Join Brooke Elliston for a deep, practical, and critically engaged multi-day workshop that will refine not only your own breath and movement patterns but also your ability to teach and transmit these methods with clarity, confidence, and impact.
The premise of this training might challenge your existing beliefs about breathing. It’s possible you’ve never encountered the idea of breathing less during your yoga practice. This training is different from other breath trainings. You won’t rote learn techniques with a list of benefits and effects.
The Full Body Prana training approach is an immersive exploration of respiratory science, examining breath from various dimensions including biochemical, bio-mechanical, and psycho-physiological. This multi-dimensional understanding will empower you to fine-tune what you practice and teach, to effectively target each dimension of breath.
Together, we will embark on an exploration of pranayama and functional breathing, guided by insights from the Vedic texts, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and The Hatha Yoga Pradipika. This harmonious fusion of ancient wisdom and modern scientific knowledge aims to honor the authentic roots of pranayama and bring us closer to the teachings as they were originally intended.
If you’ve ever felt bewildered by the intricacies of pranayama, perplexed by the conflicting advice on breath techniques, or perhaps you haven’t experienced the profound benefits as described in the texts, then this training is tailor-made for you. We’ll demystify the science of respiratory physiology, and use it to enhance our comprehensive understanding of the ancient wisdom in simple, practical, step-by-step segments.
This training and the practices we delve into, are aimed to make you feel included in a ‘club’ that you may have previously felt excluded from. As you invest your time and effort, you’ll come to realise that the deep states of mental calm, once thought to be exclusive to ancient yogis, are within your reach too.
As part of the training, you’ll receive a beautifully designed manual to support your ongoing learning and serve as a valuable teaching reference.
Course Modules
Becoming a Breath Detective
Throughout the training, you’ll learn not only how to breathe effectively during your yoga practice but also recognise and cultivate healthy breathing habits beyond the mat. We’ll put on our “breath detective” hats to address widespread breathing dysfunctions and restore health and balance in everyday life.
Roots of Pranayama
This training aims to challenge common misconceptions about breathing prevalent in mainstream narratives. We’ll trace the historical shift in our understanding of healthy breathing in yoga, where practices evolved from natural, nose-breathing—to today’s normalisation of mouth-breathing and emphasis on big breaths, often leading to increased anxiety.
Sadhana: Embodied Awareness
The oxygen in the air we breathe, has a long journey to get to our cells. The human body contains around 60,000 miles of blood vessels through which oxygen travels, and for much of this extraordinary journey you’d expect we have little control. Yet, how we breath has a DRAMATIC effect.
Biochemistry of Respiration
We’ll delve into how current scientific understanding brings us closer to the original intent of pranayama, rooted in promoting functional breathing. Our journey begins with restoring healthy breathing patterns within ourselves to enhance our ability to retain and orchestrate prana within the body. Demystify pranayama. Practice with confidence. Fine-tune with skill.
Dates
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th of November
TIMES: Friday 9am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm
LOCATION: Folde Yoga School — 4/65 Murray St, Nipaluna, Hobart 7000
Investment
$897 Early-Bird
(book before August 31st - Use code: PRANA)
$997 Full Price
Meet your Teacher
Brooke Elliston
Brooke Elliston is a breath specialist, yoga facilitator, and teacher trainer known for seamlessly blending breath science, Tantric-based subtle-body practices, and yoga-based movement. With deep expertise in breath biomechanics, biochemistry, and the nervous system, Brooke specialises in making complex, nuanced concepts digestible, tangible, and deeply embodied—so you experience that aha moment where it all just clicks. She teaches pranayama, breath retraining, and breathwork, ensuring you understand the distinctions between them — because clarity empowers transformation.
Her approach is highly personalised, moving beyond generic techniques to meet each individual at their unique breathing baseline. Rather than memorising effects and benefits, you'll develop a multi-dimensional understanding of breath—where science and ancient yogic wisdom align (good news: they say the same thing!).
Rooted in both modern research and lived experience, her work is informed by: Long-term mentorship under a pulmonary scientist, diving deep into scientific analysis of cutting-edge research raining with Oxygen Advantage, refining breath retraining methods Studies at Agama Yoga University in therapeutic & Tantric yoga 10+ years of teaching, including leading 60+ retreats worldwide She is the creator of the Advanced Breath Instructor Training, a 6-month intensive mentorship designed for teachers worldwide. This immersive program is where theory meets practice, science meets philosophy, and structure meets magic—guiding you toward mastery in breath education.