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.
It helps us bringing the balance between the ida and pingla nadis so that we can awaken the kundalini and open susumna nadi. Once the mind has been stilled and prana flows freely in the nadis and chakras, the doorway to the evolution of consciousness opens, leading the aspirant into higher dimensions of spiritual experience.
Benefits of Pranayama
- Increases focus, awareness, mindfulness, clarity of mind and balance
- Brings calmness and tranquility 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 centers are stimulated to work nearer to their optimum capacity.
- Advance long term practice may lead to awakening of kundalini and siddhis (psychic powers)
- Leads to 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
- Helps with respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, bronchitis
- Overall it brings harmony between the body, mind, and soul, making one physically, mentally and, spiritually strong.
This course is approved by Yoga Alliance as CEPs
Course Content
- Introduction to pranayama
- Four aspects of pranayama
- The pranic body: the five koshas (sheaths)
- The five types of prana
- Pranayama’s health benefits
- Pranayama in spiritual context
- 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
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Postures and Mudras
Learn about the best poses to practice Pranayama and the importance of different mudras (hand gestures).
Build up a Personal Practice
Learn the different stages of each pranayama technique, in order to progress in your daily practice.
Pranayama is not an exercise, is a lifestyle!
“For breath is life, so if you breathe well, you will live long on earth.”
– Sanskrit Proverb
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