Guided traditional practices supporting breath, attention, and inner steadiness, helping you establish a calm, sustainable rhythm in everyday life.
Course Structure & Curriculum
A progressive introduction to meditation, mantra chanting, and pranayama, designed to be clear, practical, and supportive.
Introduction
Guidance on how to move through the course and use the accompanying course manual.
Learning the Mantras
Understanding mantra, chanting Om, and learning five Sanskrit mantras from the school’s lineage, with downloadable audio support.
Practising the Mantras
Structured chanting practice using opening and closing Oms, helping rhythm, pronunciation, and confidence settle naturally.
Pranayama Techniques
Learning and practising traditional breathing techniques including Nadi Shodhana, Bhramari, Sheetali, and Sheetkari, with guidance on benefits and application.
Guided Meditations
Five accessible guided meditations supporting concentration, mindfulness, emotional awareness, sound awareness, chakra exploration, and gratitude.
Six-Day Practice Schedule
An optional, carefully prepared six-day schedule offering a gentle framework to help establish regular practice and build consistency.
Why These Practices Matter
Meditation, chanting, and pranayama form the heart of traditional yoga practice. Long before yoga was understood as physical posture, these practices were used to steady the mind, regulate energy, and cultivate inner clarity.
At ālaya wellbeing, these teachings are shared as lived practices rather than techniques to master. Rooted in Himalayan tradition and supported by contemporary research, the course offers a grounded, accessible way to begin practices known to reduce stress, ease anxiety, improve focus, and support restorative sleep.
Who This Course Is For
Open to beginners, practitioners, and aspiring teachers, the course begins accessibly with no prior experience needed.
Beginners starting a traditional meditation, chanting, and pranayama practice
Yoga practitioners wishing to deepen daily practice beyond asana
Aspiring yoga teachers preparing for meditation and pranayama components of training
Anyone seeking calm, focus, and emotional steadiness through traditional practices
Learning at Your Own Rhythm
The learning content takes approximately 2–3 hours to complete and is fully self-paced. You can return to the practices anytime through your profile. The optional six-day schedule offers gentle structure for those wishing to establish a daily routine.
Guidance & Experience
Mandeep Deol
Mandeep teaches pranayama, chanting, kriyas, and Yoga Nidra, drawing from her upbringing in Dharamsala at the foothills of the Himalayas and her lived experience of traditional yoga practice. Her teaching is shaped by a deep understanding of how breath and sound support nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and daily resilience. Mandeep’s guidance is practical and steady, helping students integrate these practices into everyday life as tools for managing stress, restoring clarity, and cultivating calm.
Maeve O'Brien
Maeve has been teaching meditation and mindfulness for over 11 years and has guided thousands of students through Himalaya Yoga Valley’s teacher training programmes. Her approach is rooted in traditional yogic meditation while remaining accessible and compassionate for modern practitioners. Known for the depth and warmth of her guided meditations, Maeve supports students in developing concentration, self-awareness, and inner steadiness. Her teaching invites a gentle turning inward, allowing meditation to become a supportive, sustaining presence in daily life.
What You’ll Take With You
A clear foundation in traditional meditation, chanting, and pranayama
Practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, and mental restlessness
Improved focus, attention span, and emotional steadiness
Support for better sleep and daily rhythm
Course Pricing
A simple, accessible entry into traditional yoga practice.
On completion, you’ll receive a Himalaya Yoga Valley Online Certificate, recognising your study of traditional meditation, chanting, and pranayama practices.
Great yoga teacher training! The anatomy section was super helpful, and the online anatomy teacher explained everything so clearly. The example classes, along with the adjustment and alignment guidance, were really useful. I highly recommend this training
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Rosita Liaudanskaite
I’m glad that I chose Himalaya Yoga Valley among all different other yoga schools. Many thanks to professionals, responsible, experienced, friendly and supportive tutors, staff and all team!!!
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Michelle Healy
Recommend!
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Laura Higgins
Highly recommend !
Being able to do it online in my own time was great for me as I was full time as a school teacher. I loved being able to go back over lectures and live classes to deepen my understanding!
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David Emery
Each teacher an expert in their specific subject. I was looked after from the moment i got met by the taxi driver with the welcome pack to my graduation. i cant recommend Himalaya valley enough. Each one of the teachers an expect in their specific subject ...
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Jo Black
Excellent course. I have just finished the course & would highly recommend it if you’ve been considering the training. The course is great to fit in around your other commitments due to it being online but having the hybrid option is an added bonus...
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PWynne
Just do it , it’s amazing 🧘. I would absolutely recommend this course. I started with doubtful voices in my head but all of this knowledge and practice has quashed those doubts .I love the straight forward way in which the course is delivered. For me the flexibility of doing online classes at a time that suits as well as the live classes was a vital part of my success...
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Marian Bruen
Don't wait, enrol today!! Enrolling with Himalaya Yoga Valley was one of the best decisions I ever made! The course is so well thought-out and tutors are knowledgeable, encouraging and inspirational. The curriculum covers so much but is broken down into manageable lessons, which makes the online course so accessible to a busy, working mum, like myself...
Yes. The course is designed as a gentle introduction, with clear guidance throughout. No prior experience with meditation, chanting, or pranayama is required.
What traditions are these practices drawn from?
All practices are rooted in traditional Himalayan yoga lineage and shared in a way that is accessible and relevant to everyday life.
Will I learn how to chant Sanskrit mantras correctly?
Yes. You’ll be guided step by step through pronunciation, rhythm, and meaning, with downloadable audio to support your practice.
What breathing techniques are included?
The course covers Nadi Shodhana, Nadi Shodhana with retention, Bhramari, Sheetali, and Sheetkari, along with guidance on their effects and benefits.
How long are the meditation practices?
Meditations are gentle and accessible, making them suitable for beginners while remaining meaningful for experienced practitioners.
Can these practices help with stress or anxiety?
Yes. Regular meditation and pranayama are widely known to support stress reduction, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation.
Do I need to follow the six-day practice schedule?
The schedule is optional. It’s offered as a supportive framework if you’d like structure, but you’re free to practise at your own pace.
Is this course useful if I already practise yoga?
Yes. The course complements physical practice by deepening understanding of breath, sound, and meditation as central aspects of yoga.
How long do I have access to the course?
Once enrolled, you’ll have lifetime access, allowing you to revisit the practices whenever it feels supportive.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. On completion, you’ll receive a Himalaya Yoga Valley Online Certificate recognising your study of meditation, chanting, and pranayama.
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