Learn the complete and traditional system of Yoga Philosophy directly from the teachings of Guruji BNS Iyengar, the world’s senior living Ashtanga Yoga teacher and one of Krishnamacharya’s last living disciples still living and teaching yoga today in Mysore at age 97, and his longtime student Joey Paz.
Guruji’s Philosophy Lectures are now subtitled for ease of understanding.
In this 25-hour certification training course, we will meet on Zoom once a week, every Tuesday for 75 minutes from Feb. 6- through April 30. Together we will view a previously recorded Philosophy lesson with Guruji BNS Iyengar, while his student and assistant Joey types into the chat box to help students understand the deep and mystical teachings in real time. Afterwards will discuss and summarize the lesson as a group to ensure comprehension.
If you cannot join the live Zoom sessions, the recordings will be emailed to you each week so that you can continue through the course at your own pace.
In addition to the recorded Zoom lesson, you will receive a PDF handout of each lecture, fully transcribed. At the end of the course, it will be like you have your own book of Guruji’s philosophical teachings to treasure for life.
Even if you cannot join the live Zoom sessions, you will receive a recording of the lesson each week, so that you can follow the course at your own pace.
This is the deepest dive into the philosophy of Yoga that you can find outside of traveling to Mysore India to study with Guruji BNS in person.
Please note that Guruji BNS has recently announced his retirement from teaching online, but has instructed his student Joey Paz to carry these online courses forward. Thus, Guruji BNS will not be joining live in the Zoom classes- but we will view the recordings of his previous philosophy course together as a group, and will discuss and learn together afterwards under Joey’s guidance as well as other senior students of Guruji BNS.
These 16 lessons constitute a traditional lineage of philosophy coming down to us through the teachings of Krishnamacharya himself, transmitted by one of his last living direct disciples. You will not find a deeper dive into the principles of philosophy anywhere else, other than traveling to India and studying directly under an elder like Sri BNS. This is a unique opportunity to study a traditional curriculum of philosophy from the comfort of home, anywhere in the world, exactly as it is taught by one of the world’s elder Yogis.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive an official certification stating that you have learned this philosophical curriculum directly from the teachings of Guruji BNS Iyengar. Yoga teachers will have the option to log 16 hours of Continuing Education credits through Yoga Alliance.
What you will receive in this certification course:
-15 Zoom lectures with Guruji BNS & Joey Paz (20-25 hours total of lectures)
- Recordings of all 16 lessons to keep for life
- Lifetime individual consultation with Joey as needed, who has 10 years of experience training directly
under Guruji BNS
- A Certificate of Completion, stating that you have learned this Yoga philosophy curriculum as taught by Sri BNS Iyengar
- A deep and profound understanding of these traditional philosophy teachings that you will carry for the rest of your life.
The course will proceed as follows:
All classes will take place at Tuesdays at 9:30am USA Pacific time / 6:30pm Western Europe / 10pm India time
Module 5: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1
Feb. 6 - Sutras 1:1-1:4
Feb. 13 - Sutras 1:5-1:8
Feb. 20 - Sutras 1:9-1:11
March 12 - Sutras 1:12-1:15
Module 6: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2
March 19- Sutras 1:16-1:19
March 26 - Sutras 1:20-1:22
April 2 - Sutras 1:23-1:25
April 9 - Sutras 1:27-1:29
Module 7: Chakras-The Stairway to Superconsciousness
April 16 - Introduction to the Chakras and Muladhara Chakra
April 23 - Svadisthana and Manipura Chakras
April 30 - Anahata and Vishuddi Chakras
May 6 - Ajña and Sahasrara Chakras
Module 8: The Secrets of Kundalini
May 13 - Introduction to Kundalini, Kula Kundalini and Krishna Kundalini
May 20- The 5 Vayus
May 27 - Agni - The Fire of Yoga.
This course constitutes the continuing philosophical curriculum of Sri BNS Iyengar, who is the last surviving students of Sri T. Krishnamacharya, AKA “the father of modern yoga” who is still living and teaching Yoga today. As such, BNS and his teachings represent an important thread in an ancient stream of Yoga Parampara, or the transmission of traditional Yogic teachings from teacher to student since time immemorial.
About the Instructor:
Joey Paz (E-RYT 500, YACEP) has traveled to Mysore, India, almost annually since 2013, studying assiduously with his teacher, Guruji BNS Iyengar, to acquire this philosophical system in its entirety. Joey is fully authorized by Guruji BNS to host this course.
Course Fees:
$108
($54 scholarship rate / citizens of India)
PROCEEDS FROM THIS COURSE WILL GO TO GURUJI BNS IYENGAR IN MYSORE
We have a limited number of scholarships available. Please contact Joey on WhatsApp at +1 4058239919 to request a scholarship discount price.
