6 Month Yoga Philosophy, Principles & Practice Course 

*If not able to attend all programs, feel free to drop in on any of them!

Program Information

Format: Presentation/Discussion/Practice (in simple, seated asana only).

Location: Mothers Trust/Mothers Place: 6676 122nd Ave, Ganges, MI 49408

Dates: Every 2nd Saturday (April-September, 2025)

Length: 2 Hours (11am-1pm) followed by a potluck lunch (please consider bringing a vegetarian dish to share).

Fee: Minimum $20 donation (per program) to benefit MT/MP

Facilitator: Terry Prem Lancaster (offering various Yogic programming at Mothers Trust, Ashrams and Yoga studios around the state of Michigan for the past 25 years or so). 

Contact: premlancaster@gmail.com

#1 (April 4/12/25)

The Roots of Yoga  Exploring the where, when and why of a very ancient and extremely vast living tradition.

#2 (May 5/10/25)

The Introduction of Yoga to the West & the rise of Modern Postural Yoga (Therapy & Exercise)

How Swami Vivekananda, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Yogendra and the lineage of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya inspired a worldwide Yogic renaissance of continuity and change. 

#3 (June 6/14/25) 

Swami Vivekananda (America’s first Guru) and The 4 Paths of Yoga 

As systematized in the Bhagavad Gita, Swamiji considered the Yogas of Bhakti, Karma, Jnana and Raja as having profound universal applications. Together, we will take a deep dive into these principal 4 Yoga Margas.

#4 (July 7/12/25)

Introduction to the texts, principles and practices of Classical (Raja) Yoga 

A general survey of the texts that provide the foundation of the modern Yoga tradition. 

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali/Hatha Yoga Pradipika/Shiva Samhita/Gheranda Samhita

#5 (August 8/9/25)

The Yoga Upanishads: Exploring Mantra, Hatha, Laya (Kundalini) & Raja Yoga  

What are the Yoga Upanishads (composed over the span of at least a thousand years?). Why the focus on Mantra, Hatha, Laya (Kundalini) & Raja Yoga? How do they integrate to create a fully dynamic and Self-illuminating Yoga practice? 

#6 (September 9/13/25)

Yoga in 3’s: Together, we’ll end at the beginning of Yogic wisdom and discovery!                                    Starting with a thorough investigation into the great Pranava ॐ we’ll discover how so many of the most fundamental Yogic teachings come in the form of a trinity. From the step by step Krama of beginning, middle and end to the harmonization of body, mind and spirit. In Yoga, three truly is the magic number.