Course curriculum

    1. Mentoring agreements and expectations

    2. Why pranayama? Traditional intent vs modern interpretations

    3. Ethics and Professional Boundaries

    1. Functional vs dysfunctional breathing patterns

    2. Nervous System Regulation

    3. Capacity, pacing, and the risks of over-application

    4. Self-care

    1. Overview of traditional pranayama categories and intentions

    2. The role of preparation, sequencing, and readiness

    3. Bandha, kumbhaka, and subtle practices: when they belong — and when they don’t

    1. Scope of practice for yoga teachers vs yoga therapists

    2. Working with students who have health concerns

    3. Red flags, contraindications, and referral pathways

    4. Trauma-aware and choice-based approaches to breath

    5. Ethical language: avoiding promises, outcomes, integrity and authenticity

    6. Creating Adaptive Practices

    1. What is Pedagogy?

    2. Language that supports agency and self-regulation

    3. Cueing breath without control or performance

    4. Creating conditions for engagement without intensity

    5. Responding to student experiences and questions

    6. Teaching breath in group classes, private sessions, and therapy contexts

    1. Sequencing breath practices within classes and sessions

    2. Supporting students who are drawn to “quick-fix” experiences

    3. Staying grounded amid contemporary breathwork trends

    4. Teaching from lived practice rather than borrowed authority

    5. Contributing to the Evolution of Yoga

About this course

  • $1,249.00
  • 28 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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Your Teachers

Senior Teachers and Yoga Therapists: Fiona Donohoe-Bales & Rebel Tucker. Drawing on over 30 years of combined teaching experience, and informed by our roles as volunteers on the Yoga Australia Yoga Therapy Committee, this program offers a reflective, educational approach to breath practices that prioritizes safety, ethics, scope of practice, and individual capacity.