Restorative Breathwork®

Foundations Facilitator Training

Training Syllabus

This immersive eight-module journey is both a sanctuary and a training ground—inviting you to embody the sacred art of the breath while cultivating the skills to guide others into deep inner stillness. Each module blends experiential practice, subtle energy awareness, and practical facilitation—rooted in the timeless wisdom of Eastern breath traditions and informed by modern therapeutic insight. 

Module 1 - Reclaiming the Natural Breath

We begin by returning to what is most essential: the breath as it was meant to be—uncontrived, intelligent, and innately healing. This foundational module invites you into a deeper relationship with the breath’s subtle wisdom, setting the stage for your personal transformation and professional growth.You’ll explore how restoring the breath to its natural state allows prana to move more freely, and how subtle awareness arises not through effort, but through deep receptivity.

You Will Explore:

  • What defines the Restorative Breathwork® approach
  • The intimate and intricate relationship between breath and energy flow
  • Awakening the innate breath through subtle receptivity
  • The progressive unfolding of breath awareness—from cultivating a receptive presence to deep inner stillness 
  • A guided breath practice to ground your learning

Module 2 - Preparing the Body to Receive

Before we can enter stillness, the body must feel safe and supported. This module offers the tools and principles to prepare the physical body for inner work. Through posture, propping, and systematic relaxation, we create the conditions for breath to move freely—and for the nervous system to soften its guard.

You Will Explore:

  • Creating a receptive posture through supine positioning and propping
  • The essential practice of systematic relaxation
  • An introduction to the vagus nerve and the Polyvagal Theory
  • Trauma-informed presence and holding space with sensitivity
  • A guided breath practice to experience the power of deep rest

Module 3 - The Meditative Gateway of Breath Awareness

The Breath Awareness practice is a subtle dance—one that invites us to witness the breath without interfering, while at times gently modifying its rhythm without controlling it. It is an act of attentive presence, where effort gives way to listening, and the breath becomes a living current of guidance. In this module, you’ll explore how Breath Awareness opens the doorway to the inner realms, attuning you to the quiet intelligence that resides beneath the breath.

You Will Explore:

  • The art of witnessing the breath with openness and non-interference
  • Gentle breath modification without control
  • Demonstration: Breath Awareness in supine posture
  • The breath as a mirror of the present moment
  • The five kriyas of mindfulness as pathways to inner stillness
  • A guided breath practice that cultivates refined presence

Module 4 - Refining The Breath, Awakening the Innate Breath

Building on the dance introduced in Breath Awareness, this module turns our attention more fully to the art of breath modification. Here, we develop the skill of cultivating a specific mode of breathing—primarily abdominal and diaphragmatic—as a way to deepen the breath’s therapeutic impact. As we refine the breath’s rhythm with care and precision, we begin to stimulate the innate breath more fully, awakening its power to restore balance and vitality. Resting phases are also explored as essential gateways that allow prana to move freely and the nervous system to settle into deep stillness.

You Will Explore:

  • The subtle anatomy of abdominal and diaphragmatic breathing
  • How refined breath patterns activate the innate breath response
  • Resting phases as portals to inner stillness and energetic reset
  • Demonstration: Facilitating a refined breath practice that flows with the innate breath response—illustrating the dance between gentle guidance and inner unfolding
  • A guided breath practice that invites students into the dance—refining the breath while attuning to the subtle responses of the innate breath

Module 5 - Holding Space: One-on-One Facilitation 

Facilitation is an art of presence, not performance. In this module, you’ll learn how to hold space for others through foundational session protocols. You’ll begin guiding others through the practices you’ve internalized, refining your sensitivity, timing, and intuitive response.

You Will Explore:

  • The structure and rhythm of a one-on-one session
  • How to hold space with clarity and attunement
  • Demonstrations: Facilitating Breath Awareness and Breath Refinement
  • Heart-centered presence as a facilitation skill
  • A guided practice to integrate your facilitation approach

Module 6 - Finding Your Voice: The Use of Scripts

As you step into the role of guide, structure can support confidence. Scripts offer a gentle framework for learning how to sequence, time, and flow a session while developing your authentic voice. Like scaffolding in a sacred structure, they support you as you build the inner architecture of presence, pacing, and tone.

You Will Explore:

  • Using scripts as supportive frameworks to build confidence and ease
  • Foundations scripts for breath awareness and relaxation
  • Demonstration: Abdominal breathing in seated posture
  • Guided audio and script for systematic relaxation
  • A breath practice for integrating timing, voice, and presence

Module 7 - Facilitating the Collective Field

Guiding a group is a sacred act—an invitation to attune to the shared rhythm of many subtle bodies breathing as one. This module explores the art of small group facilitation: reading group energy, creating rhythmic coherence, and leading breathwork sequences that guide the group inward, toward silence.

Topics Include:

  • The structure of facilitating a Restorative Breathwork® series
  • Cultivating group coherence and collective resonance
  • Sequencing for rhythmic harmony in a group field
  • Sensitive transitions into inner stillness and meditation
  • A group-oriented guided practice

Module 8 - Completion: Taking the One Seat

As our training draws to a close, we reflect on the path you’ve walked and the space you now hold. Kathleen offers final insights on the sacred responsibility of the facilitator, the call to continued personal mastery, and the transformative power of stillness in a noisy world.

You Will Receive:

  • A final guided audio: Awakening the Breath
  • A complete PDF collection of training materials
  • Reflections on “taking the one seat” as a steward of stillness
  • Training evaluation and personal integration
  • A closing breath practice to seal the journey 
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