Wheels of Change - A Program for Recovery Professionals
Wheels of Change
Holistic Tools for Recovery Professionals
Facilitated By Amanda DeCarlo PRC, QBHA, HFK RMT, 500 RYT
About the Wheels of Change Series
The Wheels of Change series was designed specifically for Recovery Professionals to enhance their connection and understanding of essential self-care and powerful professional tools. Its core focus is on developing your capacity for self-regulation and embodied presence.
This series is offered exclusively by Breath.Dance LLC, a Colorado organization dedicated to empowering those who serve others through accessible, trauma-informed holistic practices.
Each workshop is designed to offer practical, embodied skills that build upon one another, creating a unified approach to personal and professional development. From grounding sound baths to empowering breathwork, and foundational yoga to insightful planning with the Medicine Wheel, these trainings equip you with the ability to maintain balance and clarity. Together, these skillsets will allow Recovery Professionals to sustain their vital work without depletion, offering a deeper, more centered presence to their clients.
Invest in yourself and elevate your practice. The Wheels of Change series is where your renewed journey begins!
The Wheels of Change Series Offerings
Somatic Sound Bath for Recovery Professionals - 90 min
Workshop Description:
As a Recovery Professional, you provide support for others daily. The Somatic Sound Bath for Recovery Professionals is a dedicated space for you to nurture yourself. Whether you are navigating vicarious trauma, professional fatigue, or simply seeking space to replenish, this workshop experience honors the essential truth: you cannot pour from an empty cup.
This 90-minute workshop is a dedicated container for personal healing, regulation, and restoration. The experience blends gentle somatic movement with vibrational sound healing, and offers a nurturing pause to recalibrate the nervous system, release residual tension, and reconnect to inner resources.
The workshop begins with trauma-informed somatic practices—breath, micro-movement, and grounding—to create a centered sense of safety in the body. Harmonic tones from Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, gongs, and ambient instruments as well as vocals support the individual through the remainder of the workshop in accessing profound rest and an energetic reset.
This Somatic Sound Bath workshop offers essential restoration for sustaining your compassion and presence as a Recovery Professional.
What You’ll Experience:
Guided somatic exploration to ground and center (20–25 mins)
Immersive sound bath to soothe the nervous system and restore balance (60 mins)
Gentle integration and reflective space (5–10 mins)
Why It’s for Recovery Professionals:
This session is designed specifically for professionals in the recovery field—those who offer consistent emotional presence to others. It supports nervous system resilience, burnout prevention, and embodied presence—tools you can carry back into your work and daily life.
What to Bring:
Yoga mat, blanket, pillow or bolster, journal (optional), and anything that helps you feel fully supported. Wear cozy, comfortable clothing.
Pricing:
5- 10 participants: $400
10-20 participants: $700
Elemental Breathwork for Recovery Professionals - 90 min
Workshop Description:
As a Recovery Prfessional, you're a steady presence in the lives of others—listening deeply, supporting transformation, and guiding others toward their best selves. But sustaining that level of care begins with personal regulation, embodiment, and connection to inner wisdom.
The Elemental Breathwork for Recovery Professionals workshop is a powerful, accessible practice designed to restore balance in the nervous system and help reconnect you with your personal innate elemental intelligence.
This workshop blends diaphragmatic, holotropic, and pranayama breathwork techniques to guide you through the elemental forces of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. Each element is linked to a specific breath pattern, offering unique energetic effects and deeper exploration. Rooted in both ancient wisdom and modern science, this practice activates the vagus nerve to regulate your nervous system.
Through conscious breath and optional sound, the Elemental Breathwork for Recovery Professionals workshop will help you cultivate the self-awareness to move from stress and reactivity to thoughtful response, providing essential skills for your coaching practice and personal well-being.
In This Workshop, You Will:
Learn the four elemental breath practices and their effects:
Air: Energizing breath to awaken clarity and vision
Fire: Transformational holotropic breath to release blockages
Water: Soothing breath to calm the emotional body
Earth: Grounding breath to integrate and root your experience
Understand how each breath affects the nervous system, hormones, and emotional regulation
Experience a guided journey with live acoustic sound (Tibetan bowls, flute, didgeridoo, drumming, and voice) to support altered states of awareness and integration
Practice deep listening to your own inner cues and somatic signals
Leave with tools for self-regulation you can use in your daily life and coaching practice
Why It’s for Recovery Professionals:
This workshop is curated for professionals on the front lines of healing—those who give consistently and need a place to receive. These breath practices will not only support your own healing and vitality, but will also enhance your capacity to be present, responsive, and embodied in your coaching work.
What to Bring:
Yoga mat, blanket, journal, water, and any items that help you feel supported and grounded. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and come with an open heart.
Pricing:
5- 10 participants: $400
10-20 participants: $700
Foundations of Hatha Yoga for Recovery Professionals: Move, Breathe, Release - 90 min
Workshop Description:
As a Recovery Professional, you give deeply of your presence, care, and energy to others daily. Sustaining this profound commitment requires a dedicated return to your own body—a chance to move intentionally, breathe deeply, and release what you no longer need to carry.
The Foundations of Hatha Yoga for Recovery Professionals: Move, Breathe, Release workshop offers a return to your own physical self. Rooted in traditional, breath-centered Hatha Yoga, this creatively inspired practice focuses on building fluidity in your connective tissue and resilience in your nervous system. Whether you’re brand new to yoga or returning to your mat, this workshop meets you where you are, offering modifications and space for individual exploration.
Guided from the ground up, this workshop gently unlocks areas of stored tension and emotional holding in the body. Through mindful movement, sustained poses, and conscious breathwork, you'll cultivate a deeper relationship with your physical self, fostering calm, clarity, and presence. This practice is more than just physical; it's an invitation to realign with your inner self, ensuring you can continue to support others without sacrificing your own well-being. The Foundations of Hatha Yoga for Recovery Professionals workshop is the perfect opportunity to rejuvenate your spirit and empower your journey as a Recovery Professional.
What You’ll Experience:
Breath-led movement designed to support fascia release and nervous system regulation
Foundational poses with mindful transitions for safety and accessibility
Emphasis on personal agency—move at your own pace, guided by inner wisdom
Space to release stored stress, tension, and emotion from the body
Grounded reflection to integrate the physical with the mental and spiritual
Why It’s for Recovery Professionals:
This class honors the unique stressors of your role and offers a sustainable, embodied approach to self-care. It supports physical health, mental clarity, and emotional regulation—empowering you to feel more resourced in your work and in yourself.
What to Bring:
Yoga mat, water, blanket or bolster (optional), and a willingness to breathe into your own experience. No previous yoga experience necessary.
Pricing:
5- 10 participants: $400
10-20 participants: $700
The Medicine Wheel for Recovery Professionals: A Pathway to Clarity & Balance - 90 min
Workshop Description:
As a Recovery Professional, you guide others through the complexities of healing—and often navigate your own challenges. Sustaining this work with clarity and balance requires intentional self-support.
The Medicine Wheel for Recovery Professionals: A Pathway to Clarity & Balance workshop offers a practical, holistic planning tool to support intentional action in your personal and professional life. Rooted in Indigenous wisdom and adapted respectfully for modern use, the Medicine Wheel provides a visual and energetic map of the human experience—mind, body, spirit, and emotion—each represented by the four directions and connected to the elements: Air, Fire, Water, and Earth.
In this workshop, you'll explore each quadrant of the wheel through guided reflection, elemental connection, and key questions designed to help you assess and plan in vital areas of Recovery Coaching. These include personal recovery and well-being, professional relationships, family and community connections, and finances and your physical environment. You'll learn to use the wheel as a powerful tool for self-observation, reconnecting with your inner wisdom and aligning your actions with your values.
What You’ll Learn & Experience:
An introduction to the structure and meaning of the Medicine Wheel
Elemental associations and their relevance to recovery work
Reflective questions for each quadrant to guide planning and growth
How to use the wheel as an ongoing personal and professional check-in
Time for journaling, sharing (optional), and grounding practices
Why It’s for Recovery Professionals:
The Medicine Wheel supports balance, perspective, and non-linear thinking—all essential in recovery coaching. This tool helps you step back and see the bigger picture while honoring the details. It empowers you to navigate complex situations with clarity, intention, and connection to self.
What to Bring:
Notebook or journal, pen, an open mind, and any grounding item you'd like for your personal space (stone, feather, candle, etc.). All levels of familiarity with the Medicine Wheel are welcome.
Pricing:
5- 10 participants: $400
10-20 participants: $700
Full day immersive retreats are available upon request – Includes multiple workshops
Full day includes 8hrs together. The hiring agency selects the workshops for a customized experience.
The hiring agency is responsible for providing the venue and food for the group.
Pricing:
5-10 participants: $2,500
10-20 participants: $4,000
Group Holy Fire ® Reiki I&II Certification
Training Description:
As a Recovery Professional, you dedicate yourself to guiding others towards healing and empowerment. To sustain this vital work and enhance your capacity for deep connection, developing your own energetic awareness can be profoundly transformative.
The Group Holy Fire® Reiki I&II Certification offers a thorough and comprehensive introduction to energy healing. This program uniquely combines both Reiki I & II levels, integrating the Western lineage introduced by Mrs. Takata, traditional Japanese Reiki Techniques, and the profound Holy Fire® healing energy. Upon completion, you will be fully certified to give effective Reiki treatments to yourself and others.
This comprehensive training skillfully blends lecture, group discussion, demonstration, and ample practice time. You'll gain hands-on experience giving and receiving complete Reiki treatments, utilizing both Byosen scanning—a technique for sensing energetic imbalances—and the traditional hand placement system. Dedicated practice sessions are provided for mastering all Reiki II symbols and applying essential Japanese Reiki Techniques, ensuring you develop confidence and proficiency in delivering powerful energy healing.
Subjects Covered:
The origin and history of Reiki
The nature of Reiki energy, why people get sick and how Reiki heals
The Reiki Ideals
The Human Energy System
The complete hand placement system
Gassho meditation
Byosen Scanning: Using the sensitivity in the hands to locate areas needing healing, (usually in the aura) and to treat them
Reiji-Ho: Using inner guidance to know how and where to treat
Kenyoku: Dry bathing, a method to purify your energy field
Gyoshi-ho: Sending Reiki with the eyes
Sending Reiki at a distance
Reiki II symbols: How to draw, activate and use them. Their many uses are explained and their inner meaning is discussed. Practice time is given so students know from experience how the energy of each symbols feels and the results each symbol produces
Placements for I & II
Benefits of Holy Fire® Reiki I & II Certification for Recovery Professionals
Becoming certified in Holy Fire® Reiki I & II offers a deeper level of support, both for yourself and for those you serve. This powerful form of energy healing helps you access deeper intuitive guidance, maintain energetic boundaries, and offer grounded support without burnout. Elevate your practice and enhance your well-being; enroll today to empower your journey as a Recovery Professional.
Personal Benefits:
Nervous System Regulation:
Reiki promotes deep relaxation, helping to calm the body and support ongoing recovery from chronic stress, vicarious trauma, or emotional fatigue.Energetic Self-Care:
Learn tools to clear and recharge your own energy field. This is essential for recovery professionals who are consistently absorbing the emotional weight of others’ stories.Spiritual Connection and Clarity:
Holy Fire® Reiki strengthens your connection to your higher self and inner wisdom, supporting discernment and emotional resilience.Emotional Healing and Release:
Many practitioners experience personal breakthroughs and emotional release during and after attunements, creating a stronger foundation for coaching others.
Professional Benefits:
Enhanced Intuition and Presence:
Reiki deepens your ability to listen—not just with your ears, but with your whole body and energy field, supporting more attuned and empathetic coaching.Trauma-Sensitive Care Support Tool:
While Reiki is not a replacement for therapy, it is a gentle, non-invasive modality that can complement trauma-informed coaching by helping clients feel safe, grounded, and empowered.Energetic Boundaries & Protection:
Learn techniques to prevent energetic depletion and protect your personal energy in emotionally intense coaching environments.Expanded Services & Offerings:
Add Holy Fire® Reiki to your toolkit—either as a separate service (distance or in-person sessions) or as an energetic layer to your existing coaching practice.Ethical, Heart-Centered Practice:
Holy Fire® Reiki aligns with the ethics of recovery work—rooted in compassion, non-judgment, empowerment, and the belief in each person’s innate healing potential.
What You Receive with Certification:
Holy Fire® Reiki I & II placements (attunements)
Ability to channel Reiki for self and others (including distance sessions)
Introduction to Reiki symbols and how to apply them
Practical applications for your coaching work
Manual and official certification recognized by the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT)
Pricing:
8-16 participants
2 Full Days: $750 per participant (minimum of 8)
Preregistration with full payment required to book this certification training.
About the Wheels of Change Facilitator-
Amanda is the visionary and owner of Breath.Dance LLC. She embodies her life in service and confidence. In her late 20’s her mother survived severe brain injury. Amanda was her primary caregiver. She sought holistic remedies to help manage the trials she and her family were facing.
Amanda experienced addiction at an early age. At 19 she woke up ready for change and was able to quit methamphetamines. Since, she has been on a path of holistic harm reduction and recovery; rediscovering her passion for healthy living in mind, body, and spirit.
Amanda is a bestselling published author, Peer Recovery Coach and Qualified Behavioral Health Assistant, Holy Fire III ® Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Breathwork and Sound Healer, 500 hr Hatha Yoga Teacher and practices abstinence from all mind altering chemicals striving to share holistic tools for self-regulation within the recovery community.
Amanda has been a holistic practitioner and teacher since 2009. Modalities include Holy Fire III Karuna ® Reiki, Sound Healing, Hatha Yoga, Breathwork and tools based on the concepts of the Medicine wheel. Amanda has worked with her communities in her private practice and as a supervised PRC/QBHA in association with licensed therapists for many years mentoring and teaching a range of ages 5-75 the way of self regulation.
Amanda is a compassionate teacher with a trauma-informed approach, who creates accessible and intentional spaces for growth, healing, and personal discovery.
Together we are more.
