March 15th 2010
This is the final interview in our Patanjali Series on the Yamas and Niyamas, featuring Swami Gajanand (www.vanyoga.com), a monk learned in Vedic philosophy and Sanskrit and Kyira Korrigan a Dharma teacher.
In this interview, Swami Gajanand explains the meaning of ishvara pranidhanat and speaks of surrender, devotion, and Bhakti Yoga. This interview is followed by a discussion with Kyira Korrigan who speaks about what it means to practice devotion as an atheist, and how to understand Ishvara Pranidhana from the perspective of the teachings of the Buddha.
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February 15th 2010
This is the ninth interview in our Patanjali Series on the Yamas and Niyamas, featuring Swami Gajanand (www.vanyoga.com), a monk learned in Vedic philosophy and Sanskrit. In this interview, Swami Gajanand speaks of svadhyaya; the literal translation, its deeper meaning, and how to understand svadhyaya and apply it to our yoga sadhana.
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January 4th 2010
This is the eight interview in our Patanjali Series on the Yamas and Niyamas, featuring Swami Gajanand (www.vanyoga.com), a monk learned in Vedic philosophy and Sanskrit. In this interview, Swami Gajanand speaks of Tapas- what it means, how it relates to one’s personal sadhana, and its importance on the spiritual path.
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November 16th 2009
This is the seventh interview in our Patanjali Series on the Yamas and Niyamas, featuring Swami Gajanand (www.vanyoga.com), a monk learned in Vedic philosophy and Sanskrit, and Patricia Ryder, a local yoga teacher who runs Yoga Satta (www.yogasatta.com)in White Rock, BC.
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October 19th 2009
Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda and to helping people understand the ancient yogic texts like the Sutras. Swami Gajanand speaks about the first of the Niyamas- saucha or purity. This interview is part of our series on Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas.
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September 21st 2009
Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Swami Gajanand who has studied and lived in India for 12 years, speaks about Aparigraha, the fifth of Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas.
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August 17th 2009
Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Swami Gajanand who has studied and lived in India for 12 years, speaks about Brahmacharya, the fourth of Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas.
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July 20th 2009
Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Swami Gajanand who has studied and lived in India for 12 years, speaks about Asetya, the third of Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas. Swami Gajanand is followed by an interview with local yoga and dharma teacher, Sherri Kajiwara of Three Jewels Meditation and Yoga Center.
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June 15th 2009
Listen to Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami who has devoted his life to his Guru Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Swami Gajanand who has studied and lived in India for 12 years, speaks about Satya, the second of Patanjali’s Yamas and Niyamas. Swami Gajanand is followed by an interview with local yoga teacher- Jithamaya, who speaks about her own understanding of Satya and how to integrate Satya into your own personal Sadhana.
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May 18th 2009
Swami Gajanand, a German-born Swami and disciple of Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, has devoted his life to practicing yoga and spreading the teachings of his Guru. In this first of Drishti Point’s Thematic Series on Patajali’s Yamas and Niyamas, Swami Gajanand speaks about Ahisma.
This interview is followed by an interview with Dr. Glenda Laxton, a Naturopathic Doctor (www.westcoastclinic.ca), who speaks about the nutritional needs of those who adhere to a vegetarian diet
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