BOOK CLUB

BOOK CLUB

Growing into Truth: 6-Week Spring Sadhana
Yama Niyama Virtual Book Club
with Pam Blum and Usha Lakshmi

Wednesdays, May 8 - June 12, 2024
7:00 - 8:30 pm Eastern

By firmly grasping the flower of a single virtue, a person can lift the entire garland of yama and niyama.
~ Swami Kripalu

Through reading, practice and self-observation, explore how the yamas and niyamas show up in your life today. Many of us have studied these foundational concepts during teacher training or considered them more casually, but have we looked at ourselves through their lens recently? As we progress in our daily personal practice, and for some, in leading yoga for others, taking a look at these guiding tenets of the yogic lifestyle can help us understand what comes up through the stirring of prana, and look at ourselves with curiosity and fresh eyes. The revisiting of the yamas and niyamas from time to time allows us to carve out time to engage in this important self-observation without judgment, in an effort to strengthen our own container and live in our own truth.

Objectives:

  • Re-visit and expand upon six of the fundamental underpinnings of yoga to continue building a meaningful and life changing path that is guided from within. 

  • Provide a systematic way to uncover and chip away at obstacles or illusions so that our practice enables us to assume more responsibility for our lives

  • Explore growing into truth in community, this ongoing work reveals greater clarity and authenticity because it is focused on this version of YOU in this never ending ever changing journey of transformation, becoming and arriving.    

Structure:

  • 6 weeks, 90 minute virtual sessions May 8 - June 12, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 pm Eastern.

  • Exploring Deborah Adele's book The Yamas and Niyamas, we'll collectively dive into 6 of the 10 foundational principles that lay the groundwork for continually enriching a hybrid yoga practitioner's journey

  • Beginning with self study (swadhaya) , and exploring the deeper inquiries of discipline (tapas), non-harming (ahimsa), respecting energy (brahmacharya), truthfulness (satya) and closing with acceptance (santosha), this journey provides a structure for continual personal evolution.

  • Each session begins with approx 30 minute discussion followed with 45 minute themed practice and closes with 15 minute integration and set up for the next week 

  • Primary and secondary journal prompts will be offered each week to provide a basis for self inquiry and group discussion

  • Program 'buddy' encouraged for support, community building and accountability

“The highest form of spiritual practice is self-observation without judgment.” ~ Swami Kripalu

THE BOOK

Many of you may have the book already - that’s great!

You may be able to purchase the book from a local seller, or if you want to order online, please consider supporting Pranakriya by ordering through our Amazon affiliate account .

SCHEDULE, INVESTMENT, REGISTRATION

All sessions are Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 pm Eastern:

May 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12

Each session will be facilitated by Pam and/or Usha.
Zoom link for all sessions will be sent out before the first session.

Recordings of the lecture and practice will be distributed the day following each session. Integration/discussion/question and answer will not be distributed as part of the recording, in order to facilitate a safe and contained space for discussion. 
In-person participation in at least 4 of the 6 sessions is expected.

Series Investment: $150.00/person (does not include the book)
Participation: limited to 30 participants. Should registration fill, please contact info@pranakriya.com to be added to the wait list.

Registrations may not be shared between individuals. For example: one person attends 4 sessions and someone else attends the other 4, or one person registers and two people in the household participate. Each person must have their own registration.

Register for the Series

CANCELLATION AND REFUND

Should you need to cancel your registration, please do so before May 4 by contacting us at info@pranakriya.com.

  • If there is a wait list, you will be refunded $125.

  • If there is no wait list, you will be refunded $100.

This is because the directors will already have put their effort into structuring the program and sessions, and we have administrative work and expenses associated with running a program like this. Thank you for your understanding.

Cancellations after May 4 will be refunded $50 for the same reasons.

You may transfer your registration to someone else by contacting us at info@pranakriya.com.
However, registrations may not be shared between individuals. For example: one person attends 4 sessions and someone else attends the other 4, or one person registers and two people in the household participate. Each person must have their own registration.