Public talk about yoga at Confederation Centre Public Library on July 28

Dr. Ian Whicher, head of the Department of Religion at the University of Manitoba, will give a free public lecture called 'The Meaning and Integrity of Yoga' at the Confederation Centre Public Library on Tuesday, July 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Whicher says that classically envisioned yoga does not lead to the condemnation, abandonment or transcendence of life in the world but rather to enhanced engagement with the world--engagement that seeks to enrich human interactions within the world. Drawing from the Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali, he will explore how yoga can culminate in a balanced integration of the spiritual and material dimensions of human life that incorporates clarity of awareness with the integrity of being and action.

Whicher earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, England. A long-time yoga practitioner, he is the author of several books including The Integrity of the Yoga Darsana (SUNY Press). He regularly gives talks about yoga throughout the world, including Canada, the U.S., Europe and India.

This talk is the first in a series of lectures for the general public presented by the UPEI Department of Religious Studies and the Confederation Centre Public Library.

For information about this event, please contact Dr. Joe Velaidum, Department of Religious Studies, UPEI, at jvelaidum@upei.ca.