
Introduce hatha yoga perspectives and clarify yoga’s history with the fifteenth-century hatha yoga pradipika, debunking modern terms like vinyasa and ashtanga.
Clarify that the text aims to move consciousness higher, not fitness, and that yoga is the ultimate journey of self-evolution toward higher states.
Practice a moderate yogic diet by eating to about 70 percent fullness, with desserts made from milk, foods cooked in clarified butter, and a fourth of meals donated to animals.
During the year of intense sadhana, avoid bitter, sour, pungent, salty, oily foods, garlic, onion, alcohol, fermented products, meat, and fish; obtain protein from pulses, nuts, milk, and sweet fruits.
Follow diet and travel injunctions to support yogic power: avoid dry or smoked foods and reheating; eat fresh and hot, limit travel, and conserve internal fire through celibacy during sadhana.
Emphasizes a one-year yoga diet plan with a sweet, milk-based diet including ghee and protein-rich vegetables, plus organic mineral and amino acid supplements, and cautions against misusing kundalini for sex.
Discover that life's purpose is to evolve at your own pace, transforming toward the source of absolute consciousness, and discard laziness to move and keep going.
Yoga is about experience, not understanding or reading; pursue transformation through a single, consistent practice that combines mudras, pranayama, and meditations to reap the fruits of practice.
AryaMarga Yoga is pleased to present the teachings of Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the 14th century master-text that details the science of the Willful Union of the Sun & Moon disks. This course is part of the 4 Yoga Teacher Training Course, which comprises of Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Samkhya Yoga, Pancha Tattva Asana Kriya and Pancha Tattva Pranayama Kriya.
The word Pradipika means to shed complete light on. What is the subject of inquiry on which this text is shedding light on? It is the Light on the System and Techniques of Hatha Yoga. This authoritative text was composed in the 15th century, by Yogi Svātmārāma. In the very first chapter of this masterwork, Yogi Svātmārāma clearly gives his intent behind the composition of this text. By Yogī Swātmārāma’s time, (approx. 14 th -15 th Cent. AD) Raja Yoga had already become so ancient a science of Yoga, with such an inordinate number of lineages and individual Yogīs claiming their own interpretations of the system, that the original Lineage teachings of Yoga seemed at risk of disappearing from the public consciousness.
Yogī Swātmārāma, out of compassion, sees the need for a clear understanding of the ancient Yogic view, it’s system and techniques, so that aspirants may overcome the perplexity born through multiple and varied interpretations of Yoga. To this end, the Clear Light on Haṭha /Haṭha Pradīpika has been composed by Yogī Swātmārāma.
In this module, students would be introduced to the following topics as concerns this text -
Introduction and Objective of Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Foods to avoid during an Intense Hatha Yoga Sadhana
Important Suggestions on Diet and Travel
Inspiring Verses from Yogi Swatmarama on Life's Journey
The Importance of Practice as concerns Hatha Yoga