Pranayama Certification

Explore the world of Pranayama and become a certified Breath Work Facilitator.

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Pranayama Training Online


Access our training anytime from anywhere in the world. Deepen your practice and enhance your teacher toolkit with our courses and training.

My Vinyasa Practice's Pranayama Training provides you with in-depth knowledge and practices to confidently instruct, as well as incorporate Breathwork into your existing offerings. Facilitating breathwork allows your students and clients to balance their experiences through the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual body.

This training provides you with in-depth knowledge about the nervous system, neurotransmitters, and the way the brain responds to oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor environments. You'll learn the mechanisms behind the production of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin and you'll learn which pranayama practices benefit various pathological diagnoses so that you can better serve clients and students. This program is appropriate for yoga teachers and yoga therapists working in recovery, behavioral health, with trauma survivors, and with practitioners looking to intensify their pranayama practices.

Flexible Access with Community Connection

Register anytime and work at your own pace. All required texts are included in electronic format. Students will receive access to pre-recorded video lectures, practices with Michelle, written content, as well as a one-week pass to our online studio. Additionally, students can expect community engagement, podcast content, and access to a diverse and intimate online community with members from around the globe.

Become Certified

Once you have completed your training you will receive your certificate and be eligible to teach Pranayama and Breathwork anywhere in the world. Teachers are eligible to teach private clients, groups, and corporate clients in studio, gym, retreat, and clinical settings.

What You'll Learn

My Vinyasa Practice teaches on traditional yogic principles and history, and offers the most authentic trainings available.


This training is worth 20 CEUs with Yoga Alliance.


Course Curriculum


  Welcome & Introduction
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  The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali
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  Ayurveda & Pranayama
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  Assessing Clients
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  Preparatory Practices For Pranayama
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  Teaching Ratios
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  Foundational Pranayama Practices
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  Intermediate Pranayama Practices
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  Practicum
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Here's What You'll Receive:

  • Pre-recorded lectures & written content
  • Recorded practices with Michelle
  • Pranayama Manual
  • Guided Breathwork Practices and Scripts
  • Worksheets (i.e. Modifications)
  • Practice teaching opportunities
  • Podcast Content
  • Application & Reflection
  • Journal Prompts & Skills Practice
  • FREE Live-stream membership for 7 days
  • Opportunities to connect with our global MVP community
  • Access to content for life


Plus…

A newfound confidence and a comfortability in teaching others after having embodied the teachings yourself.

Your Instructor


Michelle Young
Michelle Young

My yoga practice began in 2004 in Kuwait after the birth of my oldest son. I was looking for a way to get back into shape while cultivating some balance in my life. I studied Ashtanga Yoga both privately with my teacher and independently for a decade before I decided to take my practice to the next level.

I hold a M.Ed in Curriculum Development, I'm an E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance, and I'm a C-IAYT Yoga Therapists serving populations in Eating Recovery, Behavioral Health, and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Over the past decade, I've built a sustainable company in the health and wellness space that is geared to professionalizing the industry and creating equitable employment opportunities.

I teach public classes in Austin, Texas, I teach corporate classes and private classes as my schedule permits, and I host workshops and retreats. In 2020 I open my first yoga studio near at Jacob Fontaine Lane and we are opening our second studio on South Congress in 2023. It is an honor to be of service in this community.


Course Curriculum


  Welcome & Introduction
Available in days
days after you enroll
  The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Ayurveda & Pranayama
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Assessing Clients
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Preparatory Practices For Pranayama
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Teaching Ratios
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Foundational Pranayama Practices
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Intermediate Pranayama Practices
Available in days
days after you enroll
  Practicum
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days after you enroll

Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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