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James Traverse
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1 About James Traverse – Yoga Teacher
2 Awaken Your Spirit Through Yoga Practices

About James Traverse – Yoga Teacher

Experience & Background:

  • Over 50 years of experience in the art and science of yoga
  • Yoga educator and writer specializing in spiritual awakening and non-dual yoga traditions

Teaching Philosophy: James Traverse teaches “The Way of Insight” – a method focused on switching from conceiving to purely perceiving. His approach emphasizes:

  • Spiritual Awakening through yoga
  • Connecting mind, body, and spirit through movement, breath, and meditation
  • Core Teaching: It is the nature of an error to cease once it is seen – See the error
  • The error is Superimposition in the spirit of Adi Shankaracharya
  • Self-discovery and experiential understanding one’s true nature
  • The experience of “Full Solid Emptiness”

Training & Influences:

  • Primary teacher: Jean Klein – who initiated him in Advaita Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism
  • Studied B.K.S. Iyengar’s method intensively for the first 15 years of his spiritual journey
  • Trained in Nisarga Yoga and Yoga Nidra
  • Draws heavily from the Upanishads and stories from many wisdom traditions that point to one’s True Nature
  • Also influenced by: J. Krishnamurti, David Bohm, Rumi, Adi Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Atmananda Krishnamenon, and Vivekananda

Specializations:

  • Yoga Nidra meditation (yogic sleep/conscious deep relaxation)
  • Non-dual yoga in the Advaita Vedanta and Kashmiri Shavism traditions
  • Spiritual Awakening practices
  • Classes include postures, commentary on the Upanishads and invitations for authentic being

Online Presence:

  • Website: jamestraverse.com and beingyoga.com
  • YouTube channel: James Traverse Yoga
  • Instagram: @yoga_nidra_james
  • Facebook: Yoga Nidra Yoga with James
  • Offers in person classes, guided meditation, e-books and audiobooks
  • Author of “Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey” and “Knowing via Being”

Contact:

James Traverse focuses on authentic, experiential yoga that goes beyond physical practice to encompass spiritual awakening and self-realization through the non-dual traditions of yoga.

Awaken Your Spirit Through Yoga Practices

Spiritual Awakening Yoga explores the profound link between yoga and spiritual awakening, guiding you to perceive life’s illusions and find lasting inner peace.