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- Definition of Yoga, sutras 1.1-1.5 (8/19/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 8/19/17:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Sutras 1.1 – 1.5
With the session in July, we completed the round of discussions on the yoga sutras which we began approximately two years ago. In that go-round we covered all the sutras from chapters 1 and 2 and the first fifteen sutras from chapter 3.
In the August 19 session, we restarted a new cycle of the Yoga Sutra discussion from the very beginning.
You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here.
You can read the transcript of the presentation on my blog 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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
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0 min - Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.22 thru 2.28 (April 15, 2017)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras during the monthly workshop on Saturday, 07/15/17:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Sutras 2.22 – 2.27
With this session, we have completed the round of discussions on the yoga sutras which we began approximately two years ago. In this go-round we covered all the sutras from chapters 1 and 2 and the first fifteen sutras from chapter 3.
From next month, I plan to restart the whole series on the yoga sutras starting again with a brief overview in the first session.
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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - “Essential message of Bhagavad Gita” (Yoga Garden) (6/11/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on "Essential message of Bhagavad Gita" that I made on Sunday, June 11, 2017 to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Yoga Garden yoga studio in Apex:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Introduction
- Background – events leading up to the Kurukshetra war
- Paths of yoga in Gita
- Karma yoga (action)
- Bhakti yoga (devotion)
- Jnana yoga (knowledge)
- Dhyana yoga (meditation/mind)
- Three gunas – sattva (purity), rajas (action), tamas (dullness)
- Significant verses in Gita
- Modern applications
- Q&A
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:
- Essential message of Bhagavad Gita
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0 min - Intro to “Sanskrit for Yoga” (Blue Point Yoga) (06/13/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on "Intro to Sanskrit for Yoga" that I made on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 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
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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0 min - Intro to Yoga Sutras, focus on Samadhi (Blue Point Yoga) (part 1) (6/19/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras (part 1) that I made on Monday, June 19, 2017 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:- An overview of the yoga sutras with focus on Samadhhi
- 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
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
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - Intro to the Yoga Sutras, focus on Samadhi (part 2), Blue Point Yoga (06/19/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras (part 2) that I made on Monday, June 19, 2017 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:- An overview of the yoga sutras with focus on Samadhhi
- 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
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
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - Overview of the Yoga Sutras (6/17/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras during the monthly workshop on Saturday, 06/17/17:
Brief summary of what we covered:- An overview of the yoga sutras
- definition of yoga
- concept of abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment)
- Eight limbs of yoga
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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.18 thru 2.22
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras during the workshop on Saturday, 05/20/17:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Discussion on the concept of Purusha and Prakriti
- sutras 2.18 thru 2.22
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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden (04/23/17)
I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Sunday, April 23 to the students undergoing the Yoga Teachers Training program at the Yoga Garden yoga studio in Apex, NC:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Overview of the Yoga Sutras text
- Definition of yoga
- Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment)
- Brief intro to the eight limbs of yoga
- Five kleshas
- Definition of asana
- Basics of the concept of Karma
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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
I would love to get your feedback.
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0 min - Theory of Karma (sutras 2.11 thru 2.15) (April 15, 2017)
I am pleased to present an audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 04/15/17:
Brief summary of what we covered:- Discussion on the concept of Kleshas (afflictions)
- sutras 2.11 thru 2.15
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-1)
- Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama-2)
I would love to get your feedback.
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