34. Dagmar Wujastyk | Entangled Histories of Yoga, Āyurveda and Alchemy

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Dagmar Wujastyk about her
journey to Indology and the study of Sanskrit and Āyurveda, and
her early travels in India studying and observing Āyurvedic
physicians and centers. We discuss the research and findings from
her recent ERC project Ayuryog, some of the alchemical mysteries
of mercury and gold, and conclude with a preview her upcoming
course, YS 122 | Ayurveda, Yoga, and Alchemy.


Speaker Bio

Dagmar Wujastyk is an Associate Professor in the
department of History and Classics and Religious Studies at the
University of Alberta. She is an Indologist specialized in the
history and literature of classical Indian medicine (Ayurveda),
iatrochemistry (Rasaśāstra), and yoga and South Asian history.
Her publications include Modern and Global Ayurveda - Pluralism
and Paradigms (SUNY Press) and Well-mannered medicine: Medical
Ethics and Etiquette in the Sanskrit Medical Classics (OUP NY).
She was the principal investigator of the ERC project Ayuryog,
Entangled Histories of Yoga, Ayurveda and Alchemy in South Asia
(2015-2020).


Links 


https://ualberta.academia.edu/DagmarWujastyk 

http://www.ayuryog.org

YS 122 | Ayurveda, Yoga, and Alchemy