What exactly is energy healing and how does it work?

Energy healing is a practice that works with the body’s natural energetic field to encourage balance and well-being. By using techniques such as gentle touch, focused intention, guided activation, and sound or movement practices, practitioners help clear energetic blockages and support the body’s own capacity to self-regulate. This gentle, noninvasive approach promotes relaxation, mental clarity, and a deeper sense of connection to one’s inner life.

Do I need any prior experience to enroll in your courses?

No prior experience is required to enroll in our online energy healing courses. You’ll learn foundational energy healing techniques—chakra balancing, Reiki-inspired hands-on methods, guided meditation, breathwork, and aura cleansing—through self-paced multimedia lessons and practical exercises. Whether you’re new to energy healing or looking to enhance your existing practice, you’ll build confidence and tangible skills to support holistic well-being.

Are the Academy of Energy Healing courses self-paced?

Yes. All of our energy healing programs are fully self-paced on our online platform. You can start immediately, progress through lessons at your own pace, and revisit any content whenever you wish—no scheduled calls or live events required.

Will I receive a recognized certification after completing a course?

Yes. After finishing all modules and practical reflections, you’ll earn a Certificate in Energy Healing accredited by the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT). Our certifications are recognized in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and worldwide.

What makes your approach to teaching energy healing different?

We guide you to tap into Source Energy in a warm, down-to-earth way, using simple, hands-on techniques that bring more peace, balance, and harmony into your life. Instead of just talking theory, you’ll actually feel and practice shifting energy—raising your vibration, smoothing out stuck spots, and weaving light frequencies into your daily routines. This means real change you can carry with you, whether you’re on your meditation cushion or out in the world.

How do I get started and enroll in my first course?

1. Browse Programs: Visit our Courses page and choose the training that resonates with you. 2. Register & Pay: Click “Enroll Now,” complete a brief registration form, and select your preferred payment. 3. Begin Your Journey: Look for our welcome email, then step into your first lesson—immerse yourself in the material and feel the energy of transformation as you learn. 4. Join the Community: Connect with fellow students any time in our private Facebook group.

Guide to Breathwork: Harness the Breath to Awaken and Heal

Breathwork is the mindful practice of controlling and working with the breath to promote emotional release, physical healing, and spiritual alignment. Through various controlled breathing techniques, it supports deep emotional release, expanded awareness, and energetic balance.

What It Helps With

Breathwork is a versatile modality that helps clear blocked energy and emotions, reduce stress, and increase clarity. Common issues it supports include:

- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Depression and emotional overwhelm
- Trauma release
- Grief and sadness
- Chronic stress and burnout
- Physical tension and fatigue
- Spiritual disconnection
- Creative stagnation

The breath is a bridge between body, mind, and spirit. By working with it intentionally, we can access stored emotions and subconscious patterns, transforming what no longer serves us.

How It Works

Breathwork supports the body’s innate healing response by quieting the thinking mind and engaging the emotional and subconscious realms. Through specific breathing rhythms — such as circular, connected, or diaphragmatic breathing — the practitioner guides the client into a state where stored trauma, emotions, and energy can rise to the surface to be released.

This process floods the body with oxygen, stimulates the vagus nerve, and activates the parasympathetic nervous system, often leading to a sense of euphoria, catharsis, or deep calm. It can also induce altered states of consciousness, providing access to higher wisdom, soul guidance, or repressed memories.

Imagine the breath as a sacred wind — sweeping through the inner landscape, lifting what’s heavy, and opening space for clarity and divine remembrance.

What to Expect in a Session

Breathwork sessions often take place in a relaxed, supportive environment, whether conducted in-person or through virtual platforms. Clients lie down on a mat or bed while the practitioner introduces a specific breathing technique and holds space for the journey.

The session may include music, affirmations, visualization, or light touch to support the process. As the breath deepens, emotions, physical sensations, or visions may arise. Common experiences include tingling, temperature changes, muscle contractions, emotional release (such as crying or laughing), and states of bliss or expanded awareness.

After the breathing portion, there is usually time for integration — a space to rest, reflect, and ground the experience.

Who It’s Best For

Breathwork is especially supportive for those:

- Seeking emotional release or healing from trauma
- Looking for non-verbal therapeutic modalities
- Feeling stuck or disconnected from their inner guidance
- Wanting to deepen spiritual practice or self-awareness
- Struggling with chronic anxiety or holding patterns in the body

It’s suitable for both beginners and advanced practitioners, though some forms of breathwork (like Holotropic or Rebirthing) may be intense and best guided by experienced facilitators.

Origins or Background

Breathwork draws inspiration from ancient practices such as yogic pranayama, Buddhist breath meditation, and Indigenous ceremonies. In Western contexts, breathwork gained prominence through innovators such as Stanislav Grof, known for Holotropic Breathwork, and Leonard Orr, who developed Rebirthing techniques. Contemporary practitioners have since evolved the practice, integrating scientific, somatic, and spiritual approaches.

It is a living tradition that adapts across cultures and systems — always returning to the power of the breath as a healing force.

How to Integrate It

Breathwork can be practiced in many forms — from short daily breathing meditations to deep, guided sessions. Many people use breathwork alongside therapy, energy work, or coaching to help integrate insights and release blocks that talking alone can’t reach.

You can explore guided recordings, join group breathwork journeys, or work one-on-one with a coach or facilitator. It also pairs beautifully with sound healing, plant medicine integration, or chakra clearing.

As a self-care ritual, breathwork becomes a reliable tool for emotional regulation, spiritual connection, and energetic alignment.

Ahtayaa’s Insight

Your breath holds the original code of your soul. When we breathe with intention, we reclaim our presence, our power, and our divine connection. Breathwork is a sacred invitation to remember who you truly are.