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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 2.41-2.44 (11/21/20)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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 […]

YSP Workshop – 8 limbs of yoga thru Pranayama (4/21/18)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop - 8 limbs of yoga thru Pranayama (4/21/18)
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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, 04/21/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of the eight limbs of yoga. Concluding the discussion on the five yamas and the five niyamas we continued with asana and pranayama […]

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) […]

YSP Workshop (3/17/18) – Yamas and Niyamas, asteya (non-stealing) thru tapas (austerity)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop (3/17/18) - Yamas and Niyamas, asteya (non-stealing) thru tapas (austerity)
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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, 03/17/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

We continued the discussion of the five yamas and the five niyams and covered the following: 

Sutras 2.37 – 2.43 Listing the eight limbs of yoga Listing […]

YSP Workshop (2/17/18), review yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop (2/17/18), review yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness)
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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, 02/17/18:

Brief summary of what we covered:

Since a majority of the participants for this session were new, we decided to go over a review of the Yoga Sutras and then review the five […]

YSP Workshop, yamas of ahimsa and satya (11/18/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP Workshop, yamas of ahimsa and satya (11/18/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 11/18/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutras 2.29 – 2.36 Listing the eight limbs of yoga Listing the five yamas and niyamas Discussion on the yamas of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truthfulness) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp111817-yamas-ahimsa-satya.mp3]

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YSP workshop – Intro to eight limbs of yoga (10/21/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
YSP workshop - Intro to eight limbs of yoga (10/21/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the monthly workshop on the Yoga Sutras on Saturday, 10/21/17:

Brief summary of what we covered: Sutra 1.16: higer form of vairagya (non-attachment) Sutras 1.30-1.31: obstacles to the path of yoga Sutra 1.33: Four attitudes for four categories of people Sutra 2.28: why practice the eight […]

Intro to “Sanskrit for Yoga” (Blue Point Yoga) (09/30/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to “Sanskrit for Yoga” (Blue Point Yoga) (09/30/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the presentation on "Intro to Sanskrit for Yoga" that I made on Saturday, September 30, 2017 to the students undergoing yoga teacher training at the Blue Point Yoga Center in Durham under the guidance of Sara Doyle.

Brief summary of what we covered: General characteristics of […]

Intro to Yoga Sutras – Yoga Garden (04/23/17)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Intro to Yoga Sutras - Yoga Garden (04/23/17)
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I am pleased to present an audio recording of the Yoga Sutra workshop that I presented on Sunday, April 23 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 Abhyasa (practice) […]