists, and wellness practitioners ready to integrate conscious breathwork facilitation into their existing offerings and expand their impact.

Community Leaders

Ideal for facilitators, community leaders, and change-makers committed to supporting others through nervous system regulation, personal empowerment, and deep connection — using the power of conscious breathwork.

What Makes This Training Unique

This isn’t just another facilitator training. It’s an immersive, GPBA-recognized program rooted in trauma-informed principles, somatic wisdom, and over two decades of facilitation experience. 

Professional Standards

Your training meets the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) ethical and educational standards, ensuring your breathwork facilitator certification is professionally recognized worldwide.

Trauma-Informed & Somatic Approach

Learn to guide with safety, presence, and deep listening through trauma-informed breathwork practices and somatic tools rooted in nervous system regulation.

Mentorship Beyond the Intensive

Nine months of ongoing mentorship and one-year content access provide the structure, support, and accountability you need to grow into a confident, GPBA-recognized breathwork facilitator.

Leadership Development

Whether you’re new to facilitation or already holding space, this program strengthens your breathwork leadership skills, clarity, and capacity to guide safe, trauma-informed, and truly transformative experiences.

What our Graduates are Saying

My breathwork mentor has been the kind of mentor and teacher I’ve always wanted but didn’t think existed. The kind I always imagined a real mentor was: someone that you really work alongside like an apprenticeship. Someone that knows you well and where your challenge areas are from the close contact and oversight that they have of you. Someone that cares about you and your growth. Someone that supports you when you need to be nudged or met where you’re at. Someone that really shows you the ropes in a way that you can’t get from a text book or lecture. You know, how mentorship’s and apprenticeships must have looked like in the old days and in tribes 🙂.
Kelly Berkley receiving her Body of Breath certificate.
Kelly BerkleyBreathTide
My relationship to myself has shifted through my work with Ashley and that in turn has shifted other relationships in my life. I see things through a different lens. I'm able to not be so reactionary and if I am, I can sit and observe myself later. I've been able to access more forgiveness for myself and for others in that process. It's helped me move stagnant and unserving energy in my body that I might not have found the tools to deal with otherwise. The work gave me the tools to access these points, realizations, emotions, physical forms that I have built up externally and emotional walls that I have built internally that were keeping me from my highest potential. She taught me to teach myself through movement, breath, silence, reflection, slowing down......It's been life changing.
Sarah Clark, owner of Crown on Louis in Mobile, Alabama
Sarah ClarkOwner, Crown Hall
In my search for eternal truth, she was the first to hold me with quiet power. In every session, her hands feel woven from threads of another dimension — light like breath, steady like earth. There is no fear in journeying through the breath with Ashley, because her presence invokes a deep-rooted safety, the kind that cannot be taught — only embodied.
Marianna Hidalgo, Nosara, Costa Rica
Marianna HidalgoNosara, Costa Rica

Choose your Enrollment Option

All options include the full 9 month GPBA-recognized breathwork facilitator training, one year of content access, and registration fee for GPBA upon completion of course. 

Founding Rate (first 4 commitments)

💲 $2,800 — paid in full

Standard Enrollment
💲 $3,500 — paid in full

Final Entry
💲 $4,200

*** Please inquire privately about payment plans. 

✨ Bonus Option: Inquire about our 5-day 1:1 Breathwork Facilitator Training in Nosara, Costa Rica, where you can receive hands-on support from Ash in 2026-27. Spaces are limited. 


Bonus for Early Registration:

Receive a private session with Ash when registering for the first 4 commitments. Register early and receive our community access in April, June, July and August. 

Looking for a More Personalized Experience?
Ask about our upcoming hybrid 1:1 Breathwork Facilitator Training in Nosara, Costa Rica — 2026 and 2027. Blend the depth of in-person breathwork mentorship with the flexibility of online learning. Limited spaces will be reserved for participants in The Leader Circle.

Secure your Spot

Step into the work you’re meant to do — with the mentorship, skills, and support to carry it forward with confidence.
Become a GPBA Registered Breathwork Facilitator. Register here to secure your Founding Member Position and begin your exploration today.