Veda Recitation and Yoga Philosophy Courses
It’s easy to find yoga āsana classes online or locally; use those resources. It’s harder to find lineaged mentorship; that is what I offer.
Learn more below.
Last chance to traditionally explore the core text of yoga before Karin retires! We'll be focusing on book four, on liberation or self-realization, asking what personal freedom means in a decidedly unliberated world. Book four is unique in being a dual presentation: 'what does that mean for me (as a practitioner?) and how do you/can you teach liberation? Book four depends upon a grasp of books 1-3, so we will be reviewing every class!
What students are saying:
“Learning from Karin over the past 7+ years has not only changed how I move and breathe, it has transformed how I relate to myself, to others, to the world, to sound, to silence, to yoga and Vedic chant that are the threads and weavings of Karin’s teachings through the Desikachar lineage. Her teachings ring true to the lineage because of her own experiential knowing and wisdom. Karin is not just someone who has “taught” me things but rather a mentor, a challenger (provocateur!) and a witness to my growth. I have learned to move with more than just my body, to listen with more than just my ears, to inhabit the teachings, and to see yoga and Vedic chant not as separate but as a place where breath becomes prayer. Karin teaches with rigor, with care, with reverence, a little mischief, and a lot of heart/love for her students and for yoga. ”
-Robin Simmons
Meet Your Teacher
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Meet Your Teacher 〰️
Karin Lynn Carlson has been teaching yoga since 2009. She is part of the living Desikachar lineage, and has been authorized to hand on Veda Recitation, Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, The Bhagavad Gita, and several Upanisads. Karin has a unique gift for making the timeless clear in today’s world. Karin upholds lineage and honors the tradition of yoga, without upholding patriarchy, spiritual bypassing, or the harms of exclusionary dogma. She is an author, a dog mom, an auntie, a feminist, and a punk rocker. She really likes good food, world literature, and cultural studies.
Karin lives in Minneapolis on Dakota land.
Real, - and reasonable - yoga
“it is indeed true that by practicing yoga we gradually improve our ability to concentrate and to be independent. We improve our health, our relationships, and everything we do.”
TKV Desikachar
Yoga is relationship. And it is personal.
The main tool of yoga is a personal practice; something you do on your own. In order for this to work, we tend to need mentorship. A regular conversation about your practice (or your teaching) can help you feel seen. It can keep you on track. It can open doors and provide resources. Sign up for a 1:1!