Trauma-Informed Cold Water Therapy Instructor Training 

With Kevin O'Neill – Expert Facilitator in Somatic Resilience and Nervous System Regulation

Your Journey to Deep Healing & Somatic Leadership Starts Here

Are you ready to expand your capacity to hold space, lead with grounded presence, and guide others through profound emotional and physical transformation?

Becoming a Trauma-Informed Cold Water Therapy Instructor is more than just learning a modality - it’s a powerful path of embodiment, intuition, and trauma-aware leadership. This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and presence to facilitate safe, empowering cold-water experiences rooted in science, sensitivity, and soul.

Dates: 26th – 29th October 2025

Location: Sju Sjöars, Öxnevalla, Sweden

(Directly following the Firewalk Instructor Training – combine both and save £200!)

What’s Included:

✔️ Comprehensive trauma-informed cold water facilitation training

✔️ Training manual and instructor certification

✔️ Comfortable accommodation, nourishing meals, and refreshments

✔️ Transfers from Göteborg Landvetter Airport on 26th & 29th October

✈️ Flights not included

Why Sweden? The Ideal Environment for Nervous System Restoration

Sju Sjöars is a serene Nordic retreat centre cradled between seven lakes and endless forest. The stillness of the water, the crisp air, and the ancient landscape offer a perfect setting to reconnect with your body, reset your nervous system, and learn to lead others in doing the same.

Here, in nature’s embrace, cold becomes clarity. Breath becomes healing. And your body becomes the guide.

Nourishment for the Journey

Each meal is lovingly prepared using fresh, local ingredients from the surrounding region. Sju Sjöars’ kitchen is part of Smaka på Västsverige - a culinary network dedicated to sustainability, nourishment, and flavour. Dietary needs are warmly accommodated.

About the Course:

This Trauma-Informed Cold Water Therapy Instructor Course is for:

• Aspiring facilitators who wish to guide others through safe, powerful cold-water immersion experiences.

• Certified Firewalk Instructors who want to deepen their impact and offer Fire & Ice events - the ultimate embodiment journey.

  
  

This is not the Wim Hof Method. This is deeper, gentler, and wiser. Developed by Kevin, a somatic coach with a remarkable ability to hold space for transformation, this method recognises that not all nervous systems are ready for shock exposure. Especially for individuals with a trauma history, intense methods can retrigger and retraumatise.

This course teaches a responsive, science-backed approach to Cold Water Therapy that emphasises:

• Choice over challenge

• Safety over shock

• Embodiment over endurance

Rooted in the pioneering work of Bessel van der Kolk, Professor Mike Tipton, and trauma-informed somatic practice, this method offers a healing alternative where water becomes a medium for presence, nervous system regulation, and emotional integration.

What You’ll Learn:

• The science of stress, cold exposure, and the sympathetic nervous system

• How trauma impacts the body and how the body can become the site of healing

• The role of the vagus nerve and how to support its function through breath, cold, and conscious coaching

• Somatic facilitation techniques to support clients with PTSD, anxiety, or trauma histories

• How to confidently design and deliver Cold Water Therapy sessions - solo or alongside firewalking in Fire & Ice events

• Breathwork, nervous system literacy, and trauma-informed holding skills

Whether you’re expanding your embodiment repertoire or stepping into this work for the first time, this is a life-changing training that honours the wisdom of the body and the resilience of the human spirit.

Meet Kevin - Trauma-Informed Coach & Cold Water Facilitator

Kevin brings over a decade of lived experience, professional study, and heartfelt connection to his work with the human body and nervous system.

Since 2020, he has guided more than 3,500 people back to themselves, helping them reawaken their relationship with their body, emotions, and breath. Drawing from deep knowledge in physiology, anatomy, and the science of stress, Kevin makes the invisible threads between trauma and the body both visible and workable.

He is a master of blending science with soul, educating with precision while holding space with empathy. His work is grounded in the principles of “The Body Keeps the Score”, where he helps individuals recognise how unprocessed experiences manifest physically, emotionally, and mentally.

At the heart of Kev’s work is the vagus nerve - the great communicator between brain and body. Through intentional breathwork, cold-water immersion, and nervous system coaching, he empowers clients and trainees alike to activate their parasympathetic nervous system, building resilience, presence, and true safety from within.

Kevin’s personal story is one of transformation - from struggle to strength - which allows him to lead with deep authenticity. His grounded energy, sense of fun and capacity for deep listening make him a truly magnetic teacher.

Expect to laugh, learn, and leave forever changed.

Add Ice to Your Fire: Become a Fire & Ice Facilitator

This course is a beautiful complement to firewalking - pairing the intensity of flame with the clarity of cold. Together, these elements liberate fear, awaken vitality, and invite presence like no other modalities.

This training is open to:

✅ All passionate individuals ready to train as Cold Water Therapy Instructors

✅ Qualified Firewalk Instructors ready to add Fire & Ice events to their offering

Step into your next level as a transformational guide. 

🔥❄️ Elemental Power Bundle: Fire & Ice ❄️🔥

Special Offer – Save £200!

Unlock the full force of transformational facilitation by attending both the Certified Firewalk Instructor Training and the Trauma-Informed Cold Water Therapy Instructor Training in Sweden.

Step into the fire. Surrender to the cold. Expand your facilitation repertoire. Book trainings together and receive an exclusive £200 discount!

Two powerful certifications. One unforgettable journey. Massive savings.