Bihar School of Yoga
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Oct 19, 2026
EdwardHOST
So yeah, so that was ancient yoga, yoga sutras, or there is identification with the modifications of the mind.
EdwardHOST
Now I hear you ask, what does the Bihar School of Yoga have to say about that in the 1970s? Well, I'll tell you.
EdwardHOST
They say, what happens to Purusha stays in Purusha.
EdwardHOST
No, that's not what they said.
Agatha DarasHOST
Early foundations of this practice appear in ancient sacred texts like the Upanishads and the Mahabharata, where sages spoke of Yoga Nidra as a divine state of meditative rest and deep spiritual awareness.
Agatha DarasHOST
However, the structured style of yoga nidra that we practice today was organized in the 20th century by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, the founder of the Bihar School of Yoga.
Agatha DarasHOST
While studying ancient tantric scriptures, he noticed systematic rituals, nyasa, used to affect awareness through different parts of the body to place energy there.
Agatha DarasHOST
He simplified and modernized these ancient practices into a clear, non-religious, structured technique designed to help modern people release stored physical, mental, and emotional tension.
Lauren DryHOST
If you have ever gotten calm enough to think really clearly about your relationship, and instead of clarity, you just found yourself able to put up with more than you actually used to, well, today's conversation is for you because today I'm joined by Simon, a neurosomatic embodiment practitioner and the founder of The Embodied Return.
Lauren DryHOST
Simon trained at the Bihar School of Yoga, and currently is studying neuroscience at UPenn.
Lauren DryHOST
And today we're gonna get into a question that really goes straight to the heart of something that many people in this field don't say out loud, and that's the question of can regulation itself become a form of avoidance? And if it can, how do you know whether getting calmer is actually clarifying your relationship and supporting you, or just making it easier or giving you a higher capacity to stay in a situation that might not be working for you or might not even be healthy? So I am so blessed to welcome to the podcast today Simon.
Lauren DryHOST
And Simon, I'd love to hear, first of all, after a big, warm welcome, what would you share with your audience around why this is the episode that they are ready to listen to today?
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Siamon EmeryGUEST
Mm.
Lauren DryHOST
Okay.
Lauren DryHOST
So I'm so curious about your journey from training at the Bihar School of Yoga to studying neuroscience at UPenn.
Lauren DryHOST
Where did those two seemingly opposite forms of education start to come together?
GwydionHOST
And then there was that period.
GwydionHOST
And so now, when somebody's talking about the, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and somebody's like, "Yeah, but which chakra is that?" And the Bihar School of Yoga, rather than saying, "Okay, uh, shut up," you know, has opted to say, "It's this one." Ah.
GwydionHOST
You know, like, and that's what is irritating to me, right? No? Whatever.
GwydionHOST
I don't know.