10 Hour Yoga Sutras Immersion

January 6-29, 2026 (Live Online)

This 4-week immersive online course is designed for Yoga teachers and passionate practitioners. If you’re brand new to the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, this is an opportunity to dive in with a community of people to support you. If you’ve already studied the Yoga Sūtras, this is an opportunity to refine your knowledge; to take your studies further and reflect Patañjali’s teachings onto your own life.

Course of Study:

    • Introduction to Sāṅkhya Philosophy: Purusha, Prakriti, the Gunas, and the Citta (mind).

    • The mythological story of Maharishi Patanjali.

    • A brief history of Yoga and where the Sutras fit into the timeline.

    • Yoga Sūtras 1.1 - 1.22: Defining Yoga, dissecting the mind, practice & non-attachment, and the types of Samadhi.

    • Yoga Sūtras 1.23 - 1.51

    • Ishvara and OM: The role of devotion in Yoga.

    • The distractions of the mind and how to overcome them.

    • Further exploring Samādhi and its accompanying wisdom.

    • Yoga Sūtras 2.1 - 2.34

    • Kriya Yoga: The Yoga of action and the path to freedom.

    • The Kleshas: The afflictions of the mind and the sources of suffering.

    • Karma: its roots and its fruits.

    • The relationship between the Seer and the Seen.

    • Introduction to the 8 Limbs of Yoga

    • Yoga Sūtras 2.35 - 3.12

    • A deeper look into the 8 Limbs: Yama, Niyama, Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Pratyāhāra, Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna, and Samādhi.

    • Samyama: The “internal limbs.”

    • Nirodhah and one-pointedness.

Schedule:

January 6-29, 2026

Tuesdays 7:15-8:30pm EST: Lecture + Discussion

Thursdays 7:15-8:30pm EST: Meditation + Journaling

It’s strongly recommended to attend live, but all meetings will be pre-recorded and sent out within 24 hours. Recordings will remain available for 12 months (the entirety of 2026).

What are the Yoga Sutras?

The Yoga Sūtras were transcribed around 2,000 years ago as the foundational text of Yoga. The author, Patañjali, is not the founder of Yoga. Rather, he was the first to compile Yoga’s teachings into text, which had only been passed down verbally. There are 196 Sūtras (threads) of Yogic wisdom divided into four Pādas (chapters):

  1. Samādhi Pāda: The chapter on meditative absorption. It answers the questions what is Yoga? and why practice Yoga? It breaks down the types of mental activities, the stages of Samādhi, the concept of devotion, the meaning of OM, the distractions of the mind, and how to overcome them.

  2. Sādhana Pāda: The chapter on practice. It outlines Kriyā Yoga, which is the solution to the Kleshas, or the mental afflictions that cause all suffering. It also explores Karma, Samskaras, and perhaps most notably - the 8 Limbs of Yoga.

  3. Vibhūti Pāda: The chapter on spiritual powers. It discusses Samyama and how it can lead toward Siddhis or extraordinary powers. This is where the idea of transcendence becomes interesting.

  4. Kaivalya Pāda: The chapter on liberation. It discusses the isolation + transcendence of the soul from the illusion of our minds, disentangling from Karma, Samskaras, and the Gunas (qualities of nature).

For the purpose of this course, we will only be focusing on Pāda I, Pāda II, and the beginning of Pāda III. This is because the first two Pādas are the most practical and applicable to how Yoga can fit into our modern lives. Pādas III + IV may apply more directly to monks, sadhus, ascetics, or sannyasins - those who fully renounce material life in search of liberation or truth

Who is this course for?

This course is for you! I love teaching Yoga Philosophy in a way that is insightful for advanced practitioners and teachers, while remaining accessible for absolute beginners. The Yoga Sūtras are a beautiful sacred text that can open the minds and spirits of any seeker regardless of experience level. I hope to attract a diverse set of students for this course, so that includes you!

How much does it cost?

Course tuition is $200 and early bird pricing If you’re unable to sign up due to financial reasons, please contact me and we can discuss need-based scholarships.