The Essence of The Bhagavad Gita

Join Devarshi Steven Hartman and Yogi Amrit Desai – in this lively, experiential dialogue about one of the greatest pieces of spiritual literature on the planet and the quintessential text on yoga.

Devarshi is Author of the best-selling audio series The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, and an inspiring storyteller who makes the Gita come alive and reveals how it is applicable to your modern life.  Devarshi has been a disciple and friend of Yogi Amrit Desai’s since 1983, was a former longtime Kripalu Ashram resident, and the Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga from 2004 to 2014. Devarshi is the Founder of the Pranotthan School of Yoga that leads 200-Hour and 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings at All That Matters Studio in Rhode Island.

Yogi Amrit Desai (Gurudev) needs little introduction. Founder of Kripalu Ashram and Amrit Yoga Institute, Gurudev has dedicated his whole life to the practice and teaching of yoga at every level.  His role in bringing and transmitting yoga knowledge to the west is unparalleled. His leadership, love, devotion to the thousands of students who have lived and learned in the spiritual communities that he has created have highly influenced the face of modern yoga in the world today.  Gurudev’s presence and innate wisdom are a rare gift not to be missed.

Absorb life-changing wisdom from this ancient poem – a conversation between Krishna (God) and Arjuna (the spiritual warrior) while being a part of the dynamic and spirited interactions between Gurudev and Devarshi as they unfold the teachings of the Gita together, with you.  Come learn why this ancient text has withstood the test of time, offering guidance and peace to much of the world.

All are welcome.  You do not need to have any prior knowledge about the Gita, or have any interest in yoga asana, to attend.

In this training you will:

• Become familiar with foundational principles laid out in the Gita that contain the potential to change the way you view life and the way you live, teach and practice yoga.
• Clarify and commit to your individual dharma (life purpose) with new vigor and inspiration.
• Come to terms with some of life’s most perplexing dilemmas once and for all, freeing up endless energy and gathering unprecedented courage for your future.
• Learn to use the powerful practices of yoga, meditation and pranayama to integrate the teachings of the Gita enhancing the depth from which you exist.
• Learn what it means to be an Acharya (spiritual teacher) who embodies more than simple movement, exercise and asana, but shares millennia-old, time-tested sutras (threads) that illumine life’s path for yourself and others.

Recommended Translation: The Bhagavad Gita – by Stephen Mitchell.