Practical Yoga Philosophy 2020 by Nico Cooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if Finding happiness through yoga en-us 2019-09-17 15:46:20 UTC 2020-03-12 10:50:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f9d8-2640.png Question 1.1: What is philosophy and what are the Indian philosophies? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385409510 2019-09-17 16:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385409510 Question 1.2: What is yoga? When did yoga become a philosophy and not just a practice? What does yoga mean? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410140 2019-09-17 16:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410140 Question 1.3: What is the first yama of yoga - ahimsa (non-violence)? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410365 2019-09-17 16:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410365 Question 1.4: What is the first niyama of yoga- shaucha (cleanliness)? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410668 2019-09-17 16:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410668 Question 1.5: What is the third limb of yoga - asana (postures)? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410983 2019-09-17 16:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/385410983 what could be considered as practice besides a yoga class? does meditation count? any more examples? feeling a bit stranded haha aivitagr https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/444418753 2020-02-12 15:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/444418753 e_a_junno https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/444855546 What was the gooey "Eat Pray Love" version of the yoga sutras called? Title and author please :)]]> 2020-02-13 08:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/444855546 https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/445088890 Where does Ashtanga yoga practice sequence come from? Why is it the way it is?]]> 2020-02-13 16:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/445088890 Let it be skaiste_staskute https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/445103841 I was reflecting on letting be things that one can not in control. How to make a good judgement of what one can and can't control? How to make sure that those around you (especially at work in project management worl where control is a a key element) do not perceive you as relaxed, laid back and not being in control? The way I interpret it is that one should still put as much effort as possible to achieve the goals/purpose and then if this still does not fly then let it be and more importantly not to take it into the soul and thougts after letting be.]]> 2020-02-13 16:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/445103841 Student generated posts are purple, and will be for the duration of this course! NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446070741 The discussion topics you put up are the most important!!!  For the rest of this course, they'll be in purple, so you can identify them quickly!!]]> 2020-02-16 12:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446070741 Question 2.1 Who was Patanjali and what was his influence on yoga philosophy? What are the yoga sutras, and why are they important? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446075920 2020-02-16 13:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446075920 Question 2.2: What are perusha and prakriti? How do they relate to our experience of life on earth? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446075996 2020-02-16 13:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446075996 Question 2.3: What is the second yama of yoga - satya? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076028 2020-02-16 13:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076028 Question 2.4: What is the second niyama of yoga- santosha? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076058 2020-02-16 13:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076058 Question 2.5: What is the fourth limb of yoga - pranayama? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076084 2020-02-16 13:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446076084 No class vecka 8 (sport lov) NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446078220 Hi Yogis, I've just noticed that the system says that we have class on Wednesday.  It's our break week this week!]]> 2020-02-16 13:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446078220 Limbs of yoga https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446461237 I have a question, maybe a bit philosophical - are any of the eight limbs of yoga more/less important when it comes to practicing yoga, especially when you’re a newcomer? Should one (in this case: me) just focus on the practice? Is there a possibility/chance/risk that all the theory becomes “too much yoga-thinking”? Better to take it slowly bit by bit? / Fabs 😊]]> 2020-02-17 17:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/446461237 Non attachment and non violence balance aivitagr https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/447981395 Hey! I was recently reflecting on the balance between non violence and detachment. As we have discussed there is some discomfort in yogic poses, claustrophobic feelings, painful back while meditating crossed legged for long periods of time etc. How much of it is detachment from the pain and witnessing it and when would you consider that to be violence towards the self and decide to take a break? What would the thought process surrounding this look like?]]> 2020-02-20 13:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/447981395 Question 3.1 The yogic path part one: What is a yoga practice (sadhana)? and how do we undertake this "practice" (kriya yoga)? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452105638 2020-02-28 17:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452105638 Question 3.2 What are the eight limbs of yoga? How are they interrelated? How do I practice them? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452106841 2020-02-28 17:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452106841 Question 3.3 What is the third yama of yoga - asteya? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452107538 2020-02-28 17:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452107538 Question 3.4 What is the third niyama of yoga - tapas? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452108026 2020-02-28 17:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/452108026 Week 4 reflections skaiste_staskute https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457001566 Hi yogis. I can see there is silence this week. Maybe time to break it? 😊 I have been reflecting about 4 phases in yogis' life. Actually it was a nice "surprise" to me to see that phases are so conventional or western like. I had this weird believe  before that yogis is someone who does not fit into conventional life standards. Now knowing these phases I'm being reassured that I might be on the right path. Also I enjoyed finding out more about Ganesha. He has actually sent me some obstacles to overcome last week and it is a releave to think that these super duper difficult problems have been sent in by Ganesh, a funny & self-content three-eye elephant with the purpose of helping me out in my journey. Such though decrease the importance level immediately😊. So next time I will use phrase ces't la vie I will have Ganesha as my mental picture. P.s. Nico, have you posted questions from week 4?😉

]]> 2020-03-09 16:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457001566 Question 4.1 The yogic path part 2 - What is the yogic lifestyle? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457034864 2020-03-09 17:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457034864 Question 3.5 What is the 5th limb of yoga - Pratyahara? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035046 2020-03-09 17:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035046 Question 4.2 What about kundalini, chakras, ganesha and the dancing Shiva? Where do they fit in? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035222 2020-03-09 17:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035222 Question 4.3 What is the fourth yama of yoga - Brahmacharya? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035675 2020-03-09 17:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035675 Question 4.4 What is the fourth niyama of yoga - Svadhyaya? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035952 2020-03-09 17:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/457035952 Thank you thank you thank you! e_a_junno https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/458732065 Thank you Nico for a wonderful class! I will digest this in the coming months and try to retain as much as possible. This has truly given me some important tools and ways of thinking that I can apply in everyday life. And thank you yogis, hope to see you in a yoga class sometime soon! :) ]]> 2020-03-11 20:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/458732065 Question 4.5 What are the fifth and sixth limbs of yoga - Dharana and Dhyana? (Concentration and meditation) NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459020914 2020-03-12 10:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459020914 Question 5.1 So how do I practice in real life? What do i do now, practically speaking? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459021264 2020-03-12 10:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459021264 Question 5.2 Am I enlightened now? If not, how can yoga get me there? What is enlightenment anyway, according to yoga? NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459021902 2020-03-12 10:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459021902 Question 5.3 What is the fifth yama of yoga - Aprarigraha? (non-hoarding) NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459022442 2020-03-12 10:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459022442 Question 5.4 What is the fifth niyama of yoga - Ishvara Pranidanadva? (letting go) NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459022773 2020-03-12 10:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459022773 Congratulations Yogis!!! NicoCooper https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459024548 Well done everyone!  Thank you for all your hard work during this course.  I hope you've got a lot out of it.  I've got a few things to say in this post, so I'll pop them up now.
1.  You can contact me at ncooper.info.  The site hasn't been updated for a loooong time, but it has my contacts.
2.  If you know anyone who would be interested in this course, then tell them to contact me and I'll let them know next time I hold it.
3.  If anyone wants to share contacts with each other, then use this message board.  Life is SO much easier when we have some fellow yogis to ask "life questions", and chat about this stuff with.]]> 2020-03-12 10:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/NicoCooper/id9setcms5if/wish/459024548