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SĀDHAKA

by Jacob Kyle

Sādhaka is a collection of special podcast mini-trainings from Embodied Philosophy and the Embodied Podcasts Network. Each multi-part series of Sādhaka explores a different area of dharma and contemplative studies. We feature series on topics from Buddhism to Hinduism, from Yoga to the Divine Feminine. Taught by Faculty and Friends of Embodied Philosophy, each series is a short audio course on the topic it explores. To watch the video version of these episodes, become a digital member for access to the Wisdom School, Embodied Philosophy’s course library. To start your 7 day free trial, head to https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school.

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Episodes

  1. The Four Yogas (Ep. 4: Raja Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

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  2. The Four Yogas (Ep 3: Jñāna Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

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  3. The Four Yogas (Ep 2: Bhakti Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

    Join Mary as she explores bhakti yoga. Taking an interdisciplinary and interspiritual approach to the topic, Mary's style is to integrate the perspectives of many different traditions of knowledge, from science to ancient contemplative traditions. The result is a life-affirming picture of modern...

  4. The Four Yogas (Ep 1: Karma Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols

    Join Mary as she explores karma yoga. She integrates scientific knowledge about the nervous system into a comprehensive look at this practice, and offers a breath practice at the end to help ground the material.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 3: Deity Meditation) with Isa Gucciardi

    In the final episode of this series, Isa Gucciardi explores Deity Meditation as entering a field of experience that the deity represents. She discusses the image of Green Tara as an example of a deity used in Buddhist communities. She closes with a guided meditation.See omnystudio.com/listener…

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  6. Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 2: Vipassana) with Isa Gucciardi

    In the second episode, Isa Gucciardi explores Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which is helpful for gaining insight about things. She discusses the different types of Vipassana Meditation and closes with a guided practice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 1: Shamatha) with Isa Gucciardi

    In this episode, Isa explores Shamatha meditation as a way of knowing the mind. She discusses how Buddhism is at once a religion and a technology of understanding the mind in a new and transformative way. Isa closes the episode with a guided meditation practice.See omnystudio.com/listener for...

  8. Buddhist Meditation (Trailer) with Isa Gucciardi

    A trailer for a 3-part mini-training on Buddhist meditation techniques with Isa Gucciardi, founder of the Foundation for the Sacred Stream. Check back for the first episode, released on Friday, March 26th, 2022. New episodes released every friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  9. Four Goddesses (Ep. 4: Lakshmi) with Laura Amazzone

    In the fourth part of this Shakti mini-training, Laura discusses Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Laura explores how, although she is popularly understood as a goddess of material wealth, we can also encounter her as the wealth of spiritual knowledge and the blessings of…

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  10. Four Goddesses (Ep. 3: Kali) with Laura Amazzone

    In part 3 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Kali. She begins by discussing how in the West Kali is often misunderstood as a merely wrathful deity. Instead, Laura discusses how Kali is a mother goddess. As well as being a goddess...

  11. Four Goddesses (Ep. 2: Durga) with Laura Amazzone

    In this episode, Laura Amazzone explores the philosophy, iconography, and symbolism of goddess Durga. Durga means "invincible one", the "unassailable one", or "fortress". She is a goddess of protection, who protects the heart and that part of us that can never be abused or exploited. She is the...

  12. Four Goddesses (Ep. 1: Sarasvati) with Laura Amazzone

    In part 1 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Sarasvati. She begins by discussing why all four goddesses she teaches about in this series can be seen as different expressions of śakti, the creative power that animates all of...

  13. Four Goddesses (Trailer) with Laura Amazzone

    Laura Amazzone explores four emanations of the Divine Mother in this mini-training, looking at goddesses Sarasvati, Durga, Kali, and Lakshmi. In each episode, she will discuss the symbolism, philosophy, and iconography of each deity, connecting these individual forms to the teachings of the śakta...

  14. The Four Yogas (Trailer) with Mary Reilly Nichols

    Join Mary as she explores the "four yogas": bhakti yoga, jñana yoga, karma yoga and raja yoga.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sādhaka is a collection of special podcast mini-trainings from Embodied Philosophy and the Embodied Podcasts Network. Each multi-part series of Sādhaka explores a different area of dharma and contemplative studies. We feature series on topics from Buddhism to Hinduism, from Yoga to the Divine Feminine. Taught by Faculty and Friends of Embodied Philosophy, each series is a short audio course on the topic it explores.

To watch the video version of these episodes, become a digital member for access to the Wisdom School, Embodied Philosophy’s course library. To start your 7 day free trial, head to https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school.

HOSTED BY

Jacob Kyle

Produced by Embodied Philosophy

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Sādhaka is a collection of special podcast mini-trainings from Embodied Philosophy and the Embodied Podcasts Network. Each multi-part series of Sādhaka explores a different area of dharma and contemplative studies. We feature series on topics from Buddhism to Hinduism, from Yoga to the Divine...

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SĀDHAKA is created and hosted by Jacob Kyle.
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