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Yoga Styles: Pranayama
We take 12- 20 breaths per minute, 720 – 1200 breaths per hour, 17280 – 28800 breaths per day.
Did you ever wonder why the lifespan of animals differ so widely? Just think about a dog. A dog lives about 10-20 years and takes about 20-30 breaths per minutes. A tortoise on the other hand lives about 150 years and only inhales and exhales about 4 times per minute.
In the yogic philosophy lifespan is not defined by the number of days we live, but depends on the number of breaths we take. The slower we breathe, the longer we live.
Pranayama is the fourth limb in Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga and can be defined as the extension of breath. It combines inhalation and exhalation with breath retention – called kumbhaka. It functions on the pranic body and with different techniques the life-force – prana – is extended in our physical and astral body – our aura. The practice of pranayama directly affects the mind and reduces fluctuations, making us calm and relaxed. It helps us to become more resilient and to handle stressful situations with more ease. Finally the art of pranayama can increase our life-span by slowing down our breath, our heart rate and stress response.
This course is embedded in the YACEP program of Yoga Alliance and you can add the 50 hours of this course to your continuous education hours.
There is nothing more important to our health than breathing. Unfortunately, many of us have lost the ability to breath correctly, leading to pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, sleeping disorders and anxiety. Let’s discover the ancient yogic breathing techniques together and explore how slight adjustments to the way we breath can make a big difference for our wellbeing.
In our six-day pranayama course in Germany we will cover
~ Breathing awareness
~ Diaphragmatic breathing
~Chest breathing
~ Collar breathing
~Yogic breath
and different pranayama techniques and variations with kumbhaka.
~ Nadi Shodhana
~ Surya Bhedi
~ Chandra bhedi
~ Bhramari
~ Bhastrika
~ Sheetali
~ Sheetkari
~ Ujjayi
In the pranayama theory classes you will learn about the concept of pranayama, the different pranayama techniques and yogic anatomy
~ Nadis
~ Pancha pranas
~ Pancha koshas
~ Bandhas
~ Mudras
~ The best sitting postures
~ The importance of pranayama in the yoga practice
~ Benefits and precautions
You get the chance to try the shatkarmas, including jalneti, nauli, kapalbhati and trataka to purify your body.
The teaching methodology classes in our Pranayama teacher training in Germany comprise
~ Where and how to practice
~ Time of practice
~ How to design a pranayama class
~ Sequencing of Pranayama techniques
~ Key aspects of Pranayama teaching
~ How to incorporate breathing and Pranayama techniques into your asana classes
Dr. Katharina Austermann our anatomy and physiology expert will help you understand the effects of pranayama on our physical body, especially the respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous system.
Apart from that we will have some special topics like the use of pranayama in anxiety and depression therapy and how to use pranayama to live more mindfully and without fear and anger.
Before joining Anandam Yoga School’s 50 Hours Pranayama Training in Germany Course, you have to fulfill this eligibility criteria.
The time schedule is not fixed and can change according to location, teacher availability, weather conditions and general situation.
Shared twin room
Five nights including all meals in a shared twin room with attached bathroom in Heimbach, Eifel.