Pulling at Threads

Pulling at Threads

Pulling at Threads is a 4-week course to illuminate your life and practice through an exploration of Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras.

Whether you’re new to yoga philosophy or have been studying it for years, this series offers space to get curious, ask questions, and engage with these teachings in a way that is thoughtful, practical, contemporary, and personal.

The word sutra can be translated as “strand” or “thread.” A single thread has its own character and significance; woven together, many threads create something much larger. Over four sessions, we’ll explore selected sutras from Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras, considering both the individual teachings and the bigger picture: yoga as a system for understanding and responding to the challenges of being human.

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What to expect

Explore selected sutras from across the pāds (literally, “feet”) of the Yoga Sutras
Build a bigger-picture understanding of yoga philosophy and the problem yoga seeks to address
Connect familiar practices like āsana, prāṇāyāma, and meditation with Patañjali’s language and reasoning
Consider how these teachings show up in the terrain of your own life and practice
Pair ancient wisdom with contemporary knowledge, lived experience, and the realities of today’s yoga landscape
Engage in conversation, critical thinking, reflection, and embodied practice
Explore yoga philosophy through an anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens
Leave with new threads of inquiry to pull at long after the series ends

Each session pairs learning with chatting and practicing, creating space not only to take in information, but to question, connect, and explore together.

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What's Included

Four live lectures in a hybrid format: we’ll begin and end together in person, with two online sessions woven in between
Recordings of all four lectures, including both the in-person and virtual sessions, so you can revisit the material in your own time
Pre-recorded foundation-setting lecture and slides so we can all arrive to our first session on the same page
Practices to explore between sessions, helping you bring the teachings off the page and into your own experience
Journal prompts and questions to consider between lectures, creating space to reflect, digest, and follow the threads that feel most relevant to you
Further learning resources and links to support your curiosity beyond the sessions
One month of access to NAPP, Taryn Diamond’s yoga nidra app featuring practices to support reflection, integration, and rest throughout the series
A Samkhya Infographic, provided as a digital file that you can enjoy on screen or print for your own reference and study

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FAQ

For anyone curious about yoga philosophy, practitioners and teachers wanting to go deeper, and for curious minds interested in exploring our patterns, experiences, and humanness through the lens of yoga.
A deeper curiosity and confidence around yoga philosophy, with a richer understanding of theYoga Sutras and how its teachings connect. You’ll leave with new perspectives on your own patterns and experiences, a language for connecting philosophy to practice, and plenty of questions and ideas to keep exploring.
No previous study of the Yoga Sutras is needed, and all levels of yoga experience are welcome. Each session blends learning, discussion, reflection, and practice. We provide all props at the studio during the in person sessions.
Come curious, bring your questions and perspective, and a journal or notebook for reflections.
Taryn is a yoga teacher, nervous-system guide, and lifelong student of movement and stillness. Based in Tkaronto (Toronto, Canada), she blends asana, yoga nidra, philosophy and nervous-system science to craft practices that are deeply accessible and richly transformative.
Taryn leads local and international trainings on all things rest. Her library of yoga nidra recordings became a global app in April of 2025.
She believes rest is key to how we function and thrive in this challenging world. Taryn is ever reliant upon practices that enable her to hold life’s complexities with abiding presence. And for her, those practices are yoga!