Discover the Spiritual Powers of Motherhood | HUA
The Yoga of Motherhood Course
This course will examine the notion of motherhood in our yogic tradition, and how it applies to modern, liberatory circumstances. We will also explore how to create a community of care and support that allows us to thrive. This is not the meaning of the esoteric powers possessed by yogis, seers, or rishis. I am using the term "siddhi" deliberately to refer to a feminine aspect within every mother that can harness healing forces. The colonial period saw western medicine rise up to claim hierarchical power and control over our bodies, and our lives. This led in part to the loss many sacred qualities of motherhood and femininity, as well as our traditional healing skills. A loss of our innate autonomy can lead to a deep sense of helplessness and despair, particularly when loved ones aren't well. How would it be if we could depend more on ourselves to heal and make our children whole again?
A decolonial approach allows us to look beyond the symptoms and see ourselves as interconnected, multidimensional beings. Although this journey to the root of disconnection and disease can be difficult, it is one we will all take together as we explore new paths of decolonization. Western science has made the connection between our past sufferings and our current health problems. Epigenetics focuses on the environment of gene expression. It has shown that we are more than individuals living out their lives. We are deeply interconnected in a web of well-being and interdependence that spans past and present. This knowledge was something that yogis knew thousands of years ago. It also included the effects of karmas on our lives. This course combines ancient and modern knowledge to help you understand and use the power of motherhood for the vital societal work of healing and restoration.
We will be able to locate ourselves in a Hindu yogic Cosmology, specifically in Sri Aurobindo's work as a mystic, yogi, and revolutionary from India. They are working on what they call the 'vital', also known as the pranamaya kosha, or the sheath of lifeforce, as well as current literature on healing. We will also discuss the concept of restorative medicine, and how it can be integrated into our lives. This course will help us to make our long-awaited homecoming. We will find our way back to our culture, our authentic selves and into our bodies. By doing so, we can break down constrictive mental, cultural, and social patterns that lead to liberatory pathways for our children and ourselves.
Course Learning Objectives:
Students will learn
a) Learn about yogic concepts and motherhood from a liberatory view.
b) Find out about the 5 koshas and the pranamaya Kosha. It has a significant impact on our health and vitality.
c) Find out how Sri Aurobindo, The Mother, view the pranamaya kosha as a 'vital'. Then, dive deeper into this vital realm and gain a better understanding of how traumas and karmas and outside influences impact our lives.
d) To expand our consciousness as mothers and enable us to be present for our children's emotional/mental/physical realities and open the doorway of healing through the vital realm. To enter this expanded consciousness, we will engage in class using simple yogic techniques and to develop our innate abilities and siddhis.
e) Learn the connection between historical traumas and diseases.
f Strengthen our confidence and inner vitality as mothers and participate in the formation of communities of care.
Class Structure:
Each week, there will be at least 1.5 hours of contact with one or more faculty members. Each week, the class structure encourages reflection and self-study. The class content will be finished in 90 minutes. However, the discussion can be continued for 30 minutes. The class will provide a safe space for discovery and sharing in a supportive environment. Students will need to submit a summary paper (non-academic), at the end of each course. It will reflect on the students' self-reflections on what they have learned and how it has affected them.
CONTACT — 407–205–2118
Overview >> Hindu University Of America
EMAIL- saksham.mangwana@hua.edu
Address- 5200 Vineland Rd 125 Orlando, FL 32811
Hindu University Of America — Social Media Profiles
Refferal Link-