Tutor – Anna Semlyen
Towards Peace of Mind- The 3 gunas and mental harmony
Aims of the Morning
1. Present and then discuss three translations of Patanjalis yoga sutra 2.18

2. Expand upon the Gunas with the use of questionnaires and handouts.

3 For Rajas I will facilitate a brainstorm on what yoga tools (such as asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, affirmation, relaxation) could help move towards sattva, or sustain a sattvic state.
Objectives
1 To have compared three translations of Patanjalis sutra 2.18 on the Gunas

2. For participants to have considered the balance of the Gunas in their lives and which Guna most often affects them

3. To have considered, and practiced, hatha yoga postures, breathing, meditation and relaxation practices to overcome Rajas and move towards Sattva. To consider the effects that the practices have on themselves and whether they work
Aims of the Afternoon
1 For each of Tamas and Sattva, I will facilitate a brainstorm on what yoga tools (such as asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, affirmation, relaxation) could help move towards sattva, or sustain a sattvic state

2. Taking each Guna at a time, I will teach a practical lesson with appropriate hatha yoga practices to mitigate the Gunas of Tamas and Rajas and sustain Sattva
Objectives
1. To have considered, and practiced, hatha yoga postures, breathing, meditation and relaxation practices to overcome Tamas and move towards Sattva or to sustain Sattva. To consider the effects that the practices have on themselves and whether they work

2 To learn lifestyle/life coaching advice to help students recognise and overcome the Gunas of Tamas and Rajas

3 To apply knowledge of the Gunas to teaching general yoga classes