Become a World-Class Certified Breathwork Facilitator
You’ve already been called...Now get trained.
The 12-week certification behind 800+ facilitators - built for established coaches and practitioners.
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You already know you’re here for more.
More than just coaching skills.
More than just healing others.
You’re here to hold a space with integrity, lead from deep embodiment, and build a life around your calling.
The Academy of Breath® certification if your initiation into that version of you - the training that set the standard for over 800 facilitators worldwide.
This isn't another certification - it is a reclamation of your calling.
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The Academy of Breath® Certification isn't just about learning breathwork. It's about becoming a world-class facilitator who leads with impact, authority, and soul - trained in the method behind 800+ certified facilitators across the globe.
arrive with a vision and leave as the woman who leads movements
From holding sessions to leading movements
Your clients keep circling the same patterns - no matter how good your sessions are.
You've felt the pull to facilitate breathwork for years - and you refuse to guide this work untrained.
You're deeply spiritual - but you work in spaces that demand science.
Your income is capped at one body, one room, one hour.
If any of these are true, keep reading
the problem isn't your skill, it's your toolkit
the shift Method breathwork
The shift method, broken down
seven stages, one architecture
a journey engineered over years of facilitation to take the body one layer deeper than the last
a journey engineered over years of facilitation to take the body one layer deeper than the last
The seven-stage architecture behind every journey our facilitators lead.
Meet your Teachers
This isn’t your average certification and these aren’t your average facilitators.
This isn’t your average certification and these aren’t your average facilitators.
Founder & CEO, THE ACADEMY OF BREATH®
Ava Johanna
Best- selling author, 10+ years of facilitation, and the architect of the SHIFT method and the curriculum behind 800+ certified facilitators worldwide
She's the reason your training covers being seen, leading the room and the business of facilitation, so you're also building a practice that not only transforms lives, it also pays for yours.
Best- selling author, 10+ years of facilitation, and the architect of the SHIFT method and the curriculum behind 800+ certified facilitators worldwide
She's the reason your training covers being seen, leading the room and the business of facilitation, so you're also building a practice that not only transforms lives, it also pays for yours.
CHIEF PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Alexis Rodriguez Smith
Trauma-informed practitioner and lead teacher inside the Academy for 5+ years, specializing in somatics, subconscious reprogramming, and nervous system regulation.
She's the reason graduates don't just know the techniques - they can hold a room when the moment doesn't go to plan.
Trauma-informed practitioner and lead teacher inside the Academy for 5+ years, specializing in somatics, subconscious reprogramming, and nervous system regulation.
She's the reason graduates don't just know the techniques - they can hold a room when the moment doesn't go to plan.
20+ years facilitating this work
Ready to expand your offerings, lead retreats, and become the recognized authority in your field?
bailey sineni
Mental Performance Coach and Psychotherapist breaks down her experience getting Certified with The Academy of Breath
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Meet the women who did...
"If you are looking for a certification program that beautifully blends the science and spirituality behind breathwork and meditation … I would HIGHLY recommend the Academy of Breath."
— Shannon P.
"Before AOB I would charge a small per person fee and walk away with maybe 100 bucks after splitting with the host! Since being here and evaluating my experience and worth - I made $1500 bucks this weekend - no split … It felt so good to be valued for my work."
— Jenn M.
"I loved the experience I had working with Ava in the Academy of Breath®! I had already been trained in breath but did not have the confidence or knowledge to teach or share this gift … she will show you the rockstar you have always been!"
— Delia N.
"Ava and Lexi are pure magic! They have helped me find my voice and true self expression. They not only equip you with the skills to teach but help you cultivate trust & confidence in yourself to share this beautiful gift of breathwork with your community in your own unique way. đŸ”¥"
— Sara W.
"I'm officially a certified breath facilitator! I have given this programme my absolute heart and soul and I feel so grateful that I took the leap and invested. I am also potentially about to have my first 10k month since being a breath facilitator."
— Laura C.
"The material and Ava's energy lights you up from the first session and conveys both the spiritual and scientific benefits of these techniques in a seamless and inspiring way... I'm more connected to my intuition than at any other point in my life."
— Claudia G.
Here's everything INCLUDED IN YOUR TUITION:
The 12-Week SHIFT Certification Training
The complete curriculum: 12 trauma-aware breath and meditation techniques, the seven-stage architecture for guiding deep transformational journeys, and the full spectrum of the breath from calming to activating.
$2,997
Live Practicum + Real-Time Feedback
Hands-on facilitation across all 12 weeks - musicality, voice, sequencing, and trauma-aware space holding trained for the moments that don't go to plan. Your first paid session won't be your first session.
$1,497
NLP Coaching Toolkit
The language of transformation: rewire limiting beliefs and anchor identity shifts without over-explaining or over-coaching.
$497
3X Monthly Live Mentorship: Office Hours + Guided Journeys
Direct mentorship and deep personal practice - because the depth you facilitate from is the depth your clients can reach.
$997
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits
Certified hours recognized by the largest global yoga network.
$297
The Worldwide Facilitator Community
800+ certified facilitators across industries and countries, for the lifetime of your career.
INCLUDED
Plus! Your Enrollment Bonuses
Bonus 1 · Live Support All The Way Through
18 live calls over 12 weeks plus a 1:1 onboarding call with your personal support coach. Never guessing, never stuck, never alone.
$997
Bonus 2 · Ava Teaching Live
For the first time since 2023, Ava teaches this curriculum live. Real-time teaching, real-time feedback - not a library of recordings
PRICELESS
Bonus 3 · The Music Vault
Ava's entire vault: 20+ hours of journey-ready tracks, so your facilitation sounds world-class from day one.
$497
Bonus 4 · Cash Catalyst: The Business Vault
Raise your prices, reach more people, and create sold-out offers online and in person - so the certification pays for itself.
$997
Total Value: $8,700+
Your Tuition: $2,497
Or get started for just today!
ENROLL NOW
Patterns live in the body
And you can be trained to guide it
The breath is how you reach it
$675
The pattern lives in the body.
And you can be trained to guide it.
The breath is how you reach it.
Here's everything inside The Academy of Breath® Certification:
The 12-Week SHIFT Certification Training
The complete curriculum: 12 trauma-aware breath and meditation techniques, the seven-stage architecture for guiding deep transformational journeys, and the full spectrum of the breath from calming to activating.
$2,997
Live Practicum + Real-Time Feedback
Hands-on facilitation across all 12 weeks - musicality, voice, sequencing, and trauma-aware space holding trained for the moments that don't go to plan. Your first paid session won't be your first session.
$1,497
NLP Coaching Toolkit
The language of transformation: rewire limiting beliefs and anchor identity shifts without over-explaining or over-coaching.
$497
3X Monthly Live Mentorship: Office Hours + Guided
Journeys
Direct mentorship and deep personal practice - because the depth you facilitate from is the depth your clients can reach.
$997
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credits
Certified hours recognized by the largest global yoga network.
$297
The Worldwide
Facilitator Community
800+ certified facilitators across industries and countries, for the lifetime of your career.
Included
Plus! Your
Enrollment Bonuses
Bonus 1 · Live Support All The Way Through
18 live calls over 12 weeks plus a 1:1 onboarding call with your personal support coach. Never guessing, never stuck, never alone.
$997
Bonus 2 · Ava Teaching Live
For the first time since 2023, Ava teaches this curriculum live. Real-time teaching, real-time feedback - not a library of recordings.
PRICELESS
Bonus 3 · The Music Vault
Ava's entire vault: 20+ hours of journey-ready tracks, so your facilitation sounds world-class from day one.
$497
Bonus 4 · Cash Catalyst: The Business Vault
Raise your prices, reach more people, and create sold-out offers online and in person - so the certification pays for itself.
$997
Total Value: $8,700+
Your Tuition: $2,497
Or get started for just today!
$850
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"So much more than training."
"I’m truly living my work."
"I am forever changed."
"So much more than training."
"So much more than training."
"I’m truly living my work."
"I’m truly living my work."
"I am forever changed."
"I am forever changed."
Every option includes the full certification, all live support, and all four enrollment bonuses.
THE MEXICO RETREAT
$5,997
ALL-INCLUSIVE
10 SPOTS 8 SPOTS REMAINING
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LUXURY . IN-PERSON PATH
THE ONLINE PATH
$675
4 monthly payments
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BEgin your breathwork journey today!
7-day in-person certification
Seven days fully immersed with Ava and Lexi at a five-star retreat center in Mexico, plus two months of mentorship after you return home.
Seven days fully immersed with Ava and Lexi at a five-star retreat center in Mexico, plus two months of mentorship after you return home.
Secure your spot with a $1,000 deposit today.
Secure your spot with a $1,000 deposit today.
12-week certification
Get started today for just
Or click here to save with 1 easy payment of $2,497
Or click here to save with 1 easy payment of $2,497
Certify from anywhere in the worl, with live mentorship, the full curriculum, and a global community of facilitators beside you.
Certify from anywhere in the world, with live mentorship, the full curriculum, and a global community of facilitators beside you.
Associations Recognizing The Academy of Breathâ„¢:
"I would absolutely recommend AOB to anyone who is considering it!"
"I got SO MUCH out of this experience. And to top it off, Ava is the most knowledgeable, insightful, and inspiring teacher that I can imagine having!"
- Sydney D.
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Meet the facilitators who went ALL IN...
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"When AOB came into my life, I was teaching Pilates in a really disembodied way, and just sort of lost. This past year I hosted my first retreat - and a woman there, a mom of two, told me she hadn't cried in ten years. She cried through the entire breathwork journey. That she trusted a space I created enough to feel that - it meant the world to me."
From Disembodied Pilates Instructor to International Retreat Leader
- Claire Calfo
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"I was a month out from quitting my full-time job and doing the whole leap-of-faith thing. I had just over a thousand followers - I felt like I was starting straight up from scratch. In that stage of 'oh my god, what am I even doing?' - AOB was the anchor and the blast-off at the same time. I would not be where I am, with the world I've built, without that fundamental piece of my path."
From Quitting Corporate to A 200,000+ Person Community
- Bella Solanot
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"Working as a therapist, we talk about emotional regulation skills all the time - hot and cold therapy, journaling, all of these things. I've tried them all, and nothing I do with my clients comes even close to what I see them get through the breath. The depth of the nervous system education inside AOB is far beyond anything I got in grad school."
From Brand New To Breathwork to Starting Every Client Session With It
- Bailey Sineni
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"I brought these practices in for my yoga classes - not for me. I didn't anticipate it affecting me the way it did. To realize that the person I always wanted to be is actually who I've always been - I just never gave myself the permission to tap into that. Everyone deserves to feel this way, and I am so ready to share it."
From Yoga Teacher To Becoming The Woman She's Always Wanted To Be
- Ashley Allard
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"I was the burnt out corporate marketing girl, hanging on by a thread. I came across AOB and I instantly knew I was supposed to do this. It activated a level of courage in me - all the doubt and the fears, with each breath, just blew out of my system. Taking on something new wasn't the most logical thing, but that's where the magic is - and that version of me on the other side was so worth it."
From Burnt-Out Corporate Marketer to Intuitive Coach for Female Leaders
- Erica Reilly
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"After 20 years in the spa, I had a beautiful, loyal following of clients. But I needed my events to go into communities that didn't know me, and I didn't feel genuinely integral offering breathwork without a certification. That confidence came so dramatically after AOB. If you're already considering it, don't deny yourself that gift - you will feel received, held, and like this is the one."
From 20 Years in the Spa Room to Leading Breath Circles on the Rocks
- Lizzy Parsons
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"Working as a therapist, we talk about emotional regulation skills all the time - hot and cold therapy, journaling, all of these things. I've tried them all, and nothing I do with my clients comes even close to what I see them get through the breath. The depth of the nervous system education inside AOB is far beyond anything I got in grad school."
From Brand New To Breathwork to Starting Every Client Session With It
- Bailey Sineni
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"I brought these practices in for my yoga classes - not for me. I didn't anticipate it affecting me the way it did. To realize that the person I always wanted to be is actually who I've always been - I just never gave myself the permission to tap into that. Everyone deserves to feel this way, and I am so ready to share it."
From Yoga Teacher To Becoming The Woman She's Always Wanted To Be
- Ashley Allard
đŸ“£ These stories will light a fire under you!
Meet the facilitators who went ALL IN...
From Disembodied Pilates Instructor to International Retreat Leader
- Claire Calfo
"When AOB came into my life, I was teaching Pilates in a really disembodied way, and just sort of lost. This past year I hosted my first retreat - and a woman there, a mom of two, told me she hadn't cried in ten years. She cried through the entire breathwork journey. That she trusted a space I created enough to feel that - it meant the world to me."
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From Quitting Corporate to A 200,000+ Person Community
- Bella Solanot
"I had just over a thousand followers - I felt like I was starting straight up from scratch. In that stage of 'oh my god, what am I even doing?' - AOB was the anchor and the blast-off at the same time. I would not be where I am, with the world I've built, without that fundamental piece of my path."
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From Brand New To Breathwork to Starting Every Client Session With It
- Bailey Sineni
"Working as a therapist, we talk about emotional regulation skills all the time - hot and cold therapy, journaling, all of these things. I've tried them all, and nothing I do with my clients comes even close to what I see them get through the breath. The depth of the nervous system education inside AOB is far beyond anything I got in grad school."
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From Yoga Teacher To Becoming The Woman She's Always Wanted To Be
- Ashley Allard
"I brought these practices in for my yoga classes - not for me. I didn't anticipate it affecting me the way it did. To realize that the person I always wanted to be is actually who I've always been - I just never gave myself the permission to tap into that. Everyone deserves to feel this way, and I am so ready to share it."
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From Burnt-Out Corporate Marketer to Intuitive Coach for Female Leaders
- Erica Reilly
"I was the burnt out corporate marketing girl, hanging on by a thread. I came across AOB and I instantly knew I was supposed to do this. It activated a level of courage in me - all the doubt and the fears, with each breath, just blew out of my system. Taking on something new wasn't the most logical thing, but that's where the magic is - and that version of me on the other side was so worth it."
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From 20 Years in the Spa Room to Leading Breath Circles on the Rocks
- Lizzy Parsons
"After 20 years in the spa, I had a beautiful, loyal following of clients. But I needed my events to go into communities that didn't know me, and I didn't feel genuinely integral offering breathwork without a certification. That confidence came so dramatically after AOB. If you're already considering it, don't deny yourself that gift - you will feel received, held, and like this is the one."
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WHY PAST STUDENTS LOVE THIS CERTIFICATION...
Brooke C. shares how breathwork and meditation cultivated more connection...
@ROOTED.IN.MINDBODY
Manifestations galore during Davina's time in The Academy of Breathâ„¢ - dream car, speaking opportunities, and so much more!
@davinavather
Hear how breathwork + meditation empowers Carling R. to create safety for her clients...
@CARLING.DARLINGROSE
"If breathwork were taught us when we were learning the alphabet...the world would be a better place."
@audaciously.aligned
Anais P. shares how The Academy of Breathâ„¢ fostered a community that supported her in changing her life...
@THEANAISWAY
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"This certification program is truly life changing. It's simplified but jam-packed with knowledge, tools & so much information."
"The Academy of Breath completely shifted the way I show up for myself, allowed me to simplify my morning routine and start my day with ease. I've been able to shift into confidence, believe that I'm knowledgable and expand my offerings as a healer and coach
Ava is a wonderful teacher who truly cares about everything and their experience."
- EMILY M.
"I loved The Academy of Breath! What a beautiful space Ava held for all the teachers."
"She explained the science behind the breathing techniques and how we can apply it to improve our lives. Her confidence and friendly demeanor shined through as she lead a beautiful example of how we can all become the meditation teacher of our dreams. I highly recommend taking this course with Ava to improve your own meditation practice and be able to share it with others!"
- RACHEL F.
"AOB was perfect for me and I couldn't recommend it more!"
"I am so happy that I was referred in to the Academy of Breath by a friend! I had just thought about launching a business to help people with anxiety, and the material provided by Ava was the perfect mixture of the spiritual & science aspects of breathwork and meditation. The information was provided very efficiently with many bonus tools that are highly beneficial for reference and for launching a business."
- NIC W.
"I feel knowledgeable, confident and prepared to begin facilitating and integrating these tools into my offerings."
"If you are looking for a certification program that beautifully blends the science and spirituality behind breathwork and meditation, supported by the unwavering encouragement of Ava as your coach throughout the whole process I would HIGHLY recommend the Academy of Breath.
I truly feel revitalized by the power of this work!"
- SHANNON P.
"You will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
"you will not regret this experience."
frequently asked questions:
How much time does this take each week? I'm already at capacity with clients.
I'm already certified in other modalities. What does this add?
That's exactly who this is built for. Your existing training is the foundation — this adds the modality that reaches what talk-based work can't: the pattern that lives in the body. Graduates include therapists, coaches, yoga teachers, and corporate facilitators who made breathwork the signature of an already-established practice.
When does the certification start, and what if I can't make a live call?
Everything live is recorded, and with 18 calls over 12 weeks plus office hours 3x monthly, missing a session never means falling behind, your personal support coach makes sure of it.
What's the difference between the online certification and the in-person certification?
Same certification, two paths: online over 12 weeks, or immersive in Mexico — in-person training with Ava and Lexi, all-inclusive, capped at 10 spots. Click here to view the in-person path.
Become a World-Class Certified Breathwork Facilitator In 12-Weeks
You’ve already been called...Now get trained.
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See Why 800+ Certified Breathwork Facilitators Are Calling Academy of Breath® CERTIFICATION "The Real Deal"