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Pranayama Intensive & Teacher Training

A local weekend Pranayama course and a separate 50-hour teacher training spanning three weekends.

Weekend Pranayama course

The OClass product is called Pranayama: Weekend Retreat. It is a local weekend course at our studio, not an overseas or residential retreat. Upcoming dates and online booking appear in the live OClass listing below.

The use of regulated breathing and breath retention has clinically proven physiological effects that improve physical and mental functioning, providing improved mental clarity and balancing our autonomic nervous system.

In this practice-based weekend intensive, Priyan guides participants through lectures and practice sessions that acquaint you with Prana or energy regulation using the breath. The course grounds you in the tradition of Hatha as it relates to the Five Bodies, Five Movements, Seven Energy Centers, Three Main Channels, and the essential objectives of why we regulate these processes.

He provides guidelines for safe and effective Pranayama practice, including time, place, and preparation prescribed by the tradition, to maximise its healing effects.

Who is this for?

This intensive is suitable for yogis of all levels, especially those seeking a deeper understanding that takes their practice beyond physical Asana and unlocks the true potential of the tradition.

To book, use the live OClass enrolment option below. Spaces are limited so we can maintain a small group setting with personal attention and guidance.

What to expect

  • Daily Yoga Sessions: Rejuvenating and gentle yoga to create space and ease within the body to breathe deeply.
  • Breakdown and Practice: Breathwork techniques introduced to help deepen and lengthen your breath.
  • Lectures and Immersive Experiences: Specific aspects of yoga philosophy and physiology that relate to working with your breath.

Weekend timetable

The weekend includes guided practice, lectures and technique breakdowns. Please check the live OClass listing below for the dates and session times of your intake.

50-hour Pranayama teacher training

Achieving Prana Vidya for yourself and others

The Pranayama Teacher Training Course spans three weekends. Its first weekend is scheduled alongside the standalone Pranayama Weekend course above. These are separate OClass products; the standalone weekend course carries no Continuing Education or 300-hour credit. The 50 hours apply to the Teacher Training Course, not the standalone weekend course.

The training develops understanding of breath retention and the advanced stages of Pranayama, while guiding you towards proficiency in conducting Pranayama classes for others.

What is explored

  • Understanding Kundalini Shakti, the latent energy coiled at the base of the spine, and the Hatha methodology of awakening it via the union of Prana and Apana, Ida and Pingala.
  • Breakdown and practice of the eight essential Pranayamas and three additional practices from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
  • Kumbhaka or breath retention along with classical Bandhas and their use in Pranayama.
  • Advanced stages of Nadi Shodhana that progress towards Kevala Kumbhaka.
  • The healing vibrations of the Sri Gayatri Mantra.

Opportunities for practice

  • A half-hour mock class conducted during the course with feedback.
  • A weekday assignment for continuity of your practice.
  • An invitation to conduct a community Pranayama class.
  • If you have a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Completion Certificate, eligibility to apply to become a teacher for the next term of the Term Teaching Programme.

Upon graduation, you will receive

  • A completion certificate.
  • If you have a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Completion Certificate, the course is claimable for 50 hours of Continuing Education Credits with Yoga Alliance.
  • The option to count the hours towards your 300-hour certification with us by continuing to take course modules.

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Upcoming dates & enrolment

Pranayama: Weekend Retreat

27–28 Feb 2027

Studio 1 · Pagoda Street 52A

A weekend retreat that introduces foundational breath work practices and principles that acquaint yogis into integrating pranayama as part of their physical yoga regime to unlock the true benefits of…

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Pranayama: Teacher Training Course, 50 Hour CET

27 Feb – 14 Mar 2027

Studio 1 · Pagoda Street 52A

Delve deeper into the practice of breath retention and the advanced stages that require it to purify your nadis and progress you towards deeper stages of Pratyahara. Part 2 of the Pranayama Weekend…

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