Pranayama Teachers Training

The 10-week online Pranayama Teachers Training offers you a unique opportunity to deepen your own practice, as you gain comprehensive teaching skills.

Embark on a journey of personal and professional growth. Yoga teachers and therapists from all backgrounds are invited to enrol in this enriching learning experience

9 May - 13 July

LIVE SESSIONS meet online weekly on Saturdays, 2-5pm (London time)

  • extensive written notes (PDF) and teaching aids

  • Weekly assignments with assessment

  • Daily personal practice

  • Guided practice teaching

  • Mentoring with Swami Saradananda

What you, as a yoga teacher/ therapist will gain from this course

  • A working understanding of the physical structure and function of the breathing mechanisms

  • The ability introduce prānāyāma and related breathing exercises to all levels of students

  • Powerful tools to enable students to make more efficient use of their breath and vital energies, including helping them with issues related to stress

  • Ways that you, and your students, can use the power of breath to manifest your ideas and dreams

  • A more breath-centred and meditative approach to asana practice and teaching

  • Proficiency in designing and leading prānāyāma sessions for diverse audiences

  • Enhanced communication and facilitation skills

  • Internationally accredited certification

You will learn

  • How to integrate prānāyāma into asana classes, workshops and retreats

  • To perfect prānāyāma teaching techniques and ways to encourage students in their practice

  • How students can make prānāyāma a part of their daily lives

  • Prānāyāma practices specific to meditation

  • Effects of lifestyle and diet on pranayama

This course balances student-teacher contact hours with personal practice
• 10 live classes + recordings posted online
• Extensive hand-outs (PDF)
• Weekly assignments with assessment
• Daily personal practice
• Guided practice teaching
• Specialisation as a pranayama/breathwork teacher

Why Choose Pranayama Teachers Training?

Comprehensive Curriculum: Prānāyāma Teachers Training presents a dynamic learning experience, The meticulously crafted curriculum covers a wide range of topics, from the anatomy/ physiology of the respiratory system to advanced teaching methodologies. You’ll gain a deep understanding of prānāyāma theory and practice, equipping you to guide others gracefully and effectively.

Experienced Teacher: Swami Saradananda brings her years of teaching experience, mentorship and personal practice to the course. She is dedicated to supporting you at every step of the way, providing personalised guidance and insights to enhance your teaching journey.

Hands-On Training: Learning through first-hand experience is at the heart of Prānāyāma Teachers Training. Through practical exercises, teaching simulations, and real-world application, you will develop the confidence and skills necessary to teach with authenticity.

Holistic Approach: Prānāyāma Teachers Training emphasises the integration of healthy breathing habits in daily life. Swami Saradananda introduces you to a variety of powerful revitalizing and regenerating effects that breathing exercises can have on your body and mind. The course promises to be unique in its simple, yet in-depth approach to the practice of prānāyāma.

Requirements for participation

• Completion of yoga teachers’ training or therapist credentials
• Possession of a copy of “The Power of Breath” by Swami Saradananda (either in book or Kindle format)
• Computer access, basic computer literacy and an email address

Course Syllabus

This course balances student-teacher contact hours with personal practiceYou will receiv extensive written notes (PDF) and teaching aidsWeekly assignments with assessmentDaily personal practiceGuided practice teachingMentoring with Swami Saradananda

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This course balances student-teacher contact hours with personal practiceYou will receiv extensive written notes (PDF) and teaching aidsWeekly assignments with assessmentDaily personal practiceGuided practice teachingMentoring with Swami Saradananda *

Cost: £459

Early bird: £399 (if book with non-refundable deposit before 15th April)

To register: a non-refundable deposit of £150 will hold your place on the course. Please contact Sally regarding bank details and registration form. The balance is due 3 weeks before the start of the course.
The course includes extensive written notes and teaching aids
Classes are small, as the number of participants is limited. Please book as soon as possible.
Venue: Zoom

CPD: 85 hours
Any questions: contact Swami Saradananda about the course - or if you would like to arrange personal mentoring – or would like to arrange a customized programme for your group.

to register

This course meets the stringent requirements of accreditation set by Yoga Alliance Professionals. Our graduates are trained to the highest standard and are eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance Professionals having the specialty of ‘Pranayama and Breathwork’.

Certificate will be given when all of the work of the course has been completed to the satisfaction of the tutor.

I am so grateful for this course! It enhanced my personal meditation practice and gave me the confidence to teach meditation. Be prepared for a good deal of coursework, and be prepared for that coursework to change your life. — Jen Nilsson, yoga teacher and digital nomad, U.S.A.

I found this course at a perfect time. It enhance my own meditation practice and equipped me with a variety of tools to teach meditation to others. The techniques explored were very beneficial for my mental health. My personal favourite technique was tratak as it connected me to my inner light during the dark winter months. — Lorena Murua Lopez, yoga teacher, Scotland

Dear Swami Saradananda, it has been a great experience doing the course with you. The course notes and content have been excellent. I am amazed how much we covered. You have been very helpful and quick to respond when I sent work in. I had taken the course to deepen my knowledge, but also really enjoyed the practice teaching. - Jan Dean, yoga teacher, Bristol

I am so grateful that I found this course and was able to learn from Swami Saradananda. This course deepened my personal practice and also built an incredible foundation for teaching others. This course covers several types of meditation and also deepens your understanding on how impactful meditation can be in your life. There is a combination of weekly personal work, practice teaching, and zoom calls with Swami Saradananda. All of these elements of the course are well-planned and purposeful. I highly recommend this course. — Kianna Steadman, yoga teacher, Utah

I have just completed the Teach Meditation course taught by Swami Saradananda, I have learned so much more than how to teach meditation; it has inspired the teaching and planning of my yoga classes and made little changes in my own life. I am now so excited to work on my own meditation practice. I would absolutely recommend doing this course, its really the best course I have done since I learned to teach yoga.  — Sarah Barron, yoga teacher, Falkirk, Scotland

The teach meditation course gave me so much more than I expected. As well as helping me to deepen my own meditation practice, and giving me the skills and confidence to teach meditation, I feel it has also deepened my overall knowledge of yoga and yoga philosophy. — Jackie Hayfield, yoga teacher, Hampshire

The Teach Meditation Course has been extremely helpful and a life-changing experience. It has helped me deepen my own practice, become more aware of my mind’s tricks, and improve the quality of my life. It’s a very complete course; it’s not only about meditation, there are also parts dedicated to mudras, asanas, principles, diet and life style. It’s also a course perfectly structured. Swami is very supportive, she always comes back to emails in such a short time! I have learnt a lot from her, not only in terms of notions but also in terms of teaching. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to deepen the meditation practice or teach it.  — Valentina Lovotti, yoga teacher, Rome, Italy

I decided to do the Teach Meditation course to enhance my own practice. Swamiji delivers the course with just that in mind – by enhancing our own meditation experiences, we can then share with others from a personal experience rather than out of a text book. It is not an easy course therefore – a lot of work is involved but the learning material is outstanding. I definitely recommend the course!  - Melanie Brooker, yoga teacher, Rugby

Swami Saradananda’s Teach Meditation was honestly one of the best courses I have done. It set me up for my own personal practice which is now part of my life on a daily basis. It has had a profound effect on me personally - and gave me the tools and confidence to teach meditation to others which I regard as such a privilege. My meditation teaching is now one of my most rewarding classes - offering and sharing the inner calm and strength that can come from the practice which I know has been very gratefully received during lockdown. I am eternally grateful to Swami for sharing her wisdom and teaching which I often reflect upon with great heartfelt warmth and thanks. Thank you Swami, it was life changing. - Sarah Greenall, yoga teacher, Twickenham, Middx

The Teach Meditation course had a lot of depth. Swamiji is very knowledgeable and wise which is easy to see in her teachings. I learnt a lot during the months of training as I immersed into the training. It had a huge impact on my personal practice and thought process. I highly recommend this to anyone who wishes to evolve in their yoga practice and is still searching. - Ratna Dey Cordukes, yoga teacher and ayurvedic practitioner, Epsom

I felt the course, in general, was all embracing, structured with in-built discipline as the exercises had to be completed and monitored on a daily basis. This is a detailed, professional approach which airs all aspects of the meditation process and highlights areas needing to be worked on. As someone who had been ‘meditating’ on their own using predominantly books the course was an excellent way of determining where I was with my practice and finding what was needed to move forward. - William Marshall, Essex

Clearly structured step by step guide to teaching meditation! One feels as if someone takes you by the hand and takes you down a very deep path, stony perhaps but always with firm guidance and reassurance. Infectious teacher, supportive environment. - Beate Fritzsching-Jerschke, yoga teacher, Berlin, Germany

I really enjoyed doing the ‘Teach Meditation’ homework; it’s so absorbing. The course has helped me to clarify so much with my work as a yoga teacher, realising that I am not just limited to teaching asanas. Opening to new ideas and focusing on my own practice keeps my view clear as to why I practice yoga. I feel that I can bring more depth to my classes and inspire students to practice more with increasing interest in the yogic path. - Bhavani Maria Annibal, yoga teacher, Ruislip