7 Days Breath & Pranayama Retreat In Rishikesh, India | Price US$ 450
7 Days | Advanced
This 7 days intensive Breath & Pranayama Retreat aims to guide aspirants to reveal their deeper layers of the mind and cultivate a harmonious lifestyle.
Breath & Pranayama Retreat Highlights
- Karma-yoga and daily mantra recitations
- Daily yoga asanas classes beginning to intermediate levels
- Daily shat-kriyas (six channel purification exercises),
- Breath awareness and pranayama practices
- Introductory study of prana and vayus as taught in Sankhya, Yoga and Vedanta philosophies
- Instructions into relaxation and meditation practices
- 6 nights’ accommodationNote: For an AC room please inquire from the School)
- Healthy nutritious vegetarian three meals; breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Excursion to the adventurous activities including nearby holy shrines and temples and tracking in the Himalayas
Breath & Pranayama Retreat Highlights
This Breath & Pranayama Retreat is designed and perfect for the students who;
- are either fresh beginners or beginners with basic knowledge of pranayama practices,
- wish to go through a deep and intense life changing experiences yoga,
- are looking for a complete detoxification from their life through yogic wisdom, science and practices,
- are entirely dedicated and focused to become a professional pranayama guide,
- wish to get an exposure to India culture and its spiritual values
Breath & Pranayama retreat will help to restore balance into our lives, resolve our inner conflicts, enables total excellence and allows us to fulfil our potential to become complete human beings. Often misunderstood to be simply a set of physical exercises, Yoga philosophy transcends all ritualistic religion and can be practiced by anyone.
Apart from the breathing and pranayama practices the students can participate in sessions on Pratyahara (internalisation of sensory inputs), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) processes drawn from the Patanjali Yoga Sutras – ancient Yogic doctrine that aims to integrate our body, mind, heart and souls for complete living.
Twice daily group Yoga sessions and one daily Meditation session are included in the stay for all guests. For guests who would like to delve deeper into the ancient spiritual tradition of yoga, a Yoga retreat is structured carefully to allow them to experience not just the physical aspects of Yoga but also Karma Yoga (selfless work), various Yogic kriyas, and yoga nidra (deep relaxation) besides some rejuvenating massages, community service, etc.
Breath & Pranayama Retreat Course Curriculum
Breathing & Pranayama Practices
- Establishment of diaphragmatic breath
- 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4 breathing practices
- Different practices of pranayama: nadi shodhana, ujjayee, kapalabhati, bhastrika, shitali, shitkari and brahmari
Benefits or pranayama practices
Satkarma or Cleansing Exercises
- Jala-neti
- Sutra-neti
Practice Relaxation & Preparation for Yogic Sleep
- Introduction to the concept and practices of relaxation
- Relaxation in daily life
- Sequence of relaxation practices
- Tension & relaxation exercises
- Systematic relaxation exercises
- 31 points relaxation exercise
Meditation
- What is meditation & what is not?
- Meditation in daily life
- 2-5 minutes meditations
- So-ham mediation
Mantra chanting
- Intro to mantra science
- Morning prayers & Evening prayers
- Surya-namaskara 12 mantras along with bija mantras
Hatha Yoga Asanas
- Meditative steps of performing the hatha yoga; centering, entering, refining, holding, coming out, and reflection
- Surya namaskar (sun salutations)
- Types of yoga asanas – standing, sitting, backward bending, forward bending, spinal twisting, fire series, inversion, shavasana etc.
- Yoga asanas benefits
Typical Daily Schedule
| 05:00am | : | Wake Up! |
| 06:00 – 06:15 | : | Karma Yoga & Mantra chanting |
| 06:15 – 07:00 | : | Shat-kriyas & Pranayama practices |
| 07:00 – 08:30 | : | Warm-up exercises, joints and glands following hatha yoga asanas |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | : | Breakfast and free time |
| 10:00 – 11:15 | : | Yoga Philosophy |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | : | Yoga anatomy & physiology workshops |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | : | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:45 | : | Teaching Methodology/Ayurveda/Practice Teaching |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | : | Tea break |
| 16:15 – 18:00 | : | Astanga Vinyasa sessions |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | : | Dinner and free time |
| 19:30 – 20:30 | : : |
Guest lectures/Satsanga/Meditation/Audios and videos/Self- study/Inner dialogue |
| 21:00pm | : | Go sleep! |
| It is advised that you arrive at the yoga school one day before the course starts. | ||
Upcoming Dates for Breath & Pranayama Retreat
This Breath & Pranayama Retreat is usually held on 24th – 30th of every month throughout the year. In February, it is on 22nd – 28th. So you can apply for any month in advance. Our upcoming Breath & Pranayama Retreats are on the following dates:
Available All Year Round | Price US$ 450
| 24th – 30th January | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 22nd – 28th February | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th March | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th April | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th May | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th June | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th July | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th August | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th September | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th October | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th November | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India | |
| 24th – 30th December | Breath & Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India |