Sign up and get a FREE meditation audio
* indicates required

Categories

Have you visited my Youtube channel?

Tip-toe balance

As you may be aware, the three important components of yoga practice are asana, pranayama and meditation. The most important text that is normally referred to as authority on these practices is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. It lists several asana, pranayama and meditation practices. However, over time, as yoga has gained global […]

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

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

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 […]

14-day Meditation Intensive, Dec 7-20, 2020

Padmasana (Lotus Pose)

I am pleased to announce the next Meditation Intensive. In this program, I will discuss the basic concepts of meditation and practice several of the concentration (dharana) and meditation (dhyana) techniques. Most of the information that I will be sharing is based on the concepts discussed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and related […]

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

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

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 […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.1 thru 2.9 (1/18/20)

YSP Podcasts
YSP Podcasts
YSP workshop, sutras 2.1 thru 2.9 (1/18/20)
/

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 1/18/20.

Sutras covered:

Sura 2.1: tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyā-yogaḥ ॥1॥Tapas (Austerity Or Sturdy Self-Discipline—Mental, Moral And Physical), Svadhyaya (Repetition Of Sacred Mattras Or Study Of Sacred Literature) And Isvara-Pranidhana (Complete Surrender To God) Are Kriya-Yoga […]

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

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

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 […]

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

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

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 2 (YSP workshop 8/18/18)

YSP Podcasts
YSP Podcasts
Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi – Part 2 (YSP workshop 8/18/18)
/

I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali held on Saturday, 08/18/18:

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)

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

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 […]

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

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

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 […]