Is Academia a Religion? with Marcy Braverman Goldstein (#150) By Jacob Kyle Posted on May 20, 2022 #Practice#Traditions About the Guest Marcy Braverman Goldstein, Ph.D., began teaching Sanskrit and the history and philosophies of yoga in the 1990s. To design her courses, she draws from her academic training and 20 years of yoga practice. At UNC Charlotte she teaches “Yoga Through the Ages.” Since creating Sanskrit Revolution, Marcy has taught at more than three dozen studios, teacher training programs, conferences, and festivals nationally. Her passion is to help people discover the history and fascinating linguistic foundation of yoga. In this episode of the Tarka Journal Podcast republished on the Chitheads Podcast, Stephanie and Jacob speak to colleague and friend, Marcy Braverman Goldstein about an article she wrote for the Scholar-Practitioner Issue of Tarka, titled “Is Academia (Like) a Religion?” GET ARTICLE HERE: https://ep.plume.co.uk/is-academia-like-a-religion/ In this Episode, We Discuss: Marcy’s view of the scholar-practitioner and how it has informed her approach to research and teaching.Defining emic and the etic and balancing the insider vs. outsider perspectivesThe path of the seeker.The study of Sanskrit as a practice.Identifying the dimensions of religion found in academia.Parallels between academia and the religious quest.Challenging the ideological conformity of modern academia and encouraging new spaces of intellectual activity outside the modern university. Quotes from the Episode Take the podcast with you Subscribe in your favourite app Read more like this #Practice #Yoga Yoga World Past, Present & Future with Nikki Vilella (#151) Nikki Vilella started teaching at Kula Yoga Project in New York City in 2005 and opened Kula Williamsburg (alongside Schuyler Grant) in 2010. By Jacob Kyle #Research #Traditions Yoga Museology: Spiritual Citizenship from Our Galleries to Our Streets The article asserts dismantling systemic racism means, “go[ing] beyond token gestures of diversity and inclusion and arriv[ing] at a fundamental rethinking of the role of museums.” By Christopher Rzigalinski #Healing #Practice The Weight of Wellness: Contemplative Performance Art as a Practice …ways that contemplative performance art serves to interrupt the intergenerational traumas associated with genocide, colonialism, climate change, and environmental injustice. By Devora Neumark #Practice #Traditions Can “Contemplative Practices” Lessen Hatred in Social and Political Activism in the U.S.? The form it takes in most societies has been relatively predictable because people within them learn to live by and function within social norms and customs mean… By Ramdas Lamb TARKA Journal Discover our latest issues or become a monthly subscriber to access all digital and/or print content. Tarka #06: On Spiritual Citizenship Tarka #05: On Queer Dharma Tarka #04: On Death Tarka #03: On Ecology Tarka #02: On Illusion Tarka #01: On Bhakti Tarka #0: On the Scholar-Practitioner