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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 2.41-2.44 (11/21/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.41-2.44 (11/21/20)
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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, 11/21/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.41: sattva-śuddhiḥ saumanasya-ikāgry-endriyajaya-ātmadarśana yogyatvāni ca ॥41॥

Moreover, one gains purity of sattva (intellect), cheerfulness of mind, one-pointedness, mastery over the senses, and fitness for Self-realization.

Sutra 2.42: saṁtoṣāt-anuttamas-sukhalābhaḥ ॥42॥

By contentment, supreme […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.20 thru 2.24 (6/20/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.20 thru 2.24 (6/20/20)
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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, 6/20/20.

Sutras covered: Sutra 2.20: draṣṭā dr̥śimātraḥ śuddho-‘pi pratyaya-anupaśyaḥ ॥20॥The Seer is nothing but the power of seeing which, although pure, appears to see through the mind. Sutra 2.21: tadartha eva dr̥śyasya-ātmā ॥21॥The seen […]

Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (6/9/19)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (6/9/19)
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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 […]

Intro to Yoga Sutras, focus on Samadhi (Blue Point Yoga) (2/24/19)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to Yoga Sutras, focus on Samadhi (Blue Point Yoga) (2/24/19)
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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 […]

Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (8/12/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (8/12/18)
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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 […]

YSP Workshop – 8 limbs of yoga thru Pranayama (4/21/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop - 8 limbs of yoga thru Pranayama (4/21/18)
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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, 04/21/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of the eight limbs of yoga. Concluding the discussion on the five yamas and the five niyamas we continued with asana and pranayama […]

Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 3 (Aug 20, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 3 (Aug 20, 2016)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 8/20/16:

Brief summary of what we covered: Continued the discussion on the eight limbs of yoga with focus on the concept of Ishwara in the Yoga Sutras (sutras 1.29, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45) Began discussion on Asana (sutras 2.46, 2.47) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp082016-ishvara-asana.mp3]

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Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 2 (July 16, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 2 (July 16, 2016)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 7/16/16::

Brief summary of what we covered: Focus on the concept of Ishwara in the Yoga Sutras (sutras 1.25 – 1.28) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp071616-ishvara-part2.mp3]

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

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