Welcome to our Viniyoga podcast, and conversations that apply yoga philosophy for modern life. Join long-time student of TKV Desikachar and Executive Director of the Yoga Well Institute, Chase Bossart, in his discussion with Mary Stewart, Yoga Therapist in critical stabilization for 10-years at Cedar Hills Hospital Inpatient for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery in Portland, OR. Follow their conversation through topics including: using the tools of yoga to reconnect with a faith tradition of origin, relationships with God and spirit, the borrowing faith from a mentor when a student cant find it in self, the value of spiritual devotion and nature of surrender, the challenge of knowing if action is coming from kleśa or spirit, and our lives providing the opportunity to show what is important to us.

Chanting is a meditative tool in the Viniyoga tradition that illustrates the power of yoga beyond physical postures. Chanting can be breathwork. Chanting can be meditation. Chanting also takes time to learn. In Vedic Chanting, there are 3 mnemonic devices to support memorization: krama-pāṭhaḥ, jaṭā-pāṭhaḥ, and ghana-pāṭhaḥ. Explore these tools with Chase as he uses a portion of the Rudranamaskāra-mantraḥ. We begin each class with a chant to honor the teachers that have brought forward the teachings. Join us in carrying these teachings forward at at https://www.yogawell.com/our-offerings/

In this Viniyoga podcast, Chase connects yoga philosophy to breath based practice, the popularization of breathwork, and the 1,000-year tradition of yoga that gives these practices context. Listen in on our monthly Community Conversation, as Chase discusses the influence of Prāṇāyāma on Prāṇā. Within the popularization and proliferation of breathwork, there can be a tendency to explain yoga tools and techniques with descriptions of a Western allopathic focus. Chase reminds us of the ancient context and goal for these tools within a larger path of refining the human system and how it operates. Chase Bossart, Yoga Well's Executive Director, clarifies the foundational physiological understanding of yoga and how this relates to prāṇāyāma practices including concepts, applications, and tools in our program, Advanced Viniyoga Applications: Prāṇāyāma - Breathing in Viniyoga. Learn more at https://courses.yogawell.com/advanced-viniyoga-applications-2