School of Prana

This was such an amazing breathwork session!! Profoundly healing. Rio created a very thoughtful journey that took me from deep emotional release to crying in gratitude! Highly recommend.

Amazing breathwork experience with Rio! I can't even describe how intense the session was. The only thing I can say is that I felt way lighter and positive after the session. I recommend it to anyone with anxiety, depression, PTSD or someone that is carrying negative emotional baggage from the past and is still being bothered by it in the present. Great cleaning work.

Thank you sincerely for an amazing breathwork class in a beautifully safe and uplifting environment. As a newbie, I didn't know what to expect, and Rio transformed the room into a cocoon of calm, openness and just the right amount of lightheartedness to facilitate everyone's unique experience.

I had couple of breath-working sessions with Rio and I can definitely say it was magical and useful. I felt sensations that I didn't experience so deeply before and learned some fundamental techniques. Rio was always very supportive and has a big baggage of knowledge to share. 100% recommendable!

Look no further and book a session with Rio! You'll be in for a caring and knowledgeable teacher, an intense breathwork session and for a safe space to share sensations and ask questions. There's always a very relaxed and open atmosphere in School of Prana, looking forward to pass by there again! Highly recommended! :)

Rio’s coaching sessions were precious for me and for my personal development at this stage. In a spontaneous but serious way, Rio guided the sessions with presence, kindness and joyfulness. This working month helped me open my heart, clarify my life, my intentions, see myself clearly and realize what I have to work on in order to enjoy life to the fullest. Rio included a combination between, breathing, meditation and spiritual techniques that are adapted to what I was feeling and dealing with at the moment. I highly recommend this coaching experience if you want to experience life in a deeper and more conscious way. If you want to know yourself better and take care of the light within you.

Rio has a special way of facilitating breathwork. Incredibly grounding and open-hearted. I highly recommend working with him at the School of Prana.

This was an amazing weekend for the meditation facilitator training. I got so much value from this. No matter what your level of meditation or even facilitating is you will learn something. I like how Rio adapted to the needs of the students. Even though there was a set curriculum, I like that he met us where we were at and then gave us the tools that we needed to improve and get a deeper understanding of facilitating meditation.

Amazing breathwork session with Rio. Felt incredible after, both relaxed, energized and focused after the session. Rio was leading me through the whole session and the different sensations and making it a pleasant experience! I will definitely be coming back here!

Wow! Rio has such a good energy. I absolutely loved the breathwork session. Will definitely be coming back for more! Rio is thoughtful, funny, present, caring and loving and created a wonderful atmosphere for our session. The breathing technique he taught us was amazing and very powerful. THANK YOU ❤

I have just done a healing breathwork session with Rio and I highly recommend it. He‘s a caring and knowledgeable guy, the session was super beneficial.

Awesome healing breathwork experience with Rio. You can feel his deep experience in healing/yoga. He makes you feel comfortable and the setup with music and incense is great. Also the integration at the end was well conducted. Highly recommended.

My boyfriend and I had a wonderful breathing session with Rio. Although we have prior experience in breathing techniques, we came into the breathing session with Rio with a lot of curiosity. Rio managed to more than satisfy our curiosity and bring us to the next level. When sharing our experiences at the end of the session, Rio offered a little impromptu partner exercise. This exercise was an additionally interesting and enriching experience for us. Summarizing, I really recommend a private session with your partner as a very special partner activity.

I would highly recommend trying Breathwork with Rio. I have had several sessions with him, and the results were incredible in terms of releasing stuck emotions and energy. You'll notice positive changes even after just the first session. If you attend a series of 4 consecutive sessions, it can create a profound transformation from deep within. Thank you, Rio for a breathwork journey!

I have done Rio’s breathwork classes and they are transportational to say the least! Rio is wonderful, and creates a very grounding and safe space, facilitating self connection and emotional release, I would highly recommend going!

I wholeheartedly recommend Rio's shamanic breathwork session. From the outset, you'll feel Rio's genuine care and expertise, ensuring you are well-accommodated and in safe hands. This session was a beautiful surprise, revealing layers of emotion and clarity I hadn't anticipated. The aftermath? A lingering sense of happiness and newfound insight.

Amazing experience that left me feeling more grounded, centered and present. Rio’s guidance was very helpful and created a safe environment where I was able to let go of emotion freely. Highly recommend trying it out!

It was an amazing course , Rio as a very special way of passing information, with simple terms he takes the students to the deeper level of knowledge, and the practice makes it so easy for us to understand, great teacher and a beautiful human being.

Rio is skilled and openhearted space holder. I felt him very present for all the participants during the whole breathwork journey, guiding and supporting with experience and tenderness. In his breathwork session I felt safe to re-enter anxieties, fears and tensions which had built up in my body and then release and let them go. I had a deep experience not only releasing tensions from my body, but also reaching to higher states of consciousness. Definitely recommending for ones who never did breathwork before, but also for ones who already had experinces with it! Will definitely participate again when having an opportunity 💛 Thank you Rio 🙏🏻

Amazing Breathwork session with Rio! Super connected, deep, intentional work! Totally recommend!

As a Newbie to the world of mediation and especially breathwork, I was equally excited and anxious about this journey. But Rio guided with a calm and friendly passion, that made me feel safe and welcomed. Had a great experience and would totally recommend 🙏

This was a gentle yet powerful breathwork session. I very much appreciate how Rio guided the session. Highly recommended!

Wow, I had a beautiful and much needed experience with Rio last night. His breathwork technique took me into some deep levels of release. I appreciate you holding space and being such a wonderful presence! I look forward to many more journeys 🙏🥰

Rio is a top quality coach. No matter what you throw at him he guides passionately through trauma, life and health issues. It will happen that you enter a space finding out what is really making you feel a certain way. Furthermore Rio is a walking library, for every topic he knows his books, talks and other sources for extended self-study. If you are stuck in life or want to unlock more from it, Rio is the one.

Deeply grateful for the space and guidance shared during the Breathwork Facilitator Training Level 1 with Rio Otoya. His teachings are rooted in spirit and balance, carried with humor, heart, and just the right touch of playfulness—while always honoring the discipline and depth that this practice deserves. It was a meaningful experience that gave me the tools to explore and expand a new path, and I carry it forward with gratitude. Gracias, Rio!

Rio knows his stuff. His course is absolutely thorough, from the reading material to the practical training. POWERFUL!

I had the fortune to be part of a group of individuals who got certified in Healing Breathwork. The knowledge acquired was invaluable and we had the chance to practice what we learnt multiple times with other participants and at the same time we could experience the practice itself. Understanding the breathing as the fundamental connection with the divine is the most precious gift I got from this amazing Healing Breathwork at School of Prana. Rio Otoya our guide in this journey was extremely knowledgeable and self explain. I definitely had an amazing experience.

This is the place to be for a healing breathwork facilitator program!Plain and simple!Highly recommend Rio as an instructor, of life, and of course of Pranayama!Will surely follow his guidance in this new and exciting path of living!Cheers

Fiz o curso de facilitadora de healing breathworking, nível 1 com Rio Otoya na school of prana e foi mágico. Rio é muito profissional, acompanha o pós formação e esclarece todas as dúvidas com muita sabedoria.