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Intro to Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yoga Garden, Apex (11/12/21)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yoga Garden, Apex (11/12/21)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Friday, November 12, 2021 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 Brief […]

Sutras 1.7 thru 1.16 (YSP workshop Saturday, 11/16/19)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Sutras 1.7 thru 1.16 (YSP workshop Saturday, 11/16/19)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 11/16/19.

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of sutras in the early part of chapter 1. We discussed the concept of the five vrittis and also abhyasa (practice) and vairagya […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden, PBO (04/15/18)
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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) […]

Five Vrittis, sutras 1.6 thru 1.15 (9/16/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Five Vrittis, sutras 1.6 thru 1.15 (9/16/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 9/16/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutras 1.6 – 1.11: five vrittis (five forms of fluctuations of the mind) Sutras 1.12 – 15: abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (detachment) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp091617-sutras1-6thru1-15.mp3]

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Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden (04/23/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to Yoga Sutras - Yoga Garden (04/23/17)
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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) […]

Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama) – part 1 (Oct 29, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Dharana, dhyana, samadhi (samyama) - part 1 (Oct 29, 2016)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 10/29/16:

Brief summary of what we covered: Continued the discussion on the eight limbs of yoga Focus on dharana, dhyana and samadhi sutras 3.1 – 3.4, 1.17, 1.18, 1.41 [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp102916-samyama-part1.mp3]

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The Five Yamas (April 16, 2016)

Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 04/16/16:

Brief summary of what we covered: Review of the Definition of yoga, Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (detachment) Five Yamas – ahimsa (non-violence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacharya (abstinence) and aparigraha (non-hoarding) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp041616-5yamas.mp3]

I sincerely apologize for the poor quality of the audio recording. […]

Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment) (Feb 20, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (non-attachment) (Feb 20, 2016)
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Below I am presenting the audio recording from the "introduction to Yoga Sutras" session on 2/20/2016.

Brief summary of what we covered: Review of the definition of yoga and the five vrittis Concepts of Abhyasa (practice) and Vairagya (non-attachment) – sutras 1.12-1.16 Obstacles to progress in yoga – sutras 1.30 – 1.32 [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp022016-abhyasa-vairagya.mp3]

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Yamas and Niyamas – part 1 (Jan 2015)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Yamas and Niyamas - part 1 (Jan 2015)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 1/3/15. The main topic discusssed was the five Yamas. :

Brief summary of what we covered: Review of the Definition of yoga and the four functions of the mind Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (detachment) Kleshas (root cause of stress and suffering) How memories (samskaras) […]