Sarah has loved, studied and practised yoga for 50 years. She has been a teacher and teacher trainer for both the British Wheel and, having been appointed by TKV Desikachar in 2006, the Krishnamacharya Yoga and Healing Foundation. She is a Yoga Therapist and also teaches Vedic chanting.
Sarah has been very fortunate to study in the Viniyoga tradition, which opened up Vedic chanting and mantra to Westerners in the 1970s and ’80s. She continues her studies with Menaka and Kausthub Desikachar, wife and son of TKV Desikachar who sadly died in 2016.
The Bhagavad Gita gives us many wonderful teachings on Yoga, and in an age when we are all so busy with different activities that we often feel we have hardly any time for ourselves, its message of Karma Yoga, on how to spiritualise action, is especially relevant and useful. We shall look at the teachings of two and a half thousand years ago, and apply them to our own lives. Sarah has three much-loved translations of the Gita, by Juan Mascaro, Eknath Easwaran and Winthrop Sargeant, and they have all assisted in her understanding of this text, but her main thanks go to her three teachers in the Viniyoga tradition, Kaustubha Desikachar, TKV Desikachar, and Paul Harvey.
In Part 1 of this workshop Sarah will cover an Introduction to the Gita: context – historical, religious, spiritual, yoga; different yoga-s and karma yoga. There will be a 30 minute break during this session from 3.30-4.00PM.
It would be helpful to have a copy of the Gita to hand. If you don’t already have a copy and would like to purchase one, Sarah recommends Winthrop Sargeant for serious study, but Juan Mascaro’s Penguin Classics translation is very good, as is Eknath Easwaran’s. You will also need a notepad and pen to take notes. Sarah has provided a handout on Karma Yoga for use during the workshop which you can download here.
The workshop will not include asana practice, but there will be some meditation.
This Special Focus Workshop is offered to all members of the Yoga for Health and Education Trust (YHET) and the cost of this event will be borne by the Trust. Non-members are welcome to join us for a taster session. This workshop will qualify as Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for yoga teachers and a Certificate is available on request. If you have any queries please email us at .
Places on this event are limited and Registration closes on 8th November.