Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine, where he and colleagues are conducting government approved clinical research with the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin. He is director of palliative care research, co-principal investigator, and a session guide for a study of the effects of a psilocybin-facilitated mystical experience on cancer patients.  He is also Project Director and session guide for the Religious Leader Psilocybin Study, which evaluates the effects of a psilocybin-facilitated mystical experience on religious leaders.  We spoke about his groundbreaking experiments and his interest in comparative religion, consciousness research, and the interface of psychology and spirituality. Learn more about Dr. Anthony Bossis here: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2013/01/30/the-potential-of-psilocybin-to-alleviate-psychological-and-spiritual-distress-in-cancer-patients-is-revealed.html

His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda is a traditional Vedic monk of the Giri monastic order. He hails from Himalayan lineages known for their combination of sagely scholarship and Nath yogic practices. A yogi, mystic and a scholar, he was chosen as the Head of Mission in the West on behalf of his Monastic Council and was awarded the degree of Mahā-maho-pādhyāy (Great Ordained Teacher) by the university system in India for his scholarly and meditative interpretation of Sanskrit literature. As the founding monk of the Hansavedas Sangha and the US-based Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, he seamlessly integrates Vedanta, Samkhya and Yoga, and he initiates sincere seekers into Himalayan meditation techniques. We spoke about his lineage and the work in India and the West to which he has dedicated his life. Learn more about Swami Vidyadhishananda and his work here: www.hansavedas.org

His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda is a traditional Vedic monk of the Giri monastic order. He hails from Himalayan lineages known for their combination of sagely scholarship and Nath yogic practices. A yogi, mystic and a scholar, he was chosen as the Head of Mission in the West on behalf of his Monastic Council and was awarded the degree of Mahā-maho-pādhyāy (Great Ordained Teacher) by the university system in India for his scholarly and meditative interpretation of Sanskrit literature. As the founding monk of the Hansavedas Sangha and the US-based Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, he seamlessly integrates Vedanta, Samkhya and Yoga, and he initiates sincere seekers into Himalayan meditation techniques. We spoke about his lineage and the work in India and the West to which he has dedicated his life. Learn more about Swami Vidyadhishananda and his work here: www.hansavedas.org

Swami Vidyadhishananda Discussion by Discussion by Dennis and Phil

Swami Vidyadhishananda Discussion by Discussion by Dennis and Phil

Carin Gorrell has been Editor in Chief of Yoga Journal since December, 2013. Prior to that she was the features director of Self magazine, the health editor at Redbook and a senior editor at First for Women and Psychology Today. She has directed a cover-to-cover redesign of Yoga Journal, creating new departments and columns to cover the yoga world in all its depth and breadth and addressing controversial topics trending in the yoga community. The new design earned the magazine a Maggie Award for Best Health & Fitness Consumer Magazine and a Nichee Award for Best Niche Consumer Magazine in 2015. We spoke of her ideas and plans for American yoga’s signature publication. Learn more about Carin Gorrell and Yoga Journal here: http://www.yogajournal.com/about_us/g

Carin Gorrell has been Editor in Chief of Yoga Journal since December, 2013. Prior to that she was the features director of Self magazine, the health editor at Redbook and a senior editor at First for Women and Psychology Today. She has directed a cover-to-cover redesign of Yoga Journal, creating new departments and columns to cover the yoga world in all its depth and breadth and addressing controversial topics trending in the yoga community. The new design earned the magazine a Maggie Award for Best Health & Fitness Consumer Magazine and a Nichee Award for Best Niche Consumer Magazine in 2015. We spoke of her ideas and plans for American yoga’s signature publication. Learn more about Carin Gorrell and Yoga Journal here: http://www.yogajournal.com/about_us/g

Carin Gorrell Discussion by Discussion by Dennis and Phil

Carin Gorrell Discussion by Discussion by Dennis and Phil

Adam Bucko is a spiritual activist and co-author of Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation and The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living. He grew up in Poland during the totalitarian regime and emigrated to America at age 17.  His search for a meaningful life led him to monasteries in the US and India, where he had a life-defining experience that led directly to his current work as spiritual director to homeless youth in New York City at his Reciprocity Foundation, an award-winning nonprofit organization. Adam also established HAB, a fellowship for young people that offers formation in radical spirituality and sacred activism. We spoke about the remarkable path to his service-driven life, his inspiring work with homeless youth and his vision of a “new monasticism.” Learn more about Adam Bucko here: http://adambucko.com/about.html