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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 2.20 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 […]

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 (cont.) (YSP workshop 10/20/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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 […]

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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Meditation - dharana, dhyana, samadhi - Part 1 (YSP workshop 5/19/18)
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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, 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 […]

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) […]

Definition of Yoga, sutras 1.1-1.5 (8/19/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Definition of Yoga, sutras 1.1-1.5 (8/19/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 8/19/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutras 1.1 – 1.5

With the session in July, we completed the round of discussions on the yoga sutras which we began approximately two years ago. In that go-round we […]