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CHITHEADS with Jacob Kyle (Embodied Philosophy)

CHITHEADS with Jacob Kyle (Embodied Philosophy)

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 Chitheads is a smorgasbord of contemplative education. Each episode is like a mini masterclass, exploring the diverse landscapes of spiritual practice, philosophy, and the transformative power of embodied knowledge. Each episode is crafted with the curious and open heart in mind, aiming to illuminate the path of self-inquiry and empowerment for yoga teachers, scholar-practitioners, meditators and other spiritual seekers and contemplative folks from around the world. From the profound teachings of Yoga and Buddhism to the sometimes complex theories of contemplative psychology and the vibrant tapestry of indigenous wisdom, our guests share insights that awaken, challenge, and inspire. With every episode, we dive into discussions that matter, exploring questions that guide us closer to our true selves and to a deeper understanding of the world around us. Our mission is to create a space where wisdom (and not fame, power, or money) is the center of gravity and what we are most concerned about cultivating in this lifetime. Join us on Chitheads as we explore the liminal spaces of consciousness, embrace the complexities of the human experience without dogma or self-righteousness, and discover the beauty again and again of the interconnectedness of all things. Subscribe to Chitheads on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform, and please consider leaving us a positive review on one iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. Come dive into these in-depth conversations that illuminate our path of contemplative discovery. If you’ve felt like you’re the only one full of chit – full of consciousness or awareness ˀ– welcome home. This community of listeners, seekers, and scholar-practitioners is for you.Copyright Embodied Philosophy Ciências Sociais Hinduísmo
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  • Why the Humanities Are Dying and the Revival of Holistic Education with Athena Potari

    Why the Humanities Are Dying and the Revival of Holistic Education with Athena Potari
    Dec 2 2025


    In this timely and energizing conversation, Jacob speaks with philosopher and Hellenic wisdom teacher Athena Potari about the crisis and rebirth of the humanities. Drawing on her work with the Galileo Commission and her training in ancient Greek philosophy, Athena describes how modern academia has reduced the human being to brain chemistry and data—creating what she calls a “skeleton of the humanities,” stripped of imagination, soul, and contemplative depth.

    Jacob and Athena explore how ancient traditions — from Greece to Kashmir — once united rigorous philosophy with esoteric practice, ritual literacy, and inner transformation. Together they consider how the humanities lost their spiritual foundation, how identity frameworks rose to fill the vacuum, and why the future demands a renewed, cross-cultural, contemplative humanism.

    This episode is both a diagnosis and an invitation: a call to restore the inner life, symbolic imagination, and spiritual inquiry at the heart of humanistic study.

    Discussed in This Episode:
    • The “skeleton of the humanities” and how scientism hollowed out imagination, soul, and interiority
    • How modern academia exiled esoteric, mystical, and contemplative forms of knowledge
    • The ancient Greek roots of the humanities and their integration of philosophy, ritual, and inner practice
    • Parallels between Greek contemplative traditions and nondual Śaiva-Śākta Tantra
    • Why identity-based frameworks have become a surrogate moral system in the absence of spiritual teleology
    • The crisis of meaning in the modern world and the hunger for renewed forms of wisdom
    • The need for a new humanities centered on psyche, spirit, and embodied inquiry
    • How contemplative education can rebuild depth, discernment, and symbolic imagination
    • Athena’s upcoming role in Wisdom School 2026, including her Learning Pathway on Hellenic esoteric traditions
    • What a renaissance of the contemplative humanities could look like in our time
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    To deepen your knowledge of yoga philosophy, grab our Yoga Philosophy Reading List, a curated PDF of all the books that will give you a comprehensive overview of the yoga philosophical traditions.

    GET YOUR LIST HERE: https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/yp-list

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    30-DAY SĀDHANA: 30 Days of Practices to help refine the nervous system, alleviate negative patterns, and foster a contemplative and spiritually-informed life - https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/chakra-sadhana

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    WISDOM SCHOOL: Over 100 courses (1000+ hours) in yoga, meditation, somatics, and dharma studies for spiritual seekers, yoga teachers and, body workers, healers and therapists.

    Features:
    → A new course every month on a variety of topics
    → Learning pathways that help you digest the content
    → Weekly study emails
    → Interactive member space

    Start your 7-Day Free Trial: enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school

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    THE INDIAN DARSÁNAS: Twelve Schools of Indian Philosophy Explained Simply Download PDF here: https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/twelve-schools
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    1 hora e 18 minutos
  • Manifestation Isn't Magic with Jacob Kyle

    Manifestation Isn't Magic with Jacob Kyle
    Nov 26 2025
    In the highest view, the fruit of practice is not the attainment of something new but the effortless recognition of what has always been — ānanda, the bliss inherent in awareness itself. The Anupāya — the “methodless method” — is not about doing but about relaxing into this truth. In this final talk, we’ll explore how genuine manifestation flows not from craving or control, but from resting in the blissful creativity that is your true nature.

    To join the Sādhana School, as we discuss it in the seminar, go here: https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/sadhana-school-2025-2026-25

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    To deepen your knowledge of yoga philosophy, grab our Yoga Philosophy Reading List, a curated PDF of all the books that will give you a comprehensive overview of the yoga philosophical traditions.

    GET YOUR LIST HERE: https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/yp-list

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    30-DAY SĀDHANA: 30 Days of Practices to help refine the nervous system, alleviate negative patterns, and foster a contemplative and spiritually-informed life - https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/chakra-sadhana

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    WISDOM SCHOOL: Over 100 courses (1000+ hours) in yoga, meditation, somatics, and dharma studies for spiritual seekers, yoga teachers and, body workers, healers and therapists.

    Features:
    → A new course every month on a variety of topics
    → Learning pathways that help you digest the content
    → Weekly study emails
    → Interactive member space

    Start your 7-Day Free Trial: enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school

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    THE INDIAN DARSÁNAS: Twelve Schools of Indian Philosophy Explained Simply Download PDF here: https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/twelve-schools
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    1 hora e 7 minutos
  • Everything is the Goddess with Nataraj Chaitanya

    Everything is the Goddess with Nataraj Chaitanya
    Oct 8 2025
    In this episode, Jacob Kyle sits down with his longtime friend and collaborator Nataraj Chaitanya, whose early creative influence helped shape the founding vision of Embodied Philosophy and even inspired the name CHITHEADS.

    Ten years after those first late-night conversations about yoga, consciousness, and modern spirituality, Jacob and Nataraj reunite to explore what it means to live a tantric life—one that embraces devotion, awareness, creativity, and radical honesty as integral parts of the spiritual path.

    From the story of Nataraj’s early encounter with mantra practice as a young gay teenager in Virginia to his life as a teacher, devotee, and lineage-holder in the meditation tradition of Bhagavan Nityananda, this conversation moves through the full terrain of sādhana as both an art and a science of awakening.

    Together they discuss:
    • The origins of Embodied Philosophy and the early spirit of CHITHEADS
    • Sādhana as alchemy: how awareness and aliveness generate bliss (ānanda)
    • Aesthetics and yoga: why āsana is more like theatre than therapy
    • Lineage and transmission: the living power of a genuine spiritual tradition
    • Devotion and nonduality: giving reality a personality and meeting the divine in all forms
    • Queerness as contemplative opportunity: living between identities as a form of freedom
    • Pilgrimage as a way of life: learning to meet every moment as the Goddess herself

    Throughout the conversation, the two reflect on their parallel journeys—academic, creative, and spiritual—and on the importance of rebuilding Embodied Philosophy around its original vision: to make philosophy and practice inseparable, and to honor both the scholar and the practitioner within each of us.

    The episode also marks a new chapter for Embodied Philosophy: Nataraj will be joining the faculty of Wisdom School and Sādhana School, contributing his decades of experience in yoga, mantra, and contemplative education to a new generation of seeker-teachers.This is a conversation about devotion, transformation, and friendship—about what it means to practice in a world that needs both scholarship and surrender, intellect and love.

    Guest Bio: Nataraj Chaitanya

    Nataraj Chaitanya has led retreats, workshops, kīrtans, and teacher training programs around the world for more than twenty years.

    After beginning a daily meditation and yoga practice at the age of thirteen, Nataraj immersed himself in the teachings of yoga and tantra and, by sixteen, began sharing these nectarean teachings with others. Over two decades, he has inspired countless seekers to take up a committed spiritual practice and has dedicated his life to bringing the wisdom of yoga into everyday life.

    His love of teaching is evident in the devotional and enthusiastic spirit with which he leads his sessions, creating environments where people from all walks of life can directly contact the fullness of their own Being.

    In January 2019, Nataraj became a formal initiate and custodian of the meditation tradition of Bhagavan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, under Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shankarananda, one of Swami Muktananda’s senior disciples.

    He currently lives and teaches in Melbourne, Australia.

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    1 hora e 7 minutos
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