At this time of huge collective and individual change and transformation, more than ever our world needs highly attuned, skilled somatic breathwork and trauma release professionals. Over the last 10+ years of training more than 1,000 practitioners worldwide, we have honed the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System® (BBTRS®) Training to become the leading and most comprehensive breathwork & trauma release practitioner training available on the market.
BBTRS® is changing lives around the globe – day by day – creating true breakthroughs and deep transformations. The work starts at the core level of the nervous system and then deepens into an open heart space; from there, we connect with life more fully, freely & authentically. At this pivotal time in the history of humanity, we have a unique chance to evolve and lift ourselves and others into healthier, happier and more empowered versions of ourselves. The greater harmony and balance we want to see in this world starts from deep within each single one of us – we all need to embody the changes we want to see in this world!
BBTRS creator Giten Tonkov shares a mastery of body-oriented therapies that has evolved from more than 25 years of learning, exploration, and work with thousands of clients. A Licensed Massage Therapist and certified Breath & Body Oriented Therapist, he developed BBTRS on a years-long personal journey of recovering his own body, which carried the impact of a childhood accident. His body “remembered” the accident in ways his mind did not, and the suffering was trapped within him. Throughout many years of working with different bodywork, movement, and meditation techniques, he identified a series of tools that came together into a single practice that he has been sharing with thousands across the world for more than 10 years now.
Giten documented this work, and its origins, in Feel to Heal: Releasing Trauma Through Body Awareness and Breathwork Practice.
Are you looking for a real shift in your professional and/or personal life, a revolutionary toolbox to help release old patterns, traumas & long-held physical, mental and emotional tension?
Are you ready to step into greater leadership and to be a light for yourself, for others and for this world during these extraordinary times of change and transformation?
We offer two flexible professional training routes, enabling you either to study exclusively from home or combine home study with our life-changing, in-person training workshops—depending on whether you intend to work with this modality exclusively in the virtual space or whether you want to offer hands-on, in-person client work.
The primary mode of delivery for the BBTRS Practitioner Training is online and everyone has to complete the 6-month Online Course that certifies you to give online 1:1 BBTRS sessions. If you wish to also practice BBTRS in its original 1:1 hands-on, in-person format, then attendance at two 8- or 11-day BBTRS training workshops is required. These can be completed at any of our beautiful worldwide locations.
Both routes are fully experiential, meaning that you will receive many guided individual and group BBTRS sessions and also learn how to give sessions. In either route—virtual or in-person—you will practice on other students, clients, family, or friends as part of your certification.
We offer a free 30-minute consultation call with one of our team members to answer any question you may have to help you making the right choice about this training.
270 hrs Online Course, taught in 3 modules over 6 months
Starting dates for our 2023 Online BBTRS Training Module 1:
US September 20, 2023 / 7am-1pm PST
EU September 20, 2023 / 4pm-10pm CET
The foundational module is fully experiential in nature and designed to familiarize you with the fundamental principles of breathwork and trauma release – the 6 Elements of BBTRS (Breath, Touch, Movement, Sound, Emotional Expression & Meditation) as well the the most important supporting principles (Felt Sense, Resourcing, Pendulation & Titration).
Module 1 is delivered via one live teaching block of 4 days (@ 6 hours / day) on Zoom as well as the 7-part home-practice ‘Breathe To Feel & Heal’ personal breathwork journey, to be completed either before or after the teaching block by each participant individually.
Curriculum includes (total 31 hours):
Upon completion of the experiential elements (teaching block & home-practice course), participants who wish to study for certification will receive access to study materials and resources to complete prior to entering the practitioner route at Module 2.
The practitioner module covers the fundamental psychosomatic theories of Wilhelm Reich, the founding father of body-based psychotherapy, and their applications for BBTRS. We will look at the model of 5 Body Types & Character Structures and how trauma and tension is stored in 7 “belts” of tension, specific areas in the body which roughly correlate to the chakras. You will deeply explore your own body through each belt, using breath and self-bodywork techniques, and learn how to guide others safely through the process of identifying and releasing trauma by giving and receiving 1:1 Online BBTRS sessions. Module 2 is delivered via 4 x 1-day + 1 x weekend teaching units on Zoom (@6 hours / day), 6 recorded study sessions as well as regular Group Sharings and student “buddy pod” meetings.
Curriculum includes (81 hours total):
In the final module, you will hone and fine-tune your skills to set yourself up as a professional BBTRS Online Practitioner. You will gain tools and confidence to set up and hold safe session space, how to look after your clients & yourself, as well as the basics of how to start a business and promote yourself as a breathworker. You will be evaluated on your skills as a session giver and continue to receive the support of the team and your buddy pod all the way through to graduation and beyond. Module 3 is taught as a consecutive 4-day Zoom teaching unit (@ 5 hours / day). Additional time is given following the final teaching unit for students to complete all assignments and practice sessions. Students are also required to participate in 3 x Mentor Groups in the 3 months following completion of Module 3.
Curriculum includes:
460+ hrs total, combining Online Course with two 8- or 11-day in-person workshops over a period up to 18 months.
In addition to completing the Online Course, students of the combined route are required to attend two 8- or 11-day BBTRS in-person training workshops at any of our beautiful worldwide locations.
For best results, it is our suggestion that the first in-person workshop be taken either before starting the Online Course, or anytime during the Online Course and the second in-person workshop be attended during or after completing the Online Course. If, however this can not be accomplished, it is okay to take both in-person workshops after the Online Course.
The first workshop is focused on your own experience of giving and receiving BBTRS sessions. The second workshop contains additional group mentoring sessions with the facilitators to deepen your knowledge and skills for graduation.
The schedule for our upcoming Online Training was designed to accommodate participants in US & European time zones.
In our training workshops, we equally welcome students as well as anyone who loves to breathe and wants to experience BBTRS purely for their own process of trauma release.
If you have already purchased the Breathe to Feel & Heal home-practice course, you will receive $100 off your Online course fees.
Simply let us know when you apply!
$50 non-refundable administration fee payable on application is deducted from final course payment.
Available Payment Options
Option 1 – Payment in full: 10% discount of full price
Option 2 – Payment Plan: Regular price in 3 equal payments
Additional Fees
All students are required to take 4 sessions with one of our mentors, priced at $110/session, as part of the certification. This is not included in the price of the online course and is payable to the respective mentor upon booking.
Students who wish to study for the full practitioner certification training are required to attend two 8- or 11-day, in-person workshops at any worldwide location, priced at $1,800-$2,300/workshop + food/accommodations (≈ $300-$1,300/workshop). These workshops are NOT included in the price of the online course; these additional fees are payable on registration for any chosen workshop.
Our Cancellation Policy
Payments are refundable minus a $250 administration fee cancellation is made prior to start of module one. Any cancellations after the start date are met with 100% no refund.
Embarking on a new career path and training as a BBTRS Practitioner requires a significant commitment – to yourself and your own process of healing, your time and resources, the class and, of course, the people you will be serving. We promise you, it is so worth it and yet, we understand that you may have some questions or concerns about whether this is really right for you!
That’s why we offer free 30-minute consultation calls with one of our team to discuss your individual situation and to answer any questions you may have to help you make the right choice.
Founder & Director, BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Institute, Co-Founder & Director of the Integral Body Institute in Poland
Certified BioDynamic Breath & Trauma Release Practitioner, Co-Facilitator, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Certified BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Practitioner and Course Facilitator, Co-Founder & Director of the Integral Body Institute in Poland
Certified BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Practitioner and Course Facilitator
“To practice BBTRS effectively, you have to transform your own traumatic behaviors into growth. Our goal is to bring that “inner work” out into the world.”
– Giten Tonkov
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