Alternative Career Paths in Religious Studies: Roundtable Discussion with Scholar-Entrepreneurs in the Field of Yoga Studies

This moderated roundtable provides audience members an opportunity to explore successful career paths that are both independent of and yet related to and participating in traditional academia in the field of Religious Studies, through the prism of yoga studies and allied fields of inquiry. Each participant is doing this in various ways, and the roundtable presents their collective and individual experience for the benefit of both junior and senior scholars. Central to the experience of all roundtable participants, comprised of both women and men, is their wealth of experience working in online education on a number of well-known online educational platforms. Each presenter will spend several minutes describing their background, alternative career path, and tips for success for aspiring scholar entrepreneurs. Following these short presentations, the presider will moderate a conversation with the audience and between participants.