Bones and Joints

Expertly guided discussion points for this seminal yoga text. Illuminate key ideas and guide juicy real-life discussions. Perfect for 200-hour, 300-hour, continuing education, or for use as a personal study guide.

Estimated time: 7.5 hours

What’s Included

• Step by step lesson plans that include discussion points and contemplations to contextualize, understand, and personalize The Bhagavad Gita
• 7.5 hours of discussion and presentation
• Historical context notes and alternate translations
• Curriculum specially designed to make philosophy relevant for yogis
• Fun and interactive discussions and activities to drive learning home
• Student handouts in Google Docs (downloadable as PDF or Word)

What You Need

• Students should have a copy of the text by their translator of choice (recommendations provided)

Lesson Plans & Learning Objectives

By the end of each lesson, your students will be able to:

Part 1: 90 minutes

• Describe the historical context for the “Bhagavad Gita”
• Describe the significance of “the field”
• Identify and describe the importance of Arjuna and his quandary
• Describe the metaphorical importance of Krishna
• Define dharma
• Describe the principles of jnana yoga

Part 2: 90 minutes

• Describe the principles of karma yoga
• Define dharma
• Apply the principles of karma yoga to one’s daily life

Part 3: 90 minutes

• Describe the principles of bhakti yoga
• Apply the principles of bhakti yoga to one’s daily life

Part 4: 60 minutes

• Describe the principles of jnana yoga
• Apply the principles of jnana yoga to one’s daily life

Part 5: 2 hours

• Review and reinforce key ideas from the text
• Integrate and apply the key ideas from the Bhagavad Gita to one’s own life
• Explore three different meditation practices to illuminate the different yoga approaches introduced in the Gita