In this talk on awareness, Michael uses the metaphor of a nest to describe our…
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The Center of the Storm is Calm
In this talk on the Yoga Sutra Michael highlights the fluctuations of consciousness, kaivalya, and…
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Only Fools Understand Yoga
In this talk Michael describes ujjayi breathing as a meditative practice, explains that the goal…
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Are Stiff People Less Awake?
Michael speaks about the eight limbs of Ashtanga and how to practice them. He argues…
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Vande Gurunam
In this talk inspired by “bowing to reality,” Michael covers impermanence, story-telling and his view…
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Let It Be
Michael talks about Patanjali, subject/object duality, and the meaning of nirodha.
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What’s Left (When You’re Not Thinking)
Beginning with a quote from Gary Snyder, Michael teaches about non-reactivity, letting go of clinging…
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The Faith to Doubt
In this talk about the first pada of the Yoga Sutra (line 20), Michael considers…
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Best of Awake in the World: The Creative Task of Performing One’s Life
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael provides a…
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Hold and Release
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael teaches about equanimity (upeksha) and how it…
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