ROvolutionen #18: How yoga philosophy can help us find calm in our lives
This episode was recorded on Zoom, with Mike being in Portugal and me in Denmark, so the sound quality may vary:)
In this episode of ROvolutionen I talk to Mike Bloch-Levermore, a yoga philosophy teacher.
Mike has a bachelor degree in Western Philosophy, and has studied Hinduism, Yoga Philosophy and Sanskrit with Oxford University, and Yoga Philosophy with Seth Powell of Harvard University. Mike is particularly interested in Classical Non-Dual Shaivism and in this episode we talk about the difference between some of the main texts in yoga philosophy.
In this episode we talk about…
How can yoga philosophy help us find calm in our lives
The final goal of the three main philosophies taught in yoga trainings – Bhagavad Ghita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Yoga Sutras – and is that really what we want?
A look at the Yoga Sutras and the 8 limbs of yoga and why it’s really way more hardcore than most of us think
A look at classical tantra philosophy (no, it’s not about sex)
How classical tantra can help us find calm in our everyday lives – not just to be found on a yoga retreat where you escape for a while
Why the ultimate goal of practising yoga isn’t to be constantly happy
The (false) glamour of Instagram yoga vs. the reality
The beauty of being with every feeling – also the bad ones
The concept of Spanda – the constant movement of expansion and contraction
The music of the Universe – is it a symphony or messed up jazz?
Mike mentions the classical tantric text Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Follow Mike Bloch-Levermore here:
Website: Interactive Philosophy
Instagram: @allthosemomentswillbelost
Facebook group: Interactive Philosophy
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