Elon Yoga Class Starting Soon

I am teaching “Yoga Philosophy, Theory, and Practice” at Elon University beginning on Thursday, July 9. The class will run for three hours per day, five days a week. It will be a great immersion into the dynamic practice of Yoga!  I am looking forward to meeting all eighteen students and working with them intensely over the next few weeks. I’ll be asking the students to blog on specific Yoga topics – be sure to check out their responses on the Elon Yoga Class – summer 09 page (posted on the sidebar.)

The course interweaves the intellectual, spiritual, and experiential aspects of classical yoga. Students will be introduced to: the philosophies of ancient India that led to the development of the practice of yoga; the physiological and esoteric yogic theories; the physical embodiment of the postures, breathing techniques, and meditative tools. Students will become familiar with some of the sacred and secular texts of ancient India as well as contemporary commentary on yoga. An introduction to Sanskrit terms and definitions will be covered. The physical practice will focus on Alignment-based Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga. This course is appropriate for students who are new to yoga as well as students who like to deepen their philosophical and physical understanding of Yoga.

I’ve compiled a great reading list for the course: Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit and Bringing Yoga to Life by Donna Farhi and The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga by Georg Feurstein.

Stay tuned!