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The Yogic Studies Podcast

Hosted by Dr. Seth Powell

In-depth explorations into the traditions of Yoga, Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, and South Asian Religions. Featuring candid conversations and interviews with scholars and educators from around the world.

58 episodes · since 2020
Latest episode · EP 57
George Michell Sacred Architecture of the Deccan
August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

In this episode, we speak with Dr. George Michell, an architectural historian whose work has shaped how the field understands sacred architecture across the Deccan, from the…

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EP 56
Mark Singleton | Yoga Machine: Technology, Transhumanism, and Transcendence
July 13, 2026 · 54 min
EP 55
Anjali Rao | Yoga as Embodied Resistance
June 8, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
EP 54
Anirudh Kanisetti | Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire
May 4, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
EP 53
Giacomella Orofino | The Dawn of Physical Yoga: New Discoveries in Tibetan Haṭhayoga
April 30, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
EP 52
Tamara Cohen | Exploring the Mokṣopāya and Yogavāsiṣṭha
January 26, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
EP 51
Sunila Kale and Christian Novetzke | The Yoga of Power
June 9, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
EP 50
Anya Golovkova | Śrīvidyā, Tantra, and the Goddess
March 14, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
EP 49
Daniela Bevilacqua | From Tapas to Modern Yoga
November 20, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min
EP 48
Brian Dana Akers | The Yoga Manifesto and the World of Yoga Publishing
October 21, 2024 · 52 min
EP 47
Zoë Slatoff | Yoga, Vedānta, and Ashtanga Yoga
September 19, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
EP 46
Kunsang | From Buddhist Nun to Tibetan Translator
September 2, 2024 · 1 hr 25 min
EP 45
Lucy May Constantini | Kaḷarippayaṟṟ˘: Martial Art of Kerala
April 15, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
EP 44
Kate Hartmann | Pilgrimage and Buddhism
March 19, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
EP 43
Christopher Jain Miller | Embodying Transnational Yoga
December 14, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
EP 42
Samuel M. Grimes | Newar Buddhism, Nepal, and Yoga
November 8, 2023 · 47 min
EP 41
Keith Edward Cantú | The History of Theosophy and Yoga
October 4, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
EP 40
Caley Smith | The World of Vedic Sanskrit
June 28, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
EP 39
Lubomír Ondračka | Yogic and Tantric Bodies
June 7, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
EP 38
Carl Ernst | The History of Sufism and Yoga
March 25, 2023 · 1 hr 24 min
EP 37
James Mallinson | Dattātreya's Discourse on Yoga
December 11, 2022 · 51 min
EP 36
Philip Deslippe | Early American Yoga and the "Swami Circuit"
November 2, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
EP 35
Arti Dhand | The Great Epic, Mahābhārata
September 27, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
EP 34
Dagmar Wujastyk | Entangled Histories of Yoga, Āyurveda and Alchemy
August 3, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
EP 33
Stuart Sarbacker | Aṣṭāṅgayoga: Eight Limbs of Yoga
June 29, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
EP 32
Sravana Borkataky-Varma | Hijrās, Women, and Gender in Śākta Tantra
May 19, 2022 · 1 hr 5 min
EP 31
Rajiv Ranjan | On Teaching and Learning Hindi
May 3, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
EP 30
Raj Balkaran | The Significance of the Devīmāhātmya
March 21, 2022 · 58 min
EP 29
Varun Khanna | The Wisdom of the Upaniṣads
January 25, 2022 · 1 hr 33 min
EP 28
Keith Edward Cantú | Esotericism, Bauls, and Sabhapati Swami
December 13, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
EP 27
James Mallinson | The Source Texts of Haṭha Yoga
October 14, 2021 · 1 hr 17 min
EP 26
Adrián Muñoz | The Study of Yoga in Latin America
September 14, 2021 · 1 hr 57 min
EP 25
Edwin Bryant | Bhakti Yoga and the Bhāgavatapurāṇa
June 12, 2021 · 1 hr 33 min
EP 24
Jvala Singh | The History of Sikhi and Yoga
May 10, 2021 · 1 hr 32 min
EP 23
Patton Burchett | Bhakti, Tantra, Yoga, and Sufism in North India
April 18, 2021 · 1 hr 32 min
EP 22
Kate Hartmann | Buddhism, Pilgrimage, and BSO
April 9, 2021 · 1 hr 47 min
EP 21
Philipp Maas | What is Sāṅkhya Philosophy?
February 26, 2021 · 1 hr 16 min
EP 20
Suzanne Newcombe + Karen O'Brien-Kop | Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies
February 19, 2021 · 1 hr 35 min
EP 19
Theodora Wildcroft | Post-Lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo
February 8, 2021 · 1 hr 59 min
EP 18
Jacqueline Hargreaves | The Luminescent and Embodied Philology
January 24, 2021 · 1 hr 44 min
EP 17
Stuart Sarbacker | Tracing the Path of Yoga
January 3, 2021 · 1 hr 41 min
EP 16
Daniel Simpson | The Truth of Yoga
December 25, 2020 · 1 hr 27 min
EP 15
Mark Singleton | Yoga Body, 10 Years Later
December 11, 2020 · 1 hr 22 min
EP 14
Amanda Lucia | White Utopias, Yoga, and Transformational Festivals
November 28, 2020 · 1 hr 24 min
EP 13
Raj Balkaran | Purāṇas and Hindu Mythology
October 20, 2020 · 1 hr 28 min
EP 12
Ruth Westoby | Women and Gender in Yoga
September 10, 2020 · 1 hr 28 min
EP 11
Philipp Maas | The Pātañjalayogaśāstra and its Textual History
September 4, 2020 · 1 hr 40 min
EP 10
Ian Baker | Tibetan Yoga, Hidden Lands, and Bringing Esoteric Teachings to Light
August 9, 2020 · 1 hr 30 min
EP 9
Jason Birch | Manuscript Hunting and the History of Medieval Yogas
July 26, 2020 · 1 hr 53 min
EP 8
Sravana Borkataky-Varma | Śākta Tantra, Female Practitioners, and Misperceptions of Tantra
July 12, 2020 · 1 hr 57 min
EP 7
Karen O’Brien-Kop | Pātañjala Yoga, Yogācāra Buddhism, and Re-Thinking the Category of "Classical Yoga"
June 28, 2020 · 1 hr 39 min
EP 6
Ben Williams | Śaiva Tantra, Abhinavagupta, and the Tantric Sahṛdaya
June 21, 2020 · 1 hr 55 min
EP 5
James Mallinson | The History and Practice of Haṭha Yoga
June 14, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min
EP 4
Philip Deslippe | Making Sense of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga
June 7, 2020 · 1 hr 29 min
EP 3
Antonia Ruppel | On Teaching and Learning Sanskrit
May 24, 2020 · 1 hr 30 min
EP 2
Daniela Bevilacqua | Hindu Asceticism and Haṭha Yoga
May 17, 2020 · 1 hr 33 min
EP 1
Finnian Gerety | Vedic Ritual, OṂ, and Early Yoga
May 11, 2020 · 1 hr 37 min
EP 0
Seth Powell | Introducing the Yogic Studies Podcast
May 11, 2020 · 14 min

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