Learn The Complete System of Prāṇāyāma from śrī BNS Iyengar with Joey Paz.
Traditional Prāṇāyāma: The Ancient System of śrī BNS Iyengar
Welcome to an authentic journey into one of yoga’s most profound and essential practices. This course presents the traditional system of pranayama as taught by Shri BNS Iyengar (Guruji), the world’s oldest living Ashtanga yoga teacher at 98 years old, and a direct student of Sri Krishnamacharya—the father of modern yoga.
What Makes This System Unique
Unlike the countless breathwork techniques available today, this is a time-tested, traditional system that has been:
- Passed down directly from teacher to student for generations
- Preserved exactly as taught, without modification
- Practiced and refined over thousands of years
- Systematically structured for safe, progressive development
This system is not found in books or on the internet. It represents a rare opportunity to learn pranayama as it was meant to be taught—through the ancient parampara (teacher-to-student) tradition.
Understanding Prāṇāyāma
Prana is the cosmic life force, the primal vibration that manifests our entire physical universe. Everything you can see, touch, taste, smell, and hear is composed of this vibration in different densities—a truth that modern science now confirms.
Prāṇāyāma (prana + ayama) means to control, extend, or expand this life force. Your breath is your most direct access to this cosmic energy, making it your greatest tool as a yogi for reaching higher states of consciousness.
Why Prāṇāyāma Matters
In Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga, pranayama holds a crucial position:
- Yama (ethical restraints) – your foundation
- Niyama (observances) – your solid ground
- Asana (posture) – your ground floor
- Prāṇāyāma(breath control) – your stairway to higher consciousness
- Pratyahara (sense withdrawal)
- Dharana (concentration)
- Dhyana (meditation)
- Samadhi (supreme consciousness)
Prāṇāyāma is:
- The bridge between external and internal practices
- The stairway to higher limbs of yoga
- The communicator from mind to intellect
- Essential for reaching dharana, dhyana, and samadhi
Without proper pranayama practice, meditation becomes extremely difficult. You cannot simply tell your mind to stop—you need the systematic steps that pranayama provides.
A Systematic, Safe Approach
This system is the most methodical and systematic approach to pranayama available. Like building a house, you need:
- Proper blueprints
- Specific instructions
- Step-by-step methodology
- Professional guidance
Attempting prāṇāyāma without proper instruction is like building stairs without knowing how—it’s not safe. This course provides the precise blueprint to safely prepare your system to withstand higher currents of prana.
What You’ll Learn
The course covers five traditional prāṇāyāma from Guruji’s system, beginning with the foundational practices. Each technique is taught with:
- Exact methodology preserved from the lineage
- Proper sequencing for progressive development
- Safety guidelines and contraindications
- The philosophical understanding behind each practice
Your Instructor’s Lineage
Taught by Joey Pars, a dedicated student of Shri BNS Iyengar who has traveled to Mysore, India annually since 2013 (except during COVID) to study this system in depth. Over nearly 16 years of study, Joey has meticulously acquired and preserved this system exactly as taught, working to ensure these ancient teachings don’t disappear as the modern world encroaches on traditional knowledge.
Why This Matters Now
As the world modernizes and India changes, these ancient teachings are slowly disintegrating. This course represents a rare chance to connect with authentic yoga practice from time immemorial—not modern adaptations or personal interpretations, but the real system preserved through the ages.
This isn’t just breathwork. This is prāṇāyāma—the Sanskrit word we use because it indicates true yoga, part of the sacred system that has transformed practitioners for millennia.
Who This Course Is For
- Yoga practitioners seeking to deepen their practice beyond asana
- Students ready to explore the internal limbs of yoga
- Anyone interested in authentic, lineage-based teaching
- Those who want a systematic, safe approach to advanced practices
- Practitioners committed to traditional yoga methods
Join us in preserving and practicing this precious gift from our ancestors—the ancient science of prāṇāyāma.
