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Endlich wieder ein Interview im Podcast! Ich freue mich so die wunderbare Lucie Beyer zu Gast zu haben. Ich kenne Lucie gefühlt schon ewig. Die Instagrambubble hat uns zusammengeführt und ich liebe ihre Leichtigkeit, ihren Mut, ihre Spielfreude. Heute reden wir darüber und über ihr wunderbares neues Buch „Finde deinen Yogaweg“ was ein feiner, leiser, eingänglicher Begleiter rund um Yogaphilosophie und Praxis geworden ist. Das Gespräch hat mich wunderbar inspiriert zurückgelassen und ich hoffe, es geht dir ebenso.Wenn du mehr von Lucie sehen willst: Ihr Instagramaccount ist @lucie.beyer und ihre Internetseite findest du hier. Schau dir unbedingt ihr Yoga Teacher Training an und ihre Stunden auf Yogaeasy sowie ihre eigene wöchentliche Hybrid-Klasse! Das Buch habe ich hier für dich verlinkt. Natürlich sind wir gespannt auf deine Gedanken. Schreib gerne einen Kommentar auf Instagram oder Youtube. Wir freuen uns von dir zu hören. Die Bücher, die Lucie empfiehlt sind: „Bhagavadgita: Der Gesang Gottes“ von Jack Hawley, T.K.V. Desikachar„Über Freiheit und Meditation: Die Yoga Sutra des Patanjali“ und „The Road Home“ von Ethan Nichtern. Viel Spaß beim tiefer tauchen. Dein Licht ist immer in dir.Von Herzen,SiljaPS: Mehr von mir findest du auf meiner Seite:www.siljamahlow.deUnter Coaching meine Coachingprogramme und einen Link zu den von mir ausgebildeten Soul Coaches. Hier findest du den Termin zur nächsten Soul SessionWenn du einen meiner Kurse anschauen willst, hier ist die Übersicht. Wenn du mehr zu ätherischen Ölen und Supplements erfahren willst (zum Beispiel zur Cleanse and Restore Kur) oder mit mir dein Doterra - Business aufbauen willst – ich bin gerne an deiner Seite. Schreib mir einfach eine E-Mail an silja@siljamahlow.deMein zweites Buch Spiritual Leadership findest du überall. Hier ist der Link zum Buch. Mein erstes Buch findest du hier.
What happens when someone born inside the culture of Yoga meets the modern world with eyes wide open? This timeless conversation with my Gurubhai, R. Sriram, originally recorded five years ago, is as alive and necessary now as it was then. Sriram grew up in South India, surrounded by music, temples, and traditional values. He also experienced Catholic schooling, English literature, radical theater, and many layers of spiritual and political questioning. This is a deeply personal account of growing up in the very society that Krishnamacharya and Desikachar came from, while still struggling to feel at home in it. We talk about what it means to be indigenous to this tradition, and how Sriram's life became a bridge between ancient learning and modern experience. When he met Desikachar in the late 1970s, he didn't just begin to study Yoga. He entered a relationship that helped him live through the emotional and cultural complexity of his own story. Breath, practice, and shared understanding gave him a way to continue, to grow, and to teach. That path eventually took him to Germany, where he has taught since 1988 alongside his wife, the Indian classical dancer Anjali Sriram. This conversation is a reminder that the teacher-student relationship is about being seen. It is about friendship, sincerity, and learning to live with all parts of who we are. Key Takeaways A Life Inside the Tradition – Sriram shares firsthand memories of growing up in the same world that Krishnamacharya and Desikachar belonged to. Holding the Whole – His life shows how Yoga supported him through family customs, academic pressure, spiritual curiosity, and social questions. Desikachar's Openness – Sriram remembers how Desikachar welcomed real people with real conflicts and questions. Voice and Breath – Chanting became a way to connect with his roots, express devotion, and care for his inner life. Ongoing Search – This story speaks to anyone asking how to live in two worlds, and how to find peace without needing to erase anything. Yoga in a New Culture – Sriram reflects on decades of teaching in Germany, how people first reacted to Yoga, and how that has shifted over time. Where to Find Our Guest R. Sriram's Website: https://www.yogaweg.de/r-sriram/ R. Sriram on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sriramsriramyoga/ Links & Resources You are the beauty. You are the intelligence. You are already in perfect harmony with life. You don't need to seek it. You need only participate in it. Learn more and access the course at https://www.heartofyoga.com Support the Heart of Yoga Foundation. This podcast is sustained by your donations.
What happens when the teacher becomes the student? David turns the tables and interviews me. We dive into the roots of my life, growing up in New Zealand's church and school systems, confronting injustice early on, and stumbling into my body through sport and the natural world. We move through my years as a young man questioning everything society had handed me and into the long journey that led me to the heart of Yoga with my teachers Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. This is a deeply personal conversation. I speak about the early insights that shaped my path, the teachers who helped me see through the spiritual industrial complex, and the simple, profound practices that brought me home to life as it is. David's questions open a space for something very real to come through: not theory, not tradition for its own sake, but the living truth of Yoga as intimacy with reality. Key Takeaways Early Awakening – A childhood moment on the lawn, sun on my back, revealed the body's deep continuity with the cosmos. Seeing Through Systems – From church to school to spirituality, I recognized early how society exploits the promise of a future salvation or success. Real Yoga Is Empowering – True Yoga adapts to the individual, honors the breath, and returns us to our natural state of wholeness. Teachers Who Transmit – Meeting Krishnamacharya and Desikachar brought a transmission of humility, scholarship, and direct experience, not branding. Yoga Is Relationship – Real practice embraces the body and life's tangible realities, especially the relational, where true meditation lives. The Body Is God – Yoga reveals that the body is not separate from divinity, it is divinity. This isn't a metaphor. It's actual, lived reality. Where to Find Our Guest David's Website: http://lenirvanawear.com David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david22bali Links & Resources You are the beauty. You are the intelligence. You are already in perfect harmony with life. You don't need to seek it. You need only participate in it. Learn more and access the course at https://www.heartofyoga.com Support the Heart of Yoga Foundation. This podcast is sustained by your donations.
Aimee Echo, founder of Community Yoga Club/Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach, talks with J about the carrying on of tradition and the evolution of practice. They discuss parallel scenes in 90's LA and NY, sub culture of Mysore rooms, Patabhi Jois touring the US, studying with Sharath and Shruthi, authorization agreements and certification, Jois Yoga, aftermath of Sharath's death, a new "active" series, hands on adjustments, comparing Ashtanga and Desikachar, listening, and casting a shorter net to invite more serious inquiry and practice. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Say thank you - buy J a coffee. Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.
This talk was recorded live at a workshop in the Swiss town of Saanen. A very interesting place for yoga and spiritual history and the transmission from East to West! Among the ‘himalayas of the north', Mark is unravelling the core of modern spiritual systems and the search for enlightenment. Summarising the teachings of Krishnamacharya, Desikachar, and the radical honesty of U.G. Krishnamurti, this episode presents Yoga as an intimate participation in what is real—life itself. Subjects… J Krishnamurti, UG Krishnamurti, BKS Iyengar, and the history of the Saanen Valley Why the ideal of a “perfect person” has deeply disempowered humanity How Yoga has been distorted by systems of effort, hierarchy, and branding U.G. Krishnamurti's radical realization and the myth of spiritual seeking The social hoax of striving, self-improvement, and enlightenment fantasies How true Yoga arises spontaneously from intimacy with breath, body, and life The feminine principle and restoring our natural intelligence Key Phrases: “The Guru has no followers. The Guru has friends to help.” “Stop looking. Start living. Your Yoga is the living of it.” “No more gymnastics. No more spiritual gymnastics. Yoga is just your participation in life.” Gratitude to Moritz Kuebler who recorded this, and our host in Saanen, Stephanie Iseli. Resources Mentioned: Teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar The lives of J. Krishnamurti and U.G. Krishnamurti The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice book History of Theosophy and the Saanen Valley gatherings Timestamps: [00:00:00] Opening invocation: You are the power of the cosmos [00:03:00] Stephanie's story and how Yoga found a home in Saanen [00:08:00] Mark shares the deeper purpose of the gathering [00:11:00] What makes a true Guru: no more than a friend, no less than a friend [00:16:00] The myth of spiritual hierarchy and the problem of “perfection” [00:23:00] Why modern Yoga and meditation have become systems of disempowerment [00:27:00] Reframing the idea of enlightenment as a harmful distraction [00:32:00] U.G. Krishnamurti's “calamity” and the end of seeking [00:39:00] The mind is for relationship—not for searching [00:44:00] Healing trauma through natural breath and spontaneous Yoga [00:49:00] Revisiting the Yoga of Krishnamacharya and the legacy of Desikachar [00:55:00] The Saanen gatherings and spiritual history of the valley [01:02:00] The rejection of modern Yoga branding and spiritual consumerism [01:10:00] A new view: Yoga as participation, not performance [01:17:00] The body is intelligence, the breath is healing [01:25:00] Embracing life without effort: no more spiritual goals [01:32:00] How to practice a Yoga that serves your real life [01:38:00] Preparing to receive a personal, breath-centered practice “You are the beauty. You are the intelligence. You are already in perfect harmony with life. You don't need to seek it—you need only participate in it.” Learn more and stay connected at https://www.heartofyoga.comSupport the Heart of Yoga Foundation — this podcast is sustained by your donations.
Sheela and Ravi Shankar, co-founders of Yoga Nidhi, talk with J about TKV Desikachar and the transformative power of yoga. They discuss the history of their relationship and how Ravi discovered TKV Desikachar, Sheela's religious upbringing, how she got to meet Desikachar and the different contexts she observed his teaching, chanting as meditation or prayer, whether God is fundamental to yoga, defining Ishvara Pranidana, OM, Satva dominance in the mind, characteristics of a yogi, and the greater purpose behind practice. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.
In this episode of the Heart of Yoga podcast, Raul Petraglia, a former high-flying corporate executive, shares his incredible journey from the high-stress world of luxury hospitality to finding profound peace through the practice of Yoga. Raul opens up about his past life of excess and stress, the physical and emotional toll it took on him, and how a serious health crisis led him to discover Yoga. This transformative experience not only saved his life but also inspired him to dedicate himself to sharing the healing power of Yoga with others, including the corporate world he once inhabited. They discuss: Raul's early life in Argentina and his rise in the luxury hotel industry, leading to a lifestyle of excess and eventual burnout. The pivotal moment when Raul realized his lifestyle was unsustainable, leading him to seek a different path through Yoga. How Raul's journey into Yoga began as a necessity for physical rehabilitation and evolved into a profound personal practice. The unique challenges of teaching Yoga within a corporate environment and the impact it has on stressed executives. The importance of adapting Yoga practices to individual needs, as Raul did for his own mother. Favorite phrases: "I used to party till sunrise. Now I wake up to see the sunrise and do my practice." "There is a special feeling there, Mark. It's like this is my goal, my dharma." "Yoga is participation in reality via the breath." Resources: Books: The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56303.The_Heart_of_Yoga Websites: Heart of Yoga Studio https://www.heartofyoga.com/studio Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction: Raul's background and entry into Yoga. [07:00] Corporate Burnout: Transition from a high-stress career to discovering Yoga. [16:00] Yoga's Impact: How Yoga transformed Raul's life. [26:00] Teaching Yoga: Bringing Yoga into corporate settings. [40:00] Personalizing Yoga: Adapting practices for individual needs. [52:00] Reflection: Raul's ongoing journey and mission with Yoga.
Gary Kraftsow shares his background and experiences studying with Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. He discusses the teachings he received and the impact they had on his life. He also talks about the relationship between Krishnamacharya and Desikachar and their teaching methods. Kraftsow explains the concepts of Viniyoga and Vinyasa and how they are applied in yoga practice. www.viniyoga.com | @americanviniyogainstitute Connect
In this spiritually based episode of the Yoga Therapy Hour, Amy Wheeler delves into the profound processes of loss, grieving, and the transformative power of letting go. Through her personal insights and the teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar, Amy explores the journey towards receptivity and the unexpected transformations it can usher into our lives. This solo episode is a deep dive into the essence of Yoga therapy and its application in navigating the ebbs and flows of life with grace and authenticity.Key Points:The Significance of Detachment and Receptivity: Amy shares her observations on how the principles of detachment and receptivity, as taught by T.K.V. Desikachar, can lead to profound personal transformation and spiritual growth.Letting Go of Expectations: She emphasizes the importance of releasing expectations and agendas to fully embrace the present moment and the opportunities it presents.The Journey Towards Authenticity: Amy reflects on the challenges and rewards of living authentically, trusting oneself, and being open to the flow of life.Embracing Loss and Transformation: The episode explores the themes of loss, grief, and the potential for rebirth and new beginnings that lie in the process of letting go.Community and Connection: Amy highlights the role of community and genuine connections in supporting one's journey through change and uncertainty.Living a Yogic Lifestyle: The discussion touches on the practical aspects of incorporating Yoga therapy principles into daily life, aiming for a balance between action and introspection. In this episode of the Yoga Therapy Hour, Amy Wheeler offers a deeply personal and insightful exploration of the transformative potential inherent in the practices of detachment and receptivity. Drawing from the teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar and her own life experiences, Amy presents a compelling case for embracing loss, trusting in the process of life, and finding strength in authenticity. Through stories, reflections, and practical advice, she guides listeners towards a more connected and mindful way of living, underscored by the importance of community, self-trust, and the courage to face the unknown. This episode is a testament to the power of Yoga therapy principles in fostering personal growth and resilience amidst life's challenges. If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: Yoga Therapy & Mental HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Visit Amy's training section and free offerings: Monday Night Yoga Therapy Clinic with Optimal State: www.TheOptimalState.com Optimal State Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhour University of Minnesota Therapeutic Yoga Classes: https://csh.umn.edu/for-community/wellbeing-workshops/online-therapeutic-yoga-series Polyvagal Institute App that Amy and Marlysa are the hosts: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/pviapp
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is recognized internationally as a specialist in the fields of yoga, breath anatomy and bodywork. For over four decades he has led workshops and developed specialized education for many leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in America and throughout the world. His approach to teaching combines intellectual rigor, spontaneity and humor, and is always evolving. Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a New York City based educational non-profit dedicated to advancing educational standards for yoga teachers and other movement professionals. His unique year-long course is available online at yogaanatomy.net. He is the co-author, with Amy Matthews, of the best-selling book “Yoga Anatomy.” You can follow him on Instagram (@leslie.kaminoff), Twitter (@lkaminoff) and on Facebook (LeslieKaminoffYogaAnatomy), on YouTube (YogaAnatomy) and learn more at YogaAnatomy.org. Reverence for Impulse is an unscripted, unplanned and (hopefully) unedited podcast with me, Weena Pauly-Tarr. Together with my guests, we're asking what is alive in this moment?We start each episode with a few minutes of meeting each other head-to-toe, through the language of our bodies, before we press record and bring it to a conversation. We start where we are. This is not a hard hitting agenda or getting to the bottom of things, it's about being in the bottoms of things. Finding each other in the not-knowing. I'm here for the spaciousness, the awkwardness, the silliness, the silence — From the dark insides of our bodies to the brightness of our minds, I'm excited to welcome people who's impulses I'd like to get to know.
Today's conversation is with Leslie Kaminoff Leslie is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with five decades' experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie's book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book went on to sell over a million copies in 23 languages by the time the third edition of Yoga Anatomy was released in the Fall of 2021. Leslie also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, pioneering e-mail list and blog with a worldwide readership. Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a New York City based non-profit educational corporation and studio which ran highly respected year-long courses in yoga anatomy from 2003 to 2017. The courses taught at The Breathing Project in New York City have been available online to a worldwide audience at yogaanatomy.net since 2011, with thousands of students worldwide participating in this growing online community. Leslie has also partnered with Lauri Nemetz and Lydia Mann as KNMLabs.com to produce week-long human dissection lab experiences for yoga and movement professionals. In our conversation today we had a wide-ranging discussion about our work, life experiences, and shared interests in yoga and bodywork. We discussed the importance of adapting to each individual's needs in teaching yoga, the core principles of yoga, the therapeutic effects, and the mind-body problem. Towards the end, we touched upon the importance of emotional regulation and the role of a yoga teacher. It was a very enjoyable conversation and I wish it could have gone on for hours more. Leslie is a seasoned veteran in both the bodywork and yoga world and his experience, wisdom and compassion help make him a top leader in the field. You can learn more about Leslie at https://yogaanatomy.org If you are enjoying and getting something out of these talks, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support. You can find more about Andrew at http://andrewrosenstock.com and http://RolfingInBoston.com Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades' experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie's book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book went into 12 printings before the newly-revised third edition of Yoga Anatomy was released on October 31, 2011, now with well over half a million copies in print and translations into 23 languages. Leslie also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership. Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a New York City based non-profit educational corporation which ran highly respected year-long courses in yoga anatomy from 2003 to 2017. Leslie Kaminoff founded The Breathing Project in 2001 as a non-profit dedicated to the sharing of educational, community-based programming related to yoga, anatomy and health enrichment. From 2003 until mid-2017 the main vehicle for this mission was the physical studio we ran in New York City. The Breathing Project continues its mission of community service by producing and co-sponsoring workshops, immersions, symposia and publications featuring thought leaders from the fields of yoga, anatomy, somatics and other allied fields. The courses Leslie taught at The Breathing Project in New York City have been available online to a worldwide audience at yogaanatomy.net since 2011, with thousands of students worldwide participating in this growing online community. In this episode, Jacob & Leslie discussed: three tiers of yoga education: instructor, teacher, educator (and therapist?) the yoga teaching landscape post-Covid the historical arc of yoga's popularity the psychology of the classroom & student/teacher dynamics studying the anatomy of the mouth through Sanskrit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades' experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie's book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book went into 12 printings before the newly-revised third edition of Yoga Anatomy was released on October 31, 2011, now with well over half a million copies in print and translations into 23 languages. Leslie also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership. Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a New York City based non-profit educational corporation which ran highly respected year-long courses in yoga anatomy from 2003 to 2017. Leslie Kaminoff founded The Breathing Project in 2001 as a non-profit dedicated to the sharing of educational, community-based programming related to yoga, anatomy and health enrichment. From 2003 until mid-2017 the main vehicle for this mission was the physical studio we ran in New York City. The Breathing Project continues its mission of community service by producing and co-sponsoring workshops, immersions, symposia and publications featuring thought leaders from the fields of yoga, anatomy, somatics and other allied fields. The courses Leslie taught at The Breathing Project in New York City have been available online to a worldwide audience at yogaanatomy.net since 2011, with thousands of students worldwide participating in this growing online community. In this episode, Jacob & Leslie discussed: three tiers of yoga education: instructor, teacher, educator (and therapist?) the yoga teaching landscape post-Covid the historical arc of yoga's popularity the psychology of the classroom & student/teacher dynamics studying the anatomy of the mouth through Sanskrit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mary Bue is a songwriter, Nada yogi, traveler, runner, vegan, retreat guide, music + yoga teacher based out of Minneapolis, often roaming this beautiful world. Named Best Songwriter of 2020 by City Pages, her music touches upon archetypal themes of the human condition: love, loss, triumph, dreams, and the natural world. A longtime student of yoga and psychology, Mary weaves sacred subject matter into her songs, seeking of deeper levels of consciousness, and deep concern for the environment mixed into her sometimes crass, real-world hue. Mary Bue is a registered yoga teacher (e-RYT 500), an indie musician, and a teacher in the Viniyoga tradition, a breath-centered, flowing practice that believes in adapting postures to fit the whole person (not forcing a person to fit into a posture!). Mary received her certification at Whole Life Yoga in Seattle, WA by Tracy Weber, (student of Gary Kraftsow, student of T.K.V. Desikachar) and her 300 hour from Yoga Center Retreat (formerly Yoga Center of Minneapolis). In 2020, Mary received an additional 200 hour certificate in Nada Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) from Nada Yoga School in Rishikesh India. Connect with Mary marybue.com instagram.com/MaryBueMusic Patreon.com/marybue Where to connect with Andrea Website: https://andreaclaassen.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/seasonalandrea Seasonal Living Collective: https://andreaclaassen.com/seasonal-living-collective Andrea Claassen Bio Andrea Claassen is an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula, RYT 500 hour yoga teacher, and Wild Woman Circle leader who has been in the wellness space since 2007. Her mission is to help you start to live a cyclical life by living in alignment with the seasons using Ayurveda as your guide. She does this by teaching her Peaceful Power Practices centered around movement, mindfulness & mother nature through an Ayurvedic lens. You can hear more from Andrea on her Peaceful Power Podcast where she aims to deliver actionable takeaways for you to live a more holistic lifestyle. Connect with Andrea on her website at www.andreaclaassen.com
Timeless Teachings - Spirituality and Mysticism in Daily Life
Are you searching for meaning in a world driven by instant gratification and constant change? Join me in a conversation with Dr. Kausthub Desikachar on the Timeless Teachings podcast. Discover how an ancient lineage, dating back to the 8th century, can provide grounding and purpose in today's fast-paced society. Explore the essence of yoga as a path to connect with your higher purpose and learn how to find balance in the modern world. This discussion uncovers timeless wisdom and offers insights into tradition and spirituality that endure amid the chaos of our times.IN THIS EPISODE(00:00) Introduction and Dr. Kausthub Desikachar's Background(02:48) Challenges and Privileges of a Traditional Yogic Upbringing(05:31) Embracing Challenges as Opportunities and Life Lessons(09:03) Understanding the Concept of Yoga and Connecting with Higher Purpose(11:32) Dr. Kausthub's Role in Transmitting Tradition and Balancing Tradition in the Modern World(15:58) Reflections on Modern Yoga Trends(18:11) The Value of Sustainable Traditions in the Dark Era of Consumers(23:26) Closing RemarksOUR GUEST: Dr. Kausthub DesikacharDr. Kausthub Desikachar is the successor and current lineage holder of the classical Viniyoga tradition of T Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar. He is an acclaimed yoga teacher, yoga therapist, healer and spiritual adviser. His objectives include the sharing of the authentic teachings of Yoga to the modern era, as well as building bridges between different healing modalities to promote physical, emotional social and spiritual health. For more than twenty years, Kausthub has taught a multitude of students and teachers around the globe and has conducted numerous teacher and therapist training programs. Connect with him: https://www.kausthubdesikachar.com/https://www.viniyoga.com.sg/YANA FRYYana is the founder of the Timeless Teachings Podcast. She is a global speaker, impact coach, wellness retreats facilitator, spiritual teacher, co-author of three books, award-winning poetess, and truth illuminator who inspires, empowers, educates globally.Yana has been interviewing thought leaders and change makers since 2015 . You can find more of her thought-provoking interviews on YanaTV, an online talk show that amplifies the voices of impactful, influential and conscious people of Singapore. CONNECT with the Host ►Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yanafryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yanafryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yanafry—-Timeless Teachings by Yana Fry is a top 3 Spirituality podcast in Singapore. We talk about human advancement, self-mastery and achieving your full potential.
Michael Hutchinson, author of Breath for Health, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and developing understanding through experience. They discuss Michael's dual life working in both the physics of explosion mechanics and yoga, Desikachar and Iyengar, overcoming challenges with pranayama, hard science and ancient wisdom, Bhavana and accessing subtle internal experiences, building inner organizational capacity, respecting aspects of yoga that can't be measured, and valuing little things that lead to big changes of heart. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.
Michael Hutchinson has been studying the breath in the KYM tradition for over 4 decades both experientially and scientifically. He has recently written a new book called Breath for Health, using the main tenants of the teachings from TKV Desikachar, to express how to breathe simply and effectively. Amy interviews Michael and discovers that he offers a rare glimpse into how we can use breath for as little as 10-minutes per day and it will change our lives. Michael knows this because he has felt the impact of simple breath techniques within himself for decades, taught others and observed how different breathing techniques impact the human system, and read the research on respiratory physiology. In the end, he shows us how the simple breathing techniques taught be Desikachar are shown to be effective for health, healing and beyond. · Michael is a thoughtful and introspective human being that thinks, feels and speaks with subtle awareness and clarity· Michael defines what optimal breathing looks like and feels like· Michael shows how he uses techniques such as bhavana (thinking- feeling and imagining) to help people breath more comfortably and efficiently· He talks about how we can use breath to create more space in our mind and heart· He explains how even a short breathing practice every day can change the trajectory of one's life· He discusses how the unconscious observation of breathing patterns within families can be transferred from parent to child· Yoga Sutra 2.34 and the importance of ahimsa or non-violenceIf you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: Yoga Therapy & Mental HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Check out Amy's website Visit Amy's training section on her website to check out the courses belowYoga therapy training courses 865-certified-yoga-therapist-program www.optimalstateyoganidra.com Contact with Michael Hutchinson:www.twobirdsyoga.comwww.breath4health.yoga
Gill Lloyd, former teacher trainer for the British Wheel of Yoga and former chair of both Viniyoga Britain and KHYF-UK, talks with J about her life in yoga and the influence of TKV Desikachar. They discuss her first class in the mid eighties, Vinyasa Krama in principle and practice, stories of watching Desikachar teach, the importance of chanting and heart-to-heart connection, watching "Sir's" health decline and the scandal with his son, religiosity, personal practice and educating teachers, and learning the art of living peacefully in this world. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.
Boho Beautiful's FIRST Yoga Teacher Training was a Costa Rican yoga jungle initiation lead by teacher trainer and healer Jackie Chiodo. In this episode, Juliana Spicoluk & Mark Spicoluk reunite with Jackie, and discuss Juliana's experience so many years ago, Jackie's personal story that led her to the mat and to fulfil the important task of running teacher trainings for over a decade, covid's impact on the spiritual community, Carl Jung, Rumi, Albert Einstein, the ultimate path of the rebel, and among other things… what is a yoga teacher. JOIN THE STARS+DESTRUCT. MOVEMENT: » https://www.starsanddestruct.com/starwalkers Show Notes: Books The Heart Of Yoga: Developing A Personal Practice - T.K.V. Desikachar - » https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Heart-of-Yoga/T-K-V-Desikachar/9780892817641 Edwin F. Bryant - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali » https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5318566-the-yoga-s-tras-of-pata-jali Other Joseph Campbell - » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell First YouTube Video - Me at the Zoo - » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw&vl=en Project Veritas - » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9faQkIA6YNU Anamaya Resort - » www.anamaya.com Guest Links: Jackie Chiodo » https://www.jackiechiodo.com Jackie Chiodo Training » https://www.jackiechiodo.com/training Team Stardust: Juliana Spicoluk: » https://www.julianaspicoluk.com/ » https://www.instagram.com/juliana.spicoluk/ Mark Spicoluk: » https://www.markspicoluk.com/ » https://www.instagram.com/mark.spicoluk/ Heidi Souffriau -producer : » https://www.heidisouffriau.com/ » https://www.instagram.com/unfold.yoursoul/ stars+destruct. » https://www.starsanddestruct.com/ » https://www.instagram.com/starsanddestruct/ manifesto. We have chosen to construct this apparatus to explore a wild cosmos of minds, to awaken ours & other's hearts, and to expand ourselves. To step off the mat & live the practice of unity. Because each & everyone of us sees the world through our own unique light. And we wish to connect our lights as constellations, beyond opinion. To challenge the false narratives that divide us. To stand strong with one another's truths. To learn to hold different perspectives simultaneously. To free the path to the stars. To not just welcome, but to also enthusiastically embrace the disruption of our reality. And to create cosmos out of chaos. Welcome to stars+destruct.
It's often said that yoga is timeless, but many modern methods are recent inventions. What keeps them anchored in earlier traditions? I recently explored this with Mike De Masi, who runs a discussion group devoted to the yoga of T. Krishnamacharya and his students – from B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois to T.K.V. Desikachar and Srivatsa Ramaswami.Among other topics, our conversation covered:* What “tradition” means when so much has changed* Whether stories told by lineages stand up to scrutiny* How one relates to other worldviews as a foreigner* What scholarship on yoga can offer practitioners* Why critique should be balanced with respectRESOURCESWorldwide Krishnamacharya Yoga CommunityBreath of the Gods (a 2012 film about Krishnamacharya)“The Yoga of the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati” (Birch and Singleton)The Goddess Pose (a book about the life of Indra Devi)Srivatsa Ramaswami's Vinyasa Krama website Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe
Traditionally, physical yoga aims to raise vital energy. This is often described as a serpent-like power that dissolves the mind. However, one influential teacher saw Kuṇḍalinī differently. T. Krishnamacharya, who taught B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois, said it was a blockage that had to be burned, not a means to liberation. Simon Atkinson's book explains why. Drawing on his experiences as well as his research, this conversation explores implications for modern practitioners. Simon has practised yoga for more than 20 years in the tradition most closely associated with Krishnamacharya's son, T.K.V. Desikachar. Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode, Leslie Kaminoff discusses his yoga journey and how philosophy inspires inquiry in asana practice. Leslie discusses his journey, specifically how embodied movement has played a role in his love of anatomy. Leslie shares how his teacher, Desikachar, influenced his life and shaped his teaching pedagogy. Leslie discusses his book, Yoga Anatomy, and how KNM Labs started. KNM Labs will be hosting two labs this year; one in June in Colorado Springs and one in the fall in San Diego.
Colin Dunsmuir, founder of True Yoga and author of How to Find Stillness Within, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and the nature of yoga transmission. They discuss Colin's decision to forgo the final stages of authorization in Ashtanga Vinyasa and become a yoga therapist, the training process he went through, distinguishing characteristics of an individualized approach, Desikachar's unique example, principles of personal practice, and understanding the stages that lead to deeper spiritual truths and awareness. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM. Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.
One of Leslie's oldest Yoga friends, Larry Payne, Ph.D. joins him to talk about some of their shared background, their mutual teacher T.K.V. Desikachar and the history of the individualized work that has become Larry's trademark.Larry is the co-author of Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga for Dummies and The Business of Teaching Yoga. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.Larry's website - Samata InternationalVintage Desikachar Yoga Routine for Soccer and Football - with Larry Payne, 1986DVD of Krishnamacharya Tribute, Los Angeles 1987Remembering Rama Vernon - Zoom Tribute December 2020Mara Carrico - YogaLady
Leslie chats with one of his oldest yoga friends, Gary Kraftsow about their personal and mutual origins in yoga therapeutics.Gary is one of the key students of T.K.V. Desikachar and has been a true pioneer in the development of yoga education in the West. This free-ranging discussion covers a variety of topics about the origins, methods and history of yoga as a therapeutic practice and profession.American Viniyoga Institute (viniyoga.com), founded by Gary at the behest of his teacher, T.K.V. DesikacharGary's latest, up-to-date offerings via The Shift Network
In today's episode, Amy chats with Ranju Roy and David Charlton. Ranju has been practicing yoga since the mid-1980s. Ranju has taught many yoga classes, retreats, and workshops in the UK. He has taught at the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) Congress, Association for Yoga Studies (aYs) Conventions, and many In-Service Trainings. David has been studying yoga since 1987. He also has an MA in Eastern Philosophy and a particular interest in Sanskrit, Vedic chanting, and yoga philosophy. Both Ranju and David train teachers through the organization Sādhana Mālā Yoga Training. Amy talks with Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton about yoga tradition, what is yoga vs. yoga therapy, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, the nature of suffering in the mind and how we can move forward with our yoga communities/ sangha. Ranju and Dave have worked together in the UK for several decades creating workshops, teacher trainings and practicing as yoga therapists. They bring a refreshing viewpoint in that they have been committed to a tradition long-term, but they each remembered the goal of yoga was to become more authentically themselves. The path has lead each of them to understand with clarity what it means to be self-directed, to observe the patterns of their own minds and to continue to show up with an open heart and discriminating mind. They talk about the following:What does it mean to be in a yoga lineage or tradition?What are the benefits of being in the TK Tradition?What does it mean to take personal responsibility for your life?How can we spiritually mature and embody our own life?The difficulties in finding a teacherHow sangha can become our spiritual pathWhat is Yoga Therapy?Is Yoga different than Yoga Therapy?Was Patanjali a yoga therapist?Isn't all yoga therapeutic in nature?What was Desikachar's take on therapy?The guṇa and therapy If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today's podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's website Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheeler Twitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. Amy TikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLiving Instagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler Pinterest: TheOptimalState https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState To checkout their offeringshttps://www.sadhanamala.com Books mentioned in the podcastEmbodying the Yoga Sutrahttps://www.amazon.com/Embodying-Yoga-Sutra-Support-Direction/dp/1578636884
Become a member of the Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published October 2018On this episode, I speak with yoga therapy pioneer Gary Kraftsow. Gary has been instrumental in the development of yoga therapy in America over the past 40 years. He began his study of yoga in India with T.K.V. Desikachar in 1974 and received his Masters Degree in Psychology and Religion from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1983. In 1999, he founded the American Viniyoga Institute. Since then, he has become a renowned speaker and teacher and has authored two books that I highly recommend, Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation.Gary's Website: https://www.viniyoga.comGary's Books: Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.
On today's podcast, Amy chats with Maggie Reagh, Maggie has an MA in Teaching/ Education and conducts Yoga classes as well as her own 1000-hour, Yoga Therapy Trianing Program, accredited with the IAYT, all focused on the therapeutic benefits of Yoga. She regularly teaches Wellness focused Yoga classes at Capilano University where, in addition, she teaches and coordinates the English for Academic Purposes Department. Maggie started her yogic studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage in 1995 in Vancouver before going to Mysore, India in 2000 with BNS Iyengar. She went on to study with the Desikachar in Chennai, India, and the Kraftsows on Maui. She has studied Iyengar-based Yoga since 2003 with senior teachers including Gioia Irwin, Lindsay Whalen, Elise Browning Miller, and Judith Lasater. She continues her studies with DV and Radha Sridhar, and Viji Vasu in Chennai, India. Amy & Maggie talk about Maggie's experiences, their shared experience as college professors who also run yoga therapy schools, Embodied learning and how to use daily practice to become more embodied, Maggie's style of teaching, and a lot more. They touch on the followingMaggie's journey and background as she found yogaMaggie's thesis on embodied learningEmbodied learning, what it means, and how it influenced Maggie's teaching of YogaMaggie's experience with her teachers in IndiaMaggie's teaching combination of Yoga asana and Yoga philosophyWhat it means to experience Isvara Pranidhana or surrender How to use daily practices to become more embodiedMaggie's experience with the co-creative process of learning and how it influenced her If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today's podcasts is sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistswww.iayt.org We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comCheck out Maggiehttp://www.yogatherapyinternational.com/maggie_reagh
In this episode I interviewed Libby Hinsley. Libby lives in Asheville, NC and is a Doctor of Physical Therapy as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist. She draws most of her Yoga inspiration from the tradition of Desikachar, or the viniyoga lineage and she was fortunate to study at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in 2008 and has immersed herself in this tradition ever since. Her treatment approach is to view the person as a forest. The body is one component of the human experience, and it is impacted by all the others. In the same way, effective treatment of the body requires understanding how all of its parts work together for integrated function. Libby has a new book coming out entitled Yoga for Bendy People. It explores specific approaches to yoga practices to best support people with hypermobility syndromes. Libby herself lives with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, so the topic is a passion of hers. We explored this a bit more on the podcast.To learn more about Libby and her work, visit libbyhinsley.com/Support the show
''How to find a good yoga teacher? How do you find a teacher that you trust, and can generate a connection with? Not only that, but find a teacher that does not see themselves in a position of power and does not have your monetary value as student in their 'business' as a priority?" In this episode Mark and Rosalind talk about this most basic of questions, along with the even more basic questions of why we would even want a yoga teacher, and what that is anyway. Some aspects we cover: - The origins of yoga as a practice of mutual respect and care for others and the community, without authority and power. - the change in student-teacher relationships to power dynamics and business interest as the norm - The three qualifications of a good yoga teacher according to Krishnamacharya. - Cultism in spiritual practice; how to sense someone who is driven by social hierarchy, power and money. - The use of knowledge as a means to create seniority and power in the modern world of spiritual practice. And the contrasting experience had by Mark with his teachers Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. - “Yoga is not a salvation cult”. A good teacher should not be promising any method or secret knowledge that will get you to where you think you want to go. Any promises of this nature should be treated with caution as the promise is most likely more of a product to be sold than a spiritual practice. - A conversation about the ironic inflexibility of modern yoga, how it pushes people into predefined patterns regardless of the differences between individuals, and how this is a reflection of the patterning seen in modern society. - What to look for: the breath as THE central element of asana practice. The unity of body, mind and breath must be present from the first moment of the yoga lesson, yet is often not given precise or any attention in modern yoga teaching. - “You don't do yoga, yoga does you”. Participating in the flow of life and being in the moment, as opposed to using spiritual practice to try and get somewhere you think you need to go, and how a good teacher can help thwart the latter tendency. - Yoga as a method to release the mind from habitual thought. A symptom of modern living that affects most people in negative ways. Yoga can be a way to free yourself of unnecessary thought and be in the world's beauty. To find out if we know a good teacher near you, please email studio@heartofyoga.com Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Have you heard of Viniyoga? What about Tirumalai Krishnamacharya or T. K. V. Desikachar? In this fun interview with co-Yoga nerd Kate Plummer of Phoenix Yoga France we talk about teaching, studying, becoming better and Kate's unlikely love affair with this particular lineage. It's a good one!Follow Kate and Marc on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/phoenix.yoga/Learn all about their 60 hour YTT here: https://www.phoenixyogafrance.com/viniyogatrainingSupport this show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonaldBook yourself a 90-minute intensive and save $150 using coupon code March22 at www.amymcdonald.com.au/intensives
Tara has been a dedicated practitioner of yoga for over 18 years. She has been blessed to practice with some of the most dedicated ashtanga teachers in the world. Studying with Johnny Smith, Tim Miller (completing both his primary and intermediate series trainings), R. Sharath Jois & R. Saraswathi Jois. She has apprenticed with only certified teachers (6 years) with R. Saraswathi Jois for 4 of those years in her very busy Mysore shala where she assisted up to 200 students a month for nine months of the year. Tara has a special bond with Saraswathiji and is one of the few students authorised by her to teach. Tara is also a Certified Yoga Therapist in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya & his son T.K.V. Desikachar in Chennai, India. Her interest in yoga therapy is a focus to help heal others from injury and imbalances within the body. She has helped many students learn to understand their bodies while bringing back health and stability through yoga therapy, diet and lifestyle changes. She has studied Pranayama with Sri O.P. Tiwari, Philosophy with Prof. Nagaraja Rao and Vedic chanting with Dr. Vigneshwar Bhat and Madhavi Kotha in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya. Tara has been studying ritual, chanting and Vedic chanting for the last 7.5 years and is a long time Vipassana Meditator. Both R. Saraswathi Jois, Saraswathi Vasudevan & Vigneshwar Bhat have given her blessings to share the teachings as taught to her through parampara. Other interests Tara's curiosity for understanding the mind and body led her to study psychology (since 1993) and nutrition (since 1999). She is a trained Chef, has worked with many healing modalities, and has recently spent 5 years living in Mysore, India in order to seek and learn pure knowledge directly from the source and continues to visits India every 6 months to be with her teachers. Tara has also studied classical Carnatic music with two of Mysore's greatest teachers and she has and continues to study Ayurveda with Dr. R. Padmini. Tara believes that to be a good teacher one needs to be a good student. Therefore, she continually expands her knowledge on the subjects of yoga, health, nutrition and healing through sound and other methods. She teaches in a traditional yet playful manner incorporating the teachings of her teachers. Tara now lives in Sicily with her husband Dr. Rob Lamport of @morethananatomy You can find Tara on Instagram @taramitrayoga and on her website.
From the banks of the holy Ganga to the East Village, Manhattan, Jeremiah Brimlow and Mark's friendship has flourished. Jeremiah is a bridge of the ancient world to the modern times, of east and west, but also of the early days of yoga arriving in New York City to the current situation. Mark and Jeremiah reflect on the shifts they have seen, on the legacy of the US counterculture, and staying in the pure essence of spirituality in a confused world of spiritual business. Jeremiah is the Urban Angel because he does just that. In this episode you will hear... 03:00 Jeremiah and Mark talk of New York, Lineage and staying pure and true to the vision of truth. 11:00 Giving others opportunity to become greater, and to disappoint. Knowing and following your true path. A Hippie heritage. 21:00 Finding ways to work together, and change the paradigm of living. Getting caught in nonsensical systems, and the systems are down. Hope. 36:00 There was always Yoga, and a culture that could be. Being downwardly mobile, and relating to every human with openness. 50:00 Feeding only one third of the belly. The posture of gluttony. One arm up. 64:00 Teaching, shared energy and finding a new perspective on the practice. Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Malika Warda is a mystic Yogini poet currently residing in the land of ancient light, Western Australia, and co-founder of the extraordinary yoga, meditation and sound healing studio Cntrspace in Perth. She is the author of a book of poetry by the same name, a photographer, and a deep explorer of the human experience, drawing on her Yogic, Palestinian and Australian Indigenous heritage. Malika and Mark speak about her journey to find the real depth Yoga offers, the impact of finding it on her relationships with self and others, the unfolding of a profound yogic sexuality, and healing the mass social repression of the feminine. You will hear how relatively quickly when a person receives yoga, transmission into local community can occur. Malika is a wonderful example of a yoga teacher of these recent times. You can find Malika on IG @malika.abuwarda___ and in person teaching at her studio in north Perth at Cntrespace. In this episode you will hear... 03.30 How, where and why Mark & Malika met. A pivotal time in Malika's life. Finding more to Yoga. 08:00 Actual Yoga happening in and around Malika and her practice. Results and friendships. 12:00 Finding strength, beauty and form as the feminine. A process shown and shared. A feminine force repressed. 17:00 Empowered utterances of Yogic realizations. Sexual intimacy and freedom from patterning. 25:00 Spiritual wisdom was packaged as a mechanism of male authority. Adding value and actualization of a real Yoga practice. Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
What is the relationship between Yoga and religion? Following on from last week's episode with Janet Marshall talking about Yoga and Catholicism, this week we are honoured to be joined by Devaraj from Chennai, speaking from his perspective about the relationship between religion and Yoga. Is Yoga Hinduism? How do the two intersect? Devaraj was born and lives in the city where Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar taught for many years, and where they established the Krishanamacharya Yoga Mandiram, there to this day. He holds a fascinating perspective on Yoga and how it has empowered his devotional life. Mark and Devaraj discuss what happened once he started practicing yoga. In Krishnamacharya's scholarly view, the entire Hindu world should be given yoga as the most vital part of their devotional life. They discuss the lineage from Ramanuja Acharya to Krishnamacharya and the temple in Chennai. 04:00 What got a man from Krishnamacharya's home town involved with The Heart of Yoga. Discovering the practice of the unitary movement. In this episode you will hear... 13:00 ''The whole of Hindu India should be given Yoga as the most vital part of devotional life''. From a life of seeking to a life of being present. How subtle changes affected home and work life. 28:00 Mark and Devaraj discuss stories of how aspects of Hindu society combined with Yogic ideas affect life and family relations. 39:00 Devaraj takes Krishnamacharya and Desikachar's book to the ancient temple of Ramanujar for blessing, as a Yoga participant and not a seeker. Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Mark Whitwell discusses with Yoga Teacher Janet Marshall of California the process of becoming a Yogini and Transmitter of Yoga. Janet talks about how Yoga helped her to actually understand for herself what was being talked about in the sacred text of her religious culture. They discuss going beyond the restrictions of the usual life, and surviving getting lost in the sea of Yoga knowledge and coming back to the simplicity of the heart.Janet Marshall is a mother of three and Yoga Teacher in Southern California, and is deeply versed in Yoga philosophy and the Yoga therapy traditions that grew from Krishnamacharya and Desikachar's work. She is a full-time teacher of Yoga, cares deeply for all her students and is a profound force of nurturing in her community. She co-founded the Heart of Yoga non-profit in the US back in the 2000s and has worked tirelessly to help make Yoga accessible to all. Thank you Janet. In this episode you will hear... 04:00 Discovering Yoga from the position of a ''faithful'' person. Conflict with the church. 16:00 Truth is not a point of view. 25:00 No longer being attracted to the promise of salvation. Spirit baptism. 40:00 Innocently born into a very restricted world. Leaving a marriage of 20 years. 55:00 The importance of repetition. ''Pain is healing.'' 60:05 Working with advanced aging people. Be who you are and teach what you know. Yoga therapy. Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Amy Chats with Shri V Srinivasan, who is one of the senior faculty of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) and the Executive Director. He had the rare blessings of learning under Yogacharya Shri T.K.V. Desikachar as a student of Teacher Training Program at KYM. He holds a Master's Degree in Yoga from Tamilnadu Sports and Physical Education University Chennai. He also learnt Vedic Chanting and functions as a Healing Chant Teacher also. His teaching career includes Consultations and Classes of Yoga for Therapy, teaching of all aspects of Yoga to Indian and International students in India and abroad. They talk about How Yoga Therapy is unfolding in India, the implications of the Bhagavad Gita for Yoga Therapy. They discuss the following:· How V Srinivasan came to yoga, then yoga teacher training, became a yoga therapist and eventually the Executive Director of KYM.· What it means to practice our yoga mentally, emotionally, in relationship to one another and ourselves and spiritually.· How we can stay balanced during these difficult times, by connecting to something deep within our own heart.· The purpose of yoga, far beyond asana.· The ancient text of the Bhagavad Gita and how it applies to yoga therapy.· The therapeutic relationship according to the Bhagavad Gita.· Karma, Hatha, Jnana and Bhakti Yoga as paths to the same destination.· How our natural gifts determine which type of yoga we will enjoy most.· How we can work to do hard things in life, just like Arjuna had to do.· What is the moral of the story at the very end of the Bhagavad Gita? · Why Amy chose to study at the KYM for the past two decades, what attracted her to the KYM and why she continues to study in this tradition.· Online learning and how it is new the frontier for KYM.· How yoga therapy is unfolding in India, and the support the field is getting from the Indian Government. · How KYM Yoga therapy is joining with healthcare.· How the KYM is connecting with the field of healthcare. October's podcasts are sponsored by: Optimal Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/ Foundations we supporthttp://www.kym.orgWe have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $500 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $500 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.com
In this episode, Melissa shares some therapeutic yoga tools she uses to connect with her body. Melissa mentions Desikachar, who is a teacher and author of the book of The Heart of Yoga- T.K.V. Desikachar Follow Melissa on IG @findyourbreath Go to her website below for more content and how to work with her: www.findyourbreath.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bewithyourbody/message
I'm overjoyed to chat with the owner, Kimberly Gomez of The Aum Abode in NY. The Aum Abode is an online yoga studio that offers affordable in person and live streamed yoga classes, guided meditations, cooperate yoga, holistic workshops and so much more! Transform your yoga journey and gift your yoga practice an abode at The Aum Abode. We will chat on how yoga can help relieve not just mental, but physical and spiritual stress, it is whole body and mind experience. Yoga is another tool for our stress management tool box that helps to keep us balanced. As always the goal is to be HAPPY, HEALTHY & WHOLE (and yoga will help you achieve that goal)!! You'll love her drive for the art of yoga and the sense of calm she brings to the practice of yoga. Make sure y'all book her in person and/or online classes before they fill up, she is amazing!! Below, are the books she referenced during our chat as well as her contact info. *The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar and The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier. The Aum Abode, Owner Kimberly Gomez, www.theAumAbode.com, email:info@theaumabode.com, Twitter:theaumabode, IG:aumabodeyoga and FB:theaumabode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uahc/message
I spoke with the Erotic Muse herself, Nikka Karli, all about: Unleashing our raw, authentic, full expression Allowing effortless flow instead of forcing and pushing Remembering your own essence/truth/expression Sacred sexuality and eroticism What is sexual energy and how our disconnection from it impacts us Turn-on as a portal for creativity and vitality Working with movement, embodiment, and sensuality for integrating our spiritual practices Wholeness vs fragmentation of self Descending into the dark, murky depths of our being to rediscover the answers we seek and come home to ourselves ABOUT NIKKA: Nikka Karli is a Writer, Multidisciplinary Storyteller, Body Poet, Moon Stalker, Ceremonial Activist + Abolitionist, and Yoga Teacher who helps Soul Refugees and Multidimensional Messengers {Artists, Healers, Athletes, Entrepreneurs, Thought Leaders…} access and unleash the remembrance of their Erotic Genius and scale their soul's work into preeminent platforms of social change through Primal Self Re-Integration™. Her work also evokes and provokes the somatic decolonization of systemic racialized and sexualized trauma in the bodies of Melanated/BIWOC creators {and white co-conspirators of the antiracism revolution at hand}. She has over 20 years of experience coaching in the fields of yoga, fitness, mindset, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, wellness, creativity, and leadership, and has dedicated the last few years to the liberation work of dismantling and decolonizing the intersection of systemic sexualized and racialized trauma in the bodies of Creators of Color. She holds a Bachelors degree in Athletic Training/Kinesiology from The University of Connecticut, a 500-hour yoga teacher certification from The Breathing Space (in the Krishnamacharya lineage, under the tutelage of Robert Birnberg who studied under the late T.K.V. Desikachar), an Expressive Yoga Dance certification (with Jada Fire of Barefoot Sanctuary), a holistic health coach certification from IIN, and multiple fitness certifications. Nikka has also completed her 600-hour VITA™ Sex Coach certification, with a focus in Tantra and Women's Sexuality {through The Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality with Layla Martin, where she is now a Senior Teacher and Antiracist Speaker + Teacher}. Nikka is devoted to helping raise the vibration of Universal consciousness and assisting in mending the hoop of the world's many peoples through her writing, speaking, private mentoring, online programs and intensives, and retreats. She is the go-to mentor for multidimensional messengers, creators, activists, and healers who are ready to create epic fulfillment, impact, mastery, and freedom through the primordial ecstasy of their erotic soul. CONNECT WITH NIKKA: Website Instagram YouTube Podcast: The {Re}Wilding Experience CONNECT WITH NADINE: Website Instagram YouTube If you like what you hear, please rank and review the show, forward it to your frien
Welcome to Yoga Files. This is part of my Expert Events Podcast with a focus on Yoga Teachers and Yoga practitioners with at least 30 years of yoga experience. Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognised specialist with four decades' experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Leslie and I have known each other since the late 1980s in downtown New York's gritty arts and Yoga community. Although I have only seen Leslie once since 1994 - he is that rare person with a great memory and feeling for people who can easily pick up a relationship as though no time at all has passed. Yes, we did speak for 2 hours (actually longer before I hit record and after I powered off). I was going to turn this into 2 Parts but did not want to disrupt the flow, as I listened I just couldn't bring myself to chop it up. I hope you'll take the time to watch in stages and do listen to the whole thing! Leslie has so many insights as to how people and events from LA and NYC converged to shape our modern yoga. He has been involved in so much of the momentum; which you will hear all about in this podcast. Leslie's vision and breadth of knowledge and commitment to his quest to study and to share Yoga are enormous. Find out more about Leslie, and how to study with him - click here. For his great interview with Desikachar and other writing he references click here. Add his seminal book on Yoga Anatomy to your library, find it by clicking here. Welcome to my new podcast with Expert Events and Yoga Files. I am sharing this from KikiTV.LIFE - where you can meet me all week long *10 LIVE ZOOM wellbeing, yoga, mindset classes and events a month Tired of hearing the same old crap? Go Beyond with KikiTV.Life **FREE 3-Day Trial (easy to subscribe, easy to unsubscribe) *** Only $29.99 a month (less than $1 a day) https://kikitv.life Are you a Yoga Teacher or Wellness Coach struggling to earn a real living from your passion and profession? Work with me on for your Balanced Yoga Business. Learn more by clicking here. Please SUBSCRIBE.
Sriram is my Gurubhai – brothers of the same teacher. He is particularly interesting to me in that he is indigenous to South India, born into the society and language of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. Whereas I migrated into that culture and knew nothing of it in my early life. As a modern man in the West, Sriram is an extremely informed Yoga teacher who is able to communicate the nuance of the culture of our teachers in modern and useful ways. Sriram speaks of growing up in South India as a radical young explorer of life and his journey into Yoga — a riveting and a brilliant window into how radical Desikachar himself was, absolutely not a traditionally religious or conservative yoga school. And the inspiring story of his relationship with his German wife Anjali and move to Germany. R. Sriram has been working as a yoga teacher in Germany since 1988. In 1977 he began to systematically learn yoga with Śri TKV Desikachar in Chennai, his hometown - he received private and group lessons from him. Sriram also took private Ayurveda lessons with Dr. V. Narayanaswami and attended group lessons with Śri T. Krishnamacharya. For several years, Sriram taught under the guidance of Śri TKV Desikachar at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai Yoga and contributed to the development of the then young institute. The philosophical source texts of yoga, therapy with yoga, mantra yoga and yoga with children from mainstream and special schools were and are his focus. Thanks to his language skills and the support of his German wife, the Indian dancer Anjali, he has become an important link between east and west for many yoga practitioners. Since the nineties he has taught at many yoga training centers and universities and has brought many people closer to yoga in all its aspects in private lessons. With his therapeutic knowledge he was able to give many people the opportunity to find a new, healthy way of dealing with their complaints and illnesses. In this way, R. Sriram has been able to train many students to become well-founded yoga teachers over the years. These teachers offer yoga all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sriram's childhood in South India and his introduction into spiritual life through music His involvement with radical Chennai theatre communities in the 1970s On meeting his wife, famous German-born Indian classical dancer Anjali Sriram, and the meeting of East and West Memories of J. Krishnamurti and TKV Desikachar and why Desikachar ignored his questions about spirituality Breaking out of cultural expectations and how Yoga helped resolve conflicts Reflections on the culture of the Mandiram community and those teaching and studying there Vedic chanting and the relationship with music Desikachar as “no more than a friend, no less than a friend” and his radical acceptance Dealing with the dreaded question – “What type of yoga do you teach?” Dealing with religious fears and prejudice over 30 years of working as a Yoga teacher in Germany, and how it has changed in that time. You can learn more and connect with Sriram on his: Website Facebook Instagram ________________________________ Subscribe to this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from Mark and the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Mark Whitwell has been teaching yoga around the world ever since he first met his yoga teachers, T.K.V. Desikachar and his father T. Krishnamacharya, in Chennai in 1973. He realised straight away that our body loves its breath, the inhale loves the exhale and vice versa, and that yoga is an immensely practical and useful tool for everyone to respond to inspiration and grace. The Heart of Yoga is the result of these precious meetings. In this opening podcast episode, Rosalind Atkinson interviews Mark about the origins and purpose of the heart of yoga: What is the heart and the philosophy behind the Heart of Yoga? What is Yoga all about? What is the purpose and background of yoga? Why Yoga is all about relationship, a practice of intimacy and love Mark's relationship with his teachers and the story of Desikachar's book, ‘The Heart of Yoga.' What went wrong in the translation of yoga to the west The benefits of Yoga practice and the risks of becoming a "bliss junkie" Krishnamacharya and what makes Yoga practice ‘Tantric' How Yoga helped one nun "stop arguing with the Pope" The Yoga teacher-student relationship as an intimate friendship, act of grace, and gift of life If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from Mark and the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
T.K.V. Desikachar left us a vast wealth of practical knowledge about life and yoga by passing the precious jewels of wisdom from his father, Krishnamacharya. We continue to receive the gifts of Desikachar's dedication to his father Krishnamacharya's teachings and their friendships with Jiddu and UG Krishnamurti. Mark Whitwell first met Desikachar and his father in 1973, following extensive travels in India. He had met many gurus and yogis, but was struck by the fact that Desikachar and his family had no pomp and ceremony, no business agenda, and no need for name or fame around their scholarship. Desikachar became Mark's yoga teacher, a friend, a true pioneer — a caring human being who attained ordinariness. Mark reflects on Desikachar as a very human friend and his relationships with the Krishnamurti in India, Saanen, and New Zealand. In this episode, Rosalind interviews Mark on T.K.V. Desikachar and his influential friendships: Desikachar's relationship with Krishnamacharya and why Desikachar was at first a reluctant student of yoga How J Krishnamurti escaped the path of a “chosen world leader” and how he became Desikachar's most famous student, and why he stopped studying with Iyengar The importance in Desikachar's life of both Krishnamurtis and how these friendships clarified Yoga for Mark Attaining ordinariness — why ordinary is actually extraordinary Remembering Desikachar's attitude of respect, humility, and learning attitude to life Memories of Mark organising Desikachar's visit to Aotearoa New Zealand and hosting a workshop on a marae on the North Shore Desikachar's deep love for UG Krishnamurti, and how human affection, love, and friendship are primary ingredients to any Yoga learning relationship The importance of Saanen, Switzerland as a hub for Yoga to enter the West UG Krishnamurti's Yoga studies with Krishnamacharya What is "the nostril-holding arrogance of the yogis”? If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from Mark and the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Castillo has been teaching yoga in NYC and San Francisco for over 20 years. She has studied with many renowned master teachers and had the honor of studying Vedic chanting and yoga philosophy with T.K.V. Desikachar. These days she spreads her love and knowledge of Bhakti yoga to aspiring teachers around the Bay Area. Since 2012, Castillo has been leading her band the Cosmic Caravan locally, nationally and internationally. She passionately guides communities in the ancient art of kirtan - singing the names of the divine through call-and-response chanting. In this episode we talk with Castillo about the heritage of Bhakti yoga and the power of mantra. Listen in as we discuss why chanting can be such a powerful tool and what Bhakti means to her.
For over 20 years, Bossart was the private student of T.K.V. Desikachar studying Viniyoga. Bossart is a certified International Association of Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and E-RYT 500 yoga teacher. Bossart is also the Director of the Yoga Well Institute and Co-Director of Yoga as Therapy North America (YATNA). Today, Bossart travels around the world to present workshops and trainings on yoga and yoga therapy. Bossart also regularly develops yoga interventions for scientific research, and he formerly served as the Director of Therapy and Education at the Healing Yoga Foundation in San Francisco. In this episode, we talk with Bossart about how yoga influences our physical bodies and what the true meaning of yoga really is. Listen in as we discuss how yoga was brought to the west and how it influences our prana.
In today's episode, we're talking with a try gold mine of knowledge in regards to the biological aspects of yoga. Dr. Timothy McCall is a medical doctor, yoga therapist and author of Yoga as Medicine and Saving My Neck: A Doctor's East/West Journey Through Cancer. Dr. McCall practiced medicine for more than 10 years in the Boston area before devoting himself full-time to investigating and teaching yoga therapy. He has travelled around the world to study with some of the top yoga teachers and therapists, including B.K.S. Iyengar and T.K.V. Desikachar. Through personal anecdote, Dr. McCall shares his perspective on the changing landscape of yoga as medicine. He talks about research studies and the shift in awareness in the United States. Dr. McCall shares his recent road to recovery from throat cancer – an inspiring testimony to the power of practice during challenging times. He also explains how yoga and preventative medicine of Ayurveda supported him in his recovery.
YogaWorks teachers and teacher trainers have come together to form the first-ever yoga union. In this episode, Sarah interviews Markella, Jodie, and Laurel; three of the New York City YogaWorks teachers; about why they are unionizing and what forming a union would mean for yoga teachers and the yoga industry as a whole. To find out more about the unionization efforts, visit them on Facebook or Instagram. You can also learn more about yoga teacher unionization and find resources at Shut Up & Yoga.Want to connect with Sarah? Reach out to her on Instagram, Facebook. or directly via email at sarahdittmore@gmail.com.The Beginner's Mind is created in partnership with Shut Up & Yoga. Check out their new books at www.shutupandyoga.com/books or join the conversation via the new facebook group, Shut Up & Yoga Forum for Modern Yogis. Laurel Beversdorf, YACEP, E-RYT 500, is an international yoga educator, the creator of Yoga with Resistance Bands classes and trainings and Body of Knowledge anatomy and biomechanics workshops, and a Yoga Tune Up® and Roll Model® trainer. Laurel regularly presents trainings and workshops at locations like Kripalu, YogaWorks, and studios around the world. Her classes blend strength training, rehabilitation practices, myofascial release, and yoga. Laurel has written for Yoga Journal, Shut Up & Yoga, and the Tune Up Fitness blog. A Wisconsin native, she lives in NYC with her husband, baby girl, and two cats. You can connect with her at laurelbeversdorf.com.Jodie Rufty is a Senior Trainer and East Coast Director of Trainer Development for YogaWorks in NYC. She has been teaching Yoga since 1995 and is registered to teach through Yoga Alliance at the EYT 500 hour level and has been certified to teach both by Alan Finger in the ISHTA lineage as well as Alison West of Yoga Union and YogaWorks. Jodie co-founded Amrita Yoga Center NYC in September of 2002 and helped launch Nava Yoga Center in Zagreb Croatia in June 2004. She is also the author of “The Art of Yoga Sequencing” published in 2008. Jodie has continued her education with many teachers including Rodney Yee, Genny Kapuler, Desikachar, and Ana Forrest, completing several Training Intensives in 1998, 2000 & 2003. Jodie now resides in NYC where she continues to study, practice and teach Yoga at YogaWorks as well as privately. You can connect with her at jodieruftyyoga.com.Markella Los started practicing yoga in 2008. After years of faster-paced sports and martial arts, she thought she would find yoga slow and boring. Obviously, she was wrong. In 2015, she completed her first teacher training through YogaWorks under the mentorship of Chrissy Carter and has been teaching full time since. After almost ten years practicing yoga, and only yoga, she developed pain in her hips. More yoga and passive stretching didn't help. Instead, she had to completely rethink her practice, and therefore her teaching, to give her body more strength and stability. This led Markella on a path of discovery, advanced education in anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics, and further training. Now she helps people move and feel better while doing the practice they love and in their daily lives. Her teaching style is grounded, light-hearted, and rooted in resilience and exploration. You can connect with her at markellalos.com or on Instagram.
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You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: https://www.jbrownyoga.com/premium. J finally has the guts to bring Mark Whitwell, his most influential teacher, on the podcast. They trace Mark's life in yoga, from his early years before teaching to his experience meeting Krishnamacharya, Desikachar, and the Krishnamurti's, and his travels around the world. The discussion is wide ranging as they reminisce about their shared past, changes in the yoga industry, and the directions they see things going in the future.
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