24/10/2024
Have you heard the Yoga Sutra mentioned in classes, but are not sure what it is? Perhaps you have studied it a little and would like to know more about it? This relaxed workshop will give you a full introduction to this fascinating yoga text, considered by many to be a foundational philosophical underpinning for our modern practice (as ever, the truth is more complicated, but also more interesting). We will learn who wrote it, where the ideas within it come from, how to read it and how its reception and interpretation has changed since it was written, over 1500 years ago. We will also read multiple translations together, explore its particular approach to liberation practices and how it might relate to yoga today. No prior knowledge required.
Martha Henson is leading the workshop. She runs IntoYoga, based on the island, an organisation sharing yoga scholarship and exploring its relation to practice. She has a master’s degree (distinction) in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS University, and was for two years the project coordinator for the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies, chaired by Dr James Mallinson. She is continuing to explore new areas of research within yoga and meditation studies, and loves collaborating with others to bring this knowledge to life in practice.
The workshop will run from 6:15 - 8:15pm on the 14th November.
To book, please DM me with your email address and I will forward your enquiry on to Martha.
