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Tea With Patanjali: Yoga Sutra Study Classes
Join us online for an uplifting tea break on Wednesday afternoons.
I once heard someone say “There is nothing so profound as a cup of tea”. And a pause for tea in the afternoon can be a positive thing in our busy days.
Add to it a reflection on an inspirational Sutra or two and your days can be transformed, and your afternoon tea break something you will look forward to even more!
The classes are recorded if you can’t join llve.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a collection of sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of Yoga.
The Sutras have been called the first book of human psychology and will deepen and advance your Yoga practice and understanding. They teach us about the nature of the mind, the causes of suffering, and offer step-by-step solutions to our suffering and means to it’s transcendence.
With the Yoga Sutras, even the physical posture practice of Yoga becomes less limited, less purely physical in scope as it is recognised as a means to positively shift your state of being.
Each Sutra or aphorism, is like a seed in that it has a potential to awaken new understanding about the nature of the mind and who you are.
These Sutras are the primary text of Raja Yoga, the Royal path of Yoga, the Yoga of the mind.
There comes a time in our life as Yoga practitioners when we will want to advance our understanding of the full reach of Yoga practice. The Yoga Sutras provide us with a wonderful and time-tested handbook for success on the path of Yoga, and for evolution of being.
Who is Patanjali?
Patanjali was an author, mystic, grammarian, and philosopher believed to have written around 200BCE – 200CE. He is believed to be the author of a number of Sanskrit works including The Yoga Sutras.
The Yoga Sutras is a major text of study on many Yoga Teacher Training Courses.
The Text For Study:
There are many commentariers on the Yoga Sutras but gathering in a class to learn them can really bring them to life and transform your understanding of yourself and the nature of your mind.
In these classes, we will be reading the Sutras from the book Meditation and Mantra by Swami Vishnudevananda, although we may draw on Sutra translations from other commentaries also. The text book is available on Amazon.
There are four chapters or “Padas” to the Yoga Sutras and 196 Sutras in total.
The Class Content:
Week by week we will reflect on the deep teachings hidden in one or two Sutras as we work our way through from start to finish.
There will be sacred chanting, and guided practices to enjoy during and in-between classes, relating to the teachings encapsulated in each week’s Sutras.
The classes promise to be a light, inspirng and thought–provoking way to spend 30-40 minutes each week. And there will be time to ask your questions about all things Yoga and meditation.
We will close each class with a 15 – 20 minute meditation, relating to the week’s teachings.
When Are The Classes?
The classes will take place online on Wednesday afternoonsat 4pm and will last from 45 minutes – 60 minutes including a guided meditation.
Class Fees and Booking:
There is a sliding scale of fees for these classes. Fees are per calendar month. Plus there is15% discount if you already have a Yoga class membership. Please contact me for a discount code in this case.
Please choose the monthly fee according to your ability to pay:
Tea with Patanjali Fee A – £60/mth
Tea with Patanjali Fee B – £50/mth
Tea with Patanjali Fee C – £40/mth
Click here to book your place.
Patanjali has become “the alpha and the omega of the whole tradition of Yoga.” Osho
