Mahaṛṣi Patañjali and Yogācārya T Kṛṣṇamācārya’s writing of the Prayer to Patañjali.
The Yogasūtra-s are considered the most important source text of Yoga and are regarded as its final authority. The work was composed by a great master, Mahaṛṣi Patañjali, and is made up of 195 aphorisms, in four chapters. It presents the entire Yoga system, encapsulating its core philosophical principles and providing deep insights into the nature and quality of practices, to help us in our search for a meaningful life and liberation.
Cryptic and profound, the Yogasūtra-s can be understood at many different levels of intensity. They are meant to be studied directly with a master, who is both knowledgeable and competent enough to be able to interpret the text according to the level of the practitioner. In India traditionally, students would normally study this text many times with their teacher, to further and deepen their understanding of its subject matter.
It is essential for every sincere Yoga student, and, more importantly, every Yoga teacher, to have a sound understanding of the Yogasūtra, so that they may not only practice with clarity, but also transmit the message of Yoga with accuracy.
The purpose of this ongoing study group is to gather a sincere group of students who want to explore this text in detail.
The ongoing study will be conducted by Dr. Kaustubha Desikachar in English
Mode of Study
The ongoing study will be conducted online via Zoom, and will include two sessions each month. Each session will be about 50 minutes each. All sessions will be recorded via audio, and uploaded to the course’s resource centre, so that even those who cannot participate live can gain access to it.
Each session will include the chanting of the conventional invocatory chants for the Yogasūtra, chanting of the relevant aphorisms in discussion that class, explanation of the word-to-word meaning of each verse and discussion on the overall meaning of the verse, following the traditional commentaries of this sacred text.
There won’t be any handouts, but we will use Truth Unclouded | The Yogasūtra’s of Patañjali as the reference text for the ongoing study. If you would like to purchase your copy you can do so here - www.khyf.net/shop
Dates & Time
Sessions will be conducted on two Mondays monthly (usually at 14.00 Singapore Time). The exact dates for each month will be communicated at the beginning of each month. The online study will continue each month, until the end of the study of all chapters.
Please Note | When travel restrictions are lifted, and travel resumes, it is possible that the time of the sessions may be altered based on the teacher’s availability. In some cases, when times are inconvenient, pre-recorded audios may also be uploaded into the resource centre.
PLEASE NOTE: This course already began in 2021 and has seen covered till Yogasūtra II.8. We will be continuing in 2023 and new participants are welcome to join and continue from here. If you would like access to the material covered in 2020 and 2021, you may definitely purchase them by sending us an email at info@viniyoga.com.sg
Investment - €75 per month
Payments can be made through Bank Transfer using IBAN or Credit Card.
All Credit Card payments will be charged only in Singapore Dollars (S$120 including Processing Fee).
Payments can also be made in the following other currencies through Bank Transfer - British £ (£70) | Australian $ (A$125) | New Zealand $ (NZ$130)
Once we receive your email, we will start sending the invoices at the beginning of each month.
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Please note that a special rate of €130 (S$200/ £115/A$210/NZ$220) will be offered if you also participate in our monthly Yogarahasya Ongoing Study, which also begins in January 2023. If you intend to join both the trainings, click here to sign up—>