Patañjali Yoga Sūtras Chapter III Vibhūti Pada

Opening mantras & mantra to the three sources of karma Introduction & welcome Honoring lineage and teachers Dharma talk: 4 different students PYS and Tantra Building Shakti, leading to Siddhi Vibhūti & Shri, Nāda & Nitya Devis, Fullness & Emptiness Angas Chapter II & III Break PYS III, Sūtra 1,2,3; pronounciation & translation Mukunda Chanting sūtra 1,2,3 - & meditation: Dhāranā: Bear witness in the breathless space Closing mantras & extending blessings to the world Q & A

Opening mantras Practice: Āsana-pranayāma-pratyahāra- bandha-body mūdra-kumbhaka - Rest in the still point Dhāranā: draw yourself close into fullness (puja) Four mūdras related to the essence of each Chapter of PYS Dharma talk Recap class 1 Krīya yoga & Raj yoga The goal of Vibhūti pada Importance of First and last sūtra of a chapter: Upakramopasamhāraikyam Bhakti marga Q & A Break Practice: PYS III, 4-6 Sanskrit pronounciation, Devanāgarī, Samyama Closing mantras

Opening Practice: mantra & prayer, āsana, krīya, prānayāma, mūdra, japa mala merging with prānayāma, samyāma Dhārana: Let your body be an instrument Feedback & questions Break Dharma: Recap PYS III 4-6: 4 Resting in the spaciousness of the gap/ portal 5 Maya Shakti 6 The full potential of the mind through samyama from gross to subtle Smriti & Śruti: taping into the full spectrum of the mind: silent awareness Four sources/ levels of receiving wisdom Bhuta Vidya - understanding the full spectrum of the mind Antahkārana - the four aspects of the mind PYS III, 7-11 Devanāgari and pronounciation Closing practice: Listen to the chanting ofSūtras 7 - 11 in silent awareness CLosing mantras & extending the blessings into the world