43 min
Talk · Ravi Ravindra
The Mystic's Laboratory
In this 1988 recording, Ravi Ravindra discusses what it means to bring the discipline of a mystic into the work of a scientist.
Overview
What does yoga & tantra point to?
Yoga and Tantra span practices ranging from classical eight-limbed yoga to tantric traditions that work directly with breath, mantra, subtle energy and embodiment as paths to awareness.
Some approaches are strongly devotional, others more technical or philosophical. Contemporary settings often adapt historical material for a general audience, which makes context and lineage worth asking about.
Attention placed fully in the body is already a form of stillness.A central teaching within Yoga & Tantra
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Clear ways in.
The full history is complex. The browse experience does not need to be. Start with a recognizable living tradition and discover its deeper context naturally.
Teachers
Voices within this path.
Yoga & Tantra holds many schools and lineages beneath it. Its teachers are gathered below.
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Yoga & Tantra
Anodea Judith
American author and teacher on the chakra system, integrating psychology, mythology and energy-body theory.
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Yoga & Tantra
Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi
Indian-born yogi and direct disciple of Shivabalayogi Maharaj who teaches Jangama Dhyana, a meditation practice centered on prolonged mental silence.
TraditionYoga & Tantra
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Yoga & Tantra
Bill Mahony
Professor of Religion at Davidson College and scholar of Vedic religious imagination, teaching non-dual tantra philosophy alongside his academic work.
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Yoga & Tantra
Bruce Joel Rubin
Academy Award-winning American screenwriter (Ghost, Jacob's Ladder) who has taught weekly meditation classes for decades, rooted in his practice with teacher Rudi (Albert Rudolph).
TraditionYoga & Tantra
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Yoga & Tantra
Camille Maurine
Meditation mentor, dancer and writer specializing in embodied meditation and women's spiritual empowerment, co-founder of the Radiance Sutras School of Meditation.
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Yoga & Tantra
Christine Wushke
Canadian yoga therapist and Reiki master based in Alberta, known for developing Myofascial Yoga, a trauma-informed blend of fascia-release bodywork and mindful movement.
TraditionYoga & Tantra
Upcoming events
Gatherings across yoga & tantra.
Events attached to unpublished lineages still roll up to the nearest public path, so this hub remains complete.
21SEP
RITUAL: Harvest Moon Women's Retreat
Big Sur, California, United States · In-person retreat
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22SEP
Embodying the Fall Equinox Ritual Activation
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Weekend masterclass
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24SEP
Shakti Mandala Vinyasa - Embodying Shakti
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Masterclass
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24SEP
Embodying the Elements Intensive
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Two-day intensive
See event pageTwo-day intensive
Talks & videos
Watch across yoga & tantra.
Documentaries, interviews and talks connected to this path and its lineages.
90 min
Talk · Ravi Ravindra
Scientific Research and Spiritual Search
Ravi Ravindra examines how scientific inquiry and spiritual search relate to one another in this talk given at a Theosophical Society Adyar convention.
122 min
Talk · Ravi Ravindra
Blessed by Mysterious Grace
Ravi Ravindra speaks on grace and the mystery at the heart of spiritual transformation in this Caritas Consciousness Project talk.
56 min
Interview · Ravi Ravindra
The Journey Toward Oneness
Ravi Ravindra and Sufi teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee discuss the convergence of science and mysticism on the path toward oneness in this Global Spirit television program.
Listen
Recordings from across yoga & tantra.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations from the teachers within this path.
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Teacher Hijinks, Spiritual Ancestors, and Social Justice
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
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Grace, Emotions, and the Global Shunya
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
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Inherent Value Is the Key to Ending Our Suffering
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
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Reading Room
Source texts
The source text beneath this path, free to read.
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Translated by Pancham Sinh · 1914
The classic manual of postures, breath and purification practices underlying Hatha Yoga.
Discernment
Clarity should include the human context.
Practices that involve close physical contact or altered states deserve extra care around consent, training and the teacher's accountability.
Ask about contextIs a statement philosophical, meditative, relational or practical?
Notice powerHow are authority, money, intimacy and complaints handled?
Include embodimentDoes the teaching make room for emotion, the body and nervous-system limits?
Keep agencyA useful teacher supports clear choice rather than demanding surrender of judgement.