Indian Philosophical Traditions Teacher Training 2025
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This introductory course introduces incoming teacher trainees to the vast knowledge base in the Indian philosophical traditions. As future yoga teachers, it is crucial to understand an overview of the popular viewpoints on reality that have shaped Indic thought systems over the past several years, and how Yoga fits into a larger philosophical tradition.
Tutors
Eddie Stern
Robert Moses
Harshvardhan Jhaveri
IPTT 2025 Schedule
For dates and times throughout 2025 please see the calendarHERE.
IPTT 2025 Class Days and Times
January 4 to February 13, 2025
Saturdays: 9:30 – 11:30 am EST: Theory Talks and Practical Classes.
Thursdays: 6:00 – 7:15 am EST: Basic Yoga Sangraha and Pranayama.
You will learn
The Four Aims of Human Existence
The Four Stages of Life
The Six Systems of Indic Philosophy
Introduction to Advaita Vedanta of Adi Guru Sankaracarya
Introduction to Yoga Darshana – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Hinduism
Vedic Dharma
Value Education
Adhikari, Requirements of a Student
Historical Overview of Indic Traditions
Lineages of Important Saints, Sages, Rishis and Yogis
Some basic Sanskrit terminology to help clarify the concepts of the traditions.
Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is one of the most prevalent philosophical viewpoints in India and the West. Dating back to the early Upanishads, Advaita views that all is absolute consciousness, the world is an unreal, changing projection of consciousness, and the individual soul is identical to unchanging consciousness. This course will cover the basics of non-dual Vedanta and give a framework for having new ways of looking at and managing the ups and downs of life based on an expanded understanding of yourself and the universe
