Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast

A warm welcome to the podcast this week where we meet up with Cass and Marcus Hamill, co-founders of The Sattva Life. Together they have been walking the path of Yoga for over 20 years! As leading teachers of the integrated approach of Sattva Yoga, they have found no shortage of unique, expressive ways of sharing the teachings. Whether it's retreats of Surfing and Meditation or Sattva Yoga in the school classroom, it is their visionary brilliance and inclusivity that is so wonderfully magnetizing. It was marvelous to share in conversation, laughs, wisdom and storytelling with these two master Sattva Yogis. SWWP congratulates them on The Sattva Life Meditation Centre, on the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia. See you there at The Sattva Life HQ for a dive in the ocean and a deep dive in consciousness with Cass and Marcus! Namaste.@sattvayogaacademywww.sattvayogaacademy.com@the.sattva.life@maxiji

In the multicultural hub district of Lisbon, Portugal we catch up via Zoom with two Sattva Yogis. Raquel and Sergio embrace a life devoted to spiritual evolution with grounded, sustainable practices. This is the foundation from which these two Sattva Yogis teach. These wonderful teachers and community leaders are the co-founding couple behind Sattva Yoga Portugal. They host wonderful events and retreats online and in person. Their teachings hold a distinct fragrance of Sattva Yoga, emanating an essence that is authentic and mature while simultaneously being expressive of their own personalized approach. This combination of deep-seated reverence for the source and wealth of embodied yogic wisdom, paired with their wonderfully unique expression, is what allows these Sattva teachers to express the true hallmark traits of a Yogi.@sattvayogaportugal@shamanic.tantric.yogi@raquel._.louca@sattvawarriorsofwisdom@sattvayogaacademy@sattvaconnect@maxijiwww.sattvayogaacadmey.com

Ritika and Eran are the founders of Sattva Sanctuary, Australia. It is the first of its kind, a sister center to the primary Sattva Retreat in Rishikesh, India. Anand Ji came to visit this incredible land first as it was just taking shape. After sitting a deep meditation in the Yoga Shala surrounded by towering gum trees and wild bushlands, he rose up and extending his blessing for this Sattva Sanctuary, he said, "This is a place where people can go deep."Eran and Ritika work alongside this beautiful land to bring nature's vision to life. They talk about that creative process with the perspective of true yogis. They are leading examples of what it means to be householder Yogis. Together they live an integrative life of spiritual devotion as the foundation. That integrative spiritual life has blessed them to raise a daughter, operate international businesses and be the pillars of the Sattva Sanctuary. If there was any reservation that a spiritual life needs to look a certain way, Ritika and Eran are the total myth-busters! It is all a life of spiritual devotion and practice that has been the driving force for the way things have unfolded. As both householder Yogis share, it is a fine art to listen and allow that great power to guide you.Both Ritika and Eran are masterful Jyotish (Vedic Astrologers) supporting the community with open arms and the integrative practice of Sattva Yoga. Their expertise in the area of relationship consultation brings a very relevant application to this timeless Jyotish wisdom.Next time you're passing through Byron Bay, Australia, make sure to stop into the Sattva Sanctuary for meditation, yoga nature walks and a cup of chai!www.sattvasanctuary.com.auwww.ritikaflow.comwww.livingholistic.lifewww.sattvasanctuary.com.auwww.ritikaflow.comwww.livingholistic.life@sattvayogaacademy@ritikaflow@living_holistic@theanandmehrotra@maxiji

Geoff Rupp is our guest on this week's episode of the podcast. His credentials include Zen-ocean manifestation, sleep talking in Sanskrit and being very particular about his study roommates to name just a few of his areas of expertise that are visited in this conversation! Geoff has been travelling back and forth from the Himalayas for over a decade, studying the timeless wisdom of Yoga. His affinity for the Yogic Science was first explored through the initiation and deep study into the primary Yoga Technology of Meditation. Geoff travels around the globe sharing this profound practice of meditation along with kriya, Vedic astrology and Sattva Yoga, specializing in its application for wholistic peak performance coaching and wellness. Catch up with Geoff and host Max for an eye-opening conversation of what is possible when you bring the light of these Yogic Teachings into every area of your life. From personal to professional and, yes, even speaking Sanskrit in your sleep! www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.geoffrupp.com www.ascendingminds.com.au @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @geoff_rupp @sattvamusic

"We are the time." It is statements like this that are left ringing in our ears, in our inquisitive minds, that Dalia, slams down on the table in this full food-for-thought episode of SWWP! As a leading Sattva Yoga Teacher and Jyotish (Vedic Astrologer), Dalia's razor sharp insights into current events, cosmic scale timelines, and the theme of surrendering to the great mystery of life itself, are just some of the big topics tackled in this great conversation between Dalia and podcast host Max.   Dalia and Max are Sattva siblings! The journey into Yoga has been a lifelong journey, or better yet, a continuity of lives, lived in the direction of greater awakening that these two souls have undoubtedly walked together before.   Without failing to recognize the specialness of having a sibling to walk alongside on the spiritual path, this conversation explores great cosmic questions with the familiarity and quirkiness that only siblings share.   Dalia leads in the retelling of a childhood memory where their mother Tanya, a Sattva Jyotish in her own right, taught them Vedic mantras at the age of 5 and 7. As a family of Vedic astrologers, there is a lot of teaching to go around! Meaning that a family of teachers is also a family of students whether you want to be taught or not! Dalia and Max find a back and forth flow in this episode that pushes each other's ideas further. Anand Ji says every family needs a Buddha. In the case of Dalia and Max, it seems each Buddha of this family has their work cut out for them as they are continually inspiring each other to go look deeper within themselves. Dalia is an expert Jyotish who has supported so many amazing people, healers, yogis, and conscious leaders during this year of intense growth and change. Join in on this conversation to hear all about how Dalia is working as an incredible conduit for the Vedic wisdom and Jyotish science. @sattvayogaacademy @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvamusic @daliagencher   @maxiji

Georgia Talcott is Sattva's very own organic Farmer. Every morning she rides her scooter up to the organic Sattva Farm, which is en route to the world famous Neelkanth Shiva Temple, a holy pilgrimage sight. From the stunning terraced mountain farmland, you feel held in a womb. On this farming plateau surrounded by mountains on all sides, one gets a sense for the way this land has been farmed since people first settled in the Himalayan hills of upper Rishikesh. The Sattva Farm is an initiative to re-enliven that same original intent with farming these beautiful hills. Fresh, organic, local farm-to-table produce that is grown sustainably and in harmony with the seasons. Georgia, who had been practicing yoga in the West for many years, came to Sattva primarily to get her hands into farming. Needless to say, her expectations for the yoga training she signed up for were exceeded tremendously. Can you believe it? Coming to Sattva for farming and only then realising that not only will she continue her yoga practice, but that she will be studying at the leading yoga school in the world?! As she came to understand her practice like never before through the transformative teachings led by Anand Mehrotra, her commitment to her farming grew alongside it with gusto. She has become an integral part of the Sattva Farm team. Tune in this week to catch up with Farmer Georgia Talcott in this eye-opening episode of the Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast! www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.sattvamusic.com @sattvayogaacademy @theanandmehrotra @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @maxiji

Somah Devi is the founder of Savitur Botanicals. She is also a Master Sattva Yoga Teacher. For Somah, playing it safe is not the way she has found such incredible personal, professional and ultimately spiritual fulfillment. Riding motorcycles through the jungles, performing as a professional figure skater, raising a family and launching a business without any formal "business know-how" is just simply the way she rolls. Somah opens up her story with us here today and shares compelling insights into how it is she was able to really paint for herself the life that she lives, a life most empowering and full of love. Now with the success of Savitur Botanicals, a premium line of finest quality essential oils, Somah is a force to reckon with in the world of botanical essential oils for holistic remedy. Somah Devi helps clients from all walks of life experience optimal health in the most holistic and encompassing sense of the word. She has traveled to India to study with Himalayan yogi-mystic Anand Mehrotra more than 15 times! Her way of sharing the teachings finds an effortless flow in her latest work with Sattva Connect. Being a 'botanical science geek' as she puts it, has meant that her extensive studies in the field have taken her all around the world as a leading authority. When Sattva Connect and Somah teamed up, the intention was to bring that knowledge forward and to make it readily available online. So what has resulted is a 10-chapter introductory course to the world of essential oils through the ayurvedic lens! saviturbotanicals.com sattvaconnect.com @saviturbotanicals @sattvaconnect @sattvayogaacademy @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvamusic @maxiji

Super Model, actress, conscious leader and Master Sattva Yoga Teacher, Rachel Hunter. Rachel is an integral teacher and mentor within the Sattva Yoga community and joins us today from her quarantine in New Zealand... her 3rd quarantine to be exact! Having been in India for the early part of last year as the pandemic broke, Rachel found herself secluded, away from her family and in deep meditative silence in India's south. She underwent a self-initiated process of deep Sadhana. That meant little to no contact with the "outside world" as she delved into her practice of Yoga and Tantra. The year then weaved its way to America where she set down her bags just long enough to then go visit her children living in London, England. Finally, as Rachel returns to NZ, she is elated and also tested by the physical distance between her and her children. She shares a tale of the trail stitched together over this year, revealing a grand tapestry with many triumphs and challenges. When Rachel starts speaking with Max, you know it's a life of living Yoga that Rachel draws from to then relay in her insights shared. There is a reservoir of experience born out of self-practice and mastery that, once it meets us, is her wisdom. This makes her ability to communicate these life transforming teachings of Yoga with such naturalness. Rachel's ability to find words of her own that expound upon the yogic teachings, scriptures and mystical arts is something that has been refined and cultured in this year of isolations, both self-imposed and official! This conversation is a great exploration of uncharted territory, unrehearsed topics and best of all, laughter and bloopers that are left in the final edit for you to join in on the fun! Rachel's teachings, retreats and yoga classes can be found on her website in the link below. https://rituals.rachelhunter.com/ @rachelhunterx @sattvayogaacademy @sattvaconnect @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvamusic @maxiji

Season 2 of the SWW podcast in underway and we are so excited! Our next guest is too she says as this episode kicks off! 500hr+ Sattva Yoga Teacher and Dance Artist Renee Stewart is our guest today. As she puts it, dance and yoga have become one. It's life in the flow. This conversation unfolds in that same manner. Renee and Max get flowing on some pressing discussions including current London lockdown, the shift online, and the silver linings in it all. On top of that we find the time to catch up with Renee about painting, finding new artistic expressions, and what it's like living with a lazy Chihuahua! Renee brings profound insights into the conversation through her reflections that this COVID time has given time for to be brought into the light. She generously shares those reflective insights for us as we journey with her into what it means to Embody these ancient teachings. Embodiment and what that really means reveals itself as a central theme for this episode. The dedication of Renee in continuing her teachings online, being available for students in that capacity, has been a very real source of great purpose and joy over this past year. Like a true Yogi, she answered the need of the hour and got busy online! Find her classes in the link to her official website below. Renee and her mother Rachel are both Sattva Yogis. Each finding Sattva independently, it has been a source of great inspiration for both of them. It is a path they walk alone and get to share. As Renee shares, this is a beautiful continuity of a spiritually invested woman in her lineage. Passed down from her Grandmother, to her Mother and now Renee, a family of Buddhas! www.reneestewartofficial.com @renee_stewart www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.sattvaconnect.com @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @theanandmehrotra @sattvayogaacademy @sattvaconnect @sattvamusic @maxiji

This week on the podcast we catch up with award winning conscious film maker and master Sattva yoga teacher Adam Schomer. A discussion unfolds that travels the most vastest landscapes of subject matters and some how ties them all together. The light hearted laughter between Adam and host Max makes for an easy listen and inclusive conversation for all who are tuning in.   Adam didn't know he was going to be a film maker. The sum of all the parts, as he explains is always a great surprise. With a background in engineering and soccer, it was hard to imagine things would unfold the way they have.   Adam came to India and found his stride in film making. He found himself studying 1 on 1 with Himalayan Mystic Anand Mehrotra. Adam quickly found himself swimming uncharted territory, or to be more accurate, riding a motorcycle with Anand Ji to the highest road in the world! This junction point of Yoga and motor cycles was the catalyst of an incredible trajectory that sent Adam's film career into full swing.   The Highest Pass as the motorcycle journey was titled for its film premier, has gained continued success over the years since it' release. Adam has also been the producer of HEAL, #1 itunes documentary on the body and mind healing ability.   His latest release is a docu-series combining the world of Yoga and Motorcycles in a way that is even attracting attention of university professors. Adam envisions this new format of docu-series and accompanying course content to be a way forward in the expansive realm of conscious film and media.   Adam shares full heartedly on this episode the power of conscious media consumption, how to host a weekly community meditation at home, the very real healing power of the mind body apparatus, the exciting leaps and bounds being taken within the world of conscious business education and so much more.   Join Adam with host Max Gencher for a cup of chai and a nourishing conversation.   Follow Adam   @i2iproductions   Sattva Yoga   @sattvayogaacademy   @theanandmehrotra   www.sattvayogaacademy.com   Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast   @sattvawarriorsofwisdom   @maxiji

Medicine is a word that we all understand. Music is a language we all connect to. Healing is a term that brings common definition to words of both Medicine and Music. As we recognise the inherent connection there in, we see that the commonalities of music and medicine are in fact the common traits in all principles of health, well being and yoga. This week we speak to Sattva Yoga teacher and Sound Healer Komal Batra, delving into how it is that we can awaken the medicinal value of sound and music. Komal explains that it is by attuning to the sacredness of sound that a portal is opened for us to access that space within ourselves, where the experience of wholeness, of healing, can arise. Tune in to hear Komal weave this conversation of sound into the yogic teachings and it's ancient wisdom that lives here and now! wwww.sattvasanctuary.com @kairoconsciousness @sattvawarriorsofwisdom

Emma is a Master Sattva Yoga Teacher and Sacred Artist who has enlivened the grounds of Sattva with phenomenal sacred geometric mandalas, yantras and murals that speak volumes. The teachings flow through each person in a different way. Emma's art has a way of speaking that is deeply connected to her own divine expression and the teachings themselves. Join Emma and Max for this light-hearted and story riddled episode of the Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast. Emma completed works at Sattva such as the Bhagavad Gita Online Course alter piece, the book cover art work for Liberation by Anand Mehrotra and the album cover for Sattva Grace, available on spotify and apple music to name a few projects. Emma and Max, who are close friends, sit down together for this light hearted and story riddled episode of the Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.sattvaconnect.com www.sattvamusic.com @theanandmehrotra @sattvayogaacademy @emma.abel.art @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @maxiji

Karen Vermeersch didn't know that returning to Sattva after a Christmas visit to her family in Belgium, would be the transformative whirlwind journey that has unfolded since! In this episode, Karen speaks of her devotion to yoga as a living and integrative approach to life. Her background in Bach Flower Therapy and masterful wisdom, from the yog-vedantic tradition, opens up the space where our conversation finds free flow and poetry, literally! Join in for this conversation of empowerment and healing, that comes from meeting yourself in the moment, where we rise to the invitation of life and find healing for the self, through the self. www.sattvayogaacademy.com @karenvermeersch @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvayogaacacemy @sattvaconnect @maxiji

"Share to uplift". This sentiment is left ringing in our ears as Tomas Gudenas, Master Sattva Yogi and Teacher shares his personal approach to teaching this Himalayan Yogic tradition. Tomas lets us in on a few of the secrets to his personal practice and he shares insights unique and thought provoking in this episode. Tomas has an extensive background in movement art - from parkour athlete to CEO personal trainer, gypsy band-wagon performer, to Hollywood stunt-man. This gives him a tapestry of insights into the bodies mechanics to draw upon and share. All this understanding and awareness has been examined under the scrutiny of his own personal experimentation with himself as the test subject! www.sattvayogaacademy.com @tomasgudenas @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvaconnect @sattvayogaacademy @maxiji Facebook: Tomas Gudenas

Episode 8: Across the Ocean of Devotion - Marcie Romano Across the Ocean of Devotion is an episode that speaks of a bond reaching beyond the sands of time and into eternal love. A love ever available and locatable right here. This is the love between a teacher and a student, a guru and devotee, a soul discoverer and the path. Marcie shares an incredible account of her coming to be a devotee of Ananda Mayi Ma, the “Bliss Permeated Mother”, and her service in archiving and restoring some of Ma's greatest work. This conversation paints a beautiful picture of her love and the teachings of Ma, and how divine intervention led her to Sattva Yoga Academy to study with Anand Ji. @sattvayogaacademy @theanandmehrotra @marcieromano @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @maxiji www.sattvayogaacademy.com

The life times we live within a single life time! In this episode, we explore the ever-blooming of the self, a term speaking to the dynamic and ever-deepening meaning that arises, here and now, as we learn to apply the sage wisdom of the Himalayan Yogic Tradition. For Jemina, the tools and technology of Sattva Himalayan Yoga allowed her natural gifts to flourish in the most wonderful and expansive ways. Light, dark, good, bad - these words fall to the wayside as Jemina shines the torch of wisdom on topics from Tantra to Kundalini and the reality of the Self. If it sounds deep to you, you are right! www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.sattvamusic.com @theanandmehrotra @beatrice_bone @sattvawarriorsofwisdompodcast @sattvayogaacademy @maxiji @sattvaconnect      

Marilee Aronson arrives to the S.W.W. podcast, this week, with a message her spirit called her to share. "It's time!", she says. The time for her to share her story and let it transform others. As a Sattva Master Teacher, Sattva Jyotish and spiritually-oriented psychologist, Marilee is more of a modern-day shaman-healer than any other title may suffice. Her interest in cultures far and wide, and her genuine capacity to immerse herself in them, has given her incredibly unique insights into integrative healing. She sums it all up as "Loving-Attunement", a term we explore in depth, in this episode. www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.marileearonson.com @marilee.aronson @sattvawarriorsofwisdompodcast @sattvaconnect @sattvayogaacademy

When Simon Keenan, a Master Sattva Yoga teacher, walked the Camino de Santiago for the first time he spontaneously had a vision while visiting some ruins close to where he now lives. This was the start of an incredible unfolding that would bring him back to India and catapult him on his path of dharma. The Camino de Santiago attracts truth seekers and spiritual devotes from all walks of life. Tune in to hear Simon bring to life the tales of pilgrims he meets and the alchemy that is possible in the fertile grounds of a receptive heart. www.yourcaminowithin.com www.wisdomoftheway.com www.sattvayogaacademy.com @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @sattvayogaacademy @wisdomoftheway_

In this episode, we travel to Las Vegas, Nevada where we catch up with Anuranjan Bist, a leading psychiatrist and cutting edge TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) practitioner, who is finding unanimously positive and promising results in his clients' health through his innovative combination of TMS and the yogic techniques of meditation and breath work, from the Sattva integrated practice. Join us and discover how the effects of depression and anxiety, among other mind related disturbances, can be reversed. This episode is a great adventure from the Himalayas and back again. A true testament that all paths guide you home. www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.mindbrainlv.com @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @mindbrainIv @sattvayogaacademy @maxiji

Episode 3: Heaven on Earth - Santa Maria Rivera From Rishikesh to Hollywood! In this week's episode, Heaven on Earth, we speak to Santa Maria Rivera, an L.A local, with a strong connection to her Mexican roots. Santa Maria's family business is now a leading force in the world of conscious cosmetics. Santa Maria has traveled the world sharing the teachings of yoga and the science of meditation. Like her family's business, giving back is at her very core. Tune in and experience the radiance of a heart aligned with dharma. @sattvayogaacademy @sattvawarriorsofwisdom @santamariarivera @abejareynaoficial Www.sattvayogaacademy.com www.abejareyna.mx

Episode 2: Be the Change - Tracy Jennings Hill In this great time of expansive connection, through communication technology, we're touching down in Atlanta, Georgia to connect with Community Leader, Conscious Mentor and Studio Owner Tracy Jennings-Hill. Change is inevitable, the call is to evolve! "Be the change. Just be it!", says Tracy, in a discussion of travel, entrepreneurship, astrology, and conscious gathering. With the Sattva teachings at the core of the conversation, this is truly the storytelling of a Wisdom Warrior. @liveuryoga @sattvawarriorsofwisdom.com www.sattvayogaacademy.com

Episode 1: Conscious Leadership - Micael Wigerud Welcome to the Sattva Warriors of Wisdom Podcast! In this inaugural episode, host Max Gencher speaks to Master Sattva Yogi and Conscious Leadership mentor Micael Wigerud in Gothenburg, Sweden! Tune in to hear stories about trekking in the Himalayas, picking bananas in Zanzibar and the courage to live bravely, carving out your own path as a conscious leader.   @volition.studios @sattvawarriorsofwisdom www.sattvayogaacademy.com