YOGA PRAVESIKAA Course Launch March 1, 2019
YOGA PRAVESIKAA Course Launch March 1, 2019 Chennai, March, 2019: The Madras Sanskrit College launched ‘Yoga Praveshika’, an introductory course on Yoga on its e-Learning platform. The course is focused on teaching people the authentic eight step yoga ‘ashtaanga yoga’ envisaged by Sage Pathanjali. Mr. Sivakumar, actor seen with Mr. Ramesh Mahalingam and others from the Sanskrit college As part of this course, students will explore the evolution of Yoga within the structure of ancient Indian scriptures and the six main ancient Indian philosophies (Darshanas). The course also seeks to dispel myths or incorrect perceptions about the practice of Yoga. The key philosophical concepts are explained using Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras which is the foundational text for Yoga. The corresponding sutra is chanted in Sanskrit followed by an explanation of the word meanings or ‘padaartha’. Finally, an elaboration on the contextual meaning and link to the underlying concept ...