In this event, I sit down with three leaders in modern yoga, Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute®, Monique Schubert of Kripalu Yoga, and John Schumacher of Iyengar Yoga. In this first episode of Practicing Well, we talk about what yoga lineage is and why it matters. This episode covers:

1. The knowledge base, practical relevance, and teacher-to-student transmission endemic to yoga lineage

2. The community and connection held in tradition in yoga lineage

3. The original discovery of yoga lineages by the original yogis who "sat by rivers and in caves."

4. Multifaceted lineages such as Kripalu Yoga

5. The responsibility of yoga teachers to meet students where they are

6. How to trust the integrity of a system of learning and knowledge, and how the commercialism of yoga is less when the community connection is more

7. The imperfection of gurus

8. How, in yoga, "there is no place to hide" from your teacher or yourself.

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Also! This episode was Sanskrit-heavy. We've translated most of the words used here:

1. Sampradaya: the flow of the tradition

2. Parampara: the line that goes from teacher to student

3. Sangha: community

4. Guruji: what you call your guru

5. Guru: destroyer of darkness, bringer of light

6. Seva: selfless service

7. Svadharma: what you're here for in the phase of change and life

8. Householder: people who practice yoga while also trying to live ordinary lives in the world instead of living in an ashram

9. Antarayah: obstacles

10. Vyadhi: disease; it's one of the obstacles

11. Dharma: the teachings that lead us to freedom

12. Yamas: the first limb of yoga; social practices

13. Niyamas: the second limb of yoga; internal observances

14. Acharya: expert instructor

15. Satguru: fully realized being

16.Shloka: a phrase or sentence, like the sutras or the lines in the Gita

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References: 

Learn more about the American Viniyoga Institute®.

Learn more about Kripalu Yoga.

Learn more about Iyengar Yoga.

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Episode credits:

Original music by Governess

Produced by Alyssa Yeroshefsky and Kim Weeks.

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