If you’re ready to apply yoga philosophy to your own life—or teach it with clarity and feeling—my classes and workshops create space to sharpen your thinking, steady your inner life, and connect your practice to what matters now.
New Workshop: Wisdom in Motion
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Hi Reader, Sharing a bit of yoga philosophy before students start moving is a great way for a yoga teacher to open a class. It can also be challenging. But what’s even more challenging is weaving that bit of philosophy into your class while your students are moving. But that's how you turn the philosophy you talk about into the philosophy that everyone feels. We can tell students that Warrior Pose teaches us how to be strong, Tree Pose teaches us how to stay grounded, and Child’s Pose teaches how to surrender — and there’s nothing wrong with making those connections. But telling students what a pose represents isn’t the same as using a pose to turn a philosophical idea into a personal experience. In Wisdom in Motion: How to Weave Yoga Philosophy Into Your Asana Sequences, I’ll share my approach to making yoga philosophy an integral part of an asana experience—not just something we talk about before the physical practice begins. We’ll look at how to identify the essence of a yoga wisdom teaching and find the places in your sequence where students can encounter that teaching through their own experience. That might happen in a challenging pose. Or in a transition. Or in a resting posture, in the choice between pushing harder and backing off, or in the way a student responds when the practice doesn’t go the way they expected. For yoga teachers, learning to recognize these moments opens up new ways to bring philosophy into class without having to force a theme onto a sequence or spending so much time explaining an idea that the physical practice gets lost in the process. In this live 90-minute online workshop, you’ll learn how to:
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a practical framework for bringing yoga philosophy into the way you already sequence and teach, along with new ideas for creating classes in which philosophy isn’t just something you talk about—it’s something your students have a chance to experience for themselves. Wisdom in Motion: How to Weave Yoga Philosophy Into Your Asana Sequences TUITION: $27 Wisdom in Motion is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit. The workshop will be recorded—you’ll receive a replay email with the link to the recording shortly after the live workshop ends, so you can attend even if you can't make it live. Be sure to check your Promotions or Subscriptions folder if it doesn't land in your inbox. If you have any questions about this workshop, just reply to this email! Hoping you're well in all respects, Hari-k |
Hari-kirtana das
If you’re ready to apply yoga philosophy to your own life—or teach it with clarity and feeling—my classes and workshops create space to sharpen your thinking, steady your inner life, and connect your practice to what matters now.
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