🇦🇹 Integrative Sound & Aqua Therapies Certification Training
Sound Therapy • Aquatic Bodywork • Energy&Reiki Foundations
Learn professional healing modalities and create your authentic signature offering in one of Europe’s most beautiful alpine wellness environments
  • Schedule
    28 August – 3 September 2026
    Austria | Austrian Alps, Bad Gastein | Thermenhotel Krone
    Nearest airport is Salzburg.

    Immersive Professional Certification Training in the heart of the Austrian Alps — where majestic mountains, healing thermal waters, waterfalls, fresh alpine air, and elegant European hospitality create the perfect setting for learning, renewal, and personal expansion.

    This training is designed not only to educate you in powerful wellness modalities, but to help you develop your own authentic style of healing work, whether for personal growth, professional practice, retreats, private clients, or your future studio.

    Training Schedule:
    Day 1: Check in and Opening Ceremony at 8:00 PM
    Day 2-6:
    7:00-9:00 AM Morning session in Thermal SPA
    9:00-13:00 AM Breakfast
    10:00-01:00 PM Theory&Practice sessions
    01:00-2:30 PM Lunch time
    2:30-6:00 PM Theory&Practice sessions
    6:00-7:30 PM Dinner
    7:30-9:00 PM Integration students session
    Day 7: Closing Ceremony at 8:00 AM and check out
  • 🌿 What You Will Learn
    🔔 Sound Therapy
    Learn the professional application of therapeutic sound using Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, and supportive instruments.
    Topics include:
    • Nervous system regulation through sound
    • Stress reduction and deep relaxation methods
    • Brainwave support and meditative states
    • Vibroacoustic principles
    • Structuring private and group sessions
    • Trauma-aware facilitation
    • Practitioner confidence and presence
    • Designing premium client experiences

    💦 Aquatic Bodywork
    Discover the restorative potential of warm water through guided aquatic bodywork principles and thermal spa immersion.
    Topics include:
    • Foundations of aquatic bodywork methods
    • Safe support and body positioning in water
    • Floating relaxation techniques
    • Breath-led movement and fluid transitions
    • Warm-water muscular release
    • Nervous system regulation through water
    • Somatic relaxation and trust-building
    • Designing premium aquatic wellness experiences
  • ✨ Energy Self-regulation&Reiki
    Learn the timeless principles of Reiki as a supportive wellness modality.
    Topics include:
    • Reiki Level 1 foundations
    • Self-practice and personal balance
    • Hands-on techniques
    • Energy hygiene and grounding
    • Integrating Reiki into sessions and retreats
    • Presence, intention, and client care
    • Spiritual growth as a key

    💎 Build Your Signature Offering
    One of the most valuable parts of this training is learning how to combine modalities into your own authentic wellness concept.
    Examples include:
    • Sound + Reiki restorative sessions
    • Aquatic bodywork + breathwork experiences
    • Stress recovery programs
    • Luxury spa rituals
    • Women’s wellbeing offerings
    • Retreat concepts and workshops
    • Boutique studio experiences
    • Signature private client journeys
    You do not need to copy anyone else.
    You will learn how to build something genuinely aligned with your strengths, values, and vision.
  • Location🏔️
    Austria | Austrian Alps, Bad Gastein | Thermenhotel Krone, Nearest airport is Salzburg.

    Training is organized by our Austrian Partner Breath of Alps. Hosted at the beautiful Thermenhotel Krone, near renowned thermal spa facilities, this unique experience blends professional training, nature immersion, healing practices, and strategic inspiration for your next chapter.

    Accommodation Options – 🏨
    We are happy to offer special accommodation options for our students:
    Student Rates The Termenhotel Krone Hotel: 20% discount for all students from our training.

    Price includes full time access to Thermal SPA Complex Felsentherme Bad Gastein thermal baths. With all questions and booking please connect with our Austrian partner Larissa Whats App +43 699 11407772.
  • ✨ What Makes This Training Different
    signed to help you develop the professional presence, practical skills, and confidence required to apply these modalities in modern wellness settings.

    The program combines hands-on learning with evidence-informed principles related to:
    • Nervous system regulation
    • Stress physiology and relaxation response
    • Trauma-aware facilitation
    • Practitioner presence and communication
    • Session design and client experience
    • Somatic awareness and safe touch principles
    • Professional boundaries and scope of practice
    • Creating sustainable wellness services
    Whether your goal is to:
    • Offer private sessions professionally
    • Expand an existing wellness or yoga business
    • Design retreats, workshops, or group programs
    • Develop a signature studio concept
    • Support clients with high-quality restorative experiences
    • Begin a new career path in the wellness field
    This training is designed to give you both practical competence and strategic direction.
  • Investment & Payment Options 🇦🇹
    Your Investment Includes
    ✔ Certification in 3 holistic modalities
    ✔ Full use of all instruments during training
    ✔ Daily access to Thermal SPA facilities
    ✔ Tea & healthy snacks each day
    ✔ Professional training manual
    ✔ International certificate upon completion
    ✔ Premium learning experience in the Austrian Alps
    Pricing Options

    €1500 Standard Investment
    €1300 Early Bird - Available for the first 8 students only
    €1100 Group Rate - When joining with 2 or more friends or family members
    €900 Shantika Alumni Rate - Special appreciation price for graduates and previous Shantika students ✨
    Reserve Your Space

    To secure your place, please contact us with your full name for certificate and deposit €400.
    Limited spaces available to maintain a high-quality learning experience.

    We also offer a flexible installment payment plan if helpful. If you are interested, please contact us and we will be happy to arrange a suitable option for you. 

  • 🌍 Who This Training Is For
    This program is suitable for:
    • Wellness practitioners seeking new modalities
    • Yoga teachers and retreat facilitators, breathwork and somatic facilitators
    • Teachers, educators, coaches and school wellbeing professionals
    • Trauma-informed practitioners and mental wellbeing professionals
    • Psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals interested in complementary wellness tools
    • Doctors, nurses, medical workers, and healthcare professionals seeking restorative wellbeing approaches
    • Rehabilitation specialists, physiotherapists, movement therapists, and recovery professionals
    • Spa and hospitality wellness teams
    • Professional musicians, vocalists, and singers exploring therapeutic applications of sound
    • Individuals exploring a meaningful career shift
    • Future entrepreneurs in the wellbeing space
    • Anyone committed to personal growth and practical learning
    No previous experience is required for many modules.
    Both beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome.
  • 🏔 Bad Gastein is a unique mountain village
    Located at around 1,000 meters above sea level in the heart of the Austrian Alps, Bad Gastein is a unique mountain village known for its healing thermal springs, majestic waterfalls, and mysterious old-world atmosphere.
    For centuries, kings, emperors, artists, and seekers traveled here to restore their body and spirit in its legendary thermal waters.
    Surrounded by powerful alpine nature and timeless Belle Époque architecture, Bad Gastein carries a special energy — calm, grounding, and deeply transformative. It is a place that naturally invites you to slow down, breathe deeper, reconnect with yourself, and enter a more meditative state, making it an exceptional setting for sound healing, bodywork, and water therapy experiences.
  • ✨ Meet our Team
    Svetlana Kaivalya is the Lead Trainer and Founder and of Shantika International Institute of Integrative Wellness, an global education platform known for integrative therapy trainings, practitioner development programs, and transformational retreat experiences.

    With more than 20 years of dedicated practice in Raja Yoga, Buddhi Yoga, meditation, and sound-based healing arts, Svetlana is passionate about helping others reconnect with inner balance, resilience, and deeper states of awareness through sound, relaxation, and embodied wellbeing practices.

    Over the years, she has facilitated thousands of sessions for more than 9,000 participants, ranging from private one-to-one work to large group experiences for hundreds of guests across different ages, cultures, and wellbeing goals.

    🌿 Professional Background & Certifications
    Svetlana’s training draws from both traditional wisdom and modern professional education. Her background includes certifications and studies with respected international organisations and teachers, including:
    • Sound Therapy and vibrational wellness methodologies: ISTA, IASH, Golden Temple of Nepal, Toronto Sound Therapy, Tone of Life, Vikrampal Gong
    • Watsu® certified aquatic bodywork training
    • Eternal Flow certified aquatic healing methodology teacher and instructor
    • Reiki Usui Master Level
    • Trauma Awareness training through recognised professional institutes
    • Meditation and yoga disciplines developed through decades of practice
    • Continuing studies in music and breath-based traditions, including Bansuri flute training in India
    This multidisciplinary foundation allows her to create programs that are holistic, structured, and relevant to modern wellness needs.

  • Larissa, Breath of Alps
    Larissa is the founder of Breath of Alps, a wellness and retreat center based in the Austrian Alps, devoted to conscious movement, breathwork and nervous system regulation through nature-based experiences and the philosophy of slow living.

    Her work focuses on creating grounding and restorative spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, slow down and cultivate inner balance through yoga, breath and mindful practices. Known for her warm and intuitive facilitation style, Larissa guides participants into deeper states of wellbeing, presence and sustainable self-care.

    As a facilitator of wellness retreats in the Alps, she combines yoga, breath awareness and somatic practices with the healing atmosphere of the mountains — offering experiences that support both physical vitality and emotional restoration. Larissa also works as a mental coach, collaborates with bio-hotels and wellness spaces across the Alpine region, and is an official Alpine hiking guide.

    She completed certification trainings in Sound Therapy at the Shantika Academy, integrating sound, breath and relaxation techniques into her sessions to support deep regeneration and nervous system balance.
  • ✨ Why Choose Shantika Education
    Shantika is an international academy and active practitioner community recognised for combining modern science, traditional wisdom, and embodied practice in a professional, practical, and accessible way
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    Over the years, Shantika has supported more than 9,000 participants worldwide through trainings, retreats, private sessions, and group wellbeing experiences across multiple countries.

    Our programs have been delivered in international wellness destinations and communities including Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Australia, Turkey, and Europe, with students joining from around the world.

    Shantika was recognised in the APAC Insider South East Asia Awards 2026, receiving the title:
    Most Innovative Integrative Sound Therapy Sanctuary & Academy 2026

    Our community feedback also reflects consistently high satisfaction, with around 200 five-star reviews across our platforms.

    Real-World Experience, Not Theory Alone
    We are not only educators — we are practitioners actively bringing these modalities into real settings, including:
    • Luxury wellness resorts and retreat centres
    • Schools and educational communities
    • Hospitals and healthcare environments
    • Universities and learning institutions
    • Rehabilitation and recovery centres
    • Private client and group wellbeing programs
    This real-world experience helps ensure our trainings remain practical, relevant, and professionally grounded.

    Our Trainings Are Known For:
    • Evidence-informed education grounded in nervous system regulation, stress physiology, relaxation science, and practitioner best practices
    • 20+ years of teaching and practice experience supporting personal transformation and practitioner development
    • Thousands of sessions delivered, from private one-to-one work to large group experiences for hundreds of participants
    • Trauma-aware facilitation with emphasis on safety, grounding, consent, and emotional intelligence
    • Practical hands-on learning so students gain usable skills, not only theory
    • Multi-modality expertise including Sound Therapy, Aquatic Bodywork, Reiki, meditation, and embodied wellbeing methods
    • Warm international community with students from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds
    • Graduates creating their own offerings worldwide, including studios, retreats, workshops, and private practices
    • Premium retreat environments selected to enhance learning, restoration, and inspiration
    • Clear pathways for future practice and business growth in the wellness space
    • Small to medium group formats allowing personal guidance, feedback, and connection
    • Authentic teaching style that values integrity, quality, and meaningful transformation over hype
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