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The Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Module One Workshop Prerequisites, Timings, Fees and BookingFor further information on timings, fees, and bookings, or to arrange a free meeting to chat about your interest please go to the Live Group Study Modules Overview page on: Live Small Group Yoga Practice & Yoga Texts Modular Overview |
– Feel your Self as Being within the Essence of the Ultimate Reality
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My contact and involvement with the Upaniṣat in the 1980’s, apart from the more usual casual contact through teachers quotes and vague readings in the 1970’s, was surprisingly through neither practice techniques nor textual study. I actually became exposed to the Upaniṣat through the practice of chanting. In fact, the very first chant from the Veda that Desikachar taught me was the first verse from Chapter Two of the Taittirīyra Upaniṣat. I still have a recording of my shaky attempts in that lesson from 1984. This extended over time to chanting the entire 31 chapters of the Taittirīyra Upaniṣat, and then included learning to chant other Upaniṣat. Thus it was through Chanting that my relationship with the Upaniṣat deepened and the context and understanding of these texts were absorbed somewhat differently than I was expecting in terms of the more usual method of studying a text. This then extended into the textual study of portions of some Upaniṣat with TKV Desikachar within a more general context, and then to a deep word-by-word exploration of chosen Upaniṣat through private lessons.
However, the Upaniṣat are a vast range of teachings and my offerings in this area through the Modular Workshop and Courses are as if a pebble compared to a mountain. |
Live Small Group Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Workshop Module One
The Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Module One Personal Sādhana Workshop is limited to a maximum of five students to allow for a personalised approach and in-depth transmission between teacher and student. It introduces the student to a weekend workshop on the primary principles and essential teachings from T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar on the Upaniṣat and how they can inspire and inform our personal Yoga Sādhana.
“Holding the body steady, with the
three (upper parts, chest, neck, head) erect,
causing the senses and the mind to enter the heart,
the wise person should cross by the boat of Mantra
all the fear bringing streams of the mind.”
– Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣat Chapter 2 verse 8
Based in the Cotswolds, it is a 2-day workshop open to all except complete beginners and offers an opportunity for a student from any Yoga background or style to have an in-depth introduction to the Upaniṣat, either for personal development or professional skills. The 2-day workshop introduces students to the primary principles and teachings from the Upaniṣat and how they inspire and inform our personal Yoga Sādhana.
“As the spider moving upward by the thread obtains free space,
thus assuredly the meditator,
moving upward by the Mantra obtains svatantra.”
– Maitrī Upaniṣat C6 v22
Complete in itself, it offers an opportunity for a student from any Yoga background or style to experience an in-depth introduction to Upaniṣat Mysticism. As well as being a sound overview, it is an in-depth introduction to the primary principles and teachings from the major Upaniṣat.
It is also a prerequisite to further work through:
– The Live Small Group Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Modules Two to Three Workshops
– Or, the Online 121 Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Modules Two to Three
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The Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Module One Personal Sādhana Workshop reflects the teachings of TKV Desikachar and his father and teacher T Krishnamacharya as taught to Paul Harvey over 25 years through:
To present a view of the Upaniṣat through which students can support and develop their own Yoga Sādhana and deepen their appreciation of the possibilities for the Upaniṣat in their lives. |
The Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Module One Workshop topics offer over 10 hours through:
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Upaniṣat Mysticism – 10.0 hours
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