110: Pranayama 1

Learning to feel and harness the energy of our breath can be one of the most transformational practices of yoga. It's no surprise that the word for breath (prana) is synonymous with "life." In this course, you will cultivate a deeper appreciation for the power of the breath, practice several pranayama techniques, and learn to teach a simple breath practice. By integrating breath awareness and pranayama into your teaching, you will provide your students with access to one of yoga's most ancient and powerful tools.

Note for CE Credits: If you are a current teacher taking this course for Yoga Alliance CE credits, you may submit for 4 hours of Techniques Training and Practice credit via the Yoga Alliance website.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define "pranayama" and describe the physiological benefits of pranayama practice.

  • Articulate three ways pranayama may be used within a yoga practice and describe the three parts of the breath.

  • Teach breath awareness, the full complete breath, a counted breath exercise and ujjayi pranayama.

Course Curriculum

110: Pranayama 1

    1. START HERE

    2. HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE

    3. COURSE MATERIALS

    4. Q&A

    1. JOURNAL REFLECTION #1

    2. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON ONE

    3. WHAT IS PRANAYAMA?

    4. JOURNAL REFLECTION #2

    5. BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA

    6. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON TWO

    2. BREATH AWARENESS PRACTICE

    3. JOURNAL REFLECTION #3

    4. GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICING PRANAYAMA

    5. LESSON SUMMARY

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON THREE

    2. PARTS OF THE BREATH

    3. BREATH RETENTION

    4. LESSON SUMMARY

    5. OUTSIDE PRACTICE AND HOMEWORK

    1. INTRODUCTION TO LESSON FOUR

    2. UJJAYI

    3. LESSON SUMMARY

    4. PRACTICING WITH UJJAYI

    1. CONCLUSION & OUTSIDE PRACTICE

About this course

  • $45.00
  • 25 lessons

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Meet Your Instructor

E-RYT 500, LMT, MFA, MS Rachel Scott

Teacher trainer, author and ERYT 500 instructor, Rachel has spent thousands of hours leading YTTs, mentoring teachers and helping students uncover and express their voice, passion and potential by building the pragmatic skills that they need to share their own teaching voice with confidence.

To build this robust and transformational YTT, she combined her extensive academic training as an educator (M.Sci Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, BA Columbia University, Phi Beta Kappa) with her cumulative experience as a trainer, teacher, and mentor.

An anatomy nerd, Rachel is also a licensed massage therapist and has spent hundreds of hours in the cadaver lab. Her books include, "Yoga for Mind, Body & Spirit," "Living Yoga," and "Head Over Heels: A Yogis' Guide to Dating." Connect with her on Instagram and YouTube @rachelscottyoga.