Joseph Alter: The Embodiment of Somatics & Yoga

In this weeks episode, I speak with Joseph Alter. Joseph S. Alter is the Director of the Asian Studies Center and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the editor of The Journal of Asian Studies (2021 – 2025). His research is on environmental health, the globalization of Asian medical knowledge and the cultural history of Yoga’s development in India. In the discussion professor Alter made references to Geoffrey Samuel & Livia Koan both of whom have ...