Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras – Monthly Study

Practical Information

The monthly Patañjali Yoga Sūtras Satsang is an ongoing study and practice of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras with Ingvar Villido Ishwaranand.

The study moves progressively through the Yoga Sūtras. Each month, Ishwaranand continues from where the previous session ended, opening the next sūtra or group of sūtras through explanation, commentary and guided practice.

The emphasis is not only on understanding the text intellectually, but on exploring how the principles described by Patañjali can be recognised and experienced directly through practice.

Each Session Includes

• study and explanation of the next sūtra or group of sūtras

• Ishwaranand’s commentary on their meaning and practical application

• exploration of the workings of the mind, awareness and consciousness

• meditation and guided practice

• reflection and integration of the teaching into personal practice

Over time, the study unfolds through all four chapters of the Yoga Sūtras, following Patañjali’s path from understanding and stilling the movements of the mind towards deeper states of yoga and inner freedom.

Ongoing Study · Join at Any Time

The study is continuous, with each session naturally opening into the next.

At the same time, each sūtra contains a complete teaching of its own, making it possible to join the study at any point during the year.

No previous knowledge of the Yoga Sūtras or yoga philosophy is required. Participation is open to everyone.

Practical Details

Frequency: once a month, Saturday

Time: 19:30–21:00

Location: Lilleoru Great Hall & online livestream

Languages: Estonian with simultaneous English translation

Replay: available for one month, until the next session

Participation: open to everyone

Teacher

The sessions are led by Ingvar Villido Ishwaranand, who approaches Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras as a practical path of yoga rather than a philosophical text alone.

Through explanation and direct practice, the principles described in the sūtras are explored as processes that can be recognised and experienced within oneself.

Learn More

For a deeper introduction to Patañjali Yoga, the Yoga Sūtras, and how the study unfolds at Lilleoru, visit:

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