Yoga Vidyā | Pre-Recorded Learning Modules of Pañca Bhūta Dhāraṇā, Pañca Śakti Dhāraṇā & Pañca Prāṇa Dhāraṇā
Module Availability | October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Fee | Available in the Google Form
Total Programme Hours (Including Lectures and Practice Sessions) | 70
Mode | Pre-Recorded Videos
Programme Anchored by | Refer Below
About Pañca Bhūta Dhāraṇā
Integrated Practices of Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Mantra and Dhyānā focusing on the Five elements
This specially designed practice series integrated the four pillars of Yoga practice – Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Mantra and Dhyānā.
The focus of this series was to weave the Yoga practices around a central Bhāvana, which adds a deeper dimension to the practice and experience of the tools of Yoga.
This series revolved around the Pañcabhūta, the elements as we experience them outside and within ourselves.
This programme was anchored by Senior faculty of KYM, Sangeetha Kannan and Nrithya Jagannathan.
About Pañca Śakti Dhāraṇā
An Integrated Experience of Mantra, Artha & Bhāvana
As the second in a series of integrated practices of Āsana, Prāṇāyāṁa, Mantra and Bhāvana, this is an immersive exploration of five Yajurveda Sūktam-s, that invoke and celebrate the power of the divine feminine. “Su-uktam,” means that which has been well said or beautifully articulated and comprise collections of Mantra-s that celebrate specific divine powers.
The focus of this programme was on the five transformative powers that can bring us material and spiritual abundance, courage and resilience, conviction, acuity of intellect and memory and anchoring, celebrating them by invoking the Goddesses who embody these powers and celebrating these powers within us.
This course was designed in such a way that participants will chant these Mantra-s, understand their meaning and significance and also use aspects of the Sūktam-s in integrated practices of Āsana, Prāṇāyāṁa and Bhāvana.
Chants Covered:
- Śraddhā Sūktam
- Durgā Sūktam
- Śrī Sūktam
- Medhā Sūktam
- Bhūsūktam
This programme was anchored by Nrithya Jagannathan, Director, KYM Institute of Yoga Studies, Shobana Srinivasan, Director, Department of Healing Chants, KYM & Bhooma Madhavan, Senior Chanting Teacher, Department of Healing Chants, KYM.
About Pañca Prāṇa Dhāraṇā
A Practice Integrated Study of Mukhyaprāṇa and the Pañcamahāprāṇa
At the heart of health, wellness, vitality and longevity lies an understanding of Mukhyaprāṇa and its functional aspects of Apāna, Vyāna, Udāna and Samāna. The importance of Prāṇa can never be understated and there is ample literature that demonstrates the remarkable interconnectedness of Prāṇa, Śarīra, Citta, Indriya and Ātma. While Prāṇa in and of itself is the subtlest essence of cosmic energy that pervades our world, the vehicle that makes Prāṇa circulate to be flowing unimpeded through our body is the breath. Yoga, specifically, Prāṇāyāma is one of the most effective methods to harnesses, regulate and enhance the flow of Prāṇa, making Prāṇāyāma quite literally the precious key that unlocks the doors to sustained health and wellness.
This programme covers in detail the philosophical aspects that underpin the relevance of Prāṇā, textual references to Prāṇa and Prāṇāyāma, an overview of the Pañcamaya Śarīra that is powered by the Prāṇāyāma, Pañcamahāprāṇa and Pañcaupaprāṇa, weaving this theoretical foundation with guided practices of Prāṇāyāma using classical techniques of Prāṇāyāma along with Mantra, Mudrā, Nyāsam, Bandha and Bhāvana.
This programme was anchored by Ms. Nrithya Jagannathan, Director, KYM Institute of Yoga Studies and Śrī V Srinivasan, Executive Director, KYM.