Om My Goodness

What is a Subtle body? The etymology of subtle means "not easily understood." "Subtle" is a general term used to describe that which is beyond physical. Teachings across faiths and belief systems suggest that our physical body is not all there is. For example, Yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Naturopathic medicine all work with the "energy body." Science sometimes calls this the "Bio-Field." This body, is considered to be one subtle body. In truth, we have many subtle bodies.  In this episode, Melissa Love Glidden returns and drops some serious OMG, introducing us to the Astral Body. 

I have long been inspired by Judith Lasater's book, "Living Your Yoga" and appreciated how she applied her yoga practice to every facet of her life. Everything is an opportunity to put our training to the test. Inspired by this book, my next guest is doing just that. She is Living the Yoga through her everyday actions and I had the joy of sitting down with her to talk all things life. She is a master motivator. She is a shaker and definitely a mover. She has an incredible story to share that led her to the practice of yoga and eventually inspired her to start her company b_inspired. She truly embodies her mission, “to empower you to know that anything is possible.” She leads, “Self Ventures” around the globe, offering self-development tools to inspire more to live aligned to purpose.  She offers a weekly B_inspired mantra and is a champion for giving back. She leads “Sweat for Service”- a charity event on that benefits our service men and women and heads home every summer to do an inner tubing charity event to honor her late mother who passed away from breast cancer when she was 14. She is also a personal trainer that seamlessly weaves yoga into her weekly high energy fitness classes. Since recording, I did have the joy of taking her Vinyasa class at Corepower and I was delighted and inspired by her presence, sequence, themeing, and harmonium accompanied singing. Please Enjoy this episode with the one and only, inspiring and very mighty Katie_B_Happy.

How do we take our yoga practice off the mat into our everyday lives? Ryan Glidden is back on the show to discuss how we can take our yoga practice and apply it to a soulful growth off the mat. He talks about his philosophy behind, "Attention, Intention and Action." 

A fun, unedited conversation with Eugene Kim, co-leader of November project and running enthusiast, Jennifer Ouellette. This episode explores my longtime fascination with the running community. I have had many conversations with people who truly love running. Like, LOVE it. One of the more intriguing conversations I had was with Eugene and Jenn. One a marathon runner and the other an "occasional ultra-marathoner." I invited them on the show to explore this love of theirs and to put some language behind what truly motivates them to run for miles and miles and miles. Interestingly enough, in the weeks since recording this episode, Nike and Headspace teamed up and created an app to inspire people to "run mindfully." 

The practice of meditation often gets swept under the yoga postures when the original intention of asana was to help us develop a practice of stillness. Today, we have at least 20 scientifically-validated reasons on the benefits of a meditation practice. These range from boosting your health and happiness to helping us with self-control and changing our brain. In this episode, my friend and colleague, Matt Wood, a San Diego based teacher, offers us a tender perspective on the practice of meditation.

Ryan Glidden with MOSAIC Yoga, The MOSAIC Foundation and author of "Both Sides of The Mat,"(soon to be released) is back on OMG and we are taking a deeper dive into the history of asana, the yogic postures. Join us for a listen as we explore the popularity of asana and look to better understand its purpose.

This is part 3 of my conversation with Melissa Love Glidden from MOSAIC Yoga and The MOSAIC Foundation on the unseen. In this short and sweet episode, Melissa helps bring clarity to these two dimensions that are often confused and muddled together. Melissa offers us insight and tools as to why the spiritual dimension is where all the goodness resides. 

A continuation of my conversation with Melissa Love Glidden from MOSAIC Yoga and MOSAIC Collective in which we discuss the more mystical side of yoga- metaphysics, chakras and how we can use them on our path of spiritual growth.

Many consider the practice of yoga to be spiritual. How do we take a spiritual experience and transform it into spiritual growth? On this episode, I am joined by MOSAIC Co-Founder, Melissa Love Glidden who discusses the difference between these two as well as the difference between character/personality development and spiritual development. It is packed full of goodness!

Yoga, in many ways, has been in dialogue with other religious traditions. One needs to look no further than the Yoga Sutras as proof of this ongoing dialogue. In this episode, we ask the intriguing question: can modern yoga be enriched by incorporating other practices and techniques from the world’s religions?

One of the yogic luminaries of our time, B.K.S. Iyengar said that “in order for yoga to survive, it needs to innovate.” We explore how yoga has innovated and what the practice of yoga might look like in the near future with MOSAIC Co-Founder Ryan Glidden.

Can one be Christian, Jewish or Muslim and still practice yoga? I often get asked this question. A spirited dialogue around how yoga can be a tool to deepen one’s beliefs and ultimately strengthen one’s connection to God across faiths.  

Are spirit and soul interchangeable terms? We grapple with these two big concepts. We look into various ways of understanding the nature and function of the soul and spirit. Note: A clarification: We reference the "siddhi" powers that refer to the Brahmin priests and later, the yogi's, sannyasins, who received the siddhis.

Yoga is a practice that begins in our minds. Yoga has a unique perspective on what the mind is. In this episode, we are joined by MOSAIC Co-Founder, Ryan Glidden who explores how yoga defines the mind and how our yoga practice at best is designed to evolve our minds.

It is not all about exercising the body; the Yoga Sutras tell us that the goal is meditative absorption. When we turn within, we descend into the heart and come to dwell in pure consciousness. In this episode, we turn our attention to meditation and the roles of concentration, stillness, and silence.

Postures and breathing are without a doubt the core of all physical forms of yoga...but how long have they been around? This episode uncovers some of the misconceptions about ancient yoga. 

We begin our grapple with our deep dive into the world of Patanjali’s 8 Limbs. Who is this Patanjali? What did yoga look like during that era? Before any profound or meaningful activity, we must prepare the foundation. This episode casts light onto the critical importance of ethics. How does one live yoga?

A fun and face-paced overview of the famous Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In less than one hour, we guide you on a whirlwind tour of the highlights of “classical” yoga.

Yoga Therapy is rapidly becoming a reputable profession that serves human beings in uncovering the essential well-being within us all. Susana Jones, founder of Urban Yogi and Yoga Therapist-in-Training joins us to help us better understand this new field in holistic health. Please help us grow our podcast by subscribing to our show!

We peer deeply into the fascinating development of yoga, all while exploring the unique practices that went along with each stage.  Please help us grow our podcast by subscribing to our show!

Yoga has been defined in so many ways across its evolution. We attempt to answer this question in the shortest and sweetest way it can possibly be defined. Please help us grow our podcast by subscribing to our show!