Skills for Life
Fitness and Exercise: Beginners' Yoga-Introduction to Yoga-Yamas from Yoga Sutras
Course details
Course code
Q00016954Course date
Start: 08/01/25
End: 12/03/25
Number of classes
9 sessionsTutor
Georgia DanielFee range
Free to £66.60
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
So, what are the Yoga Yamas? At the beginning of Patanjali’s eight-fold path of yoga lays the Yamas: the moral, ethical and societal guidelines for those who love yoga. These guidelines are all expressed in the emphatic descriptions of how we understand and relate to the world around us when we are truly immersed in yoga.
The Yamas are a way of leading a conscious, honest and ethical life.
There are five Yamas in total in Patanjali's Sutras:
• Ahimsa (non-harming or non-violence in thought, word and deed)
• Satya (truthfulness)
• Asteya (non-stealing)
• Brahmacharya (the 'right use of energy')
• Aparigraha (non-greed or non-hoarding)
Course description
The Yamas are primarily concerned with the wonderful world around us, how it impacts us and how we interact. On this course we will consider each aspect of the yamas and how a deeper understanding of this will impact us both on and off the yoga mat.
This course is designed to integrate the 5 yamas into a practical yoga session designed for all levels and abilities.
Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned yoga student looking to refresh your knowledge of the body and the limbs of yoga, this short course to make the most immersing yourself in the world of yoga.
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