In this 5 lecture series James Mallinson takes a deeper look at the Hatha Yoga lineage. He covers many areas from the texts to the practitioners, the philosophies to the practices. James is one of the world’s foremost experts on Hatha Yoga.
3 hours 57 minutes
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This course takes an in-depth look at the philosophy underpinning the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Over 5 lectures Karen explains the historical and cultural background in which the text was compiled.
3 hours 57 minutes
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Over 4 sessions Ruth will explore the roles women have made in the history of ancient and modern yoga practice.
2 hours 40 minutes
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In this 5 lecture series Graham Burns gives a broad overview of the Upanishads, explaining the history and culture in which they arose. He takes you through several themes that are explored in some of the more prominent Upanishads.
4 hours 17 minutes
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Over five lectures, Gavin Flood gives an overview of the history, theory and practice of Tantra. He explores aspects from the Śaiva Siddhānta tradition to the Non-Saiddhāntika, to Buddhist tantra. He gives an overview of the many developments in thought, cosmologies and the varied and fascinating practices that have emerged over the centuries.
1 hour and 53 minutes
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Over three sessions Daniela explores Hindu asceticism, featuring the differences among the main ascetic groups and then focusing on their sādhanās or spiritual disciplines with close attention to the practice of austerities and the practice of yoga.
Total length: 3 hours 27 minutes
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Over three sessions Suzanne explores how yoga came to Britain, covering the individuals and movements that influenced the exchange between the yoga from India, and the cast of characters in Britain who eagerly received these exotic ideas that have become part of mainstream, modern life.
2 hours 40 minutes
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In this 5 part lecture series Gwilym Beckerlegge discusses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the Hindu teacher who was arguably the first ‘global guru’. Vivekananda has been influential in shaping what has come to be known as Modern Yoga, which is now practised beyond India. Gwilym covers the influence of Vivekananda’s own guru, the widely revered Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda’s fascinating journey from India to the United States and Europe at the turn of the 20th century, and the institutions Vivekananda started in Ramakrishna’s name.
Total length: 2 hours 57 minutes
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Over four lectures, Gavin Flood explores the idea of “the truth within” — the conviction, found across the world’s great traditions, that hidden inside each of us is a deeper, more authentic self, reached through meditation, prayer and yoga. Tracing this idea through Hindu, Buddhist and Christian sources, he asks what this inner truth actually is, how different civilizations have understood it, and whether it still speaks to us in today’s global society.
2 hours and 51 minutes
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