Yoga Sūtras 3.21 - 3.22: What does becoming invisible and reading omens have to do with yoga? Nothing! It is a metaphor. Becoming invisible means being able to be still. Patañjali is cleverly leading us towards a superior foundation; one from w

Ep. 5.04: Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras, The Window to Your Soul (Ch. 3)

Sep 29th, 2022 1h 8m

Yoga Sūtras 3.18 - 3.20: In Ashtānga Yoga we are taught to fix our attention in three places: Breathing, Posture & Dṛṣṭi (eyes). Why are the eyes so important? Patañjali actually teaches three essential aspects of the eyes that will help us to

Ep. 5.03: Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras, Listening is the Foundation (Ch. 3)

Sep 22nd, 2022 1h 7m

Yoga Sūtras 3.17 - 3.22 (but mostly 3.17): Vital to the process of yoga is what Patañjali refers to as cleaning our memory (smṛti). This essentially means becoming conscious of our karma and managing it with freedom rather than from the bondage

Ep. 5.02: Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras, It's Either Up or Down Never the Same (Ch. 3)

Sep 16th, 2022 1h 11m

Yoga Sūtras 3.13 - 3.16: Well you know, "the only thing constant is change." So we are either going up or going down, but our conditions are definitely not staying the same. So, think about how conditions get created and take the best possible

Ep. 5.01: Yoga Sutras Summary on Patañjali’s Yogic Process (Ch. 3)

Sep 8th, 2022 1h 12m

Welcome back from Summer Break! In this Yoga Sūtras class, we summarize Patañjali’s basic yogic process and correlate this with sūtras 3.09, 3.11 & 3.12. Tied into this perspective are sūtras 1.13 (definition of practice), 1.07 & 1.08 (proper u

Ep. 4.40: Yoga Sutras on Breathing Part 4 (2.52)

May 18th, 2022 1h 16m

Yoga Sūtras 2.52Yoga Sūtras 2.52, tataḥ kṣīyate prakāśa-āvaraṇam ||Prāṇāyāma reduces that which covers our inner spiritual light ||Breathing bridges the unconscious to the conscious. How? Physiologically breathing belongs to both the autonom

Ep. 4.39: Yoga Sutras on Breathing Part 3 (2.49 - 2.53)

May 11th, 2022 1h 14m

Yoga Sūtras 2.49 - 2.53Yoga Sūtras 2.52, tataḥ kṣīyate prakāśa-āvaraṇam ||Prāṇāyāma reduces that which covers our inner spiritual light ||Check out the discussion ... !Live Class meets every Tuesday from 10:45 - 12:00 pm (California Time)T

Ep. 4.38: Yoga Sutras on Breathing Part 2 (2.49 - 2.51)

May 3rd, 2022 1h 21m

Yoga Sūtras 2.49 - 2.51Yoga Sūtras 2.51, bāhya-abhyantara-viṣaya-ākṣepī caturthaḥ ||Beyond the objects of breathing – such as exhalation, inhalation and so forth – lies a fourth realm to prāṇāyāma (aka kevala kumbhaka). ||Today we practi

Ep. 4.37: Yoga Sutras on Breathing Part 1 (2.49 - 2.50)

Apr 26th, 2022 1h 10m

Yoga Sūtras 2.49 - 2.50, Check out the discussion ... !Yoga Sūtras 2.50, bāhya-abhyantara-stambha-vṛttiḥ deśa-kāla-saṁkhyābhiḥ paridṛṣṭaḥ dīrgha-sūkṣmaḥ ||Prāṇāyāma is practiced by regulating the ratios of time and the location of the breath

Ep. 4.36: Yoga Sutras on Asana (2.46 - 2.48)

Mar 30th, 2022 59m 19s

Yoga Sūtras 2.46 - 2.48, Check out the discussion ... !Yoga Sūtras 2.46, sthira-sukham āsanam ||Āsana is a stable and pleasant bodily position ||Pattabhi Jois taught this Sūtra to us in a very practice way. He said that sthira (stable) means

Ep. 4.35: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 30 - 36 - Bowing, Questioning & Serving

Dec 19th, 2021 1h 11m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 30 - 36, Bowing, Questioning & Serving: Knowledge is not about facts. Knowledge transforms our behavior. When we suddenly realize what we are doing, and instantly change our course, that is the raft of Knowledge lifting u

Ep. 4.34: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 29 - 31 - Pranayama The Offering

Dec 11th, 2021 1h 21m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 29 - 31, Pranayama The Offering: Check out the discussion ... !Bhagavad Gita 4.29,apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ, prāṇe apānaṁ tathāpare | prāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā, prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ || Yet others offer as sacrifice the out-go

Ep. 4.33: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 24 - 28 - God Approves Be Yourself

Dec 3rd, 2021 1h 13m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 24 - 28, God Approves Be Yourself: This beautiful section presents a myriad of ways people approach Creation, the Divine. The underlying message is that in whatever way you feel inclined to relate to Creation, Reality, Go

Morning Recitation Sanskrit Chanting

Nov 17th, 2021 56m 25s

We chant daily in the early morning before practice - beginning at 5:20 AM. On Sundays & Moon Days, when there is no Mysore Ashtanga Yoga class, we chant for more than an hour. This recording is from Sunday, 14 Nov 2021. The words to the chanti

Saturday Morning Led Class: 2021-11-13

Nov 14th, 2021 1h 38m

This Saturday we did a few extra postures. We did the old classic Trivikramasana in the standing Utthita Hasta Padangushthasana. After Virabhadrasana, at the end of the Standing sequence, we did Baddha Parshvakonasana B, and lastly, before seat

Ep. 4.30: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 16 - 21 - Action, Non-Action & Forbidden Action

Nov 8th, 2021 1h 11m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 16 - 21, Action, Non-Action & Forbidden Action: Even the Sages are confused about the meaning & differences between Action, Non-Action & Forbidden Action. So relax your brain and take a listen to what Sri Krishna has to s

Ep. 4.29: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 10 - 15, All Paths Get You There

Oct 26th, 2021 1h 16m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 10 - 15, All Paths Get You There: In this Bhagavad Gītā Satsaṅga, Sri Krishna talks about a lot of different things - from hey, everyone has their own valid way of approaching the Ultimate, to how He, even as the creator,

Saturday Morning Led Class: 2021-10-16

Oct 20th, 2021 1h 47m

Chanting & Led Class begin at 11:20Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/C6ESZfSFx5ILive Led Class meets every Saturday from 8:00 - 9:45 am (PDT)To learn more about our offerings or to make a donation in support of our work, please visit our we

Ep. 4.27: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 6 - 9, Appearing for the Dharma

Oct 17th, 2021 1h 29m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 4 v. 6 - 9, Appearing for the Dharma: In this Bhagavad Gītā Satsaṅga, Sri Krishna tells us that whenever there is a decay of dharma and a rise of adharma, then He embodies himself in order to set things back on track - check i

Ep. 4.26: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 43 - Ch. 4 v. 6, The Secret Yoga of Parampara

Oct 9th, 2021 1h 17m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 43 - Ch. 4 v. 6, The Secret Yoga of Paraṁparā: In this Bhagavad Gītā Satsaṅga, Sri Krishna tells us that what he teaches today to Arjuna on the battlefield is the same supreme & secret yoga that he taught to the sun and w

Ep. 4.25: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 33 - 43, The Insatiable Fire of Desire

Oct 2nd, 2021 1h 25m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 33 - 38, The Insatiable Fire of Desire: In this Bhagavad Gītā Satsaṅga, Sri Krishna discusses how desire – left unchecked –becomes insatiable: Greed can never be satisfied. This is the enemy to navigating our way through

Saturday Morning Led Class: 2021-09-18

Sep 25th, 2021 1h 42m

Chanting & Led Class begin at 14:00Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/zWf8orfxM-0Live Led Class meets every Saturday from 8:00 - 9:45 am (PDT)To learn more about our offerings or to make a donation in support of our work, please visit our we

Ep. 4.23: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 33 - 38, Our Nature Our Dharma

Sep 20th, 2021 1h 39m

Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3 v. 33 - 38, Our Nature Our Dharma: In this Bhagavad Gītā Satsaṅga, Sri Krishna discusses the relationship between our own unique nature or makeup and our own personal path which is none other than our own dharma or what is r

Saturday Morning Led Class: 2021-09-11

Sep 17th, 2021 1h 35m

Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/X_WcdxNoRc4Live Led Class meets every Saturday from 8:00 - 9:45 am (PDT)To learn more about our offerings or to make a donation in support of our work, please visit our website: https://www.samjiva.com/donat

Saturday Morning Led Class: 2021-09-04

Sep 11th, 2021 1h 48m

Opening Chating & Practice begins at 11 minutes, 50 secondsWatch on youtube: https://youtu.be/z8jBvvZE5mQLive Led Class meets every Saturday from 8:00 - 9:45 am (PDT)To learn more about our offerings or to make a donation in support of our w