CHILD of PRANA Method: Empower the Healer Within
I am as I feel. I feel as I think. I think as I breathe.
PRANA is what animates, enables, and shapes us. Known as ENERGY, this mystical reality is the most powerful tool in all of yoga when it comes to creating our reality - available to us by way of breath. Therefore, YOU ARE AS YOU BREATHE.
In the CHILD OF PRANA Method mastermind we explore the hidden power of yoga thorough study of PRANA within the very real context of personal practice.
Course Description
Welcome to CHILD of PRANA Method course portal!
This will be your 12-month long home of go-at-your-pace immersion into the practice of health, wealth and spirituality in the context of Yoga, Ayurveda and Dharma.
CHILD of PRANA unpacks innate power of each individual to heal from 3-fold pathology of all disease, physical, mental and spiritual:
CONGESTION
INFLAMMATION
DEGENERATION
This program empowers Healer within by providing practical insight into the system, science, metaphysics and interconnectedness of yoga, ayurveda, life force energy and dharma as holistic approach to healing the Whole Person: body, mind and soul.
Methodologies included in CHILD of PRANA explain the science behind what we do, while leaving room for mystery, because some things can simply not be explained, as there is knowledge much greater than our own.
Add-on 1:1 modules are available for personal adaptation of CHILD of PRANA material to the needs and circumstances of each individual. In this way, participation in CHILD of PRANA program becomes a beautiful journey of reconnaissance with oneself, designed to support your life in the way that is most appropriate for you.
The core premise of CHILD of PRANA Method is:
I am as I feel. I feel as I think. I think as I breathe.
PRANA (=all pervasive life force) is what animates, enables, and, ultimately, shapes us. Known as ENERGY, this most mystical reality has the least literature written about it, yet it is the most powerful tool in all of yoga when it comes to shaping our reality. And it is most available to us through the breath. Therefore, YOU ARE AS YOU BREATHE.
In the CHILD OF PRANA Method we explore the hidden power of yoga thorough study of PRANA within the very real context of personal practice.
We look at role of Prana in shaping reality, it’s relationship to body and mind, it’s subsets, channels and pools in human body and how to access them through asana, pranayama, and meditation.
We utilize principles of AYURVEDA – world’s oldest known healing tradition – to gain access to energy we need through lifestyle, diet, movement and meditation.
With methodology of breath diagnostics we learn how to determine current pranic deficiencies and how to balance them in the body via
– asana (posture)
– pranayama (control of vital life force through breathing)
– bandha (energy lock)
– mudra (energy seal) and
– kriya (visualization).
For success in working with prana the body has to be healthy – we spend considerable time on asana preparation for pranayama.
Various techniques (besides classical Hatha yoga) of Pranic Healing are presented – such as Reiki, Qi Gong, mantra, kriya, music.
The role of prana in meditation is emphasized throughout the program, and mind-body-breath connection observed, analyzed, secured and refined.
Finally, the work with Body, Mind, Breath is contained, like books on a shelf, between Mindset (Dharma) and daily Personal Practice in support of your Purpose (Sadhana).
We master the art of Practicing your Purpose. This leads to
A Life of greater Joy, Capacity and Freedom
What’s in the CHILD of PRANA Mastermind container
– 12 month access to course materials
– printable manual
– 26 recorded evening practices
– 26 recorded morning practices
– ONE POSE DOSE playlist: Yoga Medicine Chest, containing a collection of instructional video shorts to address Vata, Pitta, or Kapha imbalances
– private Facebook Forum for peer support, resources & accountability
– monthly live community sessions, including one or more of following:
- Q&A session and discourse (Chai Chat)
- call-to-the-moment guided practice
- guest presenter led workshop
- Yoga philosophy discussion
- Spirit of Asana story time (yogic mythology)
OPTIONAL add-on: 1:1 Personal Coaching Package
FOUR (4) one on one coaching sessions to:
1. keep you accountable in practice
2. customize your practice for your unique set of needs and circumstances
3. get tangible results achieving your goals and objectives
You can add-on the 1:1 coaching packages as often as needed in the course of program.
Natasha Schaffer
Founder and Head Coach of Calm Accelerator, LLC and all of its programs, Holistic Health Coach, Ayurveda Wellness Counselor, ERYT500, Meditation Coach and Yoga Mentor
Read more about Natasha here
4 Lessons
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- Purpose (Dharma)
- Body (Ayurveda)
- Mind (Yoga)
- Breath (Prana)
- Practice (Sadhana)
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This practice gently increases vitality and opens up energy pathways, promotes circulation, balances and kindles digestion, stimulates elimination and grounds you into the body. All levels, beginner friendly, simply wonderful. Your yogic cup of coffee (minus the caffeine)
Ayurvedic focus: tri-doshic08:00 MINS -
Weaving Body, Mind and Breath together, fitting movement inside the breath and focusing mind on task of overseeing it and keeping counts.
40:00 MINS
11 Lessons
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OUR BODY Container of Practice
Yogic Anatomy: KOSHAS. And Atma Puri - city of the Soul and location of practice.
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7-stage Progression of Hatha Yoga, and why it is important to know what stage you are at, so you you know where you stand and, therefore, can make a step forward.
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The big picture. This progression is by no means linear. You may be starting at any of these stages. Learn to recognize what stage you are at – and accept it as your base for deciding which practices to focus on.
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Wake up: open energy pathways, promote circulation, balance and stoke digestion, stimulate elimination and ground yourself into the body.
You can do this practice on waking, while still in bed.
Ayurvedic focus: tri-doshic
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Your practice unfolds within a container of Daily Ritual – observe the process and take note of changes.
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Part of the Daily Ritual practice, it's goal and objective is to improve and enjoy your breath while the mind knows you are doing something good for the body.
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Introduction to lateral twisting – the movement of Spanda, universal pulsation of Creation. This requires subtle core strength and integrity, providing access to nourishment and vitality at the same time.
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Relaxed Breath Training is foundation of working with the breath in order to affect any change in our state. MAKARASANA (crocodile pose) is accessible, safe and effective technique to establish pure breathing.
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Snap shot of Ayurveda: concepts of tri-dosha, gunas, elements and BALANCE.
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Body, as container, should be able to let some things go, to relax and release tension. It should be supple, so it can breathe, but still contain what’s in it – like a clay pot. Be a clay-like vessel of energy.
27:00 MINS
9 Lessons
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Man=mind
tra=protect
Mantra protects the mind. Gayatri protects the mind by power of light. -
Relaxed Breath Training is meant to help your nervous system remember how to relax, because we are focusing on diaphragmatic breathing – stimulating Vagus nerve to communicate to the brain that all is well in the vital body (viscera), and we can relax… Perfect start to any practice
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This practice creates awareness around the core (of our body vessel), gently strengthening it, while maintaining its supple qualities: smooth, deep, even, relaxed (breath, of course). Great daily maintenance for any day.
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Kapalabhati removes impurities from lungs and sinuses, strengthens the diaphragm and entire core. It requires an upright sitting posture that is steady and comfortable. Try in the morning to clear up breathing pathways and skip the Claritin! Please observe precautions listed in video description
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Lecture and practice (at 40min mark). LANGHANA – shat karmas (purification actions) of Agnisara and Kapalabhati. Purifying and gently activating. Purification of Breath with SoHum mantra.
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Exhale krama: 1:2 breath ratio, basic patter necessary for purification – exhalation removes waste from the body and mind, therefore, it is considered LANGHANA (=reducing) aspect of breath.
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Thorough tutorial on one of 6 Shat Karmas in Hatha Yoga tradition - AGNISARA
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Another shat karma, according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika, “Trataka eradicates all eye diseases, fatigue, and sloth, and closes the doorway to creating these problems.” Although candle flame is most common method of practicing it, trataka can also be practiced gazing at the just rising or setting sun.
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Down-regulating practice: reducing excess mental and physical “fullness” through exhale krama, with lower abdominal twist for tonification to the colon to facilitate digestion and elimination. 45:00 MINS
5 Lessons
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Relaxing conditioning set for lungs, diaphragm and core to support the body in steady and relaxed seat (asana) for most powerful of Hatha yoga practices: Pranayama (control of life force = breath work).
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Kapalabhati removes impurities from lungs and sinuses, strengthens the diaphragm and entire core.
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ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION is key tactic for care and maintenance of body as VESSEL of energy: strong & supple.
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A human being is a Living, Thinking, Breathing Being.
Trifold home of our Soul – Atma Puri. Strength at the core.42:00 MINS -
Grounding, calm and strong, the asana is complemented with chanting of mantra So Hum, which strengthens and purifies the breath.s) and fire (agnisara + soft Ujaii)
65:00 MINS
8 Lessons
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3 Adaptations of Relaxed Breath Training for 3 Ayurvedic Types: Vata, Pitta, Kapha.
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Introduction to VAYUS = pranic winds. This is a story from Vedic lore about Vayu – Lord of the Wind, to illustrate the importance of Breath and what it carries in the yogic work of Energy Management.
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Upon entering our body Prana splits into 5 major sub currents, which yogis manage with asana, pranayama, meditation, and mudra.
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APANA facilitates relaxation, letting go, cooling off and grounding. It balances elements of Space and Air with it’s grounding effect, removes toxins (physical and mental), and is generally purifying, cooling, grounding energy that reduces inflammation greatly, balancing most of it’s fiery upward moving qualities.
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Cultivation of Pure Apana in practice – EXHALE KRAMA, forward bends, PAUSE (sunya).
Calm, ground, quiet down, drop in.37:00 MINS -
Infographic listing Kapha’s qualities, powers, imbalances and management strategies.
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ROOT chakra (pelvic girdle, legs, feet) – strengthening it with subtle work of contracting and releasing on the breath. grounding the mind and senses, and bringing forth a sense of calm, stability and security.
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HIPS – exploring range of movement to access
APANA vayu, without “falling asleep”, using big movement and lower body lateral stretches to also increase VYANA for circulation and nourishment.90:00 MINS
10 Lessons
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Sadhana - Portion on Practice according to Yoga Sutra. Review of MOON stage
Joining 2 halves of the MOON: practice to get Calm and Stable (at 11 min)47:00 MINS -
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Sacral Twisting practice: deep core integrity work combined with cleansing action of Agnisara (purification), culminating in inverted restorative lower abdominal twist: cleansing, balancing and energizing at the same time.
Nadi Shoddhana Pranayama with Kriya.75:00 MINS -
Introduction to Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra - Victory over the Great Death
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Introducing Spinal Rotation – TWISTING
Practice of Sacral (lower body) Twisting to anchor SAMANA at the root, with aid of Apana: calm and grounding, slow moving, supported and focused inward.73:00 MINS -
Brahmana (activating) long holds – we can get uplifted without loosing our ground. Strong holds with focus on moderate core twisting (=balance) and backbends.
80:00 MINS -
Principles of Ayurvedic nutrition and hot to eat right for your type
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Lateral twisting category increases Vyana Vayu (circulation, nourishment = brahmana), but because we are also working in the lower body area leading up to seated Pigeon (Kapotasana) variation – we are staying connected to our root system (Apana Vayu).
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Thoracic (upper back) and Cervical (neck) twisting for expanded respiratory function, as well as strengthening the heart and core with both support and challenge from a prop: 6' staff.
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Live Satsang & practice (at 3 min): introduction to Pole technique to
a. expand breath capacity and start building Prana
b. strengthen retention capacity (container so we don’t float away) with use of 6′ Pole
26:00 MINS
10 Lessons
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Summary of Ayurvedic nutrition to support our practice with diet of "eating right for your type"
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How to get Prana through asana: strong, stable, expansive backbends and laterals. Laterals are preparation for backbends (!)
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The “Golden Egg” - our pelvic bowl, our bodies’ storehouse of capacity and knowledge. We enliven it’s power, unearth it’s storehouse of experience and brighten the fire of self-knowledge.
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Self-diagnosis technique to help you determine which vayu is low, so you can balance it with appropriate nutrition, asana, pranayama, meditation.
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This Pitta pacifying practice focuses on Pitta’s biggest challenge: surrender.
70:00 MINS -
Get the energy you need without loosing the cool you have. Pranafication for Pitta Dosha. Props: 2 bolsters.
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Luxurious, relaxing, cooling and very soothing lower body stretching.
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TENSION is a problem of ATTENTION: either there is too much of it, or not enough of it. We assess and remediate by deep listening to energy body and feeling for discontinuity of sensation in the body, then work asymmetrically to restore balance of equal feeling everywhere (tensegrity)
20:00 MINS
5 Lessons
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FEEL, SEAL, HEAL.
Self-diagnosis technique to help you determine which vayu is low, so you can balance it with appropriate nutrition, asana, pranayama, meditation42:00 MINS -
VYANA Vayu - energy of expansion, growth in all directions, circulation.
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Tridoshic practice for all types, times and seasons.
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UDANA – the energy of growth, expression and, ultimately, evolution. UDANA moves UP, therefore, it is responsible for upliftment - inspiration, enthusiasm, growth.
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Harness the energy of growth with Janadara banda.
68:00 MINS
4 Lessons
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An energetic restorative tune-up: brings awareness to the chakra system, BALANCING the chakras.
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Because Mind and Energy are like 2 fish - they always swim together, to calm our nervous system down, we use imagery, visualization, imagination to engage the mind with the energy that calms us down and activates Rest & Digest response.
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Tibetan Color Purification Kriya
Kriya is a category of tantric technique that utilizes power of the mind to latch on to breath, imagery, sensation in order to achieve a desired mental or physical state. Tibetan Color Purification kriya is a powerful makeover technique that purifies our energy field and balances the nervous system. Subtle, this practice takes time to feel the effect of.
1 Lesson
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PROTECTION, before all else, means a secure connection to breath, strong breath capacity and will power to do your practice: regularly, without interruption, and with some love for it. No matter what.
