Pranayama & Ayurveda
Deepen your pranayama practice with the Mohans
Understanding and practicing pranayama with the background of ayurveda is key to unlocking its health benefits.
This online course with A. G. Mohan, Indra Mohan & Dr. Ganesh Mohan offers an exceptional blend of deep insight, practical guidance, traditional knowledge, and modern science, to help you understand how pranayama breathing techniques can help with your wellbeing.
Traditional foundations of how pranayama was used as a practice for both wellbeing and therapy drawing upon the Mohans’ extensive studies of the ancient texts, such as the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Yoga Yajnavalkaya, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra, and more.
Summary of the approach of ayurveda as relevant to pranayama.
How the different classical pranayama methods affect your body from an ayurvedic perspective and the practice of pranayama in balancing the dosa-s (vata, pita and kapha)
Guided practices of sūryabhedana, candrabhedana, śītalī & sītkārī, and bhramari pranayamas, and visualizations for heating and cooling practices along with pranayama.
Synopsis of modern research findings on the effects of these pranayamas.
References from Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Gheranda Samhita with Sanskrit, English transliteration, and English translation.
The Mohans will answer relevant questions in live sessions from time to time.
Benefits of pranayama - quietness of mind
Benefits of pranayama - health
Benefits of pranayama - therapy
Importance of heating and cooling - story from the Vedas
Connecting pranayama to ayurveda
Sūryabhedana - seat, technique, breath holding, cautions, prerequisites
Guided practice - sūryabhedana pranayama
Guided practice - candrabhedana pranayama
Śītalī - technique, uses, traditional presentation
Guided practice - śītalī pranayama
From the research to application - understanding the science
Science of key pranayama-s
Ayurvedic foundations - qualities & functions
Doṣa, metabolism, constitution
How various pranayamas affect the ayurvedic qualities of the body
Applying ayurvedic principles to pranayama
Right nostril focus, breath fills the body
Warming visualization filling the body with the breath
Warming visualization with right nostril focus
Warming visualization with right nostril breathing using mṛgi mudra
Cooling visualization filling the body with the breath
Recommendations for effective long term pranayama practice
Example of combining pranayama with asana
Obstacles to yoga and the role of bhrāmarī pranayama
Bhrāmarī in classical yoga texts
Mūrcchā and plāvinī pranayama
Practicing bhrāmarī pranayama - introduction
Guided practice - bhrāmarī pranayama
Lifestyle the yogi was recommended for success in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Sūryabhedana in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Sūryabhedana in the Gheranda Samhita
Śītalī & sītkārī in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Śītalī in the Gheranda Samhita
Bhrāmarī in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Bhrāmarī in the Gheranda Samhita
Instructions for Assessment
Please complete the quiz with 70% correct answers. You can retake the quiz as needed.
A. G. Mohan was a personal student of the legendary yogi Sri Krishnamacharya (1888-1989), for nearly two decades. He has immersed himself in extensive traditional studies across wide-ranging subjects from ayurveda to tantra and Samkhya over half a century. He is the author of several books on yoga, including Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind, Yoga Therapy, and Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings.
Indra Mohan has been studying, practicing and teaching yoga along with her husband A.G. Mohan. She is one of few people to receive a post-graduate diploma in yoga from Sri Krishnamacharya. She is known not only for her knowledge but also for her wisdom and calm presence.
Dr. Ganesh Mohan, son of A. G. Mohan and Indra Mohan, was trained from childhood in yoga and other related traditional studies. He is a doctor, having trained in both modern medicine and Ayurveda. He is the co-author of Yoga Therapy, Krishnamacharya, and Yoga Reminder. He directs the Svastha Yoga Therapy and Teacher Training programs as well as other trainings internationally.
Nitya Mohan, daughter of A. G. Mohan and Indra Mohan, was trained in yoga from a young age. She also holds a degree in music and is an exponent of Vedic chanting, having conducted numerous seminars and given concerts internationally. A skilled and experienced teacher, she has been running the Svastha training programs in Singapore for two decades.
Yes! This course contains over 6 hours of recorded video content plus reference PDFs. You can view these materials immediately and continue to access them for the duration of your enrollment.
Live sessions with the Mohans will be offered from time to time to answer questions, and to foster community interaction and engagement. The dates and times will be announced by email to registered participants. This is in addition to the recorded content already available in the course.
You have access to the course for one year from the date of your enrollment.
Sure. The course contains simple breathing and pranayama practices that you can do seated on a chair.
The course contains both. The vision of Svastha and the Mohans is that one should always develop understanding along with practices. That is the way to empower yourself for lifelong wellbeing. That was also the traditional way of teaching and learning. So this course explains the theory behind pranayama and the breathing techniques taught here. It also gives you guided practices so you can experience these pranayamas yourself.
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