Mysticism & Yoga, Exploring Ancient Teachings

A six-week Series with Maetreyii Ma
Thursday Evenings 7:00 to 9:00 Pm 
October 4 thru November 8

The Mystics of the ages have all explored inner knowledge to discover the deepest Truths. In the ancient teachings of yoga that wisdom of the saints and sages has been preserved. These teachings offer a deep clarity that helps us navigate our relationship to ourselves and to the world around us. These amazing and profound teachings of the ancients reveal a great wisdom that makes our lives come alive and be meaningful. 
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​Week 1: YOGA;
Exploring the history of yoga and the 6 primary schools of yogic thought, we will go over the history, main yogic texts and delve into Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, Hatha, Ashtanga, and Tantra yoga.
 
Week 2: COSMOLOGY:
Exploring Yoga’s deep knowledge of the cosmos, bringing understanding of cosmic consciousness and cosmic mind, we will explore the unmanifest universe to the material, the explosion of life and the realization of human potential.
 
Week 3: THE MIND: IT’S NATURE: The Koshas: Layers of the Mind
Yoga’s teachings on the koshas give context to our experience. When we understand the different stratums of our mind, then we can work with the issues that arise on different levels of our being and deepen in wisdom.
 
Week 4: THE MIND: BONDAGES; Understanding Suffering: Karma, Samskaras & the Kleshas, In this evening we will deepen our knowledge of how we get stuck and what keeps us stuck in unwanted patterns.
 
Week 5: THE MIND: LIBERATION. In this evening we will explore how to work with our karma and bondages using the practices of yoga, including Yama and Niyama, meditation, affirmations, asanas and pranayama. 
 
Week 6: CONSCIOUSNESS: REALIZATION: Samadhi and Self Realization. In our final class we will explore what happens when you do the yoga and find your deep relationship to Divine Source. We will delve into the different stages of the Samadhi experience and what it means to find true liberation or Self Realization.
 
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM THIS COURSE:
When you complete this course you will have a basic knowledge of the ancient teachings of yoga that have been a foundation for three major world religions and pivotal to western philosophic thought. You will also have a deep understanding of self and your relationship to the cosmos, understanding of the condition of suffering and how to work with your own mind and practical yogic tools for your journey towards liberation and self-realization.