Samuel Horsley (BA (Hons) (Oxon.), MSt (Oxon.), PGDE)
Thesis title: Through the body of the teacher: the pedagogy of religious knowledge in modern postural yoga
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Qualifications
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
University College London (2018-2020)
MSt in the Study of Religion (Distinction)
University of Oxford (2015-16)
BA (Hons) Theology (First Class)
University of Oxford (2012-2015)
Undergraduate teaching
Studying Religions (Autumn 2023)
Global Indigenous Religions (Spring 2024)
Research summary
Samuel's doctoral research considers the production and transmission of knowledge about Hindu religious and philosophical content in modern postural yoga in the UK.
Current research interests
Samuel is interested in a broad range of topics related to Hinduism, Buddhism and philosophies of embodiment.Knowledge exchange
Samuel is keen to work with yoga studios and with providers of education for yoga teachers to support their teaching of the philosophy and history of yoga.
Current project grants
School of Divinity Scholarship Award from the University of Edinburgh
Conference details
British Association for the Study of Religions
Leeds (September 2024)
Paper title: "Stretching the gods: the politics and power of Sanskrit chanting in modern postural yoga"
Yoga Darśana, Yoga Sādhana
Hamburg (May 2024)
Paper title: "It gets me to the same place: using Sanskrit in modern postural yoga teaching"
British Sociological Association, Sociology of Religion Conference
Bristol (July 2023)
Paper title: "It's samSAra, not samsaRA: the Sanskrit language and teacherly authority in modern postural yoga"
RExChange Conference
Online (September 2020)
Paper title (with Frances Lane (UCL)): "RE:search website as teacher development tool"