1 Week Non-Residential 35-Hour Foundation Breathwork Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia

Certification

The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.

Course information

What separates the best breathwork course in Bali from basic pranayama classes is the inclusion of modern active breathing modalities alongside classical techniques. The breathwork facilitator training at Bali Yoga Center in Ubud covers major active modalities recognized by the global somatic therapy community. For this 35-hour breathwork facilitator training, it includes:

• Holotropic breathwork
• Conscious connected breathing
• Transformational breathwork

It's more than enough to begin professional practice immediately after certification.

No prior experience is required for the 35-hour breathwork facilitator course in Ubud. The curriculum is designed to take complete beginners from foundational breath awareness through to independent facilitation competency within a single week. Students who arrive with an existing yoga or meditation practice do benefit from that background, but it is not a prerequisite. The program has graduated nurses, corporate professionals, therapists, athletes, and full beginners — all in the same cohort.

Trauma-Informed Space-Holding

The most important — and most undertaught — skill in breathwork facilitator training in Bali is not technique. It is the ability to hold a safe, regulated therapeutic container for clients who may enter genuine altered states, emotional flashback, or somatic overwhelm during active breathwork sessions in Ubud.

At Bali Yoga Center, trauma-informed facilitation principles are woven into every practical session — not delivered as a standalone lecture. Students practice under the direct supervision of a facilitator who models somatic attunement in real time.

This level of clinical awareness is precisely why employers of certified breathwork facilitators — from luxury retreat centers in Bali and Thailand to corporate wellness companies in London and Singapore — specifically seek graduates of programs at Bali Yoga Center in Ubud.

Breath as the Primary Therapeutic Intervention

How breathwork training in Ubud, Bali enhances and differs from yoga teaching:

• Breath treated as primary therapeutic modality
• Full contraindication screening and medical intake
• Psychological safety protocols for altered states
• Integration practices for emotional release
• Facilitation for trauma histories and mental health
• Active breathwork modalities beyond pranayama
• Clinical architecture to use breath as medicine

What you will learn

A professionally structured pranayama and breathwork teacher training designed for aspiring facilitators. Master classical Hatha traditions, modern active breathwork modalities, and evidence-informed somatic facilitation. For this 35-hour facilitator training, you will receive 24-hour guided contact and 11-hour self-practice.

Pranayama fundamentals and breath awareness foundation

Build an unshakeable foundation in breathwork, understanding how breath moves, expands, and transforms the body-mind system through dynamic warm-up sequences and classical breathing patterns.

• Diaphragmatic breathing mechanics
• Mudra and asana theory for pranayama
• Rhythm, ratio and breath architecture
• Thoracic expansion and chest openers

Additional techniques revealed in-session.

Classical pranayamas from the Hatha yoga tradition

Master the essential pranayamas from the Hatha yoga corpus, practised for centuries to cultivate prana, balance the doshas, and prepare the mind for deep meditation. Taught with classical accuracy and modern pedagogical skill.

• Nadi Shodhana and Anulom Vilom
• Ujjayi, the psychic breath
• Bhastrika and Kapalabhati
• Bhramari, Sitali and Surya Bhedi
• Solar and lunar channel breathing
• Rare and advanced Hatha pranayamas

8 classical pranayamas from the Hatha yoga corpus, fully taught with variations.

Retention, bandhas and breath lock practices intermediate

Discover how breath retention and the three main bandhas unlock profound energetic and physiological states. This module bridges classical pranayama with modern active breathwork, taught with safety and depth.

• Moola, Uddiyana and Jalandhara Bandha
• Timed retention sequences
• Box breathing and nervous system regulation
• Holotropic and rebirthing breathwork
• Wim Hof Method, live practice
• Shamanic breath with movement

Breath-based meditation and mind-body integration meditation

Learn to guide others through breath-anchored meditation practices that calm the autonomic nervous system, open the energy centres, and cultivate lasting presence. Practical tools you will use immediately in your own teaching.

• Chakra breathing meditation
• Sufi-inspired active meditation
• Modified Kundalini meditation
• Loving-kindness and breath fusion

Passive, active and shamanic formats, all guided live.

Preparing for Your Breathwork Training in Bali

Arriving prepared for breathwork facilitator training in Ubud dramatically accelerates your learning and deepens your personal transformation. The following preparation protocol is recommended by Sarvottam Kumar for all incoming students.

Physical Preparation

• Begin a daily nasal breathing practice — 10 minutes of gentle Nadi Shodhana morning and evening to condition your nervous system  
• Reduce or eliminate alcohol and tobacco for at least two weeks before arrival — both measurably compress the breath  
• Practice diaphragmatic breathing for 5 minutes daily lying down — one hand on chest, one on belly  

Mental and Emotional Preparation

• Begin a simple journaling practice — active breathwork in Bali consistently surfaces memories and somatic patterns; have a vessel ready  
• Identify one or two personal themes or intentions you want to explore — a compass, not a rigid agenda  
• Read one overview on the science of breathwork to arrive with conceptual foundations that support experiential practice  

Logistical Preparation

• Flights: Fly into Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar) — Ubud is approximately 1.5 hours by private transfer  
• Visa: Most nationalities receive a Visa on Arrival (VoA) valid for 30 days and extendable — always verify with official sources  
• Arrive Sunday: Training begins Monday morning — arriving Sunday lets you settle and begin Week 1 rested and grounded  
• Packing: Loose natural-fiber clothing, a warm layer, a journal, a reusable water bottle — no special equipment required

A Day in Your Training

Each day is thoughtfully structured to balance practice, theory, and deep rest.

• 07:30 - 07:45 Herbal tea and water cleansing
• 07:45 - 08:45 Pranayama and breathwork class
• 09:00 - 09:30 Breakfast
• 10:30 - 11:30 Active breathing meditation, 2 classes
• 11:30 - 12:30 Theory and sequencing of breathing exercises
• 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
• 14:00 - 17:00 Sound Healing Level 1 (Mon - Wed) and Level 2 (Wed - Fri), 3 hours
• 17:15 - 18:15 Pranayama and breathwork class
• 19:15 Dinner