In this wide-ranging conversation, Jacob Kyle sits down with meditation teacher and author Oneika Mays to explore metta — loving kindness — as a living practice of self-recognition, accountability, and opening. Drawing from Oneika’s decades of practice and teaching, including six years of volunteer and full-time work at Rikers Island, and her newly released book Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation, the discussion moves through the philosophy of unconditional friendliness, the difference between liking and loving, and what it truly means to begin with yourself.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jacob Kyle sits down with Igor Kufayev to explore Kuṇḍalinī as the living power of self-recognition within Kashmir Śaivism. Drawing from Igor’s decades of study, practice, and his newly released book Kundalini: The Goddess as the Power of Self-Recognition in Tantric Śaivism, the discussion moves through the philosophy of the goddess, the subtle anatomy of rising, and the radical difference between heightened pranic activity and genuine Kundalini awakening. 

What does it really mean to live a meaningful life in the modern age? Is it found through political affiliation, consumer distraction, spiritual escapism — or something more grounded in conscious practice and integration? In this wide-ranging conversation, Jacob Kyle sits down with yoga teacher and contemplative guide Mary Reilly Nichols to explore the hero’s journey, spiritual community, and the role of embodied practice in navigating cultural chaos

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jacob Kyle sits down with author and historian of spirituality Phil Goldberg to explore karma beyond pop clichés and New Age simplifications. Drawing from Goldberg’s latest book Karmic Relief, the discussion reframes karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a complex web of causality and interconnectedness — one that operates through intention, perception, habit, and collective life.