Disconnecting Yoga Sutras

15 min Yoga philosophy Intermediate with Mike Bloch-Levermore

About this session

In this talk you will learn the history's true meaning – it’s actually not about union. The original message of the Yoga Sutras was about becoming completely disconnected. Which might sound controversial when we typically hear it’s about union, so what happened? In part 5 you will hear how the Yoga Sutras synthesized ideas from the spiritual movements of the time, and how we should maybe question its position as ‘The Bible of Yoga’.

This is the fifth part of Mike's second series about yoga philosophy. You can listen to the talks when you go for a walk, ride the bus, or wherever you want.

This audio series is for you who are interested in yoga philosophy and want to gain an appreciation of the different periods of innovation in yoga. If you are a yoga teacher these talks and exercises can give you a new perspective to approach yoga philosophy, both in your own practice and in your teaching.

Take part of the whole series: A New Story of Yoga.

If you want to learn more about yoga philosophy and your own mind, listen to Mike's first series: Watch your mind move.

Your instructor

Mike Bloch-Levermore

Interaktiv filosofi · 14 classes

Mike holds interactive philosophy lectures with a light-hearted and approachable style, combining a humorous approach with the latest academic knowledge. In this way, Mike attempts to make the complexities of yoga’s history and philosophy more understandable, memorable and ultimately more entertaining, through games, role-play, cartoons and contemplative meditations. Mike is originally from the UK, but now lives in the countryside of Midtsjælland, Denmark. He also speaks Danish well, and can most often be found chatting about philosophy somewhere in the Nordics. Outside of the shala, Mike has traveled extensively, working as an expedition leader with charities and youth in South America, China and Africa. In Copenhagen, he taught kayaking, and worked with a Danish business university, before full-time following his passion to help people figure out their philosophies.

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