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What does it mean to have mental plasticity? ♳

Unless the mind is to some extent controlled, it controls our experience. This axiom of yoga philosophy has helpful applications in everyday life – from avoiding being triggered by politics to making wise choices.

Jessica Frazier is a lecturer at Oxford University, and also a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. She recently organised a conference that discussed the radical nature of Indian ideas about self-transformation. This podcast includes her presentation on yoga, along with a chat about what we can learn from cross-cultural thinking – particularly about phenomenology (a term we unpack).

You can stream more presentations from the conference here, or join the OCHS Virtual Classroom, where subscribers get access to talks on a regular basis. There’s also a range of online courses on yogic traditions and related subjects (some of which I tutor) – a new intake begins on July 27.

🙋‍♂️ For a broad exploration of yogic traditions, join me for The Path of Knowledge.

🧘‍♀️ I’m also running a retreat that draws on highlights from the course (Sep 25-28).

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