Associate Tutors
Dr. Jason Birch
About
Jason Birch completed a Doctorate of Philosophy in Oriental Studies (Sanskrit) at Oxford University under the supervision of Professor Alexis Sanderson (2013). He has been dedicated to the study of Sanskrit and the practice of yoga since 1996. As a scholar of yoga, his special interest is in the medieval yoga traditions of India, particularly those known as Haṭha and the Rājayoga.
From September 2015, Jason has undertaken a post-doctoral research position at SOAS of London University working with James Mallinson (the principal investigator) and Mark Singleton on a 5-year research project funded by the European Research Council. This project aims to critically edit and translate ten Haṭhayoga texts and reappraise the history of Haṭhayoga in light of these unpublished texts.
Jason has been invited to lecture about the history, theory and practice of Yoga on various Master of Arts programs and Yoga Teacher Training courses in London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Singapore, Japan and Bali.