Through group discussion and experiential exercises, you’ll explore how to choose a philosophical theme, how to structure an effective “dharma talk,” how to speak effectively in your own voice, and how to design an asana sequence around your theme.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to read transliterated Sanskrit, pronounce Sanskrit names of yoga poses, teach mantra meditation, chant sutras and verses from yoga wisdom texts, and speak about the yoga tradition on a deeper level.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to read transliterated Sanskrit, pronounce Sanskrit names of yoga poses, teach mantra meditation, chant sutras and verses from yoga wisdom texts, and speak about the yoga tradition on a deeper level.
In this seminar we’ll take a close look at the yamas and niyamas in the traditional context of the 8 limbs of yoga (ashtanga yoga) and how they remain relevant for modern yoga practitioners. We’ll connect the dots between the philosophy and values that inform yogic moral decision-making in response to contemporary social and political issues, look at how the social and personal disciplines connect to yoga asanas, and examine how the personal observances provide power for the inward turn of our meditation practice.
In this seminar we’ll take a close look at the yamas and niyamas in the traditional context of the 8 limbs of yoga (ashtanga yoga) and how they remain relevant for modern yoga practitioners. We’ll connect the dots between the philosophy and values that inform yogic moral decision-making in response to contemporary social and political issues, look at how the social and personal disciplines connect to yoga asanas, and examine how the personal observances provide power for the inward turn of our meditation practice.
A weekend intensive for yoga teachers: includes essential concepts plus the psychology, ethics, and theology of the Yoga-sutras and the Bhagavad-gita.
A weekend intensive for yoga teachers: includes essential concepts plus the psychology, ethics, and theology of the Yoga-sutras and the Bhagavad-gita.
An introduction to the original language of yoga for yoga teachers who want to learn how to read and pronounce transliterated Sanskrit, teach mantra meditation, chant Sanskrit sutras and verses, and understand how the meaning of Sanskrit words helps to illuminate the philosophy of yoga.
An introduction to the original language of yoga for yoga teachers who want to learn how to read and pronounce transliterated Sanskrit, teach mantra meditation, chant Sanskrit sutras and verses, and understand how the meaning of Sanskrit words helps to illuminate the philosophy of yoga.
Through lecture, discussion, and experiential learning, you’ll learn how to read and pronounce transliterated Sanskrit, how to teach mantra meditation, how to chant Sanskrit sutras and verses with simple meters, and how understanding the meaning of Sanskrit words helps to illuminate the philosophy of yoga.
Through lecture, discussion, and experiential learning, you’ll learn how to read and pronounce transliterated Sanskrit, how to teach mantra meditation, how to chant Sanskrit sutras and verses with simple meters, and how understanding the meaning of Sanskrit words helps to illuminate the philosophy of yoga.
Participants will gain a frame of reference for recognizing different schools of yoga philosophy, learn techniques for accessing the essential messages of classical yoga wisdom texts, and have the opportunity to consider whether the traditional ideas of yoga philosophy are still relevant to life in the 21st century.
