Jeremy David Engels: Living Namaste, An Ancient Practice for Modern Living
Earth AncientsAug 19, 2026
Professor Jeremy David Engels of Penn State discusses his book 'Living Namaste,' which asks what it would mean to carry the yoga greeting 'I bow to the divine in you' into everyday life rather than just ending a class with it. The conversation covers yoga as union of body, mind, and spirit, mindfulness as the practice of remembering, and how technology, AI, and outrage-driven algorithms are eroding human connection and community. In his opening monologue, host Cliff Dunning also floats his theory that the ancient Maya may have used some form of optics or telescope to produce the Venus calculations in the Dresden Codex.
