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YSP podcast series episodes

  • Sutras 2.16 thru 2.18 (YSP workshop Saturday, 5/18/19)
    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 05/18/19:
    Brief summary of what we covered:
    We continued the discussion of chapter 2. This chapter covers the concepts of Kriya Yoga, kleshas (afflictions), karma theory, insight into the Samkhya philosophy and the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:
    Sutra 2.16 (future pain is avoidable)
    Sutra 2.17 (cause of suffering – union of Purusha and Prakriti)
    Sutra 2.18 (nature and purpose of Prakriti – three gunas)
    You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
    Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:
    Yoga defined
    Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
    Kriya, Klesha, Karma
    Concept of Ishwara
    Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)
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  • Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden, PBO (04/28/19)
    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Sunday, April 28, 2019 to the students undergoing the Yoga Teachers Training program at the Yoga Garden yoga studio in Pittsboro, NC.
    Brief summary of what we covered:
    Overview of the Yoga Sutras text
    Definition of yoga
    Brief overview of Samkhya philosophy
    Five vrittis
    Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment)
    Brief intro to the eight limbs of yoga
    Five kleshas
    You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
    Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:
    Yoga defined
    Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
    Kriya, Klesha, Karma
    Concept of Ishwara
    Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)
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  • Theory of Karma, sutras 2.12 through 2.15 (YSP workshop 4/20/19)
    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 04/20/19:
    Brief summary of what we covered:
    We continued the discussion of chapter 2. This chapter covers the concepts of Kriya Yoga, kleshas (afflictions), karma theory, insight into the Samkhya philosophy and the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:
    Sutra 2.12 (karmashaya – storehouse of karmas)
    Sutra 2.13 (fruits of karma)
    Sutra 2.14 (result of good and bad deeds)
    Sutra 2.15 (all is suffering)
    You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
    Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:
    Yoga defined
    Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
    Kriya, Klesha, Karma
    Concept of Ishwara
    Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)
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  • Intro to Yoga Sutras, focus on Samadhi (Blue Point Yoga) (2/24/19)
    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras that I made to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Blue Point Yoga Center in Durham under the guidance of Sara Doyle on Sunday, February 24, 2019:
    Brief summary of what we covered:
    An overview of the yoga sutras with focus on Samadhi
    Definition of yoga
    Concept of abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment)
    Kleshas (afflictions)
    Brief intro to the Samkhya Philosophy
    Eight limbs of yoga
    Three stages of meditation: dharana, dhyana, samadhi
    Sutras related to meditation and samadhi: sutras 1.17, 1.18; sutras 1.41 thru 1.51; sutras 3.1 thru 3.4; sutras 3.7 thru 3.12
    You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
    Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:
    Dharana, dhyana, samadhi
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  • Kleshas (afflictions), sutras 2.5 through 2.11 (YSP workshop 2/16/19)

    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 02/16/19:

    Brief summary of what we covered:

    We continued the discussion of chapter 2. This chapter covers the concepts of Kriya Yoga, kleshas (afflictions), karma theory, insight into the Samkhya philosophy and the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:

    • Sutra 2.5 (avidya – ignorance)
    • Sutra 2.6 (asmita – ego)
    • Sutra 2.7 (raga – attachment)
    • Sutra 2.8 (dvesha – aversion)
    • Sutra 2.9 (abhinivesha – fear of death)
    • Sutra 2.10 (eliminate klesha through merging with source)
    • Sutra 2.11 (eliminate klesha through meditation)

      • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

      Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

      • Yoga defined
      • Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
      • Kriya, Klesha, Karma
      • Concept of Ishwara
      • Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)

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      • Intro to “Sanskrit for Yoga” at Blue Point Yoga (1/23/19)

        I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on “Intro to Sanskrit for Yoga” that I made on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Blue Point Yoga Center in Durham under the guidance of Sara Doyle.

        Brief summary of what we covered:
        • General characteristics of the Sanskrit language
        • Sanskrit alphabet – 48 letters; vowels are written first, then consonants
        • Sanskrit sounds are produced by placing the tongue in various positions in the mouth
        • Sanskrit transliteration – diacritical marks with examples
        • Pronunciation of some of the common yoga terms – asana names, pranayama, meditation, yoga sutras, common words, numerals
        • More on language characteristics
        • Noun and verb declensions 

          • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

          Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

          • Intro to Sanskrit for Yoga

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          • Theory of kleshas (afflictions) – sutras 2.1-2.4 (YSP workshop 1/19/19)

            I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 01/19/19:

            Brief summary of what we covered:

            We began discussion of chapter 2. This chapter covers the concepts of Kriya Yoga, kleshas (afflictions), karma theory, insight into the Samkhya philosophy and the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:

            • Sutra 2.1 (Kriya yoga)
            • Sutra 2.2 (purpose of Kriya yoga)
            • Sutra 2.3 (five kleshas)
            • Sutra 2.4 (Avidya)

              • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

              Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

              • Yoga defined
              • Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
              • Kriya, Klesha, Karma
              • Concept of Ishwara
              • Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)

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              • Meditation (cont.) – sutras 3.1 – 3.12 (YSP workshop 12/15/18)

                I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 12/15/18:

                Brief summary of what we covered:

                We continued the discussion on the three stages of meditation – dharana, dhyana and samadhi, the last three of the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:

                • Sutra 3.1 (dharana)
                • Sutra 3.2 (dhyana)
                • Sutra 3.3 (samadhi)
                • Sutra 3.4 (samyama)
                • Sutra 3.5 (cont.)
                • Sutra 3.6 (cont.)
                • Sutra 3.7 (internal limbs compared to the previous five)
                • Sutra 3.8 (external compared to seedless samadhi)
                • Sutra 3.9 (nirodha parinama)
                • Sutra 3.10 (cont.)
                • Sutra 3.11 (samadhi parinama)
                • Sutra 3.12 (ekagrata parinama)

                  • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

                  Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

                  • Yoga defined
                  • Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
                  • Kriya, Klesha, Karma
                  • Concept of Ishwara
                  • Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)

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                  • Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi (cont.) (YSP workshop 10/20/18)

                    I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 10/20/18:

                    Brief summary of what we covered:

                    We continued the discussion on the three stages of meditation – dharana, dhyana and samadhi, the last three of the eight limbs of yoga. Since many of the participants were attending the session for the first time, we spent some time reviewing the 8 limbs of yoga. We also went briefly over the sutras 1.41 – 1.47 that we had covered last time. We continued the discussion on meditation and covered the following sutras:

                    • Sutra 1.47 (nirvichara samadhi cont.)
                    • Sutra 1.48 (what is “prajna”)
                    • Sutra 1.49 (prajna cont.)
                    • Sutra 1.50 (prajna and samskara)
                    • Sutra 1.51 (nirbija or seedless samadhi)

                      • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

                      Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

                      • Yoga defined
                      • Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
                      • Kriya, Klesha, Karma
                      • Concept of Ishwara
                      • Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)

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                        2. Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi – Part 2 (YSP workshop 8/18/18)

                          I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 08/18/18:

                          Brief summary of what we covered:

                          We continued the discussion on the three stages of meditation – dharana, dhyana and samadhi, the last three of the eight limbs of yoga. We covered the following sutras:

                          • Sutra 1.41 (oneness of observer, observed and observation)
                          • Sutra 1.42 (Savitarka – gross level)
                          • Sutra 1.43 (nirvitarka – without gross level)
                          • Sutra 1.44 (savichara/nirvichara – subtle level)
                          • Sutra 1.45 (subtlest level)
                          • Sutra 1.46 (sabija – samadhi with seed)
                          • Sutra 1.47 (sabija – cont.)

                            • You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.

                            Below are links to the powerpoint presentations used for these discussions:

                            • Yoga defined
                            • Ashtanga yoga (eight limbs)
                            • Kriya, Klesha, Karma
                            • Concept of Ishwara
                            • Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama)

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