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Jacob Kyle

Jacob Kyle, MSc, MA, is a yoga asana teacher, writer, philosophy educator and the Founder/Director of Embodied Philosophy, an online educational platform for Eastern philosophies and contemplative practices. Kyle holds two Masters Degrees in Philosophy: an MSc in Political Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MA in the History of Philosophy from the New School for Social Research. His ongoing studies in Western and Eastern philosophies have included the study of the Yoga Sutras with Edwin Bryant and Tantrik philosophy with Christopher Wallis. He was initiated into Neelakhanta Meditation and has since then been enrolled in Blue Throat Yoga programs under the tutelage of esteemed Kashmir Shaivism scholar Paul Muller-Ortega, studying the texts and practices of the Trika Kula lineage of Kashmir Shaivism. In 2019, he commenced the SadaShivacharya meditation teacher training process with Blue Throat Yoga. To augment his yoga asana teaching practice, Kyle has completed over seven hundred hours of training and workshops with many master teachers.
#Practice#Traditions

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

By Jacob Kyle

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, through being seen by the divine, and through a formal meditation on the goddess Lalita.

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

By Jacob Kyle

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

By Jacob Kyle

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

By Jacob Kyle

Nikki Costello on the New Yoga Classroom (#154)

By Jacob Kyle

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.

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What is Queer Theory?

To ask the question “what is queer theory?” is a gesture that can easily invite frustration, for by asking it…

By Jacob Kyle

Who is Ardhanārīśvara?

Ardhanārīśvara is a hybridized deity form of Śiva and Śakti and is thus popularly depicted as half-male and half-female. A…

By Jacob Kyle
#Psychology #Yoga

The Anxious World: A Physiological Exploration of an Embodied Perspective

Our primary stress comes from living in shame and fear, often resulting from misidentification with the image/objective world, and often with the past traumas and experiences where we were forced to react to ordinary situations in survival mode.  

By Jacob Kyle
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#Practice #Queer Dharma #Yoga

God is Queer: A Personal Confession of a Polemical Nature

In many religious environments around the world, being gay, gender-bending, or otherwise queer is considered a surefire recipe for eternal damnation.

By Jacob Kyle
#Ethics #Practice

The Ecology of Tantra: Why Yogis Eat Carrots Rather Than Cows

To live a life according to the wisdom of ecology is the most urgent task for humanity today. What can the philosophy of yoga contribute to this critical challenge? How can we develop an environmental ethics according to yogic principles? What would a sustainable ethics based on yoga look like?

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#Spirituality #Traditions

Andrew Harvey on Sacred Activism and Radical Regeneration (#140)

Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed writer, poet, translator, and mystical teacher. In this interview, Harvey gives practical instructions on how to become a Sacred Activist.

By Jacob Kyle
#Interdisciplinary #Spirituality

The Connective Tissue of the Cosmos

Fascia, long ignored as just excess flesh to be cut away in search of the “stuff that matters”, like muscles, bones, ligaments, and veins, is now being acknowledged as considerably important to a holistic understanding of functional anatomy.

By Jacob Kyle
#Psychology #Trauma

Stephen Porges On Trauma & Polyvagal Theory (#139)

Dr. Stephen W. Porges originated the Polyvagal Theory, which emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences.

By Jacob Kyle

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