Podcast appearances and mentions of cyndi lee

Cyndi Lee began teaching meditation 30 years ago with the blessing of her root guru, the great Tibetan master, Gelek Rinpoche. Cyndi is known for integrating yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism.  From 1998-2012, she founded and ran the renowned OM yoga Center. OM yoga Center was the first NYC studio to offer Buddhist meditation classes.  Cyndi is the author of several books including: Yoga Body Buddha Mind. She is also a regular contributor to Yoga Journal & Lion's Roar.To find out more about Cyndi please visit https://www.cyndilee.com I have new courses beginning in September for both Buddhist Studies and Taiji. Please go to Somaticprimer.Com or Vidyamethod.com to find out more. Please consider supporting the show with a monthly donation and don't to forget to like and subscribe. You can visit us at our Patreon, on Youtube.As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.Support the Show.

Teaching teachers how to teach yoga is a massive responsibility. (How many times am I going to write the word “teach” in this intro???)  Many people who listen to this podcast either already are, or are hoping to be a teacher of teachers. I get asked all the time for advice on creating and leading a teacher training. I have created a very successful speciality training, The Science of the Private Lesson, and a big part of my business is mentoring yoga teachers. I have supported teachers in writing their own 200 hour teacher training, but I have never actually created or led my own foundational 200 hour teacher training. So to have this conversation I asked my Yoga Mama, and the ultimate Teacher of Teachers Cyndi Lee, to join me and walk us through how to create and lead a teacher training.  In this episode you'll hear: how to decide what to cover in a teacher training since yoga is so vast and expansive what is most important to consider when you first start to write the manual or syllabus for your teacher training how to teach sequencing and class planning to future yoga teachers what Cyndi thinks about marketing a teacher training as a way to "deepen your practice" without an intention to teach how teacher trainers can stimulate creativity and confidence in their learners Learn More From Cyndi: Website SUBSTACK: Drip, Drip, Drip Instagram Facebook  

Yoga and meditation teacher Cyndi Lee discusses the benefits and limitations of “self-care” culture. She warns against materialistic self-care “bandaids” that enhance our craving for pleasure and are used to […]

Lisa Gianvito is a wife, step mom, yoga teacher, life/health/spiritual coach, intuitive Reiki master, breath-work coach and wellness provider. She absolutely loves to teach and practice yoga. Lisa meditates daily and is obsessed with all things wellness. She has combined her love of yoga, breath-work, mediation and her genuine passion for life/health/spiritual coaching and her never ending spiritual curiosity of intuitive Reiki into a dream career. Lisa is a graduate of the Integrative School of Nutrition where she received her Nutrition & Wellness certification, a 500 E-RYT certified yoga teacher and received her 200 hour training through Cyndi Lee, owner of OM Yoga, NYC in 2004.  She completed her 300-hour yoga certification through Tymi Howard, owner of Guruv Yoga. Lisa is certified in Yin Yoga, Restorative and a graduate of Ziva meditation training. She began practicing Reiki in 2007, with the guidance of Reiki master, Carol Spurrier, who is a medium and psychic. She has continued to do extensive training in energy work, the chakra systems, intuition, spiritual coaching, oracle cards and meditation and she is a Certified Life and Breath-Work Coach. Nikki and Lisa discuss: - What Reiki is - Intuition - How Breath work differs from just regular breathing - Breath work technique exercise - Wellness talk - and so much more!!! Find Lisa online: https://www.lisagianvito.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/lisagianvito If you are local to the Cleveland area Lisa has some events coming up. 9/30 at 1:00pm Detox & Rejuvenate at Flows & Grows Yoga at Crocker Park Grateful Hearts - Sunday, 11/5 9am and Mylander Pavillion in Sandusky, OH. All classes, events, and to sign up can be found on Lisa's website Find Nikki online: www.instagram.com/fitfunandfrazzledpodcast www.instagram.com/nikkilanigan.yogaandwellness Sakara.com discount code. XONIKKIWELLNESS for 20% off of your order. Try the fall reset and get organic, plant rich meals delivered right to your house on these busy nights!!

During pregnancy, the physical changes come in fast, and sometimes, furious! A great way to tune into these changes and create more body awareness is through “yoga asanas”, which are movements and poses from the ancient Indian tradition that promote physical & mental wellbeing. Prenatal yoga is becoming more popular these days as research and science points to the immense benefits of healthy and safe movements for birthing individuals. Not only can it help pregnant people throughout each trimester, but it can also assist in a smoother birth as well!In the show today, we have Deb Flashenberg, the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC. Deb advocates for how yoga poses can help create more balance in the body so that birth flows better and there is less obstruction for the baby. She talks about “mock contractions” in her yoga classes that help her clients prepare for 60-seconds of physical and mental challenge during labor and delivery.Along with being a prenatal yoga teacher, Deb is also a labor support doula, Lamaze childbirth educator, mother of two and self proclaimed "birth and anatomy geek”. Deb received her first vinyasa yoga certification with Shiva Rea and then added to her education by completing the OM Yoga advance yoga teacher training with Cyndi Lee. After the challenging birth of her first child, Deb became incredibly interested in pelvic health and has since earned her Pelvic Floor Yoga Certification with Leslie Howard. For the past 7 years, Deb has also greatly enjoyed being the host of the podcast,  Yoga | Birth | Babies, where she speaks with some of the world's leading experts in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenthood. Currently, Deb is knee deep in Dr. Sarah Duvall's Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist program and pursuing the Spinning Babies Parent Educator certification and loving every minute of it! Connect with her:@prenatalyogacenterprenatalyogacenter.com

Introduced to the basic principles of Hatha Yoga by his father while growing up in Little Italy, it wasn't until his mid-twenties that Frank Mauro began exploring asana postures and the philosophical underpinnings of the practice. In the 1990s, New York was in its heady day with studios opening across the city and giving birth to a new generation of conscious and creative yoga teachers, including a young Frank Mauro. His curiosity and interest in yoga ultimately led Frank to his first teacher training with the internationally recognized Sivananda Yoga Center and then eventually with many world-renowned teachers including Richard Freeman, Rodney Yee, Eric Schiffmann, Judith Lasater, and later in Manhattan with Cyndi Lee at the Om Yoga Center. Frank currently teaches at NY Loves Yoga Studio in the upper West Side of Manhattan. https://www.nylovesyoga.com.

In 2014, while undergoing breast cancer treatment, https://jasonyoga.com/about/ (Andrea Ferretti) (https://www.instagram.com/andreaferretti/?hl=en (@andreaferretti)) fell in love with podcasts. In 2015, she decided to start https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=yogaland&rls=en (Yogaland). Now, more than 275 episodes, 100+ guests, and 5.8 million downloads later, Yogaland is a favorite of yoga teachers and students around the world. Prior to creating Yogaland, Andrea spent more than a decade as an editor at Yoga Journal, where she was fortunate to work with luminaries of American yoga like Shiva Rea, Cyndi Lee, and Maty Ezraty. These days, Andrea's goal is to bring all that she's learned from practice and motherhood to help others live fully, compassionately, and with a sense of humour. WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT -Parenthood as a yoga practice -Managing anxiety and ADHD -The pressures of the wellness world -Leaning into discomfort and building resilience -How meditation doesn't have to look the same every day -Seeing the best in people -Moving through breast cancer -Starting a podcast as a passion project Full notes available at https://www.thehuslers.com/ (thehuslers.com) HOSTS Adam Husler (@adamhusler) & Holly Husler (@iamhollyhusler). Follow us @thehuslers PERKS 10% off Liforme yoga mats with affiliate code HUSLER 25% off our online platform with code THEHUSLERS25 (25% off single 12 month membership or reoccurring monthly membership until cancellation). Join at thehuslers.com

"People who are trauma survivors, their body has not been a safe place. It's not a safe place to land and then there's that disconnect between the body and mind."On this episode of HerVoice, we sit down with Exhale to Inhale Instructor Ellyn Gerry to explore the mind-body connection and the healing power of trauma-informed yoga. Ellyn Gerry has over three decades of combined experience as a Labor and Delivery Nurse, Childbirth Educator and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. She is a highly regarded Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Teacher, and currently co-teaches the Prenatal Yoga Center's Teacher Training with Deb Flashenberg. She has completed over 1000 hours of Yoga and Fitness training, including Pelvic Floor Yoga with Leslie Howard, Advanced Yoga TT with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee, Yin Yoga with Corina Benner, Trauma-Informed Yoga with Exhale to Inhale, Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman, and Baby and Me Yoga with Kidding Around Yoga. She is also certified in Yoga for Recovery from Eating Disorders with Chelsea Roff, Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater and is a Level 3 Mindfulness MeditationTeacher with Cyndi Lee. Additionally, she is a Power Pilates Instructor, NASM Women's Fitness Specialist, and Body Ready Method Pro. She is currently completing specialty training in Yoga for Female Health with a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective. When she is not teaching or studying, she loves to swim with her two grandchildren. 

My friend, teacher, mentor Cyndi Lee returns to close out (for now) “How to practice in a dumpster fire”. If you don't know (and how dare you) Cyndi is an internationally know teacher and author of Buddhist and yogic philosophy. Check out cyndilee.com for more details. Enjoy and take care! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An icon in the yoga & meditation community! One of my favorite teachers and people. This is the kind of conversation I'd have with Cyndi over a cup of tea! Hope y'all like!

Cyndi Lee gives us all a broader definition of self-care.  A definition that has us caring and nurturing ourselves every day, not just when things are tough.  Come listen.

Francesca Cervero has been a full-time yoga teacher since 2005. Her teaching is inspired by her foundational training with Cyndi Lee at OM Yoga Center, the years she spent as a dancer and the subsequent years she spent in physical therapy. Her teaching is also influenced by her love of Buddhist teachings and a constant curiosity about anatomy and biomechanics. She is in private practice teaching a full schedule of 1-on-1 clients, mentors yoga teachers in The Science of the Private Lesson™, hosts the podcast, The Mentor Sessions: Support & Strategy for Yoga Teachers and is the founder of the adjoining community, The Mentor Sessions Sangha.Links:Website: francescacervero.comNewsletter Signup: teachprivateyoga.comInstagram: @FrancescaCervero See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deb Flashenberg is the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC. Along with being a prenatal yoga teacher, she is also a labor support doula, Lamaze childbirth educator, mother of two and self proclaimed "birth and anatomy geek." Deb received her first vinyasa yoga certification with Shiva Rea and then added to her education by completing the OM Yoga advanced yoga teacher training with Cyndi Lee. After the challenging birth of her first child, Deb became incredibly interested in pelvic health and has since earned her Pelvic Floor Yoga Certification with Leslie Howard. For the past 4 years, Deb has also greatly enjoyed being the host of the podcast, Yoga | Birth | Babies, where she speaks with some of the world's leading experts in pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenthood. You can find out more at https://prenatalyogacenter.com/ I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! Visit http://drlaurabrayton.com/podcasts/ for show notes and available downloads. © 2021 Dr. Laura Brayton

Author Website: ericamather.com Guest Social Media: IG | FaceBook | Twitter | SoundCloud Your Body, Your Best Friend: End the Confidence-Crushing Pursuit of Unrealistic Beauty Standards and Embrace Your True Power by Erica Mather Publisher: Reveal Press (April 1, 2020) For women who've learned to be their own worst enemies, this in-your-face guide offers powerful tools to break free from the cultural messages that feed negative body image and stand in the way of women becoming their most authentic and radiant selves. Have the women in your audience ever wondered what they could accomplish with the time they spend worrying about their body or appearance? In a society overwhelmed with messages of how women should be and appear, it's easy for them to internalize these ideas and become their own harshest critics. It's time for a change. It's time to stop squashing women into painfully tight “should-be” boxes and celebrate their bodies for what they are—divine tools to reach our highest aspirations and experience the full fabulousness of life. In this book, women find a practical program for healing body image dissatisfaction using a unique blend of wisdom—from yoga to Buddhism and Taoism to shamanism and more. Weaving the author's own experiences with tools for putting lessons into action, this empowering book will help the audience examine their own thoughts and feelings about their bodies and learn how they affect the way you relate in and to the world. With this unflinchingly direct and honest book, women will learn to release years of negative conditioning to see themselves as the fiercely authentic women they really are. It's time for women to stop wasting time and energy hating their bodies and to start moving toward a life that celebrates their body's unique strengths and capabilities for experiencing health, happiness, and true radiance. In an interview on your program Erica can discuss: The challenges she has faced with her own body image issues How body image shapes mental health and wellness The power of healthy body image on physical fitness and strength The benefits of these sustainable lessons for maintaining a healthy body image What the biggest obstacles are in women's minds around loving their bodies Some of the tools she speaks about in this book How she brings her knowledge down to a practical level so every woman can understand and much more! “Your Body, Your Best Friend is the ultimate guide for how to feel amazing in your own skin. Erica skillfully inspires and prompts you to shed the habitual behaviors, obsessive thoughts, and negative self-talk that can get in the way of compassion, love, and joy. She makes radical acceptance accessible.” —Tasha Eichenseher, former brand director at Yoga Journal, and yoga teacher “This book is everything! For a start, Erica reminds us that we are not alone in our body confusion. She teaches us why this has happened with smarts and clarity that allow us to feel smart, too. Then she empowers us through meditations, journaling, and sensory awakenings that help us find our way home again—home to our own, good bodies that are just the right size to hold all the love and pain and beauty of real life. I'm giving this book to all my women friends.” —Cyndi Lee, founder of, OM Yoga, and author of Yoga Body, Buddha Mind, and May I Be Happy

This week on the Practice, Cyndi Lee, renowned yoga teacher and founder of OM Yoga, teaches a daily intention to start living and leading from the heart. Words carry intention and plant seeds. That's why taking a moment to practice this dedication daily will help shift things in your life to open you up to love and abundance. Ready to move deeper into vinyasa and build a practice that will support you for decades to come? Join Cyndi's online course, Slow Flow: Sustainable Vinyasa Yoga for Life, at yogajournal.com/courses. Congrats! Yoga Journal has invited you to become a Premium Member in Get Healthy U TV today, with this exclusive deal! You'll get a WHOLE YEAR of access to our streaming yoga classes, workouts, fitness videos, and workout calendars, with 24/7 access to our professional trainers for ONLY $3 (normally $69)! Visit GetHealthyVideos.com. 

Pandeminin değiştirdiği hayatlarımızda, desteklerimiz, kaynaklarımız ile yaşama sevinci ve ilhama ihtiyaç duyduğumuzda yöneldiklerimiz daha da önem kazandı. Bu ruhla, ikinci Sezonumuza İlham veren Kaynak olan kitaplar üzerine sohbetlerle başlamaya karar verdik. Sinem Er ile hem ona ilham olan, hatta hayatının yönünü çizmesinde kaynak olan, hem de yıllar sonra Türkçe’ye kazandırmış olduğu Cyndi Lee’nin 'Yoga Bedeni Buda Zihni’ kitabı üzerine sohbet ettik. Keyifli dinlemeler!

Cyndi Lee is a world-famous yoga and meditation teacher, Founder of the OM yoga center in New York, and a renowned author. Cyndi is the first female Western teacher to fully integrate yoga with Tibetan practices. She has trained thousands of yoga teachers across the world and appeared on a number of TV shows. Topics in this episode include misconceptions about yoga, some advanced breathing methods, the relationship between body and the mind, and integrating Tibetan meditation techniques. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind  Website: www.fitmind.co

This week on The Practice, Cyndi Lee, the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching, shares a 12-minute mindfulness meditation. Learn the basics of this powerful practice, and how to build on them. For more mindfulness practices from Cyndi Lee, take her Slow Flow class with Yoga Journal.

It was a great pleasure and privilege to get to chat to Cyndi Lee for this episode. I took some fo my Yoga training with Cyndi a number of years ago and have been inspired and guided by her method of teaching in my own style, and how I understand Yoga teachings. Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. In 1998, she founded the OM yoga Center in NYC, which became a mecca for yogis worldwide. One of the most influential teachers in the U.S., Cyndi's teaching work is now focussed on yoga and meditation, and the resiliency that arises when we practice these methods in a sustainable manner. I hope you enjoy listening and you can find more details on this episode and all other episodes on www.elementsyoga.ie Naomi**

In this episode, you will learn: • How to intertwine Yoga and Buddhism to embody the best of both practices • The difficult decision faced by those in the industry, and how Cyndi chose to react • The way Cyndi managed to travel for teacher trainings while having a large studio, and what this ultimately revealed for her about her business • Engaged Buddhism in teacher training programs, and so much! LINKS: https://www.cyndilee.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cyndisphere/ https://www.facebook.com/Cyndi-Lee-43410636558/ https://www.cyndilee.com/books-by-cyndi https://www.cyndilee.com/all-online-classes https://www.cyndilee.com/teacher-trainings https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Yogi-P-Yogananda/dp/8120725247 https://www.cyndilee.com/talks-and-teachings https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco https://www.boutiquefitnesscoalition.com/ https://www.boutiquefitnesscoalition.com/press https://www.facebook.com/groups/3312618912101211/ 

In this episode, you will learn: • How Yoga first became a calling and part of her life, and then led to a successful career in the field • Why her “different” teaching style and approach resonates with so many people • The relationship we all have with our bodies, and where yoga comes into play with this • Challenges that were overcome in order to open her first studio in New York City • The advantages smaller studios will have post-pandemic LINKS: https://www.cyndilee.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cyndisphere/ https://www.facebook.com/Cyndi-Lee-43410636558/ https://www.cyndilee.com/books-by-cyndi https://www.cyndilee.com/all-online-classes https://www.cyndilee.com/teacher-trainings https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Yogi-P-Yogananda/dp/8120725247 https://www.cyndilee.com/talks-and-teachings https://www.instagram.com/studiogrowco https://www.boutiquefitnesscoalition.com/ https://www.boutiquefitnesscoalition.com/press https://www.facebook.com/groups/3312618912101211/

Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. In 1998, she founded the OM yoga Center in NYC, which became a mecca for yogis worldwide. She is an outstanding yogi and I have had the privilege of studying within her online courses. She is one of the main reasons I got into restorative yoga. In today's episode we discuss her background in Tibetan Buddhism and how she integrates it into her teachings.Cyndi Lee's website: https://www.cyndilee.comMUSIC: Process by 92elmSUPPORT THE SHOW: If you find this podcast valuable you can support it directly by visiting https://dannipomplun.com/support/WRITE A REVIEW: If you like the podcast, please leave a review or rating on iTunes! Click here for a quick and easy guide on how to leave a review on iTunes.Don’t forget to subscribe via: iTunes | Google Play | RSS | Spotify.See you on the mat. Much love and good vibes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Shannon speaks with Rebecca who is a yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher with over 20 years of experience as a student, and eight as a teacher. The ladies dive into what it means to find your own path despite your childhood programming and religious experiences. Both ladies share their first angel experiences, and Shannon shares a personal story about connecting with angels during her miscarriage and a surgery that gave her a whole new perspective on the angel council. More about Rebecca: Rebecca Davidson is a yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher with over 20 years of experience as a student, and eight as a teacher. She completed both her 200 hr and 500 hr teacher training under Kim Manfredi at Charm City Yoga (Baltimore, MD). Since completing her 500 hr training Rebecca has participated in continuing education workshops taught by Sarah Platt-Finger, Alan Finger, Rosie Acosta, Seane Corn, Jillian Pranksy, Rod Stryker, and Cyndi Lee. She specializes in yoga nidra, restorative, tantra, and other spiritually-based practices such as mantra, pranayama, and meditation. Rebecca is a doTERRA Wellness Advocate, an intuitive tarot and oracle reader, a visual and performing artist, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting at the Savannah College of Art & Design. When she is not practicing, teaching, making art, or helping others transform/heal, Rebecca is probably drinking tea and listening to music or a podcast. She is a tree-hugging, crystal-collecting, essential oil wearing, animal loving, sober vegan. Find her online at : www.createyourlifewellness.comwww.rebeccadavidsonart.comTo learn more about the Host of Awakening With The Girls you can check out Shannon at www.ShantasticShine.com For more uplifting content check out www.bringme2life.com And to be a part of our real time community discussions you can join our facebook group at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/832175253510166/

Episode 9 Part 1 of the bodytonic radio interview with author, meditation expert, master yoga teacher and founder of the legendary NYC studio OM Yoga CYNDI LEE.  She is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching and she is known worldwide as a “teacher’s teacher.”  Host Jennifer DeLuca and Cyndi discuss meditation and mindfulness on the first part of this in-depth interview with one of America’s most influential people in the yoga world. For more information about Cyndi Lee go to www.cyndilee.com

Episode 10 Part 2 of the bodytonic radio interview with author, meditation expert, master yoga teacher and founder of the legendary NYC studio OM Yoga CYNDI LEE.  She is a regular contributor to numerous publications including Yoga Journal, Real Simple and Lion’s Roar.  On the second part of this in-depth conversation, Host Jennifer DeLuca and Cyndi discuss her legacy with master meditation teacher Gelek Rimpoche, her training as a Lay Chaplain and the fascinating story of her parents who were instrumental in creating the person she is today.   For more information about Cyndi Lee go to www.cyndilee.com  

On Episode 2 of BODYTONIC RADIO, Host Jennifer DeLuca chats with New York City master yoga instructors Carla Stangenberg and Joe Miller.  Although their approach and style may differ, Carla and Joe have both been inspiring yoga practitioners of all levels in New York for over two decades.   They discuss teaching yoga asanas, anatomy, movement, their shared background at Om Yoga with Cyndi Lee, and much more! For more information on Carla Stangenberg and her Brooklyn-based studios, visit jayayogacenter.com For more information about Joe Miller go to joemilleryoga.com

This week, Sarah talks with Bend and Bloom founder, Amy Quinn Suplina. In light of the unionization movement, these two women explore what it means to run an ethical yoga studio and how studios in New York City might be impacted by the move to unionize.Amy Quinn Suplina Amy has been teaching yoga since 2002 and founded Bend + Bloom in 2008.  She teaches a breath-based, contemplative Vinyasa that challenges us to find space in our bodies so that we can find room in our lives to live well and more fully.  She completed her first yoga teacher training with Kimberly Wilson, Simon Park, and Darren Main at Tranquil Space in Washington, DC in 2002 and with Cyndi Lee of Om Yoga in 2005. Her early days of teaching were balanced by her career in social justice and human rights organizing.  Amy believes contemplative practices, like yoga and meditation, are essential components to transform our habits so we can build and embody new skills to manifest what we care about in our lives and the world. Amy is trained in teaching Trauma Sensitive Yoga by the Trauma Center of Boston and completed the two-year Embodied Anatomy and Physiology course at the Breathing Project with Amy Matthews. She is also a certified Physioyoga Global practitioner. Amy integrates explorations of anatomy and physiology into her class by designing purposeful sequences that weave asana, pranayama, bandha work, and focused inquiry.  She is a mentor with the amazing Africa Yoga Project based in Nairobi.You can connect with Amy on Instagram or find Bend and Bloom on Instagram and at https://www.bendandbloom.com/.You can connect with Sarah today at: instagram.com/tbmpodcastfacebook.com/thebeginnersmindpodcastsarahdittmore@gmail.comThank 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.

Cyndi Lee, Buddhist and teacher of movement and self-care, shares a brief practice to help you get grounded when life is overwhelming. Lion’s Roar Editor Rod Meade Sperry shares a quick guide to meditation for beginners.

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!

Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. In 1998, she founded the OM yoga Center in NYC, which became a mecca for yogis worldwide. One of the most influential teachers in the U.S., Cyndi’s teaching work is now focussed on yoga and meditation, and the resiliency that arises when we practice these methods in a sustainable manner. Cyndi is a formally trained Lay Buddhist Chaplain under the guidance of Roshi Joan Halifax of Upaya Zen Center. Her root guru is the Tibetan master, Gelek Rimpoche. She has been teaching yoga for 40 years and meditation for nearly 30 years. Cyndi is also the author of five books and a leading voice in the yoga community.  To join the Mindful Strength newsletter click here, the Virtual Studio announcement comes out on Monday!  

Susan”Lip” Orem began practicing yoga when the thrill of bench aerobics was gone. Her first teachers were Sharon Gannon, Dana Flynn and Cyndi Lee. Her checkered past as a dancer in Las Vegas revues, Off Broadway actress, Ringling Brothers clown and sign language interpreter left her no choice but to teach yoga. She was too old to be a cowgirl or an astronaut. She was first certified by Cyndi Lee before there was an OM Yoga. She has been a student of Rodney Yee since 1996 and continues to be inspired by his teaching. She is honored to be part of the teaching staff of Yoga Shanti NY. Here in NYC Genny Kapuler , Rodney Yee and Carrie Owerko keep Lip’s feet steady on the path. The most influential teachers have been all the students willing to take this trip with her. Susan “Lip” is grateful every day that what she does is what she loves. Learn more at heathenhillyoga.net

Today, we're talking to Cyndi Lee, who was the first Western female yoga teacher to combine Tibetan Buddhism and yoga. Cyndi and I worked together many times when I was an editor at Yoga Journal and I have so much respect for her. You'll see why in this candid, down-to-earth interview. Cyndi is is not only inspiring, but she's a living testament to how practicing yoga and meditation for many years can help you navigate life's ups and downs with grace.We talk about:* Cyndi's career as a professional dancer in the 1980s--including what it was like working with Cyndi Lauper* The journey that led Cyndi to open the legendary Om Yoga studio in New York City* Her recent studies that led her to become a Buddhist chaplain, what that entails, and how that intersects with yoga for her* Cyndi's double hip replacement, what she learned from it, and how the healing process is going for her. Plus, she shares what advice she’d give to others who are facing a similar situation.Show notes; http://www.jasonyoga.com/podcast/episode152SHOUT-OUT TO OUR SPONSORS1. LOLA is a female-founded company offering 100 organic cotton tampons, pads, and liners. For every purchase, LOLA donates feminine care products to homeless shelters across the U.S. For 40% off all subscriptions, visit mylola.com and enter the code YOGALAND40 when you subscribe.2. Care/of is a monthly subscription vitamin service made from high, quality ingredients personally tailored to your exact needs. Their short quiz asks you about your diet, health goals, and lifestyle choices and uses these answers to create personalized vitamin packs just for you. For 25% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit takecareof.com and enter promo code YOGALAND.3. Away is a new kind of luggage that is designed to be resilient, resourceful, and essential to the way you travel today. They use high-quality materials at a lower price point than other brands because they sell directly on the Internet. Try it out for 100 days, and if you don’t love it return it for a full refund. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/yogaland and use promo code YOGALAND at checkout.4. Ohmme is a company that makes yoga and activewear clothing for men. The fit and function is phenomenal. Plus, their design and manufacturing process is sustainable since they use many recycled materials. For 20% off your Ohmme order, visit ohmme.com and use promo code YOGALAND20.5. Storyworth makes it easy and fun for loved ones to tell their stories. Simply purchase a subscription for someone you love--like your father for Father’s Day!--and each week Storyworth will send them a question about their life. After a year, stories are bound in a beautiful book. For $20 off, visit storyworth.com/yogaland when you subscribe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've all met those people we start chatting with and instantly decide, I want to know more about you. As Krisitn and I casually talked during the breaks of Prenatal Yoga Center's Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, (which she was enrolled in) I started to realized how our personal paths mirrored one another and even intertwined at times. I loved hearing her open and honest experience of her two very different births and was delighted to “talk shop” about yoga “back in the day!” I discovered we even studied with the same teacher, Cyndi Lee at the former OM Yoga Center. This episode of Yoga|Birth|Babiescaptures a fun, honest, and open chat between two yogis, mothers and teachers. Kristen talks about the evolution of her yoga teaching and practice that has spanned more then two decades and how she manages life and 3 kids under 4 years old! Please enjoy! For the full show notes and to connect with Kristin visit: prenatalyogacenter.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher Cyndi Lee was raised on the idyllic Puget Sound where she grew up playing on beaches and climbing trees in the forest. While attending the University of California Irvine as a dance major, she discovered yoga (or it discovered her), and she immediately delved into all its practices, learning … read more The post triyoga talks episode 20: Cyndi Lee on mindfulness, meditation + yoga beyond asana appeared first on triyoga.

Many yoga teachers want to have a meditation practice, or feel like they should have a meditation practice but don't for some reason.  Other yoga teachers practice meditation but feel shy or uncertain about how to incorporate meditation into their teaching. We are very lucky to have Cyndi Lee (!) on the podcast today, talking us through everything that is important about practicing and teaching meditation in her Classic Cyndi Way: clear, steady, gentle and warm. In this episode you'll hear: the benefits of a meditation practice and why all yoga teachers should have a meditation practice how to go about building a home meditation practice Cyndi's advice for teachers who want to commit to their meditation practice, but struggle to show up regularly for it guidelines for sharing meditation in an asana class advice for teachers who want to incorporate dharma teachings into their yoga classes You can also check out our previous interview to get to know more about Cyndi and her incredible contribution to the yoga world in Episode #13: Obstacle As Path. Check out all of Cyndi's offerings: Meditation Teacher Trainings (online and in-person) Very Special Yoga Teacher's Retreat Traveling Workshop Schedule Website Instagram

Over the next few weeks we're doing something new here on The Mentor Sessions. I'm going to introduce you to five amazing yoga teachers all of whom are engaged in active and full teaching practices in very different parts of the world! These five teachers also happen to be alumni from my teacher training, The Science of the Private Lesson™, and you'll get to hear directly from them what has happened in their teaching and business since our time together. Today you get to meet Samantha! Samantha Harrison teaches alignment-based vinyasa and gentle yoga in Greenville, North Carolina, where she also is the manager of YogiVibes Studio. She teaches students in a variety of settings including health centers, corporate settings and private and group yoga classes at YogiVibes Studio. Samantha has been practicing yoga since 2008 and teaching full- time since 2014. She received her initial 200-hour training from the Wilmington Yoga Center and completed her 500-hour RYT training with yoga teacher Cyndi Lee. In this episode you'll hear: what is takes to be a successful full time yoga teacher in a small town a story of how it is possible to be a yoga teacher AND the main breadwinner in the family how working at Starbucks helped get her yoga teaching career off the ground some of the funny places Samantha met potential students (like at the grocery store and the bank!) lots of practical ideas for creating corporate relationships and bringing yoga into offices best practices for teaching corporate yoga (including how to set up a contract and how to adjust your teaching to be appropriate for an office setting)

For our 9th episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with Michelle Dortignac. Michelle is the founder of Unnata® Aerial Yoga. She’s been a yoga teacher for nearly 20 years and a professional aerial acrobatics performer for almost as long. Since 2006, she grew Unnata Aerial Yoga to a worldwide phenomenon with teachers in over 30 countries. Although she’s not the inventor of Aerial yoga in general, she contributed immensely to it’s popularly in the US. Today we sat down to talk about Aerial yoga in general and her journey through it all.As always, I really appreciate your support. So as you leave a review on iTunes or on your iPhone podcast app, you automatically enter a giveaway. Once more Athleta is supporting this podcast in their effort to ignite a community of strong women who lift each other up, and is giving out a 75$ shop card! If you're not sure how to leave a review, check this article.ABOUT OUR GUEST​​Michelle Dortignac is a life-long movement artist who founded Unnata® Aerial Yoga in 2006 from the synthesis of her passion for aerial acrobatics, and deep reverence for Yoga. She is a Master of Aerial Yoga who has trained many Aerialists and Yogis offering teacher trainings throughout the world in a precise, and purely Yogic Aerial Yoga methodology. Then she returns home to teach private and group classes in NYC.In the 20+ years that Michelle has taught Yoga, she has studied with many great Masters, who continue to inform her teaching and personal practice, and the evolution of Unnata® Aerial Yoga. Legendary Sri Dharma Mittra has taught Michelle for over 15 years, and in 2018, she will earn 500-hour certification in Dharma’s extensive Life of a Yogi TT program. She also studies regularly with Yogiraj Alan Finger and was initially certified in Vinyasa Yoga in 1998 at the OM Yoga Center, NYC by Cyndi Lee. Through all of the books, conferences, workshops and trainings she’s absorbed over the years, it’s Michelle’s personal practice since 1991 that has been the foundation for a life of Yoga.Find out more about Michelle : AerialYoga.comFind out more about Unnata® Aerial Yoga : Unnata.comFind out more about her training with Sri Dharma Mittra:dharmayogacenter.comQUESTIONS SHE ANSWERS DURING THIS EPISODE :- What brought you to yoga originally? and How did your yoga practice evolve toward aerial yoga?- What’s the difference between anti-gravity yoga and aerial yoga? Is there a difference between an Unnata class vs another aerial class?- How did this new practice impact or changed your life?- Why would you recommend people to try Unnata aerial? What are the biggest benefits of this practice compare to a regular yoga practice?- I’ve heard it’s really good for back pain. In what cases can it help and how?- I know some people might be concern with safety. What are some of the contra-indications or risks associated with this practice?- How about hyper mobile students? Is it a better/more risky practice for them? Active vs passive stretch? Any tips for a hyper mobile practitioner?- Any tips for first time students that want to try aerial yoga?OTHER REFERENCE : Trisha Brown Dance Company See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of “Yoga | Birth | Babies,” I take off my interviewer hat and become the guest speaker!  For the past 17 years I have had the joy and honor of leading group yoga classes as well as teacher trainings.  In this podcast, I breakdown the principles from which I teach and train other teachers.  For those who are new to teaching or just students who want to better understand my methodology, I hope you enjoy! In this episode, I cover:  The importance of seeing your students! Learning from your best teachers, your students. The pros and cons of demonstrating. Know your demographic: who you are teaching and how they best learn. Don’t be afraid to correct and adjust a student Hand on adjustments- does everyone need to be adjusted? Know why you are touching a student – your hands should be giving information as to how to stabilize or go deeper in a pose. Don’t ignore the student who needs the most attention because you are overwhelmed by their poses. My personal pet peeve- massage or little creepy adjustments. Teach!  Don’t just recite memorized cues –  or shout out poses. Intelligent sequencing – how do poses relate to one another. Using music- it should add to the underlying flow and drive of the rhythm About Deb : Deb is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music with a degree in Musical Theater. She has spent most of her life performing and was introduced to yoga through a choreographer in 1997. After several years as a yoga student, she decided to continue her education and became certified as a Bikram Yoga instructor. In 2001 Deb headed out to Seattle to study with renowned prenatal yoga teacher Colette Crawford, R.N., at the Seattle Holistic Center. Deb has received certification for Vinyasa Yoga from Shiva Rea as well as completed the OM Yoga advanced teacher training with Cyndi Lee in 2004. Deb has also studied the Maternal Fitness Method with Julie Tupler. Deb currently studies with Cyndi Lee, Genevieve Kapular, and Carrie Owerko. After being witness to several “typical” hospital births, Deb felt it was important to move beyond the yoga room and be present in the birthing room. In 2003, Deb attended her first birth as a DONA certified labor support doula. In that short period of time, Deb has attended about 100 births. She is continuously in awe of the beauty and brilliance of birth. In 2006, Deb received her certification as a Lamaze® Certified Childbirth Educator. In September of 2007, Deb completed a Midwife Assistant Program with Ina May Gaskin, Pamela Hunt and many of the other Farm Midwives at The Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee. Drawing on her experience as a prenatal yoga teacher, labor support doula, childbirth educator and mother, Deb looks to establish a safe, effective and empowering class for pregnancy and beyond. In April 2016, Deb had the honor of being a presenter at the Yoga Journal Live New York Conference. Deb is the proud (and tired!) mother of her son Shay and daughter Sage. Click here for Deb’s teaching schedule, her teacher trainings, and her upcoming events! “Yoga | Birth | Babies” is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance.  Go to healthiq.com/YBB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so excited about today's episode because I get to bring you the wisdom of the founder of my own teaching lineage (OM Yoga) , Cyndi Lee! Cyndi is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching.  In 1998, she founded OM Yoga Center in NYC, and that is where I took my first YTT in 2005. In this interview we talk about what makes a good teacher, how to continue to evolve as teachers and what we can learn from the Buddhist principle of Threefold Logic: working with the ground, the path and the fruition. Cyndi recently became a formally trained Buddhist Chaplain under the guidance of Roshi Joan Halifax and much of her work there centers around using yoga and meditation as resiliency practices. We talked about what it's like to find refuge in our bodies, no matter the circumstances, and how we can offer that kind of teaching to our students. In this episode we also talked about: how some teaching principles are universal, no matter what you are teaching Cyndi gives some advice for teachers who want to deepen their teaching skills what it takes to have confidence in your teaching having a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset taking refuge in a body that has a lot of pain  Trainings, Retreats and Online Workshops with Cyndi: Cyndi's WebsiteVery Special Teachers Retreat in New MexicoOnline Restorative Teacher TrainingMeditation Teacher Training coming summer 2018  

In this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies, I speak with my long time teacher, Cyndi Lee. Cyndi and I explore what brought her to yoga and creating OM Yoga Center. She and I also openly talk about the state of yoga in our county and the changes it has seen as well as the wide range of yoga teacher trainings. I truly enjoyed my time speaking with Cyndi, I hope you enjoy our conversation! Topics covered: *Cyndi’s path drew you to practicing yoga – not just asana- but also meditation *How Cyndi’s involvement of Tibetan Buddhism started to intergrate into your teaching *What shifted in you to move away from your dance career to committing to teaching yoga? *Cyndi’s path to opening OM *What inspired the style of OM yoga? *How OM yoga differs from other styles of vinyasa yoga *Why each class always include a short dharma talk/theme into your classes *The conscious choice to make a yoga studio that focused on community and how it was an internal part of OM’s   success *Cyndi’s philosophy into creating a professional teacher training program and her goals for your graduates *The boundaries and accreditation that yoga alliances has created for teacher training *The shift in the American approach to yoga in the time you have been teaching *Leaving the “yoga star” circuit and what inspired that move *How to study with Cyndi! About Cyndi Cyndi Lee is the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching. In 1998, she founded the OM yoga Center in NYC, which became a mecca for yogis worldwide. One of the most influential teachers in the U.S., Cyndi is known for her dynamic and contemplative classes, creative, safe and sane sequencing, smart and soulful teachings — all offered in a non-competitive environment of goodness. When she’s not on the mat and cushion, Cyndi writes. Her newest book is the The New York Times critically acclaimed May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga and Changing My Mind. Other books include Yoga Body, Buddha Mind and OM yoga: A Guide to Daily Practice. She writes regularly for Yoga Journal, Shambhala Sun, Yoga International and Tricycle Magazine. Her frequent TV appearances include the Dr. Oz Show; Live with Regis and Kathie Lee; Good Morning, America and she has a cameo in Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun video, which she choreographed in 1983. Cyndi holds an MFA in Dance from UC Irvine and is a long time student of Gelek Rimpoche. Find her at: cyndilee.com  and on Facebook! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyndi Lee on loving the body, embodiment as spiritual practice, shifting internal negative self talk, yoga, and women in Buddhism.

Cyndi Lee, founder of the influential OM Yoga center, was someone who set the stage for people like J. After running in the same circles for years, they finally get a chance to meet. They talk about Cyndi’s personal journey into yoga and Tibetan Buddhism, yoga coming into the mainstream, the story of how OM Yoga came into existence and why it had to close, and the way things are playing out now. Both Cyndi and J share openly about what it is to make your practice into a profession and the rapid change in the yoga industry. This episode is part of our premium podcast subscription. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.  

After spending seven years in the Bay Area dancing and teaching dance, Margi began to practice yoga. The union of movement with spirituality piqued her curiosity. From the Bay area, Margi moved to New York City to attend New York University's TISCH, earning her MFA in Dance and Choreography. For a respite from the fierce dance world, she practiced yoga in the smoky incense of Jivamukti, offering her a quiet within the bustle. Over time it became clear that she was much happier on her thin blue yoga mat than in the mirrored dance studio. She soon discovered Cyndi Lee’s OM Yoga Center, where Iyengar alignment meshed with vinyasa flow and Buddhist principles, and attended a teacher training in 2001. Click here to visit the show notes page!   Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :-)   SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

Raghu is joined once again by musician, author, and teacher, David Nichtern. David chats with Raghu about his new book, “Awakening from the Daydream,” which reimagines the ancient Buddhist parables of the Wheel of Life and Samsara. David describes a few of the realms of Samsara and where we see them playing out in our world today. He also gives us practices to overcome these obstacles to our inner balance. This conversation about Buddhism is not one to be missed. Everyone can learn something, as David relates the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in a way that is accessible to anyone. “In each of these realms, the peace that you are talking about has been mistaken. You think the peace is, ‘ If I keep competing and keep getting to the top, then I will have peace.’ In The Hungry Ghost realm,’ If I keep consuming if I keep craving things that act will bring me peace.’ But it is exactly that act which keeps you from having peace.” – David Nichtern,Awakening from the Daydream: Reimagining the Buddha’s Wheel of Life   More About David David Nichtern is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. This tradition combines a contemporary, secular approach to meditation with the ancient practices and philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism. David was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. David has been co-director of the LA Shambhala Center and Karme Choling Meditation Center in Vermont, as well as Director of Expansion for Shambhala Training International and Director of Buddhist Practice and Study for OM yoga. He has been a featured writer and regular contributor to The Huffington Post and leads meditation workshops around the world and online. David also works individually with meditation students in person and via Skype. He does a weekly live broadcast on Ustream (via his Facebook page) and has several online meditation workshops available through creativeLIVE.com. His DVD/CD package OM YOGA & MEDITATION WORKSHOP, created in conjunction with yoga teacher Cyndi Lee, is widely available David Nichtern is also a well-known composer, producer and guitarist – a four-time Emmy winner and a two-time Grammy nominee. He is the founder of Dharma Moon and 5 Points Records. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Among his many credits in records, film and tv, David wrote the classic song “Midnight at the Oasis” and composed the score for Christopher Guest’s film “The Big Picture”. As the Beyman Bros, he collaborated with Guest and CJ Vanston on an album “Memories of Summer as a Child” and has produced multiple records for Grammy nominated kirtan performer Krishna Das. For more conversation with David, listen to his last visit to the Mindrolling Podcast.

EPISODE NOTES NOTES Featuring Buddhist Teacher, Author, and Award Winning Musician David Nichtern Davids New Book: Awakening From The Daydream http://davidnichtern.com/awakening-from-the-daydream/ David will be teaching a workshop at Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health from Oct 16 to Oct 21st https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/awakening-daydream-meditating-wheel-life His course entitled "Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck" is available on creativelive.com https://www.creativelive.com/courses/creativity-spirituality-making-buck-david-nichtern All music from the podcast is by David Nichtern Intro music: Thank Kevin from his album From Here to Nichternity Full song at the end of podcast: Moon of Tunis from his group The Beyman Brothers (with Christopher Guest) The young jazz piano prodigy that David mentions: http://joeyalexandermusic.com/ The young man that David and I pay tribute to at the end of the podcast: http://mrisaacallen.com/ David Nichtern Full Bio: David Nichtern is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. This tradition combines a contemporary, secular approach to meditation with the ancient practices and philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism. David was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. David has been co-director of the LA Shambhala Center and Karme Choling Meditation Center in Vermont, as well as Director of Expansion for Shambhala Training International and Director of Buddhist Practice and Study for OM yoga. He has been a featured writer and regular contributor to The Huffington Post and leads meditation workshops around the world and online. David also works individually with meditation students in person and via Skype, and has created and taught meditation teacher trainer programs for OM yoga, Empowered Yoga, Kaia Yoga, Metrowest Yoga, True Nature Yoga (Tokyo), and Journey Meditation. He has also been a business consultant with companies creating a variety of offerings integrating meditation in a larger health and well-being context – including Balanced Athlete, Journey Meditation, The Center for Health & Healing, and Om Births, among others. His new book “Awakening From the Daydream: Re-imagining The Buddha's Wheel of Life”, will be released by Wisdom Publications on October 4, 2016. He has several online meditation workshops available through CreativeLive.com and a DVD/CD package OM YOGA & MEDITATION WORKSHOP, created in conjunction with yoga teacher Cyndi Lee. David Nichtern is also a well known composer, producer and guitarist – a four-time Emmy winner and a two-time Grammy nominee. He is the founder of Dharma Moon and 5 Points Records. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Among his many credits in records, film and TV, David wrote the classic song “Midnight at the Oasis” and composed the score for Christopher Guest's film “The Big Picture”. As the Beyman Bros, he collaborated with Guest and CJ Vanston on an album “Memories of Summer as a Child”, and has produced multiple records for Grammy nominated kirtan performer Krishna Das as well as touring frequently as guitarist with KD over the last 10 years.

"Devotion is part of our nature, we love to be involved, we love to connect. This is the deepest connection a heart can make, this connection to deep devotion and unconditional love…” -Krishna Das Krishna Das and David Nichtern sit down for an interactive discussion on devotion, tapping into their experiences with both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, respectively. When it comes to devotion these two spiritual paths overlap is in the Vajrayana form, or tantric style of Buddhism, when a teacher appears in the form of a master/guru. This is seen to be extremely special as a focal point in practice, because they have accomplished what you yourself would like to accomplish. For even in the three refuges of Buddhism—the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha—the guru is considered the forth refuge. Krishna Das recounts how life-changing it was to experience the unconditional love that radiated from his guru, Neem Karoli Baba aka Maharaji, in India, and how slowly through just hanging out, Maharaji's presence opened their hearts. For some spiritual seekers who have had this physical experience of the guru, it’s an inspiration to see the possibility of someone exhibiting that kind of love, clarity, and timelessness, in person. David recounts his own experiences while pursuing the Buddhist path under the tutelage of Chogyam Trumpa Rinpoche, and the incredible lineage he's a part via his own personal practice. “The ring of devotion hitting the hook of the guru, the link you have to that being, in our tradition, is practice, therefore it is very, very important…the practice is the connection for us to individually continue to connect in that way, when we don’t have the luxury of knowing that kind of being in person…” At the end of this podcast, there’s a Q&A covering the following topics: -Does the spiritual path need a stage of darkness in order to attain a level of depth? -Not feeling an unconditional love connection with spiritual teacher/lineage. -The role devotion has played in Krishna Das’ singing. -Has Krishna Das found a way to love everyone, the way Neem Karoli Baba does? -The role of grace in Krishna Das’ spiritual life and how it has helped him to cultivate devotion. David Nichtern's Bio: David Nichtern is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. This tradition combines a contemporary, secular approach to meditation with the ancient practices and philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism. David was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970. David has been co-director of the LA Shambhala Center and Karme Choling Meditation Center in Vermont, as well as Director of Expansion for Shambhala Training International and Director of Buddhist Practice and Study for OM yoga. He has been a featured writer and regular contributor to The Huffington Post and leads meditation workshops around the world and online. David also works individually with meditation students in person and via Skype. He does a weekly live broadcast on Ustream (via his Facebook page) and has several online meditation workshops available through creativeLIVE.com. His DVD/CD package OM YOGA & MEDITATION WORKSHOP, created in conjunction with yoga teacher Cyndi Lee, is widely available David Nichtern is also a well known composer, producer and guitarist – a four-time Emmy winner and a two-time Grammy nominee. He is the founder of Dharma Moon and 5 Points Records. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Among his many credits in records, film and tv, David wrote the classic song “Midnight at the Oasis” and composed the score for Christopher Guest’s film “The Big Picture”. As the Beyman Bros, he collaborated with Guest and CJ Vanston on an album “Memories of Summer as a Child” and has produced multiple records for Grammy nominated kirtan performer Krishna Das.

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!

A short and sweet change of pace as we give you our rendition of "The Song Of The Blackhawks", plus a dramatic presentation by The Bachelor Dandies, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's ONLY Audio Theatrical Troupe for Single Gentlemen! PLUS, from Falling in Love #83, fashion dos and don'ts from Mary Ruth and Cyndi Lee! HAWK-AA!!