Orygen Breathwork Facilitator Certification Training

ORYGEN BREATHWORK™

Breathwork Facilitator Certification, Somatic Education

Orygen Breathwork™ is a professional breathwork facilitator training built on nervous system safety, trauma-aware practice and embodied leadership.

The Orygen Approach

Most breathwork training teaches technique, however very few prepare a practitioner for what opens afterwards.

Orygen Breathwork was created to empower the facilitator to feel confident in leading themself first. Transformation is not measured by how emotional a session becomes, it is measured by what the body is able to safely move through, integrate and sustain long after the journey/programme has ended.

Eight-Week Certification

The eight-week certification covers the lineage of conscious connected breathwork across Vedic, Taoist and Indigenous traditions through to current clinical research, polyvagal theory and autonomic intelligence, the CO₂ cascade and the physiology of non-ordinary states, a seven-phase session procedure, intake, consent, contraindications and referral protocols, the recognition and response protocol for suspended breathing, post-session integration across the forty-eight hour window and supervised live practicum.

Trauma Awareness and Professional Responsibility

Trauma awareness, scope of practice and professional responsibility are woven throughout rather than taught as an add-on module. The training emphasises discernment over intensity and integration over peak performative experiences.

Delivery and Certification

Delivered online across eight weeks with weekly live calls, alongside a three day in-person immersion in QLD and NSW, professionally live streamed for international students. Graduates receive the Orygen Breathwork™ Certificate of Completion and are eligible for insurance-supported professional practice, currently through IME Insurance.

Founded by Elise Small

Founded by Elise Small, who brings fourteen years in the education sector across leadership and mentoring roles centred on emotional wellbeing, development and safety. More than 1,000 breakthroughs facilitated, a community of over 800 Australian women and 100+ seminars and workshops delivered across wellness, corporate, education and retreat settings.

Who This Training Is For

This training is designed for coaches, allied health and wellness practitioners, educators, facilitators and those already holding space professionally who want genuine depth beneath their practice.