Yoga Philosophy Applied
Our complete online lecture series. Seven lectures, a full semester of traditional wisdom, studied at your own pace from anywhere in the world.
Enter the courseA SCHOOL OF YOGA AND WISDOM
Yoga, in its truest form.
Ancient teachings for modern seekers. Philosophy, practice, and community, taught from a living Indian lineage, wherever in the world you are.
Study the philosophyTrain as a teacherJourney to the source
THE QUESTION AT THE HEART OF YOGA
Who am I?
Not the roles we play. Not the stories we carry. Not the thoughts that come and go. For over fifteen years we have taught yoga as it was always meant to be taught: as a complete path of self-knowledge, with the body as its doorway, never its destination.
THE PATHS
Three ways to walk with us
Teacher Trainings
Yoga Alliance registered 200 and 500 hour programs, taught since 2011. A scholarly, demanding, and rewarding path to becoming a teacher, and ultimately, a Yogi.
Explore the trainings
Retreats and Pilgrimages
Journeys to the source. Nepal and India, the living heart of the tradition, in small groups of sincere practitioners.
See the journeys
Integrative Healing with Kelly
One-to-one healing sessions, Family Constellation, and energy work, offered through Kelly's own practice.
BEGIN HERE
The first lecture is our gift.
Lecture 1: Origin and Lineages of Yoga opens the complete series. Seven lectures, each between 2 and 3 hours, designed as a complete semester's worth of study: the origins and lineages of yoga, Who Am I?, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Karma, Pranayama, a playbook of happiness, and Hinduism versus Buddhism.
No commitment. Only curiosity. If it speaks to you, the full journey is waiting.
Watch the Free First Lecture
YOUR TEACHERS
Two paths, one school
Raj Patra
PHILOSOPHY AND LINEAGE · E-RYT 500
Born and raised in Kolkata, India in a yogic and spiritual family, Raj began his yoga journey at the age of seven at Ghosh's Yoga College. It is my deepest yearning, he says, to teach ancient yoga to modern people.
Kelly Suttell
PRACTICE AND HEALING · E-RYT 500
Creator of Kinetik Yoga and an Integrative Healing Facilitator, Kelly came to yoga through her own healing. Through my own debilitating pain, she says, I have learned that we are our own healers. And, sometimes we can use some support.
AN UNBROKEN THREAD
A living lineage
1923 · Ghosh's Yoga College, Kolkata. Founded by Bishnu Ghosh, younger brother of Sri Paramhansa Yogananda.
The lineages of Yogananda, Sri Anandamayi Ma, and Swami Vivekananda's living city.
Guruji Andrey Lappa, founder of Universal Yoga and teacher of Tantrika.
2010 · Yoga for Life. Carrying the tradition forward, in its truest form.
STUDENT VOICES
In their words, not ours
"One of the few programs I've seen in the US taught by an Indian instructor. Raj teaches you about Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga in its truest form. Nothing is compromised in order for a Westerner to learn."
A community of curious souls seeking a deeper connection with Yoga.
Wherever in the world you practice, there is a seat for you here.