Course Overview
This session will explore the relationship between Tantric texts and yogic practice, bringing together philosophy, structure, and lived application.
We will move through three key layers:
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What are the Tantras?
Historical context and purpose
The role of Tantra in the evolution of yoga
Understanding Tantra as a practical and experiential system
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We will explore how Tantra supports and informs the structure of yoga practice:
External Practices (Bahiranga)
Yama – relational and ethical orientation
Niyama – personal discipline and inner observances
Āsana – posture as preparation and stability
Prāṇāyāma – working with the breath to influence prāṇa
Explored through a Tantric lens: how these are not just preparatory, but energetic and transformative tools.
Internal Practices (Antarāṅga)
Pratyāhāra – refining the relationship with the senses
Dhāraṇā – directing attention
Dhyāna – continuity of attention
Samādhi – integration and absorption
Understanding how Tantra supports these as direct inner processes, not abstract goals.
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Mantra – sound as a transformative force
Mudrā – gesture and energetic sealing
Their role within both classical yoga and Tantric methodology
How these tools support attention, prāṇa, and inner steadiness
Structure of the Session (2 Hours)
Part 1 (30 min): Introduction to the Tantras (context + philosophy)
Part 2 (45 min): Yoga through the Tantric lens (Bahiranga & Antarāṅga)
Part 3 (30 min): Mantra, Mudrā, and applied practice
Part 4 (15 min): Reflection, integration, and discussion
This session is not about adding more techniques
It is about refining how we understand what we are already practicing
Through the lens of Tantra, yoga becomes:
more precise
more internal
and more directly connected to transformation