What Yama and Niyama Actually Say About Yoga Ethics — And Why the Appropriation Debate Misses It

Every few months the question returns: who is allowed to practise yoga, and who is allowed to teach…

What Yama and Niyama Actually Say About Yoga Ethics — And Why the Appropriation Debate Misses It

Every few months the question returns: who is allowed to practise yoga, and who is allowed to teach…

What Yama and Niyama Actually Say About Yoga Ethics — And Why the Appropriation Debate Misses It

Every few months the question returns: who is allowed to practise yoga, and who is allowed to teach…

The Scholar and the Yogi: Discover Yoga’s Philosophy Through Research, not Hearsay

It was 1992. A young undergraduate philosophy student, Shyam Ranganathan, sat hunched over a text by Plato, a…

Yoga: the Ripening of Practice

Join leading Yoga practitioners Eddie Stern and Dr. Shyam Ranganathan for an exploration of breath, movement, and Yoga’s foundational philosophy. Discover…

From Species Survival to Self-Determined Living: Why Phitness Goes Beyond Biological Fitness

From Species Survival to Self-Determined Living: Why Phitness Goes Beyond Biological Fitness By Dr. Shyam, Founder of Philosophit™…

Path of Yoga: Mini-Retreat

The Path of Yoga — a live online retreat 📅 Saturday, Sept 27 • 11 AM–3 PM ET…

Decolonize Nonviolence: The Indigenous Roots of Direct Action

What they didn’t tell you about the Indigenous origins of nonviolent resistance will fundamentally change how you understand…

What Everyone Should Know About The Yamas And Niyamas, But Are Almost Never Told!

By Shyam Ranganathan When people first encounter Yoga, they often hear about the Eight Limbs—a seemingly step-by-step path…

Monthly Yoga Philosophy Satsaṅga

A satsaṅga (satsaṅg in Hindi) is a gathering with others, to engage in self regulatory yogic activities (like…