Wisdom of Yoga – Online Series with Carlos Pomeda
WISDOM OF YOGA – ONLINE SERIES WITH CARLOS POMEDA
Join Carlos Pomeda to learn about The Wisdom of Yoga in this 6-class series. You can choose to join the full series or a specific topic.
Recordings will be available after each session for 6 months.
Workshop Schedule:
Saturday, March 16, 11 am-1:30 pm – The History of Yoga
Sunday, April 14, 11 am-1.30 pm – The Yoga of the Upanishads
Sunday, May 19, 11 am-1.30 pm – The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita
Sunday, June 16, 11 am-1.30 pm – The Yoga System of Patanjali
Sunday, July 14, 11 am-1.30 pm – The World of Tantric Yoga
Sunday, Aug 18, 11 am-1.30 pm – Hatha Yoga and its Sources
These courses offer an in-depth discussion of the deeper dimensions of yoga. Drawing insight directly from the ancient texts, they bring alive the authentic teachings that underlie the practice of yoga and show how they are relevant to the lives of modern people. These courses, individually or as a series, are appropriate for yoga teachers and trainees from any tradition as well as for yoga practitioners who simply want to deepen their understanding.
Course Descriptions:
History Of Yoga: Saturday, March 16, 11 am-1:30 pm
In this workshop, we will explore the origin of yoga and where its philosophy emerged. It is designed for learning about yoga’s history and why it has been successful worldwide. If you are a teacher, it will help you understand the philosophy and its perspective which you can teach in your classes.
The Yoga of the Upanishads Sunday, April 14, 11 am-1.30 pm
We invite you to dive into the secret wisdom of the ancient yoga texts. Explore the Upanishads, which are perhaps the oldest mythological and philosophical texts available to mankind, containing the teachings and wisdom of the ancient sages. These sublime texts unfold for us a profound view of who we are and of the deepest dimensions of the world we live in and the purpose of existence. For this reason, they were traditionally meant to be received not from a book, but directly from a teacher.
The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita: Sunday, May 19, 11 am-1.30 pm
What is the relationship between emotions and yoga? What is the relationship between yoga and our daily activities? And knowledge? The yoga tradition developed since its beginnings various approaches that are capable of providing meaning, depth, and joy not only to our practice but to the rest of our lives as well. This seminar explores the answers of the yoga tradition since its beginning, through an exploration of The Bhagavad Gita, one of its fundamental scriptures.
The Yoga System of Patanjali: Sunday, June 16, 11 am-1.30 pm
The Yoga Sūtras of Patanjali is the first text found on yoga, which was written more than 1600 years ago. This text is made up of 195 aphorisms (sūtras) that talk about the characteristics of the mind and how the practice of yoga helps to observe and transform them.
The World of Tantric Yoga: Sunday, July 14, 11 am-1.30 pm
Tantra offers us a very positive view of the world and tells us that the whole world is a reminder, a vehicle to expand our consciousness and reach enlightenment. In this workshop, we will explore the Tantric world to familiarize ourselves with the vision of Tantra and explore a method of meditation with techniques to get an accurate idea of what Tantra is and how to put them into practice.
Hatha Yoga and its Sources: Sunday, Aug 18, 11 am-1.30 pm
Today, Hatha yoga is very popular all over the world, but where does it come from? In this workshop, we will understand the basis of Hatha yoga to align ourselves with the original intention of this method. In addition, we will talk about the chronological background, its development, the three phases of development, and Kuṇḍalinī.
Price :
Study Group $180 before March 10th / $195 after
One session: $35 7 days in advance / $45 after
Recording: Recordings will be available for 6 months after each event and are accessible via our course library
About Carlos Pomeda
Originally from Madrid, Spain, Carlos has been steeped in all aspects of the yoga tradition during more than 40 years of practice and study. He spent 18 of those years as a monk of the Saraswati order, under the name Swami Gītānanda, including 9 years of traditional training and practice in India.
During this time he learned the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga, becoming one of the senior monks of the tradition and teaching meditation and philosophy to tens of thousands of students around the world. He combines this experience and traditional training with his academic background, which includes two Masters Degrees: one in Sanskrit, from U.C. Berkeley (where he has taught) and another one, in Religious Studies, from U.C. Santa Barbara. He is currently working on a book on the topic of “Karma and the Journey of the Soul”, as well as an updated History of Yoga and a new translation of the Śivasūtra, an important Tantric text of the Kashmiri tradition .
Carlos travels extensively around the world conducting a variety of retreats, courses, seminars, workshops and lectures on the Wisdom of Yoga and related subjects.
As a teacher, Carlos is renowned for the breadth of his knowledge and the clarity with which he conveys it. His great love of the Indian yoga traditions, his insight, his humor and his deep connection with his audiences give him the ability to transmit the deepest scriptural teachings in a way that is clear, meaningful and applicable. Studying with Carlos is an enjoyable and transformative experience.
