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Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice that holds immense potential for our well-being, yet it remains somewhat hidden in the shadows. Today, we're fortunate to have Sandeep Manur, a seasoned yoga teacher, studio owner, and teacher trainer, back on the podcast to unravel the mysteries of Yoga Nidra.Episode Highlights:What is yoga nidra and how is it different from shavasana?The origin of yoga nidra from the Bihar School of YogaWhat are the benefits of yoga nidraDoes yoga nidra have any connection with hypnosis?The 8 stages of Yoga NidraInternalizationSankalpaBody awarenessBreath awarenessOppositesVisualizationSankalpaExternalizationCan one have more than one Sankalpa in their yoga nidra practice?Under what circumstances can one change or update the sankalpa?Does sankalpa have a connection with dharma or purpose in life?How to find a Sankalpa?What is the significance of the three repetitions of Sankalpa?How to navigate Yoga Nidra from the beginner stage to the intermediate and advanced?Suggestions to help people stay awakeHow long should a yoga nidra be for it to be effective?Join our mailing listFind all the resources mentioned in this episodeConnect with us on Instagram

This podcast episode is all about Yoga Nidra, a wonderful relaxation meditation technique developed by the great yoga adept Swami Satyananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga in India. Yoga Nidra, as a meditation technique, enables you to remain awake and alert as you venture into the deep sleep state. Instead of becoming unconscious, you experience an exalted state of consciousness and a deep, blissful connection to the highest Self. We describe Yoga Nidra:How it enables you to systematically relax each part of your physical body and move your awareness to your subtle layers, emotions, and deeper mind. As you do this, you relax and rejuvenate your whole self.The three stages of Yoga Nidra, which include recuperation from exhaustion, purification of old tensions and traumas from the unconscious mind, and the attainment of an exalted state of consciousness.The importance of Yoga Nidra for deep rest and how it can be used to overcome the negative effects of sleep disturbance and insomnia.How it removes deep-seated tensionsYoga Nidra in therapy and psychotherapy How to practice Yoga Nidra using a guided MP3.Included in this podcast is the first track from Big Shakti's Introduction to Meditation and Yoga Nidra MP3 series.To purchase Big Shakti's Introduction to Meditation and Yoga Nidra MP3 series, click here.Subscribe to our eNewsletter and receive substantial discounts on products https://bigshakti.comBig Shakti podcast https://bigshakti.com/podcast/For more information on Big Shakti meditations, go to https://bigshakti.com/meditations/For more information on Big Shakti's Yoga and Meditation Courses, go to https://bigshakti.com/courses/For information regarding Jayne Stevenson's intuitive healing and dream therapy practice, go to https://bigshakti.com/about/jayne-stevenson/For information regarding Dr Swami Shankardev's medical and psychotherapy practice, go to https://bigshakti.com/about/dr-swami-shankardev-saraswati/Big Shakti's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@BigShakti

Profitez des bienfaits de relaxation et de régénération de cette séance de Yoga Nidra aussi connu comme le Yoga du sommeil

In todays conversation we talk about the possibilities of 2023 with special guest Kevin Holt. We are joined by Benjamin C George in hour two. Certified coach by Anthony Robbins.- Certfied NLP Practitioner by Dr. JohnGrinder, co-founder of NLP- Trained personally with Wim Hof in the WimHof Method.- Certified breathwork, meditation and yoga instructor by the Bihar School of Yoga in India.www.kevinholt.mewww.kevinholtbook.comhttps://benjamincgeorge.com/https://benjamincgeorge.com/product/no-absolutes-a-framework-for-life/Music: https://youtu.be/nThfHcRNQI0

Гергана и Тодор Захариеви. Тя е настоящ, а той почетен председател на Българската йога асоциация. Разговор за физиката, ума и духа. За начина по който йога идва в живота на г-н и г-жа Захариеви, и изобщо за това що е то йога. Гергана Захариева свами Йога Гяна Тя е един от основателите на Българска йога асоциация и понастоящем неин председател. Завършила Художествената академия. Занимава се с йога от 1983 г., а със Сатянанда йога - от 1988 г. Завършва курс по йога в университета Бихар Йога Бхарати (BYB) (Индия), курс за учители по йога в Сатянандашрам - Гърция и курс за санясини в BSY. През 2010 г. Гергана Захариева завършва последното ниво от обучението в Австралийската йога академия. Учила и работила 2 години в йога университета BYB. Преподавала е йога в Спортна академия, София. Води курсове по хатха йога (очистителни практики, асана, пранаяма и релаксация), медитация и нада йога (медитация с използване на звуци) в зала близо до НДК. Сертифициран учител по Сатянанда йога. През ноември 2015 г. е избрана за член на Yoga Vidya Council, международен съвет за опазването, задълбочаването и разпространението на науката йога. Тодор Захариев свами Вивекамурти През 1990 г. е един от учредителите на Българската федерация по йога (БФЙ). Оттогава до 2018 г. е член на нейния Управителен Съвет. През 1996 г. заедно със съмишленици учредява Българска йога асоциация (БЙА) и оттогава е неин председател, а към настоящия момент – почетен председател. Тодор Захариев практикува йога от 1979 г. По образование е инженер по електроника. Изучавал йога в Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) в Индия и Сатянанда йога академия в Гърция и Австралия. Завършил курс за санясини в Black swan yoga. Преподава йога от 1992 г. През 1993 г. получава посвещение в пълна саняса и йогийското име свами Вивекамурти. Участва като лектор във всички обучения за учители по йога, организирани съвместно от БФЙ и НСА, провеждани след 2000 г., а през 2005, 2007, 2010-2011 и 2011-2013 г. координира тези обучения. През ноември 2015 г. е избран за член на Йога Видя Каунсъл (Yoga Vidya Council), между­народен съвет за опазването, задълбочаването и разпространението на науката йога. От октомври 2017 г. е член на Консултативния съвет на Европейската Сатянанда Йога Академия (SYAE). През юни 2020 г. Тодор Захариев бе награден от правителството на Индия за своя дългогодишен принос за разпространението на йога в България. Приятно гледане и слушане! Българска йога асоциация, Йога център "Арадхана": https://yogabg.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bg.yoga.association/ https://www.instagram.com/yogabg_official/ Последвай ни в: / Follow us in: YouTube: bit.ly/3jFjmXS Facebook: bit.ly/2FJlMHl Instagram: bit.ly/3jl8L4h Twitter: twitter.com/LegendiLegends Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/legendi-legends/id1538275381 GooglePodcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg5NjIxNTM0OC9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg6eXspYXtAhUI9hoKHVTgAw4Q9sEGegQIARAC Spotify: spoti.fi/2TeTM1p SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/cfcjgwgp3shy Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/2067872?deferredFl=1 - Георги Харизанов Веселин Вълчев Легенди / Legends Българският подкаст / The Bulgarian podcast

Tanis Fishman, founder of the School of Sankulpa, talks with J about experiencing unity consciousness. They discuss surrender and awakening moments including a bad car accident Tanis was in at age 19, her travels and time at the Bihar School of Yoga, "I-ness" and distortion fields, feeling beyond our mental impression storehouse, touching pure frequencies, using the word God, prayer as communion with higher consciousness, being ready to give up everything so you can come to knowing, and being witnessed upon the humble path.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.  

Welcome to Cyrus Says, CnB presented by Volvo Car India with pet care partner - Heads Up For Tails!On Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Masoom & Meghnad. Today, Cyrus is ranting against people abandoning their pets because of recent incidents involving dogs being aggressive on the streets of a few cities. Today's a purely political show as Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the new president of Congress. The guys also discuss a Bihar School exam paper that referred to Kashmir as a separate country. Tune in for this and much more!Connect with Volvo Car India on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volvocarsin…Twitter: https://twitter.com/volvocarsinYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/VolvoCarsIndiaConnect with Heads Up For Tails on:Website: https://headsupfortails.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/headsupfortails?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadsUpForTails/YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadsUpForTailsOfficialCheck out the Cyrus Says merch:https://bit.ly/3CiHHQ4You can follow Masoom on Instagram at @masoom_rajwaniYou can follow Meghnad on Instagram at @meghnadsStream the podcast on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, & Google PodcastsDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or emailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha (https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

My guest this month is Patrick McCartney. His written work, on Sanskrit-speaking villages, Sanskrit in the Indian census, the popular use and the politics of Yoga (and many other topics), is very conveniently linked to here. His Yogascapes project has its own website. The Himāl article on Spoken Sanskrit he mentions is linked to here.His videos, including his 'A Day in our Ashram' and the videos on his search for the Sanskrit-speaking villages, are available on his YouTube channel.You can read more on Swāmi Satyānanda and the Bihar School of Yoga here and more about the Sanskrit programme at Australia National University here. (And of course there is the SSP interview with the wonderful McComas Taylor, the heart of Sanskrit at ANU.)The article on the 'Sanskrit Boulevard' from the Hindustan times is here; this is a related article. Read more about M. N. Srinivas and the concept of Sanskritisation. If you are interested in the SOAS- based Haṭha Yoga Project, their website is here; this is a brief introduction to pole yoga or Mallakhamba. The books Patrick recommends for people interested getting into the field are Asko Parpola's Roots of Hinduism and Sheldon Pollock's Rasa Reader.

Mukta Tantra Yoga und seine Bedeutung In diesem Interview habe ich den indischen Meister Jiva Mukta zu Gast. Er ist Gründer und Lehrer von Mukta Tantra Yoga, einem tantrischen Yogastil, welcher verschiedene Methoden aus dem traditionellem Tantra Yoga vereint. Ich habe 2022 meine Tantra Yogaasusbildung in seiner Schule in Südfrankreich absolviert und möchte dich in dieser Episode mitnehmen zu einer Gedankenreise über unseren Verstand, die Liebe und den Weg zu innerem Frieden. Das Interview ist diesmal in Englisch. Über Mukta: Jivan Mukta, der Gründer von Mukta Tantra Yoga, hat sein Leben damit verbracht, viele Systeme und Philosophien der Spiritualität weltweit praktisch zu erforschen. Mukta wurde in Indien geboren und wuchs in einer Familie auf, in der traditionelles Yoga, Meditation und Selbsterforschung Teil des täglichen Lebens waren. Er verbrachte den größten Teil seines Lebens damit, Yoga, Tantra und seine verschiedenen Schulen praktisch zu verstehen, lernte von Meistern an der Bihar School of Yoga, Sivananda Ashram in Indien und von seinem Vater und verschiedenen anderen Mystikern. Mukta Tantra Yoga ist das Yoga des alten Indien, des Bewusstseins und der Präsenz. Mehr zu Mukta Tantra Yoga und seine Arbeit: https://www.muktatantrayoga.com/ Viel Freude beim Anhören und wenn ihr Fragen zu Tantra Yoga, Tantrischen Ritualen oder anderen euch bewegenden Lebensthemen habt, schreibt mir gerne. Meine eigenen kommenden Events & Retreats findest du hier: https://spirit-tantra.com/ Namasté, Anne

Alejandro (Sannyasin Jayadeepananda) recibió su entrenamiento como monje de la tradición Sanatam en la Bihar School of yoga en India (Satyananada). Hoy dirige un centro de retiros en las afueras de Bogotá, Colombia.En este episodio, Alejandro nos comparte algunas reflexiones prácticas acerca del yoga: la idea de ir hacia una vida divina, cómo, al estar establecidos en el cuerpo físico, gestionarlo bien conduce a la paz mental. El cultivo del bienestar y de la salud es un acto revolucionario de amor, porque desde un estado de bienestar y claridad impactamos al mundo de la mejor manera.A este bello ser y está inspiradora misión, los pueden encontrar aquí: IG: Kamadhenu_ashramWeb: www.fundacionkamadhenu.comY la info completa de su retiro está aquí: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/c3O0ax8mh?languageTag=enHari Om Tat Sat

In this episode I talk to Sheetal Jayaraj, a yoga teacher from Bangalore, India about slowing down to live in-sync with nature, circadian rhythm, moon phases and ancient practices centered around the moon including moon meditation.Sheetal is a design professional turned Yoga & Meditation teacher from the Bihar School of Yoga lineage. She facilitates asana, pranayama and meditation sessions centered around moon meditations and chakra healing.You can find her on -YouTubewww.youtube.com/user/sheetaljayaraj Instagram:www.instagram.com/sheetal.yogaMail: sheetaljayaraj@gmail.comTo support ad-free quality content -PatreonLinks to resources discussed in this episode :-Lunacy & the MoonMoon & MoodWhat does astrology have to sayCircadian RhythmMoon Cycle & Self CareLunar Phases & Sleep

At the beginning, Yoga was not written down anywhere, the teachings were passed by the Guru to a disciple personally. The first books where Yoga is mentioned were the ancient Tantras and later the Vedas, then the Upanishads expanded deeper about it. Based on all this, much later Patanjali wrote the Yoga Sutras (in Sanskrit) as an eight-fold path: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi.Therefore, the meaning of yoga and the path of yoga is not what frequently many think when relating it only to exercise, stretching, bending, breathing practices, or asana. It is so much more than that!The science of Yoga applies itself to all aspects of life. Yoga means choosing a lifestyle of excellence and awareness in everything that we do and live according to that. So ideally, it should to be understood in this direction, in order to focus on this path with an earnest approach and to benefit from it beyond the aspects of the physical plane which are only temporary and worldly in nature. The path of Yoga as any other spiritual path in India is to awaken and eventually come to the realization that we are not the body, so too much focus on the body would defeat its own purpose.The so called 'modernization' does not justify the disappearance of the key and fundamental aspects of Yoga and its nature -- otherwise it would not be Yoga, but something else.This time Manish is interviewing Arpit Agrawal, an experienced Yoga teacher from Rishikesh India who studied in the traditional Bihar School of Yoga, discussing different aspects of Yoga and Yoga learning, which give a clear scenario of the vastness and richness of this tradition.The interview also includes clarifications about types of yoga which have traditionally been part of the true yogic path since ancient times, as well as certain yoga styles which have developed or become popular in the west which are not truly reflecting the real Yoga tradition. One of these is 'Kundalini Yoga'. Although kundalini yoga practices exists in India, they have truly little to do with what became so popular in the USA and then was adopted around the world. That practice is honestly not the real tradition with the roots in our Indian Yoga heritage, and each practitioner should at least have the right to know this, how it developed, where it came from and which practices are authentic and which ones are not, as many styles had been basically developed mainly for yoga-commercialization, packaged in an attractive way to catch followers attention. It is ok if one practices that if one likes it, but one should know what is what.We thank Arpit so much for this interesting and clarifying interview, where we can easily distinguish the pillars on this path, and understand the basis of this amazing practice of Yoga, with roots in ancient India and widely adopted by now in almost each corner of the world."Asana is for sure important, to keep yourself healthy. And we need some kind of flexibility as well, as we say the higher purpose of yoga (asana) is to sit in meditation for longer time, and those things come by the yoga asana. So it's important only for that purpose. But yoga asana is only one limb of yoga, it's not everything. Yoga tells you how to live, how to eat, how to walk, how to practice… everything comes from yoga. It's like developing the awareness on how to do any action." Arpit AgrawalAbout Arpit :Sri Yoga Ashram, Rishikesh @yogawitharpit / www.sriyogaashram.comThis podcast is also transcribed in our blog, you can read it here: https://www.manishvyas.ch/post/_yoga watch related youtube video: https://youtu.be/qRmKJ_nFyLQ 

TNM Coach Vikram Abhishek Mall has trained with the famous Bihar School of Yoga at Munger, India and with Arsha Yoga Peetham, Combatore, India. He also has experimented with various schools of meditation and pranayama. In discussion with Zoran Todorovic, he synthesizes the unequivocal wisdom of the east with the pragmatic scientific rigor of the west to reveal requirements for a successful mediation practice (Hint: consistency is key!). You will learn functional differences between focus, concentration, and mediation and discover the 4 states the human mind undergoes during the practice of meditation. Consistency is key so keep up your practice of listening to TNMUnplugged today!

El invitado de hoy es el maestro en Mindfulness Roberto Cuellar. El es filósofo e historiador especialista en transformación humana de personas y grupos. LLeva más de 14 años trabajando con empresas de todo el mundo. Tiene una maestría en Mindfulness de la universidad de zaragoza. Roberto duró 6 meses de su vida en un retiro de silencio en el Bihar School of Yoga en Munger India en donde profundizó en las enseñanzas antiguas de la meditación y el bienestar. Algunos aprendizajes del Mindfulness Atención es el permiso que le damos a la vida para que surja Consciencia capacidad de querer saber más Recuerdo para retomar la atención y la conciencia El Mindfulness es una forma de vivir que se ejemplifica y se manifiesta en múltiples comportamientos. La amabilidad es un comportamiento que nos invita la atención plena. Aceptar lo que ya es, el presente existe sin ti, sin que tu hagas nada para que exista. La aceptación y la resignación se diferencian por los resultados que nos traen. Cuando aceptas tienes paz, cuando te resignas a algo tienes malestar. La aceptación nos trae un resultado de satisfacción, tranquilidad, amor, servicio, comprensión. Es un proceso de aprendizaje que nos lleva a evolucionar, a ir más allá. Mindfulness Lo necesitamos para traer la calma, para volver a la salud, porque nuestras relaciones están carentes de de presencia. Estamos generando relaciones en las que no estamos presentes y esas relaciones se van deteriorando. Las relaciones son el principio fundamental de nuestra existencia. Nuestra relación con nosotros mismos y las que generamos con los demás. Son las que nos permiten encontrar la satisfacción en la vida. La Pandemia lo que hizo fue subirle el volumen y mostrarnos de manera más clara nuestro propio encerramiento, el de nuestros pensamientos Vivimos encerrados en nuestros propios límites mentales, en nuestras propias creencias. Resolver el origen de nuestra propia limitación, nuestra mente. La manera como hemos entrenado a nuestra mente cómo percibimos, cómo nos comportamos frente a la vida. Conoce más de Roberto en www.robertocuellarw.com Sigamos la conversación en @adrianaamador_bienestar y en www.adrianaamador.com

En el episodio de hoy tendremos a Lipo desde Isla Reunión en el océano indigo, hablándonos acá sobre su experiencia en el mundo del yoga y de la influencia del yoga en su mundo. Lipo Su nombre es Lipo. El conocimiento que comparte es experiencial y empírico de lo que ha comprendido profundamente en su propia vida. Desde muy pequeño, se sintó profundamente atraído por el conocimiento del ser humano y los misterios que le acompañan. Como a los 10 años descubrió y comenzó a asistir a una escuela de conocimiento esotérico que había en el lugar donde creció (un pueblito en los Andes Venezolanos). El conocimiento que allí recibió, a esa temprana edad, produjo una expansión en su mente que afectaría positivamente al resto de su vida. Naciendo en un seno familiar muy humilde, recuerda sus primeros viajes al pueblo de al lado, a la capital del estado y hasta sus primeras aventuras al país vecino. Sin embargo, esperó pacientemente, mientras disfrutaba de su transición entre la infancia y la adolescencia jugando basketball en aquel pueblito mágico... Y fue solo cuando cumplió los 18 años y obtuvo su primer pasaporte, que las ganas de viajar y la curiosidad le llevaron a comenzar un viaje sin retorno, hacia adentro y hacia afuera... Pasó varios años viajando por Latino América y Europa, viviendo de su arte. Observando, aprendiendo, vivenciando... En el 2005 Shyra (a quien entrevistamos la semana pasada) y él se encontran y ahí comenzó -según nos cuenta- la fascinante aventura del despertar en pareja, una experiencia única de atención y descubrimiento personal, de ayuda y de amor incondicional. Poco a poco, compartiendo el conocimiento que había recibido por la vida en todos los años de viaje, se dió cuenta que ese conocimiento podía ayudar a muchas personas, y cuando se acercó a los estudios yóguicos, descubrió que la forma que tiene de auto indagar en si mismo, es uno de los tipos de yoga (Advaita Vedanta/Jnana Yoga). No sabe si esa fue su práctica en otras vidas, pero surgió en él de manera natural y muy directa. Entonces al juntar esa gran capacidad de auto indagación con la Meditación (se certificó en Dharamshala/India como profesor de Meditación Tradicional Yógica (100Hrs MTT) y continúo sus estudios de Meditación Esotérica con la escuela tradicional de Yoga Wellness Center/Bangalore, en la tradición de Bihar School of Yoga), ambas están siendo una gran combinación, y eso, entre muchas otras cosas, es lo que viene a compartir con todos nosotros aca. Apreciamos profundamente el apoyo de tod@s a través de Paypal.me/SKBYoga No te lo pierdas! Subscríbete a nuestro canal y página y sigue la historia de cada Sábado EN VIVO por Instagram!!! Un par de horas luego de los EN VIVO, podrás escuchar los podcast "SukhaBija Yoga Online" a través de Spotify, Public Radio o Google Podcast. Espero lo disfruten tanto como nosotr@s. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sukhabija/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sukhabija/support

The destination of our trip today is Munger. Gaurav invited me to stay at the famous Bihar School of Yoga, the cradle of modern yoga that Satyananda founded in 1963. He freed yoga of religious baggage, translated descriptions about the methods into English and made yoga known all over the world. Yoga Nidra, which we have already practiced, can also be traced back to Satyananda.. The further we drive west, the more lovely the landscape becomes., with hills and rugged rock faces, small streams, waterfalls, lakes and ponds. Gaurav, who steers the boat, points ahead, indicating that we will arrive soon. The Ganges runs in a tight loop around Munger. We moor the boat in the small harbor, near the large railway bridge that crosses the Ganges here. I throw my backpack ashore, get off the boat and am happy to have solid ground under my feet again. We walk the short distance from the jetty through the busy little town to the yoga school. As in all of India, cows blend into the cityscape, grazing on the roadside and bringing the traffic to a standstill. By worshiping cows, Hindus express their gratitude. Cows are people's oldest domestic animals and helps to carry heavy loads, provide people with milk, pull the plow, provide fertilizer for the fields and thus ensure a rich harvest. Adoration of cows is representative of compassion for all living beings, for all animals that have no voice to make themselves heard. The protection of the cows shows the respect for god's creation and the gratitude for nature, which nourishes people and gives them a home. Hinduism honors cows and humans as part of creation and part of nature.

The destination of our trip today is Munger. Gaurav invited me to stay at the famous Bihar School of Yoga, the cradle of modern yoga that Satyananda founded in 1963. He freed yoga of religious baggage, translated descriptions about the methods into English and made yoga known all over the world. Yoga Nidra, which we have already practiced, can also be traced back to Satyananda.. The further we drive west, the more lovely the landscape becomes., with hills and rugged rock faces, small streams, waterfalls, lakes and ponds. Gaurav, who steers the boat, points ahead, indicating that we will arrive soon. The Ganges runs in a tight loop around Munger. We moor the boat in the small harbor, near the large railway bridge that crosses the Ganges here. I throw my backpack ashore, get off the boat and am happy to have solid ground under my feet again. We walk the short distance from the jetty through the busy little town to the yoga school. As in all of India, cows blend into the cityscape, grazing on the roadside and bringing the traffic to a standstill. By worshiping cows, Hindus express their gratitude. Cows are people's oldest domestic animals and helps to carry heavy loads, provide people with milk, pull the plow, provide fertilizer for the fields and thus ensure a rich harvest. Adoration of cows is representative of compassion for all living beings, for all animals that have no voice to make themselves heard. The protection of the cows shows the respect for god's creation and the gratitude for nature, which nourishes people and gives them a home. Hinduism honors cows and humans as part of creation and part of nature.

Das Ziel unserer heutigen Reise ist Munger. Gaurav hat mich eingeladen in der berühmten Bihar School of Yoga zu bleiben, der Wiege des modernen Yoga, die Satyananda 1963 gründete. Er befreite Yoga von zahlreichem religiösen Ballast, übersetzte Schriften über die Methoden ins englische und machte Yoga so in der ganzen Welt bekannt. Die Gute Nacht Geschichten dienen als Fantasiereisen und helfen Abends im Bett gedanklich abschalten zu können, damit negative Gedanken und Grübeleien das Einschlafen oder Durchschlafen nicht stören. Du erlernst Techniken um positiven Einfluss auf deinen Schlaf zu nehmen, durch Atem- und Bewusstseinsübungen. Für diesen Schlafkurs habe ich wieder mehrere Wirkelemente zusammengestellt. In dieser Folge hörst du eine Aufnahme, die ich in Bihar gemacht habe. Die hochwertige Audio-Aufnahmen, die ich hier gemacht habe umfasst das volle hörbare Klangspektrum und entfalten so die maximale Wirkung. Naturgeräusche führten dazu, dass beim einschlafen störende Gedanken durch positive ersetzt werden und wir Stress abbauen können und damit besser einschlafen. Heute machen wir eine Lichtmeditation. Das gedankliche Atmen von Licht ist eine Meditationshilfe, welche die Konzentration auf den Atem vereinfacht und störende Gedanken vermeiden hilft. Das macht das Einschlafen auch deutlich einfacher. Beim Einschlafen wechselt die Gehirnaktivität von einem hochaktiven Zustand in eine tiefere Theta und Deltaschwingung. Unser limbisches System lässt sich in diese Schwingung bringen durch Meditation oder durch das Anstupsen von aussen, In der Schlaftherapie verwende ich Aufnahmen von Delta- und Thetawellen, wie sie auch in Schlaflaboren zum Einsatzkommen um einen Impuls zu setzten und diese Zustände anzuregen.. Dies verbessert viele Aspekte der subjektiven Erfahrungen, Emotionen und Stimmungen und führt dazu, dass du dich wohl und geborgen fühlst. Musik: Entspannung ist das Geheimnis der Transformation. Eine Veränderung werden wir nicht erzwingen können, sondern nur durch einen sanften Weg erreichen. Die entspannungsfördernde Wirkung von Musik zählt zu den ureigensten Funktionen dieses Mediums und besitzt ein stressreduzierendes Potenzial was auch wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen ist.

It's time to say goodbye to Sagar Island and Hariharananda who has assured me that we can learn everything in life, including healthy sleep. He said, the best way to learn is through repetition. Through practice and repetition, we can teach ourselves all skills. I start my journey up north with a boat trip. Hari offers me to accompany his brother Gaurav on his boat, who is on his way to the Bihar School of Yoga, in Munger. I accept with gratitude and soon sit next to Gaurav in a narrow, long wooden boat that glides through the sluggish water. Yes, now I finally feel like I'm on my way. I've spent the last 2 nights outdoors and I already feel carefree. The river is several hundred meters wide, it is one of the most important waterways in India. It connects Calcutta with the north of the country. There are mainly ferry boats and fishermen on the river. With every mile we ship north, I leave my daily routines behind. It is good for me to turn my back on the past and enjoy the very moment The green landscape passes me and I doze off in the heat and enjoy the warm wind. On the first evening of our trip to Bihar, after a long boat ride, we dock at a jetty.

It’s time to say goodbye to Sagar Island and Hariharananda who has assured me that we can learn everything in life, including healthy sleep. He said, the best way to learn is through repetition. Through practice and repetition, we can teach ourselves all skills. I start my journey up north with a boat trip. Hari offers me to accompany his brother Gaurav on his boat, who is on his way to the Bihar School of Yoga, in Munger. I accept with gratitude and soon sit next to Gaurav in a narrow, long wooden boat that glides through the sluggish water. Yes, now I finally feel like I'm on my way. I've spent the last 2 nights outdoors and I already feel carefree. The river is several hundred meters wide, it is one of the most important waterways in India. It connects Calcutta with the north of the country. There are mainly ferry boats and fishermen on the river. With every mile we ship north, I leave my daily routines behind. It is good for me to turn my back on the past and enjoy the very moment The green landscape passes me and I doze off in the heat and enjoy the warm wind. On the first evening of our trip to Bihar, after a long boat ride, we dock at a jetty.

Meinen Weg nach Norden habe ich mit einer Bootsfahrt begonnen. Ich darf Gaurav auf seinem Boot begleiten auf den Weg zur Bihar School of Yoga. In einem schmalen, langen Holzboot tuckern wir durch das träge Wasser des Hooghly rivers. Die Gute Nacht Geschichten dienen als Fantasiereisen und helfen Abends im Bett gedanklich abschalten zu können. Bei Fantasiereisen handelt es sich um gelenkte Tagträume, in denen sowohl Erwachsene als auch Kinder lernen, in ihrer Fantasie Vorstellungen zu assoziieren und zu entwickeln, mitunter auch um Probleme zu lösen und Ziele zu erreichen. Sie sollen helfen, Stress abzubauen, ein inneres Gleichgewicht herzustellen und Fantasie und Kreativität zu fördern. Du erlernst Techniken um positiven Einfluss auf deinen Schlaf zu nehmen, durch Atem- und Bewusstseinsübungen. Wir haben in der letzten Folge erstmals Teile aus dem Yoga Nidra versucht, die uns eine intensive, regenerative Tiefenentspannung ermöglicht. Wir werden heute weitere Übungen aus dem Yoga Nidra lernen. Für diesen Schlafkurs habe ich wieder mehrere Wirkelemente zusammengestellt. In dieser Folge hörst du eine Aufnahme, die ich an einem kleinen verfallenen Shiva Tempel am Hooghly River gemacht. Die hochwertige Audio-Aufnahmen, die ich hier in Indien gemacht habe umfasst das volle hörbare Klangspektrum und entfalten so die maximale Wirkung. Naturgeräusche führten dazu, dass beim einschlafen störende Gedanken durch positive ersetzt werden und wir Stress abbauen können und damit besser einschlafen. In der Schlaftherapie verwende ich Aufnahmen von Delta- und Thetawellen, wie sie auch in Schlaflaboren zum Einsatzkommen um einen Impuls zu setzten und diese Zustände anzuregen.. Das limbische System unseres Gehirns wir durch Theta Wellen in einen hochaktiven Zustand versetzt und verbessert unsere unterbewussten Erfahrungen, Emotionen und Stimmungen. Du wirst dich dadurch ein Stückchen wohler und geborgener fühlen Durch die Wiederholung erlernt dein Gehirn diese Bewusstseinszustände von selbst auszulösen, was eine tiefgreifende Veränderung in deinem Stressmanagement bedeutet. Wissenschaftler meinen, dass Thetawellen folgende Wirkung haben: Sie reduzieren Stress und mindern Angstgefühle. Sie fördern tiefe Entspannung und geistige Klarheit. Sie verbessern die sprachlichen Fähigkeiten und die Ausdrucksfähigkeit Sie synchronisieren die beiden Gehirnhälften. Sie fördern lebhafte, spontane Visualisierungen und kreatives Denken. Reduzieren das Schmerzempfinden, erhöhen Glücksgefühle und stimulieren die Endorphinausschüttung. Musik: Entspannung ist das Geheimnis der Transformation. Eine Veränderung werden wir nicht erzwingen können, sondern nur durch einen sanften Weg erreichen. Die entspannungsfördernde Wirkung von Musik zählt zu den ureigensten Funktionen dieses Mediums und besitzt ein stressreduzierendes Potenzial was auch wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen ist.

In this podcast I will be talking briefly about the classical codes of conduct prescribed by the Yoga Sutras and then we will delve into more modern lifestyle practices that are greatly needed in our world today. In Classical Yoga, we study the Yoga Sutras and the eight limbs of Patanjali's yoga or Raja yoga, the royal yoga! These are: Yamas – codes of social conduct Niyamas – codes of personal conduct Asanas – the poses of yoga Pranayama – the breathing practices that enhance our life force Pratyahara – withdrawing the awareness from the sensorial world Dharana – being able to concentrate and focus Dhyana – the state of meditation whereby the concentration is extended Samadhi – merging of the individual consciousness with the universal consciousness The idea here is that we must first work on ourselves through the practice of the codes of conduct or we will continue to have disturbing mental turmoil that will prevent us from moving into the internal practices. In other words, the mind will always be thinking about every little detail of our external life – all of the feelings, the conversations, the play of our ego, our likes and dislikes – it will remain unsettled and unable to tap into the internal sense of peace and wholeness that exists in each of us. The five yamas ask us to avoid harming others or ourselves, lying, stealing, wasting energy, and possessiveness. The five niyamas ask us to live a clean life, to value contentment, to know our needs and not exceed them, to engage in self-study and connect with inspiration, and to surrender to something greater than ourselves. These are all quite lofty goals, but it is said that if you can embody even one of them fully it will lead you into the rest. Just one. But in modern yoga practice we actually see that most people concentrate on the physical practices, the asanas. Maybe some engage in some breathing and meditation practices, but it seems to me that most are looking to yoga as something to be done on the mat or the meditation cushion for a specific period of time and hoping it will improve their daily lives. And it does to a certain extent. Practitioners may feel better in their bodies, have more energy and feel calmer after practicing – these are all good things.  Don't get me wrong. This spectrum of yoga participation serves its purpose. But if you want to be less reactive to life's challenges, to feel more connected to the world around you, to evolve your consciousness and be the best version of you that you can be in this lifetime, then you will need to take yoga off the mat and into your life more. You will need to make yoga your lifestyle. Over the last few years, the Bihar School of Yoga in India has been emphasizing a set of six Lifestyle Yamas and Niyamas to support bringing yoga more fully into daily life. Given the worldwide pandemic and the political upheaval within the US, today I will be discussing the lifestyle yama and niyama of forgiveness and respect. This pair is especially useful in dealing with anger and there seems to be an epidemic of anger. Not just political anger, but anger that our lives have been turned upside down by the pandemic. Anger that we can't do everything we want to do. Let's start with forgiveness. How forgiving are you? Give yourself a ranking of 0-5 whereby 5 is the most forgiving. Now can you bring to mind some time in the past when you needed to practice forgiveness. Can you do it? Even as you recall it now, what feeling comes up inside of you? Sadness, hurt, anger? And as you recall this, how do you feel about the other person? Are your thoughts negative? To truly forgive means to let go of feelings of resentment, anger or hurt. Are you still holding on to those feelings? Sometimes we are masochistic about forgiveness. We are stuck in our pattern of suffering. It seems to be a pattern of human behavior that we are more likely to dwell on the negative in our lives than the positive. Think about your daily conversations. Don't most people share more about their negative experiences than their positive? It's more entertaining to talk about something bad that happened. It is easy to say we forgive but hard to truly release the negative feelings and experience freedom from them. To release the resentment in your heart is the true challenge. It takes strength and courage. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi So we need to make it a yoga practice of forgiveness. Not so much for the benefit of the other person, but for our own benefit! Let's go back to our forgiveness exercise-the one where you remembered an interaction that needed you to forgive. Once again think about it and see what feeling arises again. It can be the same feeling. And then think about the other person in the interaction, but this time, instead of a negative feeling about that person from that particular interaction, can you think of a positive quality about that person? Everyone has some positive quality after all. Is it hard or easy? Now from your heart, offer forgiveness again. It can just be a mental process, not in person. How do you feel now? Has the feeling changed from the beginning of the process when you first recalled the situation? Can you smile? Keep practicing this sequence until you can smile and then you can let go of that interaction and start working on another. After all, most of us need to do this work and can benefit greatly from it. We usually have more than one. We may become more conscious of the intricacies of our interactions and are more likely to forgive and move forward without having to pin fault on either participant. In yoga you may have heard people use the word namaste. The lifestyle niyama in this pair is namaskara. They both have similar meanings. Namaste means salutations to you. Namaskara means salutations to you with respect. It's a more formal greeting. Both greetings are done by placing the palms of the hands together in front of the heart and bowing the head. Namaskara is a way of connecting and honoring someone while understanding that this person contains inherent goodness that is also a reflection of you. Some will say it means the divine in me sees the divine in you, or the light in me connects to the light in you. It is an expression of humility. It is an acknowledgment of the value of others. Therefore, it can be an act of ego management. Too often we greet others as a social norm, but not with sincerity. “Hi, how are you?” is expressed and the person may not even look at the other in the eyes, may keep moving without even waiting for an answer or they wait briefly expecting “Fine, how about you?” But what happens to you when someone looks you in the eyes, smiles and sincerely asks, “how are you?” It touches your heart, doesn't it? Even if the interaction is just for a minute or less? It is my feeling that we need this now more than ever. We need to connect in this time of social distancing, isolation and insecurity of “the other” and their politics. It is the time to practice Namaskara. It doesn't mean you actually have to use that word but use the essence of what it means. Say hello with feeling and sincerity, with humility and respect and let that feeling reach from your heart to the heart of each person you greet. See each person as a reflection of you. It doesn't take a huge commitment or very much time at all to make someone smile by reaching out to them with a sincere greeting and inquiry. It takes just practice. And one way to keep up this practice is to keep track at the end of each day, how many people did you greet in this fashion? Through the recognition and acknowledgement of our negativity we provide the basis for developing positivity. See your strength in being able to look at your weaknesses and let your strengths grow. As we live through this pandemic and the political landscape of divisiveness, these two practices, forgiveness and namaskara, will support the best parts in you. Make a resolve to “thin out” your negative nature. As my guru says, “Be sincere, serious and committed.” Over time, it will become easier to develop new neural pathways to a more positive nature. The world needs a positive you!

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In episode 4, Simon converses with special guest and internationally renowned Professor  Ajeet N. Mathur from Ahmedabad India.  Ajeet is a fountain of knowledge and wisdom, and their conversation traverses a range of issues in relation to these disruptive times.  In search of how to live a good life and create the good society, Ajeet highlights dignity and the loss of humanity as central concerns.  They observe how the return of the repressed is taking place referencing racism and colonialism playing out in different ways pending on the context and country.  Ajeet N. Mathur PhD, is a Professor at IIM Ahmedabad with many years of consulting experience for transformative leadership and organisational change with businesses, governments, international institutions and not-for-profit organisations. He is an affiliate life member of the Indian Psychoanalytic Society, and Yoga Shikshak and Karma Sannyasin of the Bihar School of Yoga. Ajeet has been the EU-Tempus Professor of European Integration and Internationalisation and teaches courses in strategy, international business, action research methodologies, mysteries in management, directs group relations conferences.  His publications include 29 books and over 160 papers in scientific journals.

Hilary Jackendoff is a meditation and Yoga Nidra teacher, formally trained in the North Indian lineage of the Bihar School of Yoga. Join Hilary and Tricia as these two friends chat about meditation, transcendence, mindfulness, clarity in pandemic, working with the Hindu pantheon of gods/goddesses, mantra chanting and living a little more au naturel.Tricia Carr is a multidimensional medium and channel, spiritual teacher, clinical hypnotherapist and animal telepath. Hilary Jackendoffwww.meditationchick.com@meditationchick on Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/meditationchick/Register for the live classes, Self-Hypnosis for Health + Happiness.Drop-in registration: https://calendly.com/triciacarrcharm/self-hypnosis-health-happinessMystic Arts Academy with Tricia Carrhttps://triciacarrcharm.com/subscribeTricia Carr:www.triciacarrcharm.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charmed-life-with-tricia-carr/id1173744974https://www.facebook.com/TriciaCarrCharmhttps://www.instagram.com/triciacarrcharm/

A guided Yoga Nidra practice from expert teacher Lynn Holloway. Lynn is trained and accredited by the Bihar School of Yoga. This authentic practice is aligned with the approach devised by Swami Satyananda Saraswati who founded the Bihar school of yoga and rediscovered the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra.  The post 135 – Yoga Nidra Guided Practice with Lynn Holloway appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Hilary Jackendoff is a Los Angeles based Tantric meditation teacher, in the North Indian lineage of the Bihar School of Yoga. After completing an intensive, two-year ashram-based Teacher Training in New South Wales, Australia, Hilary moved to Los Angeles and began teaching meditation full-time. She blends her traditional ashram education with her Jersey sensibilities and is committed to sharing ancient practices in an accessible, modern way. She is currently a Senior Teacher at The Den Meditation, where she co-created the studio's 400-hour Meditation Teacher Training, the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Hilary developed Sleep Class, her primary corporate wellness offering, based on the popular practice of Yoga Nidra, a beginner-friendly, but powerful deep relaxation meditation, beneficial in managing a range of conditions, from insomnia and anxiety to jet-lag and chronic fatigue. Hilary also offers private in-home sessions, focusing on anxiety management, and Yoga Nidra. In 2016, she co-founded Zen Test Prep, a holistic approach to combating test and performance anxiety. Need help relaxing or sleeping? Download her free meditation here. Find her website here, follow her on Facebook here and Instagram here. Also, if you're reading this, how great is it that your eyes work?! Life is fun. ____________________________________________________________________ Follow me on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Each week, I share a personal story as well as my favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: http://eepurl.com/T0l91. It's easy and takes five seconds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/longdistancelovebombs/message

This week, Sarah talks with Luvena Rangel about why it's important to center Indian voices in conversations about yoga. With an academic background in medicine, Holistic Health and teaching credentials in Ayurvedic Lifestyle & Meditation from Deepak Chopra's Center for Wellbeing, Luvena is one of India's leading Yoga Anatomy teachers based in Bangalore today. She is certified in Hatha Yoga from the Bihar School of Yoga lineage (trained under Pradeep Sattwamaya), Prenatal Yoga and is registered as E-RYT200 & RPYT with Yoga Alliance as well as Yoga for All. Luvena is a registered Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) as well. She also incorporates Deepak Chopra's Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga as taught to her in her meditation & Perfect Health Trainings.Luvena is your contemporary yogi who makes the timeless teachings of yoga more accessible and practical. She brings her vast knowledge of anatomy, philosophy, scripture, intuitive observation as well as modern community dynamics into her classroom and allows her students to absorb it as their own. Luvena's multicultural, multiethnic upbringing in the Middle East is the cornerstone of her core values of Diversity & Inclusion. She believes that yoga is for everyone regardless of physical shape, size, faith, gender, sexual orientation or even physical limitations. Luvena has served as an expert advisor to the Yoga Alliance Standards Review Project on the Inclusion Workgroup.As part of her efforts, Luvena is constantly connecting with community voices and programs around the world. She is a Community Partner with Yoga and Body Image Coalition and an ambassador for Accessible Yoga in India. Luvena's aspiration is to inspire transformation for people on the mat and help build an inclusive community off the mat! She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to take charge of their well-being. She spoke on her thoughts of Diversity & Inclusion and received the Exceptional Woman of Excellence award at the Women Economic Forum in April 2018.You can connect with Luvena at http://www.thecurvyyogi.com or on Instagram or Facebook.Want to connect with Sarah? Reach out to her on Instagram, Facebook, or directly via email at sarahdittmore@gmail.com.Thank you to Plum Deluxe for sponsoring this episode. Visit https://www.plumdeluxe.com/ today to order delicious loose leaf teas or join their Loose Leaf Tea of the Month Club for just $10/month! Use the code "TBM10" at check out to save 10% on all purchases.The Beginner's Mind is created in partnership with Shut Up & Yoga. Check out their books at www.shutupandyoga.com/books or join the conversation via the new Facebook group, Shut Up & Yoga Forum for Modern Yogis.

Using yoga, meditation and a range of complimentary physical therapies, our guest today, integrative sleep therapist and trainer Deidre O'Connor tells the story of her very personal journey to solving her sleep problems.  Skip to sections: 2:51 Introduction 4:05 The decision to travel and study yoga in India 4:45 Bihar School of Yoga, travelling to Thailand, Buddhist monasteries 6:46 How yoga, meditation is conceived in India, contrasted with Western notions 8:22 Yoga and meditation, it's not just about the physical practice 9:51 Finding value in stillness, savasana 11:29 Life changes and the onset of sleep problems 12:05 Yoga and meditation couldn't fix the problems 13:00 Unconscious thought processes, going deeper to explore the root causes 14:32  Going beyond the 'top layers' of stress and anxiety 16:05  Trauma: dealing with deep-rooted issues 17:01  Diving into the specific practises 18:08 Deep pressure weight, weighted blankets, the enteric nervous system, serotonin 19:55  Bedtime yoga, calming poses you can do in bed 21:48  Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems  23:08 Embodied mindfulness, taming the monkey mind  24:55 Deep breathing, guided breathing exercises, Dr Andrew Weil  26:14 Yoga nidra 27:00 Craniosacral therapy, osteopathy 28:38 Final thoughts, coming from a place of extraordinary anxiety This episode’s guest: Deirdre O'Connor has been exploring, training, teaching yoga for over 20 years. She began at the Bihar School of Yoga in India exploring many different Yoga styles – Hatha, Bhakti, Jhana and Karma Yoga. She trained further in meditation and Buddhist philosophy, living in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, Thai forest retreat centres and Yogic ashrams in Rishikesh. In 2013 she created and developed her Deep Sleep Workshops and Trainings, initially in response to her own experience of restless, sleepless nights, and wanting to find a way through them without resorting to sleep medication .   Resources: Deep Sleep Clinic Website:  http://www.deepsleepclinic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Deep-Sleep-Clinic-348304698694772/ What is Yoga Nidra?: https://sleepjunkies.com/yoga-nidra-for-sleep/ Craniosacral therapy: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318490.php More Episodes: Transcript coming soon  

Using yoga, meditation and a range of complimentary physical therapies, our guest today, integrative sleep therapist and trainer Deidre O'Connor tells the story of her very personal journey to solving her sleep problems.  Skip to sections: 2:51 Introduction 4:05 The decision to travel and study yoga in India 4:45 Bihar School of Yoga, travelling to Thailand, Buddhist monasteries 6:46 How yoga, meditation is conceived in India, contrasted with Western notions 8:22 Yoga and meditation, it's not just about the physical practice 9:51 Finding value in stillness, savasana 11:29 Life changes and the onset of sleep problems 12:05 Yoga and meditation couldn't fix the problems 13:00 Unconscious thought processes, going deeper to explore the root causes 14:32  Going beyond the 'top layers' of stress and anxiety 16:05  Trauma: dealing with deep-rooted issues 17:01  Diving into the specific practises 18:08 Deep pressure weight, weighted blankets, the enteric nervous system, serotonin 19:55  Bedtime yoga, calming poses you can do in bed 21:48  Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems  23:08 Embodied mindfulness, taming the monkey mind  24:55 Deep breathing, guided breathing exercises, Dr Andrew Weil  26:14 Yoga nidra 27:00 Craniosacral therapy, osteopathy 28:38 Final thoughts, coming from a place of extraordinary anxiety This episode's guest: Deirdre O'Connor has been exploring, training, teaching yoga for over 20 years. She began at the Bihar School of Yoga in India exploring many different Yoga styles – Hatha, Bhakti, Jhana and Karma Yoga. She trained further in meditation and Buddhist philosophy, living in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, Thai forest retreat centres and Yogic ashrams in Rishikesh. In 2013 she created and developed her Deep Sleep Workshops and Trainings, initially in response to her own experience of restless, sleepless nights, and wanting to find a way through them without resorting to sleep medication .   Resources: Deep Sleep Clinic Website:  http://www.deepsleepclinic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Deep-Sleep-Clinic-348304698694772/ What is Yoga Nidra?: http://sleepjunkies.com/yoga-nidra-for-sleep/ Craniosacral therapy: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318490.php More Episodes: Transcript coming soon  

Melanie Phillips built up loss over her lifetime, as everyone does. When her partner committed suicide, however, she found that all of that loss and grief she never dealt with became exposed. She came out of her struggle with loss with new knowledge of the grieving process and with a profound desire to help other deal with loss. Melanie and Cate discuss the importance of building up resiliency with good habits before life gets tough. It is so much easier to establish those habits when we are at a good place in our lives. That way, when the going gets tough, we are better prepared to handle our losses. The beauty about loss is that it gives us a great time to really get rid of what is not working. By decluttering and seeing the essentials, we can restructure our lives to better fit our needs. Melanie speaks to the power of relishing in the time that we have available to us, and really cherishing our precious and delicate lives.   What you’ll get out of tuning in: How to overcome grief and loss How to build resilience Why solid habits help address grief   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Melanie’s Book “We are a Microcosm of the Macrocosm” Preview “Living After Loss” - Preview   Common Links: Melanie’s Book “We are a Microcosm of the Macrocosm” Preview “Living After Loss” - Preview Body Thrive Book Banyan Botanicals     Show Highlights: 3:10 - Over time we find that our grief accumulates. When life and loss happens, and we aren’t prepared with the tools to understand or navigate the process, we will break down and not necessarily break through. 6:00 -  When we are addressing health issues with Ayurveda, we can look at it as a bucket of doshas that can accumulate in the physiology. It can overflow with disease, and Ayurvedic medicine can find many points to address that accumulation of disease through minute changes in our habits. 7:30 - The way that we unravel our grief really impact our experience. By establishing a moment-to-moment awareness we can better address our habits and really understand what we are feeling. 18:05 - It is important to recognize how delicate and precious life is every day. That way we can revel in the moments and enjoy them for what they are while we are present in this life. 21:20 - Address grief really involves addressing what we truly need at that time. Whether it be sleeping early, or eating only when we are hungry, these habits provide structure and foundation for the healing process to take place.   Your Favorite Quotes: “In terms of the daily and seasonal process there is such an emphasis on digesting what’s arising.” - Cate Stillman “There is an experience that as a human being you are designed to have and it has so much to do with clarity of your consciousness permeating through your cells.” - Cate Stillman “Stay open to what you need not what you think you need.” - Melanie Phillips “Every time we are resisting reality - what is - it creates suffering.”  - Melanie Phillips   Guest BIO: Melanie Phillips (BFA, E-RYT, CAS) is a certified Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist with advanced training under the direction of Dr. Vasant Lad, one of the leading pioneers of Ayurvedic Medicine in North America. Having immersed herself in ashram living and study at the Bihar School of Yoga of India, and having taught since 2000, Melanie’s embodiment of Ayurveda, yoga, and a multitude of energy modalities has earned her excellence in leadership, teaching, and mentorship for those seeking a way home to their intuitive and brilliant nature. Having walked a real and vivid healing path through chronic illness and extraordinary loss, Melanie embraces the philosophy that we can all reemerge from darkness and remember that we are all “the light” in our own lives. Melanie is the co-author of "Your Irresistible Life: 4 Seasons of Self-care through Ayurveda & Yoga Practices that Work." Her recently released Best Selling book, "Living After Loss: A Soulful Guide to Freedom" is now available on Amazon. Melanie works out of her practice in Vancouver, British Columbia. She shares her workshops, retreats, and Ayurveda Yoga Teacher Trainings internationally, and also offers remote Ayurvedic Spiritual Coaching and online trainings. Connect with Melanie on her website,  Facebook  and Instagram.

Robin Carnes is a yoga teacher and certified iRest® Yoga Nidra instructor who hails from the United States. She is well recognized as a pioneer and innovator in the field of mind-body therapies for trauma and related conditions. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, Woman's Day Magazine and Yoga Journal just to name a few! In her impressive career, she served as the lead instructor of the first Defense Department-funded feasibility study of Yoga Nidra meditation for PTSD symptoms, and also went on to co-found Warriors at Ease an organisation, which has trained over 800 certified yoga and meditation teachers to work safely and effectively in military communities affected by combat-related stress. Robin was also the author of "Sacred Circles: A Guide To Creating Your Own Women's Spirituality Group" and we learn about how this book came to be. We were lucky to catch up with her while she was in Melbourne for the Meditation Australia Conference, and we got to ask her our most burning questions on Yoga Nidra and iRest, how it works, and why it can help so many people with PTSD. Please note that there is mention of some imagery used in traditional Yoga Nidra that may be triggering for some listeners. Links: Robin's website: www.robincarnes.com iRest Australasia FB page: https://www.facebook.com/IRIAustralasia/ All iRest events : https://www.irest.us/Australasia/Events Warriors at Ease website: www.warriorsatease.org Picks of The Week: Rane - Rachel and Nic on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTt2IMqvqahaSqQa1TKWq3g Jo's pick: Straw vocal techniques https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COgiz4O4tRw http://www.voicecareaustralia.com.au/ Robin's Pick: A beginning resource to explain what White Privilege is and why White people should care The Invisible Backpack - https://nationalseedproject.org/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack

Cristina Kalyani Paes found her path from a very young age & found herself asking primordial questions that weren't typical of the time. She had paranormal experiences & was given resources to study about yoga & to work with a paranormal psychologist. From there, she deepened her studies for many years by learning about breathwork, hypnotherapy (from Brian Weiss & Dolores Cannon), yoga philosophy and lifestyle at the Bihar School of Yoga & meditation. A pilgrim, she traveled by horseback for a year and a half around South America, introducing fire dancing and yoga choreography to the unprivileged people in the mountains of Peru with Nomads United, before she settled in Costa Rica 16 years ago. Now, she practices the Yoga of Life, without putting labels or trying to market herself in an inauthentic way. Her work is a culmination of her experiences & knowledge. She wants to see yoga remain what it really is & shares the message that we don't all need to quit everything, become yoga teachers and monks, and live in the jungle in order to be spiritual. “The world needs all professions, not just yoga teachers. We can always transform the work that we do into something beautiful. Anything we can do to go back to nature is they key - not that we have to release or get rid of our lives.” She talks about the need for community gathering centers in big cities where people can connect and experience a tribe, a place where one can LIVE yoga or spirituality. She's frustrated with centers and studios that give employment to yoga teachers based on their social media followings and not based on their merit and it causes her to question the integrity of these places. She believes we need to find a balance with yoga as a profession and yoga as a philosophy, and always remain in our authenticity.

Weiteres Kongress-Event ist der große Ayurveda Kongress in Europas größtem Yoga und Ayurvedas Seminarhaus in Bad Meinberg: http://www.yoga-vidya.de/events/ayurveda-kongress/start.html Swami Sivamurti Saraswati spricht über "Bihar School of Yoga und Satyananda Yoga - eine lebendige Guru Parampara". Sie ist eine der engsten Schülerinnen von Swami Satyananda, dem berühmten Yoga-und Tantrameister und Disciple von Swami Sivananda. Sie ist eine der offiziellen Repräsentanten der Bihar School of Yoga und der Satyananda Yoga Academy Europe. Mit ihrer Weisheit und ihrer tiefen Einsicht inspiriert sie weltweit viele Yoga Aspiranten.

“This work will change your life, forever for the better. Revolutionary Mindfulness is priceless because it teaches you how to control the balance of your nervous system, so you can control the balance of your restless mind, your blessed heart, and your precious life.”  – Ed Shapiro Renowned teacher and best-selling author, Ed Shapiro, trained in Yoga Nidra in India where he became a Swami—a Yoga Master—with one of India's greatest yogis Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda at the renown Bihar School of Yoga and has been teaching meditation and Inner Conscious Relaxation since 1976. He is a respected meditation teacher who is sought after for his compassionate understanding of the human condition.  Ed and his wife, Deb Shapiro have authored many books and CDs on personal development, meditation and social action, and are corporate consultants and personal coaches. They presently host a talk radio show, “Going Out of Your Mind.”  They are also the co-creators, with Yoga Master Brian Jones, of Revolutionary Mindfulness. Ed and Deb Shapiro have been featured on Oprah.com, and in many other publications including, The Sunday Times and The Evening Standard, and on New Dimensions radio.  Visit their website at: www.EdandDebShapiro.com. Like America Meditating on Facebook and Download our FREE Pause for Peace app. Visit our website at www.meditationmuseum.org and follow us on Twitter

Hilary Jackendoff is a Los Angeles based meditation and Yoga Nidra teacher, formally trained in the North Indian lineage of the Bihar School of Yoga. Hilary's teaching philosophy aims to demystify ancient wisdom, making it more accessible, practical, and fun. She is committed to helping her students develop a sense of ownership of their own consciousness, embracing the notion that the spiritual doesn't always have to be so serious. Through this understanding, they can connect more deeply to joy, play, and the lightness of being!In this episode of Mother the Mother:The restorative effect of Yoga NidraUsing Yoga Nidra during postpartumHilary’s background with different styles of meditationHilary’s experience living in an ashramSupporting women in trusting their own knowingFollow Hilary:IG: @meditationchickFacebook: Meditation ChickFree Meditations: Insight TimerWebsite: meditationchick.com (free 5 Days to Better Sleep guide)Featured on Good Morning America: Your Guide to a Perfect Night’s SleepThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions