$1,775.00 – $2,200.00
Step into your calling as a spaceholder for transformation with The Leader Circle, a 14-week online breathwork facilitator training beginning September 13, 2025, plus an optional 9-month GPBA mentorship pathway toward advanced certification. Learn trauma-informed facilitation, nervous system regulation, and somatic leadership skills in a supportive global community.
Step into embodied leadership with The Leader Circle, a 14-week online breathwork facilitator training beginning September 13, 2025, plus an optional 9-month mentorship toward GPBA certification. Learn trauma-informed facilitation, nervous system regulation, and somatic leadership skills in a global, supportive community.
The Leader Circle is an immersive 14-week online breathwork facilitator training designed for those ready to lead with presence, clarity, and compassion.
This program is for you if you are:
A teacher, healer, coach, or therapist wanting to integrate trauma-informed breathwork into your work.
A yoga instructor, bodyworker, or wellness practitioner seeking advanced facilitation skills.
An emerging facilitator ready to step into embodied leadership.
A curious seeker drawn to the power of breath for personal and collective transformation.
Whether you’re starting fresh or refining years of practice, The Leader Circle offers the tools, mentorship, and supportive community to guide your evolution as a confident, ethical, and skilled breathwork facilitator.
Over 14 weeks, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to guide others through powerful, trauma-informed breathwork experiences. Our curriculum blends experiential learning with embodied theory, so you not only understand the work — you live it.
By the end of the training, you will:
Master breathwork foundations and adaptive techniques for diverse needs.
Understand nervous system physiology and how breath shapes regulation.
Identify and shift breath patterns linked to stress, trauma, and habit.
Facilitate with trauma-informed awareness, clear boundaries, and ethical integrity.
Develop cueing skills that foster safety, resonance, and confidence.
Learn observation and adaptation strategies for 1:1 and group sessions.
Integrate cellular repatterning and somatic inquiry into your facilitation.
Cultivate authentic expression and session theming.
Explore resonance marketing to share your work in alignment with your values.
Receive supportive peer practice and mentorship throughout the journey.
This training prepares you to guide others with depth, clarity, and presence — while strengthening your own embodiment and leadership.
The Body of Breath Method is a trauma-informed, somatically-based approach to breathwork that honors the body as a living map and the breath as a catalyst for transformation.
Rooted in nervous system support and personal agency, this method integrates:
Intuitive guidance – meeting each moment as it unfolds.
Embodied anatomy – understanding the body’s natural pathways for breath.
Movement inquiry – using the body’s wisdom to unlock restriction and restore flow.
Contemplative journaling – deepening awareness and integration through reflection.
Evolving since 2004, the method blends tantric philosophy, nervous system repatterning, and adaptive breathwork practices into an accessible framework for personal healing, professional facilitation, and collective transformation.
The Leader Circle is designed for both depth and flexibility, blending live group experiences with self-paced learning to support multiple time zones and personal schedules.
90–120 minutes each, scheduled across time zones for global accessibility
Facilitated breathwork, practice teaching, and real-time mentorship
All sessions are recorded and stored in our secure online course library
We encourage at least 50% live attendance to benefit from the progressive nature of the work
Pre-recorded lessons covering theory, facilitation skills, and embodiment practices
Access to Ashley’s private practice library and curated resources
Reflection prompts and journaling exercises to deepen integration
Practice teaching in a supportive, feedback-rich environment
Observation of live sessions with guided reflection
Personalized mentorship and peer support to refine your facilitation
All course content is housed in The Body of Breath Studio Online
Private discussion circles for connection, Q&A, and ongoing support
Access to recordings and materials for 1 year from your start date
September 13 – December 21, 2025
Progressive live and recorded sessions
Self-paced learning modules released weekly
Peer practice, mentorship, and integration assignments
January – June 13, 2026
9-month mentorship available to graduates who wish to pursue Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) certification
Includes advanced facilitation practice, mentorship calls, and continued community access
Supports completion of the 400-hour GPBA certification requirements for those on the professional track and have been studying with The Body of Breath for 2 years at time of completion of 400 hour certification.
Paid in Full: $2,025 USD
Early Registration: $1,775 USD (register by August 15, 2025)
Payment Plan: $2,200 USD (4 monthly payments of $550)
Limited scholarships are available for participants committed to working with underserved populations.
Contact Ashley directly at [email protected] to apply.
💡 Tuition includes all live and recorded sessions, self-paced course materials, access to The Body of Breath Studio Online for 1 year, and professional mentorship during the program.
Upon successful completion of all course requirements — including live or recorded session participation, peer practice teaching, and final integration assignments — you will receive a Certificate of Completion in The Body of Breath Method.
This training meets the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA) standards at the 50-hour Ethically Compliant Practitioner level.
Graduates may choose to:
Register with GPBA as an Ethically Compliant Practitioner.
Continue into the 9-month mentorship track to complete requirements for the 400-hour GPBA Professional Certification.
Deepen their facilitation through ongoing mentorship, advanced practice, and community connection.
Whether your goal is personal enrichment, integrating breathwork into your professional practice, or becoming a certified GPBA facilitator, The Leader Circle offers a supported and structured pathway to get you there.
Ashley Ludman is the founder and creative director of The Body of Breath, an online and in-person platform for breathwork, embodiment, and facilitator training.
With over 30 years of professional experience, Ashley blends her background as an Occupational Therapist with deep training in trauma-informed breathwork, yoga therapy, energy medicine, bodywork, and somatic education. She has guided thousands of students and clients through practices that support nervous system regulation, personal empowerment, and embodied leadership.
Ashley’s teaching is rooted in her own healing journey — one shaped by adoption, reconnection with her biological roots, and decades of exploring the intersections of breath, body, and consciousness. Since 2010, she has lived and taught in Nosara, Costa Rica, offering classes, retreats, and professional trainings to a global community.
The Leader Circle is more than a training — it’s an invitation to step fully into your role as a confident, ethical, and embodied breathwork facilitator. Whether your goal is to serve your community, deepen your own practice, or pursue GPBA certification, this program offers the tools, mentorship, and support to help you thrive.
Training Begins: September 13, 2025
Early Registration Ends: August 15, 2025
$1,775 USD (save $250 when you register by August 15, 2025)
Includes 14-week online training, mentorship, and one-year access to course materials. All payments are non-refundable.
$2,025 USD
Includes 14-week online training, mentorship, and one-year access to course materials. All payments are non-refundable.
4 monthly payments of $550 USD (total $2,200)
First payment is due at registration; remaining payments are billed automatically every 30 days. All payments are non-refundable.
