Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Mini-Training

20 HOUR IMMERSION

NOTE: if you cannot make all of these dates, you can still register for the immersion. Recordings of the immersion will be available and emailed to all registrants.

The Yoga Sutra is one of the foundational yogic texts written by Master Patanjali. Learn to read and interpret the entire Yoga Sutra. In this course we will examine yoga as a school of thought and see where it fits within the historical context of Indian spiritualism (the six schools of Sanskrit literature).  We will investigate the framework of yoga in the context of the 24 divisions of reality (from the Samkhya Karikas) and then take a deep dive into the most famous yogic text today - the Yoga Sutra of Master Patanjali.  

We will examine this work from a unique perspective using 1000 year old dictionaries from Tibet as opposed to the more common use of western dictionaries dating back a few hundred years-- giving this interpretation a unique flavor and beautiful insights into how to make the verses practical and relevant while profoundly changing our reality.

6 Schools of Hindu Philosophy (and where Yoga fits in)

historical significance of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

definition, path, and goal of yoga

4 Arya Truths

8 limbs of yoga

role of ignorance in suffering and how to eliminate it

Intersection of ethics, meditation and wisdom

Madyamika Prasangika/Mahayana interpretation of ancient yogic texts

SCHEDULE

4 Weekends

MARCH 13-14 | 11am-1:30pm

MARCH 27-28 | 11am-1:30pm

APRIL 3-4 | 11am-1:30pm

APRIL 10-11 | 11am-1:30pm

$250 ($235 for members) | included in the Yoga Teacher Training

SCHOLARSHIP: Please note that all students who express a need, will be offered a 20% off scholarship OR the option to pay in full on a payment plan, with full payment due before the last day of the immersion or training. For scholarship application, email info@threejewels.org

Earle Birney is an accomplished meditation teacher and practitioner, having completed the traditional 3 year, 3 month and 3 day silent meditation retreat. He has been a student of meditation, Yoga, and Buddhist philosophy for over 20 years. He is a graduate of the 7 year Asian Classics Institute (ACI) foundational program as well as the 7 year advanced study program. He teaches meditation and philosophy to a variety of students, focusing primarily on youth both local and abroad. Earle manages a bi-annual children’s program for over 300 students, as well as mentoring professionals in meditation, yoga and philosophy.