Breathwork Practitioner Certification Training

“2012 Practitioner Certification Training”

Train to become a certified professional Therapeutic Breathwork™ practitioner through our internationally accredited Practitioner Certification Training program.

This exceptional and comprehensive training is both didactic and experiential, designed for professionals or non-professionals interested in either becoming a breathwork practitioner or incorporating Therapeutic Breathwork™ into an existing practice or path.

The 2012 PCT (Practitioner Certification Training) is a newly designed version of our current program – condensed and refigured into a one year, 28-day intensive course for professionals; intended to build the competencies necessary to provide high-quality breathwork and assist clients in sustaining growth, healing and change. Central to this model is the recognition of prior learning and personal development – 100 hours of equivalency for individuals who are established practitioners or healers and want to jump directly into an accelerated track to breathwork practitioner certification.

Our unique focus is on developing and expanding the practitioner’s way of being so they can more effectively coach and empower their clients, i.e. utilize a “walk your talk” approach to therapeutic intervention and healing. This program is accredited by the International Breathwork Training Alliance (IBTA).
The Practitioner Certification Training is designed for:

1. Students who have already gone through and completed the POBI Empowerment Training and want to become a POBI Certified Breathwork Practitioner.
2. Allied professionals, or non-professionals who can demonstrate Empowerment Training equivalency (100 hours) and wish to become certified POBI Breathwork Practitioners.
3. Students who have already gone through and completed the POBI 2-year Training and want to refresh and improve their existing knowledge of breathwork facilitation.

The 2012 PCT will meet 7 times over a 12 month period (28 days total). All events will be 4 days long meeting 9 am to 6 pm each day.

About the Training
The first three modules of the training program include an introduction and/or review and deepening of the core principles from the POBI Empowerment Training. The remaining weekends are based on teachings from the POBI curriculum “The Four Tendencies of Facilitation” as well as the “Principles of Spiritual Empowerment”.

During our time together we will create “A Culture of Loving Connection” in order to establish safety for our selves, and effectiveness for our learning while we develop the skills and methodologies necessary for qualified breathwork facilitation.

Simultaneously, the practicum component of the training begins at weekend three. Students begin working with “demo” clients, supervised by POBI staff and are encouraged to begin integrating their new skills immediately.

Even though the emphasis of this training is professional, any comprehensive breathwork training program requires full participation at the personal growth level. We strongly believe personal and professional development is very closely interwoven.

The 2012 PCT dates are as follows:

March 22-25
April 26-29
May 31 – June 3
July 26-29
September 13-16
November 1-4
December 6-9

All events are 4 days, Thursday – Sunday 9 am -6 pm

Practitioner Certification Training Intentions

• Creation of a Sacred Circle of Empowerment for students and trainers within which we will establish a conscious Culture of Loving Connection.
• Development of a “Structure of Support” (Self-practice, Buddy System and Trainer contact and supervision) within which to assist you with your exercises and facilitation practice during the program period.
• Sharing of clearly defined intentions, agreements, teachings and exercises, (both during the training and as homework) and holding participants accountable to these through clear communications.  These may include but are not limited to the following: Annotated self-sessions, professional sessions and sessions with others, assigned reading and homework; In-class demonstrations and hands-on practice with trainer review and supportive peer group feedback for the purpose of increasing confidence, skill, ease and proficiency in the delivery of breathwork facilitation.
• Establishment of a supervision and resource network within the larger, national/global community for the purpose of offering and receiving support, guidance and continuing education for your development and interaction as breathworkers.

Below are the “Agreements” we ask all participants to follow.  Most of them are self-explanatory, and we review them during the first weekend.  The trainings events will take place at the Broadwing Breath Center in Spofford, NH. For a nominal fee ($15 per night), you will be able to stay at the center – camping style – and enjoy the surrounding 26,000 acre wilderness setting.

Power of Breath Institute

PCT COMMITMENTS:

1. Application
   Willingness to commit yourself to the entire 28-day certification training, and to maintain self-responsibility and accountability to the trainers and the training group. A letter of Intent and Commitment (a 1-page document stating what your intention is for participating in this program) to fulfill the following agreements along with a non-refundable deposit of $440 is due before March 15, 2012 to assure your entry into the course. An interview and one breathwork session with the POBI Director are also required.
2. Equivalency
   Students who have not graduated from the POBI Empowerment training may apply for recognition of prior learning by completing the attached Equivalency Form. You must document a minimum of 100 hours in an appropriately related course of study and be able to demonstrate a long-term commitment to personal growth.
3. Financial agreement
   Willingness to fulfill the financial requirement:

Course Fee: $4440 due March 22, 2012 – includes:

• 28 Training Days of small group instruction
• Lunch and snacks each day
• Course materials, access to on-line documents
• Monthly group supervision call
• 4 individual supervision calls
• Eligibility for membership to the IBTA (International Breathwork Training Alliance).
• Internationally recognized breathwork practitioner certificate. 4. Training Course agreements

General

• Willingness to embrace the Spirit of Breath as the central foundation of all of our processes during the training experience.
• Self-responsibility for all experiences during the training.
• Confidentiality with regard to identifying information and/or experiences of other trainees, clients or trainers during the weekends.
• Willingness to respect the truth, integrity, physical and energetic space of ourselves and each other during the training period.
• Shared support in this through the co-creation of a safe environment as identified in the POBI document entitled: “The Culture of Loving Connection”.
• Documented (Using the POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) self-facilitated sessions (minimum 45 minutes) – one per month during the entire course of the training (total of 12).
• Maintenance of a “Buddy support system” throughout the training, and three (3) documented (Using the POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) breathwork exchanges with your buddy (or equivalent, to be approved by the trainer) before the last weekend of the training.
• Documented (Using the POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) facilitation with others: Facilitating a minimum of four (4) people through seven (7) breath sessions each before the final weekend of the training (minimum total of 28 sessions. Please note: Facilitation and annotation of a POBI Breath Class may be substituted for one of these, with permission of the instructor.)
• 8 professional breathwork sessions or equivalent (required) during the course of the training year. (i.e. between Dec. 2011 through November 2012. Sessions must be from a certified POBI Practitioner, Trainer or equivalent.)
• Completion of “Required reading list” (Starred (*) books on POBI Bibliography), and a class report on one of these during the training).
• Willingness to participate in supervisional teleconference and/or in-person meetings and to participate in email/phone contact with the other training participants during the course of the training as needed.
• Completion of weekend “Harvest Forms” within one week following each of the trainings (total-7), except for the final weekend.
• Maintenance of a personal journal or diary during the training and the writing of a “Personal Journey Essay” (approx. 1500 words), to be handed in before the last day of the training.
• Completion of a “Certification Questionnaire”: To be completed during the final certification weekend.
• Agreement to bring Breath Sessions Notes and report on the above mentioned sessions and assignments during the training weekends.
• Agreement to participate in the weekend activities, reviews, etc. according to the instructions of the Practitioners, not to exceed personal safety, integrity and self-responsibility.
• Agreement to complete course requirements and submit all notes electronically by the end of the training period (by Dec. 2012).

Program:

Topics to be covered:

• Introduction and intention setting for the PCT.
• Development of the energetic and personal practices that support this work and your evolution as an empowerment practitioner.
• Anatomy and Physiology of respiration as applied to breathwork – a deeper investigation of what is actually taking place.
• Research and academic study of conscious breathing and breathwork techniques.
• Basic review of “Breathwork Session Check List”.
• The “Flow of a Session” – detailed discussions of the fundamentals of how to welcome a client, work with Intention and conduct a Therapeutic Breathwork session.
• “Grounding Techniques” (How to bring a client back to Present Time).
• “Principles of Spiritual Empowerment”, “The 4 Tendencies of Facilitation” and “The Integrity of Intervention” – models for how to support and help a person heal from the empowerment perspective.
• Resistance and “Subconscious Defense Patterns”/demonstrations – how to address and the ways we work with them (Breathwork Intervention Techniques).
• How to use, discern and advance Guidance during your sessions, e.g. how to work with the “Moment of Receptivity” during a session.
• The “Body-Mind-Story” technique and exercise.
• The 3 levels of long-term breathwork – how to maintain and monitor aliveness and empowerment in long-term client relationships.
• Completion – in a session and in the client – practitioner relationship.
• Personal & Professional Ethics of a Breathwork Practitioner.

• The “Business of Breathwork” – the mechanics of how to set up and promote a sustainable breathwork practice.
• Working with groups – The “Introductory Breath Workshop”.
• The Breathwork Community – networking with the world at large!
• Breathwork Certification Ceremony.

General Weekend Program Flow

• Re-connection Breath Session – at the start of every weekend.
• “Month-in-Review” program reports on what’s been happening.
• Teaching/Sharing Circles and discussions
• Observation & feedback of paired/facilitated breath sessions.
• Regular inquiry & observation of every student’s breathing pattern.
• Ongoing trainer review of facilitation technique, along with useful tips and methods of improving guidance, skill and confidence.
• “Study Reviews” (quizzes) where you will be asked to report on what you have learned.
• Readings, poems and quotes.
• Required reading book reports and discussions.
• Integration and re-entry dialogues.
• Celebration of walking of the path of Heart as a breathwork/empowerment Practitioner!

* A list of what to bring and how to prepare for this training will be sent to each participant upon receipt of registration deposit and letter of Intent.*

Power of Breath Institute
2012 Practitioner Certification Training

Agreements Contract
(there is a PDF version of this form below)

I Agree to uphold and abide by to the below-listed personal, financial and program agreements and hereby request application to the 2012 Practitioner Certification Training:

• I shall agree to the total financial commitment whether or not I attend all the events.
• Letter of Intent and Commitment (to the program agreements) to be received with the deposit before 03/01/12.
• Completion and submission of a Prior Learning Equivalency form (as needed).
• Documented (Using the POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) facilitation with others: Facilitating a minimum of four (4) people through seven (7) breath sessions each before the final weekend of the training (minimum total of 28 sessions. Please note: Facilitation and annotation of a POBI Breath Class may be substituted for one of these, with permission of the instructor.)
• Documented (Using POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) self-facilitated sessions (min. 45 minutes) – one per month during the entire course of the training (total of 12).
• Maintenance of a “Buddy support system” throughout the training, and three (3) breathwork exchanges with your buddy (Annotated using POBI “Breath Session Notes” form) before the last weekend of the training.
• 8 professional breathwork sessions required during the course of the training year (do NOT require Breath Session Notes).
• Completion of “Required reading list” (Starred (*) books on POBI Bibliography), and the willingness to report on at least one of these during the latter half of the training).
• Willingness to participate in supervisional teleconference and/or in-person meetings and to participate in email/phone contact with the other training participants during the course of the training as needed. Details as follows:
  1. One monthly Group Supervision call (1½ hrs.) during the training period.
  2. One monthly Individual Supervision Call (1 hr.) during the training period.
  3. Calls scheduled during the training period shall be included as a part of the program fee.
  4. Please note – supervision calls after the last month training period shall be charged at $25/hr. for group calls, $50/hr. for individual calls, both being approx. 1 hr. in length.
• Completion of weekend “Harvest Forms” within one week following each of the trainings (total of 7), except for the final weekend.
• Maintenance of a personal journal/diary and the writing of a “Personal Journey Essay” (approx. 1500 words), to be handed in before the last day of the training.
• Completion of a “Certification Questionnaire”: To be completed during the final certification weekend.
• Agreement to bring Breath Sessions Notes and report on the above mentioned sessions and assignments during the training weekends.
• Agreement to participate in the weekend activities, reviews, etc. according to the instructions of the Practitioners, not to exceed personal safety, integrity and self-responsibility.
• Completion of all PCT requirements must be made within 6 months from the ending date June 2013.

2012 Application Process:

Interview with Jeremy Youst, POBI director. Call 603.363.4331
Letter of Intent
Equivalency Form (if needed)
Agreements Contract print PDF, sign and return
$500 non refundable deposit

Mail to:
POBI
45 Stones Mill Rd
Spofford, NH 03462

Location and Accommodations:
All trainings are held in Southwestern NH at the Broadwing Breath Center
45 Stones Mill Rd., Spofford, NH 03462. Indoor/outdoor ‘camping style’ (bring your own bedding, sleeping bag, towels, etc.) is available for $15/night. For motel/B & B accommodations, see listing on our website under “Training Accommodations”.

For more information  contact:
Jeremy Youst, 603.363.4331 Jeremy@powerofbreath.com

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