Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

03/20/23 • 34 min

We often think of yoga as a physical exercise - but a centuries-old Sanskrit text, The Yoga Sutras, share teachings intended to improve both the body and mind. The author, Patanjali, makes clear that the poses and stretches are only part of picture - we also need to be kind, contemplative and grounded.

Jessamyn Stanley (yoga teacher and author of Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance) takes Dr Laurie Santos through Patanjali's text - saying its lessons "can be applied in every circumstance, no matter who you are or where you are".

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03/20/23 • 34 min

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The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos - Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind

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Pushkin. I was in graduate school and a friend of mine was like, oh my god, you should come to yoga because I was really depressed. This is one of my wellness idols. Jessamin Stanley. She had drunk the yoga kool aid. She was like, Oh my god, it's going to change your whole life. The idea of that sort of big change did appeal to Jessamin, who at the time was feeling a bit lost. I was like, I don't know who I am, what is the purpose of my life? Wha