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Embark on the path to mastery with our Advanced Professional Practitioner Certification in the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System® (BBTRS®) at the serene 60-acre Swami Yoga Retreat Centre, established in 1983 by Swami Sarasvati, Australia’s well-known yogi, philosopher, and television personality. Facilitated by Prema McKeever and Niten Ferguson, this workshop offers an ideal environment for your inner journey.
This in-person training workshop is suitable for aspiring and existing practitioners, with no prerequisites required for participation. Experience a fully immersive training designed to deepen your understanding and application of the Biodynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System. Learn how to facilitate 1:1 BBTRS® sessions using the comprehensive 6-elements approach, encompassing Breath, Movement, Touch, Sound, Conscious Emotional Expression, and Meditation. Skillfully integrate these elements through daily session exchanges and specially designed exercises to support your in-person work. This meticulously crafted program aims to deepen your proficiency in the modality, equipping you with the skills and confidence to deliver high-quality BBTRS® sessions.
This training is part of the Advanced Professional Practitioner Certification program and upon completion, will satisfy one of the three required In-Person Trainings. Join us on this transformative journey toward mastery in the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release System®
For most visitors, our Australian experience will begin in the Harbour City of Sydney—with its broad beaches, scenic cruises, and iconic features, including the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Make sure to book extra time for sight-seeing while you’re Down Under, whether before or after the workshop. You’ll probably need more than just a few extra days!
All of our on-location workshops are part of our Practitioner Certification series (Tracks 4 & 5), and also are open to Experiential Breathers wishing to include BBTRS® in their own, personal healing process (Track 1). See each Track’s curriculum for details and prerequisites.
The 60-acre Swami Yoga Retreat Centre was established in 1983 by Swami Sarasvati, Australia’s well-known yogi, philosopher, and television personality. The centre provides a tranquil “bushland” setting with excellent facilities for workshops—and also offers yoga and meditation classes, as well as massage. A community of volunteer yogis supports the venue with permaculture, gardening, cooking, and other community efforts.
Fifty-five minutes northwest of the centre of Sydney, our retreat centre is a full-service location that hosts guests from around the world—from day visitors, to groups, to its community of volunteers. The property includes a tennis court, spa facilities, pool, gym, and even WiFi. Accommodations include spacious and bright single, double, and triple rooms with shared bathrooms. There is also a limited number of secluded glamping tents. Vegetarian and vegan meals are served with herbal tea; guests are asked not to eat meat, drink, or smoke on the premises.
$500 AUD deposit required to secure your space.
Refund Policy
We do not offer refunds. If you need to change your attendance to this training, we will do our best to accommodate you through the option of attending a different BBTRS® training on a different date and/or location based on availability and within a year of the original training. There is a $150 administrative fee for changing training dates/locations, plus any difference in the cost of the two trainings.
Please note that this option is not transferable to another person.
Attendance Changes
For processing change requests, please note that we require a minimum of 30 days’ notice before the booked initial BBTRS® training starts.
COVID Policy
If you are attending an In-Person training, we strongly advise obtaining travel insurance to protect against potential changes or regulations related to COVID-19.
In the unlikely event that we must cancel this BBTRS® Training, we will refund you the total amount, excluding any currency exchange and bank platform fees incurred.
If you are attending an In-Person training, we strongly advise obtaining travel insurance to protect against potential changes or regulations related to COVID-19.
Our BBTRS® Practitioner Certification Program is the most widely recognized professional breathwork facilitator training in the market. It meets or exceeds the standards of these affiliated organizations and accrediting bodies for minimum required hours as established by the Australian Breathwork Association, National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, International Breathwork Foundation, and the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance.
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For processing change requests, please note that we require a minimum of 30 days’ notice before the booked initial BBTRS training starts.
If you are attending an In-Person training, we strongly suggest you obtain travel insurance to protect against potential changes or regulations related to COVID-19.
In the unlikely event that we must cancel this BBTRS Training, we will refund you the total amount, excluding any currency exchange and bank platform fees incurred.
Effective date: October 16, 2018
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By registering, I am aware that recording equipment maybe be present during this workshop. If I ask a question my voice will be recorded and I may appear on video. This video may be posted on the Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release™ website, YouTube, FaceBook, and other media outlets.
If I do not want to appear on video it is my responsibility to inform the course facilitators at the beginning of course. In this case I will not be videoed.
By registering, I understand that I may be presented with the opportunity to participate in a recorded demonstration session in front of the class. I understand that my participation is voluntary. We may pause or discontinue my participation at my discretion or the discretion of BBTRI course facilitator or another Faculty member. I acknowledge that demonstration sessions may include questions about my personal trauma history and/or my emotional and psychological states. My decision to reveal such information is entirely voluntary. I am under no obligation to share anything I do not want to.
II understand that the BioDynamic Breathwork & Trauma Release Workshop & Training can be physically and emotionally intense. By registering, I agree that neither Alexander ‘Giten’ Tonkov, Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release™ Institute, nor any of its staff, coordinators, assistants, faculty members, technicians, affiliates, the venue, or representatives have any responsibility or liability for physical or emotional harm, property loss or damage that may result from attendance at or travel to and from the Workshop and I hereby release them from all claims in connection with my attendance of this workshop.
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