Unravel The Thread: Living the Yoga Sutra today

By Ruben Vasquez

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Can the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali be applied today? Sutra means thread. Yoga Sutra is the thread of yoga. Most interpretations of the Yoga Sutra are complex and hard to understand. After investing more than 12 years studying, chanting and teaching the Yoga Sutras, Ruben Vasquez guides you on a journey exploring the wisdom of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. This ancient wisdom is relevant and applicable for yoga students and teachers today. Besides clear explanations and examples, each episode offers useful questions to reconnect to your natural clarity and harmony. Unravel the Thread is an invitation to be joyfully present in your life. simpleyoga.substack.com

Episode Date
Relax
Mar 31, 2025
Pause and Feel
Mar 24, 2025
Y.O.G.A.
Mar 10, 2025
Most important moment
Mar 03, 2025
New phase of Unravel the thread: PRESENT
Feb 28, 2025
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, Summary and application (part 6)
Dec 11, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, compassionate interaction (part 5)
Nov 19, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, calm mind, cheerful attitude (part four)
Oct 22, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, optimal posture and graceful movement (part 3)
Oct 02, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Health, appetites and elimination (part 2)
Sep 14, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What is health?
Sep 02, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Could this be your best moment?
Jul 24, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Choosing to be happy
Jul 16, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: A mantra for presence
Jun 29, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Sensitivity and feedback
May 03, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Distractions
Apr 19, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness - Open awareness
Apr 07, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness - Concentration
Mar 25, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness and experiences
Mar 11, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Complaining
Feb 25, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Changing direction - Uplift
Feb 16, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Exploring resistance
Feb 07, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Awareness in Ashtanga Yoga
Jan 23, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Range of Motion, Action, Awareness
Jan 16, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Two natural tendencies
Jan 08, 2024
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Gradual Progress
Dec 12, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: It's up to you
Nov 27, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Natural breath - long breath
Nov 22, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you feeling?
Nov 13, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What are you thinking?
Nov 06, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Awareness and its content
Nov 02, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: One Goal
Oct 23, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Second fundamental need
Oct 02, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: First fundamental need
Sep 25, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Two Needs and One Goal
Sep 18, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Yoga, Conscience and tendencies
Sep 11, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: The gift of time
Sep 04, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Open mind and heart
Aug 28, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What do you want?
Aug 21, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Results Success and Guidelines
Aug 14, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Feeling Practice
Aug 07, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Feeling
Jul 31, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Validate - being with what is
Jul 24, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Are you a follower?
May 08, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Learning to learn
May 01, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What do I know?
Apr 24, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Pause and relax
Apr 17, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Best friend or worst enemy?
Apr 10, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Returning to your true nature
Apr 03, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Essential question
Mar 27, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Awake - Most important moment
Mar 06, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: What is your true nature?
Feb 27, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Who do you think you are?
Feb 20, 2023
Weaving the Yoga Sutra: Attitude & Curiosity
Feb 13, 2023
Weaving Yoga Sutras into life: Improvising and experimenting
Feb 06, 2023
Weaving the thread of the Yoga Sutras: Presence
Jan 30, 2023
Yoga Sutra - Weaving the thread of yoga into life
Jan 23, 2023
Yoga Sutra Summary of Chapter Four Emancipation
Jan 16, 2023
Yoga Sutra 4.34 The power of presence
Jan 09, 2023
Yoga Sutra 4.33 The illusion of time ceases
Jan 02, 2023
Yoga Sutra 4.32 Gunas in balance and inactivity
Dec 26, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.31 Endless wisdom arises
Dec 19, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.29 & 4.30 The greatest harmony: Selfless service without impurities
Dec 12, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.27 and 4.28 Latent impressions and their removal
Dec 05, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.26 Gravitating toward liberation
Nov 28, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.25 The individual self dissolves
Nov 21, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.24 Individual awareness reflects Consciousness without distortion
Nov 14, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.23 Free awareness can reflect Consciousness with complete clarity
Nov 07, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.22 Your fundamental nature is embodied consciousness
Oct 31, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.21 One part of individual consciousness can't observe itself
Oct 24, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.20 Pure awareness and world of experience can't be apprehended simultaneously
Oct 17, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.19 Individual awareness is not independent
Oct 10, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.18 Consciousness permeates everything that exists
Oct 03, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.17 Ways of being influence perception
Sep 26, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.16 Object does not depend on being perceived
Sep 19, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.15 Objects exist independent of being perceived
Sep 12, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.14 Each unique object is real
Sep 05, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.13 Change and primordial tendencies
Aug 29, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.12 Past and future exist in the present
Aug 22, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.11 Causes support and removal of impressions
Aug 15, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.10 Impressions and desire
Aug 08, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.9 Unique configuration of impressions (samskaras)
Aug 01, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.8 Manifestation of impression (samskaras)
Jul 25, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.7 Karma of three kinds
Jul 18, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.6 Mind does not generate impressions (samskaras)
Jul 11, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.5 Single underlying awareness
Jul 04, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.4 Created minds from sense of self
Jun 27, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.3 Life flows according to its potential
Jun 20, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.2 Being is nature flowing
Jun 13, 2022
Yoga Sutra 4.1 Sources of optimal efficiency
Jun 06, 2022
Yoga Sutra Summary of Chapter Three: Magnificence
May 30, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.56 Impeccable purity leading to freedom
May 23, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.55 Freedom from conditioned existence
May 16, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.54 Essential difference of identical objects
May 09, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.53 Wisdom from discernment
May 02, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.52 Resurgence of undesirable consequences
Apr 25, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.51 Releasing attainments
Apr 18, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.50 Supremacy and Omniscience
Apr 11, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.49 Mastery of nature
Apr 04, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.48 Mastery of the Senses
Mar 28, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.47 Body perfections
Mar 21, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.46 Powers, Perfection and Immunity
Mar 14, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.45 Mastery over the elements
Mar 07, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.44 The great disembodiment
Feb 28, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.43 Traveling through space
Feb 21, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.42 Divine hearing
Feb 14, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.41 Radiance
Feb 07, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.40 Lightness and levitation
Jan 31, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.39 Entering somebody else's body
Jan 24, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.38 Warning
Jan 17, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.37 Extraordinary intuition and sensitivity
Jan 10, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.36 Samyama on Essence and Existence
Jan 03, 2022
Yoga Sutra 3.35 Samyama on the heart
Dec 27, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.34 Intuitive insight
Dec 20, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.33 Samyama on the light in the head
Dec 13, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.32 Samyama on the Tortoise Channel
Dec 06, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.31 Samyama on the throat
Nov 29, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.30 Samyama on the navel
Nov 22, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.29 Samyama on the Polestar
Nov 15, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.28 Samyama on the moon
Nov 08, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.27 Samyama on the Sun
Nov 01, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.26 Samyama on inner light
Oct 25, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.25 Samyama and strength
Oct 18, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.24 Samyama on friendliness
Oct 11, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.23 Samyama and Karma
Oct 04, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.21 and 3.22 Samyama and invisibility
Sep 27, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.19 and 3.20 Samyama on gestures and actions
Sep 20, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.18 Samyama on impressions (samskaras)
Sep 13, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.17 Samyama for deep communication
Sep 06, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.16 Knowing past and future
Sep 01, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.15 Perception of changes
Aug 23, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.14 Essence and characteristics
Aug 16, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-13 Changes in properties, characteristics and states
Aug 09, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-12 Transformation of Unification
Aug 02, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.11 Transformation toward integration
Jul 26, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.10 Inner Silence Expands
Jul 19, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-09 Towards inner silence
Jul 12, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-07 & 3-08 Levels of awareness
Jul 05, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.6 Step by step
Jun 28, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.5 Insight into higher wisdom
Jun 21, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.4 Meditative integration - samayama
Jun 14, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3.03 Integration - samadhi
Jun 07, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-02 Meditation - dhyana
May 31, 2021
Yoga Sutra 3-01 Concentration - dharana
May 24, 2021
Yoga Sutra Chapter 3 Magnificence - Introduction
May 17, 2021
Yoga Sutra Chapter 2 Practice - Summary
May 10, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.55 Senses under control
May 03, 2021
Yoga sutra 2-54 Pratyahara Inner sensitivity
Apr 26, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.53 Mind fit for concentration
Apr 19, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.52 Brighter inner light
Apr 12, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.51 Breath beyond regulation
Apr 05, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.50 Systematic long and subtle breathing
Mar 29, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.49 Pranayama: Breath regulation
Mar 22, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.48 Beyond dualities
Mar 15, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.47 Releasing struggle and endless integration
Mar 08, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.46 Steady and joyful posture - asana
Mar 01, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.45 Effects of humility (ishvara pranidhana)
Feb 22, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.44 Effects of wisdom (svadhyaya)
Feb 15, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.43 Effects of enthusiasm (tapas)
Feb 08, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.42 Effects of Contentment - santosha
Feb 01, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.41 Effects of clarity II (shaucha)
Jan 25, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.40 Effects of Clarity I (shaucha)
Jan 21, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.39 Results of freedom from cravings (aparigraha)
Jan 11, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.38 Results of reverence for life - brahmacharya
Jan 06, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.37 Results of Fairness and generosity (asteya)
Jan 01, 2021
Yoga Sutra 2.36 Results of integrity (satya)
Dec 21, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.35 Results of Love and Compassion (ahimsa)
Dec 14, 2020
Yoga Sutras 2.30-2.34: Guidelines for reducing strain and struggle
Dec 07, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.34 Abstaining from violence and negativity
Dec 01, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.33 Turning things around (pratipaksha bhavana)
Nov 23, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.32 Niyamas: Humility - ishvara pranidhana
Nov 16, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.32 Niyamas: Wisdom - svadhyaya
Nov 09, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.32 Niyamas: Enthusiasm - tapas
Nov 02, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.32 Niyamas: Contentment - samtosha
Oct 26, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.32 Niyamas: Clarity - shaucha
Oct 19, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.30 Yamas Abundance and simplicity - aparigraha
Oct 12, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.30 Yamas: Curiosity and reverence for life (brahmacharya)
Oct 05, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.30 Yamas Fairness and Generosity Asteya
Sep 28, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.30 Yama Integrity (satya)
Sep 21, 2020
Yoga Sutras 2.30 and 2.31 The Yamas, wise ways of reducing tension
Sep 14, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.29 The eight limbs of yoga
Sep 07, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.28 Effects of practicing eight limbs of yoga
Aug 31, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.27 Liberation unfolds in seven stages
Aug 24, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.26 Uninterrupted discernment
Aug 17, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.25 Freedom by removing confusion
Aug 10, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.24 Confusion is identifying with experiences
Aug 03, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.23 Differentiate permanent from impermanent
Jul 27, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.22 The world is real
Jul 20, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.21 Experiences for benefit of the Witness
Jul 13, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.20 Witness
Jul 06, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.19 States of Manifestation
Jun 29, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.18 Experiences leading to liberation
Jun 22, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.17 The cause of suffering
Jun 15, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.16 Avoidable suffering
Jun 08, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.15 Suffering
Jun 01, 2020
Yoga Sutras 2.12-2.13-2.14 Karma
May 25, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.11 Meditation counteracts active afflictions
May 18, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.10 Dissolving subtle afflictions
May 11, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.9 Clinging to Life
May 04, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.7 & 2.8 Desire and Aversion
Apr 27, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.6 Self-centeredness (asmita)
Apr 20, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.5 Confusing permanent and impermanent
Apr 13, 2020
Yoga Sutras 2.3 and 2.4 The five afflictions and their states
Apr 06, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.2 Less afflictions and Greater integration
Mar 30, 2020
Yoga Sutra 2.1 Yogic Action
Mar 23, 2020
Yoga Sutra Summary Chapter 1 Integration
Mar 16, 2020
Patanjali Yoga Sutra1.51 Supreme integration
Mar 09, 2020
Patanjali Yoga Sutra1.50 Impressions of absolute true wisdom
Mar 02, 2020
Patanjali Yoga Sutra1.48 and 1.49 Absolute True Wisdom
Feb 24, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.47 Purifying integration
Feb 17, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.46 Integration states with seed
Feb 10, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.45 Undifferentiated substratum of existence
Feb 03, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.44 Subtle levels of integration
Jan 27, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.43 Integration beyond conceptualization
Jan 20, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.42 Integration with reasoning
Jan 13, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.41 Pure like a crystal
Jan 06, 2020
Yoga Sutra 1.40 Insight from smallest to largest
Dec 30, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.39 Or, by focusing on anything uplifting
Dec 23, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.38 Insight from dreams
Dec 16, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.37 Serenity beyond desire
Dec 09, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.36 Cultivating the inner light
Dec 02, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.35 Subtle Sensations Focus
Nov 25, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.34 Focused Exhalations and Retentions
Nov 18, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.33 Friendliness Compassion Inspiration Equanimity
Nov 11, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.32 Single pointed focus
Nov 04, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.31 Symptoms of Distractions and Obstacles
Oct 28, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.30 Distractions and Obstacles
Oct 21, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.29: Awareness turns inward and disturbances are removed
Oct 14, 2019
Yoga Sutras 1.27 - 1.28 Supreme Being, OM, Chanting and meditation
Oct 07, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.26 Timeless unequaled teacher
Sep 30, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.25 Unsurpassed seed of omniscience
Sep 23, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.24 Unaffected by afflictions, actions, consequences
Sep 16, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.23: Surrender the illusion of control
Sep 09, 2019
Yoga Sutras 1.21 and 1.22: Commitment and Intensity
Sep 02, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.20: Progression to wisdom
Aug 26, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.19 Beyond Subtle Integration
Aug 19, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.18: Integration beyond higher wisdom
Aug 12, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.17: Progression To Integration
Aug 05, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.16: Awareness of Truth
Jul 29, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.15: Releasing attachments
Jul 22, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.14 Firmly rooted practice
Jul 14, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.13 Practice: Deliberate intention
Jul 07, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.12 Practice and Release
Jun 30, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.11 Memory
May 13, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.10 Sleep
May 06, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.9 Imagination
Apr 28, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.8 Misperception
Apr 20, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.7 Knowledge: Direct experience, inference and valid testimony
Apr 14, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.6 Ways of Being
Apr 07, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.5 Know your Tendencies
Apr 01, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.4: Misidentification
Mar 22, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.3 Embodied Presence - Your True Nature
Mar 16, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.2 Yoga Regulating Ways of Being
Mar 10, 2019
Yoga Sutra 1.1 Now, Yoga Practice
Mar 02, 2019
Who are you?
Feb 24, 2019
What is Yoga?
Feb 18, 2019
One word Yoga Sutra summary: Presence
Feb 11, 2019
Why study de Yoga Sutra
Feb 04, 2019