Anusara Yoga Documentary featuring John Friend, Dr. Douglas Brooks, Sally Kempton, Carlos Pomeda, Krishna Das, Shantala, Minnie Driver and many Anusara teachers and students from all over the World!

54 Minutes

Carlos Pomeda
Overview and History of Yoga: The Secret Teachings of the Upanishads

This discussion outlines the big picture of yoga history and provides a framework to understand where any particular system of yoga, from ancient to modern, fits in.

The Secret Teachings of the Upanishads: In this session, Carlos provides a method to systematize and understand these sprawling and difficult texts, thus laying the groundwork to understand Vedanta, meditation and the experience of the Self.

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara.

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Carlos Pomeda
The Yoga of Action, Knowledge and Devotion – Bhagavad Gita, The Bhakti Sutras: Joyous Exultation of the Divine

This talk explores the three types of yoga described in the India?s most beloved sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita. Carlos shows how revolutionary this text was because it demystified yoga and brought its formerly secret teachings — that had been reserved for male, renunciates of the highest caste — to the masses.

The Bhakti Sutras: Joyous Exhultation of the Divine: In response to the Gita, a wave of devotional (Bhakti) yoga swept India from the 5th through the 15th centuries CE. Carlos tells traditional stories of the yoga saints of this era and demonstrates the Bhakti practice of kirtan, devotional chanting.

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Carlos Pomeda
Patanjali’s Classical Yoga: Blueprint for Transformation
By looking directly at Patanjali’s words, Carlos shows how the author’s intent has often been misunderstood. While the text outlines the eight-limbed path of ashtanga yoga, to Patanjali, the most important limb was the final one, Samadhi, timeless absorption in the Absolute.

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Carlos Pomeda
Vedanta: Seeing the Oneness of Being Beyond Illusions
Linking Vedanta to the earlier Upanishads, Carlos provides an historical context to understand this often misunderstood philosophical system. He shows how to put Vedanta into practice by understanding your relationship to the Infinite.

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Carlos Pomeda
Tantra: The Wheel of Divine Energy, Kashmir Shavism

One of Carlos’s primary goals in this talk is to recover the word Tantra, so often misappropriated. He shows how Tantra is, in reality, a sublime life-affirming philosophy, entirely relevant to the modern world. He discusses such topics as the rise of the feminine and how emotions can be a tool to promote understanding and spiritual growth.

Kashmir Shavism: Carlos explores this approach, which is arguably the most elegant representation of Tantra ever developed. Its methods for finding the divine in everyday life are both uplifting and inspiring. Developed by a lineage of householders, that is, people living in the world with jobs and families, Kashmir Shavism is particularly relevant to people today.

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Carlos Pomeda
Kundalini Yoga: Charting the Inner Landscape: Hatha Yoga and the Natha Traditions – Spiritual & Physical Alchemy.

What is Kundalini? What are the Chakras? What happens when the Kundalini rises? In this discussion, Carlos answers these questions and differentiates traditional teachings from New Age interpretations.

Hatha Yoga and the Natha Traditions – Spiritual & Physical Alchemy: Carlos outlines how Hatha Yoga developed as a separate system within a Tantric milieu. Analogous to the efforts of the alchemists to turn base metals into gold, adepts developed methods that allowed practitioners via “internal alchemy” to turn mortal flesh into the “diamond body.”

Carlos Pomeda M.A Sanskrit and Religious Studies
Carlos received formal, traditional training in yoga during almost 18 years as a monk. During this time he learnt the various systems of Indian Philosophy and immersed himself in the practice of yoga. He combines this traditional training with an academic background, having earned two Masters’ degrees: one in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley and another one, in Religious Studies, from UC Santa Barbara

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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Licensing Agreement Required for use of this DVD in public events. Please download the Licensing Agreement and email it to YogaKula

All 6 Wisdom of Yoga DVDs.

This priceless series provides an exciting and inspiring exploration of the yoga traditions. By bringing those traditions to life, renowned scholar Carlos Pomeda presents much more than accurate information—he offers us ways to expand our horizons, to imbibe inspiring and uplifting teachings, and to bring insight and valuable guidance to enrich any yoga practice, from beginning to advanced. Drawing insight directly from the ancient texts, Carlos brings alive the authentic teachings that underlie the practice of yoga and shows how they are relevant to the lives of modern people. Each 2-hour DVD includes a talk, an illustrative practice, and answers to questions from the audience. These DVDs are appropriate for yoga teachers and students from any tradition, as well as for yoga practitioners who simply want to deepen their understanding. Topics covered in this DVD series include: History of Yoga, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti Sutras, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Vedanta, Tantra, and Kundalini Yoga. Study Guides for each DVD are available to support deeper study of each tradition. These DVDs are for private use only; licenses are available for public use by yoga studios, teachers and others. Please visit our website for details.

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“Carlos Pomeda is a world-class teacher of Eastern Philosophy who has tremendous ability to convey the essence of the depth of the yoga tradition in a way that is deeply meaningful and transformative.”  – John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

“Carlos Pomeda is the real deal. His teaching on yoga philosophy is authentic, deep, passionate, and informed by decades of personal practice. I highly recommend The Wisdom of Yoga to all yoga teachers and committed practitioners.” – Timothy McCall, MD, Medical Editor, Yoga Journal, Author of Yoga as Medicine

“Here’s a man who can be trusted to cut through the usual window-dressing of yoga and give me the real goods… a heavyweight… without being heavy, he has a jaw-dropping range of knowledge.”   – Richard Rosen, Senior Reviewer, Yoga Journal

“What impresses me as much as his clarity and depth of knowledge is his embodiment of the teachings. He teaches with a contagious humility and graciousness that encourages learning and draws you into your own process of discovery and love of the tradition.”   – Leela Miller, Director of Yoga at Triyoga (London)

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