Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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Greetings Reader - Our free monthly series, Community Conversations, continues next week. This month, we’re going to talk about where the current wave of right wing influence on the yoga community came from: is it a relatively new phenomenon or have the roots of the "Cosmic Right" always been here? Conventional wisdom sets modern yoga in the context of liberal values and progressive agendas, such as pushing back against cultural appropriation and colonial oppression by honoring the original source of the yoga tradition and its philosophical teachings. Ironically, however, the yoga tradition itself is decidedly pre-modern. To uphold and honor traditional teachings is to acknowledge a philosophy that supports social and spiritual hierarchies as features of divine order to be restored rather than as divisive social constructs to be dismantled. But is it correct? Has yoga really been a right-wing tradition all along, is the modern re-invention of left-wing-aligned yoga legit, or does authentic yogic spirituality occupy a space of its own, beyond the linear spectrum of left and right? I hope you'll join us for our next COMMUNITY CONVERSATION a free monthly study group Live via Zoom @ 12:00 pm Eastern Time NEXT CONVERSATION: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 TOPIC: "ORIGINS OF RIGHT-WING SPIRITUALITY" Registration is free – CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link! This conversation will be recorded - if you can't join us live you can watch the replay anytime. Community Conversation is a FREE monthly online gathering where we connect spiritual ideas to real life by talking about personal challenges we all share, difficult issues we all face, and how the ancient spiritual teachings of the yoga tradition offer practical guidance for navigating our way through life in the modern world. If you haven't registered for our free monthly Community Conversations yet, CLICK HERE to get updates and the Zoom link for the live discussion, and (usually) the recording link so you can listen to the replay if you can't join us live. If you're already registered, you'll get reminder emails with the Zoom link next week and receive a link to the recording soon after the live conversation. Hoping to see you next Wednesday, - Hari-k P.S.: This Sunday: How to Read Yoga Wisdom Texts—This live online workshop is for yoga teachers and enthusiasts who want to learn techniques that will enable you to develop a deep and authentic relationship with the traditional teachings of yoga, the ability to hear what the traditional literature is really saying, clarity about why the traditional teachings still matter, enthusiasm for reading the traditional texts, and confidence that what you’re sharing in your classes is both accurate and authentic You’ll come away from this workshop with time-honored tools for getting past the obstacles to understanding traditional yoga wisdom texts. CLICK HERE to register. |
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Hari-kirtana is an author, mentor, and yoga teacher who shares his knowledge and experience of how the yoga wisdom tradition can guide us toward meaningful and transformative spiritual experiences.
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