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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 2.20 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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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 2.14 thru 2.17 (4/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.14 thru 2.17 (4/18/20)
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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, 4/18/20.

Sutras covered:

Sutra 2.14: te hlāda paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt ॥14॥ The karmas bear fruits of pleasure and pain caused by merit (punya) and demerit (apunya).

Sutra 2.15: ariṇāma tāpa saṁskāra duḥkhaiḥ guṇa-vr̥tti-virodhācca duḥkham-eva sarvaṁ […]

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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop, sutras 2.1 thru 2.9 (1/18/20)
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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, 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)

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 […]

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 2 (YSP workshop 8/18/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Meditation – dharana, dhyana, samadhi – Part 2 (YSP workshop 8/18/18)
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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, 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 […]