A four-month accelerated training that begins with twenty-one days living the practice at ASHA, our land-based school in Tuscany, then continues online with mentorship and support. You graduate ready to hold this work, in person and online, with a globally recognized certification behind you. It starts with your own healing.
An honest conversation about where you are. The call is free and carries no obligation.
2,000+ certified facilitators have trained with us, from nurses and therapists to yoga teachers, coaches, and people who simply felt called.
For most of my early life I lived inside a story I had not written. The breath is what gave me a pen. Before I was twenty, I had found my way to conscious breathing, and I have spent the more than fifty years since following where it leads.
I have watched this work meet people in boardrooms and classrooms and in the hardest hours of their lives. And I have watched a particular kind of person arrive at our door: someone who has read the books, taken the courses, sat in the circles, and felt a quiet certainty that they are meant to offer this to others. If that is you, I want you to know the feeling is not a mistake.
Some of this work asks for a room, a fire, a circle breathing the same air. That is what the residential is for. Twenty-one days at ASHA, with our trainers beside you, learning this the only way it can truly be learned: by living it. Come and breathe with us.
You have done the online courses and the weekend workshops. You have breathed yourself through things you could not name. And somewhere in all of it, a thought arrived and would not leave: maybe I am meant to do this work.
Then the second voice arrives. You are not qualified enough. Not experienced enough. Not the type. You tell yourself you will wait until you are ready, and the years keep their quiet count. Online study took you a long way, then it set you down at a threshold it could not carry you across.
The threshold is real. So is the way through. That is what this training is for.
This is a four-month accelerated Breathwork Facilitator Training. It opens with twenty-one days of live, in-person learning at ASHA in Tuscany, where you breathe the practice daily and learn to hold it for others. It continues for roughly three months online, with mentorship, study, and continued support, until you graduate fully certified.
You will not leave with a feel-good weekend and a certificate to match. You will leave able to guide individual and group sessions, grounded in ethics, anatomy, and lived practice, carrying a certification that is recognized across the breathwork field.
Hands-on, in-person training in a small circle, breathing and facilitating daily under close supervision.
Your learning settles into practice with continued teaching, mentorship, and the support of your circle.
Graduate able to guide in person and online, ethically compliant, with triple-accredited certification behind you.
The call is the first step. We will talk it through, honestly, before anything else.
Plenty of trainings teach about breathwork. This one asks you to live it, in a place and a circle built for depth.
Twenty-one days in the room, breathing and facilitating daily, learning the things the body only learns in person.
Places are kept few on purpose, so every participant is seen, supported, and given real time on their hands.
Forests, vineyards, a pool, and wild hot springs nearby. The land at ASHA is part of the teaching.
Conscious Connected Breathing, the Mandala Breath, the anatomy of breath, and neuroscience woven with ancient wisdom.
A professional, ethically grounded qualification, triple accredited and respected across the breathwork field.
You graduate into the Alchemy of Breath community, and the bonds formed in the circle tend to last far beyond it.
Immersive, hands-on days in the Tuscan hills, where the practice becomes part of you and you begin to facilitate.
Roughly three months of continued learning, supervised practice, and support from the team and your circle.
You graduate ready to guide, in person and online, with a globally recognized certification behind you.
You learn this work by living it, morning to evening, with your trainers beside you the whole way.
Learn the Mandala Breath in its fullest form, by breathing it daily and feeling where it carries you.
Guide breathwork for individuals and for the group, hands-on, under the close supervision of your trainers.
How breath moves through body and mind, and how to meet the emotion and memory it can release.
Modern neuroscience woven with traditional healing methods, held within one trauma-informed system.
A deep personal clearing comes first. You cannot guide others somewhere you have not been yourself.
Graduate as an ethically grounded, globally recognized Alchemy of Breath facilitator.
You cannot lead another person anywhere you have not been willing to go yourself. So we start with you.Anthony Abbagnano · Founder, Alchemy of Breath
More than fifty years with the breath, and author of Outer Chaos, Inner Calm. His life's work and methods shape everything taught in this training.
Naturopath and medical medium who blends breathwork, intuition, the body, and voice into a joyful, grounded approach to healing.
A senior trainer of many years, steady and deeply experienced, who has held countless circles through this work and will support you closely throughout.
It creates the space for deep insight, connection, and transformation in a safe and loving container. I deeply recommend Alchemy of Breath as an incredible experience to harness the power of true presence.
An hour later, I knew this had just turned my life around. I feel like my heart has opened up again for the first time in decades, and the training group has become a new little community for all of us.
Breathwork continues to open doors, and the training allows me to fully investigate and be supported in my experiences. I feel like I am growing and opening toward life's untapped potential.
I have sat with thousands of people at the start of this work, and the doubt is almost always the same. They worry they have not done enough, or healed enough, or that everyone else in the circle will somehow be further along.
Here is what I have learned. The ones who become the finest facilitators are rarely the most polished when they arrive. They are the ones willing to be honest, to go first into their own depths, and to be held while they do it. That can be taught. That is what these twenty-one days are for.
You do not need to be ready in the way you imagine. You need to be willing. If something in you has been leaning toward this for a while, let us simply talk. No pressure, no performance. Just an honest conversation about where you are and where you might go.
The call is free and carries no obligation.
The residential is held at ASHA Retreat & Community Centre in Tuscany, Italy, surrounded by forests, vineyards, and a thriving garden. Twenty-one days is intensive, so the days are built with real rest and integration woven through them. The land itself, an environment of deep peace and natural beauty, is part of the teaching.
There is time by the pool, time to walk to the wild hot springs at Bagni San Filippo nearby, and time to wander the medieval streets of the towns close by. You arrive to learn. You also get to be nourished while you do.
The Alchemy of Breath Facilitator Training is accredited by the Federation of Holistic Therapists, the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. We are recognized as one of the most thoroughly certified breathwork institutions in the world.
This training is level three of seven. From your first regulated breath to your own licensed school, here is where it can lead. Tap a level to explore it.
The triple accredited heart of the pathway, and the training on this page. Here you learn to guide others with safety, ethics, and integrity. You can walk it two ways: the 8-month online training, or the 4-month live residential at ASHA.
You are hereSome people train from home over eight months. Others step fully out of ordinary life for the live residential. Both graduate as certified Alchemy of Breath facilitators. On your call, we will help you feel which one is yours.
Train from anywhere, at a steady rhythm over eight months, with weekly live calls and a graduation retreat in Tuscany.
Payment plans available.
Twenty-one days living the practice at ASHA, then three months online. The deepest, most immersive way in.
A payment plan is available: 20% deposit, then monthly installments.
Because places on the residential are few and held intentionally, every participant speaks with the team first. The call is free and carries no obligation.
Alchemy of Breath is the first online breathwork school in the world, founded by Anthony Abbagnano. For more than a decade, we have guided well over a million people toward the place inside where clarity, connection, and peace already live. Our practice combines effective breathwork patterns from traditions around the world into one trauma-informed system.
We are triple accredited by the Federation of Holistic Therapists, the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and a proud member of the International Breathwork Foundation. More than 2,000 certified facilitators have trained with us and now hold this work in their own communities.
Yes! We are now offering monthly payment installments with a 20% up-front deposit. Please note that your balance must be fully paid 2 weeks prior to your arrival at Breathcamp. To take advantage of this offer, select ‘Deposit with installment payments’ from the dropdown at checkout.
If you can’t stay for the full 7 days, you are welcome to leave early. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any refunds or discounts if you choose to leave early. Alchemy of Breath students attending BreathCamp to complete the Facilitator Training are required to stay for the full 7 days to be eligible to graduate.
Thank you for the question. You are so very welcome, at exactly the stage you are at. You’ll be surrounded by graduates of Breathwork, whose speciality is people just like you, just where you’re at. So, know the content and care is for two groups – both advanced (our graduates), and the general public, who are at varying stages of experience (many breathing for the first time). Just know, you’ll be held and taken care of in a beautiful way from the very start of your breathwork journey! Exciting!
On this page, below the FAQ’s, please see the section “How To Get To ASHA” – for full travel info.
1 Rent A Car from FCO (Rome airport) -this is the easiest option -once signed up, you’ll receive access to your student WhatsApp group. Here you can find ride share, let others have a car, etc…
2 Take The Train From FCO -it’s easy, with 2-3 train changes -the nearest train station is Chiusi Chianciano Terme -Use this taxi service: Taxi Service Il POSTALINO https://www.ilpostalino.com Whatsapp: +39 335 5424668 Phone: +39 578 749056 Please book in advance. Languages: English, Italian costs: 100-120€ one way Check the bottom of this page for more details and resources on how to get to ASHA.
Yes! We are now offering monthly payment installments with a 20% up-front deposit. Please note that your balance must be fully paid 2 weeks prior to your arrival at Breathcamp. To take advantage of this offer, select ‘Deposit with installment payments’ from the dropdown at checkout.
Yes, free wifi is available in the main house and Dharma Den, though not in the rooms, or around the property.
We suggest picking up a TIM or Wind SIM card when you arrive Italy. Because ASHA is half hour away from a major town, it’s important to pick it up before coming to ASHA.
At ASHA we have 7 cats, and 2 dogs. Given the sensitive nature of cats (and previous not so great experiences with dogs chasing them) leashes are required – and strictly enforced. And no, our dogs are not on leashes as they are integrated with our cats. They know who the boss is, and we know where they poo. We are surrounded by endless woods where your dog can roam free, though please keep them on a leash while at ASHA. Also, please be mindful of cleaning up poo so no one steps in it! There’s a 40 euro donation fee per pet.
We now have a new laundry mat in town in the center of Castel’Azzara village, only a 20 minute walk away, under the arches. It’s super easy to find.
Smoking is only permitted in the parking lot. Please do not smoke inside or outside of your room, in the common areas, or other areas of ASHA, and all camp locations. And do consider that smoking isn’t a part of our culture, and not encouraged.
Please keep in mind we are a well-being center… this just isn’t the place for smoking, drugs, or alcohol. Like to have a glass of wine here and there? Sure. Though we trust you understand the nature of this work, and will not abuse the use of wine, just because it’s part of Italian culture (at ASHA, and in general while staying in the area).
There’s one grocery store – The Co-op – and veg store, and a Thursday morning produce/general stuff market as well. The Co-op does have some organic dry products. We recommend bringing any speciality items. It’s basic in Castell’Azzara, not bad, though basic.
There are many hiking trails around ASHA! If you’re interested, we recommend checking with our community member Stuart, who knows pretty much all of them. Castell’Azzara is surrounded with beautiful villages, such as Pitigliano or Sorano. There are also many historical sites dating back to the Etruscan people, the ancestors whose spirits are still spreading blessings to the land around ASHA. There are many natural hot springs within half hour of ASHA, including Bagni San Casciano and Bagni San Fillipo.
Kids are welcome at ASHA, and a huge part of our vision. There’s plenty of space for them to roam around in a safe environment. Please be responsible for them at all times, including their clean up in communal spaces. Kids can only stay in private accommodation with their guardian (tent, glamping, camper, or private cottage) – not in shared accommodation with other students. Kids under 10 eat and stay for free. Kids 11 and over are charged for food and accommodation at New Member pricing, with a 20% discount. Attentive kids are welcome to join Breathcamp at the discretion of the trainer and facilitator of each session. Reach out to info@asha.global for more information, and to receive a special 20% coupon code. This offer applies for each kid in a family.
Please contact info@asha.global to check availability.
Yes! Please keep in mind that due to the nature of our work, intimacy is usually at an all time high. Please don’t mistake that as an emotional or sexual invitation. Be considerate of others’ personal space, and don’t assume anything. And… please keep sexuality in general out of the equation unless you arrived as a couple. Together, let’s protect a safe space for everyone.
Absolutely. We suggest setting your own boundaries, and clearly communicating them as needed. You’re also welcome to reach out to the mentors and team if you need support. Take your space as needed!
See above for a typical daily schedule. We will be sending a more detailed program guide and camp schedule soon, so watch your inbox as your camp date approaches.
We finish after lunch, around 2 pm on the final day.
You’ll need to pay for each retreat individually. Our system doesn’t allow for multiple bookings at one time.
Check-in: -from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday -Orientation starts at 4:30 pm -please arrive in time for Orientation
Check-out: -Saturday at 8:00 am till 9:30 am. -program ends with lunch at 2 pm (we suggest staying until the very end)
No sorry, that option isn’t available.
No that option isn’t available.
Potentially. Book together to stay together at the same time. If you’re booking last minute we may not be able to accommodate your request. Be sure to submit your request on the intake form when you sign up – very important..
We’re sorry but due to high demand, your reservation is only confirmed once payment has been made and we cannot hold rooms for you.
During May and September, the weather can be variable, so use at your own risk as we don’t offer refunds.
If you want to bring your spouse, we can offer them a 20% discount on a tent or camper. You and your spouse can also book a private cottage, but we can’t offer discounts on this accommodation. Your spouse is welcome to use our facilities, join meals, participate in 2 classes and workshops, and book healing sessions. Please reach out directly to info@asha.global to book. Availability is limited, so we recommend booking ASAP.
Contact reception for availability, info@asha.global… and our reservationist will help you. You can also book at ASHA upon arrival.
Life Direction Coaching & Breathwork Private with Anthony, private Intuitive Readings with Amy, Sound Healing, Massage, and More. If you’d like to book with Anthony and Amy, we suggest booking asap as space is limited. Contact info: info@asha.global
Still have a question? Bring it to the call. That is what it is for.
Twenty-one intensive days, one small circle, learning from the founders and graduating certified. If something in you is leaning toward this, let us simply talk it through.
