In this course we will survey the history and philosophy of yoga through its classic texts from the Rig Veda (c. 1000 BCE) to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (c. 1450 CE).
We will place the more well-known Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita into the context of a tradition that includes Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism, Samkhya, and the devotional schools of the ancient epics, ending with the creation of the yoga practice we know now.
Speaker: Christopher Hildebrandt
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Christopher Hildebrandt received his blessing to teach from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the guru of Ashtanga Yoga. From 1997 to 2009 he made yearly trips to the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. He has also studied extensively with Guruji's son, Manju Jois, and his grandson, R. Sharath.
Christopher has taught at the Jivamukti Yoga Center, the New York Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Karma Yoga, Yoga Sutra, New York Yoga, and the Peridance Capezio Center. He teaches in the teacher training programs at New York Yoga and Yoga Yama, and gives workshops there and at Tapovana. In addition to Ashtanga Yoga, Christopher teaches Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and yoga philosophy.
