Greetings Reader - The whole world is in a chaotic state right now. And if you’re a yoga teacher, odds are people are coming to your classes hoping to find relief from a higher level of stress than usual. You can guide them through wringing the tension out of their bodies as they move and hold space for them to calm their minds as they sit in meditation. But there’s something else you can give them that might have a more lasting impact: knowledge from the yoga wisdom tradition. Yoga philosophy doesn’t just help us gain a deeper understanding of ourselves; it’s a lens for seeing the world with greater clarity and a guide for making decisions about how to respond to the world. Even if you don’t know or understand a lot of yoga philosophy, you know a lot more than the people who come to your classes. And any little bit of yoga wisdom you’ve acquired can have tremendous value for someone who never heard it before. The question is, what’s the best way for you to share yoga wisdom in your classes? The answer: do it a way that will give them the benefit of that wisdom without them even realizing that that’s what you were doing. How do you do that? It’s easier than you think. Sharing yoga philosophy can be quick, easy, and fun—for you and your students—and I’ll show you how in my upcoming workshop: How to Give a Great Dharma Talk Sunday, March 30 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT Investment: $27! ENROLLMENT IS CLOSING IN 24 HOURS! This workshop will be recorded – watch the replay anytime. Participants will earn 1.5 hours of CE credit with Yoga Alliance You’ll learn:
This will be a very interactive workshop and there'll be plenty of time for Q&A. Memorizing sutras isn't what's important. How much you know isn't important. What's important is your ability to share your personal realization of whatever yoga philosophy you know in a simple and eloquent way. When I started teaching yoga I realized very quickly that I only had a few minutes at the start of my class to speak in a way that would hold everyone's interest, establish my authority on the topic, offer something potentially transformative without sounding preachy, and inspire excitement about the power of yoga philosophy to illuminate our lives. Sounds like a tall order, right? Well, it is! I realized that I needed a system that would ensure I would consistently offer something interesting, meaningful, and entertaining in just a few minutes. And I'd like to share that system with you! How to Give a Great Dharma Talk Sunday, March 30 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT Investment: $27! ENROLLMENT IS CLOSING IN 24 HOURS! This workshop will be recorded – watch the replay anytime. Hoping to see you there, - Hari-k |
Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, we’re going to talk about the relationship between philosophy and ideology, specifically how impersonalism, an idea that's usually applied to non-duality in yoga philosophy, shows up in current political and economic ideologies —nationalism, capitalism, etc.—in ways that make tangible impacts in the real world. We'll look at what impersonalism is, how it manifests in a social context, why it...
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Hi Reader - I'm writing to let you know about a new live online course that I designed to help you step into a life of deeper meaning and higher purpose: The course is called Finding Your Dharma. It's a guided journey into yoga wisdom's system for discovering your true nature, defining your highest values, and living a deeply fulfilling life in alignment with your nature and values. If your not experiencing a sense of fulfillment and alignment right now, it may be because you don't know what...