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

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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)

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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 […]

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 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)

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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 2.20 thru 2.24 (6/20/20)

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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 […]

YSP workshop, sutras 2.18 thru 2.19 (5/16/20)

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YSP workshop, sutras 2.18 thru 2.19 (5/16/20)
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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, 5/16/20.

Sutras covered:

Sutra 2.18: prakāśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlaṁ bhūtendriya-ātmakaṁ bhoga-apavarga-arthaṁ dr̥śyam ॥18॥The seen (Prakriti) is of the nature of the three gunas: illumination (sattva), activity (rajas) and inertia (tamas); and consists of the elements and sense […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi (cont.) (YSP workshop 10/20/18)

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Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi (cont.) (YSP workshop 10/20/18)
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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, 10/20/18:

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. Since many of […]