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Breathwork certification

Breathwork Certification in Rishikesh: Build the Practice First

A breathwork certification teaches you to lead other people's breathing. It rests on your own practice. Our Advanced Pranayama Course in Rishikesh builds that practice in depth, over 7, 15 or 30 days. It is a practitioner course: it is not a yoga teacher training and does not lead to a teaching qualification.
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Choosing a programme

What a breathwork certification should cover

A credible breathwork training usually covers these six areas. Use them to compare programmes, wherever you study.

  1. Pranayama foundations

    Ujjayi, Anulom Vilom, Kapalbhati, Bhramari, Sheetali and Sheetkari, diaphragmatic breathing, breath awareness, and ratio breathing (sama and vishama vritti).

  2. Retention and the bandhas

    Kumbhaka (breath retention) with Mula, Uddiyana, Jalandhara and Maha bandha, Bhastrika, and Surya and Chandra bhedana, learned slowly and safely.

  3. Breathwork science

    The autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve, heart rate variability, respiratory physiology and CO2 tolerance, presented with care about what the research does and does not show.

  4. Teaching methodology

    Sequencing and progression, cueing and demonstration, and adapting practices for different students.

  5. Safety and contraindications

    Who should not practise retention or forceful breathing, how to screen students, and when to refer someone to a doctor.

  6. Supervised practice

    Teaching under supervision with feedback, and a practical assessment of how you lead a session.

Where our course fits

The practice, in depth

As your own practice, the Advanced Pranayama Course covers kumbhaka with the bandhas and core techniques such as Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Ujjayi and Nadi Shodhana with Chandra and Surya nadi bhedana, with the science and philosophy behind them. The full list is below. It does not teach you how to teach.
Course details, dates and fees

7-Day Pranayama Course

  1. Kapalabhatiskull-shining breath
  2. Bhastrikabellows breath
  3. Yogic breathfull three-part breath
  4. Agnisarafire cleansing
  5. Ujjayi pranayamavictorious breath
  6. Bandhas: Mula, Uddiyana and Jalandhara bandhathe three locks
  7. Nadi Shodhana with Chandra nadi and Surya nadi bhedanachannel-cleansing breath, with the moon and sun channel breaths
  8. Kumbhaka with bandhas: Antar kumbhaka and Bahya kumbhakabreath retention, inside and outside

15-Day Pranayama Course: Everything in the 7-day course, plus:

  1. Kapalabhati with Mula bandha and Uddiyana bandhaskull-shining breath with the root and abdominal locks
  2. Bhastrika with Maha bandhabellows breath with the great lock
  3. Deep breaths with Maha bandhadeep breathing with the great lock
  4. Ujjayi pranayama with Mula bandha and Uddiyana bandhavictorious breath with the root and abdominal locks
  5. Nadi Shodhana with Muladhara and Ida & Pingala nadi stimulationchannel cleansing with the root centre and the left and right channels
  6. Nadi (energy-channel) pranayamasbreath practices for the energy channels
  7. Kumbhakasbreath retentions

30-Day Pranayama Course: Everything in the 15-day course, plus:

  1. Advanced pranayama practicesthe more demanding practices
  2. Chakra pranayamasbreath practices for the energy centres

In every course

  • Whichever course you choose, the practice is also a study. In all three courses, students observe how each practice influences four areas, and learn to read those changes over the days.
  • Mudras (hand gestures) and bija mantras (seed syllables) are coordinated with the practices, and you observe their influence in the same four areas.

What the course is, and is not

  • An in-depth practitioner course of 7, 15 or 30 days
  • Two sessions a day, Monday to Saturday, with corrections every teaching day
  • The science and philosophy of pranayama, taught with the practice
  • Taught in English in Lower Tapovan, Rishikesh, beside the Ganga
  • Not a yoga teacher training
  • Not a teaching qualification
  • Not medical treatment

Questions

Does the Advanced Pranayama Course include a breathwork certification?

No. It is an in-depth practitioner course: it is not a yoga teacher training and does not lead to a teaching qualification. If you plan to train as a breathwork facilitator, a deep personal practice of pranayama is a strong foundation for it.

Do I need experience? Can beginners join?

Some prior yoga or breathing practice helps. Healthy, sincere beginners can join the 7-day course. Tell us about your experience when you enquire, and we will help you choose.

Is kumbhaka (breath retention) safe? Who should be careful?

Kumbhaka is taught with the bandhas, starting with short, comfortable holds, and is never forced. It is not suitable for everyone. If you are pregnant, or have high blood pressure, a heart condition, recent surgery, glaucoma or raised eye pressure, epilepsy, or a serious psychiatric condition, consult your doctor before booking and tell the teacher. The course is not medical treatment.

Advanced Pranayama Course

Build the practice first: the Advanced Pranayama Course

7, 15 or 30 days of pranayama, its science and its philosophy in Rishikesh. It is an in-depth practitioner course: it is not a yoga teacher training and does not lead to a teaching qualification.
  • 7, 15 or 30 days
  • A new start every month
  • Taught in English

Tuition from149 USD13.000 ₹

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