SOURCE Process and Breathwork practitioner training 2026-2028
2.5 years and 600h, GDPA (Global Professional Breathwork Alliance) certified training
Have you recognised that your path is one of deep personal transformation — and that you’re called to support others in their own process with safety and presence?
The SOURCE Process and Breathwork Practitioner Training, infused with the embodied skills of Presence Practice, provides you with a solid practical and theoretical foundation to support people in one-to-one breathwork and counselling sessions, guide group journeys, assist in warm-water breathing processes, and share the gentlest yet deepest approach to rebirthing breathwork — through softness and confidence.
The SOURCE Process and Breathwork (SPB) is a gentle yet profoundly effective method of conscious breathing, a philosophy, and a spiritual psychology practice. It was created by Binnie A. Dansby, a master teacher who has worked with breath since the 1970s and is one of the founding members of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA).
Today, the SOURCE Process and Breathwork is held by a strong international community of practitioners and therapists — a deeply supportive and heart-connected network that also includes those walking the SPB path purely for their own personal growth.
Both as a professional training and a path of personal growth, the SOURCE Process and Breathwork is one of the most profoundly connective methods there is — its core principle is to heal the experience of separation, within you and around you. We transform the belief “I have to do it all alone” into a lived reality of “we are in this together, and you are always connected.”
“I invite you to join if you’ve felt the calling to become a confident breathwork practitioner — grounded in a clear and solid foundation, with deep understanding of process work, so you can support both yourself and others.”
- Binnie A Dansby
The training provides you
with a strong foundation to…
…SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE BREATHWORK SESSIONS USING THE SPB METHOD, AND FACILITATE PROCESS WORK AND CONSULTATIONS
HOLD BREATHWORK GROUPS AND SHARING CIRCLES WHERE EACH PARTICIPANT FEELS SAFE AND SEEN
(LIVE AND ONLINE)
ASSIST DEEP REBIRTHING PROCESSES IN WARM-WATER BREATHWORK RETREATS
FACILITATE PRESENCE, SENSORY AND MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, MEDITATIONS, AND GUIDED JOURNEYS, AND — IF YOU WISH — SPEAK ABOUT BREATHWORK AT PUBLIC EVENTS.
The content of the SOURCE Process and Breathwork practitioner training is shared through embodied and transcendent presence, and delivered via live seminars and retreats, video resources, practices, Q&A sessions, reading materials, practical exercises, and direct experiential learning.
During the training, you will explore in depth the following themes:
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SOURCE Process and Breathwork follows the path of rebirthing breathwork, where you understand the patterns that appear in life through the foundational imprint woven during the first 1,000 days of existence. You will explore birth and its influences in your everyday life on a deep level and create experiences that bring healing impact to the way you were born and the way you live your life.
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One of the core skills of a practitioner is the ability to be fully present — in thought, word, action, touch, and the whole of one’s being. As a practitioner, you will listen to yourself and the client, connected to your heart, your grounding and your senses. Only from this place of deep listening can we respond appropriately to each individual client.
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You will explore closely the power and impact of the breath, and study the subtleties of the SOURCE way of breathing and therefore learn to gently guide your own, and the client’s breath. You will become aware of the structure and flow of a breathwork session and discover the unique qualities of the gentle yet profoundly deep SOURCE Process and Breathwork method. We will also explore how the very first breath influences the nervous system.
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You will learn to recognise and navigate emotions within yourself, and to support clients with sensitivity and skill through a wide range of emotional states and conditions. You will come to understand the role of the inner child in emotional integration and explore practical approaches to emotional balance and integration.
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You will learn to precisely listen to and sense the signals of the body, and to trust intuition — both in life and in client work. The SOURCE Process and Breathwork is a subtle form of energy work, and a deep connection with one’s own body and intuition is essential in supporting the client.
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You will get to explore key diagnostic questions around relationships — including family dynamics, partnerships, and relationships with children — as well as trauma patterns passed down through generations. We will experience the meaning and practice of forgiveness, engage in deep forgiveness processes, and learn to relate to life and others in an affirming, life-embracing way.
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You will journey deeply through all the SOURCE Process and Breathwork Archetypal Affirmations, exploring the fields of meaning and energy each powerful thought carries — and learning how to work with them in practice.
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You will participate in at least two SOURCE Process and Breathwork Warm Water Breathing Processes, giving you sufficient experience to consciously assist at Warm Water Breathing retreats, and to understand the structure, impact, and essence of this work — as well as the importance of each element within it.
After completing at least two additional Warm Water Breathing Retreats using the SPB method, and guiding a supervised warm-water breathwork session, you will be qualified to facilitate warm-water breathing sessions yourself, gaining experience through direct practice.
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You will study the art of active creation and explore the origins of your personal creation patterns. You will engage in a professional, theme-based creative project while consciously shaping your own life and future. We will aim to step out of the role of a victim and discover what the Code of Creation truly means — and how to apply it within breathwork.
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We explore how to remain free of judgment, cultivate trust within ourselves, and thereby create a safe space — both for the client and for ourselves — to explore consciousness. We learn how to shift the tone of a space, guide group energy, and facilitate sharing circles with clarity and care.
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You will complete an in-depth training on the GPBA Code of Ethics, including discussions of its nuances and real-life examples. All students who graduate from the SOURCE Process and Breathwork Practitioner Training agree to uphold and embody this Code of Ethics in their professional practice.
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You will explore the topics of boundaries and responsibility — both in life and in client work — and learn how to express yourself freely and safely, creating clarity and connection for everyone involved. You will also examine and deepen your understanding of the concepts of transference and projection.
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We explore in depth all the written processes used in the SOURCE Process and Breathwork — both for personal work and in client sessions. The SPB method includes a wide range of specific questions designed to bring to light our deepest life-limiting beliefs and to help identify, in client work, the exact areas that need deeper attention and transformation.
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You will learn to guide meditations, deep breathwork journeys, and inner explorations.
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You will get the opportunity develop the skills to work both face-to-face and in online settings, to give presentations to groups, and to speak about breathwork publicly and confidently — in the form and language that feel authentic to you. You will discover and embody your own voice.
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You will learn the art of creating safe spaces — both physically and emotionally — and to support smaller and larger breathwork groups in various settings through a wide range of practices.
Part of the training also includes independent study with a selection of recommended reading materials, as well as two essays and presentations. This offers you the opportunity to explore in depth a field of personal interest and to discover the connections between the SOURCE Process and Breathwork and various schools of psychotherapy, breathwork modalities, or other holistic and personally meaningful practices.
7 three-day seminars with IIDALA and SOURCE Process and Breathwork supervisors in Tartu (Fri–Sun).
3 summer retreats, at least two of which are warm-water breathwork retreats at the SOURCE Centre in Estonia, held together with Binnie A. Dansby.
36 hours (12 × 3-hour meetings or equivalent formats) of group work and training sessions. If you are participating from outside Estonia, the exact format and facilitation of these sessions will be discussed individually with iidala to ensure a suitable alternative arrangement.
14 group breathwork and training sessions in Zoom with iidala (3h per session), out of which some are Q & A sessions with Binnie A Dansby
20 video modules on key topics — resources you can return to again and again whenever needed.
Breathwork practice sessions with fellow students, both in pairs and in groups (a total of 20 sessions, as much live as possible, but can also be held online if distance is a factor)
One-on-one mentorship sessions with a supervisor — a total of 10 sessions, including 4 with iidala and 6 with various SOURCE Process and Breathwork therapists of your choice.
30 sessions with your first clients (during the second and third year of training).
Independent written and research work, including session reports, creative presentations, and personally meaningful essays.
Training structure February 2026 – July 2028
You are invited into 2.5 years of continuous deep support on your personal journey — within a loving community and with the opportunity to grow into a certified and professional practitioner.
The total training volume is 600 hours, encompassing both practical and theoretical studies, independent work, and written assignments.
In the first year, the main focus is on your personal development and inner processes as a future practitioner. During the second year, we move increasingly into the field of client work. The final five months (March–July 2028) are dedicated to supportive Zoom meetings with IIDALA and time to complete anything still in progress — to revisit the video modules, focus on supervised client sessions and written assignments, and integrate everything into your independent practice before graduation and receiving your diploma.
All videos and written materials remain yours for lifetime access — you can always return to this knowledge and energy whenever you need. Throughout the course and beyond, there will be an active group chat, where you can stay in touch, ask questions, and share insights with mentors and fellow students. Within the SOURCE Process and Breathwork community, you are always abundantly supported.
TRAINING CALENDAR
Open the link. If the calendar does not yet show confirmed dates for the 2027/2028 group meetings, please note that these will be announced closer to the time — no later than four months in advance — to allow you to plan accordingly. The organiser reserves the right to make changes to meeting dates should unforeseen circumstances arise. Video lectures will open gradually and remain permanently available for rewatching. All Zoom meetings will be recorded. During the training, you may miss one seminar for a valid reason (except for the Ethics Training and Warm Water Breatwork Retreats). The material from any missed seminar must be completed through an alternative arrangement in agreement with your facilitator.
The training is 75% practical and experiential, as the SOURCE Process and Breathwork approach places great emphasis on quality and on the therapist’s ability to embody the wisdom, higher understanding, and values they share with clients. True integration of new knowledge requires time and stillness — which is why the training spans over 2.5 years, allowing you to deeply internalise the work through experience. A therapist can only guide a client as far as they have truly travelled themselves.
teachers and facilitators
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IIDALA aka Iida-Leena Materasu
COURSE FACILITATOR AND CURRICULUM CREATOR
Iida-Leena Materasu has been part of the Breathwork world under the guidance of Binnie A. Dansby for 22 years, 12 of which she has been actively leading groups, courses, and individual sessions. She served as organiser and supervisor for the 2023–2025 practitioner training and is the creator of the curriculum and lead facilitator for the 2026–2028 training.
IIDALA lives in Ireland and works internationally as a facilitator and teacher of breathwork, Body Sense, and nondual presence practices.
Instagram: @nondual.moments // @sourcebreathcommunity
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Binnie A Dansby
FOUNDER OF THE SOURCE PROCESS AND BREATHWORK APPROACH, CO-LECTURER
Binnie A. Dansby is one of the world’s most experienced breathwork masters and one of the original developers of modern rebirthing breathwork, together with Leonard Orr in the 1970s in the USA. She was also the creator of the first water birth in the United States and has since supported hundreds of births.
Under Binnie’s guidance, countless therapists and practitioners have grown and flourished across Europe. She has laid the foundation for a strong international community where every member experiences lasting support, deep understanding, and connection.
Binnie Dansby is also a founding and board member of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA).
Website: www.binnieadansby.com Instagram: @binnieadansbyofficial
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Aliis Vene
GROUP FACILITATOR
Aliis is a graduate of the 2023–2025 SOURCE Process and Breathwork training. She served as the main organiser of the 2023–2024 program and is now continuing her professional development as a supervisor-in-training, specialising in guiding group meetings.
Aliis also brings extensive experience in other holistic practices and has a remarkable gift for holding both individual clients and groups in a gentle, powerful, and profoundly transformative way.
Throughout the training, various SOURCE Process and Breathwork therapists, supervisors, and mentors will join the seminars and group meetings, giving you the opportunity to meet and learn from a range of experienced practitioners. Each participant will also receive a list of mentors who have agreed to support and guide students of the SPB training, and who offer one-on-one sessions at a reduced rate compared to their regular client fees.
YES, COUNT ME IN!
To join the training, please contact IIDALA at ida@nondualpath.com or through the contact form below. If you have not met IIDALA before, you will schedule a Zoom meeting to get to know each other, ask any questions, and mutually sense whether the SOURCE Process and Breathwork Practitioner Training is right for you. If you are accepted and wish to join, you will receive a training agreement to sign, and your place will be confirmed with a deposit.
TUITION AND PAYMENT OPTIONS
When paying the full training fee in one or two instalments, the base fee for the therapist training is €6,840, of which €800 is a non-refundable deposit securing your place.
If paid in two instalments, each payment is €3,020.
When paying in four instalments or monthly, the base fee is €7,200, of which €800 is a non-refundable deposit securing your place.
If paid in four instalments, each payment is €1,600.
When paying monthly, the total can be divided into 20 payments of €320 each, with the payment period running from March 2026 to October 2027.
The base fee includes:
All seminars with IIDALA and SOURCE supervisors in Tartu, Estonia, and group meetings with Aliis Vene in Tartu (alternatives or price adjustments must be discussed individually). All Zoom meetings with Iidala, 4 individual supervision sessions with Iidala, Q&A sessions with Binnie A. Dansby,
20 thematic video-lecture modules, written study materials, and 24/7 access to a private support group chat.
Additional costs:
Summer retreats
The Breathing in Warm Water Retreats are large international community gatherings organised by Sölve Maiberg.
For participants in training, the fee for one warm-water breathwork retreat is €1,200 (plus food).
The third summer retreat (Graduation) may also take place as a warm-water retreat at Algallika Centre, or as a smaller course-specific celebration and integration retreat. In that case, the fee will likely be lower.
1:1 Mentoring sessions (6 total)
When taking mentoring with a training-approved mentor/supervisor (you will receive a list of loving and professional mentors upon enrolment), the student price for one 2-hour session is €85.
If you choose to work with another SOURCE practitioner or with Binnie A. Dansby, the session will be paid according to that practitioner’s personal rate.
The official organiser of the course is Elus Soojus OÜ.
Upon joining, you will sign a training agreement and commit to completing the full course fee, even if you later decide not to continue.
We understand that life can bring unexpected changes — in such cases, possible adjustments or exceptions may be considered individually.
The training group forms a committed and supportive whole, and participation represents a conscious choice and devotion to your own process and to the collective field.
