Inner Yoga: Foundation, Practice, And Goal
Event Details
- Who
- Dr. Miles Neale
- What
- Inner Yoga Series
- Where
- Tibet House US Gallery
- When
- Monday, January 31, 2011 At 07:00 PM
- How
- General: $80/Members: $72
- Details
- Monday Lecture Series, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, & 28, 7 – 9 PM
About the Event
Inner Yoga: Foundation, Practice, and Goal
Four Class Series with Dr. Miles Neale
Contrary to our mainstream perception, true Yoga is not about stretching, bending and twisting the physical body, it is an inner science for harnessing life force and freeing the mind.Yoga psychology answers the perennial questions:Why do we suffer? How should we live?What is the nature of mind? How can we achieve happiness? In this four class introductory level series we will explore the complete eight-limb system (ashtanga) of Yoga preserved in the classical Indian text the Yoga Sutras of Master Patanjali.We will cover how suffering arises from the five mental afflictions, how to lay the foundation of a yogic lifestyle through restraints and observances, how to build a comprehensive daily practice using postures, breathwork, and meditation, and, how to understand Yoga’s final goal of integration. Classes will involve chanting, lecture, discussion, guided meditation, and study of excerpts from the sacred text. Recommended Reading: Stone, M. (2008).The InnerTradition of Yoga: A Guide toYoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner. Shambhala Publication.
Monday Lecture Series, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, & 28, 7 – 9 PM
General: $80/Members: $72
About the Presenter
Miles Neale, Psy.D., LMHC is a Buddhist psychologist and meditation teacher, an expert of the health benefits and clinical applications of Buddhist self-healing; he has taught meditation programs in university hospitals including Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, and Albert Einstein. In addition to his psychotherapy practice, Dr. Neale is faculty at the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science working on scientific research of meditation and teaching the Indo-Tibetan tradition.
