Biodynamic Breathwork: BBTRS® Online Practitioner Certification

This training is designed for therapists, coaches, bodyworkers, somatic and movement practitioners, facilitators-in-training, career-changers, and BBTRS® retreat graduates ready to become certified. No prior facilitation background is required — only a commitment to embodied learning and ethical practice. It is not suited to students seeking catharsis-driven or performance-style breathwork.

Module 1 covers trauma physiology and nervous-system regulation, felt sense, resourcing, pendulation and titration, the 6-Element System (Breath, Movement, Sound, Touch, Emotion, Meditation), self-bodywork, grounding and unwinding, and how to hold safety and containment in sessions.

Module 2 focuses on session structure, flow and pacing, therapeutic language, presence and boundary awareness, the 7 Belts of Tension and developmental patterns, advanced self-bodywork, adapting sessions for online and in-person settings, and ethics, consent and professional scope.

Additionally, students participate in study pods and supervision circles, attend faculty Q&A and office hours, complete 35 documented practice sessions with mentor feedback and 7 student session exchanges, write case studies and reflections, pass a knowledge-check quiz, and complete a 21-day meditation integration.

The program is led by senior BBTRS® faculty from the Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Institute, founded by Giten Tonkov. Students are mentored in small cohorts with ongoing faculty supervision throughout the practice phase.

The format is live online via Zoom. Module 1 runs as a three-day immersive (April 10–12, 2026). Module 2 unfolds across three weekends in May and June, with a graduation ceremony on July 8. Sessions are scheduled across PT, ET and CET time zones to serve USA and EU cohorts. Throughout the training, students meet in study pods and supervision circles and have access to on-demand webinars for advanced topics.

Module 1 covers trauma physiology and nervous-system regulation, felt sense, resourcing, pendulation and titration, the 6-Element System (Breath, Movement, Sound, Touch, Emotion, Meditation), self-bodywork, grounding and unwinding, and how to hold safety and containment in sessions.

Module 2 focuses on session structure, flow and pacing, therapeutic language, presence and boundary awareness, the 7 Belts of Tension and developmental patterns, advanced self-bodywork, adapting sessions for online and in-person settings, and ethics, consent and professional scope.

Additionally, students participate in study pods and supervision circles, attend faculty Q&A and office hours, complete 35 documented practice sessions with mentor feedback and 7 student session exchanges, write case studies and reflections, pass a knowledge-check quiz, and complete a 21-day meditation integration.