An interview on Chitheads
A recent discussion about my forthcoming book, The Truth of Yoga, with Jacob Kyle, who hosts the Embodied Philosophy podcast. A downloadable audio file is below. To quote the show notes:
In this episode we discuss:
• Daniel Simpson’s upcoming book, The Truth of Yoga. Daniel shares his intention and inspiration behind this comprehensive overview integrating contemporary history with scholarly history
• Differentiating yoga history and yoga philosophy as evolutionary systems of ideas
• Debunking commonly misunderstood concepts and myths of yoga evolution
• Connection points to tradition within modern practices
• Postural practice and being definitive about the unknown
• Reinterpreting yoga traditions, cultural appropriation and exploitation of yoga
• The nature of ultimate and relative truths in yoga.
