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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 […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.45 – 2.46 (1/16/21)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.45 - 2.46 (1/16/21)
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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, 1/16/21.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.45: samādhi siddhiḥ-īśvarapraṇidhānāt ॥45॥“By total surrender to God, samadhi is attained.” Sutra 2.46: sthira-sukham-āsanam ॥46॥“Asana is a steady, comfortable posture.”

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YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)
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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, 7/18/20.

Sutras covered:

We reviewed the sutras 2.15 through 2.24 which represent the underlying philosophy of Samkhya.

Sutra 2.25: tad-abhābāt-saṁyoga-abhāvo hānaṁ taddr̥śeḥ kaivalyam ॥25॥Without this ignorance, union between Purusha and Prakriti does not occur. […]

YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.10 thru 2.13 (2/15/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, Sutras 2.10 thru 2.13 (2/15/20)
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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, 2/15/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.10: te pratiprasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ ॥10॥ In subtle form, these afflictions can be destroyed by resolving them back into their primal cause. Sutra 2.11: dhyāna heyāḥ tad-vr̥ttayaḥ ॥11॥ In the active […]

Kleshas (afflictions), sutras 2.5 through 2.11 (YSP workshop 2/16/19)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Kleshas (afflictions), sutras 2.5 through 2.11 (YSP workshop 2/16/19)
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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, 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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Theory of kleshas (afflictions) - sutras 2.1-2.4 (YSP workshop 1/19/19)
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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, 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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Meditation (cont.) - sutras 3.1 - 3.12 (YSP workshop 12/15/18)
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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, 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 […]

Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi – Part 1 (YSP workshop 5/19/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Meditation - dharana, dhyana, samadhi - Part 1 (YSP workshop 5/19/18)
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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, 05/19/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of the eight limbs of yoga. We started the discussion with the fifth limb, pratyahara (sense withdrawal), and continued with discussion on meditation […]

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) […]

YSP Workshop (3/17/18) – Yamas and Niyamas, asteya (non-stealing) thru tapas (austerity)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop (3/17/18) - Yamas and Niyamas, asteya (non-stealing) thru tapas (austerity)
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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, 03/17/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of the five yamas and the five niyams and covered the following: 

Sutras 2.37 – 2.43 Listing the eight limbs of yoga Listing […]