YOGA: ANTICOLONIAL PHILOSOPHY
STUDY GROUP
with Dr. Shyam Ranganathan
8 WEEK SERIES
starts 11am MONDAY, OCTOBER 21st
by Donation
This course is a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Helene. Your optional donation will be funneled towards individuals who have experienced catastrophic loss and those who are helping them recover.
REGISTER FOR THE STUDY GROUP
Once you register, you will be taken to a landing page with the link to donate. Suggested donation is $80, but please send more or less based on your ability.
SAVE YOUR SPOTAbout the Instructor
Dr. Shyam Ranganathan (Department of Philosophy and York Center for Asian Research, York University, Toronto) is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author, and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy, which covers practical questions of how to live, what to aim for, and what we should value—including Yoga. Dr. Ranganathan is author of over 50 peer reviewed, scholarly works, and translator of Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra (Penguin 2008). Dr. Ranganathan founded yogaphilosophy.com, a scholar practitioner initiative, to bring anti-colonial, anti-Eurocentric, research based knowledge about Yoga and Philosophy to practitioners.
Why participate?
Expert Guidance
Learn from Dr. Shyam Ranganathan, a renowned expert in yoga philosophy and author of Yoga: Anticolonial Philosophy.
Practical Application
Gain tools to infuse your practice with authenticity and purpose with an applied approach to philosophy.
Help Yourself | Help Others
This course is a fundraiser for those affected by Hurricane Helene. Proceeds will be directed towards individuals who have experienced catastrophic loss due to the hurricane.
A Personal Note
On September 27th, I was assisting at a yoga retreat in Greece when a hurricane caused unthinkable damage and flooding to my hometown of Asheville, NC. Hurricane Helene was the deadliest and costliest hurricane since Katrina in 2004 and the effects on my community are unmatched in recorded history.
While my home and family are ok, I live right next to the once thriving and now devastated River Arts District. My home was without power for over 2 weeks and we still do not have running water. More importantly, many of my neighbors have lost their livlihoods and some even their lives. However, the spirit of community is flourishing and we are all doing our part to recover and rebuild.
Since the airport re-opened and I returned home, my main focus has been on supporting my family and my community. This series with Dr. Ranganathan has been planned for several months and I am deeply grateful for his willingness to turn it into a fundraiser for those affected by the hurricane.
My intention is to funnel your donations to personally vetted individuals who sustained devastating loss and those supporting them. Please consider donating more than the minimum if you have been feeling called to contribute, but don't know exactly where your help is needed most.
Eternally grateful,
Mado
