Learn about yoga's roots and current expressions, and help write its unfolding history.
What are the oldest poses and which ones were made up yesterday? Was the Buddha a yogi? When did asana practice reach the US? To what extent are our received stories about yoga history romanticized “alternative fact”? Explore these questions and more in a whirlwind tour of texts, teachers, and traditions from 2500 B.C.E. to the ever-changing modern moment. You will gain new ways to think through the (mis/dis)information and “fake news” about yoga and other unfolding personal and community histories.
*Includes 4500-year timeline and a list of recommended books, articles, videos, and films on the topic. You may wish to bring a journal. RYTs earn CEUs.
What people are saying:
"Clarified an enormous amount of information about texts, teachers, and traditions!"
"I realized the importance of knowing history and contested histories."
Pricing:
$40 in advance
$45 day of
OR, enroll in both Intro to the Language of Yoga and Roots and Branches of Yoga for the weekend immersion experience!
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$90 day of
About the wonderful Marcy:
Marcy Braverman Goldstein, Ph.D. received her doctoral degree in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Religion and Women’s Studies from the University of Rochester where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Marcy has taught world religions, focused on Indian traditions, at UC Riverside, Davidson College, and UNC Charlotte, and an Art of Ethical Speech series of classes at the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice. She has presented at national conferences and earned many honors including the Professor Gerald J. Larson Dissertation Award. The Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg selected her to participate in the Lead with Intention Program for Creative Individuals. Marcy is the Founder and Creative Director of Sanskrit Revolution, and on the Faculty at Embodied Philosophy. Drawing from her academic background and twenty-five years of yoga practice, she teaches Sanskrit, history, ethical/yogic speech, and philosophy at studios, festivals, and universities, etc. nationally. Marcy’s goal is to deepen people’s knowledge and inspire personal growth so that everyone can help to repair our world. Learn more at www.sanskritrevolution.com