Deconstructing Yourself

Dedicated to liberation in all its forms, Deconstructing Yourself is passionate about fearlessly investigating, attempting, and questioning all things to do with awakening, meditation, mindfulness, brain hacking, consciousness, neurofeedback, and more.

Your host Michael W. Taft interviews some of the most interesting thinkers, authors, and teachers around, as well as other offerings. In this hard-hitting, radical, and fun podcast we look at secular post-, non-, un- Buddhism, Vajrayana, nondual Hindu Tantra, philosophy, the neuroscience of the sense of self, neurofeedback and the consciousness hacking movement, aspects of artificial intelligence, entheogens, and much more.

If you’re looking for fresh directions, free from dogma and conformism, think of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast as the radical cafe where you can hear from the most interesting luminaries either from the outside edges of dharma, or a fresh take from more traditional teachers. If you’re interested in more, check out the Deconstructing Yourself website at https://deconstructingyourself.com.

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Michael Taft Interviewed by Pranab

Michael Taft Interviewed by Pranab

Host Michael Taft is interviewed by Pranab Sachithanandan about Michael's Stack Model for deconstructing sensory experience, his "adapter kit" for accessing nondual Vajrayana methods without years of ...

7 Feb 33min

The Power of the Heart with Stephen Snyder

The Power of the Heart with Stephen Snyder

Host Michael Taft speaks with Stephen Snyder Sensei about the two “missing” brahmaviharas, Innate Goodness practice, heart wisdom vs. mind wisdom, the magic of the “group heart”, the paradox of the He...

29 Jan 45min

Chasing the Serpent’s Tail with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen

Chasing the Serpent’s Tail with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen

Join host Michael Taft as he talks with Sravana Borkataky-Varma and Anya Foxen about the wild history of Kundalini—from it’s ancient Tantric roots to modern global yoga culture—including subtle-body m...

2 Des 202550min

Nonduality and the Ego with Jake Orthwein

Nonduality and the Ego with Jake Orthwein

Host Michael Taft talks with Jake Orthwein about the self as a construction, the distinction between no-self and emptiness, the crucial difference between having a functional ego and being identified ...

21 Sep 20251h 2min

Talking about Deity Yoga with Peter McEwen

Talking about Deity Yoga with Peter McEwen

Host Michael Taft talks with meditation coach Peter McEwen about devotion in meditation practice, the need for stability in groundlessness, the ontological status of deities, common failure modes of p...

29 Aug 202555min

Talking about Dark Retreat, Part 2 with Andrew Holecek

Talking about Dark Retreat, Part 2 with Andrew Holecek

Host Michael Taft continues his conversation with with Andrew Holecek about the transformative practice of Dark Retreat; the reasons behind the recent surge of interest in darkness practices; its rela...

1 Aug 20251h 12min

A Conversation with David Godman

A Conversation with David Godman

Host Michael Taft talks with author David Godman about the sage Ramana Maharshi and his nondual view of the world, whether he considered taking sannyasa (renunciation) to be necessary to achieve awake...

19 Jun 20251h 39min

Talking about Dark Retreat, with Andrew Holecek

Talking about Dark Retreat, with Andrew Holecek

Host Michael Taft speaks with Andrew Holecek about the transformative practice of Dark Retreat, how the mind “falls into itself,” light as obfuscator, the revelation of the construction of reality, th...

11 Mai 20251h 24min

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