Podcast appearances and mentions of christopher hareesh wallis

In deze aflevering hoor je aan de hand van verschillende geluidsfragmenten van alles over mijn meest recente reis in (Zuid-West) India. Ik vertel o.a. wat je zoal doet in een tempel als je er niet als toerist wilt rondhangen maar wilt doen wat de lokale bevolking er doet. Opmerkingen achteraf Al terugluisterend hoorde ik mezelf een aantal keer het woord 'blank' gebruiken in plaats van 'wit'. Die shift zit er bij mij blijkbaar nog niet in. Verder geeft de aflevering geen antwoord op de vraag wat er nu 'tantrisch' was aan deze reis. Daarvoor later meer in een blog. Christopher Hareesh Wallis organiseert een of twee keer per jaar een reis naar India, de volgende is in de zomer van 2025 naar Kashmir. Hier ben ik zelf al geweest en ook hier heb ik een podcastaflevering over gemaakt, zie #36. Voor meer info over Hareesh: https://www.tantrailluminated.org/

Our guest today is Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, a renowned Sanskritist and scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra with thirty years of experience. Initiated by a traditional Indian guru at the age of sixteen, he received education at yoga āshrams in both India and the West.Hareesh later pursued fourteen years of formal education in Sanskrit, South Asian Studies, and classical Indian religions. He is the founder of Tantra Illuminated Online, an online learning portal featuring all his courses and teachings. Additionally, he offers workshops, retreats, and classes in person in Portugal and around the world.In this episode, Hareesh provides a fascinating overview of the differences between Neo-Tantra and Classical Tantra, emphasizing the profound focus of Classical Tantra on radical freedom and embodiment. He also introduces the concept of "Near Enemies of the truth," explaining how simplified spiritual clichés can be misleading and require deeper exploration.For those intrigued by the ancient traditions of Tantra and the pursuit of greater liberation and joy, this episode is for you.In this episode, we cover:Hareesh's personal growth and evolution in his teaching philosophyThe process of writing "Tantra Illuminated" and its significant impact and successThe evolution of Classical Tantra and Neo-Tantra and its goalsThe concept of "Near Enemies of the Truth"Direct experience in spiritual practiceThe Tantra Illuminated communityOn finding good teachersHelpful links:Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis - Author of Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free and Founder of Tantra IlluminatedFollow @hareeshwallis on Instagram for updatesEpisode #121 Peace In and Through the Body with Mark WhitwellEpisode # 130: Being the Love that You Are with Patrick ConnorEpisode #62 The Algorithm" and Women's Sexual Wellness with Jackie RotmanSubscribe to the Museletter on Substack Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman, Christine on Instagram as @christinemariemasonFind Radiant Farms on Instagram @weareradiantfarms and on Facebook @RadiantFarmsLLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation I talk to Christopher Hareesh Wallis about his book ‘Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free'  Have you ever been told, “You create your own reality”? Have you been encouraged to “be your best self” or “follow your bliss”? Nowadays these slogans are everywhere, but what if they're doing more harm than good? After over thirty years as a scholar-practitioner of meditation and Tantric philosophy, acclaimed author Hareesh explores the most widespread distortions of spiritual teachings present in our world today. Rooted in the Asian wisdom traditions, his book uncovers why these oft-heard platitudes are “near enemies” to the truth, often detour us off the spiritual path, and can even cause unnecessary suffering. For more information on Hareesh's work please visit: https://hareesh.org/ For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/ My Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms P and C owned by Ralph Cree 2024

Im klassischen Tantra geht es unter anderem darum, sich mittels Meditationen, Visualisierungen, Ritualen und energetischen Übungen als Ausdruck und Teil von etwas Ganzem zu begreifen. Der tantrische Energiekörper ist ein Netzwerk von psycho-physischen Zentren, die durch Energiebahnen (Nadis) verbunden sind, damit die verschiedenen Energien und Winde (Vayus) durch den Körper fließen können. Die drei Hauptbindus – das weiße, blaue und rote Bindu – sind solche Energiezentren in unserem Körper und liegen entlang des zentralen Kanals (Sushumna Nadi). Das weiße Bindu in der Mitte des Kopfes steht für reines und klares Bewusstsein. Das blaue Bindu liegt in unserem energetischen Herzraum und steht für die eigene wahre Essenz. Das rote Bindu im Becken wird mit Individualität, unserem physischen Embodiment sowie mit Erdenergie und Sinnlichkeit assoziiert. In dieser Folge “YogaWorld Podcast” leitet dich Tantrika, Yogalehrerin und Autorin Sandra von Zabiensky durch eine Visualisierung und Aktivierung des weißen und roten Bindus. Anschließend wird die Energie zwischen den beiden Zentren zirkuliert. So werden diese genährt und balanciert. Sandra praktiziert seit vielen Jahren klassisches Tantra. Es ist ihre absolute Leidenschaft und die Basis, nach der sie ihr Leben ausrichtet. Die Meditation kommt aus der Trika-Linie und Sandra hat sie von ihrem Lehrer Dr. Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis gelernt. Wir wünschen dir viel Freude bei der Praxis! Links: https://yogaworld.de/ https://www.instagram.com/yogaworld108/ https://www.house-of-grace.de/ https://www.instagram.com/sandra_von_zabiensky/ Foto: Josephine Walker

In deze aflevering neem ik je mee naar Kashmir in India, de plek waar klassieke (hindoe/shaiva) tantra is ontstaan. Inclusief een paar geluidsfragmenten die ik ter plekke opnam. De bijbehorende foto's vind je op: www.blissyourbody.nl/india. Ik maakte de reis met Christopher Hareesh Wallis, van www.tantrailluminated.org.

In deze aflevering neem ik je mee naar Kashmir in India, de plek waar klassieke (hindoe/shaiva) tantra is ontstaan. Inclusief een paar geluidsfragmenten die ik ter plekke opnam. De bijbehorende foto's vind je op: www.blissyourbody.nl/india. Ik maakte de reis met Christopher Hareesh Wallis, van www.tantrailluminated.org.

www.thehouseofmages.com www.instagram.com/daniel.erulian What are the Chakras? What are they used for? How many Chakras are there? Where did they come from? How are they connected to Yoga? What is Tantra, and are the Chakras exclusively Tantric/Tantrik? How does modern occult magick become part of this conversation and is it actually true that the 7 chakras we use today in most modern yoga and neo-tantra practices are an ancient tradition in yoga? All of these questions and more will be addressed in this long awaited episode where Daniel Erulian Cuming delves deeply into and debunks a lot of the common misunderstood ideas and teachings around The Chakras and the 5 elements in Tantric Yoga. Although this talk has been a long time coming, it was largely inspired by the grounded, and groundbreaking scholarly research and teachings of Christopher Hareesh Wallis, Author of Tantra Illuminated. The article by Christopher Wallis titled The Real Story of the Chakras, which inspired the same title of this podcast, can be found here: https://hareesh.org/blog/2016/2/5/the-real-story-on-the-chakras

 Dissolving Your Triggers Yoga Nidra This Yoga Nidra was recorded live at Steam House Hot Yoga steamhousenh.com 75 Railroad Ave., Epping NH USA on Oct 18, 2021 by Melissa Abbott melissaabbott.com with Heidi James on the Singing Bowls. This Yoga Nidra is a powerful technique to Process those things keeping you from being in the Flow of the Universe A powerful foundational Tantric Yoga Meditation Practice taken from the illuminated 1000+ year old spiritual masterpiece, "The Pratyabhijna-Hrdraya" also known as The Recognition Sutras. In the Recognition Sutras or The Heart of Recognition, the author, Rajanaka Ksemaraja, gives us useful and practical ways to embrace the whole of our experience of the expanded center, so we can release and surrender our identification with our psychological self, our unresolved past, stories we tell ourselves, mental constructs, and samskaras. Those things that get us triggered and stuck with revolving mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual patterns. In essence this we can move on from our conditioning and touch more deeply within ourselves. This meditation became alive for me a couple of years ago when I took a Recognition Sutras course with Christopher Hareesh Wallis. I had actually been interested and studied this text on and off since 1991. It wasn't until his translation of the actual practices in Chapter 18 that this text spoke so clearly to my actual meditation practice. I started implementing the expanded central channel into my daily meditation sessions and the result has been stunning clarity to embrace the whole of reality. I first received this practice in July 2019 with Christopher Hareesh Wallis at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies during retreat. This is my interpretation of his teachings via Ksemaraja of 1000 years ago. I hope you will experience that the radical acceptance to the nature of reality means surrender to what wants to move though you. This practice has the ability to help you relax out of identification with your stories and patterns and stop clinging to aversions and self images. Christopher Hareesh Wallis is the author of Tantra Illuminated and The Recognition Sutras and his website is Tantrikainstitute.org where you can study Tantric Yoga meditation practices. 

We discuss how "spiritual awakening" works in order to dispel the myth that there is a "progression" or "a set amount of work you have to do" to become enlightened. After all, you cannot BECOME enlightened because you already ARE that now. It is your fundamental nature. All it takes is one Insight. In an attempt to give you this insight today, that is, to prove to you in the immediacy of your own awareness that you are not your body nor are you your mind, we discuss the Duality of Patanjali Yoga and why Patanjali, Plato and Descartes all make the same mistake. Then, I explain how Tantra, Plotinus and Spinoza all solve this mistake with the concept of Non-Duality. In short: in this episode we move from Duality, to a much subtler more mature understanding of philosophy.For more episodes and instruction, visit us at: patreon.com/yogawithnishCORRECTION: A few minutes in the video I cite Tantra Illuminated by the wonderful scholar Christopher Hareesh Wallis but I mis-spoke and said "Williams" instead. So sorry for the slip of the tongue, my dear friend!

Dr. Alandi Stec DC is a vitalistic chiropractor and believes that within the body, movement is intelligence, sensation is information, and awareness is the vehicle between the two. In practice, her intentional and present touch guides her patients towards connecting to, and integrating, their current physical and emotional manifestations so as to better express their health and wellbeing. She uses breath, postural positioning, stretching, light and gentle tissue work, cranial sacral technique, reiki, and traditional chiropractic adjustments (within the spine and extremities) to guide the body through its integration of stored tension patterns. Her approach is gentle, specific, connective and aspires to wake-up the animating force within. Dr. Alandi has helped individuals from high-level athletes to athletic lifestyle enthusiasts to grandmas and grandpas, pregnant mamma's and expecting pappas, youth and those who are simply curious to learn real solutions for their plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica and lower back pain to name a few. Dr. Alandi received her Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from Life Chiropractic College West (graduating with clinical honors)  and her Bachelor's degree in Art History from San Francisco State University (earning honors of Phi Beta Kappa). She is certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Her adjunctive educational endeavors include a dedication to chiropractic studies through seminars instructed by Dr. Eric Rubin DC, yoga asana studies with Noah Mazé, as well as yoga philosophy and meditation course work with Christopher Hareesh Wallis, PhD. Her personal interests include exploring nature (hiking, backpacking, surfing, rock climbing), plant based cuisine, and international travel. Dr. Alandi has proudly assisted the world renowned Walnut Creek Aquanuts Synchronized Swimming Team. Her elite athletic background combined with her passion for the innate intelligence that orchestrates the human form, informs her unique and insightful vision of functional movement and the healing arts for her offering of health and wellness. Bio obtained from: https://www.chiropracticlifeforce.com/my-approach Consider supporting us here: Patreon

This is a 30 minute preview. To listen to the full interview visit "Night Club" Lucid Dreaming & Dream Yoga Community Online! You can find the full interview here: ⭐ https://nightclub.andrewholecek.com/interviews/christopher-wallis/ Join Andrew and Sanskrit scholar Christopher (Hareesh) Wallis on a deep dive into the heart of nondual Shaiva Tantra, the nature of mind and reality, and the role of the wisdom traditions in the modern world. Hareesh is a rare blend of scholar-practitioner, which means he practices what he preaches. Drawing on his magisterial book The Recognition Sutras, this conversation emphasizes the simplicity and immediacy of the awakened state, how to access it, and how to stabilize it. Beginning with the story of how Dr. Wallis came to his tradition, the discussion turns to Kashmir Shaivism, and the many similarities to “trans-religious” traditions like Dzogchen. The challenge of working with spiritual experiences — not turning them into traps – is discussed, along with a look at the massive role of contraction and relaxation on the spiritual path. The extra-ordinary nature of awakening is explored, along with the issue of “path” altogether: do we really need a path? How does striving along the path actually get in the way? Why do some people have awakening experiences that are blissful, while others experience fear upon opening? What is the importance of cultural translation, and how does language trap us? What is the nature of consciousness? This is a wide-ranging conversation with a leading voice in the world of nonduality, certain to stretch your mind and open your heart.

Join Andrew and Sanskrit scholar Christopher (Hareesh) Wallis on a deep dive into the heart of nondual Shaiva Tantra, the nature of mind and reality, and the role of the wisdom traditions in the modern world. Hareesh is a rare blend of scholar-practitioner, which means he practices what he preaches. Drawing on his magisterial book The Recognition Sutras, this conversation emphasizes the simplicity and immediacy of the awakened state, how to access it, and how to stabilize it. Beginning with the story of how Dr. Wallis came to his tradition, the discussion turns to Kashmir Shaivism, and the many similarities to “trans-religious” traditions like Dzogchen. The challenge of working with spiritual experiences  -- not turning them into traps – is discussed, along with a look at the massive role of contraction and relaxation on the spiritual path. The extra-ordinary nature of awakening is explored, along with the issue of “path” altogether: do we really need a path? How does striving along the path actually get in the way? Why do some people have awakening experiences that are blissful, while others experience fear upon opening? What is the importance of cultural translation, and how does language trap us? What is the nature of consciousness? This is a wide-ranging conversation with a leading voice in the world of nonduality, certain to stretch your mind and open your heart.

In deze podcast-aflevering vertel ik over de Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra (VBT). Dit is een oud tantrisch geschrift met 112 bijzondere (korte) tantrameditaties waarvan er heel veel te maken hebben met handelingen uit je dagelijks leven. Denk aan: iets eten of drinken, in slaap vallen, kijken naar een voorwerp, luisteren naar een muziekstuk, kijken naar de blauwe lucht enzovoort. Zo is dit een mooie methode om tantra in je dagelijks leven te integreren en vele momenten op de dag 'tantrisch' te maken. De VBT werd in het westen vooral bekend door The Book of Secrets van Osho, maar zelf gebruik ik liever de interpretatie van Christopher Hareesh Wallis, een zeer ervaren tantrika die ook het sanskriet beheerst (een vrij unieke combinatie). Hareesh heeft het geschrift zelf vertaald en naast de vele reeds bestaande commentaren en andere vertalingen gelegd.

In this episode of House of Grace, I have the great honor to interview the devotional artist, spiritual teacher, Tantrika, award-winning poet and beautiful human Ekabhumi Ellik. You may know his drawings from the books “Shakti Awakening” by Sally Kempton or “Tantra Illuminated” by Dr. Christopher Wallis. Get to know the fascinating person behind the pictures in this honest and open interview. We talk about how Ekabhumi found spirituality, about awakening, his relationship to Kali, his devotion, losing everything, spiritual art and how he creates it, we talk about Dharma and what it means to him and how it is to live in a Christian-tantric-marriage. I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of everything he said that at a certain point I even lost my words. Apologies for that, but you will understand why, when you listen to this more than inspiring, incredible kind and modest human. Please take some minutes and enjoy this talk between two people, who meet each in other in the raw and vulnerable place of honesty. I hope this conversation and Ekabhumis words spark as much inspiration for you as it did for me. Enjoy.

In dieser Episode geht es um: psychedelische Teppiche, Überarbeitung, was mich bei einem spirituellen Retreat in den Rocky Mountains erwartete und Enttäuschung. Was mich Enttäuschung dann doch gelehrt hat und was es dabei mit der Göttin Dhumavati auf sich hat – erfahrt ihr in der neuen Episode. Den Link zum Portugal Retreat mit Dr. Christopher Hareesh Wallis und mir gibt es hier: https://www.globalflowretreats.com/tantrik-yoga-retreat-portugal Naturcoach Sebastian und seine Angebote findest du hier: www.natuerlich-wild.org

In this episode, we discuss: What is a deity and the spectrum of deities Different ways to approach deities (as a person with whom you have a personal relationship or an impersonal supreme that is beyond names and forms) The role of sacred art in nourishing our spiritual nature How to discern which type of sacred art to use Eka's recent work on altars and having a place of divinity in your home What a simple deity altar would include Main misrepresentations and appropriations and why this matters as a practitio Ekabhumi Charles Ellik is an award-winning poet, author, illustrator, yoga instructor and arts educator with 18 years of international teaching experience. Through a ritualized and meditative creative method, he makes artworks for ceremonial and educational use that help people deepen their spiritual practice, recognize the divinity of common experiences, and find meaning in the beauty of our world. His artworks may be found in yoga studios, private homes, and on altars around the world. He is currently part of the core faculty of livingsanskrit.com. His name was given by his first guru during a formal initiation ceremony into a tantric yoga lineage in 2005. Since that time, he has studied with many spiritual teachers and traditional artists both in India and the States. His art teachers include eminent western figurative painters like Domenic Cretara, as well as Newar artist Dinesh Charan Shrestha, Bikanir-style miniature painter Mahaveer Swami, Thangka painter Andy Weber, and yantra painter Mavis Gewant. Ekabhumi’s writing and artwork has been published widely, appearing in anthologies and journals like The Poetry of Yoga, Berkeley Fiction Review, and Pearl, as well as books like Shiva’s Trident by Swami Khecharanatha, Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Hareesh Wallis and Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton. His instructional Shakti Coloring Book and the uplifting Bhakti Coloring Book are now available world-wide from Sounds True Press. Though his first love is the arts, he has a wide range of interests that are reflected in his many past occupations: event producer, stock options broker, handyman, journalist, ski boot fitter, competitive surfer and champion sailor. He toured internationally as a performance poet, and the poets he coached won numerous regional and national titles. He facilitated writer’s groups, hosted poetry readings, and organized spoken-word festivals for nearly 20 years, culminating in the acclaimed 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam. Ekabhumi is an inspiring, playful yet methodical teacher who helps students cultivate deeper intuitive states. For nearly two decades, he variously taught yoga, painting, public speaking, and creative writing to students ranging from kindergarten to post-graduate level. Much of his time is now spent creating educational material about interpreting, making, and utilizing sacred art of the dharma traditions. On weekends, he can be found in his garden practicing silence and learning directly from Nature.

Expanded Golden Pillar Meditation Dissolving Your Triggers A powerful foundational Tantric Yoga Meditation Practice taken from the illuminated 1000+ year old spiritual masterpiece, "The Pratyabhijna-Hrdraya" also known as The Recognition Sutras. In the Recognition Sutras or The Heart of Recognition, the author, Rajanaka Ksemaraja, gives us useful and practical ways to embrace the whole of our experience of the expanded center, so we can release and surrender our identification with our psychological self, our unresolved past, stories we tell ourselves, mental constructs, and samskaras. Those things that get us triggered and stuck with revolving mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual patterns. In essence this we can move on from our conditioning and touch more deeply within ourselves. This meditation became alive for me a couple of years ago when I took a Recognition Sutras course with Christopher Hareesh Wallis. I had actually been interested and studied this text on and off since 1991. It wasn't until his translation of the actual practices in Chapter 18 that this text spoke so clearly to my actual meditation practice. I started implementing them into my daily meditation sessions and the result has been stunning clarity to embrace the whole of reality. Recently, While on retreating July 2019 with Christopher Hareesh Wallis at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, we worked with this Meditation practice. This is my interpretation of his teachings via Ksemaraja of 1000 years ago. I hope you will experience that the radical acceptance to the nature of reality means surrender to what wants to move though you. This practice has the ability to help you relax out of identification with your stories and patterns and stop clinging to aversions and self images. Christopher Hareesh Wallis is the author of Tantra Illuminated and The Recognition Sutras.

Settling the Prana Shakti in Your Body Meditation is a way to Surrender in the Experience of Now. This is a foundational Tantric Yoga Meditation Practice to get you ready for deeper states of Meditation. It is very important to be able to settle your life force energy in your body to further your practices and exploration of Tantric Yoga Meditation. This Meditation was recently taught by Christopher Wallis at a recent Shaiva Tantra for Daily Life Retreat at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies during July of 2019. He urged his students there to practice this form of meditation as a basic practice at that time. This is my interpretation of his teaching.  In the early 1990's, I saw a book in a bookstore called "The Doctrine of Vibration: An Analysis of the Doctrines and Practices associated with Kashmir Shaivism (SUNY series in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir)" by Mark Dyczkowski.  I had been at one time fascinated by the song "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys and I had seen the Star Wars Movie by George Lucas where the main characters all had some kind of "Force Within" some kind of Vibrational Awareness. At the time, I thought to myself, WOW, there is even an ancient doctrine of Vibration, scriptures or Tantras written over a 1000+ years ago describing the study of Vibrations. This study is a type of Inner Yoga, a Meditation Yoga. Those teachers had names like Upaldeva, Abinavagupta, and Keshmaharaj.  That is when my study and fascination with all things Tantra, Shaiva Tantra or Kashmir Shaivism. I read books by Lakshman Too, Paul Mueller-Ortega, and Douglas Brooks. I was even able to take some courses with the latter two professors. The translations for many of the Tantras of interest such as the Vijnana Bhairava, The Recognition Sutras, the Spanda Karikas, Shiva Sutras, and the Tantraloka left a lot to be desired and were very poorly done. Fast forward to about 5 years ago when a teacher I knew named Christopher Hareesh Wallis a Phd Sanskrit authority and practitioner wrote a book called Tantra Illuminated and a couple years later a fantastic translation of the Recognition Sutras where he was able to translate the practices in a way that made them come very alive and vital for todays meditation practitioner. These practices are a gold mine of Inner Revelation and detail specific Meditation Practices and Strategies for NonDual Shaiva Tantra. I had taken some online courses with Christopher in the past couple of years and had been practicing many of the Tantric Yoga Meditation Sequences in the Vijnana Bhairava and Recognition Sutras with a lot of success. Absolutely beautiful practices that are just not very well known yet. Being a Hatha Yoga Teacher, I am thrilled to practice the inner postures as a way to take yoga beyond the Mat. This is why I am doing this podcast, to preserve, detail, and practice some of the Tantric Yoga Meditation practices I have learned and loved. Here is a beautiful basic short Foundational Practice. I hope it bears fruit for you as it has done for me. You can find Melissa Abbott Yoga & Meditation Podcast on YouTube, Podbean, Spotify, and iTunes Podcasts.   Namaste, Melissa Abbott

Today we will be practicing a short seated Energy Circuit Meditation technique. Designed to be balancing and nourishing, activating your subtle prana shakti energy body. Especially good for headaches, sleeplessness, restlessness, anxiety or whenever you need to balance your energy during the day. This meditation opens specific channels in your subtle body to direct your unfocused energy into a relaxed, uplifted, nurtured, and steadied energy body, helping you to repair your cells and restructure your Mind, Body, Spirit Balance within. Find a quiet seated position in a place you will not be disturbed for 10-12 minutes. You can sit on the floor or a chair, you could even do this in your parked car between appointments if needed. Use your headphones and work to relax as much as possible as you use this Tantric Yoga Visualization Technique to revitalize yourself. In this meditation we have added optional mantra and uddiya bandha techniques to the practice to further the entrainment of the process during meditation. Use what you are comfortable with and leave the rest behind. The Energy Circuit Meditation will uplift and activate your subtle pranic energies leading to a balanced state of consciousness. This meditation can be done several times a week or whenever you feel the calling to do it.  Originally taken from the Tantric Yoga for Daily Life Retreat I attended with Christopher Hareesh Wallis at Omega Institute of Holistic Studies in Reinbrook NY during July of 2019.  Melissa Abbott Yoga & Meditation Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Podbean, and iTunes. Please Subscribe and leave a review. Enjoy. Gratitude

In this session, we will practice working with Verse 30 from the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, a 1000+ year old collection of Meditation Techniques from the Trika Lineage of Kashmir Shaivism. In this lineage there are 12 Main Chakras or energy centers in the body along the central energy channel known as the Sushumna Nadi, running thru the middle of the body from the perineum to above the crown of the head. We will Intone and use the 12 Sanskrit Vowels sequentially starting at the Base Chakra at the perineum and successively moving our imagination and visualization thru each energy center in this Guided Meditation.  I am using Christopher Hareesh Wallis's translation of Verse 30 from the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra for this practice. He is the author of "Tantra Illumination" and "The Recognition Sutras" and an internationally known Sanskrit authority of Tantric Meditation Practices as well as a Practioner Teacher. It is said that anyone of the meditation practices of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra can be a transformative and enlightening practice. This particular practice assumes you have a certain focus and experience to really integrate its powerful energetic experience. You may have to work with it over time to develop the meditation chops to be comfortable with it. I made this podcast for those of you who have the determination and interest for it as well as some other students in a study group that I am working with under the tutelage of Christopher Wallis. Please go to my website www.melissaabbottyoga to see study guide for the 12 Chakra System.

Destroy It Up singer-songwriter and yoga teacher Joe Simek is back with a new release, a two-song indie-rock EP called Shiva Shakti. In this episode, he debuts the song "Shiva" and breaks down the philosophy behind the song, which was greatly influenced by the Five Acts of Shiva as represented in the Nataraja. He also talks about why he named his project Destroy It Up, and his Jeff Tweedy and Christopher Hareesh Wallis influences! Learn more at www.destroyitup.com.

We explore the ancient stories, modern manifestations and internal expanses of tantra and yogic practise. In this episode Amisha gets together with Christopher Hareesh Wallis, a scholar and practitioner of the yoga tradition and author of two books on the classical Tantra tradition. Hareesh - whose name meaning "remover of sorrows" was given to him as an "invitation to grow into" by the guru of his mother when he was just 9 years old - joins Amisha in discussion of what it truly means to be a yogi, what happens when we become a focal point of unified consciousness on public transport, the non-difference between the body, mind and bodymind, how you can tell if a person is doing tantra and what the yoga tradition teaches us about politics. www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

The Heart of Recognition is a sublime 11th Century Tantric text that beautifully synthesizes many threads within the Tantric traditions. Join us with Scholar, Teacher, Yogi and Author, Christopher "Hareesh" Wallis as we dive into this incredible text and explain its importance within the context of both the ancient and modern practices and understandings of yoga. We discuss why these understandings are important today, how these teachings can apply to our modern lives, and much more! Special Guest: Christopher "Hareesh" Wallis www.tantrikstudies.org www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-recognition-sutras-meditation#/ Host: Ashton Szabo www.anatomyofliving.com Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper Producer: Benn Mendelson www.sivanaspirit.com Enter to win our weekly contests at: www.sivanaspirit.com/contest/  

Today’s guest is Dr. Christopher Hareesh Wallis. Hareesh was introduced to Indian spirituality at the age of six and initiated into the practice of meditation and yoga at sixteen. He holds advanced degrees in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Religions as well as a Doctorate in the traditions Tantrik Shaivism from U.C. Berkeley. Hareesh also received traditional education at yoga āshrams in upstate New York and India in meditation, kirtan, mantra-science, asana, karma-yoga, and more. He currently teaches meditation, yoga darshana (philosophy), Sanskrit, chanting, and offers spiritual counseling. Hareesh is also the Founder and Head Faculty of The Mattamayura Institute, and authored the book Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition. You can find out more about Hareesh at www.tantrikstudies.org, and check out his new Deity Yoga Course where he’s offering a 10% discount when you use the code: “consciouslyspeaking”. This episode is brought to you by Clammr, the hot new app for iPhone and Android (soon). Get your free download at the App Store today and follow Consciously Speaking (@ConsciousSpeak) on Clammr! Can’t get enough of Consciously Speaking’s host? Listen to him being interviewed on Fatherhood Is Leadership and Dear Friends & Family this week! Get to know two different aspects of the same guy. Also, be sure to sign up for your Podcasting Mentorship Discovery Call today; and to learn more about Sponsorship Opportunities, send an email to Admin@MichaelNeeley.com.  Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode. While you’re at it, won’t you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.