THE ESSENCE OF YOGA

An Eight-Month Transformational Journey

The course is structured around the study of the Yoga Sutra and its traditional commentaries.

Each week we will study the original text, examine the traditional explanations, reflect on the teaching through questions and discussion, and investigate its meaning through pranayama and meditation.

The course is not intended to be simply an academic study of Yoga.

The aim is to understand the teaching sufficiently deeply that it can become something we investigate in our own experience.

HOW WE STUDY

The method follows the traditional progression of:

Hearing → Reflecting → Meditating

The teaching is first heard.

It is then examined, questioned and reflected upon.

Finally, it is investigated through practice and meditation.

This movement between study and experience is fundamental to the course.

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WEEKLY STRUCTURE

Yoga Sutra

A detailed study of the Yoga Sutra, with particular attention to the meaning of the individual Sutras and their relationship to one another.

Traditional Commentaries

We will study Vyasa and other important commentators in order to understand how the traditional interpretation of the text developed.

Supplementary Texts

Selected passages from the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Sankhya, Hatha Yoga and Advaita traditions.

Questions and Discussion

The teaching is examined through questions and discussion rather than simply presented as information.

Pranayama and Meditation

The course concludes each live meeting with pranayama and meditation, allowing the ideas we have studied to be investigated through practice.

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COURSE STRUCTURE

28 recorded Yoga Sutra talks, approximately 75 minutes each.

28 recorded supplementary-text talks, approximately 60 minutes each.

28 live meetings, approximately two hours each.

All live meetings are recorded for review.

Digital copies of supporting texts are provided where available.

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

12:00 PM London
7:00 AM New York

Samadhi Pada
December 5, 2026 – January 30, 2027

Sadhana Pada
February 27 – April 24, 2027

Vibhuti and Kaivalya Pada
May 29 – July 31, 2027

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FEES

Full payment: €2,415

Early registration before November 1: €2,175

Three payments: €865 per Pada

Eight monthly payments: €356