Episode Notes:
In this event, Kim sits 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, the group talks about what yoga lineage is and why it matters. This episode covers:
The knowledge base, practical relevance, and teacher-to-student transmission endemic to yoga lineage
The community and connection held in tradition in yoga lineage
The original discovery of yoga lineages by the original yogis who "sat by rivers and in caves."
Multifaceted lineages such as Kripalu Yoga
The responsibility of yoga teachers to meet students where they are
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
The imperfection of gurus
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:
Sampradaya: the flow of the tradition
Parampara: the line that goes from teacher to student
Sangha: community
Guruji: what you call your guru
Guru: destroyer of darkness, bringer of light
Seva: selfless service
Svadharma: what you're here for in the phase of change and life
Householder: people who practice yoga while also trying to live ordinary lives in the world instead of living in an ashram
Antarayah: obstacles
Vyadhi: disease; it's one of the obstacles
Dharma: the teachings that lead us to freedom
Yamas: the first limb of yoga; social practices
Niyamas: the second limb of yoga; internal observances
Acharya: expert instructor
Satguru: fully realized being
Shloka: a phrase or sentence, like the sutras or the lines in the Gita
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
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