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Meditation, Compassion, and the Science of Transformation // Teacher Training
A course in developing love and compassion through practice, study, and evidence-based insight. This course offers practical training in meditation techniques designed to cultivate love and compassion — toward yourself and others. Drawing from classical Buddhist sources and modern science, it’s an opportunity to develop emotional resilience, mental clarity,
Suffering = pain + resistance
One of the yogic aims to obliterate suffering. The english word “suffering” is a translation of the Sanskrit word “dukkha”. This translation is somewhat inept. The sanskrit dukkha essential refers to something be unfit – or inappropriate. The word “dukkha” can for instance describe a screw that doesn’t fit into
Atman = Brahman, the fundamental yogic thesis
Yoga, as a philosophy and practice, is based on the thesis that atman and brahman are identical. The sole aim of yoga is to facilitate an experience wherein this can be understood. This, in yoga, constitutes liberation. This is vital to understand. All yogic positions, breathing techniques, mantras and traditions
Who is a yogi?
A yogi is not someone who can stand on their heads. Neither is the title applied to someone who closes their eyes and closes their legs for 20 minutes a day. A yogi cannot be spotted by their baggy pants, sanskrit tattoos or by the weird crystal they wear on
