What You’ll Learn:
Description:
For this intensive weekend retreat, Swami Brahmananda will be teaching sutra by sutra of the third chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is focused on powers. This is an inspiring and thorough study of the most important text for the yogis. You will learn practical tools to improve your own yoga practice and your spiritual journey.
Raja Yoga, the royal path of mind control, is the most comprehensive and scientific approach to God-Realization. The precepts and doctrines of this ancient science were first compiled and explained by Patanjali Maharishi, the greatest psychologist of all time. Never has man’s mind been so completely analyzed. Never has the process of eliminating human suffering been so succinctly presented. The methods of Raja Yoga are profound and timeless. They are the most useful techniques available to modern man beset by the tremendous stresses and strains of our competitive society.
The third chapter – Vibhuti Pada, which will be the premise of this course, discusses the practices of Dharana – concentration, Dhyana – meditation and Samadhi – the super conscious state and various kinds of Samyama on external objects, mind, internal chakras, and on several objects, and to acquire various Siddhis or powers.
Course includes lectures satsangs, chanting, meditation and traditional Hatha yoga classes.
Requirements & Recommendations:
Course Includes:
Swami Brahmananda is Manager of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat and senior staff of the Sivananda organization. A long-time practitioner of yoga, he regularly teaches yoga philosophy and meditation for the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses as well as meditation immersion courses. He is a much-loved, inspiring, and knowledgeable teacher.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH
7:00 – 8:00 pm Yoga Sutra Class with Swami Brahmananda
8:00 – 9:30 pm Evening satsang (meditation, chanting and a short talk by an ashram staff) – optional
SATURDAY AUGUST 8TH AND SUNDAY AUGUST 9TH
6:00 – 7:30 am Morning satsang (meditation, chanting and a short talk by an ashram staff) – optional
12:00 – 1:30 pm Yoga Sutra Class with Swami Brahmananda
2:30 – 4:00 pm Yoga Sutra Class with Swami Brahmananda
4:30 – 6:00 pm Hatha Yoga Class (with Swami Paramannada on Saturday and Krishna Chaitanya on Sunday)
8:00 – 9:30 pm Evening satsang (meditation, chanting and a short talk by an ashram staff) – optional
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