Breathe at Samahita
Breath is synonymous with Life. Beyond the obvious it is really the Quality of Life that can be greatly influenced by How You Breathe. In recent years the breath has gained the attention it deserves in terms of mental and physical health. Yet for millennia it has featured as a key component in the inner journey, a spiritual or meditative path, with a necessary requirement that both physical and mental health be accounted for in its process.
Samahita has offered daily classes, bi-weekly courses, and advanced training in breath techniques to more involved levels of prānāyāma since we opened in 2003. Samahita’s founder, Dr. Paul D., has been immersed in breath-prānāyāma pracitce since the mid-1990s. His doctoral research was on “Breath, stress and health”, and he was acknowledged by the Indian prānāyāma-yogi tradition as an expert in the breath (prānācharya).
As Paul carries an ancient tradition of breath practice forward he ensures his fellow senior teachers at Samahita are also highly trained and fully dedicated to daily breath-prānāyāma practice. In addition, ongoing research and writing on the breath and related topics keep Paul and the team at the cutting edge of this “world of breath”. It is our commitment to bring both this practice and well-formed knowledge to all types and levels of interested people that would like to learn, keep up, and enjoy “The Breath”.
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Simplest
Morning breathwork classes everyday when you join our YogaCoreCycle program (or book on Total Self Care or Brain Health Upgrade). Learn just enough to benefit you immensely and continue it at home.
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Establish It
Join the 200-hour four-week Education in Yoga (Teacher) Training program offered twice a year at Samahita where you will also develop a complete Breath-Prānāyāma practice to continue at home but get more into it over a four-week period.
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Enhance It
Join one of the Advanced Training Courses (under ATT-300) that combines the expert guidance in a complete Breath-Prānāyāma practice with certain philosophical topics, currently noted as Course 4: Breath & Philosophy, Course 5: Breath & Tantra-Hatha, and Course 6: Breath Yoga & Science.
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Master It
For those who are highly interested, the Prānāyāma Teacher Training (PTT) course prepares one to teach and share different aspects of the breath, earning a dedicated certificate at each level: ‘Instructor of Breathwork Practice Certificate’ after Breath Training 2 ; ‘Breath & Prānāyāma Level One Instructor Certificate’ after Breath Training 3 ; concluding with ‘Breath & Prānāyāma Levels Two & Three Teacher Certificates.