Join Our Pranayama & Breathwork Training in Spain
Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Course Pranayama & Breathwork with YACEP certificate – CE hours 35 HOURS
Ancient Indian Pranayama techniques & modern Breathwork
Monday 9 May – Sunday 15 May 2022 – 7 days/6 nights
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Learn new things and while you have time to relax
Join our yoga training on Monday the 9th of May 2022
A special training hosted by Jane Bakx and Ilse Sobering.
Learn how to do and teach powerful breathing techniques and understand the background of breathing.
A practical interactive training with practising and creating your own breathwork routine and learn how to guide others.
What are you going to learn during the course?
Your breath is THE KEY to physical and mental well-being.
If you know how to breathe properly, you can boost energy your energy, relieve pain, and transform your life.
In this training you dive into the science behind breathing, you create your own strong breathwork routine and you learn how to safely teach others breathwork.
You dive into the power of breath. You will understand how the breath influences us and can change the state of the body.
We will talk about Prana (life-force energy) and the different types of prana and how to influence them with your breath.
You will learn more on the anatomy of breathing: we will dive into the working of the respiratory system, the muscles of breathing, nervous system (parasympathetic NS versus sympathetic NS) and heart rate.
You will learn more about homeostasis, hyperventilation and what happens to your brain when breathing..
How do you teach Pranayama and breathwork (in general)
Learn more about the benefits and contraindications of the various breathing techniques
Understand the difference between subtle versus strong breathing practices
Self Practice!! With breathing techniques it is really important that you know how it works and that you feel the benefits. You will work on creating a daily breathing routine.
And you will practice the breathing techniques together. You will be able to practice teaching amongst other students in small groups.
The teachers
I host and teach this training together with Jane Bakx who is an experienced E-500RYT Yoga Teacher.
We have been hosting a lot of teacher training courses together over the last 5 years. We have hosted teacher training courses in The Netherlands in Spain and online.
”The perfect duo!” This is the feedback we get every single time we teach a yoga teacher training together.
Our students say we complement each other so well, we are the perfect Yin & Yang, a good balance between heart energy and being grounded.
I like working with Jane. Jane knows so much about anatomy, alignment and the practical part of teaching. I love teaching about philosophy, energy, pranayama and meditation. This makes us a great team.
Ilse-Marie Sobering – Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork Teacher E-RYT500 – Energy Worker – Modern Sprititual Teacher
Ilse is the founder of House Of InnerPower ( and Viva La Vida ) and creator of the Yoga Nidra RadiantPeace method. She is an experienced E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher.
Ilse-Marie did several teacher trainings. The advanced 300 hour course she did in an Ashram in India. She is skilled in various Yoga styles and over the years has created her own style by mixing various styles of Yoga. She is teaching Yin & Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa, Flow, Kundalini en Hatha Yoga. She is an experienced meditation and pranayama teacher. Furthermore she is skilled in Qigong and energy work.She gives classes and courses in three languages to beginners, advanced students, seniors and children. She is organizing international retreats and courses, gives (master) classes and workshops.
Ilse has a great passion for Yoga, meditation, mindfulness and healthy nutrition. Yoga & meditation had a big impact on her own life. Ilse-Marie: “I live a lot more in the present moment, I can handle stress better and I enjoy the small things in life a lot more. Yoga is for me this still point is this fast changing world.
I have also realized what is important to me and how I can make a positive contribution in my own way. Teaching gives me a lot of energy and I think it’s great to see what positive effect it has on people.
It is beautiful to share your knowledge with others and to do what you really love.
I did a Yin Yoga TT with Ilse and the Yoga Nidra Training Course and can absolutely recommend it! Ilse has a huge knowledge of Yoga and she is a really go0d teacher!
Even in this special times, where the training could only be hold online, she managed to create a beautiful atmosphere and connection in the course. If there is any other training with Ilse in the future I will do it ! 
Learn from the best' is what they say. And so I did!
Ilse is a down to earth spiritual guide.
She knows a lot about all the different facets of yoga & meditation. And she's passionate to share all her knowledge.
For me it uplifted the complete yoga experience
Ilse is such a warm and open-hearted woman, so encouraging and conscious, so funny and true, that it was a real pleasure and big inspiration to attend her philosophy lessons and the meditation, pranayama and asana classes.
To me she really managed to make this whole spiritual part of yoga somewhat tangible and also fun and I feel that I now understand so much more what yoga actually is and what benefits it has for my life as a student as well as a teacher.
If you ever have the chance to attend one of Ilse's retreats, classes or trainings please do so and experience her unique female guru energy.
Jane Bakx, Yoga, Meditation & Breath Teacher 500 E-RYT
Jane is an E-RYT500 yoga teacher (Yoga Alliance certified) from the Netherlands. She lived most of her life in Amsterdam and worked as a producer in advertising. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for over 5 years. After her two yoga studies (both in India), she decided to leave her job in advertising and follow her heart and passion for yoga full-time. Since then she has been teaching all over the world and organizing yoga teacher training courses and retreats. Jane’s home base is now on Bonaire, a small island in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Yoga for Jane is mainly about connecting with yourself; with your body, mind and heart. Yoga teaches you to listen to your body more. The focus in Jane’s classes is therefore on making that connection with yourself and at the same time on gaining strength and flexibility.
She mainly teaches Vinyasa yoga and Yin yoga. Both styles in her own way. In her Vinyasa classes you move quite slow so that you can really get into the poses, feel your body and build a lot of strength. During the Yin classes you go deep inside.
Jane also has an enormous passion for the human body, anatomy and physiology. You will notice this in her instructions during her yoga classes. During the teacher training courses it is very clear too as Jane is super happy to share her passion and teach her students everything about the human body, related to yoga, in an enthusiastic, clear and fun way.
COURSE DETAILS
Topics
You will learn more about: In the philosopy sessions we will discuss: Extra bonus topics:
Anatomy & physiology
Philosophy
Teaching methodology & technique, training & practice
Bonus topics
How is the course built up?
The 35 hour curriculum of our breathwork course includes the following:
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Yoga technique, training, and practice
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Teaching methodology
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Anatomy and physiology
- Yoga philosophy
For who is this training?
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Yoga practitioners who want to learn about traditional Pranayama and modern breathwork, how to practice it and teach it
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Qualified yoga teachers who want to learn Pranayama to expand their scope of teaching
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Mindfulness & life coaches, bodyworkers and healers who want to deepen their own understanding and practice and for using it in their work
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Yoga Alliance RYT-200/500 Teachers who are looking for Yoga Alliance CEU hours
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Yoga studios and yoga school owners who want to add value to the classes they offer to their clients
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Yoga Alliance International registered Teachers who have their 300 Hour Yoga Training and want to continue building their hours (eg. 300 Hour + 35 Hour = 335 Hours with Yoga Alliance International)
Prerequisites
Anyone can do breathwork, but since we teach many various techniques and some are not for everyone, I ask you to please contact me if you have any injuries, illnesses or doubts about your physical or mental abilities.
Yoga Alliance®
Yoga Alliance® 35 hour – International Recognized Certification for Continuous Education.
Our 35-hour online Pranayama course is registered with Yoga Alliance® USA. This is an international body that sets international standards for Yoga Teacher Training Programs.
Our course is recognized by Yoga Alliance as 35 hours of continuing training for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT).
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a certificate from InnerPower Yoga and Jane Bakx Yoga for 35 hours of Pranayama / Breathwork training.
When you are a registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance®, you can add 35 hours to your total hours.
AND YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLLOWING BONUS ACTIVITIES!
Breathwork & Yoga in Nature
We will do some of the breathwork, yoga and meditation sessions outside. The place has a nice garden and a yoga deck.
Outdoor sessions add a different dimension to your practice and pare yoga down to its original link with nature. Yoga means ‘union,’ and when it’s practiced outdoors it seems like the union with nature, humanity, and the universe is truly felt.
BONUS 1: SOUND JOURNEY/SOUND BATH
Our Sound Chef Tiziana Santi will give a special meditation session.
A Sound Journey/Bath is a gentle, yet powerful, experience for the mind and body. Simply listen to the harmonious, overtone-rich sounds of the singing bowls they are pleasant, calming, and relaxing!
What is a Sound Journey or Sound BaAfter a short Introduction to how Sound Vibration works in the body and setting of intentions, the experience begins with each person lying down or seated in a comfortable position. Through the tapping of Tibetan Bowls a deep sense of relaxation is enduced whilst guided by Tiziana´s voice and anchored guiding relaxation with focus on the breath. The experience is filled with different sounds and frequencies being introduced in succession. The sounds are created by a variety of overtone-emitting instruments including Tibetan Bowls (using Peter Hess® Sangha Bowls) and Crystal Singing Bowls, Ocean drum, Tam Tam Gong, Phase drum, Monochord, chimes, and voice.
A sound bath is an opportunity to explore what a meditative state is and how it feels. For this reason, it can be beneficial for both beginners of meditation and also experienced meditators. The Intention of the experience is to invite deep rest and relaxation, reset, grounding, balancing, centering and connecting with our “inner wisdom” exploring self-inquiry and self-discovery. A Sound Bath experience is unique and each participant will experience different sensations, emotions depending on how open they are to the experience.
BONUS 2: SILENT WALK WITH A SPECIAL MOUNTAIN SESSION BREATHING & QIGONG & MEDITATION
In the area you can do amazing hikes. We are surrounded by this beautiful landscape of mountains with views over a lake and the ocean. For anyone who would like to experience a breathtaking hike in complete tranquility we organize a special walking meditation.
A walking meditation is a form of meditation in action. In walking meditation we use the experience of walking as our focus. We become mindful of our experience while walking, and try to keep our awareness involved with the experience of walking. A walking meditation is an excellent way of developing our ability to take awareness into our ordinary lives. During the walk you will experience everything around you very intensely. The colors, sounds, the sun and the wind. It is a very pleasant and special experience. During our walk we will stop under these thousand year old olive trees and do a special breathwork & qigong session.
BONUS 3: SACRED BREATHING CIRCLE
Conscious Connected Breathwork or Rebirthing
If you are familiar with breathwork, you have probably heard of the conscious connected breath.
It has different names like: conscious energy breathing (CEB), Conscious Connected Breathwork (CCB) , Rebirthing Breathwork and other names.
Rebirthing Breathwork’s predominant characteristic is simplicity. It begins with you lying down, relaxing and just breathing. It uses an easy to follow breathing technique called ‘conscious connected circular breathing’ that is guided by a trained Breathwork facilitator.
The process of long and careful attention to the circular breath technique exposes multiple layers of inhibitions and unconscious patterns of defenses that have developed from birth and throughout your life that have blocked your pleasure and aliveness. You can neutralize and integrate whatever surfaces by simply breathing through it even as you maintain present awareness and know that you are safe.
It is a very special experiernce. We will have a special night when we will do this together on beautiful music.
BONUS 4: A DAY AT THE BEACH WITH BEACH YOGA & LOTS OF TIME TO RELAX
One of the adys we will head off to the beach for some nice beach yoga and some relax time.
Location El Canuelo
Stay in a beautiful little hamlet with beautiful lake & ocean views
Small whitewashed Casas and casitas in a mountain hamlet, with a rustic on-site bar and pool, surrounded by birds, bougainvillea and breathtaking views.
It’s a steep climb through olive groves to reach the hamlet of El Cañuelo. Perched high in the mountains, with clear views to the 25 km-distant Med, it’s a wonderful place, and the nice holiday homes with their terraces merge charmingly into the traditional village; Rafael the goatherd’s house is opposite.
The cute houses are not very luxurious, but El Cañuelo is as authentically Andaluz as it gets. It has a lot of charm.
Step outside and you’re in a bird-sung world of bougainvillea and sunshine: take to the village trail, explore the nearby markets or drink in the spectacular views.
There is a bar in El Cañuelo that we can use during our stay. The bar has spacious outdoor terracing with spectacular views. Indoors there is space for several tables and there are two fireplaces for winter use.
Swimming pool
The swimming pool, called locally the ‘Mickey Mouse’ because of its shape, is 7 x 7 meters with the two small ‘ears’ one with a depth of 90cms and the other about 15cm. The main pool is 2m at its deepest point. The Bar and location have WIFI.
The Yoga Shala
There is a beautiful, recently refurbished, spacious Yoga Shala. It has big windows with a lot of light coming into the room.
Furthermore there are several platforms/ terraces where we can do the yoga outside if the weather permits it.
PRACTICAL DeTAILS OF THE COURSE
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Date
Start May 9 – ending 15 May 2022 & days/ 6 nights
This course includes:
- 35 hours Breathwork course
- 7 days of inspiration.
- 6 nights accommodation of your choice.
- Breathwork & yoga sessions in the morning/afternoon.
- The bonus activities are inlcluded in the price.
- An excursion; like a silent walk and yoga & meditation on the mountain or a trip to the beach
- 1 healthy welcome cocktail.
- 6 times light breakfast with fresh juice, fruit and tea.
- 7 times extensive lunch/brunch
- 6 times delicious vegetarian dinner buffet.
- Free Wifi
- Unlimited water, special yogi tea and fruit.
Investment 7 Day Training & Retreat
Single room shared ( or sometimes own bathroom) 1495,-
Shared twin, shared bathroom 1295,-
We have several houses available. Houses are all different, rooms sizes vary.
The houses are not luxurious, but very athentic and real Spanish. You have everything you need and you can enjoy beautiful views.
Houses have 1, 2,3 or 4 bedrooms and 1 or more bathrooms depending on the size of the house. In most houses you share a bathroom with one other room.
They all have a patio/ terrace, living room and kitchen.
Payment in 3 or 4 instalments is possible.
Book your training nowOptional
- Massage to unblock any energy issues with a very experienced therapist
- Additional excursions in the area (hiking, museums, sports activities).
Excluded
- Transport Airport or Malaga centre- Finca . If you join our arranged transport it is 30 euros per trip per person. See below for the schedule. If you arrive at another time we can arrange a taxi for you.
- Flight to and from Malaga.
- Travel insurance or cancelation insurance.
- Personal expenses.
Conditions
The conditions below apply for reservations made directly with us.
Payment conditions
We will ask you with your reservation to make a deposit of 300 euros of the total accommodation costs. You can also transfer the entire amount in one go. After receiving the deposit payment your reservation is final. You can pay the remaining costs 6 weeks before the start.
We advise you to take out travel and cancellation insurance
When you make a booking you agree with our Terms & Conditions
TRAVEL & TRANSFER INFO
Travel
Tickets & Transfers
The airport to fly to is Malaga Airport.
A lot of airlines fly to Malaga. For example: you can book your flights with KLM, Transavia, Ryanair and Vueling.
Arrival flight: You can book a flight that arrives on the starting morning (best arrival before 12:00 in the morning) and arrange the joint transfer through us.
Return flight: you can fly back from around 15:30 if you want to go with the shared transfer. Returning there are often wo shared transfers: 1 at 12:00 PM (13:30 PM at the airport) and 1 around 14:00 PM.
Shared transfer: Pick-up and drop off from the airport is possible both with the shared transfer service(fixed time) and with a private taxi. You can also be picked up or dropped off in Malaga centre (plaza Marina). The shared transfer is 30 euros per person for a single transfer (60 euros for a return ticket) when you travel together with the rest of the group.
It is approximately 80 euro p.p. euro for a single transfer/taxi.
You can be picked up or taken to Malaga Airport or to Malaga Center (Plaza Marina).
The shared transfer leaves from the airport on the starting day between 11:30 am to 12:30 pm to the finca. The definitive time depends on the flights of the participants, we try to plan it in such a way that as many participants as possible can make use of the shared transfer. (Several flights arrive in the morning between 8:30 am / 11:00 am)
On the last day a shared transfer departs after the brunch / lunch (12:00) geared to the flights at the end of the afternoon. If necessary, a second transfer will take place in the afternoon if several people take the evening flight back (around 14:00 p.m.).
We can really recommend booking a day in Malaga before or after. This is a super relaxed city near the beach. Many participants do this before or after. It is also possible to be picked up or dropped off at the center of Malaga.
If you are planning on doing some trips on your own you can best rent a car. www.rentalcars.com
Additional practical information
Check in from 13:00 PM
Check out at 12:00 PM
Earlier or later check-in is sometimes possible upon request, depending on the location. You can possibly stay a little longer at the location on the last day (till 16:00 PM)
OTHER DETAILS
Please bring comfortable (sports) clothes & some good sporty shoes or hiking shoes.
A small backpack and drinking bottle / bottle is recommended.
Yoga mats, meditation cushions and yoga blankets are provided.
The swimming pools are open (subject to change). In the autumn at least until the beginning of October.
A washing machine is available
You can book an additional massage through us.
Reserve your spotWHAT DO YOU TAKE HOME FROM THIS TRAINING
You have created a strong breathwork practice routine for yourself to calm, balance & energize your body and mindYou feel stronger, more empowered and energizedYou will have more knowledge on the importance of the breath and how it can make a huge impact on your life.You understand and can explain to others how the breath affects your physical body and how it affects your energyYou feel confident to teach others pranayama and breathwork exercises.You will feel rested and re-energized
Relax & Enjoy
