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Category Archives: Sunday Sutra Study

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From Asana to Pranayama

The Yoga Place Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTFebruary 9, 2021

Our last meeting of the Yoga Sutra Discussion Group covered the 3 yoga sutras on asana (posture). It is always amazing to note that out of the 195 yoga sutras, only 3 have to do with this physical work that … Continue reading →

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What is Asana?

The Yoga Place Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTJanuary 7, 2021

Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Discussion Group will be Sunday, Jan 31st at 11:00am. We will be discussing the three sutras regarding the most prominent limb of what we know of as yoga – asana (yoga posture). (the … Continue reading →

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Observe Your Self – The Niyamas

The Yoga Place Posted on December 19, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 19, 2020

The principles of Niyama…emphasize the importance of self-discipline. Mastery of yoga would be unrealizable without the observance of the ethical principles of yama and niyama. BKS Iyengar – Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjail – commentary on Sutra II.32 … Continue reading →

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Yoga’s Moral Depth – The YAMAS

The Yoga Place Posted on December 9, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 9, 2020

“The YAMAS are the great, mighty, universal vows, unconditioned by place, time, and class.” Yoga Sutra II.31 – BKS Iyengar in “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” Yoga is an 8-limbed process that begins with The Yamas : non-violence, … Continue reading →

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Discrimination and Introspection

The Yoga Place Posted on December 2, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 2, 2020

With the last couple of Yoga Sutra discussion meetings, we covered the Yoga Sutras that list and give the definitions and results of developing the Yamas and the Niyamas, the first two limbs of the eight-fold practice of yoga. The … Continue reading →

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The Niyamas – Sutra Study on Nov 22

The Yoga Place Posted on November 11, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTNovember 11, 2020

I am sorry I am late with this post covering our last Yoga Sutra discussion on the first limb of yoga, The Yamas (moral precepts), along with our next assignment for our November 22 meeting on The Niyamas (personal observances). … Continue reading →

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Why Yoga? And let us Begin…

The Yoga Place Posted on September 29, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTSeptember 29, 2020

In our Yoga Sutra discussion group last Sunday we discussed the sutras in the second chapter that lead up to the 8 limbs of yoga. It was a great recap on some of the foundational philosophies of yoga and why … Continue reading →

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A Spiritual Life

The Yoga Place Posted on August 31, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTAugust 31, 2020

JOIN US LIVE on ZOOM this Friday, September 4th at 5:00pm to discuss the Summer Book Read of “The Art of Happiness” !! Once again I am going to combine the discussion we had in Yoga Sutra Study yesterday with … Continue reading →

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August 30 – Yoga Sutra Discussion

The Yoga Place Posted on July 30, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTJuly 30, 2020

One of the questions that arose in the last discussion was about the last Sutra on pain, II.17 – “the cause of pain is the association or identification of the seer with the seen and the remedy lies in their … Continue reading →

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Shifting Perspectives

The Yoga Place Posted on July 28, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTJuly 28, 2020

Again, I will take the title of Chapter 10 in “The Art of Happiness” by HH the Dalai Lama to recap this week’s reading and I am also including thoughts from our Yoga Sutra Discussion group this past Sunday as … Continue reading →

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