Join Hari-kirtana for an evening of lively discussion about how he came to write his book, the unique angle of vision it offers, and how he hopes readers will benefit from it. There will be plenty of opportunity for Q&A, too.
Explore the origins of yoga philosophy, the relationship of Yoga to Sankhya and Vedanta, the interdependence of faith and knowledge, the key elements of yoga psychology, and the essential tension between traditional yoga and modern culture.
Explore the origins of yoga philosophy, the relationship of Yoga to Sankhya and Vedanta, the interdependence of faith and knowledge, the key elements of yoga psychology, and the essential tension between traditional yoga and modern culture.
Participants will learn how different approaches to yoga offer different conceptions of relationships, practices, and the ultimate goal of yoga.
Participants will learn how different approaches to yoga offer different conceptions of relationships, practices, and the ultimate goal of yoga.
Participants will also learn how to pronounce the names of the asanas, chant mantras – mystical phrases of the Upanishads, read sutras – codified transmissions such as those in the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali, and recite slokas – narrative compositions such as the poetic verses of the Bhagavad-gita.
Participants will also learn how to pronounce the names of the asanas, chant mantras – mystical phrases of the Upanishads, read sutras – codified transmissions such as those in the Yoga-sutras of Patanjali, and recite slokas – narrative compositions such as the poetic verses of the Bhagavad-gita.
Hari-kirtana das welcomes his teacher, Dhanurdhara Swami, to Sky House Yoga for a workshop on Yoga Psychology: human psychology as seen through the lens of yoga philosophy. Based on the Bhagavad-gita and the Yoga-sutras, Dhanurdhara Swami will describe the nature of the mind and how it can be favorably transformed.
Hari-kirtana das welcomes his teacher, Dhanurdhara Swami, to Sky House Yoga for a workshop on Yoga Psychology: human psychology as seen through the lens of yoga philosophy. Based on the Bhagavad-gita and the Yoga-sutras, Dhanurdhara Swami will describe the nature of the mind and how it can be favorably transformed.
When we look at the modern world through the lens of yoga philosophy, something amazing happens: the bend of the lens reveals secrets that were hiding in plain sight, clarifies the blur of a seemingly irrational world, and suggests ways to think about our lives that never would have occurred to us otherwise.
When we look at the modern world through the lens of yoga philosophy, something amazing happens: the bend of the lens reveals secrets that were hiding in plain sight, clarifies the blur of a seemingly irrational world, and suggests ways to think about our lives that never would have occurred to us otherwise.
Through lecture, discussion, experiential exercises and breakout group brainstorming, we’ll look at our selves and the world through the lens of yoga philosophy and consider the ways in which yoga philosophy provides both a framework for personal spiritual development and fresh perspectives on contemporary social issues such as sexism, racism, nationalism, cultural appropriation, and climate change.
