BREATHWORK · EMBODIMENT · COSTA RICA
Conscious Connected Breathwork in Costa Rica
Explore Breathwork with Fern Olivia, creator of Embodied Voice Breathwork®, through private experiences and facilitator training on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
WHAT IS CONSCIOUS CONNECTED BREATHWORK?
A simple practice with profound depth.
Conscious Connected Breathwork is a breathing practice in which the inhale and exhale are gently connected in a continuous rhythm, without a pause between them.
This style of breathing can create a powerful shift in awareness, helping us move out of habitual mental patterns and into a more direct experience of the body, emotions, and nervous system.
Depending on the person and the session, Breathwork may support emotional release, greater self-awareness, increased energy, deeper relaxation, clarity, creativity, and a stronger sense of connection to oneself.
For me, Breathwork has never been only about the breath. The breath is a doorway.
It can help us notice where we hold tension, where we disconnect, what wants to move, and what becomes possible when we feel safe enough to stay present with ourselves.
Breath is only the beginning.
MY APPROACH TO BREATHWORK
Breath is the doorway. Embodiment is the work.
Over the years, my relationship with Breathwork has evolved through teaching, study, personal practice, and working closely with people in retreats and trainings.
What became clear to me is that the breath can open a powerful door, but the deepest transformation often happens through what comes next: how we relate to sensation, emotion, voice, expression, nervous system patterns, and the parts of ourselves we have learned to hold back.
That understanding became the foundation of Embodied Voice Breathwork®.
My approach weaves Conscious Connected Breathwork with somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, voice, sound, movement, and embodied presence so the experience is not only cathartic, but integrated.
The intention is not to push for a dramatic release or force a particular outcome.
It is to create the conditions for greater awareness, expression, self-trust, and connection to what is already present within you.
Breath opens the door. Your body, voice, and presence show you where to go next.
WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THE WORK
Choose the path that meets you where you are.
There are a few different ways to experience this work, depending on whether you are seeking a deeply personal Breathwork experience or feel called to guide others.
Private Breathwork Experiences in Costa Rica
For personal exploration, healing, embodiment, and reconnection, private Breathwork sessions can be woven into a retreat or immersive stay on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
These experiences are personalized around your intentions and may include Conscious Connected Breathwork, somatic practices, voice, sound, movement, meditation, and integration.
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Embodied Voice Breathwork® Facilitator Training
For those who feel called to facilitate Breathwork professionally or deepen their existing work, Embodied Voice Breathwork® offers an intimate 20-hour Foundations training in Costa Rica, combining technical skill, embodied practice, personal mentorship, and supervised practicum.
The training is designed for coaches, therapists, yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, and emerging facilitators who want to guide Breathwork with confidence, integrity, and their own authentic voice.
MEET FERN OLIVIA
Experience, presence, and a deeply personal approach.
Fern Olivia is a Breathwork educator, retreat leader, facilitator trainer, and creator of Embodied Voice Breathwork®.
For more than fifteen years, she has guided retreats, trainings, and transformational experiences around the world, integrating Breathwork with nervous system awareness, somatic practice, yoga, meditation, voice, sound, and intuitive development.
Fern holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering and has completed more than 400 hours of Breathwork education and certification, including GPBA Professional-level training. Since 2015, she has trained and certified more than one hundred yoga teachers and Breathwork facilitators.
Her approach is intimate, responsive, and highly personalized, with an emphasis on helping each person develop greater presence, confidence, discernment, and trust in their own way of guiding.
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Conscious Connected Breathwork is a breathing practice in which the inhale and exhale are gently connected in a continuous rhythm. The practice can support greater body awareness, emotional processing, relaxation, energy, clarity, and a deeper sense of connection to yourself.
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Embodied Voice Breathwork® is Fern Olivia’s approach to Conscious Connected Breathwork. It integrates the breath with somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, voice, sound, movement, and embodied presence.
The breath remains central, but the method places equal emphasis on how we listen to the body, work with expression, and integrate what arises during the experience.
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Absolutely.
You do not need to be interested in teaching Breathwork in order to experience it. Private Breathwork sessions can be woven into retreats and immersive experiences in Costa Rica for those who are simply seeking personal exploration, embodiment, healing, or reconnection.
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Embodied Voice Breathwork® facilitator training is offered on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, near Punta Uva and Playa Chiquita.
The training is intentionally intimate, with a 1:1 or very small-group format that allows for personalized mentorship, supervised practice, and plenty of integration time.
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No prior Breathwork certification is required.
The Foundations training is designed for both emerging facilitators and experienced practitioners who want to deepen their skills, refine how they hold space, and develop a more embodied and authentic approach to guiding Breathwork.
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