Wisdom Tantra Freedom
Wisdom Tantra Freedom is a podcast for seekers, rebels, and lovers of the sacred who are walking the razor’s edge between ancient tradition and modern life. Hosted by Vishnudev Kristian Crowe and Nataraj Chaitanya, two tantrikas and friends, each episode dives deep into the heart of sādhanā, self-inquiry, and soul-expanding conversation. From the wild paradoxes of devotion and desire to the pitfalls of spiritual ego, from pop culture reflections to profound scripture, WTF explores what it means to live with integrity, awaken the heart, and remember the Self in every part of life. Expect raw honesty, luminous teachings, laughter, sacred poetry, and the occasional WTF moment. Whether you’re a longtime practitioner or newly curious about the tantric path, Wisdom Tantra Freedom invites you into a space where the divine meets the real, and nothing is off limits.
Episodes
Hosts Natraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev dive into kriyas—spontaneous yogic movements caused by the awakened shakti that purify body, mind, and destiny. They mix scripture, ashram stories, and practical insight to explain how contraction and expansion are part of the path to liberation.
Listeners get practical advice on relating to kriyas: remember the movement as benevolent shakti, seek support from teachers and satsang, and use...
Hanna Williams joins the WTF podcast to unpack an 11-year tantric journey: aggressive non-dualism, Shaktipat initiation, and the volatile tenderness of guru-disciple life. They cover kitchen seva, sangha conflict and repair, meme culture as modern sutra, and the daily discipline of japa and devotion.
The conversation moves between raw personal stories and practical spiritual tools—how to hold paradox, cultivate intimacy with ...
In this episode of WTF (Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom), hosts Vishnudev and Nataraj Chaitanya unpack the many meanings of dharma, sharing from the Bhagavad Gita to the lived reality of following the Shakti. They explore how dharma differs from morality, how practice and teacher-guidance shape awakening, and why surrender and community matter.
Conversations touch on karma, grace, ashram life, and practical tools like abhyasa and vairagya,...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev dive into Gupta Navaratri and the Das Mahavidyas, exploring how ten tantric goddesses and their mantras meet modern life, heartbreak, humor, and holy confusion.
The episode covers lineage and ritual, daily sadhana at Trika Kula, transformative effects of mantra and puja, and practical stories of grief, relationship repair, and inner power through deities like Kali, Lalita, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhagal...
Join hosts Natraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev as they explore the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, a practical compendium of dharanas—short meditations and contemplations that reveal the self with eyes closed and open.
They discuss lineage teachings, the Hamsa breath technique, embodiment practices like swaying, memory-based doorways to bliss, and how to apply these tools in everyday life to transform practice into lived experience.
The ...
In this episode hosts Natraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev explore what satsang really is: the practice of gathering with teachers and community to be with reality, receive teachings, and integrate spiritual practice into everyday life. They discuss classical forms of satsang, the teacher’s role, and how repetition, devotion, and honest human emotion transform suffering into insight.
Through stories of dance, ashram life, and ritua...
Two spiritual teachers explore how queerness intersects with sadhana, ashram life, and Tantra — discussing coming out, chosen family, ritual, and the freedom of living beyond labels.
Through candid stories and practical insight, they show how desire, devotion, and improvisation can be transformative tools for spiritual growth and authentic living.
Kayla Radhika Miller is a multi-disciplinary artist, mystic, scholar, and yoga teacher devoted to the sacred intersection of art and spiritual life.
Initiated into the Shivoham Tantra lineage in 2019, she has studied primarily with Artemis and Bhairav of Anuttara Ashram as well as Nataraj Chaitanya.
In 2024, her teacher Bhairav gave her the name Radhika in recognition of the depth and sincerity of her devotional path and her ...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev sit down with Jayden Turner and Leah Hamlet, residents of Trika Kula, to explore how Vedic meditation, tantric puja, somatic movement, and daily yogic practice shape life in a modern spiritual community.
They speak honestly about intimacy, conflict, devotion, and grace—how practice reveals essential nature, forces hard conversations, and brings unexpected support. Tune in to hear how ritu...
In this episode of Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom, hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev explore Shiva as consciousness through mantra, japa, and devotion, preparing for Maha Shivaratri. They share personal stories, teachings from Siddha and Kashmiri saints, and practical guidance on how mantra and sadhana help transform grief, destruction, and everyday life.
Listeners can expect reflections on the five acts of Shiva, the union of Shiva a...
Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev return from a transformative, wonderful, turbulent, and enlivening pilgrimage through India’s most potent spiritual sites — Ganeshpuri, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, and Kamakhya — sharing raw stories of grief, devotion, and the fierce grace of the Goddess. They describe intense pujas, deity darshan, ritual sacrifices, and how living in a yogabhumi accelerated deep inner work.
Along the way ...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev Kristian Crowe explore spiritual awakening through Baba Muktananda's commentary on Shiva Sutra 1.8, covering kundalini, mantra practice, Mahavidyas, and the shift from jiva to Shiva.
They mix devotional insight with candid stories about grief, integration, community, and practical tools for bringing inner wakefulness into relationships and everyday life.
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev sit with Ishwari, a long‑time disciple and ashram resident, to explore living with a guru, Shaktipat awakening, the practical demands of seva, and the messy, transformative work of self‑revelation in communal sadhana.
They discuss tests of surrender, working with thought and feeling as a doorway to the self, devotional practice, and what it really takes to be a disciple.
In this episode of Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom, hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev dive into the messy, luminous reality of love — exploring how love expands when given, how attachment and expectation conceal the heart, and how yoga, mantra, and sadhana cultivate unconditional, present-centered love.
They discuss practical opposites like security and spontaneity, the heart’s digestive fire that transforms impressions, th...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev explore the fierce edge of sadhana — the "frying" or tapasya that burns away old patterns. Through stories from ashram life, guru dynamics, and personal heartbreak, they show how purification, community, and honest service transform pain into wisdom.
The episode also shares practical guidance on staying present, using discipline wisely, and leaning into relationship and seva when the heat...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev unpack the heart of Hatha Yoga—what "ha" and "tha" mean, how balancing sun and moon energy opens the third channel, and why simple postures can reveal profound inner aliveness (spanda).
They explore rounding, breath, mantra, and the limbed path of practice as a living transmission that moves from gross to subtle and back, plus an invite to a deep 200-hour Trika Hatha Yoga teacher training...
In this episode of WTF (Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom), hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev sit with Yogini Rabia — a bhakti yogi, pujari, and Ayurvedic guide — to share stories from lineage, initiation, and life in the ashram.
They explore a vivid Shaktipat awakening, the power of seva and Shiva process, practical ritual and mantra, and how Ayurveda helps tailor sustainable, trauma-informed sadhana for real people in moder...
Hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev explore what “the Self” (Atman) really is—how the witness, the heart, and the experience of Satchitananda (existence, consciousness, bliss) appear through mantra, meditation, bhakti, and honest presence.
Mixing personal stories, scriptural quotations, and practical guidance, the episode shows how longing and consistent practice reveal the ever-present Self and offer ways to li...
In this episode of Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom, hosts Nataraj Chaitanya and Vishnudev explore Pitru paksha—the Vedic fortnight for honoring ancestors—and how ancestral karma shapes our emotions, choices, and healing.
Through personal stories—mermaids in the snow, family dynamics, and grief—the hosts reflect on choicelessness, heart-led decision-making, lineage, and the power of community, offering practica...
In this episode of Wisdom, Tantra, Freedom, Nataraj and Vishnudev explore what Shakti really is — the ever-present life energy that rises in mantra, meditation, and everyday moments. They weave teachings from Baba Muktananda and tantric theory (Iccha, Kriya, and Jnana Shati) with personal stories of kundalini awakenings, grief, and the messy work of spiritual practice.
Listeners will hear practical reflections on how to meet ...
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