CHITHEADS with Jacob Kyle (Embodied Philosophy)
Episodes
David Bullard on Sex, Trauma and Intimacy (#82)
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Bullard, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has been practicing individual psychotherapy and couples thera...
Bo Forbes on Diseases of Disembodiment (#81)
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Forbes is a clinical psychologist, embodiment guide, urban contemplative, and research collaborator in the science of well-being. Her paradigm-bend...
Philipp Maas on the PÄtaƱjala YogaÅÄstra (#80)
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Philipp and Jacob discuss his research on classical Indian literature and the historiography of yoga.Ā You will learn about: The r...
Pranada Comtois on Culturing Wise-Love (#79)
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pranada and Jacob discuss Bhakti philosophy and theology.Ā You will learn: The connection of Vedanta teachings with Bhakti teaching...
Amy Matthews on Embodied Learning & Developmental Anatomy (#78)
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Matthews, CMA, IDME, BMC Teacher, RSMT/RSMEĀ has been teaching movement since 1994. She is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst, a Body-Mind Centeri...
Mauro Zappaterra on the Cerebrospinal Fluid (#77)
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mauro Zappaterra graduated from Harvard Medical School with an MD and PhD and now specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a particula...
Phil Hine on the Chakras & Western Esotericism (#76)
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Hine is an independent researcher and occult practitioner of over 40 years. Initiated into both Western and Indian Spiritual traditions, he has p...
Lama Tsultrim on the Mandala & the Empowered Feminine (#75)
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lama Tsultrim Allione is founder and resident lama of Tara Mandala, located Ā in Colorado.Ā Ā She traveled to India in her late teens and at theĀ age ...
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati on the Yogi Code & Deep Mindfulness (#74)
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Swami is an atypical monk. He trained as a monk in Himalayas for 20 years then came to USA and studied physiology & health then went on to medical...
Kavitha Chinnaiyan on Shakti, Mahavidyas & the Direct Path (#73)
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD, is the author of Shakti Rising: Embracing Shadow and Light on the Goddess Path to Wholeness. SheĀ became drawn to the Direc...
Wlliam K. Mahony on the Vedic Imagination (#72)
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
William K. Mahony is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion and Chairman of the Religion Department at Davidson College, where he teaches courses o...
Andrea Jain on Cultural Appropriation and Essentializing Yoga (#71)
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea R. Jain, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Religious Studies atĀ Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, editor of theĀ Journal of Ame...
Ian Whicher on the Integrity of the Yoga Sutras (#70)
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Whicher is a Professor and Head of the Department of Religion at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He specializes in Hinduism and th...
Swami Umesh Yogi on Jyotish & the Vedic Worldview (#69)
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Swami Umesh Yogi is a personal disciple of Shri Baba Ji Maharaj and Maharashi Mahesh Yogi. He was born in a Brahman family in Central India. He began ...
Deborah L. Johnson on Polarization and LGBT Spirituality (#68)
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Deborah L. Johnson is the founding minister and president of Inner Light Ministries, an Omnifaith outreach ministry dedicated to teaching the pra...
Tias Little on the Subtle Body (#67)
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tiasās unique and skillful approach enables students to find greater depth of understanding and awareness in their practice, both on and off the mat...
Mark Singleton on Yoga Body (#66)
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Singleton gained his Ph.D in Divinity from the University of Cambridge. He has published extensively on the history of yoga, including the booksĀ ...
Andrew Harvey on Sacred Activism (#65)
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, and teacher, and the author of over 30 books, including the critically acclaim...
Riccardo Manzotti on the Spread Mind & Modern Physics (#64)
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Riccardo Manzotti has a PhD in Robotics and degrees in The Philosophy of Mind and Computer Science. He teaches Psychology of Perception at IULM Univer...
Jude Currivan on the Cosmic Hologram (#62)
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author and previously one of the most senior business women in the UK. Having grown up ...
Bob Thurman & Isa Gucciardi on Peace & the Dalai Lama (#61)
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Kyle sat down with Bob Thurman and Isa Gucciardi at the 2017 Science and Nonduality Conference in San Jose, California, after attending their wo...
Richard C. Miller on Yoga Nidra (#60)
29 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Founder, Executive Director and President of the Board of Directors Integrative Restoration InstituteĀ Richard Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist,...
Laura Amazzone on Goddess Durga and Female Empowerment (#59)
14 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Amazzone is a teacher, writer, intuitive healer, yogini and initiated priestess in the Shakta Tantra and Kaula Sri Vidya traditions of India and...
Dean Radin on Parapsychology and the Science on Superpowers (#58)
07 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at theĀ INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCESĀ (IONS) and Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal ...
Constantina Rhodes on Invoking Lakshmi, Prosperity and Intuition (#57)
30 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Constantina RhodesĀ is an acclaimed scholar of Sanskrit and the spiritual traditions of India, as well as a Certified Intuitive Consultant and Certifi...
Christopher Key Chapple on Ritual, the Elements and Sanskrit (#56)
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Key ChappleĀ is the Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Mar...
Jonathan Dickstein on Vegetarianism in Classical Yoga (#55)
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Dickstein is a PhD student in Religious Studies at the University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara. He researches South Asian religions, Animals an...
Ken Wilber on Waking Up, Growing Up and the Religion of Tomorrow (#54)
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With 22 books on spirituality and science, and translations in more than 25 countries, Ken Wilber is now the most translated writer on consciousness s...
Jonathan Edelmann on Evolution, the BhÄgavata PurÄį¹a and Vaiį¹£į¹ava Theology (#53)
26 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Edelmann is an Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Florida and an Affiliated Faculty member at the Center for the Study of H...
James Mallinson on Hatha Yoga History, Philology and the KhecarÄ«vidyÄ (#52)
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James MallinsonĀ is Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical and Indian Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He t...
JP Sears on JP Sears, Creativity & Vulnerability (#51)
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, YouTuber, author, international teacher,Ā speaker at events, world traveler, and curious student of life. Ā Hi...
Isa Gucciardi on Shamanism, Depth Hypnosis and Integration (#50)
05 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Isa GucciardiĀ is the Founding Director and lead teacher of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream. The workshops and training programs of the Foundation...
Marianne Garneau on the Social Justice Warrior & Progressive Politics (#49)
29 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne GarneauĀ lives in New York City, where she is a graduate student in philosophy at the New School for Social Research. She is a "stay-at-home"...
Swami Sarvapriyananda on the Upanishads & the Hard Problem of Consciousness (#48)
22 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Swami Sarvapriyananda was appointed as Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Vedanta Society of New York, and assumed his duties there on January 5, 20...
Vera de Chalambert on Interspirituality and the Dark Night of the Soul (#47)
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Vera de Chalambert, MTS, Ā is a spiritual storyteller and Harvard educated scholar of comparative religion. She speaks and writes about spiritual cult...
David Vago on Contemplative Neuroscience (#46)
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David VagoĀ is Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in...
Jeffrey Lidke on the Goddes, Nepal and the Sri Yantra (#45)
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey S.Ā LidkeĀ earned his M.A. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) in South Asia Religion and Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and...
Angela Warburton on Chinese Medicine (#44)
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With her extensive background in health sciences, including studies in nutrition and dietetics at McGill university, degree in Psychology and extensiv...
Loren Fishman on Yoga as Medical Treatment (#43)
17 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In over two decades of practice, Dr. Loren Fishman has gained an international reputation as a back-pain specialist, a diagnostician and a pioneer in ...
Nina Rao on Kirtan, Hanuman and Devotion (#42)
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nina RaoĀ learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather in a village in south India when she nine years old. The chants quietly stayed wit...
Chris Grosso on Compassion, Recovery and Spiritual Materialism (#41)
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris GrossoĀ is a public speaker, writer, director of education at Toivo by Advocacy Unlimited and author of Indie Spiritualist: A No Bullshit Explor...
Livia Cohen-Shapiro on Yoga as Somatic Psychology (#40)
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Livia is a pioneer in the intersection of yoga and psychology with a dedication to embodiment. She is known for weaving together yogic teachings, disc...
Igor Kufayev on Spanda, Quantum Physics, and the Role of the Teacher (#39)
08 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An artist, Advaita Tantra master and founder of the Flowing Wakefulness community, for over a decadeĀ Igor KufayevĀ has been serving as a conduit of t...
Hari-kirtana das on Yoga Philosophy, Bhakti Yoga, and the Path to Self-Realization (#38)
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hari-kirtana das:Ā A lifelong student of yoga, meditation, and Eastern spiritual philosophies, Hari-kirtana das lived full-time in devotional yoga ash...
Dr. Kelly Brogan on Holistic Psychiatry, Integrative Healing, and a Healthy Gut (#37)
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic womenās health psychiatrist, author of the book, A Mind of Your Own and co-editor of the landmark t...
Steven Peterson on Taoist Alchemy (#36)
12 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Steve PetersonĀ started Taoist Alchemy and Chi Kung on the recommendation of his family doctor.Ā The practices both had a dramatic effect on his heal...
Richard Smoley on Western Mysticism, Scientism, and God (#35)
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Richard SmoleyĀ has over thirty-five yearsā experience studying and practicing mystical spirituality and philosophy. His latest book isĀ The Deal: A...
Spring Washam on Ayahuasca, Healing and Meditation Practice (#34)
11 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Spring WashamĀ is a well known meditation and dharma teacher based in Oakland, California. She has studied numerous meditation practices and Buddhist ...
Eddie Stern on Ashtanga, Indian Thought and Injury (#33)
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie SternĀ is the co-founder of Ashtanga Yoga New York, the Brooklyn Yoga Club and the Broome Street Ganesha Temple. He studied Ashtanga Yoga under ...
Jeffery D. Long on Reimagining Religion, Hinduism, & Spiritual Pluralism (#32)
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffery D. Long is Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania. He is associated with the Vedanta Society,Ā DÄN...
Sally Kempton on the Divine Feminine, Deity Yoga & Spiritual Pragmatism (#31)
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sally KemptonĀ is a master of meditation, yoga philosophy, and practical tantric philosophy. Her retreats and workshops are known for creating breakth...
Rod Stryker on Tradition, the Goal of Practice, the Four Desires, and Politics (#30)
19 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rod Stryker (also known as Yogarupa) is widely considered one of the West's leading authorities on yoga,Ā tantra and meditation. He has taught for mor...
Shambhavi Sarasvati on Avatars, Devotion and the Wisdom of Reality (#29)
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Shambhavi is the spiritual director of Jaya Kula. Her principle training is in the View and practices of Trika Shaivism, the classical Tantrik traditi...
Mary Reilly Nichols on Ecstatic Experiences, Muktananda & Hatha Yoga (#28)
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Reilly NicholsĀ holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Harvard University and completed five years of residency in meditation ashrams in India and the...
Jay Garfield on Non-Western & Western Philosophies (#27)
02 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jay L. GarfieldĀ directs the Smith's Logic and Buddhist Studies programs and the Five College Tibetan Studies in India program. He is also visiting pr...
Matthew Remski on Eroticism in Yoga, Authority Structures and Accountability (#26)
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew RemskiĀ has been practicing meditation since 1996 and asana since 2000. Heās taught yoga, yoga philosophy, and Ayurveda in Toronto and beyon...
Joe Loizzo on Meditation Research, Neuroplasticity and Contemplative Science (#25)
10 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D. is a contemplative psychotherapist, clinical researcher,Ā and Buddhist scholar-teacher who integrates ancient contemplative sc...
Sharon Salzberg on Faith, Meditation and Cultivating an Ethical Life (#24)
27 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of m...
Leslie Kaminoff on Yoga Alliance, Anatomy Maps, and Free Will (#23)
20 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest in this episode isĀ Leslie Kaminoff.Ā Leslie is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally rec...
Anneke Lucas on Being Sex Trafficked, Trauma, and Liberation (#22)
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anneke LucasĀ founded Liberation Prison Yoga in 2014. Aside from her duties as executive director , Anneke trains new volunteer instructors on site. S...
Dana Slamp on the Nervous System, our Cartesian Worldview, and Yoga Therapy (#21)
28 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dana Slamp is the Founder of Prema Yoga Therapeutics, an IAYT member school and the leading training facility for yoga therapists in NYC. She leads ad...
Ramesh Bjonnes on the Tantrik vs. Vedic Stream of History, the 4 Pillars of Tantra, and Environmentalism (#20)
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ramesh BjonnesĀ is a writer, yogi and workshop leader. Currently residing in the United States, he lived in India and Nepal in the 1980s learning dire...
Miles Neale on Buddhist Psychotherapy, Karma, & Nirvana (#19)
02 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Miles Neale is a Buddhist psychotherapist in private practice, Assistant Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, Clinical Instruc...
Kiki Flynn on the Early New NYC Yoga Scene, Ashtanga, and the Detriments of Plastic (#18)
11 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kiki is a renowned Ashtanga Yoga teacher, wellness consultant, and personal coach. With 34-years experience, she has pioneered a career at the strateg...
Philip Goldberg on Appropriation, Pragmatic Mysticism and the Americanization of Yoga (#17)
04 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Philip GoldbergĀ is the author and co-author of various books, including and most notably,Ā American Veda. CHITHEADS and Jacob Kyle sat down with Phil...
Zachery Dacuk on Conscious Embodiment, Anatomy as a Story, and the 45 Minute Movement Rule (#16)
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Blending body work, yoga and anatomy, Zachery Dacuk coined the practice of Conscious Embodiment. Chitheads and Jacob Kyle had the opportunity to sit d...
Matt Lombardo on Spiritual Bypassing, Cults, and Recent Yoga Scandals (#15)
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Thomas Lombardo is a popular yoga teacher and teacher of teachers in New York City and Brooklyn.Ā Besides his well attended public classes, h...
Christopher Wallis on Tantra, Non-Dualism, and Awakening to Your True Nature (#14)
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher, also known as Hareesh, was introduced to Indian spirituality at the age of seven and initiated into the practice of yogic meditation at s...
Bob Doto on Yogalebrity Culture, the Babarazzi, and the Spectacle (#13)
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Doto is the owner and director of Church Avenue Yoga and Bodywork Center in Brooklyn, New York City. He is a yoga instructor and massage therapist...
Nikki Costello on Integration, Mother India, and Experiences of God (#12)
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki CostelloĀ is aĀ Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT)Ā and aĀ Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). For 24 years, her teaching has been influenced ...
Edwin Bryant on the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, & the Multiplicity of the Absolute (#11)
13 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D in Indic languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and...
Manorama on the Guru/Student Relationship, Sanskrit, and Renunciate vs. Householder Paths (#10)
06 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Manorama D'Alvia is one of the leading teachers in Sanskrit and Yoga Philosophy. She is the founder of both theĀ Sanskrit Studies Methodā¢Ā and theĀ ...
Christopher Tompkins on Tantra, the original Chakras, and the Real Age of the Asanas (#9)
30 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Tompkins is a Yoga practitioner and Sanskrit scholar specializing in the tradition of Tantric Shaivism. Ā His research focuses in particul...
Alex Auder on Counterculture, Critiques of a Commodified Yoga Scene, Vedanta and Facing Death (#8)
23 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga, was recently included on a list of America's 100 most influential yoga teachers (she was in the top 25!):Ā sonima.c...
Michael Stone on Intimacy with Life and the Space of Non-Reactivity (#7)
16 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Stone (1974ā2017) was a prominent and innovative Buddhist teacher, yogi, psychotherapist, and author. He was the founder and director of the...
Anodea Judith on the Chakras, Body Armor, and Global Transformation (#6)
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anodea Judith, Ph.D. is the author of eight best-selling books on psychology, spirituality, and social change. She is best known for her pioneering wo...
Jillian Turecki on Relationships from a Place of Abundance (#5)
05 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian Turecki is a New York based yoga teacher and certified coach who for over 15 years, has been studying the art and science of fulfillment. Thro...
Ralph De La Rosa on Neuroplasticity, Substance Abuse, and Myths about Meditation (#4)
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Ralph De La Rosa. Ralph is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher living in Brooklyn, New York. He is the creator ofĀ Th...
Gabriel Halpern on Iyengar, being a Ritual Elder and the Initiatory Transitions of Life (#3)
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Gabriel Halpern, who is an Iyengar yoga teacher based out of Chicago. Ā I first met Gabriel a few years ago, when I took h...
Dhanurdhara Swami on Being Kidnapped, Mantra, Kirtan, and the Personality of Godhead (#2)
17 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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Rima Rabbath on Karma, the Middle East, and "Sama Darshana" (#1)
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rima Rabbath was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, but eventually traveled to Paris to pursue an undergraduate education in economics and later fini...