Deconstructing Yourself

Michael W. Taft

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Chasing the Serpent’s Tail with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen

12/2/2025 • 50 min

Join host Michael Taft as he talks with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen about the wild history of Kundalini—from it’s ancient Tantric roots to modern global yoga culture—including subtle-body maps, spontaneous awakenings, and so-called “Kundalini syndromes.” They explore how different traditions define the serpent power, when experiences become breakdowns… Play episode

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Talking about Deity Yoga with Peter McEwen
Talking about Dark Retreat, Part 2 with Andrew Holecek
A Conversation with David Godman
Talking about Dark Retreat, with Andrew Holecek
Sanity and Sainthood, with Dr. Tucker Peck
Awakening, Cessation, and Vulnerability, with Stephen Snyder
Aghora, Deities, and Devotion with Dr. Robert Svoboda
Invocation and Shadow with Charlie Awbery
Tantra, Aghora, and Death, with Dr. Robert Svoboda
Meditation and Memory with Anthony Metivier
Practicing the Diamond Sutra with Ken McLeod
Original Love with Henry Shukman
Practicing Tummo with Peter McEwen
Jhanas, Technology, and Tradition with Stephen Zerfas
Embodying the 21 Taras with Chandra Easton.
Can You Learn Meditation from an AI? - with Shinzen Young
A Conversation with Jeffrey Kripal
Transgression with Erik Davis
A Conversation with Sam Harris
The Power of the Imaginal with Stephen Aizenstat
Nondual Love with A. H. Almaas
Tantra and Embodied Awakening with Christopher Wallis.
Reverse Meditation with Andrew Holecek
A Conversation with Kati Devaney
A Few Stray Points about Nonduality with Jake Orthwein
Exploring Nondual Shaiva Tantra with Christopher Wallis
The Magic of Vajrayana Part 2 with Ken McLeod
The Magic of Vajrayana with Ken McLeod
Meditation and the Bayesian Brain with Shamil Chandaria
John Vervaeke on Relevance Realization
A Conversation with Rosa Lewis
Changing Minds with David McRaney
A Conversation with Guy Sengstock
The Power of Non-sleep Deep Rest with Kelly Boys
A Conversation on Nonduality with Andrew Holecek
Nondual Teachings of LinJi, with Shinzen Young
Can People Really Change? with Tina Rasmussen.
Meditation, Insight, and Predictive Processing with Ruben Laukkonen
Eco-Aesthetics and the Poetry of Longing with Rick Jarow
Vision, Visualization, and Vajrayana, with Chandra Easton
Talking about Zen Koans with Henry Shukman
Vajrayana as a Living Practice, with Ken McLeod
Dimensions of Nonduality with Tina Rasmussen
Meditation and Communication with Shinzen Young
Spiritual Bypassing and the Spiritual Friend
Meditation and Healing Trauma with Thomas Hübl
A Conversation with Spring Washam
Talking with People about Things, with David McRaney

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