Be a part of host Michael Taft as he talks with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen in regards to the wild historical past of Kundalini—from it’s historical Tantric roots to trendy international yoga tradition—together with subtle-body maps, spontaneous awakenings, and so-called “Kundalini syndromes.” They discover how completely different traditions outline the serpent energy, when experiences change into breakdowns or breakthroughs, the position of lecturers and lineages, and why “vitality” can’t be decreased to both neuroscience or fantasy. Alongside the best way they dive into siddhis, the imaginal realm, goddess-centered follow, and what truly adjustments in your life and psyche when this mysterious pressure wakes up.
Sravana Borkataky-Varma makes a speciality of Hindu traditions, particularly, she delves into subjects comparable to esoteric rituals and bodily ideas, particularly in relation to Hindu śākta tantra traditions, also known as goddess tantra. She adopts a analysis methodology that blends social anthropology—examined from an outdoor perspective—with parts of reflexive autoethnography that mirror her private experiences. As an educator, she holds the place of Tutorial Assistant Professor on the College of Houston. She has previously taught at Harvard Divinity College, Rice College, to call a number of. Sravana is dedicated to constructing communities that carry collectively people from varied non secular backgrounds who aspire to guide lives marked by kindness and compassion. The Serpent’s Story: Kuṇḍalinī, Yoga, and the Historical past of an Expertise, Embodied Pedagogies within the Examine of Faith: Remodeling the Classroom, are two of her latest books, amongst many different books and articles. Extra details about Sravana will be discovered on her web site, https://sravanaspeaks.com/
Anya Foxen is a historian and comparativist scholar of faith. She is presently an Affiliate Professor of Non secular Research at California Polytechnic State College, San Luis Obispo, in addition to a Analysis Affiliate on the Heart for the Examine of World Religions at Harvard College. Her scholarly analysis focuses on the intersection of South Asian yogic and tantric traditions with Western esotericism and metaphysical spiritualities. She is the creator of 4 books, together with Inhaling Spirit: Harmonialism, Orientalism, and the Western Roots of Trendy Yoga, and, most lately, The Serpent’s Story: Kuṇḍalinī, Yoga, and the Historical past of an Expertise. She can also be a instructor and long-time practitioner of yoga. Be taught extra about Anya at https://www.anyafoxen.com/
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