Teaching Breathwork — Alison Anandi Francis
Teaching Breathwork by Alison Anandi Francis
Book by Anandi

Teaching Breathwork

Unveiling the inner poetry of the breath in yoga

Most teachers are taught to teach postures. This book teaches you to listen first — to the breath, to the vayus, to the subtle intelligence that lives inside every inhale and exhale. When you understand that intelligence, everything about your teaching changes.

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01
India's love affair with the breath

The ancient roots of breathwork — why Indian traditions placed the breath at the centre of all inner practice, and what that wisdom means for modern teachers.

02
The subtle energy of the vayus

A deep exploration of the five vayus — the subtle winds that govern movement, stability, and the full expression of any posture when properly understood.

03
Timeless wisdom, practical application

Drawing on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Bhagavad Gita — not as theory, but as living guidance for breath-centred teaching.

"It's not the posture that holds paramount importance — it's the spaciousness cultivated by attuning to each vayu within the body. That spaciousness is what allows the complete expression of any posture."


You are a yoga teacher who wants to go beyond physical instruction
You sense there is something deeper in the breath but haven't found language for it
You want to bring more depth, stillness, and precision into your classes
You are a practitioner ready to experience postures from the inside out
You feel drawn to the ancient teachings and want to understand them in practice
You are tired of surface-level technique and ready to teach from a deeper place
The breath has a language. This book teaches you to hear it. Available now — paperback and digital editions
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