1 hr 3 min
1. What is yoga lineage and why does it matter? With Gary Kraftsow, Monique Schubert, and John Schumacher The Weeks Well
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In this event, I sit down with three leaders in modern yoga, Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute®, Monique Schubert of Kripalu Yoga, and John Schumacher of Iyengar Yoga. In this first episode of Practicing Well, we talk about what yoga lineage is and why it matters. This episode covers:
1. The knowledge base, practical relevance, and teacher-to-student transmission endemic to yoga lineage
2. The community and connection held in tradition in yoga lineage
3. The original discovery of yoga lineages by the original yogis who "sat by rivers and in caves."
4. Multifaceted lineages such as Kripalu Yoga
5. The responsibility of yoga teachers to meet students where they are
6. How to trust the integrity of a system of learning and knowledge, and how the commercialism of yoga is less when the community connection is more
7. The imperfection of gurus
8. How, in yoga, "there is no place to hide" from your teacher or yourself.
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Also! This episode was Sanskrit-heavy. We've translated most of the words used here:
1. Sampradaya: the flow of the tradition
2. Parampara: the line that goes from teacher to student
3. Sangha: community
4. Guruji: what you call your guru
5. Guru: destroyer of darkness, bringer of light
6. Seva: selfless service
7. Svadharma: what you're here for in the phase of change and life
8. Householder: people who practice yoga while also trying to live ordinary lives in the world instead of living in an ashram
9. Antarayah: obstacles
10. Vyadhi: disease; it's one of the obstacles
11. Dharma: the teachings that lead us to freedom
12. Yamas: the first limb of yoga; social practices
13. Niyamas: the second limb of yoga; internal observances
14. Acharya: expert instructor
15. Satguru: fully realized being
16.Shloka: a phrase or sentence, like the sutras or the lines in the Gita
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References:
Learn more about the American Viniyoga Institute®.
Learn more about Kripalu Yoga.
Learn more about Iyengar Yoga.
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Episode credits:
Original music by Governess
Produced by Alyssa Yeroshefsky and Kim Weeks.
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For more info on Kim Weeks and Weeks Well, visit www.weekswell.com. Subscribe to the Weeks Well newsletter for weekly updates to your inbox.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Patreon, and TikTok.
Copyright © 2022 Weeks Well™
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weeks-well/support
In this event, I sit down with three leaders in modern yoga, Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute®, Monique Schubert of Kripalu Yoga, and John Schumacher of Iyengar Yoga. In this first episode of Practicing Well, we talk about what yoga lineage is and why it matters. This episode covers:
1. The knowledge base, practical relevance, and teacher-to-student transmission endemic to yoga lineage
2. The community and connection held in tradition in yoga lineage
3. The original discovery of yoga lineages by the original yogis who "sat by rivers and in caves."
4. Multifaceted lineages such as Kripalu Yoga
5. The responsibility of yoga teachers to meet students where they are
6. How to trust the integrity of a system of learning and knowledge, and how the commercialism of yoga is less when the community connection is more
7. The imperfection of gurus
8. How, in yoga, "there is no place to hide" from your teacher or yourself.
____
Also! This episode was Sanskrit-heavy. We've translated most of the words used here:
1. Sampradaya: the flow of the tradition
2. Parampara: the line that goes from teacher to student
3. Sangha: community
4. Guruji: what you call your guru
5. Guru: destroyer of darkness, bringer of light
6. Seva: selfless service
7. Svadharma: what you're here for in the phase of change and life
8. Householder: people who practice yoga while also trying to live ordinary lives in the world instead of living in an ashram
9. Antarayah: obstacles
10. Vyadhi: disease; it's one of the obstacles
11. Dharma: the teachings that lead us to freedom
12. Yamas: the first limb of yoga; social practices
13. Niyamas: the second limb of yoga; internal observances
14. Acharya: expert instructor
15. Satguru: fully realized being
16.Shloka: a phrase or sentence, like the sutras or the lines in the Gita
____
References:
Learn more about the American Viniyoga Institute®.
Learn more about Kripalu Yoga.
Learn more about Iyengar Yoga.
____
Episode credits:
Original music by Governess
Produced by Alyssa Yeroshefsky and Kim Weeks.
____
For more info on Kim Weeks and Weeks Well, visit www.weekswell.com. Subscribe to the Weeks Well newsletter for weekly updates to your inbox.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Patreon, and TikTok.
Copyright © 2022 Weeks Well™
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-weeks-well/support
1 hr 3 min