Embark on a profound exploration of holistic and therapeutic breathing known as;
Boulter Method Breathwork.
The Boulter Method is a large body of teachings passed down from Hal Boutler to Reanna over 2.5 years of 1:1 mentorship. As a somatic therapist Hal trained in several modalities such as The Rebirthing tradition with Leonard Orr, Hakomi Method and Integrative Body Psychotherapy with Jack Rosenberg. In his time of using breathwork as a tool for deep therapeutic work, Hal came to develop and synthesize a style of being with people and a way of teaching them to work with their breath. This method, passed down to Reanna with sanction and encouragement to share it with others, has come to be known as The Boutler Method.
The Boutler Method is a transmission, it is a way of meeting yourself and your own breath and then, learning how to apply this way to others who seek to learn this method as well.
While The Boutler Method is truly, in its entirety a holistic therapeutic model, for the purposes of this offering, Reanna will be sharing the method in how it pertains specifically to sharing the breath.
Over the course of 4 weekends and a combined 100hrs of training you can expect to learn:
- Anatomy: Breath deeper learning of the nervous system.
- History: Traditional and Therapeutic uses of breathwork.
- Containment: Building a Charge and how to work with the breath in different ways for different outcomes.
- Altered States: How Breathwork alters our state and what’s possible.
- Somatics: Holding Patterns, Hands On and How to work with resistance.
- Integration: How to integrate breathwork experiences.
- Facilitation: How to teach, support and work with group experiences.
- How to do your own work and use Breathwork as a tool for ongoing transformation.
Why The Boulter Method?
In a time of a second wave of breathwork renaissance, there are workshops trainings and programs popping up everywhere. It seems that everyone has tried some form of breathwork, heard about it or listened to a podcast where this is a main topic. What sets this training apart is that it pertains within it the knowledge passed down from Hal and the (and this is not an exaggeration) 10,000hrs of 1:1 breathwork sessions he facilitated. The experience of this method passed down is rich, it is unique and very special.
This first 4 part module is meant to act as Level 1 - an opportunity to uncover and relate to your own breath, as well as give you the basic tools for sharing this style of breath with others in a group setting. Deeper wisdom and mentorship for working in a 1:1 setting will be explored in a level 2 for those seeking to work in a more therapeutic and individual setting.
The 100hrs will consist of 4 weekends over the course of 4 months for an opportunity to receive, experience, learn and integrate the information over time.
Below you will find the outline of the weekends and some of the core themes we will be exploring:
Weekend 1 ~ Personal Experience + Laying The Foundation:
February 29th - March 2nd
- Presence, embodiment + containment
- Preparing the body for a charge
- Learning to work with your self
- Historical uses for breath + different ways to breathe
Weekend 2 ~ A Deeper look :
April 4th - 6th
- Anatomy of the breath + breathing muscles
- Nervous system + trauma
- Physical holding patterns, tension and how to work it
Weekend 3 ~ Psychosomatics:
May 2nd - 4th
- Rebirthing foundations
- Mental disturbances + psychological holding patterns
- Altered states + neuroplasticity
Weekend 4 ~ How to Teach:
June 6th - 8th
- Holding Space + Support
- Guiding a group
- Hands On
- Integration
Weekend commitment: Friday 5-9pm, Saturday & Sunday 9-6pm
What you will receive
- Breathwork Manual.
- 2 - 1:1 Online BreathworkSessions with Reanna.
- 4 in-person weekends @ Pranify Headquarters in Kelowna, BC.
- 100hrs of Training (80hr in person, 20hr at home)
- 8 breathwork experiences
- Clear guidance and support to teach and share this method with others.
Registration and payment
Only 10 spaces are available for maximum potency and intimacy. Your spot is held and save with a $500 deposit. Deposits are non-refundable.
Total investment: $3500 CND
Payment Plan Options (after deposit)
- 2 payments of $1500
- 4 payments of $750
- 8 Payments of $375
Training must be paid for before the end.
Contact for information about refund policy.
To apply please email Reanna: reannacosta@gmail.com
About Reanna, from Reanna...
My journey is not a conventional one. I left school at Simon Fraser University after 3 years of working towards a joint major in criminology and psychology. I loved to learn; however the competitiveness of the programs, coupled with the heavy course loads was too much for my system. I dropped out of school after being incredibly depressed and anxious to pursue becoming a yoga teacher. From here, my journey touch a massive turn and I ended up still becoming what I intended but in a new way.
I often say that yoga saves my life. The more I immerse myself in the teachings, learn to embody them and live them - the more alive I become. And by alive, what I really mean is awake. I see the world differently and I have amore refined sense of reality. For me, yoga is a way of life.
Yoga found me at an important and moldable time in my life; at 20 I become a yoga teacher with no really idea of what I was getting myself into. In 2005, yoga was just barely on the rise - a time where there was barely 1 yoga studio in a town, versus several. I feel fortunate to have been exposed to a very deeply rooted and traditional training which created a solid foundation for me. In a mere 500hrs, my world was changed and while much had shifted in me from this 3 month intensive, in many ways it took years for the teachings to bubble up from my subconscious and weave into my life. Even now, each time I think I really know something, I am deeply humbled by the vastness of my own ignorance.
This humbling has been gracious and has brought forth a patience and compassion for life I would have never thought possible. It has allowed me to see the importance of heart-centred transformation through compassionate self-inquiry and a dedication to honing awareness. I am passionate about merging and sharing the latest science and research around our brain and bodies with functional anatomy, somatics, and the wisdom of the ancient teachings. While the yogic tradition has much to offer, I love to share cross-cultural traditions that offer to enhance, broaden or confirm the beautiful teachings of yoga such as shamanism and buddhism.
My truest intention is to teach from my heart and to offer guidance not rules, in a way that is non-judgemental and safe. My belief is that when one feels heard, held and open, the access to transformation grows and the barriers drop. From here, accessing the heart is easier and this is where change starts to happen. Embracing life as a teacher, feeling all there is to experience and being present for all of life is the essence of my teaching. I am deeply committed to this path and to helping guide any who chose to walk it with me.
YOGA
500hr Yoga Teacher Training with Shakti Mhi through Prana Yoga Teacher College
200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Karuna Erickson through Heart Yoga Teacher Training
50hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Bernie Clark
Intensives, Workshops & Continuing Education with:
Mark Stephens
Anodea Judith
Doug Keller
Karuna Erickson
Yogi Vshvketu
Mugs McConnell
Other Educational Training
Psychology Diploma @ SFU
Compassionate Inquiry Training with Gabor Mate
Online Somatic Experiencing Training with Peter Levine
IBP Mentorship & Breathwork Training
Pachikuti Cross Cultural Mesa & Shamanic Apprenticeship
"Coaching for Purpose" Certified
People who's works that have inspired & informed my work...
Gabor Maté (All Books)
Peter Levine (Waking The Tiger)
Françious Bourzat (Consciousness Medicine)
Judith Blackstone (Trauma + The Unbound Body)
Jack Lee Rosenberg (All Books)
Leonard Orr & Sonrda Ray (Rebirthing The New Age)
Bruce Tift (Already Free)
