LMU's Master of Arts in Yoga Studies

LMU's Master of Arts in Yoga Studies Graduate Yoga Studies programs at Loyola Marymount University include:

Residential M.A. in Yoga Studies, 2 years
Low Residency M.A. Join us in the love of Yoga.

in Yoga Studies, 3 years
Post Graduate Yoga Therapy Certificate

+ Yoga Studies Certificate Programs The first Master of Arts in Yoga Studies in the US lives at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles! This two year program provides deep study of the Yoga tradition. Students explore Yoga's rich history, its relationship to religion and spirituality, immerse themselves in Yogic philosophy and tr

avel to India. Students study primary classical texts, learn the Sanskrit language, and look at the placement of modern Yoga in today's world.
**LMU also offers certificate programs that are open to the public in topics such as Yoga, Mindfulness and Social Change, Yoga Therapy and more. There are also lots of events such as Yoga Day and monthly lectures free and open to all!

⭐️ MA Yoga Studies Graduate Colloquium 2026⭐️The yantra of Bhuvaneśvarī draws the gaze inward — from earth through water...
04/28/2026

⭐️ MA Yoga Studies
Graduate Colloquium 2026⭐️

The yantra of Bhuvaneśvarī draws the gaze inward — from earth through water, fire, and air — until it dissolves into a single point of pure space. Graduate study works the same way.

⭐️ Our Spring 2026 graduates have completed their journey to the bindu. Join us as they share their thesis research — the culmination of their LMU Yoga Studies path — and are celebrated and sent off by faculty, peers, and loved ones.

📅 May 13 & 14, 2026 · 3:00–5:30 PM
🌐 Virtual via Zoom — all are welcome

Wednesday, May 13
Tia Egglestone · Haley Brockmeier Ollig · Shannan Rahman · Dyal Kirti Kleinschmitt · Tasheena Medina Chavez · Angela Tiersch

Thursday, May 14
Alison Guerrero · Alona Gibson · Tanika Roy · Gabrielle Sigrist · Kristin Bird · Marley Ralph

RSVP link in bio 🙏

Oṃ Hrīṃ Śrīṃ Klīṃ Bhuvaneśvaryai Namaḥ
LMU Bhuvanesvari YogaColloquium SpringGraduation2026

See you in Sedona 🌄LMU Yoga Studies is heading to the Sedona Yoga Festival | April 23–26, 2026 ✨ ☀️Embark on a journey...
04/12/2026

See you in Sedona 🌄

LMU Yoga Studies is heading to the Sedona Yoga Festival | April 23–26, 2026 ✨

☀️Embark on a journey of self-discovery and community connection at the Sedona Yoga Festival 2026. Nestled in the majestic vortex of Sedona, this festival is more than an event—it’s a beacon for personal and collective evolution. From dynamic yoga classes and profound meditation sessions to insightful keynotes and immersive excursions, S*F offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore, connect, and transform.

☀️Come find us at our booth and connect with our graduate assistants—ask about student life, admissions, career paths, and what it’s like to be part of our vibrant community. Whether you’re just curious or seriously considering, we’re here for real conversations about the past and the future of Yoga.

🦁 don’t forget to chat “LION” for a special discount code ✨

Swipe for details + festival info.

sedonayogafestival.com
bellarmine.lmu.edu/yoga

*F2026 YogaEducation

🔔 Lunch & Learn Monday!Live and On-Zoom | Jain StudiesLink in Bio Carelessness (Pramāda): Jain Accounts of Failure in Co...
04/06/2026

🔔 Lunch & Learn Monday!
Live and On-Zoom | Jain Studies
Link in Bio

Carelessness (Pramāda): Jain Accounts of Failure in Conduct
What does it mean to be careless in a Jain sense? Join us as Dr. Bajželj traces the concept of pramāda — negligence, laxity, non-vigilance — through Jain doctrinal history and its place in the broader South Asian religious tradition

📅 Monday, April 13, 2026
🕐 1:00 – 3:00 PM PDT
📍 Loyola Marymount University
University Hall, McIntosh Center, Room 3999
Los Angeles, CA

Ana Bajželj is Associate Professor and Shrimad Rajchandra Endowed Chair in Jain Studies at UC Riverside.

🌳The Upaniṣads: Starts Sunday! This Spring, we explore one of the deepest roots of Yoga—the Upaniṣads.Ancient dialogues...
03/27/2026

🌳The Upaniṣads: Starts Sunday!

This Spring, we explore one of the deepest roots of Yoga—
the Upaniṣads.

Ancient dialogues between teacher and student reveal a central teaching:
✨ Ātman is Brahman — the individual Self is not separate from the Universal Self.

In this 5-week online course, we’ll read selections from early and later Upaniṣads (Bṛhadāraṇyaka, Katha), explore key Sanskrit passages, and discuss core ideas like non-dualism, oneness, and the mystery of ultimate reality.

🗓 March 29 – April 26, 2026
🕥 Sundays | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
💻 Online (recordings available)
📚 Yoga Studies Course | Code: YGPX818.0280820

Taught by Dana Tarasavage, MA, E-RYT, YACEP
A lifelong student of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, Sanskrit, and philosophy.

✨ Registration is open

Brahman Sanskrit MeditationStudies

✨ COURSE UPDATED ✨ 🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training Level 1Dive deep into the fundamentals of Yoga Nidra...
03/05/2026

✨ COURSE UPDATED ✨

🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training Level 1
Dive deep into the fundamentals of Yoga Nidra — a powerful practice for restoring the body, mind, and spirit. Led by the incredible Chitra Sukhu, expert in Yoga Nidra, Ayurveda, Ta**ra, Vedanta, and Hatha Yoga.
Through lectures, hands-on practice, and interactive discussions, you’ll develop the skills to share this healing practice with your community — supporting those navigating stress, addiction, trauma, depression, and insomnia.
✅ Daily Yoga Nidra practice sessions
✅ Deep-dive lectures on philosophy & principles
✅ Tools for emotional & mental block removal
✅ Practice teaching in a supportive environment
✅ Course manual included
✅ Earn your Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Certification
✅ 30 Continuing Education Credits through Yoga Alliance
📅 March 20–22, 2026
Friday 3/20: 9am–2pm
Saturday & Sunday 3/21–3/22: 10am–5pm
📍 In-Person + Live Zoom
LMU Main Campus, University Hall 1859
1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
💰 $921 Tuition
🔗 Registration Available — Link in Bio!

🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training – Level 1📍 In-Person at LMU Campus📅 March 14–15 & March 21–22, 2026⏰ 10...
02/23/2026

🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training – Level 1

📍 In-Person at LMU Campus
📅 March 14–15 & March 21–22, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Join renowned teacher Chitra Sukhu for a transformative immersion into the healing science of . This powerful practice restores the body, mind, and spirit — and offers profound tools for addressing stress, trauma, addiction, depression, and insomnia.
Over two weekends, you will experience:
✨ Daily guided Yoga Nidra sessions
📖 Lectures on philosophical roots in Ta**ra, Vedanta & Hatha Yoga
🧠 Tools for emotional release and mental clarity
🌿 Methods to facilitate deep states of rest and bliss
🎤 Practice teaching in a supportive environment
📘 Course manual included
🎓 Certification awarded upon completion
🧾 Eligible for 30 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits
Step into deep rest. Learn to guide others. Transform your community.
Register through LMU Yoga Studies.

🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training – Level 1📍 In-Person at LMU Campus📅 March 14–15 & March 21–22, 2026⏰ 10...
02/23/2026

🌙 Yoga Nidra | Awak{end} Sleep™ Teacher Training – Level 1
📍 In-Person at LMU Campus
📅 March 14–15 & March 21–22, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Join renowned teacher Chitra Sukhu for a transformative immersion into the healing science of Yoga Nidra. This powerful practice restores the body, mind, and spirit — and offers profound tools for addressing stress, trauma, addiction, depression, and insomnia.
Over two weekends, you will experience:
✨ Daily guided Yoga Nidra sessions
📖 Lectures on philosophical roots in Ta**ra, Vedanta & Hatha Yoga
🧠 Tools for emotional release and mental clarity
🌿 Methods to facilitate deep states of rest and bliss
🎤 Practice teaching in a supportive environment
📘 Course manual included

🎓 Certification awarded upon completion
🧾 Eligible for 30 Yoga Alliance Continuing Education credits

Step into deep rest. Learn to guide others. Transform your community.
Register through LMU Yoga Studies. Linktree

Starts this Sunday!✨ Samkhya Karika✨With Dive into one of the foundational texts of Yoga Philosophy: The Samkhya Karika...
02/17/2026

Starts this Sunday!
✨ Samkhya Karika✨
With

Dive into one of the foundational texts of Yoga Philosophy: The Samkhya Karika by Ishvarakrishna.

This root text of the Samkhya system (one of the six darshanas of classical Hindu thought) contains just 72 verses — yet it lays out a profound metaphysical framework that informs the Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, Hatha Yoga, Ta**ra, and Kashmir Shaivism.

In this 10-hour online course, we will explore:
🕉 Purusha (the witnessing Self)
🌿 Prakriti (material nature)
✨ The 23 tattvas (principles of reality)
⚖️ The three gunas (qualities of nature)
🌌 The path toward kaivalya (spiritual liberation)

Through deep study and discussion, we’ll uncover how understanding these principles helps us reconnect with our true nature — the underlying witness of all experience.

📅 Dates: February 22 – March 23, 2026
🕰 Sundays, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
📍 Online (live + recordings available)
📚 No class during Spring Break week
🎓 1.0 unit credit | 10 total hours
👩‍🏫 Instructor: Dana Tarasavage
💻 Internet & computer required

All sessions will be recorded and shared for those unable to attend live.

💲 Tuition: $288
📝 Registration: link in bio

THIS WEEK!🕉️ Vinyasa Krama Yoga with Srivatsa RamaswamiFeb 19–22, 2026 | Los Angeles + Live on ZoomStudy in the direct ...
02/16/2026

THIS WEEK!

🕉️ Vinyasa Krama Yoga with Srivatsa Ramaswami
Feb 19–22, 2026 | Los Angeles + Live on Zoom

Study in the direct lineage of T. Krishnamacharya with his longest-standing student outside the family, Srivatsa Ramaswami.

This 4-day immersive explores the classical Vinyasa Krama system—structured, breath-centered, and meditative.

✨ 100+ breath-linked vinyasas
✨ 10 pranayama techniques
✨ Study of Ashtanga Yoga philosophy through Patanjali & Yajnavalkya
✨ 20 contact hours (LMU Philosophy Certificate eligible)

Experience yoga as a complete, transformative discipline.

Registration still open!

📖 Yoga as Mythology in Motion -Dr. Raj Balkaran Why are so many yoga postures named after gods, sages, and mythic beings...
02/06/2026

📖 Yoga as Mythology in Motion -
Dr. Raj Balkaran

Why are so many yoga postures named after gods, sages, and mythic beings? What stories are we embodying every time we step onto the mat?

Join us for a lunchtime talk inspired by The Stories Behind the Poses, exploring the deep relationship between Indic mythology and yoga āsana. These ancient narratives reveal how each posture encodes a psychological movement, ethical insight, or spiritual quality—turning practice into living story.

In this talk, yoga becomes:
✨ a myth enacted through the body
✨ a posture enacted in consciousness
✨ a bridge between physical practice and sacred narrative

📅 Monday, February 23, 2026
⏰ 1:40 PM
📍 McIntosh Center 3999, UHall
📍 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045

🎙️ Dr. Raj Balkaran
Scholar of Sanskrit narrative literature and author of The Goddess and the King in Indian Myth, The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth, and The Stories Behind the Poses. Dr. Balkaran teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, leads Indian Wisdom School, and hosts the Indian Religions podcast on the New Books Network.

📝 Register now:
The Stories Behind the Poses: Yoga as Mythology in Motion
(Link in bio 🔗)

Every pose tells a story. Come listen with your body.

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