Pranayama Teacher Training

Pranayama enables us to unlock the great power and mystery that lie hidden in the breath. By regulating the breath, we can energize, strengthen, detoxify and relax the body. There are methods to calm, balance and focus the mind. Through regular practice, the dormant subtle energy within is awakened leading to the highest spiritual realization.

As a Yoga teacher, you are a link in an eternal chain — one that continues with each new student who discovers and embraces the teachings. While Hatha Yoga asanas have gone mainstream, the subtler teachings of pranayama are not as widely known. This training is an opportunity to clarify, deepen and refine your own practice of pranayama and to learn how to skillfully impart these teachings to others.

A thorough exploration of pranayama theory and techniques will cover the following topics: Pranayama and Health Pranic Healing Visualization Prana and the Mind Overcoming Negative Emotions Dealing with Stress Prana and the Subtle Body Awakening the Kundalini.

An in-depth discussion of teaching methodology will include: How to Design a Class Elements of a Dynamic Teaching Style Inspiring and Guiding Students. Join us and discover a deeper dimension for your practice and teaching. Immerse yourself in a beautiful, natural Yoga environment and emerge with teachings and techniques that support greater health, happiness and peace.

Prerequisites: Participants must have completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program. If your training was in a style other than Integral Yoga, we ask that you become familiar with the Integral Yoga approach prior to the program. Here are some opportunities: IY Hatha Level 1 with Sri Swami Satchidananda (1.5 hr) IY Hatha Level 1 with Saci Murphy (Full 1.5 hour class) IY Hatha Level 1 (1 hr short version). You may wish to explore additional teachings on Integral Yoga TV. Both paid subscriptions and free video content are available. Further Integral Yoga resources can be found on YouTube and other social media platforms by searching “Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville.”

Integral Yoga 300-hour Program Leading to RYT 500 Continuing Education: Approx. 34.5 Training Hrs.

More Information: If you take Swami Karunananda’s Meditation Teacher Training and Integral Yoga Pranayama Teacher Training in 2026, you are eligible to receive a 10% discount on both programs' tuition.

Tentative Schedule All activities at the Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville, Virginia Ashram are structured around the daily schedule of the ashram which includes meditation and Hatha Yoga each morning and evening prior to breakfast and dinner, as well as noon meditation held in Guru Bhavan and Lotus prior to lunch.

MONDAY 2:00 PM Registration 5:00–6:00 PM Introduction and Intention Setting 6:00–6:30 PM Meditation 6:30–7:30 PM Supper (at reserved tables) 7:30–7:45 PM Welcoming and Ashram Orientation 7:45–9:15 PM Session 1 Overview with Swami Karunananda

TUESDAY 6-6:45 AM Integral Yoga Meditation 7-8:30 AM Integral Yoga Hatha – Lev