Yoga Philosophy | Surya Chandra Yoga

PHILOSOPHY

*We will dive into the Indian philosophy of yoga in this portion of the course, covering several texts.

*Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga in the Yoga Sutras:

yamas, niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi will be explained and explored.

*Krishna’s teachings to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita on family, duty, choice.

*Hatha Yoga Pradipika written by Swami Svatmarama,

one of the three main hatha yoga texts.

*The three gunas will be discussed in detail:

sattva, rajas and tamas and how they

relate to the present daily life.

*Intro to Tantra

*The 7 Bhoomikas

*Shariras & Kleshas

*and more...

We will go over how we all have these within us and how to work with them for a balanced and healthy existence.