182 Episodes

  1. Anneke Lucas on Being Sex Trafficked, Trauma, and Liberation (#22)

    Published: 8/5/2016

  2. Dana Slamp on the Nervous System, our Cartesian Worldview, and Yoga Therapy (#21)

    Published: 7/28/2016

  3. Ramesh Bjonnes on the Tantrik vs. Vedic Stream of History, the 4 Pillars of Tantra, and Environmentalism (#20)

    Published: 7/20/2016

  4. Miles Neale on Buddhist Psychotherapy, Karma, & Nirvana (#19)

    Published: 7/2/2016

  5. Kiki Flynn on the Early New NYC Yoga Scene, Ashtanga, and the Detriments of Plastic (#18)

    Published: 6/11/2016

  6. Philip Goldberg on Appropriation, Pragmatic Mysticism and the Americanization of Yoga (#17)

    Published: 6/4/2016

  7. Zachery Dacuk on Conscious Embodiment, Anatomy as a Story, and the 45 Minute Movement Rule (#16)

    Published: 6/1/2016

  8. Matt Lombardo on Spiritual Bypassing, Cults, and Recent Yoga Scandals (#15)

    Published: 5/5/2016

  9. Christopher Wallis on Tantra, Non-Dualism, and Awakening to Your True Nature (#14)

    Published: 4/25/2016

  10. Bob Doto on Yogalebrity Culture, the Babarazzi, and the Spectacle (#13)

    Published: 3/18/2016

  11. Nikki Costello on Integration, Mother India, and Experiences of God (#12)

    Published: 3/13/2016

  12. Edwin Bryant on the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, & the Multiplicity of the Absolute (#11)

    Published: 2/13/2016

  13. Manorama on the Guru/Student Relationship, Sanskrit, and Renunciate vs. Householder Paths (#10)

    Published: 2/6/2016

  14. Christopher Tompkins on Tantra, the original Chakras, and the Real Age of the Asanas (#9)

    Published: 1/30/2016

  15. Alex Auder on Counterculture, Critiques of a Commodified Yoga Scene, Vedanta and Facing Death (#8)

    Published: 1/23/2016

  16. Michael Stone on Intimacy with Life and the Space of Non-Reactivity (#7)

    Published: 1/16/2016

  17. Anodea Judith on the Chakras, Body Armor, and Global Transformation (#6)

    Published: 1/7/2016

  18. Jillian Turecki on Relationships from a Place of Abundance (#5)

    Published: 12/5/2015

  19. Ralph De La Rosa on Neuroplasticity, Substance Abuse, and Myths about Meditation (#4)

    Published: 11/18/2015

  20. Gabriel Halpern on Iyengar, being a Ritual Elder and the Initiatory Transitions of Life (#3)

    Published: 11/4/2015

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