Phd. in Philosophy. Professor of Non-Western Philosophies and Philosophy of Religion at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid). Teacher of Sanskrit, meditation and Vedic chant. Books: Hinduism and its actuality (1996), Dhammapada (2004), Brief history of Hinduism (2008), La Bhagavadgītā (2008), Vedāntasāra: the essence of Vedānta (2009), Surrender to the divine. Sketch of a Philosophy of Religion (2019). He has lived six years in India, in different academic and spiritual centers. He has studied and practiced yoga, vedanta and meditation for more than forty years. Disciple of Svāmī Kṛṣṇānanda (Śivānanda Āśram, Rishikesh) from 1988 to 2001 and of Matā Amṛtānandamayī Devī (Ammā) since 2003.

«The traditions of yoga. History and philosophy »

Two classes of 2 hours each

Presentation

Yoga is the spirituality of Hinduism. It was born more than 2,500 years ago in North India, and since then it has gone through many stages and taken many forms until it reached "modern postural yoga", so widespread today throughout the world. In these two sessions we will go through the history of yoga, describing its varieties and diversity of styles and exposing the philosophies on which the practice is based. We will complete the explanation by reading texts, contemplating images and doing illustrative practices of what we have discussed. Notes and a basic bibliography will be given to the students that will allow them to continue delving into the subject.