Softening of Self: Module One: History of Yoga

Every weekend of this yoga teach training will be open to everyone, so you can drop in whenever you feel called to!

This weekend is March 23rd and 24th

Entire weekend costs $120

Saturday

9 am - 12pm - Morning Session - History of Yoga and Introduction to The Bhagavad Gita

• What is yoga?
• Etymology of the word “yoga”
• History of yoga
• Indus Valley Civilization
• The Vedic Period
• The Upanishads 

12pm - 1pm - Lunch

1pm - 4pm - Afternoon Session

1pm - 130pm - Meditation

130pm - 4pm

• The Mahabharata
• The Bhagavad Gita
• Cultural Significance
• Symbolism 

Sunday

9am - 12pm - Morning Session - Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

• 9am - 12pm
• Introduction to the Yoga Sutras History of the Yoga Sutras
• Who was Patanjali?
• Overview of Book 1, 2, 3, 4
• Significance 

12pm - 1pm - Lunch

1pm - 4pm - Afternoon Session

1pm - 130pm - Meditation

130pm - 4pm

• The vrittis
• Correct knowledge
• Misperception
• Imagination
• Sleep
• Memory
• Abhyasa & vairagya
• Intro to the three gunas
• Guna meditation