To guide our study of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, here are a couple of resources:
Study group led by Subhash Mittal at https://yogasutrastudy.info
On their website, you’ll find the YSP in Sanskrit/English, recordings, and commentaries.
Contact Kintsugi Yogini to study the Yoga Sutra if Patanjali via zoom or in person. Here’s the proposed study guide:
01
Foundation of Raja Yoga theory: first 16 sutras of Pada One and the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga
02
Meditation, devotions, and Obstacles
Concentration on AUM and obstacles
03
samadhi
Types of concentration, effort and commitment
04
the nature of seer and seen
Nature (Prakriti) and Seer (Purusa)
05
development nirodha and siddhis
Nirodha and Sindhis
06
freedom
Action and Karma, gunas and liberation, buddhi
07
postlude: conclusion