Sep 14, 2024
This is our 4th Escaping Samsara Bookclub and we are joined by author and teacher Daniel Simpson to discuss Gregor Meahle's "Chakras, Drugs, and Evolution: A Map of Transformative States."
Daniel and I discuss our thoughts on Chakras and how they are used in new ways by modern practitioners, our drug experiences...
Sep 9, 2024
This our final episode in our exploration of sex, bindu, rajas, and Brahmacharya and the second of two episodes looking at female practitioners especially.
We are joined by Tova Olsson, a scholar of religion, author, and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in education.
We discuss:
- The reproductive...
Aug 20, 2024
This is the first of two episodes expanding the previous topic of Sex, Semen Retention, and Brahmacharya as it may or may not apply to women.
Female practitioners of yoga don't show up in the old texts but there have been many female-specific physical practices through the ages. And who better to explain how to...
Aug 1, 2024
This series has been quite popular. In our climactic (pun intended) episode, we speak to Richard Freeman about sex and Brahmacharya.
- The context of Brahmacharya within Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga system
- Specific yoga poses and mudras that move sexual energy
- The use of mula bandha in using sexual energy to...
Jul 19, 2024
We are happy to welcome back to the podcast Simon Borg-Olivier who has been practicing semen retention for over 30 years.
We discuss how semen retention, loving relationships, and mindful sex can enhance health and spiritual practice.
From Simon's bio: "I have been studying traditional forms of posture, movement,...