Four hour roadmap through the key pranayama techniques; includes skills in counted breath, mudra, bandhas, kapalabhati, viloma, ujjayi, and nadi shodhana pranayama. Total Time: 6 hours

Fully customizable and editable.

What’s Included

• Four 1.5 hr lessons including training in both practicing and teaching pranayama techniques
• Trainer notes to guide you every step of the way
• Fun and interactive discussions and activities to drive learning home
• Student handouts in Google Docs (downloadable as PDF or Word)

Learning Objectives

By the end of these four lessons, your students will be able to:

Pranayama One (90 minutes):

• Define prana
• Define “pranayama”
• Describe the benefits of pranayama
• Describe the three parts of the breath
• Teach a counted pranayama exercise to a partner

Pranayama Two (90 minutes):

• Define kriya
• Teach kapalabhati to a partner
• Demonstrate three mudras
• Teach jalandhara bandha
• Teach mula bandha
• Teach a simple counted breath with mula and jalandhara bandha

Pranayama Three (90 minutes):

• Practice and describe uddiyana bandha
• Teach viloma to a group of 3-4 students
• Teach ujjayi to a group of 3-4 students

Pranayama Four (90 minutes):

• Teach nadi shodhana to a group of 3-4 students