BREATHWORK TEACHER TRAINING IN LISBON
JUNE 26th - 28th 2026 - at Kala, Caparica, Portugal (FULLY BOOKED - Join the waitlist below)
SCIENCE BASED | TRAUMA INFORMED | ETHICAL & PROFESSIONAL | LIFE-TIME MENTORSHIP
This 50-hour training is an immersive journey for those who feel called to deepen their understanding and personal practice of breathwork, with a strong focus on Conscious Connected Breathing.
It is designed for practitioners who already have a foundational experience with breathwork and are ready to explore it in a safe, embodied, and responsible way. If you wish to begin guiding others and to integrate breathwork into your existing offerings, this training provides the knowledge, structure, and confidence to do so with integrity.
This program is especially supportive for yoga teachers, facilitators, coaches, and mental health professionals who feel called to weave breathwork into their work, expanding their capacity to hold space with clarity, professionalism, support, presence, and care.
The program combines a 30hr in-person immersion, where you will be guided through experiential practices, group processes, and hands-on facilitation, with additional 20hrs of online study and mentorship, allowing you to integrate the teachings into your daily life with flexibility and support.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
The Senses teaching methodology and its curriculum has been fully written and tested by our teachers.
Here are the main pillars of this course:
MODULE 1
Benefits and contraindications of breathwork
History of Breathwork
Different schools and lineages explained in details
The Nervous System, Vagus Nerve & Polyvagal Theory
The Brain, Neurotransmitters, Conscious and Unconscious Mind
Trauma Healing and Nervous System Regulation with Breathwork
- Experience different breathing patterns to facilitate Breathwork sessions for somatic release, trauma healing, inner child healing, ancestral healing, shamanic breathwork ceremonies, ice baths, cold exposure and more.
MODULE 2
- Learn how the physical body reacts to breathwork and learn different techniques to assist your breathers.
- The art of holding space
- Provide Assistance During Catharsis and Emotional Release
Learn how to facilitate 1:1, couples and group sessions
Your Role as a Facilitator and How to Protect Your Energy
Receive tested sessions structures, scripts and playlist
- Waiver Forms, Liability & Insurance
- Access to Senses internship program to start assisting public sessions to gain more hand-on experience
- Access to our network of licensed psychologists to provide outstanding support to your clients
MEET YOUR TEACHERS
This training is fully conducted by Gianluca and Deborah, Senses founders and lead breathwork teachers and was developed in collaboration with Katherina, a licensed psychotherapist and Anna a neuroscientist.
Our intention with this training is to form ethical and professional facilitators equipping them with all the skills to hold supportive and safe sessions and to bridge science and spirituality bringing together the depth of inner experience with grounded, evidence-based understanding.
Founders of Senses and Breathwork Sri Lanka, Deborah and Gianluca have been committed to practice, study and share breathwork for the past 8 years with several schools and lineages in many different countries. Every month they hold space for hundreds of people from all over the world who travel to Sri Lanka to experience the healing power of their practice.
Their integrity, ethic and commitment to breathwork makes them exceptional space holders that will prepare you to become a true professional in the field.
They are also certified & experienced yoga teachers, sound therapists and bodywork practitioners. They have crafted their own breathwork session that include elements of body work and sound healing, a unique format that you will fully learn that will make you stand out from the rest when you will start offering your session.
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June 26th - 28th at Kala, Caparica, Portugal
Early Bird € 600.00
(Available for the first 3 sign up)
Regular Price € 700.00
(Maximum group size 14 people)
Includes: Training Manual, all classes, lectures, workshops, extra-curriculum activities, access to Senses internship, mentoring program and certification.
Terms & Conditions: https://sensessrilanka.com/terms-and-conditions
FOOD & ACCOMMODATION
To make this training more inclusive and accessible, food and accommodation are not included in the training price.
We made this choice to honour the diverse dietary needs, preferences, and financial situations of our students so you have the freedom to choose what works best for you.
STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS
Here is what some of our former students have to say about the training after successfully completing it.
MORE THAN A TRAINING
WE CARE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE
Have you asked yourself what happens after you graduate from a teacher training course? In many cases, when a course is over, students have to start looking for a place to teach, often wondering how to do it, where to do it. It can be a daunting and confusing time for some people.
Senses is one of the most established Yoga school and spiritual center offering more than 40 classes, workshops, ceremonies and activities a week. Becoming a teacher at Senses means that you have a studio, teachers, friends and a community that supports you after your training.
After graduating, you will have the opportunity to access an exclusive mentorship program which will allow you to participate in classes to support and assist Deb and Gi in Europe or Sri Lanka until you are ready to be on your own. You will be part of our teacher community spread all over the world which is supportive and encouraging.
You will also have access to a discounted price for the other trainings that we are running like Sound Healing, Yin or Yoga TTC to further develop your skills and knowledge in other disciplines to grow your portfolio of offerings.
NOT ONLY A CERTIFICATE
Senses is a fully accredited and registered school which allows us to certify you to teach anywhere in the world. Upon completion of this course you will receive a certificate that certifies your ability in conducting Breathwork Sessions.
We wanted this training to be much more than a certificate. We have meticulously crafted this course to make sure that this will be an invaluable growth and evolutionary experience for yourself and for everyone that you will share your newly acquired skills with. You will meet new friends for life and you will be given all the tools to network and grow professionally that will allow many different paths to unfold in front of you.
DAILY SCHEDULE
The day at Senses starts with a soft slow morning, waking up to the sounds of the birds and with a stroll to our yoga shala going through exotic fruit trees and lush greenery while sipping on tea or coffee. The day is a mix of practices, workshops, study and break times perfectly balanced to make the training enjoyable yet dynamic. Here's how a sample day looks like:
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Opening Circle |
| 08:30 - 09:15 | Breath Awakening Meditation |
| 09:15 - 11:00 | Lectures |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Practice: Conscious Connected Breathing |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Break |
| 14:00 - 17:30 | Lectures & Practicums |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | Practice: Somatic Breathwork |
| please note this is a sample schedule and will slightly vary day by day |