Make Yoga a Lifestyle

10 Sessions Course Meditation, Yoga

In this course, you'll learn:

How yoga can transform your everyday experiences for the better.
Yoga's most powerful tools and practices for less stress, more peace, and greater happiness.

About this Course

If you think yoga is a style of exercise meant to help you stretch or get in shape, think again! In this course, you'll learn the eight steps used by yogis to achieve physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

About the Teacher

Christina Dufour

Christina brings mindfulness education and well-being life coaching to executives, entrepreneurs, and employee well-being programs for corporate teams through her company, The Carnelian Connection. She draws from her background in business management along with her training as a yoga instructor, to integrate wellbeing into professional spaces.

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10 Sessions

1. What Is Yoga?

Set an intention for the course, enjoy a moment of silence, and learn the basic meaning of the word "yoga."

13 min
2. The 5 External Disciplines

Learn why nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, non-excess, and non-possessiveness are so important for a yogi.

19 min
3. The 5 Internal Disciplines

Understand how purity, contentment, self-discipline, self-study, and surrender can transform your life.

18 min
4. Yoga Postures, or Asana

Practice three basic yoga postures, and learn the true purpose behind this form of conscious movement.

22 min
5. Breath Control, or Pranayama

Learn a few simple yogic breathing techniques to improve your health, calm your mind, and fill yourself with life force.

18 min
6. Turn Inward with Yoga Nidra

Get a taste of yoga nidra, a style of yoga designed to help you withdraw from the senses and remain fully relaxed.

14 min
7. Develop Your Concentration

Put all your mental attention on one object—in this case, the mantra "aum"—to calm a scattered mind and energize it.

9 min
8. The Mind's Ability to Transform

Go deeper into the mantra "aum," understanding how it can change your mind in profound ways.

11 min
9. Samadhi, the Ultimate State

Learn why samadhi is the ultimate state that yogis strive to achieve and how the yogic lifestyle can help you get there.

12 min
10. Continuing on Your Yogic Path

Create a road map that will help you stay on the yogic path, so you can benefit from it in a consistent way.

9 min