THE PHILOSOPHY IN OUR PRACTICE

A series of 8 classes in 8 months based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras

with Barbara Queirolo

Starting soon on Saturday October 12 2024!

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 aphorisms compiled some 2500 years ago. They represent a foundational text for understanding the philosophy and practice of yoga.

Inspired by our Iyengar yoga methodology which begins at the most tangible physical experience, in the same way it seems correct to approach the yoga philosophy from the topics that spontaneously emerge from our practice.

In the course you will learn the full invocation to Patanjali, with proper Sanskrit pronunciation, you will share on topics related to your yoga practice, which will lead to the answers and clarifications given in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.

All are welcome who have a genuine interest in yoga, an established yoga practice and can commit to the course from October to May.

Teacher: Barbara Queirolo

Time: 15.00-17.00

Dates: Saturday October 12, November 16, December 7 2024; January 25; March 15 and 29; April 12 and May 17 2025

Location: IYCA, Molenpad 15, Amsterdam

Cost: 25 euro the first open class or 200 euro the whole course

What is needed: “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” by BKS Iyengar

Registration: Write to the teacher at info@iyengaryogacentrum.nl

You will be sent the link for the payment of the class or course fee. As places are limited, the earlier you apply the earlier you reserve a place.

Nota bene: there is the possibility to participate in the first class on October 12 and decide then whether to continue the course.

Teacher’s biography and motivation to teach this course:

I have been a yoga practitioner for the last 30 years and have completed 3 subsequent teachers’ trainings from 1993 to 2004. My beginnings are with the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga School, followed by a 4-year teachers’ training with the Italian Yoga Federation and finally a three-year teachers’ training at the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in Amsterdam under the guidance of Cle Souren, Annemieke Post and Charles Hond. Since then, my Iyengar yoga training has been on-going and has brought me to study directly with Gita, Prashant, Sunita and Abhijata Iyengar, to meet BKS Iyengar and witness his own daily practice in Pune, India, and to be qualified further as a certified Intermediate Senior II teacher.

In every one of my teachers’ trainings Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras where study matter and recognized as the philosophical base of the yoga we practiced. After those trainings, still and always fascinated by the depth of this text, I underwent a 4-modules introductory course spanning over 2 years with Gitte Bechsgaard Ph.D., followed by a sequel advanced course, both on the Yoga Sutras, this time learning the correct pronunciation and recitation of the Sutras in Sanskrit.

This last experience has made the Sutras part of my regular practice, more accessible and more useful. They not only put the asana, pranayama and meditative practices into their right perspective, but they give guidance, motivation and inspiration in everyday life.

For these reasons, and finally feeling ready to give this a try, I want to share this part of the yoga wisdom with my students. I will only share what has been sufficiently understood and integrated. Therefore, I call this an introduction to the yoga philosophy, with the wish to ignite some interest in the subject by providing a solid base from which to explore further.

Barbara Queirolo