About the GPBA 

Since 2001, the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance (GPBA), originally known as the International Breathwork Training Alliance, has been dedicated to promoting rigorous training standards for the ethical practice of both dyadic and group Breathwork. We are committed to advancing the integration of Breathwork as a vital, ethical, and evidence-based professional healing modality that supports physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. Our commitment is yielding powerful results!

A core aspect of our mission is to foster collaboration among Breathwork schools and practitioners. We have already witnessed an extraordinary partnership across the spectrum of professional Breathwork modalities, from stress reduction techniques and yogic breathing to neural and emotional regulation practices and non-ordinary states of consciousness. We invite you to be a part of this growing movement.

Thank you for your interest and support. Together, let us contribute to a healthier world by promoting the practice of healthy breathing and professional Breathwork!

What is the GPBA?

The GPBA is a consortium of professional schools, trainers, and practitioners dedicated to promoting and supporting Breathwork as an accessible and vital healing modality that enhances physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.

• Envision and articulate the spectrum of Breathwork modalities and practices to raise global awareness of the benefits of conscious breathing for physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual well-being.
• Encourage, nourish, and expand an educational network of schools to facilitate the exchange of methodologies, ideas, discoveries, teachers, and students for mutual enrichment.
• Provide international endorsement to schools, trainers, and practitioners who uphold GPBA’s ethical standards and maintain their own peer-endorsed training standards.
• Formulate and uphold principles, ethics, and training standards for dyadic and group Breathwork practices that open non-ordinary states of consciousness.
• Offer GPBA certification to practitioners, trainers, and schools that adhere to these principles and standards.
• Recognize that Breathwork is a continually evolving field, embracing new forms, information, and teachings.