Can Yoga Really Change My Life?
Visit the class bulletin board or chat room to discuss your yoga practice.
Archive of Class Materials
DECEMBER
Theme: Can Yoga Really Change My Life?
WEEK 50:
The Idea: A Home
The Practice/Homework: A home pose
WEEK 49:
The Idea: Yoga Changes the World
The Practice/Homework: How has yoga changed your world?
NOVEMBER
Theme: A Balanced Yoga Practice
WEEK 48:
The Idea: Who do you share your practice with?
The Practice/Homework: Share Your Practice
WEEK 47:
The Idea: Is Your Practice Nourishing Your Life?
The Practice/Homework: Prepare a Meal
WEEK 46:
The Idea: Practice as Offering
The Practice/Homework: Dedicate Your Practice
WEEK 45:
The Idea: The 5 Mayas
The Practice: A Balanced Yoga Practice
The Homework: A Meditation/Reflection
OCTOBER
Theme: Personal Practice
WEEK 44:
WEEK 43:
The Idea: Improvising a Personal Practice
WEEK 42:
The Idea: Improvising a Personal Practice
WEEK 41:
The Idea: Improvising a Personal Practice
WEEK 40:
The Idea: Improvising a Personal Practice
SEPTEMBER
Theme: Projection
WEEK 39:
The Idea: Blank Slate
The Practice: Saucha
The Homework: Get Rid of One Thing
WEEK 38:
The Idea: Really, do the homework first!
WEEK 37:
WEEK 36:
The Idea: Projection
The Practice/Homework: Watching the Stories
AUGUST
Theme: Suffering and the Imagination
WEEK 35:
The Idea: Emotional Kleshas
The Practice: A Meditation for Dissolving Emotional Kleshas
The Homework: What are your emotional habits?
WEEK 34:
The Idea: Direct Sensation is Joy
The Practice Homework: Follow the Feeling
WEEK 33:
The Idea: The Kleshas
The Practice Homework: Asking for Clarity and a Meditation on the Mind
WEEK 32:
The Idea: Avidya
The Practice Homework: Noticing Avidya
WEEK 31:
The Idea: The Kleshas
The Practice Homework: Noticing Suffering
JULY
Theme: WHO IS THE TEACHER? An introduction to this month's theme.
WEEK 30:
The Idea: The Teacher is Nearby and Beyond
The Practice: Guru Sakshat Param Brahma
The Homework: Reflecting on Guru Sakshat Param Brahma
WEEK 29:
The Idea: The Teacher is Our Obstacles
The Practice: Guru Devo Maheshvara
The Homework: Reflecting on Guru Vishnu
WEEK 28:
The Idea: The Teacher is Our Everyday Life
The Practice: Guru Vishnu
The Homework: Reflecting on Guru Vishnu
WEEK 27:
The Idea: The Teacher is Our Source
The Practice: Dedication to Guru Brahma
The Homework: Reflecting on Guru Brahma
Halfway Point: WEEK 26
Reflecting on Your Practice and Revisiting Your Commitment
JUNE
Theme: INTENTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE
WEEK 22:
The Idea: Intention in Everyday Life
The Practice: 5 Meditations for Intention
The Homework: Self Observation: Intention in Relationships
WEEK 23:
The Idea: Intention in Everyday Life
The Practice: 5 Meditations for Intention
The Homework: Self Observation: Intention in Work and Service
WEEK 24:
The Idea: Intention in Everyday Life
The Practice: 5 Meditations for Intention
The Homework: Self Observation: Intention in Self-Care
WEEK 25:
The Idea: Intention in Everyday Life
The Practice: 5 Meditations for Intention
The Homework: Self Observation: Intention in Community/Home
MAY
Theme: INTENTION
WEEK 18:
The Idea: Satya
The Practice: A Practice for Honesty
The Homework: Self-Observation
WEEK 19:
The Idea: Asteya
The Practice: A Practice for Non-Stealing
The Homework: Self-Observation
WEEK 20:
The Idea: Brahmacharya
The Practice: A Practice for Moderation
The Homework: Self-Observation
WEEK 21:
The Idea: Aparigraha
The Practice: A Practice for Non-Attachment
The Homework: Self-Observation
APRIL
Theme: INTENTION
WEEK 14:
The Idea: Intention
The Practice: Dedicating Your Practice
The Homework: What is Your Intention?
WEEK 15:
The Idea: Intentional Action in Asana
The Practice: Foundation, Action, and Sensation
The Homework: Choose a Pose
WEEK 16:
The Idea: The Yamas as Intentions
The Practice: Reflect on the Yamas
The Homework: Study the Yamas
WEEK 17:
The Idea: Ahimsa
The Practice: A Practice for Ahimsa
The Homework: Self-Observation
MARCH
Theme: PURIFICATION
An introduction to this month's theme
WEEK 10:
The Idea: Tapas
The Practice: Kapalabhati Breath Ujjayi Breath Sun Salutations
The Homework: Notice The Energy of Tapas
WEEK 11:
The Idea: Purifying the Mind
The Practice: Meditation
The Homework: Meditate
WEEK 12:
The Idea: Purifying Habits
The Practice: Svadhyaya
The Homework: Choose a Habit
WEEK 13:
The Idea: Purifying Your Environment
The Practice: Notice Energetic Effects
The Homework: Study Your Environment
FEBRUARY
Theme: ACCEPTANCE
An introduction to this month's theme
WEEK 6: Accept the Present Moment
The Idea: Be Happy Now
The Practice: Enjoy Every Pose
The Homework: Choose Happiness
WEEK 7: Self-Acceptance
The Idea: There Is Nothing Wrong With You
The Practice: Cultivate Self-Acceptance
The Homework: Trigger Pose
WEEK 8: Progress in Your Practice
The Idea: There Is Nothing to Achieve
The Practice: Focus on Process, Not Progress
The Homework: Make Peace With Your Present Poses
WEEK 9: Aversion
The Idea: Aversion, Avoidance, and Being Stuck
The Practice: Dissolving Aversion in Your Yoga Practice
The Homework: Identifying Avoidance in Your Yoga Practice
JANUARY
Theme: AWARENESS
WEEK 1: Can Yoga Really Change My Life?
The Idea: How Yoga Can Change Your Life
The Practices: Four Basic Practices of Hatha Yoga
The Homework: Make a Commitment
WEEK 2: Open to Possibility
The Idea: What is Awareness?
The Practice: Open to Possibility in Asana
The Homework: Two Poses
WEEK 3: Awareness in Action
The Idea: Insight: Awareness in Action
The Practice: 3 Practices for Cultivating Insight
The Homework: An Asana Experiment
WEEK 4: Awareness in Everyday Life
The Idea: Wake Up
The Practice: Notice Now
The Homework: A Meditation on Your Life
WEEK 5: Month 1 Reflections
Three Parables about Building a Personal Practice