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This hour of keen insight into spiritual principles touches upon the most practical aspects of our lives and speaks to our deepest yearnings for awakening. Find inspiration, insights, and time-tested practices from the ancient system of Kriya Yoga, a philosophy and practice for fulfilled living in today’s world.

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    • May 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Oneness, Interconnection and the Healing Wisdom of the Hive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 59:57


    What spiritual lessons can bees teach us about being aware, present and seeing the One in all? Join us in conversation with Michelle Cassandra Johnson as she shares practices of contemplation for healing ourselves, all beings and our world.

    Cook Simply, Eat Well, Enjoy More

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 66:34


    Are you trying to incorporate more meatless meals into your cooking?  Gena Hamshaw, author of A Grain, a Green, a Bean, shares her guidelines for delicious, simple, healthy meatless meals.  We can all eat better, enjoy more, and tread more lightly on the earth.

    Revitalize Your Health with Ayurveda

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 52:31


    How does the ancient healing science of Ayurveda help us to stay healthy, energetic, and balanced?  Kate O'Donnell, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook explores how we can use Ayurvedic wisdom to stay healthy and vital in every season.

    Find Peace and Resilience in Challenging Times Through the Creative Power of Prana

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 58:46


    Prana is the aliveness of the universe, from the flow of a river to the movement of planets. Listen in to this conversation with senior Kriya Yoga teacher Acharya Sundari Jensen and explore how to increase your prana to boost your vitality, creativity, and resilience.

    Find The Extraordinary in the Everyday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 60:07


    We can choose to walk the path of the mystic. The mundane will show up as miraculous, the boring becomes fascinating and our shortcomings become our greatest gifts. Join our guest Mirabai Starr as she shares that embracing mysticism in our lives is a way of being alive in the world.

    Live Your Yoga Moment to Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 58:11


    Say "yes" to yoga as a vehicle for personal, social, and collective liberation with Susanna Barkataki, author of Ignite Your Yoga. Join us as she shares how to go beyond the physical practices of Yoga to discover how to bring all aspects of Yoga into your daily life.

    Keep Steady and Calm in Challenging Times to Make a Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 63:18


    We all need help in difficult times. Guest Phil Goldberg will discuss the importance of spiritual practice for equanimity and balance. Prayer, meditation, mindfulness, and other practices are necessities for challenging times that bring calm and composure to mind and body.

    Beyond Body and Mind: The Wisdom of Ramana Maharshi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 56:19


    Who am I? The great yoga master Ramana Maharshi recommended self-inquiry as the path to Self-Realization, the realization of the Self of All.  Teacher and author Dr. David Frawley discusses his new book Yoga Beyond Body and Mind, which focuses on the teachings of this great sage.

    Discover True Wealth and Transform Your Relationship with Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 60:26


    How can we expand our definition of wealth into something we embody? Elizabeth Husserl, author of The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money, helps us to reframe the scarcity mindset, and allow money to become a trusted mentor that pushes us to expand our horizon.

    Balance Your Prana for Health and Vitality

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 65:13


    Prana is the life force which flows through our bodies and gives us resiliency and vitality. Join author and esteemed teacher Dr. David Frawley to learn more about prana and how to balance the energy flows in our body resulting in health and the awakening of our consciousness.

    Build a Life of Meaning and Purpose Through Radical Self-Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 63:00


    How can we cultivate resilience, compassion, and a sense of purpose in a fractured world? Mindfulness teacher and activist Shelley Tygielski shares how radical self-care guides us in big and small ways, creating ripple effects leading to a profound impact of compassion for ourselves and our community.

    Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 61:58


    How do thoughts and emotions impact our physical health as well as our mental and emotional well-being? Guest Reema Datta offers ancient yogic techniques that empower us to break free from the challenges of modern society so we can experience lasting inner peace and good health in all ways.

    Explore Swami Vivekananda and His Legacy of Love and Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 57:14


    In honor of the 125th anniversary of Vivekanda's visit to the Bay Area, Swami Prasannatmananda of the Vedanta Society Berkeley will discuss Vivekanda's timeless message of love, unity and divinity of all, and how that message reverberates to this day.

    Eat Well, Live Well, Think Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 61:32


    How can we improve our relationship with food so that we can find pleasure and nourishment in what we eat? Nutritionist Sue Van Raes shares practices that can help us understand what fulfills us and satisfies our true hungers. We can learn to trust our hunger and organic intelligence.

    Divine Grace Lived: A Journey of a Lifetime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 61:24


    Join Francis X. Clooney, Catholic priest, theologian, and professor at Harvard Divinity School, whose deep faith led to exploration of Hinduism and the development of a comparative theology.  We will discuss his memoir: Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story.

    Awaken to Our Underlying Unity Through the Perennial Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 59:41


    The Perennial Philosophy stresses that the experience of Oneness is available to all. Author and Professor Dana Sawyer shares how this philosophy supports our quest for Self-realization and our experience of the Unity that lies beneath the apparent diversity of the world.

    Celebrate the Unity of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 60:19


    In this time of divisiveness, recognition and celebration of our underlying unity is even more important. Paul John Roach discusses the unity of the world's religions and how various spiritual traditions celebrate the return of the light at this time of year.

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    Practical Steps to Transform Stress into Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 56:54


    Stress has become a normal part of our lives. Join us for this conversation with Dr. Elissa Epel, author of the Stress Prescription, as she shares practical ways to navigate adversity to live a happier and healthier life. We can't avoid stress but we can embrace it and transform it.

    Connect to Divine Energy for Healthy Relationships and Successful Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 58:18


    How can we attune ourselves to the subtle Divine energy that brings spiritual awakening, improves relationships and brings what we need for successful living? Shivani Lucki, internationally known Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author of Healing with Life Force, shares Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings for vitality, healing and Self-realization.

    The Bridge Between Time and Eternity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 51:55


    The soul bridges time and eternity. Yogacharya O'Brian discusses how, even in our busy lives, the practices of meditation, prayer, devotion, and contemplation, gather our attention and open space for the soul to stretch out.

    The Inspiring Life of a Modern Christian Mystic, Father Thomas Keating

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 55:23


    Father Thomas Keating is one of great Christian mystics and contemplative giants of our time. Spiritual teacher Cynthia Bourgeault, a long time student and colleague of Fr. Keating, offers insight into this master's journey from cloistered monk to world-renowned spiritual leader.

    Sacred Chants—A Divine Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 59:31


    How does sacred music deepen our connection to the Divine? Swami Nirvanananda, musician and spiritual teacher, shares how sacred chants and music can quiet our minds, bringing us to a deeper connection with the Divine.

    Take Action on Climate Change with Heart and Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 58:49


    How do we respond to the urgency of climate change yet act effectively with hope? Join the conversation with our guest, author Susan Bauer-Wu as we discuss the challenges of this moment, to channel our inner awareness and wisdom, and to re-orient our thinking toward hopeful action.

    Lasting Peace Begins with Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 63:37


    How can we contribute to a lasting peace in the world? The ancient yogic scriptures tell us that the power to change the world begins with us. Renowned spiritual teacher and spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait offers practical tools for self-transformation. We can all contribute to lasting peace.

    The Happiness of Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 60:57


    Do you yearn for lasting happiness?  Join yoga teachers and authors Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman as they explore the root causes of suffering and how to move toward awakening and integrating your physical body, heart, and mind. The shore of joy and happiness is waiting.

    Cultivate Health Through The Yamas and Niyamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 65:37


    An important component of health is contentment of the soul and the mind. Anusha Sehgal BAMS M.D, a classically trained Ayurvedic physician, shares how the yogic principles of the Yamas and Niyamas can be cultivated to support our everyday life, bringing balance and stability as well as support to navigate life's inevitable challenges.

    Awaken Your Healing Energy: Part Two- The Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 61:14


    How can we use the mind's capacities to create for ourselves a healthier and happier reality? Shivani Lucki, internationally known Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author of Healing with Life Force, shares Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings for vitality, healing and Self-realization 

    Mudras for Healing and Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 61:50


    Discover the positive qualities that mudras evoke in us! Join yoga therapist and author, Joseph Le Page, as he shares the ancient yogic science of mudra, yogic hand gestures for healing the physical body, balancing the mind and awakening spirit. If your body can't do yoga, your hands can.

    Overcome the Obstacles to Personal Healing and Contribute to the Healing of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 57:39


    Ever notice the ways we can create suffering for ourselves and others? Author Michelle Cassandra Johnson shares tools to navigate the obstacles that create suffering.  We can facilitate positive change not only within ourselves but also within our communities and the broader world.

    Heal Trauma in Your Body and Mind with Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 59:36


    Through our lives we experience physical and mental stressors that cause trauma to our bodies and minds. Author and yoga teacher Beth Spindler offers practices to help manage common conditions so that we can age with grace and ease. It is never too late to begin our healing journey.

    Enlightenment in Every Day Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 59:23


    Enlightenment in this lifetime may seem like a lofty and unattainable goal. Author and spiritual teacher Susan Kaiser Greenland finds enlightenment anytime in life's highs and lows, offering insightful tools and strategies for awakening in this real everyday world.

    Explore the Spiritual Heritage of Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 57:41


    How can the timeless wisdom of The Bhagavad Gita expand your yoga practice to be more spiritually fulfilling? Acharya Shunya, lineage holder, spiritual teacher, and author, presents the radical unity teachings of this text as a bridge between the ancient roots and modern practice of yoga.

    Live with Greater Ease and Integrity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 58:32


    How can we face the nitty-gritty of life while keeping a clear mind and making wise choices? Join nico and devon hase, authors of How Not to be a Hot Mess, as they offer humor and insight into surviving and thriving in modern life with ease and integrity.

    Deepen Your Yoga Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 60:52


    Join us as we dive more deeply into yoga practice with Cindy Lusk, author of Align and Refine.  We will explore the foundational principles of Yoga, the importance of meditation, and how to make these practices our own.

    Delicious Vegan Food Made Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 59:48


    Do things seem too hectic to eat healthy vegan food regularly? Veganism has ecological, health, and spiritual benefits.  Gena Hamshaw, certified nutritionist and author of The Vegan Week, discusses smart, practical, and delicious vegan meal planning for a simple way to embrace the joy of eating homemade, nutritious food every day.

    Living in Divine Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 54:55


    Do you long for healthy happy relationships? Listen as Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian reveals how “Love Loves Love!” The discussion includes insights for living in divine Love beginning by acknowledging the One in all and lighting up your mind with divine remembrance.

    Optimal Health and Wellness for Women Through Ayurveda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 60:03


    How can we use Ayurveda's ancient principles to recognize and correct imbalance in our bodies? Kate O'Donnell, author, and Ayurveda practitioner will share some insights on how to balance the body and mind for women of all ages based on her new book: Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health.

    Awaken Your Healing Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 58:28


    Our bodies have an amazing capacity to heal and thrive due to our life force, or prana.  Shivani Lucki, internationally known Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author of Healing with Life Force, shares Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings for vitality, healing and Self-realization.

    Stress Less and Improve Your Heart Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 61:10


    How can the ancient science of yoga help us to improve our overall well-being and especially our heart health? Author and teacher Susi Amendola shares how these practical and research-proven tools can improve our cardiovascular health and quality of life.

    The Yogic Path of Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 61:18


    How can the deep philosophical teachings of yoga support addiction recovery? Join guest Bryan Hyman RYT, author of Recovery with Yoga, as he offers inspiration and practical tools to help cultivate a powerful and purposeful life in recovery and to create a new design for living.

    Reclaim Your Wholeness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 55:22


    Are you aligned with who you KNOW yourself to be? Tracee Stanley and Dr. Laurel Trujillo discuss the sacred path to transformation and Self-remembrance. They will share yoga-based practices, meditations, and self-inquiry questions to help guide the inward journey.

    The Power of Tai Chi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 54:56


    Are you ready to reconnect with the power of your life energy? Join Master Waysun Liao, T'ai Chi master and author of T'ai Chi Classics, as he shares how to feel, restore, and strengthen your inner power (c'hi) through the practice of T'ai Chi.

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