Online Breathwork Facilitator Apprenticeship with Breathing Space

Virtual Breathwork Apprenticeship Training

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Benedict Shakti Duncan & 2 More…
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Highlights

Online Breathwork Facilitator Apprenticeship training
21-on-one online meetings with a Breathing Space mentor
90-minutes monthly masterclasses with Benedict and other apprentices
1-hour regular live Breathwork sessions (at least once a week)
Live online sessions will be held over Zoom
Online sessions' timezone: UK time (BST/GMT+1 and GMT after October 30, 2022)
Flexible duration: can be completed in 6 months to 12 months
Work one-on-one with a mentor
Experiential-based training
Trainees are encouraged to start facilitating Breathing Spaces sessions and Foundation Seminar

Skill level

Intermediate

54 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 1 participants

Program

Breathing Space is a recognized by the Global Professional Breathwork as a Certified Breathwork School. All Graduates are issued with a Certificate.

Pre-application requirements

Have done some Conscious Breathwork!
Be ready for a life changing (possibly world changing!) experience
Attend a discovery call

How the training works

Training to be a Breathwork Facilitator is a demanding journey, especially as an Apprentice. To be sure that this is the right time for you to start your journey, Breathing Space will start the process with a discovery call. This will help you both decide if it is the right time for you and Breathing Space to work together.

When you have paid a deposit, you will be welcomed into the Breathing Space Facilitator Circle as an Apprentice and invited onto Unit 4 to start the reading for the course. It will be up to you and your teacher when you officially start the course with your first meeting together.

Unit delivery

The content for Units 1, 2, and 3 is delivered via Breathing Space's Online Platform. The content of the units will be discussed with your Teacher during your weekly session. Unit 4 is made up of the self-directed home study. The readings and graduation projects are completed independently but must be recorded on the Online Training Platform to be assessed.

Unit 5 is the practice group and one-on-one practice sessions. Although these are completed outside of the course, self-evaluation and participant's evaluation are recorded in the Online Training Platform.

Unit 6 involves daily practice and a personal journey that apprentices are expected to go on. This is not a formally assessed unit of work but it is expected to be completed as they can not be expected to hold students in a safe space while going through their personal journey if they won't go on their own. As part of Unit 6 students are required to attend at least one Online Breathing Space every week.

Breathing Space is different from many other facilitator training courses because we provide spaces where trainees and apprentices can lead and facilitate members of the public in their Online Breathing Spaces.

We are currently running 6 Online Breathing Spaces per week, any of which trainees can attend. After each Breathwork, we have a facilitator only "After Breathe After Party", where we celebrate the facilitator for stepping up to deliver the Breathwork. All Breathing Space Teachers, Mentors, Graduates, Apprentices, and Trainees are welcome.

It is a requirement of the course (Unit 6 - the Personal Journey) to attend at least one Breathing Space a week.

Teacher Meetings

What makes this pathway powerful and unique is the relationship between the Teacher and Apprentice. Although this is an ancient way of learning in the wisdom traditions, we don't think that it exists anywhere else in the Breathworking world. As you make your way through the coursework online, you will meet up once a week (or on a schedule that is mutually convenient for you both), to check in with your progress, answer any questions, and experiment with different breathwork techniques.

Every teacher/apprentice relationship will be different depending on the needs of the Apprentice, but something very special always emerges.

Monthly Masterclasses

Community and connection are a key part of Breathing Space so you are invited into the Breathing Space Facilitator Circle! This is a community of all Breathing Space Teachers, Mentors, Graduates, Apprentices, and Trainees.

There is also always a space to support each other’s journeys as facilitators by asking (and answering!) questions and of course checking in with each other. We also have an Online Space for their Facilitator Circle with recordings of all Masterclasses, a place to book on to support or run different Online Breathing Spaces and Foundation Seminars, and a Facebook group to ask (and answer) questions about Breathwork, Facilitation or Breathing Space.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the course there are a number of requirements. Apprentices have one year from the start date to complete all coursework.

Course Fees: All fees must be paid up in full.

Units 1, 2, and 3: Seminars

All online content must be completed for units 1, 2, and 3. All apprentices must complete any work assigned in these units (usually this involves contributions to discussion points).

Unit 4: Home Study

Book Report: 3 books from an extensive reading list must be chosen and read, and a book report submitted for each one.
Graduation Project: Apprentices must complete a Graduation Project. There is no particular format to this - it can be written, recorded, drawn, performed, created - your imagination is your limitation! It should take about 8 - 12 hours to complete. Ideally, it will be a resource that you can use in your own facilitation.

Unit 5: Practice Breathworks

Apprentices must receive 5 one-on one-sessions (from other trainees) and facilitate 5 groups Breathworks and 5 one-on-one sessions. You must sign up to facilitate one Online Breathing Space and one Foundation Seminar, but it is also expected that apprentices organize their own group Breathworks as well. At least one Breathwork must be observed by a teacher or mentor. A Self-evaluation form must be filled in for each of these (5 one on ones and 5 Group Introduction to Breathwork Sessions). 5 One-on-One Participant Feedbacks and 10 Group Feedbacks must be obtained.

Unit 6: Daily Practice and Personal Journey

Apprentices must be prepared to go on a deep Personal Journey and to go to their most tender and vulnerable spaces. Apprentices must commit to a daily breathwork practice. This does not have to be long or deep - a few minutes each day is enough. Rescues, revelations, and reveals should be recorded in a journal or a breathwork log.

Teacher Sign off

The mentor must be satisfied that the Apprentice has met a sufficient level of skill to graduate as a Facilitator. It is their responsibility to make sure that this happens and apprentices will know at all times if they are not meeting the required standard.

Energetic Commitment

Breathwork Facilitators take people through the deepest of emotions and the most transformative of experiences. They can only safely hold people if they themselves are prepared to go to their most tender and vulnerable spaces again and again. This can be uncomfortable for sure, but it is the only way to become a true facilitator - we have to walk the path as well as talk the talk.

We certainly do not have to know everything, be perfect, ‘fixed’, or ‘healed’ to be a good facilitator. In fact, anyone who thinks that they are enlightened will probably not make a good facilitator and you should run a mile! But they do have to properly show up and not just turn up - and be prepared to go to some uncomfortable places. This is where the growth and the healing are and where you will find your strength and power as a facilitator.

Time Commitment

Weekly Commitments

Daily Practice (5-10 minutes)
1 Conscious Breathwork per week (1 hour)
Completing the coursework for units 1, 2, and 3 (about 1 - 2 hours every week)
Meeting with your mentor weekly (1 hour)
Apprenticeship Masterclass Meeting (90 minutes per month)

Additional Time Commitments (at your discretion)

Reading 3 books and submitting reports for each one (reports should take less than one hour)
Graduation Project (about 8 -12 hours)
5 Group Breathworks (2 hours each including preparation time)
5 one-on-ones and submitting reports for these (4 hours each including prep and writing time)
Receiving 5 one-on-one Breathworks (1 hour each)
Personal Journey (not measured in time!)

In addition, there is the Breathing Space Facilitator Circle on alternate Thursdays which is optional but highly recommended to attend (90 minutes each).

Timing of sessions or daily schedule (BST/GMT+1 and GMT after October 30, 2022)

To complete this training, you will need to save some time to attend the following:

Conscious Breathwork

You will meet online every second Thursday at 7 p.m. (just before the Thursday Online Breathing Space) where someone (either a Breathing Space Facilitator or an invited guest) will present a masterclass around Breathwork or Facilitation.

Apprentice Masterclasses

Breathing Space

It is also a requirement to attend at least 1 Breathing Space per week, at different timezone. The UK time is the following:

Thursday, 8.30 p.m. hosted by Benedict
Friday, 1 p.m. hosted by Duncan Bailey

While other timezones available are:

Tuesday, 8.30 p.m. EDT/GMT-4 and GMT-5 after Nov. 6, 2022, hosted by Lisa McNett
Thursday, 8 p.m. PDT/GMT-7 and GMT-8 after Nov. 6, 2022, hosted by Benedict

Breathing Space is currently running 4 Online Breathing Spaces per week, any of which trainees can attend and then start to facilitate.

Meeting Your Teacher

You will also be required to have a meeting with your mentor (1 hour) per week. The time and day will be discussed between the both of you to find the best time that works.

All times are based on BST/GMT+1 and GMT (after Oct. 30, 2022).

Curriculum/Course information

Overview of the Program

The Breathing Space Apprenticeship is a unique pathway to becoming a Breathwork Facilitator.

Specifically, it will provide the following experiences and skills:

Enable apprentices to hold one-on-one Breathwork sessions
Enable apprentices to facilitate Group Breath workshops
Be comfortable in running sessions both online or in-person
Help apprentices step into their own wisdom and power as a facilitator
Take apprentices on a deep and profound journey of personal discovery and development which
will enable them to hold space for others whilst they are deep in the process
Provide the tools and knowledge necessary to confidently run Breathworks
Regular opportunities to practice your new skills in structured and supported teaching opportunities

This Apprenticeship is completely online. It consists of :

Course content delivered through our Online Teaching Platform
Twenty one-on-one online meetings with a Breathing Space mentor
Monthly masterclasses with Benedict and other Apprentices
Regular live Breathwork sessions (at least once a week)
Home Study

It is Breathing Space's belief that the deepest learning comes from actually doing. Therefore, supported teaching spaces where apprentices facilitate are an integral part of the course. Very quickly, apprentices will be facilitating Breathwork Foundation seminars and Online Breathing Spaces which have a global audience. But don't worry! You will be given all the skills and support you need to start leading. Learning to be a Breathwork Facilitator is primarily practical and experiential but there is an element of academic work to be completed in this course. This will be discussed further in the course outline. Apprentices are invited into the Breathing Space Facilitator Circle where they hold regular masterclasses and round table discussions on Breathwork and Facilitation. You will also have access to a huge library of recorded Conscious Breathwork journeys and Breathwork workshops and connect with the whole Breathing Space family.

The Apprenticeship program is a huge commitment in time and energy, but it is also a tremendous opportunity. If you are ready to take this journey, then they would love to help you. They really hope that you are as excited about this course as they are!

Who is this course for

You might be a healing professional or space holder who wishes to add Breathwork to your offering. You may be a life coach or talk therapist who wants to add another powerful tool to their practice. Or you may just be someone looking to reach your own potential. Either way, this course is designed for those who have experienced the profound, life-changing power of the breath. Someone who resonates with the Breathing Space Manifesto and feels a calling to bring powerful healing and transformation into the world. Breathing Space is committed to being an inclusive and safe space where all emotions are welcome. They strive to make Breathwork accessible to those who wouldn't normally be able to access it and they ask that their students are committed to these values as well.

Course Structure

Unit 1, 2, and 3

There are 6 units of work to be completed in the course. Units 1, 2, and 3 forms the bulk of the theory. The course content is a mixture of pre-recorded videos, text, and downloadable resources on the Online Platform. Each week, you will meet with your mentor one-on-one to discuss the theory.

Unit 1: Breathwork Essentials

Provides apprentices with all of the skills and resources that they need to safely run a breathwork session including abreactions. Content is delivered online and in discussion with your mentor.

Unit 2: Physiology, Trauma, and History

You will delve into the empirical side of breathwork and look in-depth at the anatomy and physiology of the breath. You will also have two seminars exploring trauma and one seminar on the history of breathwork.

Unit 3: Advanced Facilitation Skills

In this unit, you will cover advanced facilitation skills including voicework, touch, angel training, and building a business.

Unit 4,5, and 6

In addition to the content that will be covered in the first three units, there are three self-guided units. These must be completed in order to graduate (however unit 6 is not formally assessed).

Unit 4: Home Study (book report and graduation project)

Apprentices must choose, read, and then submit three reports on books from an extensive reading list. Apprentices must also complete a ‘graduation project’ (which could be a website, app, podcast, dissertation, series of artwork for instance) - which will ideally help their own development and spread the interest in breathwork.

Unit 5: Practice Breathwork Sessions

The only real way to become a breathwork facilitator is to facilitate Breathworks. It is therefore a graduation requirement for trainees to deliver 5 group breathworks and 5 one on ones. Self-evaluation and participant feedback must be completed for these. Opportunities for this are given through the Online Breathing Space, mentoring on Breathing Space's Foundation class seminars but it is expected that apprentices will also organize their own too.

Unit 6: Personal Journey and Daily Practice

If we are to hold others deep in the process, we have to be prepared to go on a continuing journey of self-exploration and healing. Unit 6 is not directly assessed, but it is expected for apprentices to have a daily practice and commit to regularly go to their deepest and tenderest edges on a Personal Journey.

After Graduation

After graduating you will be a licensed Breathing Space Facilitator for 12 months. You will be very very welcome to attend (and present!) at the Thursday meetups, celebrate facilitators at the After Breathe After Parties, and book yourself on to run an Online Breathing Space or Foundation Seminar whenever you like.

To stay licensed after the initial 12 months, you will need to:

Pay a 10 GBP (15 USD) monthly licensing fee. This includes continuing access to the monthly CPD Meetups and Breathes and the use of the Breathing Space name. Complete 12 hours of CPD a year. This does not have to be done with Breathing Space - any relevant training is acceptable.
Run at least one breathwork per year.

If you do not wish to carry on using the Breathing Space name, you are encouraged to develop your own style and business as well. Breathing Space has support in place to assist you with this transition when the time comes.

Flexible duration

The Apprenticeship can be completed between 6-12 months. The more you put into this course, the more you will get out of it. It's very much an experiential course. Students should expect to commit 3-5 hours per week to this course.

Instructors

Benedict Beaumont

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Benedict is from Brighton, UK. He teaches and facilitates yoga in a number of styles including Hatha, Flow, and Yin yoga. He is passionate about breathwork and the transformative and healing power it can have on lives. When not teaching yoga, he's a secondary school (high school) teacher in various schools in the UK. He met Jen on Everest in 2011 and knew immediately that she was the one for him. They have since traveled extensively, lived all over the world, and after completing their yoga teacher training together, they decided to start running retreats together.

Shakti Tracy

Shakti is passionate to help others to make their own transformative breakthroughs, using the methods which helped her most on her own journey - Conscious Breathwork, Shamanism, and Diamond Energy. Shakti Tracy is a qualified Shamanic practitioner and conscious breathwork facilitator and is committed to her ongoing healing and studies. She lives in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast, with her two children.

Duncan Bailey

In 2019, Duncan went to a Breathing Space workshop and had such a profound experience. He persuaded Ben to train him and he became the first student on the Facilitator Training Program. He has since gone on to become a mentor and now a teacher with Breathing Space. Duncan was born and raised in Hong Kong but now lives in Brighton in the UK where he practices Breathwork and Bodytalk at his White Tara Clinic.

Hannah Nedas

Hannah Nedas is a partner of Grounded Life, an Alchemy of Breath-trained facilitator, and is a co-teacher at Breathing Space. She works with individuals and groups to explore the power of their breath for greater awareness, presence, and embodiment in life. She is passionate about assisting individuals to access their own inner resources for personal growth, self-empowerment, and well-being.

Ester Koslovska

Ester Kozlovská is a founder of Breathwork Meditace. She is the first graduate Breathing Space facilitator. Ester became a Breathwork facilitator to share the power of breath and to find the way to your true self. She connects the power of Breathwork with a guided meditation. Ester is also trained in Access Consciousness® and Theta Healing® Ester lives in Bournemouth, in the south of the UK. She successfully introduced Breathwork back home in the Czech Republic.

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