Teaching Pranayama to the Less Experienced - with Philip Xerri.

As Philip no longer travels to Ireland on a regular basis; make sure not to miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in his field.

'Teaching Pranayama to the Less Experienced.

Philip will show attendees how to introduce, develop and maintain an ongoing Basic Breathing/Pranayama practice for beginners and the less experienced throughout their first year of yoga classes.

Pranayama often seems to be ‘relegated’ in the teaching of Yoga to a short time either at the beginning or towards the end of a class. This has always seemed a little ‘odd’ to Philip as Pranayama, namely the controlled use of breathing to influence Prana, stands at the very heart of Yoga practice.
Prana is seen to be the ‘core’ energy that animates our existence. It is also seen to be an immensely powerful Cosmic force, and the breath is our key to unlocking all this potential. Unfortunately, it is because of this inherent power, that teachers have been reluctant to introduce Pranayama at an early stage of a student’s experience
There are two powerful arguments against this stance:

1/ As stated, the breath stands at the heart of yoga practice: its controlled use is
essential for meaningful progression.
2/ The power of Pranayama is rendered safe if a logical, structured and progressive
approach is applied

Thus, Philip believes that basic Breathing/Pranayama i.e. working towards maximising the potential and flexibility of the lungs and introducing control, rhythm and harmony into the breathing cycle, can all be introduced in the first year using a wide variety of practices.'

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