Judith Hanson Lasater and Lizzie Lasater – Yoga Philosophy 101

Judith Hanson Lasater and Lizzie Lasater – Yoga Philosophy 101

Check it out: Judith Hanson Lasater and Lizzie Lasater – Yoga Philosophy 101

Take advantage of this exclusive offer to study the Yoga Sutra with one of Western yoga’s iconic teachers, Yoga Journal co-founder Judith Hanson Lasater, and her daughter, yoga and meditation teacher Lizzie Lasater! Every week you’ll have access to premium video and audio content on how to apply the Sutra (one of yoga’s classic texts and the foundation of yoga philosophy) to work, relationships, parenting, your yoga practice, and much more.

Locked within the Yoga Sutra are tools and advice for how to live your fullest life, on and off the mat.

In this 6-week online course, you’ll start to decode these 196 aphorisms and learn how to apply them to everyday life. And who better to guide you than Yoga Journal co-founder Judith Hanson Lasater and her daughter, yoga and meditation teacher Lizzie Lasater? Judith has been teaching yoga since 1971 and is the author of eight books, including Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life, which is required reading for many teacher trainings. Lizzie jokes that she’s been practicing yoga since the womb, given her mom’s career, but she is an amazing teacher in her own right.

This unique course on the root of yoga philosophy—Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra—gives you unprecedented access to Judith and Lizzie. Each week you’ll study the sutra with the Lasaters, getting the opportunity to delve into their meaning and application. Plus you’ll get a weekly asana, pranayama, or meditation practice that will help you embody and understand the powerful wisdom of these ancient aphorisms. You’ll finish the course armed with the ability to troubleshoot your life with timeless yogic wisdom.

Take your sutra wisdom deeper (teachers earn non-contact continuing education credits), or start your sutra study with one of Western yoga’s most popular teachers.

Course overview:

This online course will:

• Give you the context you need to understand yoga history and the sutra.
• Dive deep into specific sutra to help you expand your yoga practice, including sutra related to:
•  Practice
•  Asana
•  Breath
• Focus
• Give you rich examples of how the sutra can guide day-to-day living
• Give you accessible practices for embodying each of these themes

Each week includes:

• a video intro to a theme that encapsulates several of the sutra
• instruction on how to chant the relevant sutra
• a breakdown of key Sanskrit terms and concepts
• a more in-depth look at each sutra
• an audio Q&A about the sutra, with practical examples for how they relate to modern living
• a video practice that helps you embody the key concepts
• homework
• Q&A recordings with the Lasaters

Curriculum:

SECTION 1: ANCIENT WISDOM, MODERN LIVES

Lesson 1: Intro to brahama, purusha, and prakriti

Lesson 2: Where Do the Yoga Sutra Come From?

Lesson 3: The Sutra—section I, verses 1-3

Lesson 4: Q&A

Lesson 5: Practice—15-minute workshop to refine Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

Lesson 6: Wrap-Up

Lesson 7: Homework

SECTION 2: PRACTICE

Lesson 1: The Sutra—section II, verses 1-3 (the eight limbs of yoga; the kleshas; and the yamas and niyama)

Lesson 2: Q&A

Lesson 3: Practice—25-minute self-study focused asana sequence building toward Dhanurasana (Upward-Facing Bow Pose)

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Lesson 5: Homework

SECTION 3: ASANA

Lesson 1: The Sutra—section II, verses 46-48

Lesson 2: Q&A

Lesson 3: Practice—30-minute flow and a luxurious 15-minute Savasana (Corpse Pose)

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Lesson 5: Homework

SECTION 4: BREATH

Lesson 1: The Sutra—Intro to section II, verses 49-53

Lesson 2: Q&A

Lesson 3: Practice—30-minute pranayama practice

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Lesson 5: Homework

SECTION 5: FOCUS

Lesson 1: The Sutra—section II, verses 54-55; section III, verse 1

Lesson 2: Q&A

Lesson 3: Practice—30-minute meditation prep and practice

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Lesson 5: Homework

Section 6: INTEGRATION

Lesson 1: The Sutras—section II, verse 3

Lesson 2: Q&A

Lesson 3: Practice—Guided Savasana (Corpe Pose) prep and practice

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Lesson 5: Homework