6 Month Yoga Philosophy, Principles & Practice Course 

*If not able to attend all programs, feel free to drop in on any of them!

Program Syllabus

Format: Presentation/Discussion/Practice (in simple, seated asana only).

Location: please email me!

Dates: Next session will be announced soon..

Length: 2 hours

Fee: $20 per program

Facilitator: Terry Prem Lancaster (offering various Yogic programming at Mothers Trust (Ramakrishna/Sarada Universal Temple), Ashrams and Yoga festivals, studios, and teacher trainings around the state of Michigan for the past 25 years or so). 

Contact: premlancaster@gmail.com

#1

The Roots of Yoga  Exploring the where, when and why of a very ancient and extremely vast living tradition.

#2

The Introduction of Yoga to the West & the rise of Modern Postural Yoga (Therapy & Exercise)

How Swami Vivekananda, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Yogendra and the lineage of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya inspired a worldwide Yogic renaissance of continuity and change. 

#3

Swami Vivekananda (America’s first Guru) and The 4 Paths of Yoga 

As systematized in the Bhagavad Gita and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swamiji considered the Yogas of Bhakti, Karma, Jnana and Raja as having profound universal applications. Together, we will take a deep dive into these principal 4 Yoga Margas.

#4

Introduction to the texts, principles and practices of Classical (Raja) Yoga 

A general survey of the texts that provide the foundation of the modern Yoga tradition. 

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali/Hatha Yoga Pradipika/Shiva Samhita/Gheranda Samhita

#5

The Yoga Upanishads: Exploring Mantra, Hatha, Laya (Kundalini) & Raja Yoga  

What are the Yoga Upanishads (composed over the span of at least a thousand years?). Why the focus on Mantra, Hatha, Laya (Kundalini) & Raja Yoga? How do they integrate to create a fully dynamic and Self-illuminating Yoga practice? 

#6

Yoga in 3’s: Together, we’ll end at the beginning of Yogic wisdom and discovery!                                    Starting with a thorough investigation into the great Pranava ॐ we’ll discover how so many of the most fundamental Yogic teachings come in the form of a trinity. From the step by step Krama of Creation, Preservation and Transformation to the harmonization of Body, Mind and Spirit. In Yoga, three truly is the magic number.