Tantra Talks Podcast with James Gopala - teaching Yoga in its Tantric context

In this Tantra Talks podcast Amanda Joy Harrison interviews James Gopala as part of Amandas Wednesday Wellbeing show on New Town Radio

James discusses yoga and its underlying philosophy and spiritual heritage. He believes it is important to maintain and integrate the spiritual essence in his Yoga classes especially its tantric routes in Hatha Yoga.

James spent over 5 years of study and training in India from 2007 - 2012. He is a Sivananda Hatha Yoga and Astanga Yoga teacher, as well as a Pilates teacher, Ayurvedic massage therapist and a Reiki master.

Due to his interest in spirituality from a young age, James journeyed to South Asia on a spiritual pilgrimage in 2007. After two years of extensive travel, he settled to live in one of India's most ancient and holy cities, Varanasi. James was awarded a grant by the Indian High Commission - one of the only two grants given to Commonwealth students to to study in India. In 2012, after three years of intensive study, James completed his post graduate degree in Indian Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Banaras Hindu University. His academic studies and personal sadhana has focused primarily on Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda and Tantric traditions, including extensive personal retreat and immersion into the esoteric teachings of Kashmir Shaivism and training with the Trika (Agama) school of Tantra Yoga in Rishikesh.



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