The Self-Care Institute Presents

Breathwork

for Stress Management & Emotion Regulation

with Natasha Baillères, M.A., M.Ed.

5 CMTE Credits | 4 CE Hours NCTRC Pre-Approved

A Self-Paced Online Course

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Learn to use Breathwork for Self-Care & Client Care

You’ll learn 4 foundational breathwork practices:
⇢ A grounding breath
for nervous system regulation
⇢ A calming breath
to manage anxiety and ease the mind and body
⇢ An energizing breath
to restore energy and release emotions
⇢ A healing breath
for managing grief, overwhelm, and burnout

Course Description

This self-paced, online course is designed to support professionals in using breathwork techniques for nervous system support, emotion regulation, and mind-body connection.

Part One introduces the foundations of breathwork. You’ll learn the science of breathwork and explore how conscious breathing impacts brain function, emotional health, and overall well-being.

Part Two covers four foundational breathwork practices for both personal use and professional application. Through guided practices, you’ll learn how to work with the breath to calm anxiety, manage stress, and restore emotional well-being.

Part Three focuses on how to safely guide others through breathwork practices using a trauma-informed approach. You’ll learn how to integrate breathwork into your work and daily life, in a sustainable and supportive way.

This course has opened my eyes to the unbelievable benefits of breathwork. I have a deeper understanding and appreciation for how much putting myself into a quiet space and engaging in these techniques can do for my mood, anxiety, and overall day.

I feel so grateful to have come across this course because I really feel this was a missing piece in my life. I like where my head is at and the way my body feels calm and relieved when engaging in these practices.

Course Outline

PART ONE Introduction to Breathwork

(1 Hour)

Lesson 1: Welcome | Course Introduction

  • Meet Natasha
  • Course overview
  • Safety considerations
  • Introductions

Lesson 2: Key Concepts & History of Breathwork

  • Defining self-care and client care
  • What is breathwork?
  • History of breathwork: ancient to present day

Lesson 3: Anatomy & Physiology of Breathwork

  • The breathing process
  • Respiratory & circulatory systems
  • The nervous system
  • How breathing influences the brain

PART TWO Foundational Techniques

(2 hours)

Lesson 4: weBreathe Technique

  • Grounding breath
  • To cultivate a regulated state
  • For relieving stress and overwhelm

Lesson 5: weLull Technique

  • Calming breath
  • To ease the mind and body
  • For managing grief, anxiety, and stress

Lesson 6: wePurge Technique

  • Invigorating breath
  • To release emotions and energy
  • For moving through anger or frustration

Lesson 7: weRelease Technique

  • Healing breath
  • To release emotional blocks and stress
  • For emotional overwhelm or grief

PART THREE Facilitation & Integration

(1 hour)

Lesson 8: Facilitation Skills and Practices

  • How to safely guide others through breath awareness practices
  • Considerations for breathwork and trauma
  • Facilitation cues for the foundational practices

Lesson 9: Integration Into Daily Life

  • Using breathwork for addressing anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, grief, self-worth
  • How to use breathwork as a sustainable daily self-care practice
  • Additional breathwork techniques for daily living

Lesson 10: Conclusion and Next Steps

  • Course summary
  • Concluding practice and final reflection

This course has been so beneficial for me already. With a stressful, busy job and everyday life, I felt immediately encouraged to incorporate this into my daily routine. The WeBreathe technique has been a beneficial start to my mornings. Just taking 5 minutes right when I wake up puts me in a very relaxed and calm place as I begin my day, and really gets me off on the right foot.

WeRelease has and will continue to be a beneficial practice for me. I often find myself anxious and overwhelmed by situations and conversations, and I truly cannot believe the sense of relief I felt engaging in this practice. This allowed my mind to ease and my tense body to relax. I look forward to using this in my personal and professional life.

Meet Natasha Baillères, M.A., M.Ed.

Natasha is the founder of weBreathe, a Breathwork organization recognized within the International Breathwork Foundation, providing healing experiences, facilitator training and continuing education recognized by Yoga Alliance.

With a double master’s degree in Psychology from Pepperdine and Columbia University, Natasha specializes in practices for self-expansion and nervous system regulation.

Her innovative approach to breathwork bridges science and spirituality, offering transformative experiences that empower individuals to discover their innate ability to heal, connect, and grow.

Natasha provides students with a deeper understanding of how their breath can be a source of peace for the mind, body and spirit.

Natasha is a highly skilled breathwork practitioner, and her guidance is educational, grounding, and nurturing. Her expertise in the science and practice of breathwork is evident. The breathwork techniques I have learned from Natasha have greatly improved my well-being as well as the well-being of my clients.

Continuing Education Opportunities

This course is open to all professionals. We’ll provide a certificate of completion for each participant who finishes the course.

Music Therapists

Approved by CBMT for 5 CMTE credits

 

Recreation Therapists

Pre-approved by NCTRC for 4 CE Hours (0.4 CEUs)

Course Objectives:

1. Participants will engage in breathwork interventions that can be utilized for self-care or client care.

2. Participants will learn how to implement breathwork techniques in an ethical and safe manner.

3. Participants will engage in specific breathwork techniques to support mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

4. Participants will identify trends in current practice and research that relate to how breathwork can be used for stress management and emotion regulation.

FAQs

When and where does this course take place?
This is an asynchronous online course that you can take at your own pace. Upon enrollment, you’ll create a login and password to access the course anytime.

How long will it take to complete this course?
This course will take about 4 hours to complete. You can take this at your own pace.

How long will I have access?
This course comes with lifetime access. There are no deadlines and you can access the content as a resource even after you’ve completed the course.

Can I earn continuing education credits?
Yes. For music therapists, this course is approved by CBMT for 5 CMTE credits.
For recreation therapists, this course is approved by NCTRC for 0.4 CEUs, or 4 CE hours.

For all other professionals, we provide certificates of completion for general continuing education credit. Please check with your continuing education board to see if this course will be accepted as continuing education for your profession.

To receive a certificate of completion, participants will submit:
1. The course evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion.
2. Responses to the post-course reflection questions.

What will we be doing in this course?
This course includes a combination of educational material, experiential breathwork practices, and self-reflection exercises. This course includes three parts. Part One focuses on an introduction to breathwork and will cover key concepts, anatomy and physiology of breathwork, and the history of breathwork. Part Two will focus on the four foundational breathwork practices for stress management and emotion regulation. You’ll practice these techniques and learn the science behind each practice. Part three focuses on facilitation and integration where you’ll learn how to use these practices with your clients and integrate these practices into your work and into your daily life. You can take this course at your own pace.

What is the cost to register?
$147

Do you offer group rates?
Yes, we offer group rates for teams of 5 or more people. Email support@selfcareinstitute.com for more info.

What’s the refund policy?
A full refund will be given to any participant who purchased the workshop, completed the workshop and assignments, and was not satisfied with the experience. To request a refund, email your purchase receipt, reason for refund, and completed course materials to support@selfcareinstitute.com. Requests must be sent within 45 days of purchase to qualify for a refund. Partial refunds or partial continuing education credit cannot be granted.

Any other questions?
Email support@selfcareinstitute.com

Breathwork isn’t just a practice.
It’s a gateway to healing, growth and your inner knowing.

Awaken your body’s innate ability to heal and release stress, anxiety, and pain while opening doors to new possibilities in your life or your clients’ lives

Since taking this course, my relationship to my breath has grown immensely. Learning all the new techniques, I’m excited to build an even greater understanding by incorporating them into my day-to-day life and implementing them with my clientele.

What You’ll Get When You Enroll

Lifetime Access

You’ll have lifetime access to the course materials and can take this course at your own pace

Continuing Education

5 CMTE credits for music therapists and 4 CE hours (NCTRC pre-approved) for recreation therapists

Guidebook

A PDF guidebook with protocols, breath cues, and reflection prompts

Tuition: $147

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Statement of relationship to CBMT: Breathwork for Stress Management and Emotion Regulation is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 CMTE credits. The Self-Care Institute #P-160 maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.

This continuing education session content is pre-approved by NCTRC for 4 CE hours (0.4 CEUs).

Questions? Contact us using the form at the bottom of this page

Or email support@selfcareinstitute.com

Feedback from Natasha’s Students

Since starting this course, I’ve developed a much deeper awareness of my breath and how closely it’s tied to my emotions. I’ve learned to see breathing not just as something automatic, but as an intentional act of self-care and emotional regulation. It’s become one of my most reliable tools for staying present and balanced, both personally and professionally.

Natasha is the living embodiment of what she practices and preaches.

She equips you with tools rooted in science, and anchored in experience, thoughtfulness, and intention.

Her WeBreathe techniques and overall energy have been amazing to experience. I advise anyone interested to take a course with her. You will come out of it decompressed and renewed.

Natasha was an incredible breathwork instructor.

I use her breathwork techniques basically on a daily basis and I would highly recommend working with Natasha and taking her breathwork training.

Natasha is phenomenal. Not only does she live, breathe, and embody how breath changes us in the somatic body, but also how we connect to ourselves and how we connect to others.

Questions? Contact us directly using the form below or email support@selfcareinstitute.com

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