Pranassage® is a creative synthesis of yoga and bodywork that produces deep relaxation in the receiver. Pranassage is an engaging and efficient option for those who want to deepen the effects of yoga. Certified Pranassage Practitioners are qualified to offer individualized sessions that are tailored to each client’s fitness needs. Pranassage appeals to people with no previous yoga experience, as well as the seasoned practitioner of yoga or other active forms of body-mind integration, because it provides tailored personal support for going to your next level.

Pranassage works like this. The practitioner physically moves the client’s body into a flow of positions that allow them to feel each position from the inside out. As you shift your client into interesting movements and positions, they have the opportunity to witness some forgotten possibilities for motion and action that provide balance and relief throughout every part of their being. Being moved in this way allows your client to watch with awareness and without having to exert any effort. The brain-mind mechanism that determines our ability to move is beneath our conscious control. When we slow down to watch and feel how our body can move into positions in novel ways that do not require effort, the movement patterning mechanism gets reeducated and neurologically reorganizes to replace inefficient patterns with fluid, harmonious and efficient movements.

What you will learn in this 100-hour-training prepares you to begin working professionally with clients. Pranassage is grounded in the science of yoga as well as anatomy, physiology and efficient body mechanics. But more importantly, it is based in common sense. Once you get started and move beyond the practical techniques for the postures and movements, you will be amazed at how quickly confidence, creativity and inventiveness appear.

Pranassage does not require any special equipment or a massage table, and is not like a massage in which you have to remove your clothing. The receiver remains fully clothed and you don’t need oil or cream. You simply need a couple of folded blankets for a pad on the floor and a pillow.

Pranassage is not like yoga therapy in that you are not attempting to produce deep contact with the emotions that arise in various postures that are deliberately held longer for that purpose. There is no dialogue with the contents of your client’s internal experience, unless they want to report something that interrupts their relaxation. When feelings arise, you will learn how to listen to your client as a kind and caring listener. You do not need to be a therapist to be present with another human being as they come into awareness of their body. Rather, you are guided to use this experience as an opportunity to respond naturally and spontaneously from your own authentic humanity. Relaxation is a powerful practice that is useful in and of itself. We are not attempting to do therapy. We simply want to provide an opportunity to experience the delicious freedom to let go and relax deeply.

Pranassage Practitioner Training® is designed to be applied to the 500-hour track of Professional Yoga Teaching Certification at the Nosara Yoga Institute. This training is approved by the Yoga Alliance.