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.
LEARN HOW TO LEARN in this six week, online cohort style class. Veda mantra recitation is the original yoga; coming into relationship with it answers most of the questions yoga students and teachers tend to have. Veda study is available to all, but you need a qualified teacher to introduce you. Learn the six basic rules, how to set up a personal practice, and the power of invocation and internalization.
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An advanced set of mantras, perfect for those who have come a long way in their studies and want to commemorate it all.
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Develop a deeper understanding of Śraddhā and its role in the spiritual journey, enabling you to move from belief to realization. Śraddhā is not just passive belief, but a dynamic force that enables one to realize the divine within. It's a clarity of mind, a capacity to hold truth, and a self-confidence that drives one's spiritual evolution.
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Śraddhā, Agni, and Medhā suktams are collectively some of the first students should work with - a kind of ‘pre-requisite’ of sorts. Understanding the force of conviction, the power of our will, and the grace of interiorized memory lay the foundation and describe the entire process of yogic transformation.
Eternal wisdom
“Do not be led by others,
awaken your own mind,
amass your own experience,
and decide for yourself your own path.”
-Changdogya Upanisad
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.
The Bhagavad Gita
Ongoing cohort style class, 1st Monday of every month 9-11 am CST. $35 suggested per class.
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!