Jacob Kyle
Founding Director
Doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford researching Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta. Teaches Sādhana School and the philosophy of recognition, rasa, and Tantric meditation, in the lineage of Paul Muller-Ortega.
Faculty
Scholars who practice. Practitioners who study.
Our teachers bring together rigorous scholarship and long personal practice, so the ideas arrive with both precision and depth.
Mary Reilly Nichols
Senior yoga and meditation teacher
Yoga teacher and contemplative guide with decades of experience in the Bhagavad Gītā, Tantra and cross-traditional mysticism. Leads the Mystical Meditations on Meditation Mondays.
Oneika Mays
Dharma teacher, mindfulness coach and author
Leads the Metta Meditations on Meditation Mondays, cultivating unconditional friendliness toward ourselves, those we love, those unfamiliar and those who challenge us.
Nataraj Chaitanya
Meditation teacher (Bhagavan Nityananda lineage)
Has led retreats, kīrtans and teacher trainings for more than twenty years. A formal initiate and custodian of the meditation tradition of Bhagavan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri; based in Melbourne.
Floss Harry
Yoga teacher and embodied philosophy facilitator
Approaches philosophy as lived practice and a way of life, drawing on the wisdom traditions of East and West.
Dr. Abha Rajbhandari
Neuroscientist and contemplative educator
Brings neuroscience and yoga together in practice, leading the Neuroscience & Yoga Meditations on Meditation Mondays.
Dr. Athena Potari
Hellenic philosopher and spiritual teacher
Philosopher and teacher of the Hellenic wisdom traditions, leading a Wisdom School learning pathway on Greek esoteric thought.
Andrew Holecek
Author and meditation teacher
Teaches dream yoga, death awareness and integrative contemplative practice.
Edwin Bryant
Scholar of Indian religions and philosophy
Scholar of classical yoga, Sanskrit texts and the Hindu traditions.
James Bae
Buddhist teacher and contemplative educator
Teaches presence, inquiry and embodied awareness in daily life.
Tova Olsson
Guest teacher
Tova Olsson is a scholar of religion, author and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in education. She is appreciated for her deep knowledge, her ability to explain esoteric ideas and philosophical concepts in an accessible way, for her immersive storytelling, and heart led teaching method. As a 'Scholar-Practitioner', she strives to combine an academic, critical understanding with the experience of a long-term practitioner, offering teachings that provide liberating knowledge - on many different levels. She holds a MA in Religious Studies and is currently working on her PhD, researching the construction of gender in contemporary tantra in Europe. Tova is the author of Yoga and Tantra: History, Philosophy and Mythology, published by Motilal Banarsidass, as well as numerous academic articles. She also runs the online school Saraswati Studies and is part of the teaching faculty on several international yoga teacher trainings, where she shares her passion for yogic and tantric philosophy and mythology.
Ryan LeMere
Artist, designer and educator
NYC-based artist, designer, creative director and educator.