The world's oldest scientific yoga research institute, founded 1924, where pranayama was first put under the microscope and is still taught from the original texts.
The world's oldest scientific yoga research institute, founded 1924, where pranayama was first put under the microscope and is still taught from the original texts.
BirthplaceVerified schoolsGold credentialUnbroken lineageHeritageA four-week (200-hour) residential course at the century-old Kaivalyadhama research institute in Lonavla, where physiology and the classical yogic texts are studied side by side. The curriculum centres heavily on pranayama and the subtle breathing/kriya practices that Kaivalyadhama has researched for over a hundred years, alongside asana, anatomy and teaching method. Students live on campus and follow a full daily schedule of practice and study. (Kaivalyadhama also runs a dedicated multi-year Pranayama Teacher Training, but that is an intermittent one-week-per-phase format rather than a single immersion.)
A full-time residential immersion at the oldest scientific yoga research institute, in a living-and-learning community, with pranayama as a core focus and a recognized certificate.
Founded in 1924 by Swami Kuvalayananda, it is the world's oldest scientific yoga research institute and pioneered laboratory study of yogic breathing, giving it deep credibility for pranayama and breathwork instruction.
Pranayama Teacher Training Certificate (Kaivalyadhama lineage) · Certifying body: Kaivalyadhama / Yoga Alliance
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