Sacred Feminine Wisdom: Yoginis, Sadhakas, and Female Sages

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Lecture: Sacred Feminine Wisdom: Yoginis, Sadhakas, and Female Sages

70.00 ₪

This lecture uncovers the overlooked feminine lineage in yoga's history through analysis of Sanskrit and Tamil texts. It reveals three expressions of women's spiritual engagement: as direct knowledge-seekers (like Gārgī and Sulabhā), as wisdom-keepers within marriage (such as Maitreyī and Bahinabai), and as original gurus transmitting yogic knowledge (including Goṇikā, mother of Patañjali). It examines the historical recognition of women practitioners through categories like Yoginīs and Brahmavādinīs, explore cross-cultural yoga development in Tamil traditions, and address the marginalization of women's contributions. These insights validate diverse practice approaches, demonstrate precedents for integrating spiritual discipline with life responsibilities, and affirm women's embodied experiences as legitimate foundations for wisdom.

Agi Wittich PhD

Agi Wittich is a yoga practitioner since two decades, and is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. Wittich studied Sanskrit and Tamil at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, completing a PhD with a focus on Hinduism, Yoga, and Gender. She has published academic papers exploring topics such as Iyengar yoga and women, the effects of Western media on the image of yoga, and an analysis of the Thirumanthiram yoga text.