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The Western Yoga Podcast is primarily devoted to Yoga as it is practiced and taught in the West. Rev. Christopher Sartain, an ordained teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition, discusses Yoga philosophy and practices from a Westerner’s point of view. Other topics include the history of Western Yoga, the value of the evolution of Yoga in the Western world, the similarities between Western Mystical traditions and Yoga, and practical advice for Western Yogis. We acknowledge the great Yoga tradition from India brought here by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920 and use the Indian Yoga teachings as our spiritual foundation, but the primary focus of this podcast is how Yoga and Meditation are developing and evolving in the Americas and Europe.
Episodes
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
In this episode, Christopher interviews Philip Goldberg. They discuss Philip's quintessential book American Veda, as well as the history of Yoga in the West.
https://www.philipgoldberg.com/
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
In this episode, Christopher discusses the similarities between Kundalini/Shakti and the Holy Spirit from the Christian tradition. Topics include:
-Kundalini
-Shakti
-Shaktipat transmission
-The Holy Spirit as Shakti
-John the Baptist and Jesus as Essene Gurus
-Swami Muktananda
Books by Christopher Sartain:
http://www.koshasbook.com/other-books.html
Christopher's youtube channel:
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
In this episode, Christopher continues his series on the Gospel of Thomas by focusing on the research of Helmut Koester and his paradigm shifting book, Ancient Christian Gospels.
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
In this episode, Christopher discusses the history of the Essenes, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Christian Mysticism, and the Gospel of Thomas.
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
In the the third episode of the Gospel of Thomas series, we go deeper into the history of the Essenes, and the evidence proving that John the Baptist and Jesus were vegetarians.
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
In this episode, Christopher discusses the challenge of maintaining spiritual discipline for yogis living in the Western world.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
In this episode, Christopher discusses more of the history of the Gospel of Thomas (the original enlightenment teachings of Jesus), and gives a brief commentary of the first 3 verses.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Christopher Sartain discuss the Gospel of Thomas and the original mystical, esoteric teachings of Jesus Christ. This is the first in a series of podcasts dealing with the Yoga of the Gospel of Thomas.
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In this episode, Christopher Sartain discusses the differences between spiritual teachers and Gurus.
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
An audiobook of The Yoga Path: A Translation and Commentary of the First Chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Christopher Sartain.