PranaScience Teacher Training: A 50-Hour Teacher Training
A 50-hour, five-day pranayama teacher training that brings together Tamil Siddha tradition, modern breathing physiology, and peer-reviewed clinical research
Dates
March 17 – 21, 2027
Each day includes live virtual morning practice, in-person studio lectures and discussion, guided practice from Mind Your Breathing, and supervised peer teaching. Trainees read and present published research, learn contraindications and responsible teaching, and design and teach their own breathing module based on a Thirukkural chapter, modeled on Breathe a Little Better. Graduates receive a PranaScience certificate of completion. The training is suitable for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, healthcare professionals, and dedicated practitioners. The course is eligible for CE hours from IAYT and Yoga Alliance.
Schedule
Schedule:
· Virtual practice: 6:00–7:00 am daily.
· In-studio sessions: 9:00 am–5:30 pm daily.
The virtual morning practice is led live by Dr. Sundar and recorded for enrolled participants’ personal review. The in-person sessions take place at Miami Life Center.
Dr. Sundaravadivel Balasubramanian (Dr. Sundar) is an Associate Professor and Director of Wellness in the Department of Radiation Medicine at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, founder of PranaScience Institute, and a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). His NIH-funded clinical research studies how yogic breathing changes salivary immune proteins, cytokines, and nerve growth factor, with applications in cancer survivorship, scleroderma, and aging. Rooted in the Thirumoolar Siddha lineage, he is the author of five books on pranayama and has taught daily online classes in Tamil and English since 2013. His TEDxCharleston talk has more than 1.2 million views.
Pre-training reading: PranaScience: Decoding Yoga Breathing, Mind Your Breathing, and Breathe a Little Better authored by Dr. Sundar.
