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Jacob Kyle

Jacob Kyle is a yoga and meditation teacher, writer, philosophy educator and the Founder of Embodied Philosophy, an online educational platform for wisdom studies and contemplative practices. Jacob holds three Masters Degrees: an MPhil in Sanskrit & Indian Philosophy and Religions from the University of Oxford (2023), an MA in the History of Philosophy from the New School for Social Research (2013), and an MSc in Political Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2007). Jacob received dīkṣā into a Tantric form of meditation in 2015, and has since that time been studying and practicing with Kashmir Shaivism scholar-practitioner Paul Muller-Ortega. In 2020, he was initiated as an Acharya (authorized teacher) of Neelakantha meditation and continues to dedicate his life to studying deeply the texts and traditions of the Śaiva-Śākta Darśana, as well as making available through the Embodied Philosophy platform transformative wisdom teachings, practices and perspectives.
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Body by Breath with Jill Miller (#163)

By Jacob Kyle

Jill Miller is a fascia and movement expert that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her newest book is Body by Breath: The Science and Practice of Physical and Emotional Resilience.

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Knowledge, Experience, and the Yoga Teacher with Daniel Simpson (#160)

By Jacob Kyle

Best Of: Yoga for Recovery with Nikki Myers (#159)

By Jacob Kyle

Joe Loizzo on The New Mind-Body Research & the Yogic Science of Integration (#158)

By Jacob Kyle

Options For Yoga Teachers Today with Ava Taylor (#161)

By Jacob Kyle

Ava Taylor, Founder of YAMA Talent, is a tenacious entrepreneur & avid yogi.

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#Traditions #Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga in Sutras and the Gītā: A Comparison with Edwin Bryant (#157)

Edwin Bryant is the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University. He has published eight books, and authored a number of articles on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition.

By Jacob Kyle
#Practice #Traditions

Is the West Ready for Tantra? with Andrew Holecek (#156)

In this episode, author and Embodied Philosophy faculty, Andrew Holecek, is in conversation with Stephanie Corigliano and Jacob Kyle, as they discuss Andrew’s article, “Is the West Ready for Tantra?” an article released in the latest issue of Tarka. 

By Jacob Kyle
#Practice #Traditions

Sally Kempton on Following the Nondual Path of the Divine Feminine (#155)

Sally Kempton is a master of meditation, yoga philosophy, and practical tantric philosophy. In this episode, Sally talks about Goddess practice as a spiritual technology and provides guided practices experiencing the divine feminine through the breath, being seen by the divine, and a formal meditation on the goddess Lalita.

By Jacob Kyle
#Pedagogy #Yoga

Nikki Costello on the New Yoga Classroom (#154)

Nikki Costello is an educator with 30 years of teaching and training experience in the Yoga and Wellness industry. She works at the intersection of social justice and Yoga with a focus on facilitating new models of embodied leadership.

By Jacob Kyle
#Spirituality #Traditions

Rabbi Rami Shapiro on Living the Golden Rule (#153)

Rabbi Rami Shapiro PH.D. is an award–winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. Rami co-directs the One River Foundation, is a Contributing Editor at Spirituality and Health magazine, and hosts the magazine’s podcast: Spirituality & Health with Rabbi Rami.

By Jacob Kyle
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Yoga World Past, Present & Future with Nikki Vilella (#151)

Nikki Vilella started teaching at Kula Yoga Project in New York City in 2005 and opened Kula Williamsburg (alongside Schuyler Grant) in 2010.

By Jacob Kyle
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Is Academia a Religion? with Marcy Braverman Goldstein (#150)

In this episode of the Tarka Journal Podcast republished on the Chitheads Podcast, Stephanie and Jacob speak to colleague and friend, Marcy Braverman Goldstein about an article she wrote for the Scholar-Practitioner Issue of Tarka, titled “Is Academia (Like) a Religion?”

By Jacob Kyle
#Philosophy #Yoga

Yoga & Western Esotericism with Anya Foxen (#148)

In her research, Anya Foxen focuses on the intersection of South Asian yogic and tantric traditions and Western esotericism and metaphysical spiritualities.

By Jacob Kyle

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