33. Stuart Sarbacker | Aṣṭāṅgayoga: Eight Limbs of Yoga

In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Stuart Ray Sarbacker for a
wide-ranging discussing about his upcoming course, YS 121 | 8
Limbs of Yoga: History, Theory, and Practice of Aṣṭāṅgayoga. We
discuss the nature of Patañjali's "classical" model, some of its
possible sources and influences, comparisons with Buddhist
meditation and paths, Aṣṭāṅga beyond Patañjali including Purāṇic
and other medieval sources, as well as modern innovations,
adaptations, and continuities with ancient modes of
practice. 

Speaker Bio

Stuart Ray Sarbacker is a scholar and seasoned
practitioner of yoga and the author of three books, Tracing the
Path of Yoga: The History and Philosophy of Indian Mind-Body
Discipline (2021), The Eight Limbs of Yoga: A Handbook of Living
Yoga Philosophy (with Kevin Kimple, 2015), and Samādhi: The
Numinous and Cessative in Indo-Tibetan Yoga (2005). He has
published a wide range of articles and essays on classical and
contemporary yoga philosophy and practice. He is particularly
interested in the ways in which historical and philosophical
traditions of yoga can be placed in comparison and conversation
with modern and contemporary practice.


He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies with a specialization
in the Languages and Cultures of Asia from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and has performed research and fieldwork in
India, Nepal, and Japan. He is an enthusiastic and innovative
teacher, incorporating contemplative practices and social and
environmental justice service-learning into his courses at Oregon
State, where he contributes to certificate and teacher trainings
in yoga as well as to the philosophy and religion curriculum.


Links 


https://oregonstate.academia.edu/StuartSarbacker 

YS 121 | 8 Limbs of Yoga: History, Theory, and Practice of
Aṣṭāṅgayoga