Pranayama, Breathwork, Meditation, Yoga, & Qigong
Authentic practices to improve energy, health, & vitality and awaken true potential
Pranayama, Breathwork, Meditation, Yoga, & Qigong
Authentic practices to improve energy, health, & vitality and awaken true potential
Pranayama, Breathwork, Meditation, Yoga, & Qigong
Authentic practices to improve energy, health, & vitality and awaken true potential
Monthly Pranayama Breathwork Conference
Discover How to Invigorate, Energise, & Calm
This 90 minute monthly online pranayama breathwork conference takes place on the first Sunday of each month @ 12.30PM Irish/British Standard Time (7.30AM EST). Broadcast live, Patrick starts by guiding you through a simple breathing sequence that concludes with humming breathing, followed by a short talk, group discussion, and Q&A. Everyone is welcome. Make a donation below to join the next conference.
Next Conference: Sunday 2nd Feb 2025 @ 12.30PM (7.30AM EST)
Zoom details sent 1 hour before conference starts.
Upcoming Breathwork Courses
Yoga50 has two breathwork courses: Humming Breathwork Pranayama; and Certified Breathwork Instructor Training.
Humming Breathwork Pranayama Course
Humming Breathwork Course for Better Health & Wellbeing
Unlock the Secrets of Achieving a Higher Consciousness
€475
€165
Next Start date: Sat 1st March 2025
This course forms the first week of the Certified Breathwork Instructor Training Course. It introduces you to humming breathwork pranayama and gives you the tools you need to practice humming pranayama breathing for self-improvement, better health and vitality, and spiritual awakening. After successfully completing this course you are eligible and welcome to proceed to the Certified Breathwork Instructor Training course.
Prerequisites: A willingness and commitment to learn.
To book, go to the Certified Breathwork Instructor Training course page (click below) and choose the Humming Breathwork option when booking.
Certified Breathwork Instructor Training
A Comprehensive Breathwork Instructor Course
Share Health, Vitality, Spiritual Awakening, & Happiness
€1195
€395
Next Start date: Sat 1st March 2025
This certified authentic breathwork instructor training course gives you the knowledge and skills you need to share the life-changing gift of breathwork with others. It introduces you to all the key pranayama techniques and shows you how to properly practice them for improved health, happiness, and vitality, as well as the skills you need to teach breathwork safely and effectively.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Humming Breathwork (included in first week of this course), and a willingness and commitment to learn.
To book, go to the Certified Breathwork Instructor Training course page by clicking below.
Learning Pranayama Breathwork with Yoga50
6 inter-related themes that work together to bring inner strength, resilience, calm, & peace
Pranayama
Pranayama is a term used to describe a group of ancient (>2000 yrs old) yogic breathing techniques (including humming breath). Research has shown that regular practice of pranayama breathing has many health benefits including lowering blood pressure, reducing stress and anxiety, and balancing and stabilising the mind.
Breathwork
Breathwork is a modern-day term commonly used to describe several breathing methods such as The Wim Hof Method, Conscious Connected Breathing, Hylotropic Breathing etc. All of these modern-day breathing practices originate from the ancient teachings of Pranayama.
Humming Pranayama
Humming breath pranayama (Bhramari) is normally the final, and most important, breathing technique in a pranayama sequence. It is done just before meditation, and instils a deep sense of calm. It is very effective in helping to withdraw the senses, awaken the third eye, and encouraging kundalini spiritual awakening.
Meditation
Meditation is normally done after humming breath and involves a period of stillness and quiet to relax, observe, and let go of the mind and body. Meditation helps focus the mind, improve clarity, and can create enormous mental, physical, & emotional strength and wellbeing.
Yoga Philosophy
Yoga is commonly understood as a set of physical postures for mental and physical health. But it is much more than this: yoga is a philosophy for clarity, inner-strength, & self-realization. At the core of this philosophy is the study & observation of the breath through pranayama practice.
Qigong Movement
Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice of movement, breathing, and meditation. Qigong movement exercises in particular, provide an excellent and accessible way for everyone to strengthen and open up the body in preparation for pranayama breathing.
Benefits of Pranayama Breathwork
Realise the benefits of pranayama breathwork and transform your life for the better
Greater resolve & inner strength
Improved resilience
Calmer & more confident
Reduced anxiety & stress, & better hormonal balance
Better sleep, improved immune system, & more energy
Increased clarity, focus, drive, & purpose
What the Science Says about the Health Benefits of Humming Pranayama Breathwork
There are many peer-reviewed articles that show that humming pranayama has significant benefits for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Just a few examples of these are listed below.
Recent peer-review scientific research shows that practicing humming breathing:
- reduces stress, levels, blood pressure, and heart rate;
- improves cognitive function, attention span and working memory;
- improves sleep quality;
- helps prevent and treat mental issues associated with stress, anxiety, and depression;
- has positive psychological effects on menopausal women;
- and even improves the resonance characteristics and quality of singers’ voices (References 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Creating positive change that benefits our world
Changing the way you breathe not only improves your own mental and physical wellbeing: it affects how you interact with the world, and so creates a ripple of positive change that benefits friends, family, colleagues, as well as other people you encounter in your life, non-human animals, and the rest of the natural environment in which you live.
Yoga50 YouTube Channel
The SchoolofYoga50 YouTube channel is designed to introduce people of any age or ability to gentle movements that open up the body in preparation for better breathing (@SchoolOfYoga50). When possible, I try to record in quiet places of outstanding natural beauty. Don’t forget to Subscribe!
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Yoga50 2025 Egypt Expedition & Retreat
April 2025 Siwa Oasis, Egypt (recce)
Join me on this reconnaissance to the Siwa Oasis, Egypt. I’ll also be teaching morning pranayama breathwork. You get the chance to join me at a discounted price, explore, and contribute to thoughts and ideas about the full September expedition & retreat.
I don’t provide the accommodation or travel. I am there to provide pranayama breathwork.
We’ll meet at the Cairo museum. From there, we’ll head to Siwa Oasis. Once you’ve booked your flights, send me an email and I’ll send you a payment link.
October 2025 Siwa Oasis
Details coming soon.