Advanced Pranayama – Online program

How will the course be conducted?

Highlights

• 12 weeks program – Minimum 25 hours per week which includes approximately 6 hrs of lectures (live and recorded) 14 hrs of Asana and Pranayama practice (guided and self-practice) and 5 hours of study (Total Contact Hours and Non-Contact Hours is more than 60 Hours)
• Live Pranayama classes with very experienced Yoga teachers
• Technology platform –Zoom App, Whats app on mobile phones/iPhones (android or ios), or tablets/iPad (android or ios) or laptop computer)
• For all lectures students will be able to access them each week through weekly links at their own pace.
• There will be a discussion and Q & A session each weekend and the timing will be finalised once we know which time zones to cater for this course.
• Resources - Videos, Audios, PowerPoint presentations, Documents, various live lectures and recorded lectures on www.YouTube.com/yogapointindia
• Students can also watch all the recorded sessions as per their convenience.
• There will be continuous support through the entire duration of the program via emails, video chat, group discussions, personal feedback for individual yoga practices, question and answer sessions and personalized chats with teachers and yoga experts etc

CURRICULUM / CONTENTS OF THE PROGRAM

• Anatomy and physiology of the breath and its effect on the body
• Pranayam as viewed from the perspective of hatha and ashtanga yoga
• Prana, Koshas and Nadis
• Swara yoga
• Understandings of pranayama from ancient texts such as the yoga sutras, hatha yoga pradipika, gheranda samhita, upanishadas, samhitas and more
• Ayurvedic perspective on prana and pranayama
• Current research on pranayama

Practical training in

• All pranayams
• Various breathing activities
• Asana practice to improve meditation postures and breathing capacity
• Observing the nostril dominance and swara yoga
• Movements and asana for pranayama and breath awareness
• Bandhas and mudras
• Various practices related to prana including prana meditation and prana vidya
• Building up of ratios
• Internal and external retention of breath
• And so much more

Assessment

Through assignments and examinations. Zoom sessions will be on weekends.