Yoga Sūtras (Philosophy) & Meditation

Course Description

𝐘𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐏 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟕𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Tuesdays & Thursdays – 9:30 AM CET (Spain time) (Days TBC in Sept 2025) ••• There is no doubt: 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫. But, as Mahendra often reminds us: "𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 (𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑗𝑛̃𝑎̄ 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑢 – 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑜𝑚), 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑑ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑎. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒." This immersive online course offers a rare opportunity to explore 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 through the study of 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑎𝑙𝑖’𝑠 𝑌𝑜𝑔𝑎 𝑆𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑠, guided by Mahendra’s clarity and traditional perspective. Each session will begin with a 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (25–30 min) to prepare the mind, followed by a 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬 (1 hour of theory and reflection). ••• 📜 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 We will explore key sutras from the classical text, including: • Chapter 1 (Samadhi Pada): selected sutras from 1.1 to 1.33 • Chapter 2 (Sadhana Pada): selected sutras from 2.28 to 2.55 • Chapter 3 (Vibhuti Pada): from sutras 3.1 to 3.3 (𝐶𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑟ℎ𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠) 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟖 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐬: ✔️ Prakriti and Purusha (Mater, Mind and Consciousness) ✔️ Yoga & discipline ✔️ The nature of the mind and its fluctuations ✔️ Abhyasa (effort) and Vairagya (letting go) ✔️ The path toward inner stillness and samadhi ✔️ Yamas & Niyamas through the lens of wisdom ✔️ The role of meditation in the yogic path ••• 🧘‍♀️ 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭: 14 sessions total • 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of each session: 1h30 (via Zoom) • 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: From March 24th to May 7th, 2026 • 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 & 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: Every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30 AM CET (TBC in September 2025) 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬: • Live sessions (recordings available for 3 months.) • Certification as a 𝐘𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐏 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 ••• 🎓 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦? This course is open to all sincere seekers: ✅ Yoga teachers & students ✅ Philosophical minds ✅ Meditators ✅ Practitioners looking for meaning behind their practice 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 💰 170,00 € With Love and Care, 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢 & 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚