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Join me as I share my perception of the teachings of Yoga and how they can be adapted to life as we know it today. I riff a lot and it's always from the heart!

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    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Third Eye Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 20:27


    The Ajna Chakra, located between the brows, is the "sight" for intuition and wisdom.

    Throat Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 29:56


    The 5th Chakra is the Vishuddha which translates as Purification. The area is the throat and the color is blue. Join me as we journey to the upper realms, beginning with Vishuddha

    Heart Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 27:43


    In this episode I share an overview of the Anahata Chakra, the bridge between the upper and lower energy bodies.

    Solar Plexus Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 19:29


    Next up, the Manipura Chakra located in the solar plexus region of the body

    Sacral Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 27:35


    Moving on up! We are exploring the Svadhisthana Chakra located just below the navel

    Root Chakra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 24:51


    The first stop on our journey, Muladhara Chakra

    Chakras a Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 32:05


    Join me as we journey through the subtle body and the 7 major chakras. This episode is an introduction

    Guided Meditation; May You Be Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 20:30


    Lovingkindness meditation is a series of phrases that serve us by being a vehicle for the heart's energy. Enjoy this guided meditation session.

    The ego & the Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 30:40


    Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Phd is a wonderful book that discusses our true wild nature. In this episode I share an excerpt where she explains the relationship between our ego & our Soul

    Listen to your Elders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 42:35


    Baby steps, that's what is need when we are exploring a life of conscious awareness. Also, listen to your elders, they are the doorway to Spirit.

    Inner Peace/Inner Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 33:28


    What is my purpose? Why am I here? The answers are within.

    The Ordinary is the Extraordinary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 43:55


    Discovering inner spaciousness allows us to be fully present with what is, accept what is happening in the now and find the stillness within.

    Who are You not to be Fabulous?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 41:12


    In chapter 7 of A New Earth we discuss how to discover who we truly are, what is our essence, what is our purpose

    Breaking Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 35:32


    In chapter 6 of A New Earth we are exploring how to break free from the pain body and it's addiction to unhappiness and suffering

    Hobbes & The Pain Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 32:47


    Hobbes helps me explain the pain body. In Chapter 5 of A New Earth we learn what the pain body is and how we can realize that the past has now power in the present.

    Role Playing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 31:54


    In chapter 4 of A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle he discusses the egos habit of creating roles for us that we can become attached to if we are not in present.

    Your Finger is Not the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 34:47


    Chapter 3 of A New Earth dives deeper into the ego. Complaining & worrying are not constructive, rather they create a narrative that causes separation and stress.

    Who am I?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 40:41


    In this episode we talk about our thoughts, me & my story, and how we create our identity around them. Join me as we discuss chapter two from A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

    A New Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 36:09


    It has been 25 years since the publication of this book by Eckhart Tolle & 25 years since I first read it. It called to me around the recent holiday as something I might like to explore again. Join me as I dive back into this wonderful teaching. My hope is that perhaps it inspires you to read or reread it yourself.

    Year of the Wood Snake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 24:35


    Happy New Year! Enjoy some poetry reading to begin the new year. Mary Oliver, Hafiz, Lalla and more share their wisdom with us in this episode. I also share some insight into the Year of the Wood Snake.

    Winter Solstice Offering

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 30:00


    Find a cozy spot, make a cup of mulled cider and enjoy a guided Winter Solstice meditation that is a traditional part of the annual Om Tara Yoga Candlelighting ceremony.

    Reiki Circle Magick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 41:49


    We continue our conversation with Reiki Master, Lisa Mayer. In this episode we reminisce about the healing circles we held together at Om Tara Yoga Studio

    Reiki Smeiki!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 30:34


    Ok so that was my first reaction to Reiki. In this episode I share with you one of my favorite people, Lisa Mayer. Lisa taught me the truth of Reiki and she has been a guide on the path for me ever since. We are Soul Sisters and so much more. Enjoy!

    Realistic Concentration

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 30:48


    The 8th of the 8 Fold Path as taught by the Buddha. Being able to withdraw the senses and witness intrusive thoughts. Oh and so much more!

    Realistic Mindfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 23:50


    "Be here now"; "The point of power is in the present moment"; "The power of now". .. so many teachings have been trying to show us the way to embodiment and to have agency over intrusive thoughts. In this episode we will discuss the 7th teaching of the 8 Fold Path as taught by Buddha

    Realistic Effort

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 24:47


    The effort that is meant here, is the effort to know the mind. A discipline of meditation and cultivating a continued sense of awareness is key to the 8 Fold Path.

    Realistic Livelihood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 20:50


    This teaching from the 8 Fold Path as taught by the Buddha, speaks directly to how we make a living. It's about recognizing what impact our vocation has on the world at large. It's very nuanced, not at all black & white as we will see when I share an excerpt from The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh.

    Realistic Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 20:12


    The fourth "fold" in the 8 Fold Path of Buddhism is all about action, conduct. It is about our choices and behaviours, very similar to the Yamas of Patanjali. Are your actions contributing to the ease and well being of all concerned or are they disrupting the peace?

    Realistic Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 17:07


    Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? In this episode we discuss the Buddhist teaching on Realistic Speech and look at how are perception of things along with our choice of words can hurt others.

    Realistic Intention

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 24:36


    The second teaching on the 8 Fold Path of the Buddha is Realistic Intention. In this episode we discuss motivation and Resistance.

    Realistic View

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 32:04


    Realistic Worldview is the first of the 8 Fold Path as taught by Buddha. Having a realistic understanding of how things work, being able to apply intellect, science, wisdom to the reality of causation aides us in being liberated from suffering.

    4th Noble Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 15:25


    The 4th Noble Truth is the offering of the 8 Fold Path. First we are given the diagnosis and then we are offered the prescription!

    3rd Noble Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 21:10


    The Buddha taught that there can be complete cessation of suffering. In this episode we will unpack that Noble Truth or friendly fun fact as Bob Thurman calls them!

    2nd Noble Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 19:03


    The 2nd Noble Truth, as taught by the Buddha, is all about the causes of suffering. Hint, it has to do with separation of Self & Other.

    1st Fun Friendly Fact

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 14:29


    Surprise! Life is Suffering. In this episode we unpack that friendly fact (so named by Professor Thurman) and see what we find.

    Intro to the Four Noble Truths

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 21:40


    Let's embark on a journey together! I'd like to share the teachings of the Buddha, most notably, the 4 Noble Truths & the 8 Fold Path. Here we go!

    Ode To Tara

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 40:16


    I met Green Tara on September 25th, 2006. In this episode, I share my journey into Buddhism and my "accidental" kundalini awakening. I'm happy I didn't choose to go Fall boot shopping that day!

    The Interior Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 13:49


    In this episode I share the introduction from Mirabai Starr's translation of the Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila

    Invite Mara to Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 16:26


    I love the story of Buddha inviting Mara, the Demon God, to tea. Mara represents lust, greed, anger, doubt, etc. When Mara would visit the Buddha to tempt him the Buddha would pour two cups of tea and sit with him and say "I see you Mara".

    Let it Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 26:01


    Forgiveness, resentment, bitterness go together. If we hold on to the pain in a way that makes us unable to forgive, we shackle our own hearts. Bitterness blocks us from the awe and wonder of our own lives. What if we were to Let It Be? Not let it go, but release the pain through forgiveness and see what the event is there to teach us.

    The 4 Keys

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 27:54


    Looking at sutra 1.33 (again) we see the four keys and locks. Patanjali shows us that there are four kinds of people, happy, unhappy, virtuous and wicked. How we engage with these people determines our own inner happiness.

    Dream Weavers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 28:25


    Dreams leave a residue on us and in us whether we recall them or not. We know that we are discharging our conscious experiences (known or unknown) when we practice Yoga asana but what about our unconscious or subconscious experiences? We look at sutras 1.33 and 1.38 from Patanjali to see why it's important to discharge all the residue and begin again.

    Two Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 22:25


    I have a favorite Upanishad that tells the story of two birds, two sweet friends, who dwell in the same self tree. This teachings reminds us that we are both, the one that is busy partaking in all the fruits of life (bitter and sweet) and the witness to all that is actually our higher Self.

    Part Two with Maria Cassano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 34:59


    In part two of my conversation with Maria, we talk a little more about EMDR and how necessary it is to have a safe place and supportive people to assist us on our journey of healing. Please be advised that the topics of mental health and suicide are discussed in this episode

    Our First Guest!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 30:16


    I am very excited to share with you my conversation with Maria Cassano, author and Yogini. Maria and I discuss therapy, her recent memoir and her very real experience with EMDR. Please be advised that this episode contains topics of mental health, trauma and suicide.

    Simply the Best!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 23:57


    In this final episode on The Four Agreements, written by Don Miguel Ruiz, we discuss the 4th agreement Always Do Your Best!

    When we assume we....

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 14:13


    You know how the rest of that saying goes, right? In this episode we unpack Agreement Number 3 from the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz "don't make assumptions".

    It's Not You, It's Them!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 23:41


    The Second Agreement according to Don Miguel Ruiz is Don't Take Anything Personally.

    Agreement Number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 18:18


    In this episode I begin to share some excerpts from The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. We will begin with the first, be impeccable with your word.

    Women/Wolves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 17:57


    In this episode I share an excerpt from Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

    Bitterness & Self-Pity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 22:31


    When I heard the line "bitterness is amplified self-pity" it stopped me in my tracks. Listen in as I riff on this idea and share the antidote to self-pity.

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