PranaRehab
PranaRehab
Institute for Rehabilitation
and Integrative Health
PranaRehab Professional Rehabilitation Program - PPRP
The goal of the PranaRehab project is to have well trained teachers who have become proficient through their own personal practice as well as applying their own knowledge to patients in their care. It requires considerable commitment because although there are immediate benefits, the enduring benefits and deeper knowledge come with daily practice over a minimum of three months. Having said that the exercises might take less than an hour to perform and one can tailor ones own practice to suit the focus.
Each of the courses we run is a step to increasing your knowledge and understanding of natural holistic healing which is the body and mind returning to their balanced and natural state through supporting the healing process. As a health practitioner you will find the self practice helpful in your own case since the exercises increase overall immunity through improving digestion, respiration, circulation, nervous system activity, lowering stress and associated symptoms. Through this you will gain real knowledge that you can confidently apply to your patients treatment plan.
Course 1 - Introduction to Ayurveda, Yoga therapy and Pranayama breathing techniques
Session 1 - Holistic Natural Healing
Nigel Hubbers credentials and experience
Integrative Medicine
Introduction to Ayurveda, Yoga & Pranayama
Breathing, digestion and mind
Western Medical Scientific explanation
Functions of the Autonomic nervous system
Creating teachers and therapists
Therapeutic Yoga
Posture - sitting, standing and lying
Tadasana - Standing with Awareness
Urdhva hastasana with arms reaching Upwards
Pranayama Breathing Exercises
Slow Abdominal breathing
Ujjayi - The Ocean Breath
Anatomical and Physiological Benefits
Meditation and simple awareness
Feedback and Takeaways
Session 2 - Ayurveda
Foundation of Knowledge
The 5 elements
3 Doshas - Vata, Pitta, Kapha
Eating according to your doshas
The six tastes
Other rules of eating
Cellular Health and Immuniuty
Detox and Rebalancing
Some Basic principles
Physical and mental qualities
Yoga Practice
Utanasana simple forward bend
Simple twists
Anatomical and Physiological effects
Pranayama Breathing Exercises
Kapala Bhati fast breathing - The Shining Skull
Ujjayi slow breathing
Anatomical and Physiological Benefits
Ayurveda Practice
Your Vata, Pitta and Kapha Balance
Dietry guidelines
Recipe Book
Tasting Practical - the 6 tastes
Feedback and Takeaways
Session 3 - Therapeutic Yoga
Awareness of the body and mind
Physiotherapy or Yoga Therapy
Extending the stretches
The holistic effect on body, mind and spirit
Opening and Closing Postures
Mastering a few postures
Yoga Therapy for Relaxation
Viparita Karani
Shavasana
Supported postures
Supported foreward bend and gentle back arches
Pranayama Practice
Bhastrika - bellows breath - fast intense breathing
Nadi Shodhan - detoxing and balancing
Sitting in Silence
Feedback and Takeaways
Session 4 - Pranayama - Therpeutic Breathing
Benefits - holistic appraoch
Abdominal Massage
ANS
Pranayama Practice
Surya and Chandra Bhedana
Brahmeri - Humming Bee
Chanting
Yoga Nidra - Deep relaxation
Maintaining the stillness
Feedback and Takeaways
Session 5 - Teaching Practice
What have you learnt that could be immediately implemented for professionals and patients
Patient compliance - how can that work in a sustained way
Collecting and correlating data
Phase 1 and Phase 2
Yoga and Pranayama Daily Routine
Teaching Practice
One Yoga and One Pranayama exercise
Why were these chosen
Who wants to ecome a PPRP teacher
Feedback and Takeaways
Thanks and completion
Course 2 - Introduction to Treatment of PTSD
Session 1
Exploring The Different Faculties of The Mind
The Condition: Understanding PTSD through Western and Holistic Perspectives
An exploration of post-traumatic stress disorder, bridging scientific insight with holistic traditions to reveal the multi-layered nature of trauma and recovery.
Session 2
The Therapist: The Instrument of Healing
A focus on the therapist’s own balance, awareness, and presence as the foundation for effective treatment. Exploring the five senses, sense organs, organs of intelligence and organs of action.
Diagnostics - Perception, Palpation, Questioning
Session 3
The Patient: The Person of Healing
Recognizing the patient not merely as a subject of treatment but as an active participant in their own journey toward wholeness. Committing to wholesome daily routines - eating and drinking, exercise and sleep.
Session 4
The Therapies: Modalities of Healing
An integrative look at the tools and methods—Ayurveda, yoga thrapy, pranayama therapeutic breathing, daily routines, and supportive medical practices—that facilitate restoration and resilience.
Session 5
The Practice: The Experience of Healing
A culmination in experiential learning—embodying the principles of holistic healing through peronal practice and awareness.
How to approach the treatment of PTSD in the holistic paradigm - discussion
Each session will combine theory and practical experience to deepen understanding of natural, holistic healing. Drawing on Ayurveda, yoga, and pranayama breathing techniques—integrated with insights from Western medical science—the program teaches the concepts of healing as the restoration of the whole person to a healthy and balanced state.
Course 3 - Introduction to Manual Therapies
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Energetics & Presence
Consistent with Ayurveda in which each of the Doshas is governed by a combination of earth, water, fire, air and space elements, each has physical qualities which can be affected by the manual therapist. This is particularly relevant when there are psychological concerns such as the various expressions of PTSD, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity etc. This part of the training will teach the therapist how to work with the energies to calm, stimulate, align and adjust the patient's physical and mental states through the power of being fully present.
Yoga Therapy
Yoga is commonly and correctly understood to be a way to keep fit, however it is also a way to diagnose and treat patients by understanding the intention of each of the postures and either asking the patient to do them in a particular way or as a therapy for trained practitioners to use to treat both physical and psychological problems. Each of the postures will be taught from a structural anatomical and physiological perspective and as a useful tool to treat patients in rehabilitation
Massage Therapy
The Massage therapy module will teach the therapist to tune into the state of the patient in order to release stresses built up in the body which affect the nervous system and mind. The first thing that is taught is the power of touch and the importance or being in the present moment of awareness. Touch not only registers the patients state - receiver - but also reaches deep inside the patient to the source of the imbalance to correct it - the transmitter.
Marma Therapy
Marma therapy makes use of pressure points akin to acupressure but using a different system based on Ayurvedic principles. The system was described in original works written 2000 years ago and has been found to be beneficial when treating traumatic and general imbalances and injuries. This course will concentrate on the basic theory and location of the 107 marma points focussing specifically on those used to treat PTSD.
Shiro Dhara
This is an ancient and very effective way to treat mental disturbances linked to physical ailments. Warm oil is streamed over the forehead rythmically to produce a deeply calming effect on the nervous system. particularly effective when treating various psychological imbalances like sleeplessness, anxiety, neurological ailments and other psychological conditions.
Nasya and Neti
Nasya and Neti are nasal procedures which introduce oil and salt water into the nasal passage. They originate in the Ayurvedic and Yoga traditions and have been found to be useful when treating both imbalanaces in the respiratory tract and also neurological and psychological conditions.