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Breath & Prānāyāma Teacher Training Course (PTT)

200-hour training

Ideal for teachers and continuing advancing practitioners

July 26 – August 16, 2025

To teach and/or advance your breath-prānāyāma practice:

This is your opportunity to be properly trained in all aspects of breath, both in practice and extending it into teaching.

As a dedicated practitioner, join us to advance practice without the interest to teach.

As an interested teacher, learn to teach breath, breathwork, breathing exercises, and Prānāyāma.

Professionally present yourself to the public as a qualified teacher in both Breath & Prānāyāma.

Know how to teach effectively in a one-on-one setting as well as developing groups in practice of the breath.

This is an immersive residential course: room, food, practice, beach

3 weeks of practice, philosophy/ theory/ science, teaching experience

It serves as an additional 200-hours to your YTT

It can also count as 200 hours within your 300-hour ATT

Applications are now open

Limited spaces

Paul-Breath-Tarining

Qualification: Breath & Prānāyāma Teacher Certificate

This course is led fully by Dr. Paul Dallaghan

  • With 30 years of experience practicing and teaching the breath and Prānāyāma
  • Acknowledged by the Classical Indian Yogi tradition as: Master Yogi- Prānācharya (Breath Expert)
  • PhD with focused research on the tradition and history of Prānāyāma and science of breath
  • Research related to breath, stress, and outcomes with longevity, mental health, and resilience
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This is for You as a teacher and/or advancing practitioner:

Ideal for students who have begun Prānāyāma practice and seek guidance to proceed and desire to teach. Also for those with just the desire to practice, having more time to practice while others train-teach.

Prānāyāma training requires an understanding of the breath, breathwork, the base of breath regulation, and certain kriyas to be able to proceed and engage in actual Prānāyāma practice techniques.

Related anatomy and physiology, history and tradition of the techniques, theory background and scientific explanation, and specific breath methods and Prānāyāma techniques are included.

Selection of Topics:

  • Anatomy of the respiratory system
  • Physiology of respiration
  • History of the breath and prāna
  • Preparatory techniques of Body and Breath: background, explanation, practice, and teaching
  • History and tradition of Prānāyāma
  • Science related to Breath and Prānāyāma
  • Prānāyāma techniques: background, explanation, practice, and teaching
  • Daily teach practice to advance to qualification
Outline of Schedule
6:30am Practice: Meditative, Breath & Prānāyāma practice
8:30am Āsana Practice: Various options, from a shorter approach that supports Prānāyāma to complete Engaged Dynamic practice
10:00am Breakfast, free time, lunch
2:30pm Practice: Breath & Prānāyāma energetic movement practice
3:00pm Learning: Anatomy, physiology, theory, science information session
4:45pm Teach Practice: Breath & Prānāyāma Teaching practice to personal practice
* those taking the teaching certificate will practice teaching followed by personal practice
** for those attending out of interest in practice and not to teach, this will be an extended personal practice time, guided by some of the training teachers.
*** this session will conclude with practice led by Paul for all attendees
6:00pm Dinner, beach, steam room, free time

This is your opportunity to be trained, practice, and teach at a thorough and reputable level.

This serves as an additional 200-hours to your YTT

It can also count as 200 hours within your 300-hour ATT

Limited spaces
Accepting Applications

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Rates

Regular YTT graduate rate (-10%)*
NEW
“Inhale” Beachfront Rooms		 Beachfront Private $6,018 $5,416
Beachview Private $5,388 $4,849
Beach Private $4,758 $4,282
“Exhale” Gardenview Rooms Garden Private $4,128 $3,715
Garden Semi-Private $3,813 $3,432
Garden Shared Loft $3,498 $3,148

*Centered Yoga YTT 200-hour Graduates ONLY

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Want to extend your stay?

Post-training special offer: extend your stay after your training and receive 25% off the extra nights.

  • Offer valid to a max of 8 nights
  • Extra nights may be booked on YogaCoreCycle or a Wellness program
  • Subject to room availability
  • No refunds, changes, or transfers

Confirm your rate and book all extended stays directly with reservations info@samahitaretreat.com

Advanced Breath Training

Advanced Breath & Prānāyāma Teacher Training Course (A-PTT)

100-hour training

Offered next in August 2026 on an annual basis

For those who have completed the PTT and wish to stay current with teaching and latest science around Breath & Prānāyāma

This is the most comprehensive course to keep up your practice, learning, training and teaching experience. Paul remains currently active in the field of breath research as well as ongoing practice. This is shared year-after-year with the latest in science and practice being presented.

Prānāyāma is the art of yoga practice and requires a matched level of commitment and regularity in practice. Doing it naturally advances it which equips one to teach levels of it. Prānāyāma requires skill to manage the breath and related body areas. Related anatomy and physiology and specific Prānāyāma techniques are continued.

Qualification: Breath & Prānāyāma Teacher Certificate (Level Two)

And as you continue to take these courses you can add to the levels of your qualification up to Level Eleven.

Take Your Next Step in Breath Training

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The Heart of Samahita is found in its impressive mix of facilities that provide the space for your experience, as well as through the food where tasty and healthy merge powerfully, and in our quality mix of guest rooms, where you can stay in the highest of standards right at the beach or find rooms to suit all budgets from beach to garden. And when here you can also paddle board, kayak and snorkel, amongst other activities. Feel free to take a tour and find out where Samahita is located.

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