Introduction to Yoga Sutras

Name: Introduction to Yoga Sutras
Released: 2016-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Sport · Special Interest

Yoga is clearly laid out in an ancient text called the Yoga Sutras, which define yoga as a school of thought and a journey into consciousness. How can we refine it, so as to connect to the inner light of awareness.

2016 · 8m

EPISODE 1

Yoga as a Path of Positive Transformation

The philosophy and practice of yoga are designed to learn about who we are. In the process, we root out negativity and replace it with loving kindness.
EPISODE 2

Namaste: The Inner Light of Awareness

Yoga, in its broadest sense, includes a belief in the permanent divine light of awareness. It promotes kindness and selflessness and less attachment to material things.
EPISODE 3

The Heart-Mind Field of Consciousness

Our consciousness is a field through which the inner light of awareness shines. Understanding how the heart-mind complex functions is essential to understanding how yoga works.
EPISODE 4

Karma and Habitual Patterns

Nicolai Bachman explores what karma is, why the theory of karma can explain the inexplicable, and how karma provides incentive to live a kind and honest life.
EPISODE 5

The Limbs of Yoga

Nicolai Bachman introduces the eight limbs of yoga, as delineated in the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.
EPISODE 6

Ahimsa: Nonviolence as the Foremost Practice

Nicolai Bachman discusses ahimsa, or non-violence, as the first element of the first limb of yoga.