Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden, PBO (04/15/18)

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Sunday, April 15 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
• Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment)
• Brief intro to the eight limbs of yoga
• Definition of asana
• Concept and definition of meditation

[audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp-wksp-yoga-garden041518.mp3]

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)

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