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 traditio

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

May 6th, 2022 15m 14s

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 p

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

Apr 16th, 2022 20m 9s

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 wi

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

Apr 10th, 2022 16m 1s

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/list

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

Mar 25th, 2022 15m 14s

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 me

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Buddhist Meditation (Trailer) with Isa Gucciardi

Mar 19th, 2022 42s

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 frid

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

Mar 18th, 2022 16m 22s

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

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

Mar 11th, 2022 17m 13s

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

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

Mar 4th, 2022 14m 16s

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 u

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

Feb 20th, 2022 12m 37s

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

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Four Goddesses (Trailer) with Laura Amazzone

Feb 17th, 2022 1m 10s

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