Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras:

Vedic Psychology

About the Yoga Sutras:

Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras is less a philosophy text and more a methodology for understanding reality. Unlike non-dualistic approaches to understanding reality like Vednta, Patañjali's Yoga explains reality as a dualistic interaction between nature and consciousness. It's a manual for calming the mind with self realization as the goal.

Also known as Rāja Yoga, or the “royal path” because one becomes refined through the practices suggested in the text. This is the path of meditation.

About the Course:

Allison shares the teachings traditionally and cleanly from the Sanskrit text while simultaneously referring to our shared sense of modern reality. This course aims to be of genuine support as you transform and evolve to become more content, more peaceful, and more connected to your reality.

You'll have lifetime access to over 40 hours of teachings. Allison has been an ongoing student of Patanjali's teachings since 2001, having studied directly with Swami Swaroopananda and Dr. Edwin Bryant.

Course Outline: pre-recorded material

Chapter 1: Samādhi Pāda

• Definition of yoga
• Vṛttis
• Abhyāsa and vairāgya
• Īśvara
• Calming the mind
• Samādhi

Chapter 2: Sādhana Pāda

• Kriyā Yoga
• Kleśas
• Karma
• Suffering
• Aṣṭāṅga Yoga

Chapter 3: Vibhuti Pāda

• Review Ch 1 & 2
• Inner limbs
• Samyama
• Siddhi’s
• Saṁskāras and Dharmin

Chapter 4: Kaivalya Pāda

• Karma and Saṁskāras
• Time and Guṇas
• Distinctions between Yoga and Buddhism
• Ultimate Freedom