This week we are diving into the 5 Yoga Koshas which reside within our 3 Bodies (gross, subtle, and casual). In Sanskrit the Koshas are named Annamaya Kosha (food sheath), Pranamaya Kosha (sheath of prana or life), Manomaya Kosha (mind sheath), Vijnanamaya Kosha (knowledge or wisdom sheath), and Anandamaya Kosha (bliss sheath). We will talk about each Kosha, what they are made up of, and how to tap into each. Getting into understanding the 3 bodies and the 5 koshas is another way in which you can deepen your relationship with your yogic body and practice.
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Sources:
The 5 Koshas & 3 bodies: Meaning, how to Transcend, & more. Arhanta Yoga Ashrams. (2023, December 13). https://www.arhantayoga.org/blog/the-5-koshas-and-3-bodies/
Cook, T. (2022, March 21). Yoga and the Koshas - the layers of being. Ekhart Yoga. https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/practice/yoga-and-the-koshas-the-layers-of-being
Johnsen, L. (2014, July 8). The KOSHAS: 5 layers of being. Home. https://yogainternational.com/article/view/the-koshas-5-layers-of-being/
Kempton, S. (2022, April 19). Get to know the 5 koshas-and learn more about yourself. Yoga Journal. https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/getting-know/?scope=anon
Lawrence, M. (2019, April 28). The five koshas in yoga therapy. Innerpeace Yoga Therapy. https://innerpeaceyogatherapy.com/the-five-koshas-in-yoga-therapy/
Śaṅkarācārya, & Saraswati, S. (1961). The taittiriya upanishad.
For Further Reading:
https://kripalu.org/resources/five-koshas-layers-our-being-and-our-journey-inwards
https://yogateacherjourney.com/how-and-why-you-should-teach-the-koshas/
https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/practice/the-koshas-yoga-series-with-james-reeves
https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/
https://www.yogajournal.com/article/yoga-101/tantra-rising/
https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/balance/stress-balance/healing-racial-trauma-through-the-koshas/
https://www.gaia.com/article/why-you-need-understand-your-kosha-energy
https://integralyogamagazine.org/the-five-koshas/
Books:
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Taittiriya Upanishad by A. Mahadeva Sastri