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Congratulations to Dr. Seth Powell! | "A Lamp on Śivayoga" harvard haṭhayoga seth powell śivayogapradīpikā May 02, 2023

On April 20th, 2023, Yogic Studies Founder and Director Seth Powell successfully defended his PhD dissertation at Harvard University, entitled "A Lamp on Śivayoga: The Union of Ritual, Yoga, and Devotion in the Śivayogapradīpikā." His dissertation committee at Harvard's Committee on the Study of...

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Happy Mahāśivarātri 2019 from Yogic Studies! aṣṭāṅgayoga haṭhayoga mahāśivarātri rājayoga translation Śivayoga Śivayogapradīpikā Mar 04, 2019

Image source: Śivaliṅga at Elephanta (photo Seth Powell).

 

Today is Mahāśivarātri, the great night of the celebration of Śiva, which is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Śaivas, and Yogis, around the world. Śiva is often conceived as the archetypal yogi, and the great Lord of Yoga (...

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