Where the studio meets the academy
Making accessible the highest quality and most cutting-edge research on Yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism, and South Asian languages.
Cutting-edge research and teaching, made accessible
Yogic Studies was founded by Dr. Seth Powell in 2018 on a simple conviction: that the most rigorous scholarship on Yoga, Indian philosophy, and South Asian religions belongs in the hands of practitioners and curious learners—not locked behind university paywalls and conference proceedings.
Our aim is to bridge the gap between the general public and the academy—seeking to make accessible the highest quality and most cutting-edge research and teaching in the fields of Yoga Studies, Indology, and South Asian Studies.
Yogic Studies aims to be the standard in online university-level education in Yoga and Indological Studies, outside the traditional university setting. Our diverse faculty is comprised of expert university scholars, from a wide array of academic disciplines and fields, who are active researchers, authors, and educators in their respective fields.
We offer an ever-growing curriculum of online courses in yoga history, Indian philosophy and religions, as well as classical and modern languages (currently Sanskrit, Hindi, Tibetan, Pali, Latin, and Greek).
Rigorous, accessible, non-sectarian
University-level scholarship
Our faculty are expert university scholars from a wide array of disciplines, and active researchers, authors, and educators in their fields.
Accessible and affordable
Our online courses balance the highest standards of academic scholarship with being accessible, affordable, and meaningful for the modern practitioner.
Academic and non-sectarian
We don't seek to replace teachers or lineage holders within a tradition; we believe academic and practice-based study are complementary. Students of all backgrounds are welcome.
Who we are
Faculty
50+ university scholars who are active researchers, authors, and educators in their fields.
Meet the faculty →Team
Yogic Studies is based in northern California; the team behind our day-to-day operations is located throughout the world.
Meet the team →Study with leading scholars of Yoga and South Asian religions
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