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ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
YOGA SUTRA STUDY
MASTERCLASS
When I am travelling, I always like to attend yoga classes in local yoga studios. I find I meet amazing people, get a feel for the community, and get an opportunity to practice as a student.
What I find around the world, however, is that in many places, the essence of yoga is being lost.
What we are learning in the classes is the asanas - the poses of yoga - but not why we are doing them. What's missing is the philosophy of yoga.
WHAT IS THIS Program About?
​Most of modern yoga is based on Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras - an ancient text of 196 sutras, or threads, written thousands of years ago. The Yoga Sutras are a practical textbook to guide your spiritual journey of remembering who you really are. The Yoga Sutras are divided between four chapters, discussing the aims and practice of yoga, the development of yogic powers and finally, liberation. The Yoga Sutras warn you of the obstacles on your spiritual journey and offer the means to overcome them.
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I was keen to learn more about this when I first started yoga - but when I read the Yoga Sutras book assigned to me in my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training back in 2014 - I just didn't understand what Pantanjali meant by his passages. It has taken me over ten years of studying the Yoga Sutras to begin to understand them and apply them to my life.
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I want to share this knowledge and study with yoga teachers, and students of yoga who are passionate and want to learn more.
THE PROGRAM
WHAT YOU WILL
Learn?
​During this class we will:
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Unpack the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a 2500-year-old text, in an accessible way
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Learn and understand some foundations of yogic philosophy as described by Patanjali
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Embark on a spiritual journey toward deeper understanding of yourself.
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This class is suitable for Yoga Teachers, as well as Yoga Students. It counts as a 100 Hour CEC (Continuing Education Credit) if you are a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. ​
THE PROGRAM MODULES
WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING
Module 1
Samadhi Pada CONTEMPLATION (Sutras 1.1 - 1.51)
During the first Module of the Yoga Sutra Study, we will study book 1 of the Yoga Sutras. The first chapter of the Yoga Sutras defines yoga, the aim of practice, and the various problems that will come along the way as we work towards the state of yoga. The first book also talks about the process of separating our identity from our thoughts.
READY TO JOIN THE Yoga Sutras Study?
YOUR TEACHER
MEET YOUR GUIDE, Alex
Alex is a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Ontario Certified Teacher. Since a very young age, she was drawn to yoga as a way to calm her mind and manage an undiagnosed mood disorder. She began practicing yoga daily at the age of eighteen and completed her first 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2014 at Yandara Yoga Institute in Mexico. In 2017, she completed her 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Zuna Yoga in Bali.
Since then, she has taught yoga internationally, and she now resides in Bali, Indonesia. Alex has participated in several additional trainings, including Yoga Workshop Design for Teachers with Rolf Gates, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Kids and Trauma Informed Yoga.
TESTIMONIALS
SOME KIND WORDS FROM OUR
Program Students
Meet our students who've been part of past programs.
"I found Alex McRobs and Sober Curious Yoga after I had gotten sober. I'd gone down a rabbit hole of Instagram following yoga and sober hashtags when suddenly I saw a comment Alex had made on a post. I messaged her and joined Sober Curious Yoga and immediately fell in love with the community."
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AMBER
Bahrain
"So excited to sign up for Sober Girls Yoga again with Alex McRobs.
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Alex McRobs and Sober Girls Yoga has made a massive impact on my Sober Yoga Journey, for which I will be ever grateful."
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ANNABEL
UK
"Soooo happy to be 4 months alcohol free. Honestly the best decision ever. Massive thanks to @alexmcrobs for inviting me to the Sober Girls Yoga challenge to get me started. Are you sober curious? This movement is growing - come join the fun!"
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SABRINA
UK
