Below are the Class schedules for June 23-29th Feel free to drop into classes anytime. These classes are drop-in classes. Video recordings are available to attendees who can’t make it. Jake’s Empowerment courses this week will be based on student requests (ie: Akasha, Three Transformations, Reiki empowerments, frequencies, hypnosis or NLP sessions on the topic of your choice.)
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
Eight Limbs of Yoga Introduction: What is Yoga
What are the Yoga Sutras
Who is Patanjali
What are the Eight Limbs of Yoga
Applying the Eight Limbs of Yoga Outside of the Hindu Context | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Social Duties:
Ahimsa (Non-Violence)
Satya (Truthfulness)
Ashteya (Non-stealing)
Brahmacharya (Celibacy)
Aparigraha (Non-covetousness) | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Personal Principles:
Saucha (Cleanliness)
Santosha (Contentedness)
Tapasya / Tapaha (Austerities)
Svadhyaya (Studiousness / Self-study)
Isvara prandihana (Surrender to the Divine) | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Postures (Asanas):
What are Asanas
How many Asanas are there
Guidelines to Asanas
The Esoteric Properties of Asanas
Applying Asanas for Differently-Abled Individuals | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Breathing Controls (Pranayama)
What is Pranayama
The types of Pranayama
Guidelines to Pranayama
The Esoteric Properties of Pranayama
Applying Pranayama Efficiently and Instantaneously [dockets into our Concordianism Energy Working course] | Lineage Without Borders Introduction:
The Importance of Lineage
Establishing a connection to the past
Redefining ‘Ancestry’ within a socio-cultural and spiritual milieu
| Lineage Without Borders Intermediary Stage:
How to Work with Ancestor Spirits
Establishing a Sacred Space for Ancestor Spirits
How to Determine what constitutes an ‘Ancestor Spirit’ |
Below are the Times for June 30th to July 5th. Jake Will Be in a meditation retreat from July 5th to 12th. Alex will remain teaching during this week. I (Jake) am not sure how to make the below table as uniform as the other one, at this moment, thanks you for understanding. If you have any questions, contact jake@mysterycollege.com or contact alex@mysterycollege.com if you want to ask Alex any questions.
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Sense Controls (Pratyahara) What is Pratyahara
What are the Five Koshas
Deliberating over each of the Koshas
Annamaya Kosha – the food sheath
Pranamaya Kosha – the breath sheath
Manomaya Kosha – the mind sheath
Vijnyanmaya Kosha – the intellect sheath
Anandamaya Kosha – the bliss sheath | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Focus Control (Dharana) What is Dharana
How to cultivate Dharana
The esoteric usage / purpose of Dharana
Dharana Made Easy | Eight Limbs of Yoga – Meditation (Dhyana) What is Dhyana
How does one meditate
The types of meditations
Applying meditation when one finds it difficult to meditate
Easy techniques for cultivating the aptitude for meditation
Tools / accessories one can use for meditative practice
Meditation as a daily habit. | Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Blissful Union (Samadhi) Understanding Samadhi
What Samadhi IS NOT
The two types of Samadhi
The ontology of Samadhi How can one tell if one has ‘obtained’ Samadhi?
Unrealistic / impossible expectations regarding Samadhi
A teleology of Samadhi, or how the pursuit of ‘enlightenment’ is futile. | Lineage Without Borders Intermediate Part 2 Understanding Tutelary Divinities
The Kinds of Deities and How to Establish a Working Relationship with them: Gramadevata (The God/s of a Village / Community)
Kuldevata (The God/s of a clan / family / bloodline / lineage)
Vastudevata (The God/s of the house / the home as God)
Sthanadevatas (The God/s of Holy Sites and Places of Pilgrimage)
Rashtradevata (The God/s of the nation / one’s nation as God)
Ishtadevata (one’s Personal Tutelary Deity / Personal Pantheon)
[Lokadevata (the Planetary Gods) – no direct work can be done with these entities]
| Lineage Without Borders Intermediate Part 3 On Matters of Tradition
Following a Pre-established Tradition by virtue of birth or geographical contiguity Adopting a Pre-established Tradition outside of one’s localized ones
Establishing a PERSONAL tradition
Working IN THE ABSENCE of Tradition |
