Pranayama is the gateway to internal exploration and spiritual connection. These ancient yogic practices of life-force (prana) attainment and control can strengthen and purify the body and mind, enhancing our lives with balance, increased health, heightened clarity, and light-heartedness.

Enjoy an in-depth exploration of basic pranayama (dirgha, ujjayi, kapalabhati, nadi shodhana, anuloma viloma, shitali, and more) to understand technique, usage, benefits, contraindications, and variations. Experiential workshop sessions will include philosophical lecture on Kripalu's approach to the role of pranayama in the 8-limbed path, demonstration of techniques, practice, discussion, and q&a time. Participants will then be guided through deep and varied explorations of pranayama during daily group sadhana (full yoga practice including asana, pranayama, meditation, and relaxation), providing ample opportunities to build skillfulness and dive into self-exploration, physical and emotional purification, and transformation.

A fantastic program for yoga practitioners and teachers wanting to learn &/or deepen into pranayama.

Take this program to:
- Strengthen and enrich your yoga practice
- Learn basic and intermediate pranayama techniques and usages
- Incorporate pranayama into asana practice
- Use pranayama to prepare for and deepen into meditation
- Explore the internal world and nurture spiritual connection
- Increase endurance, purify the body, and cleanse the mind
- Learn to use pranayama to balance your Ayurvedic dosha

Larissa is available for Private Ayurvedic Consultations on Friday, June 26th and Monday, June 29th. Call Comfort Zone Center to book an appointment. 60-minute consultation is $85 and 90-minute consultation is $120.

Larissa Hall Carlson, a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic yoga specialist, is Manager of Yoga Education for Kripalu's Institute for Extraordinary Living. She has an additional 200-hour certification in Yee Yoga, teaches prenatal yoga and chakra yoga, and is a Reiki practitioner. Larissa has taught yoga, meditation, pranayama, and yogic philosophy for the Tanglewood Music Center, the Berkshire Opera Company, and the Juilliard School. She currently manages curriculum development and teaches yoga for the Boston Conservatory. Additionally, Larissa travels the country teaching yoga workshops, advanced pranayama trainings, and Ayurvedic consultations. Creator of the CDs: A Sadhana for Teachers and Meditative Yoga Flow: A Kripalu Sadhana.

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If you're registering for a 6 or 8-week series, we will make allowances for 2 make-up classes per Series. You can make-up the missed classes in any of the classes on our walk-in schedule. These make-up classes MUST be used within the dates of your particular series.

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