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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 2.41-2.44 (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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

YSP Workshop (2/17/18), review yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop (2/17/18), review yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness)
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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, 02/17/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

Since a majority of the participants for this session were new, we decided to go over a review of the Yoga Sutras and then review the five […]

YSP Workshop, yamas of ahimsa and satya (11/18/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, yamas of ahimsa and satya (11/18/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 11/18/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutras 2.29 – 2.36 Listing the eight limbs of yoga Listing the five yamas and niyamas Discussion on the yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp111817-yamas-ahimsa-satya.mp3]

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YSP workshop – Intro to eight limbs of yoga (10/21/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop - Intro to eight limbs of yoga (10/21/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 10/21/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutra 1.16: higer form of vairagya (non-attachment) Sutras 1.30-1.31: obstacles to the path of yoga Sutra 1.33: Four attitudes for four categories of people Sutra 2.28: why practice the eight […]

Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.22 thru 2.28 (April 15, 2017)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.22 thru 2.28 (April 15, 2017)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras during the monthly workshop on Saturday, 07/15/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutras 2.22 – 2.27

With this session, we have completed the round of discussions on the yoga sutras which we began approximately two years ago. In this […]