TT Breathwork Instructor Retreat — Brazil 2027

January 28 – February 3, 2027 · Itu, São Paulo, Brazil

TT Breathwork
Instructor Retreat

Seven days in Brazil to learn what takes most people years to figure out on their own.

7Days

7thYear Running

25+Techniques

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7 years. Hundreds of certified instructors. One retreat that keeps people coming back to bring others.

Tim · Ice Bath

Ice Immersion · The Real Work

Morning Breathwork · Espaço Florescer

The Invitation

You've felt what
breathwork can do.
Now give that to others.

"This isn't a retreat you attend to feel better for a week. It's the one where you come back as someone who can change other people's lives."

In seven days at Espaço Florescer in Itu, São Paulo, you'll learn to guide breathwork and cold exposure with the authority of someone who has done the real work. Not from a manual — from experience, repetition and direct mentorship from Tim van der Vliet and his team.

Two hours from São Paulo. Three instructors. One methodology tested across all continents for over 15 years.

Breathwork Certification Cold Exposure Facilitation Mastery Build Your Practice 25+ Techniques

$The retreat group$

This Retreat Is For You If

You're ready to go
from practitioner
to guide.

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The Aspiring Instructor

You've experienced breathwork or cold exposure and want to learn to guide others through it. This is your direct path to certification — with 7 days of hands-on practice under expert mentorship.

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The Coach or Wellness Professional

You're a coach, therapist, yoga teacher or fitness professional who wants to add a science-backed, results-proven modality to your practice.

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The High Performer

You know the value of resilience, focus and recovery. You want tools that work in real life — under 10 minutes, anywhere in the world — and you want to understand them deeply enough to share them.

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The Community Leader

You want to create a ripple effect. Whether it's your team, your clients or your community — you're looking for something that creates lasting change, not temporary inspiration.

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The Science-Minded Seeker

You want to understand the physiology, not just feel the effects. Tim's CFA background means the methodology is built on evidence — you'll leave knowing exactly why every technique works.

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The Global Network Builder

You value the people as much as the programme. Over 7 years, the TT instructor community has grown across all continents. You'll leave with relationships that last well beyond the retreat week.

Your Guides

Three people who have
done the work themselves.

Founder · Lead Instructor

Tim van der Vliet

Tim is the founder of TT — True Transformation, a breathwork instructor and cold exposure specialist with 15 years of daily practice. A former CFA charterholder who left Amsterdam's financial markets to find depth and truth. After a near-death experience under water, Tim built a methodology combining 25+ breathing techniques with cold exposure science. Direct, science-backed, deeply human. Not a guru — a master who never stops learning.

@tim_vandervliet

Ice & Breath Master

Bruno Seabra

Bruno is a breathwork and cold exposure instructor certified by TT and a Rebirthing Therapist through IBRARE. A psychology student and guide in conscious masculinity and mindfulness, he has led over 1,000 people through ice bath experiences across Brazil. Bruno doesn't teach you to endure the cold — he teaches you to use it.

@brunoseabra

Sound Healing & Integration

Isa Bertoli

Isa is a breathwork and ice immersion instructor certified by TT, a Rebirthing Therapist, and a postgraduate student in Neuroscience and Breathing. She has guided over 1,000 people through breathwork and cold exposure. Her approach bridges science, sensitivity and somatic practice — creating the safety that allows people to go deeper than they thought possible.

@isadorabertoli

What You'll Master

Leave certified.
Leave capable.

25+ Breathwork Techniques

The full TT methodology plus contemporary techniques. Every one taught with its physiology, application, contraindications and facilitation approach.

Cold Exposure Science & Practice

The science of cold — what it does to the nervous system, why it works, and how to guide participants safely from preparation through immersion to integration.

Facilitation Mastery

How to hold a group through intensity. Voice, presence, timing, reading the room — the skills that separate a certified instructor from a truly effective guide.

Build Your Practice

How to launch, position and grow a breathwork business. Workshops, retreats, corporate sessions, online programmes — and how to price and fill them.

Special Populations

Working with athletes, executives, children, and trauma-aware facilitation. Adapt your approach for different contexts and needs.

TT Certification + Control Your Breath

Leave with your TT Certified Instructor credential and lifetime access to Tim's Control Your Breath programme (€597 value) — included in your ticket.

A Day in the Retreat

Every day has its
own architecture.

8:00 AM — 11:00 AM

Morning Breathwork

Guided TT Breathwork with Tim. Understand the physiology as you feel it. You'll discover that the hardest part of the ice bath happens in the seconds before you step in.

Guided breathing techniques
Cold plunge practice
Nervous system training

1:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Ice Bath & Facilitation Practice

You become a guide by doing, not watching. Take turns leading sessions for fellow participants, with direct feedback from Tim and the team after each one.

Lead breathwork and ice baths
Direct feedback from instructors
Technique refinement

6:00 PM — 9:00 PM

Evening Connection & Integration

The evenings are where the week becomes a story. Group reflections, cultural excursions, or guided meditation. The connections formed here outlast the certification by years.

Group integration circles
Cultural excursions in Brazil
Reflective practice

$The group$

"Most certifications teach you a method. This one teaches you to teach."

— TT True Transformation

A Word From Tim

I left the markets
to find depth and truth.
This retreat is why.

I've spent over 15 years traveling the world teaching breathwork — to executives, athletes, high achievers, and people who simply knew something was missing. What I've learned in that time cannot come from a book or an online course.

The TT Instructor Retreat in Brazil is how I pass on what I actually know — the techniques, yes, but also how to hold a group, how to stay present when someone goes deep, how to build a practice that sustains itself. Seven years running this retreat. I keep doing it because it keeps working.

If you've felt the call to make a bigger impact — this is your moment.

Tim