Pranayama Training Course

150 Hour Yoga Teacher & Practitioner Training

 

6 Month Intensive Training

Bring Pranayama to Life!

Taking you on a sequential journey of breath and Prana, from the foundations of breathing to advanced Pranayama practices.

Develop your personal practice and elevate your yoga teaching.

Pranayama Training Course

Dive into the theory of Pranayama and understand it’s value to Yoga

Learn sequential Pranayama techniques that will safely evolve your breathing practice

Explore great new content for your classes, workshops & retreats

Understand the healing & energetic value of Pranayama

Pranayama is the 5th Limb of the Patanjali Yoga system. It is the first stage of working towards the ‘inner limbs’, the practices that take us deeper into a connection and understanding of our true inner nature. Once we sit with our breath, our mind is immediately calmer. It is a tried and tested method for reducing anxiety and increasing energy. Pranayama is also an essential preparation for meditation. Once we learn to control the breath, we can learn how to control the mind.

The aim of this training is to bring the practice of Pranayama to life, to give you a deep understanding of why we should include it as part of our Yoga journey, and how to work confidently and safely with the techniques. At the core of this training is an understanding of the nature of Prana – what it is, how it feels and why the practice of Pranayama is as much about Prana as it is about the breath.

On completion of the training, you will be able to undertake traditional and contemporary Pranayama in your own practice, and if you are a Yoga Teacher, to integrate them into your Yoga Classes and Workshops.

For more details of this life-changing training, read on …..

The Benefits of Exploring Pranayama

Gives you a deeper understanding of the Inner Limbs of Yoga

Helps to cultivate a solid daily practice

Connects you to personal and universal Prana

Elevates your Yoga Teaching and provides years of quality content

Course Details

This Pranayama Training Course will take you through a progressive journey of exploration, theory and practice of this important Limb of Yoga. The Course is designed to lead you sequentially through stages of development for your own personal practice, as well as providing a structured programme for teaching the techniques. It includes Classical Pranayamas as set out in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, plus some contemporary practices.

Next Course

Due to current illness this course is currently on hold.

 

FREE Tutorial – Introducing Breath Retentions

Breath retentions, or kumbhakas, are at the heart of pranayama. When we learn to control our breath, we develop the capacity to control our mind. The Yoga Sutras place Pranayama at the beginning of the inner limbs, the practices that gently take us deeper to explore our inner nature.

Working with the breath, and particularly with retentions, allows us to cultivate a seamless transition to mindfulness. However, kumbhakas should be developed slowly, gently and carefully to be truly effective. This video tutorial will guide you to safely begin your breath retention practice.

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 Video : 20 minute tutorial and practice

–  PDF Summary notes

Testimonials

“I’ve completed a few of Julie’s courses and always enjoy them; she’s great tutor, always sharing the right amount of information but with the knowledge & experience to provide more as needed.

The notes/handouts are a great resource to refer to, and the homeworks were challenging while ensuring the work is relevant and embeds the learning.”

Sam Dyllon

2022 Course Graduate

I have just completed Julie’s 8-month pranayama course and highly recommend it. It’s a gradual process of unfolding pranayama techniques, developing your own daily practice and of course, it also becomes a powerful personal adventure. The course notes are excellent, there is course work involved and daily journaling, so you really get to know the subject matter well. I feel very comfortable infusing my classes with pranayama by now. Julie has a lovely teaching style, is very knowledgeable and it works well on zoom. The price of this course makes it the best bargain going! If you’ve any interest in pranayama, just go for it!

Sinead Cobbe

2021 Course Graduate

“A wonderful eight-month deep dive into Pranayama delivered by a senior teacher who is passionate and knowledgeable about the subject, and who has depth of experience in personal practice.

I highly recommend this course to all yoga teachers who want to explore the art and science of Pranayama so that they are competent and confident to i) incorporate a wider range of techniques into their classes ii) deliver stand-alone-Pranayama classes and courses as a specialism.

Finally this course is more than a training in Pranayama techniques. It’s a journey of self discovery in which I had lots of ooh, ah moments!”

Caron Lindley

2020 Course Graduate

Loving the practices and feeling a connection with yoga that I haven’t for way too long. This course is just what the Doctor ordered. Thank you so much Julie!

Nicole Collarbone

2019 Course Graduate

“Julie has a talent to teach, she shares from the heart and is prepared to support through the whole training. Really appreciated how much preparation she put into it and how easy it was to follow online. Thank you!”

Albert Garcia

2020 Course Graduate

“The course outline was brilliant and explained the practical knowledge that I would gain from this course and each training session was delivered with passion, honesty and an in-depth knowledge from Julie. 

I am so grateful and appreciative of Julie’s method and style of teaching. As she taught us gracefully it allowed me to put all her teachings into practice without resistance”.

Claire O'Sullivan

2021 Course Graduate

Tutor: Julie Hemmings

Julie is a Registered ERYT-500 Tutor, a YACEP trainer, an YTT Yoga Elder and BWY Trained Tutor with over 27 years of teaching experience. She undertook the 12 month long BWY Pranayama Module with Philip Xerri in 2004, and has continued with a regular personal pranayama practice, plus consistently integrating the techniques into her regular classes and workshops.

She has  been teaching the CPD Day ‘Bringing Pranayama to Life‘ for the past 6 years, and delivering the 150 Hour Pranayama Training Course since 2019.

In May 2019 Julie attended a 10 day Prana Vidya training course to further her understanding and experience of this vital energy.

COURSE CONTENT

Click + to expand the full content of each session.
Please note that the exact content of each training day may vary slightly, depending on the needs of each group.
Session 1 - Foundation Breaths

1. Theory of Pranayama

2. Mahat Yoga Pranayama – the 9 part breath

3. Physiology of Respiration

4. Theory of Prana

5. Precautions of Contra-Indications of Pranayama

6. Guidelines for a Personal Practice

7. Kaya Kriya

Teaching Hours : 5½ hours

Personal Practice : 10 hours/month

Assessment and other writing : 2 Hours

Session 2 - Refinement & Control

1. Sama Vritti Rhythms

2. Asama Vritti Rhythms

3. Staircase/Interrupted Breath

4. Postures to encourage Mahat Yoga Pranayama

5. Prana Vayus

6.  Breathing & Yielding

7. Precautions & Contra-Indications

8. Working with Rhythms

9. Ujjayi Pranayama

10. Slow Flow Breath with Asana

Teaching Hours : 5½ Hours

Personal Practice : 10 Hours/month

Assessment and other writing : 2 Hours

Session 3 - Nadis & Kumbhakas

1. Nadis – Theory

2. Nadi Sodhana

3. Anatomy of the Nose

4. Neti – Jala & Sutra

5. Swara – Theory

6. Balancing Swara

7. Anuloma/Viloma Ujjayi

8. Kumbhakas

9. Savitri Pranayama

10. Agni Sara Kriya

11. Mukha Bhastrika

12. Grounding

Teaching Hours : 5½ hours

Personal Practice : 12 hours

Assessment and other writing : 2 hours

Session 4 - Awakening Prana

1. Sama Vritti

2. Bandhas

3. Moola Bandha

4. Jalandhara Bandha

5. Uddiyana Bandha

6. Energising Breaths

7. Kapalabhati

8. Maha Bandha

 

Teaching Hours : 5½ Hours

Personal Practice : 12 Hours

Assessment and other writing : 2 Hours

Session 5 - Expanding Breath Capacity

1. Pump Breaths

2. Bhastrika

3. Panch Sahita

4. Mitahara

5. Internal Respiration

6. Breath Waves

Teaching Hours : 5½ hours

Personal Practice : 12 hours

Assessment and other writing : 2 Hours

Session 6 - Transformational Pranayama

1. Doshas & Ayurveda – Theory

2. Bhramari Pranayama

3. Surya Bheda

4. Chandra Bheda

5. Integrating Pranayama

6. Cooling Breaths – Sitkari & Sheethali

7. Surya & Chandra practices

8. Energetic Qualities of Pranayama Practices

10. Pranayama Vinyasa Krama – Sequencing Pranayama

Teaching Hours : 5½ Hours

Personal Practice : 12 Hours

Assessment and other writing : 10 Hours

Terms & Conditions

CLICK HERE to read the full Terms & Conditions, Cancellation & Refund Policy, Booking Procedure and Code of Conduct. Please read these Ts & Cs before completing your application.

Smoking

It is not recommended to undertake a comprehensive pranayama practice if you are a regular smoker. Deep breathing pulls the toxins from the the cigarette deeper into the lungs, and can open up the lung tissues to more damage.

Not quite sure?

I’d be happy to chat with you to help you decide if this training is right for you. Please call Julie on: 07983 714848

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