2020 – 2021 Webinar series
Webinar 1. Antaranga-sādhana | The Internal Practice
The Program
This ‘internal practice’ is yoga’s multi-layered approach to meditation. We will cover the end of chapter 1 (sūtras 41 to 51), and all of chapter 3 (55 sūtras). The text will be explained word by word, sūtra by sūtra with commentaries, as taught in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.
The end of chapter 1 delves on the different types of meditation for the seeker who is ready for them. Chapter 3 presents the three “internal limbs” of yoga – concentration, meditation and complete absorption – and the extraordinary mental transformations that can derive from this sustained practice.
Who is this for?
Committed yoga practitioners and yoga teachers of all traditions seeking to deepen their knowledge.
The Teacher
Valerie Faneco has been studying and teaching the Yoga-Sūtra for many years. In 2012 she translated a commentary of the Yoga-Sūtra based on Mr Desikachar’s and Professor Krishnamacharya’s teachings, written in French by her mentor Frans Moors. Valerie has also been practicing and teaching Vedic chanting for several years. She has been offering tuition on the Yoga-Sūtra and other topics of Yoga philosophy live and by video-conference since 2013.
2020 – 2021 Sessions | 10 Classes:
2020: Sept 12 – Oct 10 – Nov 14 – Dec 12
2021: Jan 9 – Feb 20 – Mar 13 – Apr 10 – May 8 – June 12
One Saturday per month from 3 to 5 pm
You will receive the class recordings to catch up on any missed sessions and to study again in your own time
Investment:
SGD 64.00 per session | pay monthly on the day before class
SGD 580.00 | EARLY BIRD for the whole course if payment received by Aug. 15
Zoom meeting link will be sent after registration and payment
Continuing Education: this course gives Yoga Teachers 20 hours of direct contact hours with the Yoga Alliance
Webinar 2. Sāmkhya-Kārikā | The Roots of Yoga
The Program
One of India’s oldest philosophies, Sāmkhya is an enquiry into the causes of the universe. It is considered the “sister” school of yoga because it lays the foundations of the yoga system. Anyone with a keen interest in Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra eventually gravitates towards Sāmkhya study.
The main text of Sāmkhya is the Sāmkhya-Kārikā, a collection of 72 verses presenting essential concepts such as the two-fold nature of reality (matter and consciousness), the evolution of Nature, the 3 causes of suffering, the structure of the mind, the 10 “gross” and “subtle” elements, the 11 sense organs, the 3 constituents of Nature, and more. The text will be explained verse by verse in the context of yoga, with the support of study material.
Who is this for?
Yoga teachers of all backgrounds seeking to deepen their knowledge. Committed yoga practitioners who have read Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra.
The Teacher
Valerie Faneco has been studying and teaching the Yoga-Sūtra for many years. In 2012 she translated a commentary of the Yoga-Sūtra based on Mr Desikachar’s and Professor Krishnamacharya’s teachings, written in French by her mentor Frans Moors. Valerie has also been practicing and teaching Vedic chanting for several years. She has been offering tuition on the Yoga-Sūtra and other topics of Yoga philosophy live and by video-conference since 2013.
20120 – 21 Sessions | 10 Classes:
2020: Sept 26 – Oct 24 – Nov 28 – Dec 19
2021: Jan 23 – Feb 27 – Mar 27 – Apr 24 – May 22 – June 26.
One Saturday per month from 3 to 5 pm
You will receive the class recordings to catch up on any missed sessions and to study again in your own time
Investment
SGD 64.00 per session | pay monthly on the day before class
SGD 580.00 | EARLY BIRD for the whole course if payment received by Aug. 15
Zoom meeting link will be sent after registration and payment
Continuing Education: this course gives Yoga Teachers 20 hours of direct contact hours with the Yoga Alliance.
