Somatic Breathwork & Nervous System Regulation Certification
Teacher: Dr. Rachael Muster
Duration: 8.5 Hours (9:00 AM – 5:30 PM)
CE Credits available
 
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.
 
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 
 
 
 
About Your Instructor:
Dr. Rachael L. Muster, Ph.D., LPCC-S
Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education & Supervision – Kent State University
Enthusiastic, innovative, and relentlessly client-centered, Dr. Rachael Muster brings nearly two decades of mental-health expertise to the Sanctuary. A licensed professional clinical counselor supervisor, educator, and program architect, she has built her career around empowering people to regulate stress, process trauma, and reclaim agency.
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Rachael’s background spans school-based mental health, private practice, crisis intervention, and counselor education at Kent State University, where she teaches and supervises master’s and doctoral students. She has designed district-wide suicide prevention campaigns, secured major grants for anti-bullying and climate initiatives, and earned recognition such as the Dr. Bob Smith Trailblazer Award for her groundbreaking prevention work.
 
 
 
Preregistration is required. A minimum of 2 students is required for this training; with a maximum of 10 students. If the minimum is not met, the class will be cancelled at the discretion of the teacher. If SHINE cancels the event for any reason, students will have the option of a refund or to be moved to a future date.
 
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.