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Dr. William K. Mahony
Dr. William K. Mahony
William K. Mahony, PhD, is known in the yoga community for his warm and compassionate teaching informed by his own deep spiritual practice. An internationally admired scholar-teacher, Bill's most recent book, Exquisite Love: Heart-Centered Reflections on the Narada Bhakti Sutra, based on an 11th century Sanskrit text, is on the experience, cultivation and refinement of increasingly higher levels of spiritual love in our contemporary lives. His other publications include The Artful Universe: An Introduction to the Vedic Religious Imagination, which is on visionary and contemplative intuitions into the sacred in some of India's foundational religious sensibilities. Having earned academic degrees from Williams College, Yale University and the University of Chicago, Bill is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Religion Department at Davidson College, where he teaches courses on the contemplative and devotional dimensions of the religions of India. 
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A Philosophy, Meditation and Asana Workshop based on the Narada Bhakti Sutra
Yoga and the Way of Spiritual Love - A Philosophy, Meditation and Asana Workshop based on the Narada Bhakti Sutra with Prof. Bill Mahony and Scott Lewicki. Heart-centered spiritual practices can open us to the experience of love for the world, for others, for ourselves, for life itself, for divinity. The complexities and possibilities of life's journey give us an opportunity to strengthen, deepen and clarify this love. In this workshop we will focus on some of the characteristics and possibilities of a yogic life illumined by the light of spiritual love. To help us do this, Bill will lead us in reflecting on teachings from the Narada Bhakti Sutra 10th century text from India, that can inform us as we refine our understanding of the spiritual love that can stand at the heart of a deep yogic practice. This is a wonderful text consisting of short, aphoristic teachings that can give us guidance regarding ways to cultivate higher levels of spiritual love and to bring it forth more fully in our lives. The workshop will incorporate the yogic ideal that integrates philosophy with practice. Woven through the workshop will be asana sessions led by Scott Lewicki based on themes drawn from Bill's talks. The workshop will also include periods of meditation, led by Bill.