More than ever our work as yoga teachers is challenging and important.

We don’t want to be like this lady, right? Trying to sell people something they don’t need while their house burns down? People need yoga, but they need the kind of yoga that supports awareness, connection and care (which could mean lots of different things for different students and teachers!). People do not need the kind of yoga that encourages disconnection and shutting down. 

Over the last two months we’ve been exploring how to address current events in your yoga classes, first wth a solo episode: Should You Talk About Current Events In Yoga Classes?? ... and then I looped my friend Hari-Kirtana into the conversation and he shared How To Give a Dharma Talk When The World Is On Fire. 

And today we are diving into Part 2, What The Teachings Say About Current Events with Hari-kirtana Das (PART 2)!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• how to make the connections between current events and yoga philosophy

• what are "the teachings?" ...an observation of the range of yoga wisdom traditions to draw from

• what does yoga epistemology (pramana) say 

• what do yoga's core principles / ethics / values say

• advice for Red State yoga teachers

• examples of on the spot created dharma talks based on actual current events

Hari-kirtana das (he/him)  is a yoga teacher, spiritual mentor, and the author of two books on yoga philosophy: Journey Into the Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Exploring Timeless Principles of Transcendental Knowledge and Integrating Them Into Your Life and In Search of the Highest Truth: Adventures in Yoga Philosophy. 

Hari has been practicing devotional and other yogic disciplines for over 40 years, has lived in yoga ashrams and intentional spiritual communities, worked for Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley start-ups, and brings a wide range of spiritual knowledge and life experience to his classes, workshops, and presentations.

Learn More From Hari-kirtana Das:

• Hari-kirtana das’ website

• Hari-kirtana das on Facebook and Instagram

• Hari-kirtana das’ book Journey Into the Bhagavad Gita

• Free Dharma Talk EBook

• Free Community Conversations

• On-Demand Workshops and Other Free Resources

 

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