Viveka, a new live online course exploring critical thinking, discernment and research skills for yoga teachers and practitioners.

By the end of the course, you’ll feel more confident:

• speaking and writing about yoga history and science

• evaluating sources and claims critically

• testing assumptions and recognising bias

• engaging with complex topics without feeling lost or overwhelmed

There will also be an optional opportunity to submit a short essay or presentation topic for personalised feedback after the course concludes.

Over five in-depth sessions, we’ll explore:

• different ways of knowing

• how to assess the quality and rigour of information

• what research actually is (and isn’t)

• how to read academic texts without overwhelm

• the difference between what sounds plausible and what is genuinely evidence-based

• how to stay curious without becoming cynical

This isn’t a course about telling you what to think.It’s about helping you understand why you think what you think.

Together we’ll explore yoga history, science, philosophy and research through a grounded, accessible and discussion-based approach — one that values nuance, curiosity and intellectual humility.