The Truth of Yoga Podcast

An interview on Chitheads

A recent discussion about my forthcoming book, The Truth of Yoga, with Jacob Kyle, who hosts the Embodied Philosophy podcast. A downloadable audio file is below. To quote the show notes:

In this episode we discuss:

• Daniel Simpson’s upcoming book, The Truth of Yoga. Daniel shares his intention and inspiration behind this comprehensive overview integrating contemporary history with scholarly history

• Differentiating yoga history and yoga philosophy as evolutionary systems of ideas

• Debunking commonly misunderstood concepts and myths of yoga evolution

• Connection points to tradition within modern practices

• Postural practice and being definitive about the unknown

• Reinterpreting yoga traditions, cultural appropriation and exploitation of yoga

• The nature of ultimate and relative truths in yoga.