 Programs of StudyÂ
From inner cultivation to professional mastery in the sacred art of breath.
 Barratt Breath Institute Programs
At the Barratt Breath Institute, our programs unfold as a progressive journey into breath as a contemplative and healing art—whether you are seeking personal renewal or feel called to guide others.
Choose from immersive offerings for personal practice, including Breath: A Gateway to Stillness and our live Foundations and Advanced Breath Series. For those drawn into professional study, our three-tiered Facilitator Training pathway—Foundations, Advanced, and Master—cultivates the skills, presence, and subtle awareness required to facilitate Restorative Breathwork with clarity, depth, and reverence.
Breath: A Gateway to Stillness
Rooted in the ancient teachings of yoga, this introductory course explores the subtle breath as a bridge to inner stillness and sacred awareness. Beneath the surface of daily life lies a quiet current—a still point within—holding the keys to healing, insight, and transformation. This course invites you to cultivate a deeply personal breath practice that nourishes the soul, supports energetic renewal, and lays the foundation for both personal awakening and professional self-care.
Enroll In This On-Demand Course
Restorative Breathwork® Live Breath Series
This progressive series is designed to support personal mastery of Restorative Breathwork® through direct experience and guided practice. Offered throughout the year via Zoom, both the Foundations and Advanced Breath Series invite you into a sacred rhythm of inner exploration. The Foundations Series centers on restoring calm, balance, and resilience to the nervous system, while the Advanced Series draws the seasoned practitioner into the more spiritual dimensions of the breath.
Explore Our Live Breath Series
Restorative Breathwork®
Foundations Facilitator
Entering the art of receptive breathing.
A foundational initiation into subtle breath, nervous-system regulation, and presence-based facilitation. Designed to prepare practitioners to guide others into stillness with safety, sensitivity, and skill. This level establishes the physiological, energetic, and ethical ground for all deeper study within the Barratt lineage.
Next In-Person Training April 2026
VA Beach, VA
Explore the Foundations Training
Restorative Breathwork®
Advanced FacilitatorÂ
A threshold into subtle anatomy and meditative depth.
A deepening into subtle anatomy, meditative states, and refined energetic perception. Here facilitation evolves from technique into energetic listening and stabilized inner stillness. Practitioners cultivate chakra literacy, pranic awareness, and the capacity to guide from embodied presence.
Next Training Fall 2026
Explore the Advanced Training
Barratt Breathwork®
Master FacilitatorÂ
Where facilitation matures into lineage stewardship
A founder-led apprenticeship into the most refined dimensions of breath, stillness, and energetic transmission. Held through intimate mentorship, this tier prepares senior practitioners to embody the lineage itself. It is the consecrated threshold where the work moves from method into mastery. Admission is by application and interview only.
Step Into ApprenticeshipTESTIMONIALS
"Having been in the health and fitness industry for nearly thirty years, I have taken many courses for my professional licenses and certification requirements to improve my skills and advance my education. I know first-hand how difficult online classes can be both as a facilitator as well as a participant. I recently completed Kathleen Barratt's Restorative Breathwork Foundations Course and found it to be very well organized, professional, and informational. Her progression of the material was clear and logical. Her passion was very apparent throughout the course, as she was excited and helpful to her students. The material in this course will help me improve my skills in teaching meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques both in one-on-one clinical sessions as well as in a group atmosphere. This was a refreshing course and I would recommend it to any Yoga Teacher or Health Professional."
–Lauren Eirk, MS, MATRx, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP

Yoga Integrated Science Wellness Center 
Founder | Director of Teacher Training
"My relationship with Kathleen began in the early 1990s at a group breathwork session, and I have kept my heart close to her ever since. Her profound insights have provided me with impactful emotional and spiritual growth through her breath immersions, private sessions, and training programs. I honor her as one of my spiritual teachers and am always elated when my students work with her, as I know that they are taking their yoga practice and life to a deeper level."
—Angela Phillips, Founder, Angela Phillips Yoga Center
"My relationship with Kathleen began in the early 1990s at a group breathwork session, and I have kept my heart close to her ever since. Her profound insights have provided me with impactful emotional and spiritual growth through her breath immersions, private sessions, and training programs. I honor her as one of my spiritual teachers and am always elated when my students work with her, as I know that they are taking their yoga practice and life to a deeper level."
—Angela Phillips, Founder, Angela Phillips Yoga Center
"After having been in the healing field as a nurse, and having received energy work from powerful healers, plus psychotherapy, I was surprised to find that Restorative Breathwork allowed me to have the most direct experience with the energy that is the giver of life. Kathleen is an experienced guide who is very wise, powerful, present, and sensitive. Her work alone has been the one force that has instigated my most dramatic spiritual learning."
—N. Byrne, R.N. and Massage Therapist
