38 min
Talk · Igor Kufayev
Emptiness Is Not the Ultimate: Subtleties of Samādhi
A teaching drawing the line between the Buddhist reading of emptiness and the Shaiva one, and what the difference means for how samadhi is understood in practice.
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
Explore Yoga & Tantra
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.
AJ
Yoga & Tantra
Anodea Judith
American author and teacher on the chakra system, integrating psychology, mythology and energy-body theory.
TraditionYoga & Tantra
BS
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
BM
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.
TraditionYoga & Tantra
BJ
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
CM
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.
TraditionKashmir Shaivism
CW
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Events attached to unpublished lineages still roll up to the nearest public path, so this hub remains complete.
20SEP
Abiding In Peace Mini Retreat
Online · Online mini retreat
See event pageOnline mini retreat
21SEP
RITUAL: Harvest Moon Women's Retreat
Big Sur, California, United States · In-person retreat
See event pageIn-person retreat
22SEP
Embodying the Fall Equinox Ritual Activation
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Weekend masterclass
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24SEP
Shakti Mandala Vinyasa - Embodying Shakti
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Masterclass
See event pageMasterclass
Talks & videos
Watch across yoga & tantra.
Documentaries, interviews and talks connected to this path and its lineages.
18 min
Talk · Igor Kufayev
What Are the Phases of Kundalini Awakening? From Activation to Integration
He lays out how an awakening actually unfolds over time, from the first surge of energy through the long, unglamorous work of integrating it into an ordinary life.
69 min
Interview · Ty Powers
Ty Powers on Developing Equity Through Practice
Ty Powers talks with Scott Johnson about equity, and about how meditation and yoga practice meet questions of fairness and difference.
59 min
Interview · Ty Powers
How to Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
An hour-long conversation in which Ty Powers is interviewed about staying present with discomfort in practice and in daily life.
Listen
Recordings from across yoga & tantra.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations from the teachers within this path.
Shambhavi SarasvatiKashmir Shaivism
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Teacher Hijinks, Spiritual Ancestors, and Social Justice
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
Listen on Apple PodcastsShambhavi SarasvatiKashmir Shaivism
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Grace, Emotions, and the Global Shunya
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
Listen on Apple PodcastsShambhavi SarasvatiKashmir Shaivism
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Inherent Value Is the Key to Ending Our Suffering
From the podcast Satsang with Shambhavi
Listen on Apple PodcastsShambhavi SarasvatiKashmir Shaivism
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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.