Jivamukti NYC, December 30, 2015. New Years resolutions that draw form a vast unfettered consciousness, that support and do no harm. Chanting, and a discussion of raga and dvesha and how they limit our life and make it very very small.

Jivamukti NYC, December 23, 2015. Just two of us and off we go, chanting together with 3 repetitions of each sutra. We chant through 28, and discuss, individual responsibility for actions, the seeds of these actions and the debt to be collected on the ripening of their fruits.

Jaya Yoga East, Brooklyn December 20, 2015

Historical background of the Gita, the many tales of Krishna, Dharma and governance, chanting and discussion of several slokas. 2 hours of eclectic insights and stories and a bhajan!

Jivamukti NYC, December 2, 2015. A great sutra teacher translated Sutra I.2 as MYOB. We review pronunciation and then take off chanting the first 13 sutras in full and onward to Ishvara. Yes students always ask more questions about him.

Jivamukti NYC, November 26, 20015 We chant 13 sutras one after the other without call and response and then call and respond through to sutra 28. More talk of Isvara, freedom from klesa and karma which is freedom from samsara. At the end, I describe the final shanti mantra - offering the fruits of practice.

Jivamukti NYC, November 18, 20015. Short talk on the blending of the semi vowels (ya and va. Chanting and some lively discussions on the seeds of practice (why does it take so long) and then ways of karma (the ripening of the fruits).

Jivamukti NYC, November 11, 2015

We chant the first 27 sutras of the first chapter. A talk about the distinctions of Ishvara and the experience of Om. Also a brief overview of Buddhism in India as it relates to historical Patanjali.

The Shala, NYC. November 9, 2015. The finishing asanas of traditional ashtanga yoga are the path to padmasana and to a profound experience of renewed awareness and vital prana. Join us on this talk on Tristhanam , Vinyasa and Finshing Asanas as learned in Mysore under direct study of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois since 1993.

Jivamukti NYC, November 4, 2015. We begin with Sandhi grammar and some Devanagari. Once we've completed call and response with some discourse of the first fifteen sutras, we chant the same fifteen sutras in a row. Very exhilarating.

Jivamukti NYC, October 14, 2015 As we learn, memorize and use the Sanskrit terms from the sutra, we have a currency to trade for the knowledge and insights of the yogis. We can map consciousness along the knowledge paths of the great meditators and we use a universal language for discourse that is globally understood.