Discover the Foundations of Mindfulness...
Traditions & Techniques
of Meditation
ON DEMAND
This course offers
the unique opportunity to
This course explores the historical roots of how and why meditation became central to yoga.
We will emphasize how meditative awareness is anchored in the body and how meditation is like a sword that cuts through the cobwebs of delusional thinking.
We will see how yoga is essentially a practice of realization by seeing into the nature of mind. Each module includes take home meditation practices.
Meditation is integral to the experience of yoga.
One might ask: if meditation is not included in a yoga practice, is it really yoga?
This course explores the historical roots of how and why meditation became central to yoga.
We explore the powerful notion within yoga that everything is “mind made”. By way of suspending sensory awareness, building concentration, insight and absorption, the yogi is freed from anguish, anxiety and suffering.
Yoga Philosophy
Participants in this course will learn:
C O U R S E I N C L U D E S:
4 Pre-Recorded Lectures
On-Demand Content
Course Readings
Three Bonus Resources
Downloadable Slides
Take Home Meditations
C O U R S E O U T L I N E
MODULE 1:
The root of the mind
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There is evidence in early Indian, Greek and Persian cultures that physicians and spiritual alchemists established concentration practices in order to cultivate luminous states of meditation. In this module, we explore the early references to meditation within the Vedas and use selections from the Mandukya Upanisad to map fours states of consciousness– waking, dream, sleep and “sivam” the state of tranquility.
MODULE 2:
Yoga & Samadhi
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In this week we will see how verses from the Bhagavad Gita and sutras from Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga underscore meditation as a gateway to yoga liberation. We investigate the “inner limbs” within Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras –pratyhara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi—as a means to “stopping” the mind.
MODULE 3:
THE SUBTLE BODY
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In hatha yoga there are innumerable channels that conduct the flow of prana and neurological hubs along the spine that are storehouses of psychic and somatic power. This session explores the pathways of the subtle body including breath, blood, nerve and spinal shaft as means to cultivate meditative awareness and how yogic power comes about via amplification of the vital essence.
MODULE 4:
Siddhartha's vision
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In this module we explore the insights of the wandering sage who became the Buddha. Rooted in meditation and mindfulness, the Buddha’s awakening gave birth to numerous schools of meditation. We explore the foundation of mindfulness and see how all things are transient, inter-dependent and not “me”.
Tias Little
Tias Little synthesizes more than 30 years of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhism, anatomy, and trauma healing in his dynamic, original style of teaching. Tias was an English major at Amherst College and earned a Master’s degree in Eastern Philosophy from St. John’s College in Santa Fe in 1998. Tias co-directs Prajna Yoga, an internationally-acclaimed yoga school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife Surya. He is the author of three books: Meditations on a Dewdrop, Yoga of the Subtle Body, and Practice is the Path: Lessons and Reflections on the Transformative Power of Yoga.
Three Additional Bonuses Available for a Limited Time...
In this talk, Dr. Julie Staples will present the scientific research showing how yoga works to heal trauma symptoms. Trauma affects the entire body taking a toll on the immune system, the endocrine system, and the nervous system. Yoga and meditation have effects on the body and brain that can counteract these changes.
In classical yoga, seeing is equated with knowing. The mystical eye is considered the gateway to insight, vision and states of sublime meditation. This seeing does not involve outward looking, but inner perception with “the mind’s eye". In this presentation, Tias illustrate connections to the Ajna Chakra using artistic iconography from Tantra, anatomical and physiological references.
Audio Album
2022 Meditation Album
Workshop
The Third Eye: Portal to the Wisdom Body
Workshop
How Yoga and Meditation Work to Heal Trauma Symptoms
In this series, you'll experience meditations with some of Embodied Philosophy beloved faculty and friends, many of whom have taught courses on the Embodied Philosophy Platform or who have been interviewed on the podcast CHITHEADS.
Traditions & Techniques of Meditation
4 Modules | 8 Hours of Educational Videos
One-Time Payment
$47
/ $249
4-Module Course
Join Tias Little as he explores the foundations of meditation.
