What to Expect

Would you love to learn more about the ancient wisdom of Yoga and how to infuse its teachings into your life and your yoga classes? The roots of yoga are buried deep in a rich soil of philosophy. It is the philosophy of yoga that sets it apart in the world of wellness and spirituality. In this 12-hour training, you are guided through the philosophical teachings of yoga, split across 3 modules. Each module comprises 2 x 2-hour workshops plus an extensive course manual. This practical and experiential course brings to life the philosophy through Movement, Meditation & Mantra giving you the tools and inspiration to share the teachings in your yoga classes. We explore the teaching of the Bhagavad Gīta, the Tantric understandings of shīva & śakti, and explore the wisdom of Patañjali beyond the 8-limbs. You can take this course live with Laura or on demand in your own time,  THe course includes life time access to the recordings and manual.

Module 1 - The Bhagavad Gīta

• Alongside Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra, the Gīta is probably the foremost scriptural text about yoga. Much of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra is based on the philosophies expounded about in the Gīta
• Despite its poetic approach, the teachings of the Gīta are quite straightforward. The Gīta puts forward the process of sacrificing the ego through awareness, right action and following the path of loving devotion.
• Explore the key teachings from the Gīta, including the Yoga mārga, Karma, Dharma & The Gunas
• Work through your own Dharma mapping, to consider your unique purpose for life
• Connect with a specific deity to support your journey and weave their light into your life for japa meditation
• Consider the correlation between the Gunas and polyvagal theory

Module 2 - Tantric Philosophy & shīva & śakti

• Explore the Tantric teachings of divine feminine and divine masculine energy. The concepts of male and female transcend gender in yoga philosophy. They are simply the polarities of sun & moon, day & night, shiva & śakti.
• Experience how these essential energies create, sustain and animate life. Everything that exists contains these energies, is shaped by them and changes as the balance of the energies change.
• Learn about the history of tantra, tantric yoga and its evolution into Hatha Yoga
• Experience key practices of Hatha Yoga that have evolved from Tantra, such as the cakras, nāḍīs, prāṇāyāma and mudras
• Experience Tantra's key teachings that all that is life is the divine and through total absorption in life we realise our own divine nature

Module 3 - Patañjali, Beyond the 8 limbs

• The 8-limbs of yoga is a wonderful system laid out by Patañjali, but there is more to the Yoga Sūtra than just the 8 limbs
• Explore Patañjali's intricate philosophies of the mind to gain a deep understanding of the self, as Patañjali says 'knowing the true self is the end goal of yoga'
• Consider Patañjali's approach to the 5 streams of consciousness
• Dive deep into the final 3 of the 8-limbs; dhāraṇā - concentration, dhyāna - meditation and samādhi - absorption
• Experience in a tangible way, Samādhi through a journey of Surrender & The Path of Gratitude 

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