Somatic Breathwork & Nervous System Regulation Certification

Duration: 8.5 Hours (9:00 AM – 5:30 PM)

Breath is one of the most precise tools we have for influencing the nervous system. When facilitated with skill, awareness, and attunement, breath becomes a powerful pathway for regulation, clarity, and embodied presence.

Description

The Somatic Breathwork & Nervous System Regulation Practitioner Certification is a practitioner-focused training designed to develop highly skilled, nervous-system–aware breath facilitators. This certification centers on how to guide breath intentionally—understanding when, why, and how specific breathing patterns shift physiological and energetic states.

Rather than emphasizing breath as a cathartic or intensity-based practice, this training focuses on precision, adaptability, and facilitation skill. You will learn how to work with breath as both a regulator and an activator, how to read the body in real time, and how to guide individuals and groups through breath experiences that are effective, grounded, and sustainable.

While trauma-informed principles are explored as an essential foundation, this certification is not a trauma-specialization. Instead, it equips practitioners with the awareness and tools needed to facilitate breathwork responsibly across a wide range of nervous system states.

Somatic training at SHINE is more than a single class—it’s a full pathway of learning and embodiment. Explore the full experience → https://www.shineakron.com/somatics

Target Audience

• Yoga teachers & movement professionals

• Reiki & energy practitioners

• Coaches and wellness professionals

• Mental health professionals

• Group facilitators and educators

• Practitioners seeking to integrate breathwork into existing modalities

Certification Focus

• Skilled breath facilitation and session design

• Breath as a tool for state shifting and regulation

• Brain states

• Core breathwork techniques and Breath-based regulation techniques

• Somatic awareness during breathwork

• Trauma-informed principles and ethical practices

• Co-regulation and facilitator presence

After completing this certification, students will be able to:

• Facilitate structured, nervous-system–aware breathwork sessions

• Choose and modify breath techniques based on observed nervous system states

• Guide breath practices for regulation, focus, and energetic balance

• Track somatic cues and micro-shifts during breathwork

• Support co-regulation through facilitator presence and pacing

• Lead group breathwork experiences with clarity and confidence

• Integrate breathwork seamlessly into existing wellness or movement practices

Assessments

• Pair Facilitation Exam

• Written Exam

Details for CE Credits:

• CE Credits for YA is automatically given if you qualify

Okay, but what is a SHINE training actually like? Here’s how we teach, what you’ll experience, and why learning at SHINE feels a little different. → Read: What to Expect at a SHINE Training

Please note before committing to the class: If student cancels or decides not to attend the certification, class fees are non-refundable. Fee can be transferred to a different date if communicated at least 5 days in advance and if minimum class size is met. Processing fee applies.

Please review our full Cancellation & Rescheduling FAQ before registering, including information about rescheduling windows, unexpected circumstances, and our one-time courtesy waiver: HERE

https://www.shineakron.com/cancellation-faq