190. Kashmir Shaivism – The Heart of Classical Tantra with Tova Olsson

This week’s episode guest is Tova Olsson who has been teaching yoga and meditation for over 20 years. She holds a MA in religious studies from the University of Gothenburg and is specialised in yogic and tantric traditions. She teaches the philosophy section of several yoga teacher trainings and is appreciated for her skills in storytelling and her ability to explain philosophical ideas in an approachable, embodied and humorous ways. She is currently working on her PhD at Umeå University in Sweden, researching the construction of gender in contemporary, European tantra. Tova offers a variety of online courses on her online platform, one of them being a course on Kashmir Shaivism (Trika Shaivism, nondual Shaiva tantra or classical tantra) – the heart of classical tantra; a course on the philosophy and practices of a masterful tradition.Topics that we cover in this episode:Classical tantraLeft handed and right handed pathsKashmir ShaivismVijñāna Bhairava TantraShiva mythology and energyRudraThe five powers of consciousness: cit, ananda, iccha, jnana, kriya Tattvas Shiva ShaktiKaliVisit Tova: http://www.tovayoga.se/https://www.instagram.com/saraswati_studies/ Kashmir Shaivism: https://saraswati-studies.teachable.com/p/kashmir-shaivism-the-heart-of-classical-tantraVijñāna Bhairava Tantra- tantric meditation for everyday livinghttps://www.instagram.com/saraswati_studies/My Law of Positivism Healing Oracle Card Deck:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/healingoracle.htmlMy book The Law of Positivism – Live a life of higher vibrations, love and gratitude:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/book.html My readings and healing sessions:https://www.lawofpositivism.com/offerings.htmlVisit Law of Positivism:https://www.instagram.com/lawofpositivism/Website: https://www.lawofpositivism.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawofpositivism/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lawofpositivism