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.
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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, If you want to prove that a yoga teaching should be considered “right knowledge,” there are three kinds of evidence you have to present: Direct perception—does the teaching correspond to your lived experience? Logic—does the teaching make sense when you think it all the way through? Testimony—is the teaching corroborated by authoritative sources of knowledge? According to the Yoga-sutras, if a teaching meets all three criteria, we can consider it “right knowledge.” Which...
Hi Reader, The best way for a yoga teacher to get a return on the investment they make in training is to enroll in a program that offers practical, actionable skills for building a sustainable career. Skills like brand development, strategic marketing, and how to design classes and workshops that reflect your unique voice as a teacher. Unfortunately, these skills are often missing from YTT curriculums—making it harder for yoga teachers to recoup the time and money they’ve already invested. Of...
Greetings Reader, What does yoga philosophy say about . . . [fill in the blank]. Physical fitness? Mental health? Religion? Politics? The origins of the universe? The nature of consciousness? What do the teachings of yoga have to say about . . . anything? Well, actually, yoga philosophy has something to say about everything. This may come as a surprise if you think staying focused on the ultimate goal of yoga — realization of the true nature of the self — would narrow the bandwidth of...