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Transformational Breath (also trademarked as “Transformational Breathwork” or “Transformational Breathing”) is a holistic healing modality that is based on a full, conscious-connected breathing pattern, wherein the client/breather does not pause between inhalation and exhalation, maintaining a steady continuous flow of breath for a period of about one hour. Transformational Breathing sessions can be facilitated in both group and private settings, by a trained and Certified Transformational Breath Facilitator (CTBF). A wide range of benefits are said to occur on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels.

The conscious-connected aspect of the breathing pattern is also the foundational breathing pattern of Holotropic Breathwork and Rebirthing-Breathwork, however Transformational Breath emphasizes the use of the full respiratory system, and the supporting techniques utilized among the three differ in many ways.

History
The practice of conscious-connected breathing was originally discovered in the Western world by Leonard Orr in the early sixties, and by the mid-seventies was fairly well-known as a therapeutic modality called Rebirthing (aka “Rebirthing-Breathwork”).

Judith Kravitz, the founder of Transformational Breathing, was trained in Rebirthing in the late 70s, and added the modality to her existing practice as a self-styled healer.

She gradually expanded on the singular Rebirthing-Breathwork technique of keeping the inhale and exhale connected. Key components of Transformational Breathwork include: open-mouth breathing for both inhalation and exhalation; focus on belly breathing (inhale initiated by diaphragm muscle while relaxing chest and shoulders); gentle touch applied to tense areas around the respiratory cavity; invocations, intention-setting, affirmations and sound-healing.

In 1990, Kravitz began collaborating with Tom Goode. Together they founded the International Breath Institute in early 1992, but went their separate ways in late 1993, each further developing different schools of breathwork. Goode began calling his brand of breathwork “TransformBreath” while Kravitz maintained the Transformational Breath trademarks.

In 1995, Kravitz developed the Transformational Breath Facilitator Certification program and began training facilitators. She has since trained more than a thousand Certified Transformational Breath Facilitators in twenty countries, including Turkey, Belgium, Russia, Germany, Mexico, etc. In 2001, she established a certification program for facilitators to become trainers.