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SUMMARY:Yoga: From the Past to the Future
DESCRIPTION:Register now…\n \n \nThis is an OnDemand course.  \n \n \nIf you are already a member sign in and add the course to your favorites.  For support\, please reply to your confirmation email or contact hello@embodiedphilosophy.com. \n \n \nYoga: From the Past to the Future\n \n \nYoga has changed a great deal since the earliest descriptions in Indian texts. A meditative way of renouncing the world has been transformed into a globalized industry focused on postures. Traditional goals of alleviating suffering are usually framed in terms of health and well-being\, while ancient ideas about spiritual freedom are widely conflated with New Age philosophy. All of this had started to happen before the modern Western yoga boom\, but commercialization has added new twists. As this rapid evolution continues\, what preserves a connection to earlier traditions? How far can yoga be stretched before becoming something else? This course highlights themes from the past that keep traditions alive in the 21st century\, while also reflecting on contemporary agency. Identifying potential continuities amidst all the change\, it provides a corrective to misappropriation and inauthenticity.  \n  \nModule 1: Prioritising Postures \nFor much of the history of yoga\, the primary practice involved sitting still. Non-seated postures were first taught in texts 1\,000 years ago\, and were used as preparation for subtler techniques. Systems of practice based on sequences of postures only started to appear in the 20th century – along with many common postures\, such as warriors and triangles. Innovative teachers often disguised how much was new\, as well as where it came from\, preferring instead to suggest things were timeless. This module demystifies the evolution of physical practice\, from ancient asceticism via medieval haṭha to modern approaches – highlighting distinctions as well as commonalities. \n  \nModule 2: Health and Wellness \nEarly teachings on yoga saw the body as an obstacle to spiritual freedom. Its desires kept people entangled in cycles of suffering\, so the answer was to focus within and disengage. Although medieval texts about haṭha-yoga describe physical benefits\, their ultimate goal was still a trance-like state of meditation. Despite yoga’s links to traditional medicine\, the pursuit of well-being is a modern development. This module charts the shifts in objectives that led to the promotion of yoga as therapy\, treating anything from back pain to trauma. It also highlights the influence of women on presenting holistic approaches to practice. \n  \nModule 3: Union with Everything \nModern yoga blends traditional teachings with other ideas\, often blurring distinctions between different worldviews. Many teachers say yoga means union and comes from Patañjali\, whose text says the opposite. This is partly because haṭha-yoga was explained through the prism of non-dual Tantra and Vedānta\, supplanting the Yoga Sūtra’s Sāṃkhya philosophy. This tendency accelerated in the 19th century\, as influential figures from Vivekananda to Western esotericists highlighted theories that shaped the New Age. This module examines how eclectic thinking produces new practices – a process that continues in recent hybrids such as “Yin Yoga”. \n  \nModule 4: Rethinking Authenticity \nThere has never been any such thing as “One True Yoga” – an ancient pure form that others corrupt. Theories and methods have been combined in different ways at different times\, drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources. Globalization has been fuelling debates about who owns yoga\, along with concerns about how to decolonize it – not least since the cultural exchanges between East and West that produced modern practice took place under British occupation of India. The last module examines this history and asks what comes next\, reframing authenticity in personal terms – an inquiry into what preserves connections to earlier traditions. \n  \nIn this course students will learn to: \n\nCritically evaluate historical narratives \nUnderstand their own place in the process of change\nIdentify themes that connect innovations with earlier traditions\nRefine awareness of contemporary concerns about authenticity\nDevelop a vision of how modern practice relates to the past \nArticulate priorities for yoga’s evolution in the 21st century\n\n \n \n \n \n \nRegister now…\nIf you are already a member sign in and add the course to your favorites.  For support\, please reply to your confirmation email or contact hello@embodiedphilosophy.com. \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n\n  \n \n\n \n \nDaniel Simpson is the author of The Truth of Yoga\, an accessible guide to yoga history and philosophy. His approach combines scholarly knowledge with humor and insight\, informed by more than 20 years of practical experience. He holds a master’s degree in yoga studies (from SOAS at the University of London) and teaches courses at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies\, on yoga teacher trainings and via his website\, truthofyoga.com. In a previous career\, he was a foreign correspondent\, working for Reuters and the New York Times.  \n 
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SUMMARY:Compassion and Spiritual Bypassing: Exploring how to Balance Empathy with Discernment
DESCRIPTION:Pre-register now for the member-only event…\n\n\n\nLIVE March 20 @ 7 – 8:30 pm EDT. Convert your time here. \n\n\n\nIf you can’t attend this event live\, all members will have access to the recording. \n\n\n\nCompassion and Spiritual Bypassing: Exploring how to Balance Empathy with Discernment\n\n\n\nSpiritual bypassing has been a much-discussed topic in the communities of yoga\, wellness\, and contemporary spirituality in the past several years. In the face of social and political turbulence\, spiritual practitioners often struggle to stay grounded and acknowledge what is\, rather than escaping into more rarefied realms of contemplation. The most insidious form of spiritual bypassing might be when our own practices of compassion seem to turn against us\, and lead us to be overly permissive towards evil\, and people who carry out evil acts. How can we remain compassionate\, warm-hearted\, and open individuals\, without dissolving into someone who tolerates even that which ought not to be tolerated? In this With-In\, EP Wisdom Editor Trish Tillman will hold space for participants to share their own experiences of meeting and wrestling with spiritual bypassing and she will examine the relationship between compassion and spiritual bypassing\, and debates over spiritual bypassing as they’ve related to contemporary issues in the realms of spirituality. \n\n\n\nOUTCOMES: Wisdom School Members who attend this With-In will: \n\n\n\n\nLearn how misguided compassion could lead to spiritual bypassing.\n\n\n\nLearn more sustainable ways of practicing compassion that also integrate healthy boundaries.\n\n\n\nCompare the duality of justice and mercy as it appears in many spiritual traditions of the world.\n\n\n\nDiscuss and share their own diverse personal experiences of spiritual bypassing\, and how it has cropped up in discussions on social issues and equity amongst spiritual people.\n\n\n\n\nThe With-In is a community conversation on a timely topic. Modern spiritual communities\, in various ways\, are attempting to integrate ancient teachings and traditions with the challenges and questions of modern life. This intersection provokes excitement and curiosity that can be deepened through a co-creative process of community discussion. Questions\, confusions\, and controversies can arise when one attempts to bridge the ancient and modern. This can be illuminating\, but not always comfortable. The With-In provides the community members of Embodied Philosophy an opportunity to learn through the lived experience of others. It is a container through which you can creatively and compassionately sit with these experiences in discussion and community. \n\n\n\nPre-register now for the member-only event…\n\n\n\nIf you are already a member sign in and then click “I’ll be there” to pre-register for the live event. If you are not a member\, click “Get Access Now”\, sign up for your Free Trial\, open the live event and then click “I’ll be there” to pre-register for the live event. You will need to be subscribed to be able to receive reminder emails from Embodied Philosophy including to receive the Zoom link for the live event. For support\, please reply to your confirmation email or contact hello@embodiedphilosophy.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrish Tillman is a history professor and yoga teacher in the Washington\, DC area. She holds a PhD in History from the Catholic University of America\, and currently teaches at University of Maryland – Global Campus. She teaches yoga for\, and helps to manage\, District Flow Yoga in downtown DC near Capitol Hill. She is also the Wisdom Editor at Embodied Philosophy. Since completing her original yoga teacher training\, Trish has been steadily involved in the study and practice of Bhakti yoga\, via her teacher\, Hari-kirtana das.
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