Yogalap - Breath is Life Pranayama Course

What Will You Learn in This Breathwork & Pranayama Course?

In these classes, you'll master:

Pranayama,
Breathwork techniques,
Kumbhakas (breathholds),
Bandhas (energy locks), and meditation practices.

Achieve inner peace, self-realization, and holistic well-being.

The Art of Breath Retention: Mastering Breath Holds - Kumbhakas

Master various Kumbhakas, or breath retention techniques.
These practices are not just about holding the breath; they are powerful tools for enhancing energy flow and mental clarity.
By practicing Kumbhakas, you'll learn to control your mind and nervous system more effectively.
This deeper control is key to advancing your breathwork practice and achieving inner stillness.

Energy Locks (Bandhas): Boosting Your Pranayama Practice

Explore the transformative power of Bandhas, or energy locks.
These practices go beyond simple muscle contractions; they are essential for channeling and controlling your internal energy.
By mastering Bandhas, you'll enhance your ability to focus and stabilize your mind and nervous system.
This mastery is vital for deepening your breathwork practice and achieving profound inner balance.

The Art of Mastering the Mind Through Meditation

Deepening meditation techniques to cultivate inner peace and mindfulness.
Through Pranayama and breathwork, you'll master your mind and clear your emotional system, enabling deep states of meditation and self-realization.
These practices are powerful tools for achieving profound inner clarity. Mastering them will enhance your well-being and unlock true self-awareness.

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90% of Our Students Reported These Health Benefits

After just a few sessions, students around the world have reported noticeable improvements in their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Stress Reduction

Pranayama has been shown to decrease stress levels by reducing cortisol, the body's stress hormone.

Boost Your Immune System

Pranayama enhances the immune system by reducing stress levels and promoting optimal function of bodily systems, thereby fortifying the body's natural defense mechanisms.

Improve Respiratory Function:

Regular pranayama practice can enhance lung function by increasing lung capacity and efficiency. It helps in conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Enhanced Sleep

Practices like Bhramari (Bee Breath) have been linked to improved sleep by inducing a state of relaxation and reducing insomnia.

Enhance Cardiovascular Health

Pranayama can lower blood pressure and improve heart rate variability, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease by improving autonomic function.

Anxiety Reduction (Mood Improvement)

By regulating the nervous system, pranayama can elevate mood and decrease levels of anxiety, creating a sense of well-being.

Improvement of Digestive Health

By reducing stress and promoting relaxation, pranayama can also positively impact digestive health, potentially easing conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Brain Empowerment & Focus

The Cognitive Benefits of PranayamaStudies suggest that pranayama can improve cognitive functions such as attention, memory, and processing speed, possibly by increasing blood flow to the brain.

Boost of Energy Levels

Certain pranayama techniques can invigorate the body and mind, leading to increased energy levels and alertness throughout the day.

From Stressed to Centered — This is What You’ll Master

Tools, techniques, and ancient wisdom you can use daily.

The Art of Breath Retention: Mastering Breath Holds - Kumbhakas

Master various Kumbhakas, or breath retention techniques.
These practices are not just about holding the breath; they are powerful tools for enhancing energy flow and mental clarity.
By practicing Kumbhakas, you'll learn to control your mind and nervous system more effectively.
This deeper control is key to advancing your breathwork practice and achieving inner stillness.

Energy Locks (Bandhas): Boosting Your Pranayama Practice

Explore the transformative power of Bandhas, or energy locks.
These practices go beyond simple muscle contractions; they are essential for channeling and controlling your internal energy.
By mastering Bandhas, you'll enhance your ability to focus and stabilize your mind and nervous system.
This mastery is vital for deepening your breathwork practice and achieving profound inner balance.

The Art of Mastering the Mind Through Meditation

Deepening meditation techniques to cultivate inner peace and mindfulness.
Through Pranayama and breathwork, you'll master your mind and clear your emotional system, enabling deep states of meditation and self-realization.
These practices are powerful tools for achieving profound inner clarity. Mastering them will enhance your well-being and unlock true self-awareness.

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Guided by a World-Renowned Breathwork Teacher

Course Instructor & Founder of the Life Awareness Project

Michaël Bijker is one of the world’s leading breathwork teachers, with over 120,000 students across 85+ countries.

With a background in yoga, pranayama, and holistic health, Michaël has spent more than a decade helping people unlock their full potential through the power of breath.

His teachings combine ancient wisdom with modern science — and his calm, grounded energy makes breathwork accessible for everyone, from beginners to advanced practitioners.

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Nationalities

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Students Transformed

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Everything You Need to Start Your Breathwork Journey!

A Complete Package to Awaken Your Full Potential!

This program is a toolkit for personal transformation, helping you understand life better and cultivate more joy, empowerment, and health in your life!

Video Tutorials

Experience 60+ guided sessions and 15+ hours of HD video, covering breathwork and mind training.

Warm Up & Exercise Videos

Maximize your breathwork benefits with our physical exercise sessions, preparing your body for deeper practice.

Certification

Get certified! This Pranayama course provides a Yoga Alliance registered certificate of completion.

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Explore the Full Course Structure — Before You Begin!

This isn’t just theory — it’s a fully guided journey.

Get a clear view of the actual modules, lesson types, and practice tools waiting for you inside.

With beautifully designed video content, audio guidance, and practical routines, this course is designed to fit into your life and elevate your day.

Overview

1. Habit Transformation

Gain the tools to replace unhelpful habits with healthier, more positive behaviors.
Understand why negative patterns exist and learn effective strategies to change them, paving the way for a more fulfilling life.
Get daily journaling assignmentsLearn techniques to become more aware, and positively change negative behavior.
Set goals and learn to manifest your goals

2. Breathwork Techniques

Explore powerful and subtle breathwork techniques to regulate emotions, reduce stress, and improve cognitive function.
Empower your body & mind for profound life changes!Learn to regulate your nervous system, your mind and emotional system.
Optimize physical and mental health with breathing techniques.
Alter your mental state to higher states of awareness for manifesting a better life.

3. Physical Training

Engage in simple yet powerful exercises that harmonize your body and mind, boosting your overall well-being.
Improve your health, open up your body, and build strength through these effective physical routines.
Learn QiGong, Yoga and modern workout routines to optimize your health and optimize your energy levels!

4. Meditation & Mind Training

Delve into meditation techniques that promote mental clarity, inner peace, and profound self-awareness.
By integrating these methods into your daily routine, you can achieve a balanced, fulfilling life and unlock your highest capabilities.

5. Life and Mind Insights

Gain deeper insights into the workings of your mind and emotions, enhancing your understanding of life's dynamics.
Through a profound self-exploration, awaken your full potential and navigate life's challenges with clarity and confidence.

Chapters

Chapter 1. Connecting With the Breath

Introduction: Connecting with the breath
Theory: How to do the pranayama sessions
Connecting with the breath session 1
Theory: The importance of nasal breathing
Connecting with the breath - pranayama session 2
Theory: Tips for sitting in the breathwork and meditation sessions
Full body breathing session 1 - “Deepening the breath”
Theory: Meditation explained part 1 - “Calming the mind”
Full body breathing session 2 - “Creating space”

Chapter 2: Turning off the breath = Turning off the Mind

Theory: Yoga Pranayama explained
Ujjayi Pranayama session 1 - “Victorious breath”
Ujjayi Pranayama session 2 - “Ocean breathing”
Theory: Holding of the breath - Kumbhakas
Ujjayi Pranayama session 3 - “The space in between”
Ujjayi Pranayama session 4 - “Breathing meditation”
Theory: Meditation explained 2 - “Layers of the self”

Chapter 3: Opening the Energy System

Energy & Consciousness Awakening Breath 1 - “Initiation session”
Energy breathing session 2 - “Life awareness & consciousness”
Theory: Strong VS gentle pranayama practices
Energy breathing session 3 - “Deepening the awareness”
Energy breathing session 3 - “Opening mind and heart”
Energy breathing session 4 - “Creating inner Space”
Energy breathing session 5 - “Centring the Awareness”

Chapter 4: Meditation & Mind Training

Theory: Tapping into the power of the breath
Strong Yogic breathing Session 1 - “Opening all the energy systems”
Strong Yogic Breathing session 2 - “A body of energy”
Theory: Meditation explained 3 - “Your true Nature”
Strong yogic breathing session 3 - “Feeling your energy body”
Strong yogic breathing session 4 - “The infinite space within”
Theory: How to end the pranayam sessions
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Chapter 5: Bandas (Body Locks) & Bahya Pranayama

Gain deeper insights into the workings of your mind and emotions, enhancing your understanding of life's dynamics.
Through a profound self-exploration, awaken your full potential and navigate life's challenges with clarity and confidence.

Chapter 6: Purifying Mind & Body with the Breath

Shining Skull Breath - Kapalbhati Pranayama
Kapalbhati Pranayama step by step explanation
Kapalbhati Pranayama session
Breath of Fire - Bhastrika Pranayama explained
Bhastrika Pranayama session 1
Bhastrika Pranayama session 2
Kaki mudra Pranayama explained & session 1
Kaki mudra Pranayama session 2
Kaki mudra Pranayama session 3
Extra: Cooling breath (Sitali & Sitkari Pranayama)

Chapter 7: Centering the Awareness

Theory: Tuning of the breath
Nadi Shodhana/ Energy channel cleansing breath - Theoretical explanation
Anulom Vilom/ Nadi Shodhana Pranayama session 1
Anulom Vilom/ Nadi Shodhana Pranayama session 2
Refining the breath - A talk about sharpening the mind through breathing
Bhastrika & Nadi Shodhana session
Kapalbhati + Nadi Shodhana session
Full Pranayama Session - Advanced!

Chapter 8: Going deeper within - Advanced Pranayama

Theory: Taking the awareness deeper
Cosmic Breathing - Pranava Pranayama
Cosmic Breathing Session
Bhramari Pranayama explained
Udgeeth Pranayama - AUM chanting
Theory: A talk about the mind and how to train it
Guided meditation
Theory: Buddhist Meditation Practice - Vipassana
Vipassana guided meditation session
Theory: How to develop Self Practice
Sharing the knowledge of breathwork to inspire, heal and manifest

Chapter 9: BONUS: Guided Meditations & Audio Files

Universal Being' - Guided meditation session
´Breathing consciousness´ - Guided meditation session
´Opening up´- Guided meditation session
´Healing Mind & Body´- Guided meditation session
Brain Enhancing Audio files

Chapter 10: BONUS: Guided Meditations & Audio Files

5 minute warmup
5 tibetan rites
14 minute opening and strengthening
Strong 25 minute yoga Asana session
The third eye centre & pineal gland
Complete Yoga Healing session ( 'Life Design Course' - Manifesting Power of Mind & Heart )
Complete Movement -Breathwork - Meditation session : Opening mind & heart
Surya Namaskar/ Sun Salutation
8 Limbs of Yoga explained

Exclusive Course Previews: A Glimpse into the Breathwork Journey

What our other Students Love about this Course!

Iva Peeve

Yogalap Student

"Great pranayama & breathwork teacher and brilliant topic for a course - useful, educational, practical, inspirational and potentially life- changing.Thank You for making this available."

Jorrit Gerritsma

Yogalap Student

"Michael takes you on a tour which is just wonderful. His way of teaching is very clear and easy to understand. It is a great introduction to breathwork. I am looking forward to the other courses he teaches."

Silvie Rokcova

Yogalap Student

"This course will guide you, inspire you, and take your life to the next level of love, joy and inner piece. The most powerful course I have done so far. Thanks Michael"

FAQ’s

Answers to common queries about our pranayama breathwork course

1. What is the estimated time commitment required per week to complete the course?

Most students dedicate 4 hours per week, but it’s completely flexible.
You can move through the course at your own rhythm, whether that means diving deep in a short time or slowly integrating the practices into your daily routine.

2. Do I need prior experience with yoga or meditation to join?

No! This course is for all levels.
Whether you’re a total beginner or an experienced yogi, you’ll find accessible teachings and powerful techniques to deepen your journey.
You can learn more about this on the top of the page.

3. Is this course suitable for people with anxiety, burnout, or sleep issues?

Yes, breathwork is incredibly helpful for stress, insomnia, overthinking, and emotional balance.
That said, if you have medical or mental health conditions, it’s always a good idea to consult a professional before diving in.

4. Will I be certified to teach after completing the course?

This course offers 16 Yoga Alliance® CEU points, perfect for continuing education.
If you want to teach, we recommend following up with our Breathwork Instructor Course, which is specifically designed for teaching certification.

5. What if I purchase the course and realize it’s not for me?

No worries. We offer a money-back guarantee. If it’s not a fit, just let us know.
We want you to feel supported, not stuck.

6. Is there a payment plan or scholarship option available? your title

Yes. We offer a “Choose Your Price” model.
We also provide scholarships for those in need.

7. Will I still have access to the course after finishing it?

Yes! You buy the course hence you will have lifetime access.

8. Is there a way to connect with Michaël or ask questions personally?

While the course is pre-recorded, Michaël hosts free live webinars and Q&As.
You can also stay in the loop via his newsletters. Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

9. You mention an app. Could you elaborate on how the app integrates with the course? What specific features does it offer?

The app offers mobile access to videos, guided audio practices, meditations, and even special music tracks.
It’s like carrying a little pocket-sized breath coach with you—calm voice included.

10. Is the app essential for accessing course materials, or is it an optional supplement?

The app is a nice bonus but not required.
All course materials can be accessed from your laptop or desktop via the Yogalap website.
The app just adds convenience for those who like to move around.

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Breathe Deeply, Live Fully!

Unlock your body’s natural energy, clarity, and calm through breathwork and pranayama.

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Lives Changed, One Breath at a Time!

Join a global community of over 75,000 students using breathwork to reduce stress, sleep better, and feel more alive every day.

Is This Course Right for You?

Discover how breathwork can support your unique lifestyle and goals.

What Will You Learn in This Breathwork & Pranayama Course?

90% of Our Students Reported These Health Benefits

After just a few sessions, students around the world have reported noticeable improvements in their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

From Stressed to Centered — This is What You’ll Master

Guided by a World-Renowned Breathwork Teacher

Course Instructor & Founder of the Life Awareness Project

191

120K+

500+

Everything You Need to Start Your Breathwork Journey!

A Complete Package to Awaken Your Full Potential!

Explore the Full Course Structure — Before You Begin!

Overview

Chapters

Exclusive Course Previews: A Glimpse into the Breathwork Journey

What our other Students Love about this Course!

FAQ’s

Answers to common queries about our pranayama breathwork course

1. What is the estimated time commitment required per week to complete the course?

2. Do I need prior experience with yoga or meditation to join?

3. Is this course suitable for people with anxiety, burnout, or sleep issues?

4. Will I be certified to teach after completing the course?

5. What if I purchase the course and realize it’s not for me?

6. Is there a payment plan or scholarship option available? your title

7. Will I still have access to the course after finishing it?

8. Is there a way to connect with Michaël or ask questions personally?

9. You mention an app. Could you elaborate on how the app integrates with the course? What specific features does it offer?

10. Is the app essential for accessing course materials, or is it an optional supplement?

Matt Kudish

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