Demystifying the Extraordinary

Vibhuti Pada is often the most daunting section of the Yoga Sutras. Its descriptions of extraordinary perception and developed powers can feel inaccessible, impractical, or disconnected from the earlier teachings of the text. Many practitioners rush through this chapter, set it aside, or assume it does not apply to ordinary human life.

This workshop is for those who have studied other portions of the Yoga Sutras and are now ready to engage directly with Vibhuti Pada. It is especially supportive for practitioners who may have encountered this chapter before and found it confusing or overwhelming, as well as for those who have studied the Yoga Sutras more broadly but felt this chapter was too abstract or removed to be useful.

Approaching Vibhuti Pada through the lens of practice and discernment, we will explore these sutras as descriptions of powers that arise through ethical grounding, disciplined attention, and inner steadiness. These capacities are real developments of the human mind and are meant to be met with responsibility rather than spectacle.

Participants will:

• Understand the powers described in Vibhuti Pada as refined human capacities
• Explore why these powers are described as both boons and potential obstacles
• Examine why this chapter is often misunderstood, dismissed, or sensationalized
• Learn how discernment shapes the integration of power within practice
• Discover practical ways this chapter can inform daily life, teaching, and personal practice

Logistics

This session will be taught live on Zoom. A recording will be available for 30 days following the live session.

Tuesday, February  17 | 6:00–9:00 PM EST

Price: $75

Yoga Alliance CEU's: 3

Recommendations

Familiarity with the Yoga Sutras is recommended, as we will be diving straight into this chapter. No book necessary. I will be using Satchidananda's translation if you would like to follow along. 

This workshop is taught as one component of the larger Path to Samadhi training, held live in Charlotte, North Carolina through Chakra Flow University.