ABOUT PRANAYAMA – THE YOGIC BREATHWORK
Pranayama word is comprised of two roots: prana plus ayama. Prana means vital energy or life force and ayama means extension or expansion. Thus the word pranayama means ‘extension or expansion of the dimension of prana.
The techniques of pranayama help us activate and regulate the life force in order to go beyond one’s normal boundaries or limitations and attain a higher state of vibratory energy and awareness.
Pranayama is more than mere breathing exercises which are aimed at introducing extra oxygen into the lungs. Pranayama gives us the ability to influence the flow of prana in the nadis or energy channels of the pranamaya kosha or the energy body.
BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA
- Increases focus, awareness, mindfulness, clarity of mind, and balance
- Brings calmness and tranquillity by reducing stress levels and anxiety
- Improves sleep and decreases insomnia
- Increases vitality, makes one energetic, enthusiastic, and positive.
- Enhances cognitive performance such as working memory, cognitive flexibility, and reasoning skills.
- Increases quality and amount of prana making one more energetic, sharp and lively.
- Clears pranic blockages, harmonizes the pranas, and activates various brain centers
- The brain centres are stimulated to work nearer to their optimum capacity.
- Advance long term practice may lead to the awakening of kundalini and siddhis (psychic powers)
- This leads to a deep state of meditation and spiritual awakening
- Increases oxygen intake and absorption, improves lung function and the respiratory system
- Carbon dioxide is efficiently expelled and the blood is purified of toxins
COURSE DETAILS
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Lifelong access to the course material.
- A Pranayama Downloadable Training Manual.
ONLINE METHODOLOGY
- You will be given access to the course platform two days before your course start date.
- Once you have access to the course you will have lifetime access to all the course material.
- As soon as you have got access you can start studying at your own rhythm and pace.
- Questions and answers: You are bound to have many questions during your training.
COURSE CONTENT
- Introduction to pranayama- The Yogic Breathwork
- Four aspects of pranayama
- The pranic body: the five koshas (sheaths)
- The five types of prana
- Pranayama’s health benefits
- Pranayama in a spiritual context
- The respiratory system
- Yogic breathing and different types of Pranayama
- Neurological and physiological benefits of pranayama
- Benefits of Pranayama
- Types of pranayama and levels
- How to Practice and teach pranayama
- Relevance of pranayama in modern life