Prāṇa Sādhanā
Advanced Pranayama
A committed immersion for serious practitioners
3 Live Online Sessions
Recordings Available
Direct Guidance from Sandhya Ji
All 8 Pranayamas Covered
16 Vital Points – Vashistha Samhita Dharana
- Facilitator: Yogacharya Sandhya Dixit
- Medium of Communication: English
- Sessions: 3 sessions
- Dates: 22nd to 24th (Fri to Sun) June 2026
- Day: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 4:30 PM (IST)
- Fees: 3500/- INR / $40
- Medium: Online / E-learning
- Application: Zoom
To internalise Pranayama as a disciplined sādhanā through Kumbhaka, Bandha integration, and meditative absorption.
When breath becomes sādhanā
At this stage, Pranayama is no longer a technique; it becomes a lived inquiry. This immersion is designed for practitioners who have built a disciplined foundation and are ready to explore the connection between breath, mind, and higher states of awareness.
Grounded in the Kaivalyadhama tradition and guided by Swami Kuvalyananda’s methodology, each session is both experiential and research backed including 16-vital-point Dharana as per the Vashistha Samhita.
- Develops advanced retention capacity
- Strengthens mental clarity and steadiness
- Enhances subtle awareness
- Integrates Bandhas safely
- Intensive Kumbhaka
- Ratio progression (1:1:2 → 1:2:2)
- Uddiyana Bandha and other preparatory practices
- Integrated Bandha practice
- Ujjiyayi, Surya bhedana, Anulom Vilom, Sitali, Sitkari, Brahamari, Bhastrika
Prerequisites – Advanced
This is not an introduction. It demands a real, consistent practice. Please check all of the following before enrolling.
Participants should:
- Have attended at least one Pranayama workshop in the Kaivalyadhama lineage.
- Maintain regular practice of Pranayama.
- Sit comfortably for 30 minutes in a meditative posture.
- Maintain inhale is to exhale ratio of at least 8:16 seconds and 1:1:2 ratio safely.
- Practice Kapalabhati up to 120 strokes × 3 rounds.
About the Facilitator
Yogacharya Sandhya Dixit
Yogacharya Sandhya Dixit
Yogacharya Sandhya Dixit stands as one of the most experienced teachers at Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala, boasting an impressive 39 years of expertise in the field of yoga. With a distinguished career, she has actively led workshops and training camps at both national and international levels. Notably, her 10-day online workshop series in March 2020, titled 'Yoga for Senior Citizens,' conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush, received widespread acclaim and acknowledgment from thousands of participants. Since June 2020, Yogacharya Sandhya Dixit's online Pranayama workshops have consistently garnered success. Participants in these workshops appreciate her unique teaching style, finding it both engaging and enriching. Her commitment and extraordinary contributions to the field of Yoga were recently recognized with the prestigious Swami Kuvalayananda Yoga Puraskar 2020, a testament to her dedicated and commendable work.
| Session 1 | Introduction of the practice – Practice with demonstrator – relaxation |
| Session 2 | Introduction of the practice – Practice with demonstrator – relaxation |
| Session 3 | Introduction of the practice – Practice with demonstrator – relaxation |
- Please be seated in a well-ventilated place during the workshop, especially for comfort during the practice sessions.
- Keep yourself hydrated throughout.
- In case you have consumed a heavy meal, kindly practice after a gap of at least 4 hours.
- After snacking moderate foods (solids/liquids), practice after a gap of at least 1 hour.
- A meal can be taken after 30 minutes of practice.
- Recordings for each Series will be available for 1 month. Please note that in any circumstances the recording viewing duration will not be change, so kindly view the recording as per the given time frame.
- Please be mindful that recording/s are being shared in good faith to support you in your practices or study.
- Kindly honor its intellectual property rights by not downloading it on your device or forwarding it to any other person.
- A certification of participation will be provided on request.
- Please register with the name you would like to have it on the certificate.
- Kindly note that requests for change of name will not be entertained after the certificate has been issued.
Registration and meeting details
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Registration
Requirement
Zoom app downloaded on your tab, smartphone or PC / Laptop with internet connection.
Fees
3500/- INR / $40
Date and Timings
Dates: 22nd to 24th May 2026
Time: 4:30 PM (IST)
Payment Option in INR
Payment Option in USD
No refund policy
Please pay and book your spot through the link above. We will send you email instructions with credentials post registration.
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