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To start your 7 day free trial, head to <a href="https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school</a>.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/6416646/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Spirituality</category><copyright>Copyright Embodied Philosophy</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/784ec449d8b8cce60db538972fb0aeee.jpg</url><title>SĀDHAKA</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sadhaka--6416646</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:12:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Embodied Philosophy</itunes:name><itunes:email>hello@embodiedphilosophy.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/784ec449d8b8cce60db538972fb0aeee.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Sādhaka is a collection of special podcast mini-trainings from Embodied Philosophy and the Embodied Podcasts Network. 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To start your 7 day free trial, head to <a href="https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://enroll.embodiedphilosophy.com/wisdom-school</a>.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Spirituality"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Buddhism"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Hinduism"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>ac975d75-ff5a-55c9-ab7f-d344aaf0d3b2</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>The Four Yogas (Ep. 4: Raja Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-four-yogas-ep-4-raja-yoga-with-mary-reilly-nichols--62970087</link><description><![CDATA[See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">d1d39a42-6599-43a7-906e-aea5014f9891</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970087/audio.mp3" length="14730944" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80db19709b7a9335f08e45165fea9fec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Four Yogas (Ep 3: Jñāna Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-four-yogas-ep-3-jnana-yoga-with-mary-reilly-nichols--62970101</link><description><![CDATA[See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">1bf5b605-121c-4329-941a-aea5014ef6ac</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970101/audio.mp3" length="15727361" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>977</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80db19709b7a9335f08e45165fea9fec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Four Yogas (Ep 2: Bhakti Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-four-yogas-ep-2-bhakti-yoga-with-mary-reilly-nichols--62970104</link><description><![CDATA[Join Mary as she explores bhakti yoga. Taking an interdisciplinary and interspiritual approach to the topic, Mary's style is to integrate the perspectives of many different traditions of knowledge, from science to ancient contemplative traditions. The result is a life-affirming picture of modern spiritual life. At the close of the episode, Mary leads the listener through a short practice to ground the material.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">72623fbb-6e47-4c0a-8f0b-ae940079ca2a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 07:25:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970104/audio.mp3" length="14730945" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Join Mary as she explores bhakti yoga. Taking an interdisciplinary and interspiritual approach to the topic, Mary's style is to integrate the perspectives of many different traditions of knowledge, from science to ancient contemplative traditions. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join Mary as she explores bhakti yoga. Taking an interdisciplinary and interspiritual approach to the topic, Mary's style is to integrate the perspectives of many different traditions of knowledge, from science to ancient contemplative traditions. The result is a life-affirming picture of modern spiritual life. At the close of the episode, Mary leads the listener through a short practice to ground the material.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80db19709b7a9335f08e45165fea9fec.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Four Yogas (Ep 1: Karma Yoga) with Mary Reilly Nichols</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-four-yogas-ep-1-karma-yoga-with-mary-reilly-nichols--62970095</link><description><![CDATA[Join Mary as she explores karma yoga. She integrates scientific knowledge about the nervous system into a comprehensive look at this practice, and offers a breath practice at the end to help ground the material.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">f483400f-67ec-44bb-aa4a-ae8d00ca5e21</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 12:18:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970095/audio.mp3" length="14730944" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Join Mary as she explores karma yoga. She integrates scientific knowledge about the nervous system into a comprehensive look at this practice, and offers a breath practice at the end to help ground the material.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join Mary as she explores karma yoga. She integrates scientific knowledge about the nervous system into a comprehensive look at this practice, and offers a breath practice at the end to help ground the material.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80db19709b7a9335f08e45165fea9fec.jpg"/><itunes:season>3</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 3: Deity Meditation) with Isa Gucciardi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/buddhist-meditation-ep-3-deity-meditation-with-isa-gucciardi--62970107</link><description><![CDATA[In the final episode of this series, Isa Gucciardi explores Deity Meditation as entering a field of experience that the deity represents. She discusses the image of Green Tara as an example of a deity used in Buddhist communities. She closes with a guided meditation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">bda056e4-93ab-4624-a741-ae79017267b7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:34:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970107/audio.mp3" length="19391810" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the final episode of this series, Isa Gucciardi explores Deity Meditation as entering a field of experience that the deity represents. She discusses the image of Green Tara as an example of a deity used in Buddhist communities. She closes with a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the final episode of this series, Isa Gucciardi explores Deity Meditation as entering a field of experience that the deity represents. She discusses the image of Green Tara as an example of a deity used in Buddhist communities. She closes with a guided meditation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1209</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91068f6e6a8be90f6478fe6d78e64d4b.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 2: Vipassana) with Isa Gucciardi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/buddhist-meditation-ep-2-vipassana-with-isa-gucciardi--62970096</link><description><![CDATA[In the second episode, Isa Gucciardi explores Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which is helpful for gaining insight about things. She discusses the different types of Vipassana Meditation and closes with a guided practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">29b2a894-1542-4138-98d0-ae73015dae68</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:29:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970096/audio.mp3" length="15417012" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the second episode, Isa Gucciardi explores Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which is helpful for gaining insight about things. She discusses the different types of Vipassana Meditation and closes with a guided practice.See...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the second episode, Isa Gucciardi explores Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, which is helpful for gaining insight about things. She discusses the different types of Vipassana Meditation and closes with a guided practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>961</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91068f6e6a8be90f6478fe6d78e64d4b.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Buddhist Meditation (Ep. 1: Shamatha) with Isa Gucciardi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/buddhist-meditation-ep-1-shamatha-with-isa-gucciardi--62970108</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Isa explores Shamatha meditation as a way of knowing the mind. She discusses how Buddhism is at once a religion and a technology of understanding the mind in a new and transformative way. Isa closes the episode with a guided meditation practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">0747eade-4940-4108-84aa-ae6300461469</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970108/audio.mp3" length="14667610" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Isa explores Shamatha meditation as a way of knowing the mind. She discusses how Buddhism is at once a religion and a technology of understanding the mind in a new and transformative way. Isa closes the episode with a guided...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Isa explores Shamatha meditation as a way of knowing the mind. She discusses how Buddhism is at once a religion and a technology of understanding the mind in a new and transformative way. Isa closes the episode with a guided meditation practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>914</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91068f6e6a8be90f6478fe6d78e64d4b.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Buddhist Meditation (Trailer) with Isa Gucciardi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/buddhist-meditation-trailer-with-isa-gucciardi--62970109</link><description><![CDATA[A trailer for a 3-part mini-training on Buddhist meditation techniques with Isa Gucciardi, founder of the Foundation for the Sacred Stream. Check back for the first episode, released on Friday, March 26th, 2022. New episodes released every friday. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">cb0c0f59-9ab9-4c16-b4aa-ad9c013fd007</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970109/audio.mp3" length="723230" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A trailer for a 3-part mini-training on Buddhist meditation techniques with Isa Gucciardi, founder of the Foundation for the Sacred Stream. Check back for the first episode, released on Friday, March 26th, 2022. New episodes released every friday. See...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A trailer for a 3-part mini-training on Buddhist meditation techniques with Isa Gucciardi, founder of the Foundation for the Sacred Stream. Check back for the first episode, released on Friday, March 26th, 2022. New episodes released every friday. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>43</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91068f6e6a8be90f6478fe6d78e64d4b.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Goddesses (Ep. 4: Lakshmi) with Laura Amazzone</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-goddesses-ep-4-lakshmi-with-laura-amazzone--62970090</link><description><![CDATA[In the fourth part of this Shakti mini-training, Laura discusses Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Laura explores how, although she is popularly understood as a goddess of material wealth, we can also encounter her as the wealth of spiritual knowledge and the blessings of experiencing beauty, love, coherence, balance and harmony. As in the other episodes, she discusses her symbolism, iconography and closes the session with a guided practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">caf1b094-5c1c-473a-81b7-ae5901789efe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970090/audio.mp3" length="15801064" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the fourth part of this Shakti mini-training, Laura discusses Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Laura explores how, although she is popularly understood as a goddess of material wealth, we can also encounter her as the wealth of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the fourth part of this Shakti mini-training, Laura discusses Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Laura explores how, although she is popularly understood as a goddess of material wealth, we can also encounter her as the wealth of spiritual knowledge and the blessings of experiencing beauty, love, coherence, balance and harmony. As in the other episodes, she discusses her symbolism, iconography and closes the session with a guided practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>983</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cae286f482cd3043c5b2b771c4542d85.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Goddesses (Ep. 3: Kali) with Laura Amazzone</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-goddesses-ep-3-kali-with-laura-amazzone--62970111</link><description><![CDATA[In part 3 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Kali. She begins by discussing how in the West Kali is often misunderstood as a merely wrathful deity. Instead, Laura discusses how Kali is a mother goddess. As well as being a goddess of death and transformation, she is a goddess of birth and life. Laura further explains the iconography, philosophy, and symbolism of Kali. At the end of the episode, Laura leads the listeners through a short contemplative practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">0c9b1ef5-f09f-41ef-89bc-ae54012802ed</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970111/audio.mp3" length="16613156" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In part 3 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Kali. She begins by discussing how in the West Kali is often misunderstood as a merely wrathful deity. Instead, Laura discusses how Kali...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In part 3 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Kali. She begins by discussing how in the West Kali is often misunderstood as a merely wrathful deity. Instead, Laura discusses how Kali is a mother goddess. As well as being a goddess of death and transformation, she is a goddess of birth and life. Laura further explains the iconography, philosophy, and symbolism of Kali. At the end of the episode, Laura leads the listeners through a short contemplative practice.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1033</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cae286f482cd3043c5b2b771c4542d85.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Goddesses (Ep. 2: Durga) with Laura Amazzone</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-goddesses-ep-2-durga-with-laura-amazzone--62970100</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Laura Amazzone explores the philosophy, iconography, and symbolism of goddess Durga. Durga means "invincible one", the "unassailable one", or "fortress". She is a goddess of protection, who protects the heart and that part of us that can never be abused or exploited. She is the divine mother. Laura explains the iconography, philosophy and symbolism of Durga. At the end of the episode, she offers a short practice of mantra recitation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">b9cab91b-efc1-4f41-86c4-ae4c0109ef75</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62970100/audio.mp3" length="13785663" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jacob Kyle</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Laura Amazzone explores the philosophy, iconography, and symbolism of goddess Durga. Durga means "invincible one", the "unassailable one", or "fortress". She is a goddess of protection, who protects the heart and that part of us that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Laura Amazzone explores the philosophy, iconography, and symbolism of goddess Durga. Durga means "invincible one", the "unassailable one", or "fortress". She is a goddess of protection, who protects the heart and that part of us that can never be abused or exploited. She is the divine mother. Laura explains the iconography, philosophy and symbolism of Durga. At the end of the episode, she offers a short practice of mantra recitation.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>857</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cae286f482cd3043c5b2b771c4542d85.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Goddesses (Ep. 1: Sarasvati) with Laura Amazzone</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-goddesses-ep-1-sarasvati-with-laura-amazzone--62970105</link><description><![CDATA[In part 1 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Sarasvati. 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