History, Philosophy, and the Yoga Lifestyle
Understand more of what you read and hear about in yoga classes, journals, and workshops with this journey through the Vedas to the modern practice of yoga. This series includes an overview of the ashtanga path accourding to Patanjali which underlies a dedicated, progressive yoga practice leading to meditation. We trace the yoga family tree from the yoga masters of India to modern influences and teachers in America.
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 1, Part 1
Vedas, Upanishads, perspectives on chanting, the Gayatri mantra.
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 1, Part 2
Exchange of yoga teachers between Europe, India, and America, the family tree of modern yoga, and the guru/lineage crisis.
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 2, Part 1
Patanjali's Yogasutras and the ashtanga path.
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 2, Part 2
Patanjali's Yogasutras and the ashtanga path.
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 3, Part 1
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History, Philosophy, & the Yoga Lifestyle: Class 3, Part 2
Choosing an object of meditation, sound and vibration, and introducing a new object of meditation.