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Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 3 (Aug 20, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 3 (Aug 20, 2016)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 8/20/16:

Brief summary of what we covered: Continued the discussion on the eight limbs of yoga with focus on the concept of Ishwara in the Yoga Sutras (sutras 1.29, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45) Began discussion on Asana (sutras 2.46, 2.47) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp082016-ishvara-asana.mp3]

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Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 2 (July 16, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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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Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 1 (June 18, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Concept of Ishwara (God) in Yoga Sutras, part 1 (June 18, 2016)
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Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on Saturday, 6/18/16::

Brief summary of what we covered: Focus on the concept of Ishwara in the Yoga Sutras (sutras 1.23 – 1.29) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp061816-ishvara-part1.mp3]

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

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Basic Pranayama Routine recommendation

Basic pranayama practices recommended for a daily routine. Add more when you can find the time. […]

Five Niyamas and Asana (May 21, 2016)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Five Niyamas and Asana (May 21, 2016)
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Yoga sutras of Patanjali, Five niyamas and asana (posture) […]

What causes fluctuations of the mind? – the Five Vrittis

"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 […]

14-day Pranayama Intensive, May 9-22

Vishnu Mudra

I am pleased to announce the next Pranayama intensive. In this program, we will be practicing some of the main pranayama techniques given in our ancient yoga texts. I will also discuss the underlying concepts in the practice of pranayama and all the wonderful benefits that the practice can bring […]

The Five Yamas (April 16, 2016)

Below is the audio recording from the Yoga Sutra workshop on 04/16/16:

Brief summary of what we covered: Review of the Definition of yoga, Abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (detachment) Five Yamas – ahimsa (non-violence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacharya (abstinence) and aparigraha (non-hoarding) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/sm-podcasts/ysp041616-5yamas.mp3]

I sincerely apologize for the poor quality of the audio recording. […]

Yoga for Stress Management (IBM – June 4, 2015)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
Yoga for Stress Management (IBM - June 4, 2015)
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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)

Padmasana (Lotus)
YSP podcast series
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 […]