Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is a spiritual road map for everyday living. It is a philosophy of actionable techniques and practices to enrich your life.
Illuminated here, in simple language, this timeless wisdom speaks to the heart of the human condition.
Presenting a Yoga-Sutra study course, translated and taught by one of the world’s leading contemporary scholar/practitioners, who has devoted over forty-years to the deep understanding of these teachings and their significance and application in the modern world.
Have you have ever asked yourself these questions?
How may I be free of suffering?
How can the Yoga sutra be a road map for spiritual life on a daily basis?
Why did Patañjali write this text? What did he intend us to understand and experience?
What was the real lived experience that gave rise to the teachings of the Yoga sutra?
What practices from the Yoga sutra with measurable benefits can be implemented now?
“Christopher Wallis, (Hareesh) is a gifted scholar. His course skillfully unpacks one of the key texts of yogic wisdom and does so with thoroughness, insight and depth.
I recommend this series to anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the Yoga Sutra—not only of the meaning of the verses, but of how to apply them to your own practice and your own life.”
~ Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti.
This course is for you if:
You’re new to yoga and are looking to understand the significance of these teachings in your daily life.
You’re a longtime practitioner, teacher or studio owner interested in deepening your knowledge of yoga practice, philosophy and Sanskrit.
You want to immerse yourself in the philosophy of the Yoga sutra and dive deeply into its foundational text.
You want depth of insight and recognition of your true nature.
You desire a focused course that cuts out anything extraneous and goes right to the core of the teachings, without losing any of the meaning.
You want access to the expertise of a professional Sanskrit scholar grounded in over forty-years of devoted practice.
Discover the sacred mystery and meaning of ancient yogic wisdom...eloquently translated in clear, modern language to enrich, inspire and empower your practice and your life.
Presenting the only Yoga Sutra course to bring you one video for each sutra, giving you a full year’s worth of clear, accessible, and actionable insight.
What you can expect
Concise, clear and practical videos
Lifetime access to a one-year course studied at your own pace. 123 lessons, over 23 hours of content, 127 videos, 1 video per sutra, meditations, a lifetime of practices, contemplations and more!
Study Guides
Supporting PDF study guide for you to deepen your contemplations and learn practices based on the sutras. The study guide includes:
Word-by-word breakdown of the sutras
Alternate translations
Key points from the video
Contemplation questions and exercises to bring the teachings into your life
Meet Hareesh; your teacher & guide
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Christopher Wallis, known globally as Hareesh, is a world-renowned scholar-practitioner with over thirty years experience. Initiated into the practice of yogic meditation at sixteen his studies have earned him a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley.
Additionally, he received traditional education at yoga āshrams in India upstate New York training in meditation, mantra-science, kīrtan, karma-yoga, and pedagogy.
He is the author of, Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition and The Recognition Sutras: Illuminating a 1,000-year-old Spiritual Masterpiece.”Description text goes here
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There are very few teachers in this field that combine academic rigor (including the ability to read Sanskrit fluently), passionate love for the subject, and the ability to articulate with crystal clarity, and Hareesh is one of them.
The feature of his teaching that students consistently highlight is this balance of passion, clarity, and rigor. The goal of his teaching is to ensure that each sutra successfully lands in the heart & mind of the student, illuminating both their understanding and their experience.
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“Hareesh (has) planted a seed of hope that the world is a loving place and showed me how to tap into this loving energy. Silence, stillness, and deep breathing are now a vital part of my everyday life. I thank Hareesh for this.”
“Only at the feet of a few High Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition have I ever felt something similar to what happens when I watch and hear Christopher Wallis, (Hareesh) speak.”
“Christopher Wallis is a gifted scholar. This course skillfully unpacks one of the key texts of yogic wisdom, and does so with thoroughness, insight and depth.”
~ Current Students
“With this new work, Wallis is offering Oxford-quality Sanskrit education in sutra-sized chunks made for walking.
His ear for poetry and paradox means that he doesn't sacrifice accuracy for inspiration. Somehow he renders the bitter ascetic verses precisely, but sweetened with the Tantric mood of his personal path.
~ Matthew Remski, Author Threads of Yoga
“Dive into a real, living, digestible course that can illuminate these beautiful teachings. Unearth this wisdom through the prism of a Sanskrit scholar and long time practitioner whose passion for correct and true translations conveys both the obvious teachings and the more subtle and potent offerings.”
Janet Stone - Global Yoga Teacher
Understand the nature of the mind and how we create our own suffering
Discover what it really means to be a 'divine being having a human experience
Experience practices and techniques that can lead to sustainable, embodied transformation
Immerse in one of the foundational texts of Tantrik Yoga
Practice rarely taught, powerful techniques you cannot find on the internet or in a yoga studio
Recognise your true nature and live in that space of awareness without the need to sit for hours a day in meditation
Bonus content
How to get the most out of this course
Approach and methodology of Hareesh’s teachings
7 practical meditations support the text and your learning
Powerful techniques and practices directly transmitted from Guru to the student for over ten centuries, and unknown to the yoga mainstream today
Transmissions to deeply enrich your spiritual life
Understanding the apparent obsession with supernatural powers in chapter three
The full package
123 videos - Over 23 hours of content + Study Guides + Bonus Content + Access to the community and discussion forum only $490
A clear, fresh and actionable translation and explanation of the Yoga Sutras
A breakdown of all the practices relevant to the contemporary practitioner of Yoga
Lifetime access to the course and its contents
Study with a respected scholar-practitioner with almost four decades of experience
Bonus audio, meditations, contemplations and original articles from Hareesh on the Yoga Sutra
Join a community of like-minded seekers to engage with
Deepen your own practice and/or teaching
Flexible payments to support your circumstances
“I am so impressed with the beauty and professionalism of this course - so user friendly and full of rich content. The videos are well done and it is easy to feel connected to Hareesh as he speaks - so much clarity and profundity in what he shares. Thank you for your tireless work and offering of such a splendid and dynamic course!”
K.D. Current Student
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Frequently Asked Questions...
How long will it take to complete this course?
123 videos combined with meditation and contemplation audio practices support your learning. We recommend watching the videos at your own pace and revisiting them as you wish though a pace of not more than three lessons per week is recommended.
Do I have time for this?
We recommend a gentle pace to allow for teachings to reveal themselves and practices to integrate the teachings. Twenty to thirty minutes three to four times a week is sufficient. Additionally, you may take another hour per week to do practices and engage in the contemplation questions given in the study guides, which act as your notes, leaving you free to watch, listen and, absorb.
If you prefer audio to video, you can download the mp3s of the videos and listen to them while walking or driving.
This is why we chose this format — with each teaching given in a bite-sized chunk (between 4 and 14 minutes) you are much more likely to keep going through the course to get to the deeper nuggets of wisdom at the end.
Is this a new translation?
Yes. Phd Sanskrit scholar Hareesh spent seven years creating a fresh and accessible translation and commentary for the 21st century, one rigorously faithful to the original Sanskrit yet both readable and relatable.
Is there guidance on how I can integrate these teachings into my practice, teaching and/or life?
Yes. The Study Guides present exercises and contemplation questions and the guided meditations provide practical ways to integrate the teachings into your everyday life.
How do I access it and what do I need?
You need internet access and can access the course via an app on your mobile device or via your laptop or desktop computer. Videos will be streamed but audios and study guides are downloadable.
Do you offer any kind of guarantee?
If this is not the clearest explanation of the sutras you’ve ever heard, we offer a money-back guarantee if you complete the whole course and don’t believe it was well worth the investment.
Since so much work has gone into this program, we do not offer refunds unless you have completed the course and have not gained benefit from the teachings. If this is the case, please do contact us directly by filling out the form below.
What makes this course stand out?
This is the only YS course presented by a native English speaker fluent in Sanskrit, and the only course that devotes one video to each sutra, explaining the translation and how it relates to the overall text.
This is the only course that draws on the traditional Sanskrit commentaries, especially the commentary now thought to be written by Patanjali. (previously attributed to Vyasa).
This is the only YS course to provide crystal clear and actionable guidance on how to do all the practices taught in the YS.
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