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).
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 […]
I am pleased to present an audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 03/18/17:
Brief summary of what we covered: Discussion on the concept of Kleshas (afflictions) sutras 2.2 thru 2.10 [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp031817-klesha.mp3]
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Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 2 (July 16, 2016)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 7/16/16::
Brief summary of what we covered: Focus on the concept of Ishwara in the Yoga Sutras (sutras 1.25 – 1.28) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp071616-ishvara-part2.mp3]
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"How hard it is to control the mind! Well, it has been compared to the maddened monkey. There was a monkey, restless by his own nature, as all monkeys are. As if that were not enough some one made him drink freely of wine, so that he became still more restless. Then a scorpion stung […]
On June 4, 2015, I presented a yoga workshop at IBM to the participants of the conference, "Women in Technology". The title of the talk was "How yoga can help manage stress". I am pleased to present an audio recording of the conference presentation.
Brief summary of what was discussed: What is stress and […]
Essential message of Bhagavad Gita (July 18, 2015)
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Below is the audio recording from the workshop on "Essencial Message of Bhagavad Gita" presented on July 18, 2015:
Brief summary of what we covered: Background information – events leading up to the Mahabharat war The main message Four types of yoga discussed in the Gita: Karma Yoga (yoga of action) Jnana Yoga (yoga of […]
Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 3/7/15:
Brief summary of what we covered: Review of the definition of yoga Review of the five causes of suffering (kleshas) Review of the 8 limbs of yoga Basic concepts of pranayama, including a mention of the five pranas Practicing simple pranayama techniques Concept […]
Ishwara (God), Asana (posture) - part 2 (Feb 7, 2015)
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Below is part 2 of the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 2/7/15:
Brief summary of what we covered: Attributes of Ishwara Ishwara Pranidhana – surrender to supreme reality Significance of OM (AUM) Definition of asana (physical posture) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp020715-ishwara-asana-part2.mp3]
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 1/3/15 (Part 2):
Brief summary of what we covered: Five niyamas Four attitudes for peace of mind (Sutra 1.33) Introduction to the concept or Ishwara (God) Brief introduction to the Samkhya philosophy and the 23 elements Cause of suffering – union of Purusha (pure […]
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