Best Athena Rose Podcasts (2024)

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Jain Philosophy Through its Primary Concepts with Shree Nahata 1:30:10

11d ago1:30:10

1:30:10

Jacob Kyle interviews Shree Nahata about the fundamental principles of Jain philosophy and how these principles are incredibly timely and insightful for modern times. To deepen your knowledge of yoga philosophy, grab our Yoga Philosophy Reading List, a curated PDF of all the books that will give you a comprehensive overview of the yoga philosophica…

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Bhāva: A Theory of Imagination 16:21

2M ago16:21

16:21

In this episode of the podcast, we share an excerpt from the 30-Day Sādhana on the topic of bhāva, a Sanskrit word which has a number of different meanings, including emotion, being, becoming, and denotes a state of things that we bring into being through practice. It grounds a theory of imagination that is both illuminating and empowering. It grou…

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The Lineage of Immortals with Jason Birch 1:44:09

2M ago1:44:09

1:44:09

Jason Birch is a scholar of medieval haṭha yoga and a founding member of SOAS's Centre for Yoga Studies. His research includes locating and translating early yoga manuscripts, and preparing critical editions, such as of the Amaraugha. In this episode, Jason and Jacob discuss: what inspired Jason to pursue the study of Sanskrit texts the historical …

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Sz 4: Ep 2- We Found Love In The Booty Club 1:06:38

4M ago1:06:38

1:06:38

Being in your mid-20s can often feel like you're going through a second wave of puberty. This week, Athena Rose is joined by a recently turned 26-year-old, Carlee, a.k.a. @cmoneymrda_, to talk about all the ins and outs of navigating dating in your mid-20s. LISTEN UP to hear about everything from booty club antics, finger-banging, the grey area, UT…

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This Crack in Time with Shambhavi Sarasvati 1:15:00

4M ago1:15:00

1:15:00

Shambhavi Sarasvati is the spiritual director of Jaya Kula, a nonprofit community in Portland, Oregon. Her principle training is in the View and practices of Trika Shaivism—also called Kashmir Shaivism—and the Dzogchen tradition of Tibet. Shambhavi is known for her humor and for making complex teachings about the nature of the self and reality unde…

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Sz 4: Ep 1- Couches, Coochie & Casamigos 1:00:18

4M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Is it possible to find love in the club? Does working in nightlife change your perspective on dating? Find out on this week's #talkurshittuesday! After a much-needed hiatus, Athena Rose is back and ready to dive into it all... This week, she is joined by tequila connoisseurs and vibe curators, "Standing On Couches." If you're looking to catch a vib…

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Ancient Greek Wisdom with Athena Potari 1:25:08

5M ago1:25:08

1:25:08

Athena Potari is a philosopher, spiritual teacher, and lineage holder of the Hellenic spiritual tradition. She is the founder of Athenoa – an Academy for Hellenic Wisdom in Greece, where Hellenism is approached as a living wisdom tradition whose core consists in the inextricable synthesis of scientific reason, self-inquiry and spirituality. Her wor…

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The Wisdom of Zero with Jacob Kyle 1:01:13

5M ago1:01:13

1:01:13

In today's episode, Embodied Philosophy Founder Jacob Kyle is interviewed by Kelly Blaser for the 2024 Power of Meditation Summit. They discussed the role of the scholar-practitioner, the philosophical significance of "zero," the important synergy of knowledge and experience, "reappropriating God," and the necessary role of spirituality in the live…

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Yoga Teacher Travails & Transformations with Leslie Kaminoff 1:54:08

6M ago1:54:08

1:54:08

Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored w…

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The Vibratory Power of Sanskrit with Lucy Crisfield 1:24:33

8M ago1:24:33

1:24:33

About the Guest Lucy Crisfield is a speaker at the World Yoga Festival, a plenary speaker at the British Wheel of Yoga Festival, and the founder of ‘Original Wisdom’, through which she shares the inner teachings of mantra and yoga philosophy with sound, meditation, and scholarly precision. Lucy has just finished writing a book with the same title a…

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Subversive Sanskrit Studies with Bihani Sarkar 1:23:33

9M ago1:23:33

1:23:33

About the Guest Bihani Sarkar is a Calcutta-born, Oxford-educated, scholar of classical Sanskrit literature and pre-modern Indian history and religious traditions. Bihani is a historian of early Indian politics, religions, and literature (poetry and drama) between the 2nd and the 15th centuries CE. She is lecturer in Comparative Non-Western Thought…

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On the Role of the Guru with Hari-kirtana das, Ken Rose, Trish Tillman & Stephanie Corigliano 1:51:46

9M ago1:51:46

1:51:46

About the Guests Hari-kirtana das is a yoga teacher, spiritual mentor, and author. He's been practicing devotional yoga and various other yogic disciplines for the better part of the last 50 years, has lived in yoga ashrams and intentional spiritual communities, and has a talent for making complex ideas about spiritual philosophy easy to understand…

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The Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley 44:56

10M ago44:56

44:56

About the Guest Tracee Stanley is the author of the bestselling book Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than twenty-five years of studentship in SriVidya Tantra and the teachings of the…

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Episode 120: Danial Neil/THE SUM OF ONE MAN'S PLEASURE 27:23

10M ago27:23

27:23

Danial Neil stopped by the studio to talk about his second book with NeWest, The Sum of One Man's Pleasure, as well as parallels between Canada in the 1960s and today. To grab a copy of Danial's book, click here.

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Body by Breath with Jill Miller 47:55

11M ago47:55

47:55

About the Guest Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP is a fascia and movement expert that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are found at gyms, yoga studios, hospitals, athletic training facilities and corporations worldwide. She is the former anatomy column…

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Episode 119: David Martin/KINK BANDS 27:27

11M ago27:27

27:27

Poet David Martin joined us to talk about his second collection Kink Bands, as well as the WWE Attitude Era and how to make a poem into a rock. To grab a copy of Kink Bands, click here. To learn about David's upcoming Calgary launch, click here, for his Saskatoon launch click here, and for his Edmonton launch click here.…

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Episode 118: Frances Peck/UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT 31:44

11M ago31:44

31:44

Author Frances Peck stopped by to kick off our Fall 2023 season with a discussion of her second novel Uncontrolled Flight. Along the way we talked about following up your last book, as well as the different ways people process grief. To grab a copy of Uncontrolled Flight for yourself, click here. To sign up for Frances' online launch on September 1…

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TRIBUTE [Best of]: Sally Kempton on the Divine Feminine, Deity Yoga and Spiritual Pragmatism 52:31

1y ago52:31

52:31

About the Guest Sally Kempton was a master of meditation, yoga philosophy, and practical tantric philosophy. Her retreats and workshops were known for creating breakthroughs, born of her ability to help people turn sublime truths into lived, and life-shifting, experience. Sally spent 20 years as a swami in a Vedic order and studied and taught spiri…

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Options For Yoga Teachers Today with Ava Taylor 54:30

1y ago54:30

54:30

About the Guest Ava Taylor, Founder of YAMA Talent, is a tenacious entrepreneur & avid yogi. Committed to running an ethics-based business, her personal mission is to be a Catalyst for Better Living, bringing the tools of wellness to communities of all kinds. Ava has pioneered the development of the booking, management, & consulting business in the…

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Knowledge, Experience, and the Yoga Teacher with Daniel Simpson 56:11

1y ago56:11

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About the Guest Daniel Simpson is the author of The Truth of Yoga, an accessible guide to yoga history and philosophy. His approach combines scholarly knowledge with humor and insight, informed by more than 20 years of practical experience. He holds a master's degree in yoga studies (from SOAS at the University of London) and teaches courses at the…

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Best Of: Yoga for Recovery with Nikki Myers 54:45

1y ago54:45

54:45

About the Guest An accomplished speaker, teacher, and practitioner, Nikki Myers is an MBA, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Addictions Recovery Specialist, and Certified Health Coach. Born from her personal struggle with addiction, Nikki is the founder of Y12SR, The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery. Based in its theme, “the issues …

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Joe Loizzo on The New Mind-Body Research & the Yogic Science of Integration 1:18:47

1+ y ago1:18:47

1:18:47

This episode of Chitheads is a talk from Joe Loizzo republished from Embodied Philosophy’s Yoga Seminar. It's a taste of a deeper dive with Dr. Joe Loizzo in our upcoming 30-hr Certificate Program, “Buddhist Psychology in the Nalanda Tradition,” co-presented with the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. To learn more or to take advantage of…

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Ashtanga Yoga in Sutras and the Gītā: A Comparison with Edwin Bryant 1:39:21

1+ y ago1:39:21

1:39:21

This talk is being republished from the Radial Practice Conference in 2018. If you have a Gītā handy you might want to grab it while you listen. About the Guest Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D. in Indic Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years and is presently the professor of Hinduism…

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Episode #117: Ruth DyckFehderau/I (ATHENA) 29:11

1+ y ago29:11

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Author Ruth DyckFehderau, whose novel I (Athena) is part of our Nunatak First Fiction series, stopped by the show to talk about the legacies of violence in the institution and how hard it is to get a sense of your own life when it's never been under your control. To grab a copy of I (Athena), click here. Keep an eye on our events page to see where …

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Episode #116: Sid Marty/OLDMAN'S RIVER 37:20

1+ y ago37:20

37:20

Sid Marty came by the studio to talk about his new collected works book Oldman's River, as well as offending editors with lunch selections and becoming a Tiktok star. To order your copy of Oldman's River, click here. Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear Sid at an upcoming launch event.…

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Episode #116: Matthew Tétreault/HOLD YOUR TONGUE 25:48

1+ y ago25:48

25:48

Matthew Tétreault joined us to talk about his debut novel Hold Your Tongue, part of the Nunatak First Fiction series. Along the way we talked about mining your own family for character ideas, and the difficulties of writing in three languages at the same time. To order a copy of Hold Your Tongue on our website, click here. Keep an eye on our events…

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Episode #115: Margie Taylor/ROSE ADDAMS 24:53

1+ y ago24:53

24:53

Margie Taylor came on the show to discuss her new novel Rose Addams, which will be on sale in mid-April. Along the way we talked about mining your own personal life for stories, and how to portray characters whose opinions change over the course of the narrative. Order a copy of Rose Addams at our website here. Check out Margie's website here. Keep…

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Is the West Ready for Tantra? with Andrew Holecek 1:06:04

1+ y ago1:06:04

1:06:04

In this episode, author and Embodied Philosophy faculty, Andrew Holecek, is in conversation with Stephanie Corigliano and Jacob Kyle, as they discuss Andrew’s article, “Is the West Ready for Tantra?” an article released in the latest issue of Tarka. Explore the latest Tarka issue here. About the Guest Andrew Holecek has completed the traditional th…

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Episode #114: George Bowering/GOOD MORNING POEMS 27:41

1+ y ago27:41

27:41

George Bowering dropped in to discuss our first book of the Spring 2023 season, Good Morning Poems! Along the way we talked about a surprising new vowel, and which poems suit the medium of being a meatloaf best. Grab a copy of Good Morning Poems at our site here. Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear George at an upcoming launch …

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Following the Non-Dual Path of the Divine Feminine with Sally Kempton 1:13:34

1+ y ago1:13:34

1:13:34

This episode of Chitheads is a talk from Sally Kempton republished from Embodied Philosophy’s 2017 Radical Body Conference. In this episode, Sally talks about Goddess practice as a spiritual technology and provides guided practices experiencing the divine feminine through the breath, through being seen by the divine, and through a formal meditation…

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Forbidden: 3 of Coral’s Only Fans Rules 20:38

1+ y ago20:38

20:38

Real talk and Rosé proudly presents Forbidden, an eight part standalone series that allows you to get out of your head and onto your way through boudoir photography. In todays part three of eight you’ll have a better idea of options to run you’re only fans and some of the key things Coral does and why. Maybe it will work for you or spark some ideas…

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Nikki Costello on the New Yoga Classroom 1:17:51

1+ y ago1:17:51

1:17:51

Nikki Costello is an educator with 30 years of teaching and training experience in the Yoga and Wellness industry. She works at the intersection of social justice and Yoga with a focus on facilitating new models of embodied leadership. Nikki is a Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher (Level 3-CIYT) and a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). In 2013-2014, she w…

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Forbidden: From TikTok to Only Fans 38:07

1+ y ago38:07

38:07

Real talk and Rosé proudly presents Forbidden, an eight part standalone series that allows you to get out of your head and onto your way through boudoir photography. In todays part two of 8 we go into details about who Coral Athena is, how did I get into Only Fans and you can see where you are on your road map and make the adjustments you need to m…

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Forbidden The Essential Steps to Achieving Content Creation 41:58

1+ y ago41:58

41:58

Real talk and Rosé proudly presents Forbidden, an eight part standalone series that allows you to get out of your head and onto your way through boudoir photography. This part we are featuring the essential steps to achieving content creation from what a niche really is, how badly do you want to go viral? The social media strategy myths and what to…

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Rabbi Rami Shapiro on Living the Golden Rule 1:06:31

1+ y ago1:06:31

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Rabbi Rami Shapiro PH.D. is an award–winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. Rami co-directs the One River Foundation (www.oneriverfoundation.org), is a Contributing Editor at Spirituality and Health magazine, and hosts the magazine’s podcast: Spirituality & Health with Rabbi Rami (spiritualityhealth.com). In this epis…

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Episode #113: Margaret Macpherson/TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN 44:18

2y ago44:18

44:18

Margaret Macpherson dropped by to talk about her incisive and important new memoir TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN. Along the way, we talked about the difficulty in writing about systemic racism and the colonial system, as well as why some stories work better as creative non-fiction and others as fiction. Grab a copy of TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN from o…

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Episode #112: Jaspreet Singh/HOW TO HOLD A PEBBLE 7:41

2y ago7:41

7:41

Jaspreet Singh sent us some lovely readings of poems from his new collection HOW TO HOLD A PEBBLE, which is in stores and online now. To grab a copy of the book yourself, go to our website.

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Episode #111: Myrna Kostash/GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH 33:46

2y ago33:46

33:46

Myrna Kostash came on the show to talk about her new creative non fiction book GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH, which examines the history of her family members who came to Canada and the ones who stayed behind in Ukraine. If you're in Edmonton, come out to our launch event on October 6th, 2022! Grab a copy of GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH here!…

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Episode #110: A.J. Devlin/ FIVE MOVES OF DOOM 28:31

2y ago28:31

28:31

Author A.J. Devlin stopped by to talk about the third book in the "Hammerhead" Jed mystery-comedy series FIVE MOVES OF DOOM. Along the way we talked about going to bloodsports in the post-apocalypse and how to write about MMA without getting beat up. Buy a copy of FIVE MOVES OF DOOM here! Check out A.J.'s site for tour details and other events!…

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