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Learning the Yoga Sutras through reading and chant

The Yoga Sutras course description explained a method that combined word-by-word translation, interpretation and chanting. Sanskrit was part of the learning process rather than an incidental reference.

Water lilies stretching in a line across a perfectly still lake at dusk, with smooth stones in the foreground

Group meditation classes, dedicated workshops and private lessons were all mentioned as settings for this study. Recorded material provided another route into the subject, allowing learners to connect a written explanation with the sound of a verse.

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