Patañjali Yoga Sūtras Chapter III - Vibhūti PadaOn supernatural abilities and gifts

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

OPENING PRACTICE Introductory mantras & universal prayer Dhārana: I remain seated in the Heart, the throbbing Heart of Truth Prānayāma: Two in One | Antara Khumbaka & Bahir Khumbaka  Samyāma: PYS III, 43 - body of Light  By the relationship between the body and the element ether as space, and by becoming one with the lightness of cotton, one's consciousness can move through space anywhere DHARMA Udāna - body of Light  -  & Vyāna -all pervasive illumination Sūtra III, 43 - Boy of Light - Light as a Feather - Kāyākashayoh  Sūtra III, 44 - All pervasive dissolving of ones personal breathe in the universal breath -  Bahihakalpitā Truth Nadi Swara Yoga BREAK Devanagari and pronunciation sūtra 42 - 48 CLOSING PRACTICE Chanting sūtra 42-48 Silent awareness Closing mantras & prayer formal living beings