# Moulding Minds – Jessica Frazier

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Podcast: [Ancient Futures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152)
Published: 2025-07-16T06:51:54+00:00
Episode link: https://ancientfutures.substack.com/p/yoga-jessica-frazier
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit ancientfutures.substack.com What does it mean to have mental plasticity? ♳ Unless the mind is to some extent controlled, it controls our experience. This axiom of yoga philosophy has helpful applications in everyday life – from avoiding being triggered by politics to making wise choices. Jessica Frazier is a lecturer at Oxford University, and also a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. She recently organised a conference that discussed the radical nature of Indian ideas about self-transformation. This podcast includes her presentation on yoga, along with a chat about what we can learn from cross-cultural thinking – particularly about phenomenology (a term we unpack). You can stream more presentations from the conference here , or join the OCHS Virtual Classroom , where subscribers get access to talks on a regular basis. There’s also a range of online courses on yogic traditions and related subjects (some of which I tutor) – a new intake begins on July 27. 🙋‍♂️ For a broad exploration of yogic traditions, join me for The Path of Knowledge . 🧘‍♀️ I’m also running a retreat that draws on highlights from the course (Sep 25-28). 🙏 Donations make this podcast sustainable – please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee ... Your support is greatly appreciated!

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