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Is Occultism “the Metaphysic of Dunces?” An Occultist Confronts Modernity 

By Mitch Horowitz

Yet materialism, which has dominated our intellectual culture since the Victorian age, covers fewer and fewer bases of life in the twenty-first century. The natural sciences are increasingly defined by quantum data, interdimensional formulas, and fields like neuroplasticity, which uses brain scans to demonstrate the capacity of thought to alter neural matter. Our ordinary reference points of life are in greater flux today than at any time since Darwinism upended what it meant to be human in the Victorian era.

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The Weight of Wellness: Contemplative Performance Art as a Practice

By Devora Neumark
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Can “Contemplative Practices” Lessen Hatred in Social and Political Activism in the U.S.?

By Ramdas Lamb

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

By Jacob Kyle

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

By Jacob Kyle

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

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A Reflection on Elements of Emergent Education

We start to see that our worldview is constructed, agreed upon by the dominant culture, and that it is not the only way of seeing…

By Amy Edelstein
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Sevā: The Heart of Spiritual Citizenship

In Indian traditions, the spirit of sevā (Sanskrit, “selfless service”) often centers around bhakti-yogis for whom this practice is the sole aim of life.

By Marcy Braverman Goldstein
#Healing #Practice

How do we cultivate body awareness?

One of the biggest questions I get in my practice is what is body awareness? I teach  Pilates and Yoga,…

By Erica Breen
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