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The Yoga and Ecology Certificate Courses: Green Yoga Sadhana This course will explore resources within the Yoga tradition for living a life in accord with ecological values. Practices will be learned for cultivating a heightened sensitivity of the relationship between the mind, senses and elements. Instructor Christopher Key Chapple, Ph.D., Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theological Studies at LMU, has published several books on Yoga and religion and ecology. 1.0 Semester Hour | $150 2 options: At the Hill Street Center for Yoga, Meditation and Music At LMU:
Earth Verses: The Prthivi Sukta The Vedas include a book about the earth as mother, providing nurture to all forms of life. The text, known as the Prthivi Sukta, is included in the Atharva Veda, the basis for traditional medical practice in India. These verses ask for protection and give praise to all the elements, urging people not to pollute the earth or water, and to respect and give honor to the sun and to the air. Though composed many years before our current ecological crisis, this book can inspire and enhance environmental awareness. Instructor O.P. Dwivedi, Ph.D., is University Professor Emeritus with the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where he has taught since 1967. He has published 32 books and more than 115 articles in refereed journals and chapters in books. M-F | 5/25-5/29 | 10 AM-12 PM
Yogagaia Yogagaia is about connecting with our body and to our story - the story of the Universe. Through asanas, dance and meditations, we reawaken the memory of our Kosmic journey; Kosmos with a capital K includes matter, body, mind and spirit. Instructor Agi Hasita Nadai holds advanced degrees in biology and is a professional Kripalu Yoga teacher, biologist, geologist and deep ecologist. M-F | 5/25-5/29 | 2-4 PM
Foundations of Yoga and Ecology The confluence of Yoga and ecology offers a profoundly relevant response to the current planetary challenges. This course will investigate the foundational principles, practices, and participatory applications which help one actualize Yoga as a path of communion between humanity and the living earth. Instructor Gillian Comstock, M.A., co-director of Metta Earth Institute/Center for Contemplative Ecology, is a holistic psychotherapist, human ecologist, and Yoga guide certified in Kripalu, Jivamukti, and Advanced Interdisciplinary Yoga. As mother of three grown sons, Gillian has practiced Yoga and meditation for more than 35 years weaving together family, community, and ecological sustainability with the contemplative path. M-F | 5/25-5/29 | 7:30-9:30 PM |
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