trauma-informed learning about the
Breath & Body
Welcome to Breath & Body School!
We offer live certification courses in breathwork and yoga, in addition to a variety of healing workshops and classes from an authentic trauma-informed perspective.
Our mission is not solely to educate and provide a certificate, but to guide you through a self-reflective process so that you can integrate and embody your knowledge.
All of our certifications include:
Live instruction that is accessible no matter where you live
Authentic trauma-informed foundation and approach
Created and instructed by a Breathwork Facilitator and former Physician and seasoned Yoga/Meditation/ Breathwork Facilitator
Affordable pricing through discounts on multiple certifications, payment plans, and scholarships
Highly personalized 1:1 and group support throughout your program
Ongoing community connection during and after completion
We offer two certification programs:
Body-Connected Breathwork Facilitator Certification
A 20 week live online certification that includes an optional in-person intensive weekend. Our next training runs March 12 - July 28, 2024
Live ZOOM classes are Tuesdays 5-7pm PST and Sundays 12-2pm PST
The optional weekend intensive is 7/19-7/21 and will include community connection, practice sessions, and opportunities to both receive and assist in facilitating a breathwork session.
All of the learning material and replays of the live classes will be uploaded to a course portal for you to access at any time.
The cost is $3500 and includes the events and experiences of the weekend retreat (travel and accommodations not included)
Body-Connected Yoga Instructor Certification
A 20 week live online certification that includes an optional in-person weekend retreat. Our next training begins September 6 - December 22, 2024.
Classes are two weekends per month
Friday evenings: 6:30-8:30pm (Zoom)
Saturdays: 8:30-10:30am (Zoom) and 7:00-9:00pm (in-person)
Sunday: 10-12pm (in person or Zoom) and 4:00-5:30pm (Zoom)
There will be plenty of opportunities to make up missed in-person sessions but it is highly encouraged to attend whenever possible
The cost is $3500 and includes the events and experiences of the weekend retreat (travel and accommodations not included)
Please note:
If you are interested in experiencing both trainings, we offer discounted pricing.
Monthly payment plans are available.
If cost prohibits you from joining one of our training programs, please email us directly about scholarship opportunities.
What’s unique about us?
The type of Breathwork we teach is called “Body-Connected Breathwork”. BCBW is one of many breathwork modalities that is emerging heavily right now — all ultimately coming from the lineage of Holotropic Breathwork and intended to create a similar experience.
At BREATH AND BODY SCHOOL we’ve added many of our own unique variations and perspectives to our facilitation, training, and certification offerings. Although both of us are certified breathwork practitioners, we have combined our 40 years of professional expertise and studies in the body and breath and our personal healing journeys to create programs of the highest quality and from an authentic “Trauma-Informed” perspective.
Trish Leichty brings her extensive knowledge and expertise from being a physician and trauma-informed somatic coach, while Katie Schiffgen offers the perspective of a seasoned yoga instructor, movement guide, and meditation teacher.
As founders of BREATH AND BODY SCHOOL, Trish Leichty and Katie Schiffgen offer you a unique experience that is more than a typical facilitator training. We offer clear guidance and direction, but also FREEDOM to facilitate in a way that feels unique and authentic to YOU.
We teach you how to facilitate transformative practices and guide you in the art of what it means to HOLD SPACE for yourself as you dive deeper into your own healing journey. From this place, you will be able to hold space for others as they navigate their own healing.
It is our experience that trainings and certification programs are often taught at a pace that is too fast for integration in mind, body, and soul. Many trainings simply do not offer enough time to teach the most basic foundation of any healing modality, which is the reconnection of the body and mind or the practice of being mindful and present.
In our fast-paced cultures, we have lost the practice of being present and have been disconnected from our bodies due to pain and trauma. This has resulted in our inability to truly connect with our emotions and energy in the present moment.
When these foundations are not taught and experienced, practitioners receive a certification but are not equipped to authentically hold space for the people they serve. This winds up introducing more pain and trauma for our clients, which is a disservice to everyone. We desire to change this.
At BREATH AND BODY SCHOOL our certification programs are designed to fully support your needs as a developing practitioner while you learn, heal, and integrate. The curriculum has been created to give you the time, space, and experiences that will guide you in processing your pain/trauma, feeling your emotions, connecting more deeply to your body, and empowering you to guide others in doing the same.
Our programs are intended for ANYONE who is on their healing path and desires to show up more fully for others or add these modalities to their current work. Whether you are a coach, teacher, parent, healer/practitioner, aspiring breathwork practitioner or yogi… our trainings are created for YOU!