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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 2.25 thru 2.27 (7/18/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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)

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 2.10 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 […]

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 […]

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

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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 […]

Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (8/12/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (Yoga Garden, PBO) (8/12/18)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on “Essential message of Bhagavad Gita” that I made on Sunday, June 11, 2017 to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Yoga Garden yoga studio in Apex:

Brief summary of what we covered: Introduction Background – events leading up to the Kurukshetra […]

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 […]

Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.18 thru 2.22

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Purusha (soul) and Prakriti (matter), sutras 2.18 thru 2.22
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on the Yoga Sutras during the workshop on Saturday, 05/20/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Discussion on the concept of Purusha and Prakriti sutras 2.18 thru 2.22 [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp052017-ch2-18-thru-22.mp3]

You can listen to the podcast as well as subscribe to it on itunes here. […]