Breathing Mechanics & Asana
9 hours | Real-time Instruction
Are you ready to move beyond vague cues like “take a deep breath” or “breathe into your belly”? Do you suspect there’s more to breathing than just inhaling and exhaling on command? It’s time to ditch the generic instructions and bring clarity, nuance, and depth into your teaching.
This course is for teachers who want to understand how breath works, not just what to say about it. If you’re tired of saying things you don’t fully understand, this is where it starts to click.
Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, 2025
9am-12pm & 2pm-5pm Saturday
9am-12pm Sunday
Pacific Time
$299 USD until September 27th
$350 USD after September 27th
Breathing Mechanics and Asana: Livestream Objectives
This livestream course is for teachers who are passionate about the breath, are eager to know what the research says, and are looking for practical ways to introduce breath work without jumping straight into advanced pranayama techniques.
The 9-hour course will be recorded and the replay is available for 21 days. Includes a PDF of the slides and 9 CEUs upon completion.
In Breathing Mechanics, you will:
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Study respiratory mechanics and pressure systems in context of movement and posture
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Learn how to teach breath without defaulting to fixed rules or idealized patterns
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Challenge common assumptions about breathing and pranayama
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Break down complex ideas into teachable, accessible steps
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Rethink how you cue, observe, and interpret breath in yoga
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Understand coordination of the ribs, spine, and pelvis
Livestream Description
- Have you been told there’s one right way to breathe?
- Are you uncomfortable with the assumption that students have breathing problems?
- Do you want to know when to offer sama vritti (even) or visama vritti (uneven) breath cycles?
- Do you want to learn why advanced pranayama techniques aren’t suitable for all populations?
- Are you curious about freeing yourself from the same alignment script every other yoga teacher uses?
- Are you unsure of how to use directed breathing within yoga poses instead of only as a still practice?
- Are you still micromanaging what your students should feel?
- Are you curious about what the research says about yogic breathing techniques?
If you are a mind-body nerd, eternal student, or simply eager to infuse your yoga classes with fresh inspiration, this course is for you! Join Jules Mitchell for a 1.5-day intensive that weaves together asana with directed breathing practices to enhance the experience you offer your yoga students. The latest pranayama research and foundational principles of respiratory mechanics are discussed in an easy-to-understand, practical way that emphasizes student autonomy, promotes endless variations within yoga poses, and will immediately impact the way you teach and practice yoga.
Livestream Topics
- Identify a hierarchy of breathing practices
- Study the relationship between the diaphragm and abdominal muscles
- View pressure as a force variable
- Differentiate between respiration, ventilation, and gas transport
- Learn how pressure differentials move air in and out
- Review a comprehensive list of accessory muscles to breathing
- Highlight the benefits of slow breathing
- Explore force transfer between the ribs and spine
- Learn dozens of breathing lessions to teach inside of yoga poses
- Creative yoga sequencing to incorporate the themes of the course
This livestream Includes
- 9 hours of online instruction
- Downloadable PDF slides
- 9 CEUs available upon completion
- 21 days access to the replay
- Live access via Zoom meeting (breakout rooms, cameras on)
About The Instructor
Jules Mitchell, MS, LMT, E-RYT 500
Jules Mitchell leads advanced continuing education programs in biomechanics for intellectually fearless yoga teachers. She helps them integrate principles of exercise science and applications of pain science into their classes. Jules is the author of Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined, a unique, evidence-based exploration into the complexities of tissue mechanics and the human body’s resilience and adaptability.
She leads workshops and courses online and worldwide, runs a popular 300 hour yoga teacher training, frequently serves as guest faculty, and hosts a comprehensive mentoring program to support teachers in both education and business. Her passion is bringing the most useful and applicable research-based concepts into the yoga community, even when it invokes a discerning analysis of popular opinions.
Breathing Mechanics and Asana: Enroll Now
Register for real-time access to Breathing Mechanics.
This is a livestream online course. If you miss the final session, there will be an assignment to complete before you are eligible to receive your certificate. Your real-time participation counts as the assignment for those who attend the final session.
Frequently Asked Questions
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There are no prerequisites. This course is open to yoga teachers, fitness professionals, and committed students who want to learn how to think about breathing mechanics and yoga.
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