cYs Foundation Gītā Study Course Overview and Bookings
The Foundation Gītā Study Course is based in Bristol and intended for those Yoga students who, having completed a cYs Introductory Gītā Study Course, wish to explore further the primary principles and teachings from the Bhagavad Gītā and how they inspire and inform Yoga practice and study.
Each weekend develops an in-depth overview of the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gītā. It is an opportunity for a Yoga student from any Yoga background or style to experience an in-depth introduction to each of the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gītā. A Gītā study workbook for each chapter is included as part of the Course Manual for all participating students.
To present a view from the Bhagavad Gītā through which students can develop their own practice and appreciation of Yoga. The role of this Course is not to train students as Yoga teachers.
Framework
The Foundation Gītā Workshops reflect the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father and teacher T Krishnamacharya as taught to Paul Harvey over 25 years through:
Guidance in emphasising a personal reflective study to support your life.
Understanding the principles that inspire and shape Yoga philosophy.
An overview of primary Bhagavad Gītā concepts around body and mind.
Familiarisation with basic Bhagavad Gītā terms and practice techniques.
Appreciating how chanting the Bhagavad Gītā can aid their absorption and help deepen our understanding.
Deepening the reflective aspects of our personal practice with the Bhagavad Gītā.
Professional
Even though the Bhagavad Gītā teachings and techniques developed in the Foundation Course can enhance any Yoga Teachers professional skills there is no requirement to teach or to intend to teach Yoga. This is not the role of the course.
In fact not everybody wants to or actually needs to become a Yoga teacher to further their practice and study. Here the priorities are towards personal development and thus questions relating to our personal practice and study are the priorities. The Foundation Course reflects this viewpoint.
The aim is that we are all here in this course as students and it offers an opportunity for all teachers to step back from their teaching role and re-enhance their personal study and practice path.
The Foundation Gītā Study Course Duration
A total of of over 60 contact and home study hours comprising:
42 group contact hours plus suggestions for 20 hours guided home study and practice
Through four two day weekends over six months each comprising:
10.5 hours in each weekend workshop
5 hours (approx) home study and practice suggestions from each weekend.
The Foundation Gītā Study Course topics total over 40 hours through:
Yoga Practice – 9.0 hours
Practical learning skills from the Bhagavad Gītā to refine your practice.
Linking the Bhagavad Gītā to help develop and deepen your practice.
Bhagavad Gītā - 28.0 hours
Exploring some key concepts that surround this teaching on Yoga.
How the eighteen chapters can link to personal practice goals.
In depth overview of the structure of each chapter.
What are the key verses in each chapter.
In depth exploration of the key verses in each chapter
Linking each chapter to the meditative path in Yoga.
Which concepts from each chapter are most relevant to us.
How to prioritize short term and long term goals in Yoga.
Learning to read the Bhagavad Gītā signposts for our personal journey.
Why the view is the foundation for practice and life.
Learning to look from the Bhagavad Gītā at our relationship with others.
Linking the Bhagavad Gītā to the ebb and flow of daily life.
Saṃskṛta – As part of Learning to use the Bhagavad Gītā – 2.0 hours
Introduction to the value of reciting the Bhagavad Gītā
Course Review and Home Study Guidance – 3.0 hours
Informal guidelines of a practical nature through review, reading, questions for reflection and personal practice.
Prospective students will have successfully completed an Introductory Yoga Gītā Study Course.
Dates
TBC
Feedback
Support and advice will be offered on the students’ progress and on possibilities for further development after the course. There is also the possibility of written work being requested to help the transmission.
Certification
The Foundation Gītā Study Course Certificate is awarded to successful students with full workshop attendence. Please note that any missed weekends can be made up on a future course free of any further fees. It can also count for 10-20 BWY CPD points for BWY Teachers over 1-2 years.
Fees & Booking
The 2014 workshops are £155 per weekend.
A Registration fee of £100 is required. This will not be refundable but will be offset against the final weekend’s fee. All the Yoga Sūtra workshops must be paid for even if the student is unable to attend. Missed weekends can be taken on future courses free of charge. The weekend fees are payable at each Bhagavad Gītā weekend and the cost includes a further 80 page colour manual, tuition, a delicious vegetarian lunch each day and all refreshments.
All Foundation Gītā Workshops deposits to be made payable to Paul Harvey and sent to Yoganjali, Princes Place, Bristol BS7 8NP. Confirmation will be sent. All deposits are non-returnable. In the case of Yoga courses not running an acceptable alternative or a full refund will be offered.
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cYs Foundation Gītā Study Course Overview and Bookings
The Foundation Gītā Study Course is based in Bristol and intended for those Yoga students who, having completed a cYs Introductory Gītā Study Course, wish to explore further the primary principles and teachings from the Bhagavad Gītā and how they inspire and inform Yoga practice and study.
Each weekend develops an in-depth overview of the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gītā. It is an opportunity for a Yoga student from any Yoga background or style to experience an in-depth introduction to each of the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gītā. A Gītā study workbook for each chapter is included as part of the Course Manual for all participating students.
View or Download a PDF eBrochure with the cYs Foundation Gītā Study Course details
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Aims
To present a view from the Bhagavad Gītā through which students can develop their own practice and appreciation of Yoga. The role of this Course is not to train students as Yoga teachers.
Framework
The Foundation Gītā Workshops reflect the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father and teacher T Krishnamacharya as taught to Paul Harvey over 25 years through:
Professional
Even though the Bhagavad Gītā teachings and techniques developed in the Foundation Course can enhance any Yoga Teachers professional skills there is no requirement to teach or to intend to teach Yoga. This is not the role of the course.
In fact not everybody wants to or actually needs to become a Yoga teacher to further their practice and study. Here the priorities are towards personal development and thus questions relating to our personal practice and study are the priorities. The Foundation Course reflects this viewpoint.
The aim is that we are all here in this course as students and it offers an opportunity for all teachers to step back from their teaching role and re-enhance their personal study and practice path.
The Foundation Gītā Study Course Duration
A total of of over 60 contact and home study hours comprising:
Through four two day weekends over six months each comprising:
The Foundation Gītā Study Course topics total over 40 hours through:
Yoga Practice – 9.0 hours
Bhagavad Gītā - 28.0 hours
Saṃskṛta – As part of Learning to use the Bhagavad Gītā – 2.0 hours
Course Review and Home Study Guidance – 3.0 hours
The Foundation Gītā Study Course Weekend Schedule
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Sunday
Download the Foundation Gītā Course details as a PDF file
Prerequisites
Prospective students will have successfully completed an Introductory Yoga Gītā Study Course.
Dates
TBC
Feedback
Support and advice will be offered on the students’ progress and on possibilities for further development after the course. There is also the possibility of written work being requested to help the transmission.
Certification
The Foundation Gītā Study Course Certificate is awarded to successful students with full workshop attendence. Please note that any missed weekends can be made up on a future course free of any further fees. It can also count for 10-20 BWY CPD points for BWY Teachers over 1-2 years.
Fees & Booking
The 2014 workshops are £155 per weekend.
A Registration fee of £100 is required. This will not be refundable but will be offset against the final weekend’s fee. All the Yoga Sūtra workshops must be paid for even if the student is unable to attend. Missed weekends can be taken on future courses free of charge. The weekend fees are payable at each Bhagavad Gītā weekend and the cost includes a further 80 page colour manual, tuition, a delicious vegetarian lunch each day and all refreshments.
All Foundation Gītā Workshops deposits to be made payable to Paul Harvey and sent to Yoganjali, Princes Place, Bristol BS7 8NP. Confirmation will be sent. All deposits are non-returnable. In the case of Yoga courses not running an acceptable alternative or a full refund will be offered.
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