Prana & Pranayama
4 Classes, 12 Hours
This 4 part workshop series offers an in-depth exploration of the Pranic practices of
Pranayama, Bandha, Kriya & Mudra.
This advanced content is designed specifically for Yoga Teacher Trainings, covering all of the major techniques of Pranayama, practiced in depth and discussed in detail.
Seated Pranayama is often difficult to access for students who are easily distracted. In combination with classical Pranayama, I share a highly accessible approach from the Krishnamacharya lineage, which pairs slow cyclical movements with specific breath patterns, helping students remain intimately connected to their expression of the breath.
These are perfect teaching tools for students of all levels, delivered in both experiential & intellectual context.
Class 1:
Prana Shakti & Pranayama
3 Hours
Ujjai breath
Antara & Bahya Kumbhaka
Spanda Meditation
Practice: (1 hour)
Discussion (2 hours)
What is Prana?
Personal, Environmental & Maha Prana
Spanda Shakti
5 Elements interrelationship
Prana as the breath
What is Pranayama?
Classical & contemporary approaches to breath.
5 Vayus & the potential movements of Prana.
Class 2:
Pranayama Techniques
3 Hours
Practice: (1 hour)
Ujjai
Antara & Bahya Kumbhaka
Viloma
Counting the breath
Sama & VisamaVritti
Discussion (2 hours)
Details of practice and teaching methods for Ujjai, Antara & Bahya Kumbhaka, Viloma, Sama & Visama Vritti.
Lifecycles & the 4 parts of the breath.
Methods for tracking the breath: Listening, counting, mantra.
Teaching approaches & applications to the Pranayama techniques explored.
Class 3:
Bandha's & Nadi's
3 Hours
Kumbhaka
Mula, Uddiyana & Jalandhara Bandha
Anulom Vilom
Nadi Shodhana
Practice: (1 hour)
Discussion (2 hours)
Physical anatomy & energetic nature of the bandhas.
Practice and teaching methods for Mula, Uddiyana & Jalandhara Bandha.
Cautions and contraindications for bandhas.
Ida, Pingala & Susumna Nadi in relationship to alternate nostril breathing
Anulom Vilom & Nadi Shodhana.
Class 4:
Kriya & Mudra
3 Hours
Practice: (1 hour)
Kumbhaka
Nadi Shodhana
Bastrika
Kapalabatti
Nauli Kriya
Brahmari
Shambhavi, Ketchari, Kali, Padma & Jnana Mudra
Discussion (2 hours)
Practice and teaching methods for Bastrika, Kapalabatti, Nauli Kriya, Brahmari.
Approaches & contraindications for breath-related Kriya.
Function of Mudras.
Integration of Kriya & Mudra into asana & pranayama practice.
Conclusion & Q & A.
Investment
YTTs: USD $108 per hour
Receive a 10 % discount if you include 2 or more workshops in your YTT.
Studios: All 4 workshops for USD $150 per person
Studio rental is additional.
This Prana & Pranayama workshop series is best to be followed by the Esoteric Anatomy & Kundalini Shakti Module.
The content of this course is adaptable to fit within the context of your Yoga Teacher Training schedule. This is really just a brief outline of the content I have to share on this topic, and this curriculum may be easily expanded into a much larger training.
