Yoga: A Perspective from Veda and Tantras

YOGA: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE VEDIC TEXTS

WHEN: Saturday, August 9
TIME: 8am-11:30am
COST – REGULAR Students: $90 ($160 for both Vedic & Tantric Workshops)
COST – DEVA TT** Students: $80 ($140 for both Vedic & Tantric Workshops)

CEs for RYTs: Available for those who attend both the Mudra and Marma workshops on May 3 & 4

Workshop Description:
Embark on a profound journey into the heart of yoga through the lens of Vedic and Upanishadic wisdom. In this workshop, we’ll explore the meaning, purpose, and goal of yoga as revealed in timeless texts like the Rig Veda, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and Upanishads such as the Brihadaranyaka, Taittiriya, and Mandukya. We’ll also delve into the Samkhya Karika, a text that beautifully connects yoga with Ayurveda.

This workshop will expand your understanding, offering a broader and richer perspective on yoga. Learn to see yoga not just as a practice but also as a profound state of being—a path and the goal. This exploration is a must for sincere seekers, students, and teachers, encouraging you to look beyond a narrow lens and embrace the vastness of yoga’s definition and application. Sign up today and deepen your journey into the wisdom of yoga!

What You’ll Gain:
• Insight into yoga’s roots and philosophy.
• A deeper understanding of its diverse meanings and goals.
• Inspiration to integrate these teachings into your practice and teaching.

If you’re ready to expand your perspective and connect with the essence of yoga, this workshop is for you.

Readings and Tools:
• Required Books: Yoga Ancient Heritage Tomorrow’s Vision* by Indu Arora
• Recommended Books: Mudra the Sacred Secret* by Indu Arora, Roots of Yoga by Sir James Mallinson

* for sale at Devanadi during the weekend

YOGA: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE TANTRIC TEXTS

WHEN: Sunday, August 10
TIME: 8am-11:30am
COST – REGULAR Students: $90 ($160 for both Vedic & Tantric Workshops)
COST – DEVA TT** Students: $80 ($140 for both Vedic & Tantric Workshops)

CEs for RYTs: Available for those who attend both the Mudra and Marma workshops on May 3 & 4

Workshop Description:
Expand your understanding of yoga by exploring its profound wisdom through Tantric texts. This workshop invites you to go beyond the traditional Vedic and Upanishadic perspectives and dive into the teachings of texts like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Shiva Sutras, and Vijnanabhairava Tantra.

Learn how these texts present yoga as a multidimensional practice, offering tools for every practitioner—whether you’re ready for physical practices like Shatkriyas (cleansing techniques), Mudras (physical and subtle locks) or seeking subtle, meditative states of awareness. Yoga, as revealed in these texts, is not confined to the eight-limbed path but is instead an accessible and expansive journey for all levels of seekers.

This workshop will open your mind to the vastness of yoga beyond the conventional lens of postures, showing its depth as a transformative practice for the body, mind, and spirit. A must for anyone who wishes to explore yoga in its fullest expression! Sign up now and discover the many dimensions of yoga beyond asana!

Readings and Tools:
• Required Books: Yoga Ancient Heritage Tomorrow’s Vision* by Indu Arora; Yoga: Immortality and Freedom by Mercia Eliade; Philosophy of Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Veda Bharati
• Recommended Books: Mudra the Sacred Secret* by Indu Arora, Roots of Yoga by Sir James Mallinson
• Recommended Practice to prepare for the session: Body Yantra Meditation, Kundalini Meditation, Third Eye Meditation

* for sale at Devanadi during the weekend

Readings and Tools - Vedic texts WS:
• Required Books: Yoga Ancient Heritage Tomorrow’s Vision* by Indu Arora
• Recommended Books: Mudra the Sacred Secret* by Indu Arora, Roots of Yoga by Sir James Mallinson

Readings and Tools - Tantric texts WS:
• Required Books: Yoga Ancient Heritage Tomorrow’s Vision* by Indu Arora; Yoga: Immortality and Freedom by Mercia Eliade; Philosophy of Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Veda Bharati
• Recommended Books: Mudra the Sacred Secret* by Indu Arora, Roots of Yoga by Sir James Mallinson
• Recommended Practice to prepare for the session: Body Yantra Meditation, Kundalini Meditation, Third Eye Meditation