Gregor on Stillpoints Podcast: Yoga As A Mystical Experience

In this deep and rewarding conversation Scott Johnson talks to author, yoga teacher and mystic Gregor Maehle on his life as a seeker in the contemplative and spiritual traditions. Gregor shares how his childhood created the bedrock for a life of spiritual discovery, the outcome being a life embedded within the mystical limbs of yoga and contemplative practice. Scott and Gregor talk openly about Gregor’s life as a yoga practitioner and mystic. Gregor shares:

How he grew up in a catholic upbringing.
How he had a mystical experience aged 6.
How he read mystical books from a very young age.
How he took psychedelics in his late teens but the integration as a spiritual experience didn’t work.
How in his twenties he did the guru trail in India.
How he decided to spend his life doing personal sadhana.
Why mystical experiences are not spontaneous.
Why you should work with hypotheses rather than belief.
Why the mystical state is your birth right.
How in his forties he developed a relationship with Jesus.
How the ego gets in the way of the mystical experience and is known in many traditions with different names.
How we need to be in the service of all beings.
Why yoga is the most powerful tool for transformation.
What the inspiration is that he uses to write his books.
How we can all find our life’s purpose.
How we can stay connected to nature.
What the most important thing is that he has discovered through his practice.