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Join Aleya Harris as she welcomes Brett Cotter, a renowned stress relief expert, for an insightful conversation on overcoming stage fright and building confidence through authenticity. Brett shares his expertise and personal experiences, offering actionable tools that every speaker can use to conquer their fears and engage their audience authentically. What You'll Learn: Mastering Stage Fright: Uncover Brett's proven strategies for overcoming the anxiety and fear that come with public speaking. Confidence Through Authenticity: Learn how embracing your true self can boost your confidence and make your presentations more powerful. Practical Tools for Speakers: Brett provides practical exercises and techniques to prepare mentally and physically before stepping onto the stage. Engaging Your Audience: Tips on using authenticity to forge a genuine connection with your audience, making your message more impactful. Brett's Journey to Confidence: Hear how Brett transformed his own approach to public speaking and how these lessons can apply to your speaking career. Episode Highlights: Brett Cotter recounts transformative experiences on stage that shifted his approach from fear to empowerment. Discover the specific methods Brett employs to reduce stress and enhance performance, ensuring he presents with clarity and confidence. Explore the psychological barriers to effective public speaking and how to dismantle them through authenticity.   About Brett Cotter  Brett Cotter, author of The Suicide Prevention Family Handbook, 3 Keys to Managing PTSD, and The Stress Is Gone Method, has 25 years experience helping clients process the most traumatic events of their lives. He has taught in Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, schools, military bases, and retreat centers such as the Omega Institute, Kripalu, Sivananda Bahamas, and the Himalayan Institute. Brett is the trauma expert for Meditation University's teacher training program, he trains vet-to-vet peer specialists in his suicide prevention protocol, and certifies students remotely. He is the creator of the Stress Is Gone Wellness Platform and the PTSD Keys Mobile app. Brett's programs are accredited by the International Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance, he is certified by American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and his breathwork is certified by the American Institute of Stress.   Connect with Brett Cotter https://www.instagram.com/stressisgone https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdl_IAL3B6CQLlaWJB8kejFS40UdJMjK&si=br_8Ug9kF2dHhRce https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B013KPEPIY https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DiXjpt9aB/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.facebook.com/share/15B9KKYBXQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr    About Aleya Harris Aleya Harris is the spark for your spark™. A trailblazer in purpose-driven story crafting, she is a marketing executive and ex-Google Vendor Partner who brings her dynamic experience to her role as the CEO of The Evolution Collective Inc. Aleya is an international award-winning speaker, the founder and lead trainer of Spark the Stage ™, and the host of the award-winning Flourishing Entrepreneur Podcast. She is also the author of the bestselling book Spark the Stage: Master the Art of Professional Speaking and Authentic Storytelling to Captivate, Inspire, and Transform Your Audience. Her unique approach as a Strategic Storytelling Consultant has revolutionized the way businesses communicate, transforming workplace cultures and market positioning. With her dynamic energy and proven methodologies, Aleya guides clients to unlock their potential, articulate their radically authentic stories, and achieve unparalleled success.   Watch the Free Masterclass Join Aleya's free masterclass "Build Unstoppable Confidence and Book Speaking Gigs Without Feeling Like an Impostor." Discover the proven framework to own your story, captivate audiences, and land speaking gigs—even if you've doubted your worth or have no experience on stage. Register at https://www.aleyaharris.com/masterclass    Buy the Book Aleya's bestselling book will help you become a more confident and authentic professional public speaker. Buy Spark the Stage: Master the Art of Professional Speaking and Authentic Storytelling to Captivate, Inspire & Transform Your Audience on Amazon or anywhere books are sold. 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Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. Jen dives into the benefits of steering clear from gluten and how making that choice can lead to improved health and overall wellbeing. Join us as we discuss practical tips, success stories and expert advice on living gluten free.  To Register for this upcoming retreat:"Love Yourself, Heal Yourself" Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th 2025To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Send us a textTune in for practical advice and inspiration to help you thrive in midlife. Strength training is KING to enhance health, mobility and overall quality of life. Dr. Jen is joined by Kori Smith, her personal trainer and owner of KBS Personal Training along with her significant other, Jason James. We discuss the importance of strength training as we age to combat muscle loss and boost metabolism. No matter where you are in your fitness journey, it's never too late to prioritize your strength and wellbeing. Kori Smith, Personal Trainer  (607) 222-8293    www.kbspersonaltraining.com To Register for this upcoming retreat:"Love Yourself, Heal Yourself" Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th 2025To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Kundali: Is it destiny written in the stars or an intriguing system of ancient wisdom? We're diving into the world of birth charts, exploring how they're made, and what they might (or might not) tell us about ourselves. Bibliography: Parāśara, & Rao, R. S. (2000). Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Vol. 1). Parashara Jyotishalaya. deFouw, H., & Svoboda, R. (1996). Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India. Lotus Press.  Kurczak, R. (2011). The Art and Practice of Vedic Astrology: Vol 1: The Fundamentals of Chart Interpretation. Himalayan Institute. Topic: History of India | Astronomy | Astrology Ko-fi: ⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/namaskarindia⁠⁠ UPI ID: 9893547492@paytm Paypal: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/aduppala⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/namaskarindialive/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/namaskarindialive⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AradhanaDuppala⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NamaskarIndia⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp Discussions: ⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/H8IUJPlB32cA2soTjrTghV⁠⁠ WhatsApp Announcements: ⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/KVd5UHxumW90TxLHjkB89k⁠

Send us a textThis heartfelt episode is dedicated to empowering you to embrace self love, cultivate inner peace, and unlock your true potential. Dr. Jen is joined by her friend, Jennifer Dean otherwise known as Yogi Jen. Please join them as they discuss the transformative journey of healing through meaningful conversations, hormones, personal stories and practical tools including their upcoming retreat Valentine's Day Weekend 2/14/25 - 2/16/25 at the world renowned Himalayan Institute. Please join us! To Register for this upcoming retreat:"Love Yourself, Heal Yourself" Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th 2025To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Eva Usadi has been a psychotherapist for 37 years with a specialty in traumatic stress. She holds a Master's Degrees in Existential Phenomenological Psychology (1987) and Clinical Social Work (1992). Eva is Certified in EMDR therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Group Psychotherapy as well as having completed 500 hours of yoga teacher training at the Himalayan Institute and 17 years of certification as an Equine Assisted Psychotherapist. Eva is an EMDRIA-approved Consultant, a Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Consultant, a contract therapist for FDNY, a preferred provider for Doctors Without Borders and a member of CiC's (London) critical incident and trauma support team for war correspondents. Eva is the Clinical Consultant to the NYC Trauma Recovery network and coordinated work with Emergency Service Workers and Physicians, during the Covid-19 pandemic. In her private practice and as the Founder and Executive Director of Trauma and Resiliency Resources Eva specializes in working with first responders and military veterans as well as civilians, and provide advanced training in PTSD, Complex PTSD and Moral Injury. Eva has presented at well over 40 conferences and workshops in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe and is the daughter of a WWII Veteran. Contact Eva Usadi: https://trrhelp.org/ Dr. Kimberley Linert Speaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral Optometrist Event Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/ To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com 702.256.9199 Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator Podcast Available on... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platforms Author of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3srh6tZ Website: https://www.DrKimberleyLinert.com Please subscribe, share & LISTEN! Thanks. incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kimberley-linert-incredible-life-creator/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberley.linert/ The Great Discovery eLearning Platform: https://thegreatdiscovery.com/kimberley

Send us a textDr. Jen delves into the chaotic rollercoaster commonly referred to as perimenopause. We discuss the intense symptoms often accompanied by this pivotal decade in a women's life and the importance of seeking out a health care provider certified in biological hormone replacement therapy to ensure your sanity and optimize your wellbeing.Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding an upcoming retreat Valentines Day Weekend:At the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Yourself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Send us a textDr. Jen returns to explore the monumental transformations taking place within our government and healthcare system. She is joined by the talented and beautiful sound healer, Angela Callahan. Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding an upcoming retreat Valentines Day Weekend:At the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Yourself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Send us a textDr. Jen is joined by a team of medical professionals whom share their own personal experiences being unfairly judged and mistreated within a flawed system. A big thank you to Josh, Davida and Kristyn for being my guests and taking the time to discuss a difficult but extremely important topic. Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding 2 upcoming retreats:1) A retreat at Dr. Jen's healing center @ 35 Riverside Drive BinghamtonOctober 26th 2024 1pm-5pm where 6 participants may experience the principles leading us from "Stressed to Blessed."To register text Dr. Jen @ 607-727-6079 or email @ mindfulmedicine4@gmail.com2) A retreat at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Youself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Send us a textDr. Jen is joined in this episode by Jo Difulvio, a rebel yogi with a passion for energy healing and mind/body fitness. Together they discuss how most of us are running our lives based on beliefs we developed during childhood. And how the conscious and unconscious minds operate in the background, influencing our thoughts and behavior without our direct awareness. We are powerful and have the ability to heal ourselves with positive intentions and thoughts therefore be mindful of your thoughts and manifest healing by stating:"I am healthy and vibrant, both physically and mentally."Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding 2 upcoming retreats:1) A retreat at Dr. Jen's healing center @ 35 Riverside Drive BinghamtonOctober 26th 2024 1pm-5pm where 6 participants may experience the principles leading us from "Stressed to Blessed."To register text Dr. Jen @ 607-727-6079 or email @ mindfulmedicine4@gmail.com2) A retreat at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Youself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

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

Send us a textDr. Jen and certified sound healer, Angela Callahan discuss how sound healing is a therapeutic practice that uses vibrational frequencies to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. These vibrations interact with the body and mind, aligning energy, reducing stress, and promoting relaxation. Come and experience sound healing at both our upcoming healing retreats listed below.Angela Callahan Meditation and Sound HealingCell: 607-427-1776Website: angelacallahan.comDr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding 2 upcoming retreats:1) A retreat at Dr. Jen's healing center @ 35 Riverside Drive BinghamtonOctober 26th 2024 1pm-5pm where 6 participants may experience the principles leading us from "Stressed to Blessed."To register text Dr. Jen @ 607-727-6079 or email @ mindfulmedicine4@gmail.com2) A retreat at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PAFebruary 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Youself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.orgIf you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

Join Lauren and Kristin for a walk in the woods as they share the inspiration they gather from being in nature (and how they get quite distracted by all the beauty along the way) along with discussing the themes of the month for September which are loyalty and admiration. They also discuss the inspiration and details for their upcoming retreat, Slow & Steady: A Fall Retreat at the Himalayan Institute, this November. Listen in while you are take a walk of your own and ponder the question "what are you loyal to?"Learn more about the Slow & Steady Retreat November 8th-10th hosted by Lauren and Kristin.

Send us a textIn this episode Dr. Jen has a special guest, Jennifer Dean otherwise known as Yogi Jen. We talk about turning stress into blessings as we embrace the new school year. Using challenges as stepping stones, practicing gratitude and finding joy. Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen will be holding 2 upcoming retreats:1) A retreat at Dr. Jen's healing center @ 35 Riverside Drive Binghamton October 26th 2024 1pm-5pm where 6 participants may experience the principles leading us from "Stressed to Blessed." To register text Dr. Jen @ 607-727-6079 or email @ mindfulmedicine4@gmail.com2) A retreat at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA February 14th-16th"Love Yourself, Heal Youself."To register go to the Himalayan Institutes Website: himalayaninstitute.org If you have any questions you may email Dr. Jen and Yogi Jen at:Dr.jenyogijen@gmail.comAnd remember, every storm eventually leads to a rainbow.

There is something special when we take folks out of their own lives and to a new place. This week on the podcast I got the chance to talk with The Himalayan Institute's Ransom Hare, who runs their retreat program, and we had the best time chatting.Ransom talks to us about what they do to get alleviate all those travel worries and jitters that folks have when they travel, what our role is in their experience, and so much more.KEY TAKEAWAYS*When traveling, you are creating an experience for your students who come with you. So thinking about how you build that for folks who are traveling with you is key. As Ransom said, the Himalayan Institute utilizes tech before their trips to get through the awkward conversations that happen with folks where they don't get to know each other, and this is just one of many ways you can do this. It could be encouraging people to write everyone else a letter, meeting online, or having some “get to know you” questions passed around before the trip. *I love that the HI uses online platforms to connect people who are coming together for a travel experience. This is so innovative, and I think we can all take note of this idea and find our own version of it for travel and conference experiences we are creating.*Energy exchange is something I talk about a lot in real life when I am chatting with people about business. In an ideal world, we are putting in the same amount of energy as our clients & students–so we put in effort to get them into our business and on our retreats, and they meet us with your financial resources, time, and effort. Keep this in mind when you are doing “customer service” in experiences. Have you put in the appropriate amount of effort to match your clients or students? Is the reverse true? *Figuring out how to manage tension is a big topic in yoga, business, travel, social justice, and other spaces. How are you able to be the calm and manage your own tension in times when your students are feeling frustrated or ill at ease? This is something I actually think we don't train for enough–can we respond to our clients, students, and co-workers with calm and ease; or is our habit to offset our tension to make other people feel badly? RESOURCESWorking In Yoga WebsiteWorking In Yoga NewsletterHimayalan Institute's WebsiteSPONSORSunlight Streams BlogSunlight Apothecary

Kathryn Templeton, MA, RDT/ MT/LPC, E-500 RYT, C-IAYT, Ayurvedic Practitioner Kathryn Templeton has devoted her life to the health of others. A psychotherapist for 30 years, Kathryn is a Master Teacher in the field of Drama Therapy and continues to work both clinically and as an educator specializing in the treatment of individuals with anxiety, depression and complex trauma. As a C-IAYT, NAMA-registered Ayurvedic practitioner and Senior ParaYoga teacher, Kathryn has worked to develop specialized treatments integrating the principles of yoga, ayurveda and clinical psychology. Kathryn is a faculty member at the Himalayan Institute and the founder of the Himalayan Institute Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist program (HIAYS), Torchbearer Mentorship program, AYS Grad School and The Three Wisdom Traditions: Integrating Yoga, Ayurveda and Psychology (3WT). She is an Adjunct Professor of Human Development and General Psychology, a contributing writer, and educator for Yoga International, and a Banyan Botanicals Ambassador.Show Notes: 02:20 - What is Ayurveda? 12:00 -  The importance of regional differences14:00 - Nourishing vs. eating15:30 - Seasonal changes and eating 26:00 - Nutritional imbalances 29:00 - The lack of connection and epidemic of loneliness34:30 - The importance of healthy soil 36:00 - Strong digestion for body and mind40:00 - Down regulation, protecting the nervous system, and the importance of spiritual practicehttps://kathryntempleton.com/https://www.jennifergalardi.com/

Admit it, you've probably at least thought once or twice about taking your yoga students on a retreat.Where would you go?Costa Rica? Puerto Rico? California? Italy? Maybe somewhere closer for you like a state park or nature sanctuary.This week we chat with travel expert Heather Horrell about what it takes to organize wellness travel, what trends she is seeing, and so much more.KEY TAKEAWAYS:*Wellness travel is booming right now, and looks to be for the foreseeable future. If travel is a part of your business plan or career dreams, consider really diving into what that dream might look like in reality.*The guilt about selling this ideal of the epitome of wellness while also not being a part of it anymore is something I think is a huge issue within our industry. “You are selling something you no longer are” is something that Heather said that really resonated with me.To me this is akin to hearing spiritual leaders describe a crisis of faith. And it is totally normal. See out guidance or take a break if you can and need to.*Studios are great places to foster wellness travel and community. I know so many studios that have retreats, within their country and internationally, as a part of their offerings.*Being more local is going to be a trend this season, and I suspect for the next couple of years. If you are conscious of folks' pocketbooks and the accessibility of travel for most people, I understand that–Heather and I both agree that this is a big discussion. But seeing if you can host events that are more easily accessible by car or train is a good option, and also having discounted rates, sponsored spots, and other opportunities for discounted rates (like volunteer spots) are great ways to make your adventures more accessible to lots of people. *Creating experiences is another theme throughout this series. In the last of this series I talk with the lead for the travel team from the Himalayan Institute, which has had a long history of travel tourism as an organization. If this topic interests you, take notes from our guests this season, Heather, Amy and Ransom about how you can create experiences for your own community.*Finally, start small! You don't need to book that trip to Costa Rica right away, you can take a trip to a Botanical Garden near you, that cute little tourist town an hour away, or rent some cabins in the woods for the night. There are so many ways you can create community and connection while traveling, and you don't need to go far.RESOURCESWorking In Yoga WebsiteWorking In Yoga NewsletterHeather's Facebook GroupHeather's WebsiteSPONSORSunlight Streams BlogSunlight Apothecary

As you know this podcast is dedicated to exploring and promoting stress and stress related issues. In our latest episode we will be discussing suicide prevention and more specifically the vital work of veteran crisis counselors.  Brett Cotter, an author and Stress Is Gone founder, has over 20 years of experience helping people release emotional pain. He facilitates groups at Omega, Kripalu, Tibet House, & The Himalayan Institute. Brett is AAETS certified, his method is certified by The American Institute of Stress, and he is IMMA accredited. He certifies suicide prevention specialists, meditation teachers, and trauma recovery coaches. Brett is Meditation Magazines' Trauma Specialist. We are proud to have him as a Fellow of AIS. 

As we continue the series Four Steps To Reveal Your Divine Essence this segment elaborates on Step 2 - How to Develop Your Divine Essence. In this segment we talk about the importance of discipline, and differentiating yourself from the crowd by not conforming and learning to think for yourself so that you don't continue to fall prey to the subliminal programming from society. The emphasis in on being inwardly guided by the God Mind presence and consciousness that is your divine nature. You can choose to connect to develop a positive attitude about yourself and your life. It can be best formed by accepting a spiritual foundation upon which you self image rests.  Developing your divine essence includes, as Michael Beckwith points out meditating, studying, and surrounding yourself with people that are on the path of spiritual evolution and not religious dogma.  Remember that the power that created you is within you and can be reached in numerous ways, the most fundamental of which is trough a conscious mental attitude that can call if forth. Resources: Spirituality Transformation Within and Without, Swami Rama - Founder, Himalayan Institute, 1971 The institute has been dedicated to helping people grow physically, mentally and spiritually by combing the beast knowledge of both the East and the West. The Institute programs emphasize holistic health, yoga, and meditation but the Institute is more more than its programs. For more information visit their website:https://www.himalayaninstitute.org. Michael Beckwith, New Thought minister, author and founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, Beverly Hills, California. Excerpts from The Greatest Story Ever Told, September 17, 2023, website: https://agapelivecom/pages/livestream.  Background music: 963 Hz Frequency of God, Return to Oneness, Spiritual Connection, Crown Chakra, Meditation Music, ⁠Music for Body and Spirit - Meditation Music⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-7S5ZuNGQ Dr. Paul Masters: University of Metaphysics, the University of Sodona: Paul Leon Masters was drawn to the mysteries of life, the universe, the mind, the soul, and the Presence of a Higher Intelligence—or God—behind creation. website: https://www.universityofmetaphysics.com Earl Nightingdale: The Strangest Secret: Digital Vinita Career and Mind Clarity Coach on Youtube. Earl Nightingale was a radio speaker and author, dealing mostly with the subjects of human character development, motivation, and meaningful existence. He was a WGN radio program host from 1950 to 1956. Nightingale is the author of The Strangest Secret, which economist Terry Savage has termed "…one of the great motivational books of all time.

When Jeanne Heileman became a yoga teacher in 1996, there was no career for this field. She had the intention to teach once a week as a work supplement in the non-profit arts world to pay off her graduate school student debt. Three months after taking her first teacher training she found herself teaching 20 classes a week! A total life transformation that continued to evolve into her own style of yoga called Tantra Flow, which combines her 35 years of study in the practices and science of yogic disciplines, combining her love for asana, meditation, pranayama, mantra, Ayurveda, Buddhism, and Tantra in the living lineage of Sri Vidya, from Himalayan Institute under Swami Rama and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. In this episode, we're talking about what makes a good yoga teacher and some of the insights Jeanne has gained through her years of practicing under the guidance of many different teachers. Experience bring wisdom and Jeanne has a depth of perspective that is rare in teachers today. MY INNER CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN! FIND OUT HOW TO JOIN - https://harmonyslater.com/inner-circle-membership Are you struggling with burnout and exhaustion? Looking to reconnect to your passion, find greater purpose, and tap into that unlimited source of creative energy? I'm opening up 3 spots inside my 2023 coaching program. I'd love to connect with you to see if we would be a good fit to work together. Fill out an application form - https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching FIND OUT MORE ABOUT JEANNE INSTAGRAM I WEBSITE I YOUTUBE - jeanneheileman.com The Finding Harmony Podcast is hosted, edited and produced by Harmony Slater and co-hosted by Russell Case. A big heart of thanks to our friends, family, and students from around the world, who've generously supported this podcast through your comments, sharing, and financial donations. If you've enjoyed today's podcast, please consider supporting our future episodes by making a donation. Every little bit goes a long way and we are immensely grateful for any and all of your support. Make A Donation - https://harmonyslater.com/donate Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! ❤ Give us a 5★ rating! Opening and closing music by Nick Evans from his album “for Morgan.” Listen to the entire album on Spotify - Click Here.

Have you heard? The glaciers are melting! To spring us all into action is Chamba Tsetan joining us from Kargyam in eastern Ladakh, Founder of Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL) which promotes environmental responsibility and sustainable behavioral changes through sports. This February 20th, 2023, he and his team at ASFL are organizing the world's highest frozen lake marathon ‘The Last Run' at the famous Pangong Lake in Ladakh to raise global awareness about the rapidly melting Himalayan glaciers. Vinay finds out all about ‘The Last Run' and Chamba's amazing work with his community at ASFL,  at the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives and as a founding member of the Youth Association Kargyam. Chamba is a member of the Indian National Ice Hockey team since 2015 and has represented India at various international tournaments. Hit play and be part of the change! [04:20s] Chamba's journey so far [07:40s] ‘Ice Hockey Capital of India' [12:24s] On climate change in Ladakh [16:08s] ‘The Last Run' Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon 2023[27:38s] Future plans for Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh Join ‘The Last Run' against climate changeWatch ‘The Last Run' Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon preview Watch Ice Hockey in the HimalayasDiscover more about visiting Ladakh Connect with Chamba on LinkedIn Connect with Vinay on Twitter or LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.comSubscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together'. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Welcome to Times Will Tell, The Times of Israel's weekly feature podcast. This week, we speak with Jeff Abella, chief executive of Moka Origins, a kosher boutique coffee roaster and chocolate retailer based in Honesdale, PA, on the grounds of the Himalayan Institute, a yoga and meditation retreat in northeastern Pennsylvania. Abella and his staff of 15 roast and grind coffee and cocoa beans, creating their artisanal chocolates and coffee for a greater purpose. The products are part of the institute's humanitarian efforts to help subsistence farmers in Cameroon find better ways to earn money and support themselves and their farms under better conditions. Moka Origins is looking ahead to helping farms as well as in Uganda, Costa Rica and Mexico. For Abella, it's all about excellent coffee and fine chocolate, but it's just as much about social entrepreneurship. He wants more people consuming fine craft chocolate and coffee in order to broaden the net of people engaging in their social impact project. As Abella says, "the more chocolate and coffee we can sell, the more good we can do." IMAGE: Jeff Abella with a cacao pod (right hand) and sack of coffee beans (Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're talking about Coping strategies to help you prioritize your mental and financial health because May is Mental Health Awareness Month! The sad truth is our mental health has a significant influence on every area of our existence, and that includes our finances and career. Did you know that women experience financial strain and money anxiety at greater rates than men? Financial problems and the stress they cause are detrimental to mental and emotional wellbeing. This cause and effect often goes unrecognized, leaving the body and mind struggling to cope with consequences like anxiety and depression. Financial instability leads to the onset of health instability and vice versa. Taking charge of one can be a key factor in improving the other. Today's guest Marie Sennett, is a Certified Yoga Teacher, who trained at the Himalayan Institute under a long line of authentic yoga masters. She trained in Trauma Sensitive Yoga to address the needs of many. Marie is also a Certified Transformation Life Coach. And, has been a civil rights attorney for over 30 years.  Marie creates personalized yoga and meditation programs tailored to the needs and goals of her students. She has helped her students sleep better, feel more relaxed, find focus, become stronger and more flexible, and find time for themselves.  Millions of people struggle with both mental and financial health every day. It can be tough to know where to start when it comes to getting help. That's why we created this podcast – to provide you with a few coping strategies to help you prioritize your mental and financial health. Listen to our podcast now and start feeling better tomorrow. Herfinance Resources: Grab the Financial Self-Care Guide https://www.herfinanceclub.com/self-care Access The Money Belief Formula: Mindset + Behavior = Financial Success. Transform Your Habits and Win With Wealth. Author: Susan M. Diamond https://amzn.to/3JnTtJh Join our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/herfinanceclub Connect with Marie Sennett: Email: marie@mariesennettyoga.com Private Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/grooups/nourishyourselfyogaandselfcare/

Amy talks with Dr. Lisa Kaley-Isley about chanting in the yoga tradition. Dr. Lisa is a Clinical Psychologist and certified Yoga Therapist who integrates the wisdom and techniques of both eastern and western philosophy and psychology to understand the human condition, alleviate suffering and promote holistic growth and transformation. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner and experienced yoga teacher in the Sri Vidya tradition of the Himalayan Institute, as taught by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Rolf Sovik, and Rod Stryker.Lisa studied Yoga Therapy with Gary Kraftsow of American Viniyoga in the lineage of TKV Desikachar and Sri Krishnamacharya. She has conducted and published yoga research and presented on various yoga topics at conferences around the world. Lisa is a founding member of the Global Consortium on Yoga Therapy (GCYT) and a member of the Accreditation Committee of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Lisa is also a member of the teaching faculty at the Yoga Therapy Institute and presents the ‘Yoga Psychology: philosophy and practice for anxiety and depression relief workshop. Amy and Lisa discuss Lisa's background, Lisa's travel adventure, Chanting & Japa mantra meditation, Adapting and moving her practice online during the pandemic, Initiation and what it means and a lot more. They talk about the following:Lisa's background and journey as a spiritual seeker living in this human bodyLisa and her husband's adventures and moving to Europe to fulfill life dreamsHow she started her chanting groups online during the pandemic and found the positive in online teachingChanting & Japa mantra meditation and the underlying mechanisms for growth, healing and beyond The Idea of initiation into mantra meditation and why it is essentialLisa's thoughts on inner transformation and how chanting can assist in the process  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 Statehttps://theoptimalstate.com/  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/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comChant with lisahttps://www.facebook.com/LisaLifeTreeYogaUK/ Check out lisa's websitehttps://lifetreeyoga.com/

Welcome to Episode #42 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Eli Marušić onto the show, a yoga teacher from Croatia who teaches yoga at Studio One, in Split, one of Croatia's first and biggest yoga schools. My conversation with Eli Marušić was so inspiring as we took a close look at how to integrate yoga into our daily lives, how to develop not just habits, but a perspective as well for how to help you be in alignment with the present moment. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about looking deeply, seeking connection, and tuning into your heart then this is the conversation for you. --> JOIN LILY FOR YOGA CLASSES ONLINE! Tell me more about Eli Marušić Eli's mission is teaching, and she loves sharing knowledge and experience with others. She strives to help people understand their capacities and live a more meaningful life. Eli was trained in classical ballet and is an avid sport enthusiast who enjoys indoor rowing, swimming, jogging, and cycling. She completed her 500hr yoga teacher training at the Himalayan Institute, and has completed an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training with Kathryn Templeton, and attends Ayurvedic Institute webinars with Dr. Vasant Lad and the AyurPrana Team. What to expect in the Yoga In Croatia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Eli and I began our conversation with learning how yoga first came into her life. She first encountered yoga through meditation, and then through books given to her by a friend. At this time, a few decades ago, there were no yoga studios in Croatia. She feels enormous gratitude that she first came to yoga through mediation as Eli says, “After all, yoga is a liberation path to the ultimate truth and to the Supreme. And so meditation is the crown of yoga.” We then shared our mutual gratitude and respect for Thich Nhat Hanh, which dovetailed into a conversation about finding a teacher wherever you look— whether that is your family, your friends, or a cat. Which then progressed into a conversation about how to integrate yoga in your daily life, touching on Ayurvedic practices and perspectives. We wrapped up the episode talking about Croatia and about what the yoga scene is like in Croatia now. Curious? Tune into the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast to learn more about Eli, and about yoga in Croatia. For the skimmers - What's in the yoga in Croatia episode? Yoga is not just asana, it is self-study and being in connection Your heart is your universal brain The many teachers of yoga — including friends, family, and cats! How to integrate yoga in your daily life, whether that is by connecting with your heart space or taking deep breaths What is Ayurveda? What does it teach you? What is yoga in Croatia like in the past and in the present? Connect with Eli Marušić https://studioone.hr/?lang=en Email: emarusic@pfst.hr Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --> JOIN LILY FOR YOGA CLASSES ONLINE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wildyogatribe/message

In this episode we talk to Tanja Mickwitz, a yoga teacher, author of Theming skills for yoga teachers and a soul guide mentor.   We talk about Tanja's journey of Yoga, her book "Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers" and the Theming Lotus she developed to help illustrate the theming model.   Tanja is a soul guide and mentor, storyteller and priestess, yoga teacher trainer and JourneyDance facilitator. She has nearly two decades worth of experience teaching and holding space for transformative practices. Known for her authentic voice, loving presence and speaking from the heart, Tanja holds a sacred container for welcoming ourselves into wholeness. In her capacity as a mentor she weaves astrological wisdom and shadow work with intuitive guidance to offer a deep and rich container for soul growth and alignment.   Tanja's yoga classes serve as an inspiration and support for life, with asana as the playground and metaphor. Tanja creates a nurturing space for exploration of the internal landscape and inner growth whilst challenging the physical edge with a safely led dynamic practice. Tanja is also an engaging storyteller using the wisdom of stories and symbolism to come into deeper understanding of ourselves and the universe.   Tanja is the first Rasa Yoga Teacher Trainer in Europe and continues to be guided and inspired by Sianna Sherman in her studies and teaching. Tanja has also studied with Para Yoga founder Yogarupa Rod Stryker since 2005 and is initiated into the SriVidya lineage by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute. Currently you can find Tanja teaching for her online community The Sadhana Collective in addition to guest workshops and trainings, as well as open classes at London studios East of Eden and Triyoga. She is also available for personal guidance and mentoring sessions. Tanja's first book ‘Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers' is is available as part of the Yoga Teaching Guides series for Singing Dragon. Tanja is registered E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance US and a Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance UK.   Connect with Tanya here: www.tanjamickwitz.com FaceBook: Tanja Mickwitz Yoga Instagram: tanjamickwitz Twitter: @YoginiTanja Further recommendation: "Prayers of Honoring" by Pixie Lighthorse *** From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. Catch up on previous episodes via the Anahata website at www.anahatayogacentre.com/podcast

Himalayan Institute of Pittsburgh President and one of Sticky's favorite yoga instructors, Kate Mackin enlightens listeners on the true definition of yoga (you'll be surprised)! She also addresses common yoga misconceptions, talks about meditation and other gems designed to help you find your true self. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sticky-situation/message

Have you ever caught yourself reacting in what felt a totally automatic way… and ever wondered where that reaction came from? Today I sat down with Bonnie Wallace to talk about the yoga philosophy concept of Samskara or psychological imprints to answer this question…EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Gitanjali J B is the co-founder and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), which she co-founded with Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh. HIAL aims to develop Ladakh into a benchmark for sustainable economic living in the mountain world, where all children receive a meaningful education that prepares them for a life of dignity in harmony with nature. HIAL's programmes focus on innovation and social entrepreneurship through projects like Responsible tourism farm stays, solar passive architecture, Ice Stupa project and the HILLs fellowship for youth from mountain communities. An entrepreneur turned educator, Gitanjali is passionate about creating an environment that empowers learners and facilitators to become the best versions of themselves. Gifted in multiple disciplines such as business, education, performing and martial arts, she believes that human beings can continue to grow into multi-faceted individuals throughout their lives, and education aims to instil this lifelong quest for learning and progress. Himalayan Institute of Alternatives: https://www.hial.edu.in/ Hosted by Tanishka Kachru. Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Join Angela and guest Steff Gallante in this episode: Practices for Healing From Trauma, Supporting Your Mental Health, and Fortifying Your Self-Care During the Holiday Season. In this episode, Angela and Steff Gallante discuss practices for healing from trauma, supporting your mental health, and fortifying your self-care during the holiday season. Thank you for listening and for having an open heart and open mind to dive into what may be uncomfortable in looking at your own trauma and how that can make you more compassionate for others. We appreciate you for being here and being part of this discussion. Steff Gallante is a professional wellness coach and instructor who empowers her clients to uplift their day-to-day life by incorporating tools such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and Ayurveda self-care practices. Her services provide mental, emotional, energetic, and physical health support through one-on-one and group sessions. Steff holds a Masters of Education in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is a a mental health and trauma-informed yoga teacher, certified Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist licensed by the Himalayan Institute in Pennsylvania, E-RYT 200 and Continuing Education Provider with Yoga Alliance, and Zumbaⓡ Instructor for 12+ years. Steff works with clients to enhance their mental, emotional, and physical health. Her services include Mindfulness & Meditation Coaching, Ayurveda Wellness Coaching, Private Yoga Sessions, Livestream Yoga and Zumba classes, and wellness courses and workshops. Steff is a lecturer for Rutgers University's Department of Kinesiology. In this episode, learn more about: • The importance of learning how different experiences have an effect on you • A definition of trauma and how needed it is to normalize what people are going through and the support they need • One of the greatest lessons in becoming more self-aware • Ways to support ourselves during times of stress, overwhelm, and during the holiday season • Simple tools to bring us back to ourselves when we're feeling unbalanced • How powerful it can be to hold space for ourselves and acknowledge our feelings and experiences in the moment • Having boundaries in place to control the energies you're going to allow in and out • and more! Connect with Steff Gallante: Website - www.steffgallante.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/steffgallante Facebook - www.facebook.com/steffgallanteselfcare Healthy Happy Holidays is back for the 3rd year in a row! Included are self-guided video lessons  walking you through real-life interpretations of ayurvedic philosophy and ancient traditions and  how to use them to support us in modern day life, especially through the holidays and pandemic times. Receive a combination of self-paced video lessons and practices that are simple and easy to support you, as well as 2 live video check ins and 2 live yin yoga classes. Join us for Happy Healthy Holidays: https://simpleayurveda.com/happy-healthy-holidays/ ------ Learn more about Angela and her work: Website: https://simpleayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_ayurveda and https://www.instagram.com/simpleayurvedapodcast   Join The Simple Ayurveda Collective: an affordable ongoing support system that offers Ayurveda broken down into bit-sized pieces so that you are fully able to understand and incorporate this amazing ancient science into your own life. Receive access to video lessons with new content each month, private support group OFF of Facebook, seasonal suggestions, simple recipes, and more! Learn more: www.simpleayurveda.com/membership

In this interview I am joined by Thupten Phuntsok, Buddhist teacher who, after 21 years as a monk in the Gelugpa order, disrobed to live the life of a lay person in New York City. Phuntsok describes his childhood in Haiti, and the awakening of his desire to become Christ-like and dedicate his life to spiritual contemplation. Phuntsok shares his subsequent explorations in Western Esotericism, Indian yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism including studies under Rato Rinpoche and Geshe Lobsang Tharchin. Phuntsok also shares his views on the dysfunctions of modern sexuality, the scholastic emphasis of his Gelugpa training, the 6 Yogas of Naropa, and reveals the surprising reasons why after two decades he chose to leave the monastic life behind. … 

Video version at: https://www.guruviking.com/ep121-leaving-monasticism-thupten-phuntsok/ 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Childhood spiritual leanings 03:21 - Why Phuntsok did not become a Catholic priest 04:46 - Christian vs Buddhist monasticism 06:13 - Interest in reading and meeting Kyongla Rato Rinpoche 09:50 - What does it mean to be Christ-like 12:46 - Tonglen and substitutionary atonement 13:55 - Studies with Rato Rinpoche, the Himalayan Institute, and Rosicrucianism 19:31 - Meeting Sermey Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tharchin 23:55 - Social context, Hinduism & Buddhism 25:26 - Phuntsok's daily practice 27:24 - Daily esoteric practice of Rosicrucianism 31:00 - States of high concentration and the lack of masters 34:45 - Ordination as a Buddhist monk 40:28 - Family opinion on Phuntsok's ordination 42:34 - Struggles as a monk 49:22 - Sexuality and celibacy 51:52 - Modern sexuality is dysfunctional, multi-generational trauma 55:22 - Analysis of dysfunctional sexuality 01:02:50 - How did Phuntsok arrive at this view? 01:21:31 - Why Phuntsok didn't live in a monastery 01:30:00 - Doctrinal education under Geshe Lobsang Tharchin 01:39:05 - 6 Yogas of Naropa and sacrilegious views on tantra 01:43:49 - Disrobing as a monk after 21 years 01:50:23 - Out of touch with people 01:57:43 - Teaching activities ... To find out more about Thubten Phuntsok, visit: - https://www.thuptenphuntsok.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThuptenPhuntsok - https://www.patreon.com/thuptenphuntsok 
For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Have you ever been curious about the philosophy of the ancient practice of Ayurveda? Brought into mainstream by the likes of Deepak Chopra and many others in the US.the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing. Hmmm seems I've heard this systemic approach to healing in a more modern context…like Functional Medicine? As we learn…nothing is really new as the tradition of Ayurveda has been connecting gut health to many illnesses for thousands of years which is fascinating. Understanding ancient cultures and going back to the discoveries that have been around for thousands of years and coupling that with the science of today brings us closer to true healing.My guest today is Nikki Estrada, yogi and Ayurvedic practitioner out of Marin County California. Nikki has more than 20 years teaching experience and has been leading 200 and 300-hour teaching trainings for more than 12 years. She is YA500hr E-RYT and was Director of Trainer Development for YogaWorks for more than 7 years where she supported and mentored teacher trainers. She leads intensives, immersions and workshop series in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond and lucky for my listeners she is all online now! She contributes to Yoga International where you can find her articles and videos. She is a contributor of video content on www.yogaanytime.com. Nikki was a 2016 Athleta Ambassador for embodying the Power of She, was sponsored by Zobha, a women's athletic apparel company and has presented at Yoga Journal conferences. She was voted best yoga teacher by Marin Magazine 2016.Today's podcast will help you understand how the ancient principles of Ayurveda can be implemented in your own life, we talk about the history of Ayurveda and yoga, we dig into the dosha's, finding your own natural constitution and how to balance that with nature in our ever changing world.We talk about gut health, joint pain and their connections to our bodies being out of balance and how to correct that balance.You will come away with practical ideas on how to figure out your dosha and ideas to balance.As always thank you for listening and being part of my podcast journey…all ratings and reviews are gladly accepted on the apple podcast app and sharing is always appreciated.Links from the show:Nikki's website:https://nikkiestradayoga.com/IG:https://www.instagram.com/yogininikki/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/nikki.estrada.52Yoga Sutras:https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Pata%C3%B1jali-Translation-Commentary/dp/0865477361/ref=sr_1_4?crid=20GOEZMGS4ALZ&dchild=1&keywords=the+yoga+sutras+of+patanjali&qid=1635206681&s=books&sprefix=The+yoga+sutras+%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-4Books:Perfect Health - Deepak Choprahttps://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Health-Complete-Mind-Guide/dp/0517584212The Textbook of Ayurveda - Vasant Ladhttps://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Ayurveda-Three-Principles-Management/dp/1883725143Dr. Siva Mohanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/svasthahealth/Himalayan Institute:https://www.himalayaninstitute.org/College of Ayurveda in Grass Valley:https://www.ayurvedacollege.com/

Have you ever been curious about the philosophy of the ancient practice of Ayurveda?  Brought into mainstream by the likes of Deepak Chopra and many others in the US. the traditional Hindu system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing. Hmmm seems I've heard this systemic approach to healing in a more modern context…like Functional Medicine?  As we learn…nothing is really new as the tradition of Ayurveda has been connecting gut health to many illnesses for thousands of years which is fascinating.  Understanding ancient cultures and going back to the discoveries that have been around for thousands of years and coupling that with the science of today brings us closer to true healing. My guest today is Nikki Estrada, yogi and Ayurvedic practitioner out of Marin County California.  Nikki has more than 20 years teaching experience and has been leading 200 and 300-hour teaching trainings for more than 12 years. She is YA500hr E-RYT and was Director of Trainer Development for YogaWorks for more than 7 years where she supported and mentored teacher trainers. She leads intensives, immersions and workshop series in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond and lucky for my listeners she is all online now!  She contributes to Yoga International where you can find her articles and videos. She is a contributor of  video content on www.yogaanytime.com. Nikki was a 2016 Athleta Ambassador for embodying the Power of She, was sponsored by Zobha, a women's athletic apparel company and  has presented at Yoga Journal conferences.  She was voted best yoga teacher by Marin Magazine 2016. Today's podcast will help you understand how the ancient principles of Ayurveda can be implemented in your own life, we talk about the history of Ayurveda and yoga, we dig into the dosha's, finding your own natural constitution and how to balance that with nature in our ever changing world. We talk about gut health, joint pain and their connections to our bodies being out of balance and how to correct that balance. You will come away with practical ideas on how to figure out your dosha and ideas to balance. As always thank you for listening and being part of my podcast journey…all ratings and reviews are gladly accepted on the apple podcast app and sharing is always appreciated. Links from the show: Nikki's website: https://nikkiestradayoga.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/yogininikki/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikki.estrada.52 Yoga Sutras: https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Pata%C3%B1jali-Translation-Commentary/dp/0865477361/ref=sr_1_4?crid=20GOEZMGS4ALZ&dchild=1&keywords=the+yoga+sutras+of+patanjali&qid=1635206681&s=books&sprefix=The+yoga+sutras+%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-4 Books: Perfect Health - Deepak Chopra https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Health-Complete-Mind-Guide/dp/0517584212 The Textbook of Ayurveda - Vasant Lad https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Ayurveda-Three-Principles-Management/dp/1883725143 Dr. Siva Mohan https://www.linkedin.com/in/svasthahealth/ Himalayan Institute: https://www.himalayaninstitute.org/ College of Ayurveda in Grass Valley: https://www.ayurvedacollege.com/

Episode 29 - The Poconos is known for many things: the outdoors, resorts, charming towns and so much more. Some of the best chocolate is made right here in the Pocono Mountains at Moka Origins. The bean-to-bar chocolate maker and coffee roaster is also on the campus of the Himalayan Institute which is highly regarded for its yoga, meditation and wellness retreat. The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 2,400 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it's the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on PoconoMountains.com or watch Pocono Television Network streaming live 24/7.

This week on Matcha Mornings, I am joined by Steff Gallante. Steff is a wellness educator, a 200-hour RYT, a Certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, a Mindfulness and Meditation Coach, and a Zumba instructor. She received her Ayurveda Yoga Specialist certification from the Himalayan Institute by Kathryn Tempelton and has been a wellness coach for over 5 years. She is passionate about sharing her love for Ayurveda and using self-care and mindfulness practices to promote mental and emotional health!And, that is exactly what we are diving into in this episode of the show! Steff shares her journey with health, wellness, yoga, and Ayurveda, and then dives into 6 Ayurveda practices for optimizing your health for the fall season. Enjoy!

Fall is back! Like clockwork the seasons shift and as the temperatures cool and the sun begins to set earlier, it is the perfect time to start shifting our habits and lifestyle to stay in harmony with the outer changes. This week I chat with a special guest, Steff Gallante, about this shift and how we can adjust our habits and take better care of ourselves during this important seasonal transition. You will learn 3 key habits to implement this fall for greater balance and happiness all year round. About Steff Gallante: Steff is a Wellness Educator with a Master's degree in Kinesiology and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She is E-RYT 200 Mental Health & Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, YACEP, Certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, Mindfulness+Meditation Coach and Zumba Instructor. She received my Ayurveda Yoga Specialist certification from the Himalayan Institute by Kathryn Tempelton. Contact Steff at: website: www.steffgallante.comIG: @steffgallanteFacebook: @steffgallanteselfcareHaven't gotten your FREE Ayurveda Starter Kit with tongue scraper and mala beads? Order yours at https://ayurvedalifeschool.com/freestarterkitReady to put your habits into practice? Join the 28 Day Immersion and see your life change. https://ayurvedalifeschool.com/ayurvedaimmersionConnect with me online:https://ayurvedalifeschool.comSocial Media:Ayurveda Life SchoolNamaste. 

We are thrilled to introduce today's guest, Tanya Boigenzahn. Tanya is the founder and director of Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness, and is an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist, Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner, and Reiki Master with an emphasis in Tantra, Sri Vidya, Buddhism, and Somatic healing. She is honored to be one of the first ParaYoga® Level 3 Teachers and Certified Four Desires Trainers in the world and is a lifetime seeker and student. Tanya travels often as a guest teacher and leads retreats internationally. Tanya's transformative work as a teacher is to empower people with authentic and time-tested tools and teachings to help experience the sacred and reach their highest potential with faith and skill. With 30+ years of practice, she is a multi-certified yoga teacher honored to be a student of Yogarupa Rod Stryker, Indu Arora, and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Pichest Boonthamme as well as others.  Using her holistic background to help deepen students' knowledge of traditional healing and wisdom practices, Tanya is also a registered Instructor with Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI), and offers one of the only multi-level certification programs to learn the art of Thai Yoga Bodywork outside of Thailand. In 2013, Tanya was selected by Origin Magazine as one of the top 100 Yogis Changing the World in their “Powerful Leaders” issue. She is also affiliated with the Himalayan Institute and is a featured teacher on www.yogainternational.com.  Annually, she offers intensives and retreats to Thailand, India, Costa Rica and other areas in the world. During today's conversation Tanya shares her inspirational story about how she healed herself during college from a mystery illness that was significantly impacting her quality of life.  Frustrated by the lack of answers she received from her medical community, she started listening to her body and took control of her health, which is where her yoga journey began. Tanya shares that when you go within to see your patterns and learn how to trust your inner voice that you can step into your true authentic self and experience joy. She shares her tips on how to trust your inner voice and use your inner compass to gain clarity so that you can show up with joy and gratitude every day. Tanya talks about Ayurveda philosophies and how you can apply them to your yoga practice as well her daily rituals.  This episode contains so much knowledge and inspiration for both the yogi and non-yogis alike. Resources Tanya mentions: -Get familiar with the 5 elements -Panchakarma  -Take an Ayurvedic quiz and learn your dosha here.  You can find Tanya on: IG: @tanyaboigenzahn         @devanadiyoga FB: https://www.facebook.com/tanyaboigenzahn/ Devandadi Yoga https://www.tanyaboigenzahn.com Thanks to our amazing sponsors:This episode is brought to you by Appetite for Change, a non-profit in North Minneapolis that uses food as a tool for health, wealth, and social change. To learn more about AFC, listen to Episode 31 of our podcast with one of their co-founders Michelle Horovitz, as well as our bonus episodes with co-founder Princess Haley. 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Brenda talks to June Hunt from Moondog Yoga Studio to learn about the importance of identifying your dharma (purpose/duty). June, a teacher with the Himalayan Institute, introduces and explains the concept of dharma as it relates to the Bhagavad Gita.

In this episode, in conversation with Beth Spindler, Yoga Therapist, Teacher and Writer, we discuss Beth's incredible work treating trauma and fear through yoga and the Vagus nerve.   World recognised Yoga Therapist, Beth Spindler began teaching yoga in 1976 and has been utilising yoga as a healing modality since then.  Holding the highest certification in the field she is a fountain of knowledge and wisdom. Her book, Yoga Therapy for Fear, Treating Anxiety, Depression and Rage with the Vagus nerve along with other techniques is recognised in the Yoga therapy community as an important text for those studying in the field. She is a frequently featured writer and presenter for Yoga International and leads retreats worldwide.   She has practiced yoga since childhood in the Sivananda tradition and had the honour of living with her teacher in Eknath Easwaran's community in the early 80s, she then studied with Senior Iyengar teachers for many years.  It was here that her love of yoga therapy began. Later she discovered the joy of fluid movement in Anusara, Ashtanga, and Prana Flow as well as Kundalini Yoga. Her background in yoga therapy also involved training in Phoenix Rising and Viniyoga of Desikachar lineage. She lived and practiced yoga therapy at the Himalayan Institute where her studies were in Sri Vidya Tantra,   She has trained hundreds of teachers, practiced yoga therapy in hospitals, universities, ashrams, retreat centers, clinics and schools. She currently lives in Springfield, Missouri.   About Beth Spindler C-IAYT, ERYT500 Yoga Therapist, Teacher, Writer Author of Yoga Therapy for Fear, Treating Anxiety, Depression and Rage with the Vagus Nerve and Other Techniques www.TeachtoInspire.com Instagram: beth.spindler https://www.facebook.com/Beth-Spindler-Yoga-Therapy-189154434442388/?fref=ts https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-spindler-eryt-c-iayt-a2ab1014?trk=hp-identity-name https://twitter.com/SpindlerBeth   We are delighted to are a discount code for you: FROMTHEHEART20, valid on all products on the Singing Dragon website (www.singingdragon.com). This discount has no expiry date.   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on Instagram and Facebook at @anahatayogacentre.

In conversation with Lisa Kaley-Isley, Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom talk about Yoga Therapy, what it is and how it's changing the landscape of Yoga and its integration into worldwide health care systems.  Lisa talks about how and why Mantra is a huge part of her practice as well as the Himalayan Institute lineage she is connected to.    If you'd like to connect with Lisa, you can do so as follows:   Friday integrated yoga class with asana, pranayama, philosophy, relaxation, and meditation 9:00 – 10:30 GMT.  Register online to get the Zoom and payment links.  https://www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/yoga-classes   Watch the recorded versions of her live classes by visiting https://www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/resources/onlineclasses.   For Yoga Therapy online, Mentorship and Supervision for Yoga teachers and yoga therapists visit www.lifetreeyoga.co.uk/yoga-therapy   Follow Lisa's chanting page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/MMMchanting    Follow Lisa on Instagram at @lckaley_isley   ***   From The Heart is a podcast about Yoga, Mindfulness, healing and wellbeing from Dawn Lister and Daniel Groom, founders of Anahata Yoga Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Conversations in this light hearted, kind and honest podcast series brings together people who have found ways to practise self-care in their lives, by sharing their knowledge, experiences and insights. Anahata is a heart centred and nurturing Wellbeing Studio in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Specialising in Yoga, Pilates, Yoga Therapy and mindful meditation. They offer expert tuition in small groups run by qualified and specialist professionals, who are experts in their field. Many of their teachers offer skills which support members of the public affected by long term health conditions, which may affect them physically, mentally and or emotionally. www.anahatayogacentre.com. Follow Anahata Yoga Centre on on Facebook and Instagram at @anahatayogacentre.

Season 3, Episode 7: Welcome to UnBound: The Saybrook Insights Podcast, a proud production of Saybrook University. Saybrook is an online, non-profit, regionally accredited university headquartered in beautiful Pasadena California. Celebrating 50 years this coming year, our humanistic approach to online education has resulted in thousands of alumni the world over advancing the health and well-being of the communities we serve. My name is Nathan Long, University President and host of this podcast. Today's episode features Ms. Julie Konrad, an integrative healthcare ayurvedic practitioner and entrepreneur based out of Cleveland, OH. While Julie is not enrolled at Saybrook, our long-standing twenty year friendship coupled with her success in the Midwest advancing the health and well-being is inspirational, serving as a beacon for all of our students and alumni looking to make a difference in a field ripe with opportunities. My guess is that you'll learn a few real-world applications from this outstanding human being.  To learn more about our programs, visit us online at www.saybrook.edu...Visit Julie's Website: Cleveland AyurvedaVisit Julie and Dr. Dan Ratner's YouTube Channel "Crushing Doubt: (87) Crushing Doubt - YouTube"About Julie: Julie Konrad is a certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor through the Himalayan Institute and a veteran yoga instructor. Through sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda she is able to help individuals set solid sleep, self-care, diet, meditation and exercise routines that strengthen the body, mind and spirit and allow the body's own natural healing mechanisms to work. Julie has been a speaker at the Rheumatology Nurses Society, The Cleveland Clinic, Rotary Clubs and schools. She has taught yoga with The Cleveland Indians, The Lake Erie Captains, Case Western Reserve Medical School and she has been the resident yoga instructor for The Cleveland Racquet Club for over a decade. You can find Julie co-hosting Crushing Doubt a new show on healing chronic pain with Dr. Dan Ratner every Thursday on Youtube.

Sandra Anderson, senior faculty at Himalayan Institute, is co-author of "Yoga Mastering the Basics," contributor to H.I. blog and yogainternational.com. Here she beautiful shares how yoga philosophy can help us reap gifts from aging, explaining how aging's physiological changes can challenge and be overcome. She offers keen practical ways to shift from imbalance into equanimity. How to expand your world in some senses when it may be getting smaller in others. Theme music by Isaac McMurry

Gitanjali is a social entrepreneur and educationist. After having founded several business and social ventures, she is setting up the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh, as its Founding CEO & Dean. HIAL is an alternative institute for mountain development that aims to revolutionize higher education in India through the pedagogy of contextual and experiential learning. Gitanjali is also the founder of the Tranformindia.com, a collective initiative in line with the forces of evolution to build new social, economic, cultural and political models in line with India's spirit, ethos and culture. Gitanjali is a spiritual seeker with a deep interest in Indian Spirituality. She is a lifelong student of Sri Aurobindo & The Mother, Sanskrit, Vedas & Upanishads and strives to apply her learnings gleaned from these sacred texts to indigenise existing educational frameworks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/future-school-leaders/message

DC Yoga Podcast Episode 39b- "Spiritual growth is expansion of consciousness not a contraction out of fear." -Writing books about yoga - Recent research into history of yoga philosophy - Karma and reincarnation - Cross pollinatization of ideas between cultures of the Indian sub continent - Tracing the path and change of yoga as concentration and yoga as union - Hatha as a simplified democratized response to the Tantric tradition - Separating Hatha yoga from religious iconography - Religions laying claim to yoga - The Varna or Caste system in India - Brahmin in action during the day and Tantric in thought by night - The influence of Patanjali and the yoga sutras (The sage has not always been popular, especially in India) - Patanjali's resurgence the result of Krishnamacharya and his students, Pattabhi Jois and Iyengar - Vedanta's influence on the 19th century Transcendentalists and their influence on the Indian independence movement - The evolution of the concept of Dharma - Internal and external yoga- responsibility to ourselves and responsibility to our community - John Friend and Anusara - Developing "systems" of yoga - Teaching therapeutic yoga around the world - The Vagus nerve and the Central Nervous System Bio: Doug Keller’s background reflects a lifelong commitment to studying, imbibing and sharing the vast field of knowledge and practice known as yoga. After receiving honors and graduate degrees in philosophy from the top Jesuit universities in the United States, Georgetown and Fordham Universities, and teaching philosophy at a college level for several years, he then pursued his ‘post-graduate’ education in the practical experience of yoga at the Siddha Meditation Ashram, Gurudev Siddha Peeth in India, for seven years. He spent a total of 14 years doing service, practicing, training in and teaching yoga in Siddha Meditation Ashrams worldwide. He received intensive training in the Iyengar system in New York City, mainly with senior certified Iyengar teacher Kevin Gardiner. He also practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in India, and became one of the first certified Anusara Yoga teachers, producing three highly respected books on asana, pranayama and yoga philosophy. His further expansion in learning is reflected in his latest and most in-depth work, ‘Yoga as Therapy,’ which is truly one of the most comprehensive, innovative and useful treatments of the structural aspect of yoga therapy available. And for three years he was a regular columnist for Yoga+ Magazine (formerly Yoga International, published by the Himalayan Institute), writing the ‘Asana Solutions’ column that addresses specific therapeutic problems. He is at the highest level of certification with Yoga Alliance, ERYT500, and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. For more about Doug: http://www.doyoga.com/about-us.htm

Meet Loren Crawford This was so much more than a conversation about yoga, it truly was a profound experience that left me feeling a shift in my own perspective about what it means to know and follow one's own path in life. In a world of external influences and constant messaging that we are not doing or being enough, through his teachings Loren has created a flow of energy and a way of life that ultimately brings you closer to your inner knowing. Loren has a gift in bringing the ancient teachings from yoga, meditation, ayurvedic medicine and tantra wisdom into everyday life. The simplicity and consistency in his message from teacher to student create space for a profound transformation and personal growth. Loren has a dozen years of study with contemporary Masters of Hatha Yoga - Yogarupa Rod Stryker and greats like Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD., of the Himalayan Institute. He continues to choose a path of both student and teacher as part of his life’s work. Part of this journey as a good student was to learn and share the wisdom of the sages and ensure that all had access to the teachings. Loren is truly committed to sharing what he has learned over the past 25 years and does so with group sessions, 1:1 work and through community building. He offers a systematic framework for making yoga an integral part of each person’s path that will ultimately create a life that is filled with freedom and joy. Want to meet him? Tune in now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kristy24/message

DC Yoga Podcast Episode 39- Participating in the World instead of Renouncing it - Studying Philosophy at Georgetown and Fordham - Meditation as the introduction to yoga - Learning from Swami Muktananda - The connection between flexible hamstrings and spirituality - Unlocking prana through asana - Living in an Ashram in India for 7 years...starting in the kitchen - Ego stretching and getting out of the intellectual mind - Relationship between temperament and environment - The balance between Grace and Effort - The surprise of and attachment to profound experiences - Being deconstructed physiologially - Leaving academia for a life of Experience - Self awareness to realize what you need to let go of - Tracing thoughts back to the wellspring - Finding the knots within - Working to make the ego transparent instead of discarding it entirely - Tantric yoga and gurus vs. Hatha yoga without - Recognizing truth you already know instead of adopting another's truth - Meister Eckhart - And finally...teaching asana. Bio: Doug Keller’s background reflects a lifelong commitment to studying, imbibing and sharing the vast field of knowledge and practice known as yoga. After receiving honors and graduate degrees in philosophy from the top Jesuit universities in the United States, Georgetown and Fordham Universities, and teaching philosophy at a college level for several years, he then pursued his ‘post-graduate’ education in the practical experience of yoga at the Siddha Meditation Ashram, Gurudev Siddha Peeth in India, for seven years. He spent a total of 14 years doing service, practicing, training in and teaching yoga in Siddha Meditation Ashrams worldwide. He received intensive training in the Iyengar system in New York City, mainly with senior certified Iyengar teacher Kevin Gardiner. He also practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in India, and became one of the first certified Anusara Yoga teachers, producing three highly respected books on asana, pranayama and yoga philosophy. His further expansion in learning is reflected in his latest and most in-depth work, ‘Yoga as Therapy,’ which is truly one of the most comprehensive, innovative and useful treatments of the structural aspect of yoga therapy available. And for three years he was a regular columnist for Yoga+ Magazine (formerly Yoga International, published by the Himalayan Institute), writing the ‘Asana Solutions’ column that addresses specific therapeutic problems. He is at the highest level of certification with Yoga Alliance, ERYT500, and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. For more about Doug: http://www.doyoga.com/about-us.htm

Brett Cotter is a stress relief expert specializing in group facilitation, one-on-one coaching with Veterans. He also founded www.StressIsGone.org, a 501(c)(3) that serves high-risk demographics such as military veterans and inner city youth. Brett is the author of, “3 Keys to Managing PTSD”, a workbook to help combat veterans reduce stress symptoms.  He received training from the Himalayan Institute and a Shaolin Grand Master. Brett is a member of the International Honor Society in Psychology, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, National Center for Crisis Management, and the Stress Coaching Association. 

Welcome to Yoga Unplugged ConversationsA podcast dedicated to helping you grow, thrive and gracefully make tough life decisions, so you can lead a happier, healthier life.Yoga Unplugged Team member Sarah Burchard is your host. She invites special guests on the show to deep dive into real life issues, providing tools and philosophies to help you navigate them with greater ease.Sarah is a freelance writer, natural foods chef and certified health coach who is passionate about promoting local businesses and food through her writing, farmers market tours and farm-to-table events under the name, The Healthy Locavore. When she is not talking food she's marketing events for Yoga Unplugged and supporting the yoga community on Oʻahu. In todayʻs episode Iʻm talking to Brenda Kwon. Brenda is an award-winning writer with over twenty-five years of teaching writing and literature. She is also a teacher of yoga with a background as a reiki master and energy worker. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Mary Bastien, Murti Hower, and Jennifer Reuter at Open Space Yoga in Honolulu; completed her 500-hour teacher training with Rod Stryker; studied Amrit Yoga Nidra with Kamini Desai; studied Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater and studied Ayurveda with Kathryn Templeton from the Himalayan Institute and Dr. Robert Svoboda. As a yoga teacher she specializes in the transformative power of yoga nidra and bhakti yoga and brings an inward meditative quality to her slow-paced asana based classes. She also leads yoga teacher trainings and workshops on Ayurveda. Today, Brenda and I are discussing Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion. We talk about… ● The principals of Bhakti Yoga● What she experienced at Ram Das’s final retreat before he passed● The difference between love and desire● Advice for anyone suffering from a broken heart● How to find real love● How to practice Bhakti Yoga With the practice of Bhakti Yoga love never leaves your side. It is with this practice that we can learn to become whole on our own and cultivate inner peace amidst the turbulence of everyday life. - Follow Brenda Kwon:WebsiteInstagramFacebookLive Zoom Classes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVID-19 Disinformation (0:30)Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor of International Law, Brigham Young UniversityThe United States currently leads the world in COVID-19 cases, followed by Spain, Italy, Germany, France and then China. But US intelligence officials say China's numbers are probably much higher and the country's just not reporting them. Same thing may also be true about pandemic information coming out of Iran, Russia and other repressive regimes. How can the world respond to a global health crisis like this if we can't trust each other to tell the truth about how bad it is? Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fakes (19:08)Guest: Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum of the BibleThe Dead Sea Scrolls are among the oldest biblical texts ever found – dating back 2,000 years. Bedouin herders found them in caves in the 1940s and most of them today are in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. But a few priceless fragments are held in private collections and other museums around the world. So it was a big, big deal for the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC to secure a half dozen Dead Sea Scroll fragments in the last decade. Now, the Museum has learned its fragments are fakes. Really, really good fakes. Family Farmers Are Disappearing. Does America Really Need Them? (35:39)Guest: Eric Sannerud, Farmer, Entrepreneur, and Business OwnerFamily farming was at its peak in America 85 years ago and it's been in steady decline since then. Sure, there's still a lot of farming happening in the country, it's just being done by fewer people with much bigger farms. The shift toward giant farming operations is making it harder and harder for small-time farmers who do it because they love it to stay afloat – and when they're too old to keep it up, their kids and grandkids are often not interested in taking over. Eric Sannerud is an exception. He's under 30 and growing hops on the Minnesota farm that's been in his family for four generations. Sannerud is part of a nationwide effort to save family farming in America.   Manmade Ice Pyramids Compensate for Disappearing Glaciers in Himalayas (50:38)Guest: Sonam Wangchuk, Engineer, Director of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, LadakhThe region of Ladakh, high in the Himalayas of northern India, doesn't get much rain, so the people there have long relied on melting glaciers for water to drink and grow their crops. But the glaciers are disappearing. So the people of Ladakh are making their own mountains of ice – they look like ice castles – to store water for the spring and summer. They're called “Ice Stupas.”I Live Simply Movement: https://www.ilivesimply.org/ Teens Who Play Sports Have More Resilience (1:10:34)Guest: Paul Caldarella, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University.We're all in need of resilience right now, with the stress of the pandemic weighing on our families and communities. Playing sports turns out to be a great way to teach resilience to kids. Award-Winning Cartoonist on Stepping Into the Unknown With Young Readers (1:20:49)Guest: Gene Luen Yang, MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Cartoonist and Graphic Novelist, “Dragon Hoops”Gene Luen Yang's first graphic novel drew from his own experiences growing up Asian in America. It was called “American Born Chinese” and won him all kinds of praise, including being the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award. Yang's latest graphic novel for teens also draws from real life – but it's about basketball, which is something much less familiar to him.  In fact, the very first line in the book, “Dragon Hoops” is Yang telling us, “I hated sports ever since I was a little kid. Especially basketball.” So why write a whole book on it?

Eric Jensen of Brigham Young Univ on COVID-19 disinformation. Jeffrey Kloha of The Museum of the Bible on Dead Sea Scroll fakes. Eric Sannerud, farmer and entrepreneur, on the rising generation of US farmers. Sonam Wangchuk of The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives on artificial glaciers. Paul Caldarella of Brigham Young Univ on resilience from sports. Gene Luen Yang, cartoonist and graphic novelist, on “Dragon Hoops."

Returning to the show today is Ishan Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute and joining him is Shiva Tigunait. Shiva shares with us her yoga story and they both discuss their new retreat, ‘Nurturing the Fire of Collective Consciousness’ coming to in the UK very soon. Voices of Yoga is about sharing insights and inspiration from Yoga Teachers and yogis around the world. Enjoy and be inspired. Disclaimer: Yoga is for everyone. However, it's important that to ensure you are ready and able to practice any type of yoga practice in a suitable and safe way that's appropriate for you. And where necessary you check with your medical practitioner/doctor to gain approval. It is recommended that you consult your physician before beginning any new exercise program and that at any time during a practice you feel nauseous, dizzy or in pain you stop and seek medical advice. We accept no liability whatsoever for any damages arising from the use of Voices of Yoga Podcasts and whilst Voices of Yoga Podcasts uses reasonable efforts to share accurate and up-to-date information it may contain some technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or unintended errors. Voices of Yoga Podcasts cannot be held responsible for these. We will not be liable to you in respect of any personal injury or other aspect that you may suffer or directly or indirectly as a result of listening to our Voices of Yoga Podcasts including liabilities arising in contract, tort (incl. negligence) and for break of statutory duty. You may have your own opinion or experience which may be different and that is to be welcomed as part of being curious about yoga and the journey we are all on. If you have any reason to believe Voices of Yoga podcasts content is slanderous, illegal, promoting dangerous acts or in violation of copyright law, please contact us at: voicesofyoga@mail.com Namaste Lindsey & Emma - co-founders of Voices of Yoga and its predecessor YEDTalks.

In #4, we discuss what it means to advance in a yoga practice. Through the lens of the koshas--concentric layers of a human’s identity described in the Upanishads--you can view advancement as moving from the gross to the subtle, from the physical to the mental.We unpack the koshas and their related practice methods from the outside in, from asana for anamaya kosha (the physical or “food” body), to pranayama for the pranic body, and so forth. From her perspective as a private teacher, Sarah Jane shares the qualities that arise as harbingers of an advancing practice, and reveals her guiding principles for establishing a self-led practice. Throughout the show, Jen offers some nuggets for yoga teachers on how to bring a wider variety of teachings into the yoga room. This discussion would not be complete without noting how crucial it is to resist external pressures to focus too closely on asana.As yoga teachers, we are concerned with the integrity and depth of the methods available to us and our students. And as Buddhist practitioners we cannot help but bring up wise effort and muse how anandamaya kosha, the innermost sheath seems akin to buddhanature. We finish with resources for people who want to move beyond asana and pranayama.Follow us on Facebookand Instagram, or send us a note at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.comSources and Further Reading:Athorough article-length overview of “The Koshas: 5 Layers of Being” by Linda Johnsen. Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, speaks about disembodiment, yoga, resilience, and more in On Being “How Trauma Lodges in the Body.” “Meditation in Motion,” a quick description of Kripalu’s integrated approach to practice. Training Beyond Asana:Kripalu School of Yoga Sarah Powers’ Insight Yoga Institute Primary Level Teacher Training for teachers and long-time practitioners. The Himalayan Institute’s Mission ProgramsKaya Mindlin’s Supreme Release Yoga online programs integrate the full spectrum of Vedic wisdom.Tricycle Magazine, Shambala Publications, and Sounds True offer online courses ranging from meditation to subtle-body yoga to deep dives into the Buddhist Canon.Through Sati Yoga, Jen offers the online course “Taoism & Yin Yoga: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Practice.” Sarah Jane offers Wednesday Morning Sangha, a live, online drop-in meditation group. Spirit Rock live streams Jack Kornfield on Monday nights and Insight Meditation Community of Washington live streams Tara Brach on Wednesday nights. The UC-Berkeley Greater Good Science Center and Sounds True offer a two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Stephen moved to the Honesdale area around the year 2010 after spending time in Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia. Stephen explains how he decided to move from big-city life to small-town rural living, and why he's never looked back. Stephen is closely affiliated with the local Rotary chapter and tells us about an upcoming fundraiser dinner featuring 50 local restaurant. He also explains why he was invited to NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center recently. Stephen shares his family recipe for "Pucker Pie" and Adam makes Guacamole from scratch!

On this Voices of Yoga (voicesofyoga.com)podcast we are talking with Ishan Tigunait, Executive Director of the Himalayan Institute about the Year Long Meditation initiative and more. Voices of Yoga is about sharing insights and inspiration from Yoga Teachers around the world. Enjoy and be inspired. Disclaimer: Yoga is for everyone. However, it's important that to ensure you are ready and able to practice any type of yoga practice in a suitable and safe way that's appropriate for you. And where necessary you check with your medical practitioner/doctor to gain approval. It is recommended that you consult your physician before beginning any new exercise program and that at any time during a practice you feel nauseous, dizzy or in pain you stop and seek medical advice. We accept no liability whatsoever for any damages arising from the use of Voices of Yoga Podcasts and whilst Voices of Yoga Podcasts uses reasonable efforts to share accurate and up-to-date information it may contain some technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies or unintended errors. Voices of Yoga Podcasts cannot be held responsible for these. We will not be liable to you in respect of any personal injury or other aspect that you may suffer or directly or indirectly as a result of listening to our Voices of Yoga Podcasts including liabilities arising in contract, tort (incl. negligence) and for break of statutory duty. You may have your own opinion or experience which may be different and that is to be welcomed as part of being curious about yoga and the journey we are all on. If you have any reason to believe Voices of Yoga podcasts content is slanderous, illegal, promoting dangerous acts or in violation of copyright law, please contact us at: voicesofyoga@mail.com Namaste Lindsey & Emma - co-founders of Voices of Yoga and its predecessor YEDTalks.

Jim teaches Tantric Vinyasa Yoga: an authentic, comprehensive practice influenced by ParaYoga, Universal Yoga, the Himalayan Institute, and the Krishnamacharya lineage. Based in Chicago and co-founder of Tejas Yoga Studio, Jim's inspired teachings and demos are sought after at many conferences and studios across the country.To attend classes and workshops with Jim at Texas, click here - http://tejasyogachicago.com/To practice yoga online with Jim, you can find him at Yoga International here - https://yogainternational.com/classes/jim-bennittAnd last, but not least, https://jimbennitt.comTo learn more about the scientific benefits of meditation:https://nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation/overview.htmhttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/Practical TipsAlways be willing to learn and remain humble. No one knows everything and sometimes, if you think you understand something, it takes the right teacher to come along to provide the clarity you seek. Thank you Jim for reminding me about the true meaning of meditation. More on this in the Mindful Minute...

Introduction 2:13 What is Himalayan Institute  trained - Longest, unbroken tradition of philosophy. Combines yoga, Ayurveda, tantra in one approach. Nikki is an ayurvedic yoga specialist, currently studying to be an ayurvedic yoga therapist. She designs practise from the context of Ayurveda. For example, time of day, season, students’ unique needs. Her goal is to have students develop and follow their own daily practice. (Many consider Ayurveda and yoga to be sister sciences. Nikki considers yoga to be within the context of Ayurveda.) Ayurveda postulates that all matter has 5 elements i.e., light and dark, dense, airy, etc. So early evening classes are when most people have least endurance and is probably not a good time for a power yoga class.  Evening has natural rhythms that prepare us for sleep. 11:50 Nikki works with survivors of domestic violence. Everyone expresses their trauma differently according to their innate constitution. So have to design classes based on students’ constitutions.  Cultures worldwide has abused women; second class citizen, unequal opportunity, legally (often abusers usually have access to their children and continue abuse through that means). So many women have been abused. Living in these situations for long period of time  is an intense drain on their resources. Domestic abuse survivors rarely have the support they need even the most basic need for safety.  Yoga and Ayurveda do not ask you to do anything but go inside yourself  and reflect. 16:50 Nikki has designed the Peaceful Life Project. Her first challenge was to find a space. Studios were concerned as to whether they could keep the students and teachers safe. Many hurdles to find a safe space.  Decided to make it a digital program. Individuals and refuges can buy a year’s program to support themselves or their clients. Each person can practice in their own safe place. Don’t have to pay for childcare or gym clothes, or pay class fees. Nikki is hoping that they will come to live yoga instead of just taking a class. 21:37 For those that can’t afford the fees of the digital class can enter into a work exchange program. They receive training in the form of videos, and written materials to do light marketing and fundraise. Each person sets their own goals after completing training. This provides the survivor with current work skills and references, spreads the mission of the Peaceful Life Project in the survivor’s community, and educates the community about domestic violence. 26:15 Survivors represent all demographics. They may be challenged to take the label of domestic violence survivor. Ask you to turn to your yoga practice and be aware what comes up for you when you think about domestic violence. Do you identify as a domestic violence survivor?   Contacts: Website: http://www.sweethearthyoga.com Email: sweethearthyoga@gmail.com  

Brian Fulp is the Retreat Center Director at the Himalayan Institute just outside of Honesdale, PA. Brian also coordinated efforts to rescue an Emu which had been spotted wandering the woods near the Institute. He shares the story and also brings in some great food to share with Adam.

According to The Ayurveda Institute, "Ayurveda is considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science." It takes the approach that in order to have holistic health and to prevent and treat chronic disease, you follow something called the Ayurveda method, but what is that method and how can it help prevent and treat illness? Join Lucia and guest Maggie Durbas, founder of Journey of Yoga in Simsbury, CT. Maggie's goal is to inspire health and happiness through the practice of yoga. She is also a certified Reiki Master completed her Ayurveda Health Counselor training at the Himalayan Institute and is certified with the National Ayurveda Medical Association. Lucia and Maggie will walk us through this lifestyle technique, what it is and how it can help you! Follow Us On Social @WellSeekers WellSeekers is great for mental health, holistic well being, stress, anxiety, self care, relationships, healing, growing, connecting, love, and life.

On today’s show Aimee and Dr Nikolov speak with Brett Cotter, author and founder of Stress Is Gone, LLC an organization focused on self-care solution to reduce the effects of stress-related illnesses. THE CURE Live streamed podcast is hosted by Aimee Cabo and offers a platform of hope to anyone who has experienced domestic violence, abuse, mental illness, any trauma or is experiencing problems now in their lives. It's a place to find comfort, knowledge, strategies, answers, hope and love while healing the wounds and 'affirming' that you are not alone.  Join Aimee and her professional guests on The Cure with Aimee Cabo podcast  every Saturday at 1 PM EST as it is recorded during the live radio show. You can find information about the show and past guests by visiting the RADIO SHOW PAGE. You can also view the weekly Video podcasts on Apple Podcasts.  Aimee hopes that anyone who has suffered abuse of any kind, or walked a moment in similar shoes, will find inspiration in these pages, and hope that love and truth will ultimately prevail. Please subscribe and share this podcast. HOSTS: Aimee Cabo Nikolov is a Cuban American who has lived most of her life in Miami. After many years of healing, finding love, raising a family and evolving her relationship with God, Aimee's true grit and courage led her to pen an honest, thought-provoking memoir. Years of abuse became overshadowed with years of happiness and unconditional love. Now Aimee is the president of IMIC Research, a medical research company, a speaker, radio host and focused on helping others. You can read more about Aimee by visiting her website. Dr. Boris Nikolov is the CEO of Neuroscience Clinic. You can read more about Dr. Nikolov and the work he is doing by visiting his website. GUESTS: Brett facilitates Stress Is Gone Classes in corporations, schools, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations. He is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Stress Coaching Association, PSI CHI International Honor Society in Psychology, and has a Bachelors in Psychology. He has received training from the Himalayan Institute and a Shaolin Grand Master. His approach is a blend of Eastern and Western philosophies. You can learn more about Brett's book 3 Keys to Managing PTSD: The Warrior's Guide to Overcoming Combat Trauma.

Alexa and Amby connect to the Egyptian and Atlantean god Thoth, to talk about the lost civilization of Lemuria and answer listener questions. They also talk about subjects such as the ongoing pole shift, how energy is encoded in media, what's going on with the ascension of humanity, and more. **** Amby is doing a live reading / mediumship event in Virginia Beach this Friday night, February 8th! If you're interested in attending, email Amby at ambrosiamatthews14@gmail.com Alexa is doing a live tapping circle on stepping into your power on Saturday February 9th in Philadelphia. Tickets and details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/215409372637557/ **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ ***** Help support this podcast on Patreon! If you feel like this podcast helps you in any way and you want to get more involved PLUS get some extra special bloomer perks, check out our Patreon page and see if you feel called to be one of our beautiful, magical Patrons: www.patreon.com/innerbloompodcast **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Alexa and Amby welcome spiritual life and business coach Regitse Cecillie Rosenvigne, also known as The Copenhagen Traveler, to talk about female empowerment, starting a spiritual business, freelancing, and how to change our limiting beliefs around MONEY! This is a great episode for anyone starting a spiritual side-hustle or making the jump from the corporate world to following their passion. https://www.instagram.com/regitsececillierosenvinge/ https://www.facebook.com/thecopenhagentraveler/ **** Amby is doing a live reading / mediumship event in Virginia Beach this Friday night, February 8th! If you're interested in attending, email Amby at ambrosiamatthews14@gmail.com Alexa is doing a live tapping circle on stepping into your power on Saturday February 9th in Philadelphia. Tickets and details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/215409372637557/ **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby and Alexa decide to connect with another goddess and before they can even pull a card from the goddess deck, Pele the goddess of divine passion shows up with a message about Hawaii. **** Amby is doing a live reading / mediumship event in Virginia Beach this Friday night, February 8th! If you're interested in attending, email Amby at ambrosiamatthews14@gmail.com Alexa is doing a live tapping circle on stepping into your power on Saturday February 9th in Philadelphia. Tickets and details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/215409372637557/ **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby has a new microphone! Finally! In this episode Alexa and Amby talk about their upcoming trip to Kauai for the Purium summit, and how sometimes you have to push through the fear and just go for it. Yes we're talking to you! Do that thing you've been scared to do. This is your sign :) **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Alexa and Amby interview Alexa's mentor in all things love and EFT, Sonya Sophia who shares her story as well as some highly inspirational downloads about female empowerment and healing. Towards the end of the interview, Sonya also graciously offers a beautiful tap about embracing and stepping into our power as women. Sonya Sophia is the founder of the Sophia School of Living Arts, the host of the World Tapping Circle and is an Emotional Freedom Techniques master, whose mission is help humanity heal. She’s is in 2 major films, a co-host of the popular “Positive Head” podcast and is an icon of the Burning Man community where she’s shown over 30,000 people how to run the energy of love through their meridians to create physical, emotional and spiritual resiliency. Sonya’s Website: www.sonyasophia.us World Tapping Circle: www.worldtappingcircle.com **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby and Alexa talk about an interesting quote about the backwards nature of wanting vs accepting, which leads to a conversation about self-help addiction, and somehow also Californication. **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby and Alexa talk about a podcast review that intensely triggered Amby, which leads to the subject of inner child work, which seamlessly flows into an inner child visualization / meditation that Alexa spontaneously recorded a couple days ago. **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Lauren Burba is a mompreneur and an esoteric shamanic priestess who specializes in archetypal astrology and christian deconstruction. In this episode, Amby and Alexa talk to Lauren about her experience with being a bridge for people who are awakening within the Christian church, as well as an in depth astrology forecast for the next couple of months. **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Looking to upgrade your health and your energy this year? Join us in our 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby does a reading for our amazing listener Nike to help her clarify her next steps. **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Join us in our New Years 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Amby and Alexa talk about “the portal” and all the intense energy waves that have come with it recently. Also, Alexa shares an epiphany that came to her amidst intense contrast. **** Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ **** Join us in our New Years 40 Day Purium Nutritional Reset! Use our code BLOOM for $50 off your order

Exciting announcement! We are hosting our 2nd Chrysalis retreat April 12 - 14th at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA :) Early bird tickets are $50 off until February 16th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54840392089/ -- Amby and Alexa decide to connect with a goddess that they pull from Doreen Virtue's goddess deck, and eventually end up connecting with the goddess Artemis who offers her wisdom about healing wounds and gaining new perspective.

Kathryn nos habla sobre cómo conocer sobre Ayurveda nos ayuda a mejorar nuestras relaciones interpersonales y también como aceptarnos a nosotros mismos como somos.Ella nos cuenta, como psicoterapista, cómo el Ayurveda nos ayuda con ansiedad, estrés y depresión. También nos cuenta cómo la certificación de Especialista en Yoga y Ayurveda nos enseña a encontrar el balance, no solo físico, sino también mental y emocional.En este episodio hablamos de la importancia de la medicina circadiana y cómo esto nos afecta en nuestro día a día.Si quieres conocer más sobre Kathryn y sus programas, puedes entrar a www.kathryntempleton.com, también ella tiene cursos y clases en www.yogainternational.com y es miembro de la facultad del Himalayan Institute, www.himalayaninstitute.orgSi tienes alguna pregunta, no dudes en escribirnos o dejar tus comentarios.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/soulfullvibes)

Joan Bello is the author of The Benefits of Marijuana: Physical, Psychological and Spiritual. She has been writing on cannabis since before the internet; since getting information meant driving from library to library hunting the stacks; since any mention of cannabis in public might have meant federal investigations and jail time. It was during the height of the Drug War that she published this book; when the knowledge was forbidden, and she has continued to advocate for it since. Her perspective on the benefits of marijuana was an outgrowth of her training at the Himalayan Institute under the tutelage of Swami Rama, who she describes as an advanced Tantric Master. Joan has been a Hospice Worker, an editor, a grower, an activist, a jail counselor, a fugitive from the law and even a prisoner. She was the director of the class action lawsuit that sued the U.S. government for its prohibition of therapeutic cannabis in 1998.  She also has a Master of Science Degree in eastern studies and holistic health. At 75 years old, Joan Bello is an elder of the modern cannabis movement. We welcome her to ATTMind to share some of her stories from the trenches of the drug war, her perspectives on where we are and where we are going with cannabis as a society, as well as her perspectives on what benefits cannabis does, and does not, have to offer us as individuals and as a society.   *** See the full show notes and my blog entry on this episode: http://bit.ly/ATTMind62   *** Episode Breakdown What led Joan Bello to dedicate her life to cannabis activism. The 1998 class action lawsuit against the U.S. government for its prohibition of therapeutic cannabis. A yogic/holistic perspective of marijuana's impact on the autonomic nervous system. Her view from the trenches at the start of the drug war. The problems we might face with the corporatization and commercialization of marijuana. "Microdosing" vs. chronic use. The story of Joan's first Dab, at 75 years old. So-called cannabis addiction and why cannabis won't help you heal your psychological problems. The benefits of marijuana used with a therapeutic container---for psychology and spirituality. Joan's hope for our future with cannabis.   *** IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS podcast, PLEASE SUPPORT ME IN PRODUCING it FOR YOU BY OFFERING WHAT YOU CAN IN A ONE-TIME PAYPAL or Bitcoin donation, OR BY BECOMING my PATRON ON PATREON. No amount is too small; anything is something. You can also share this post via social media or simply tell a friend about it.  It is by community support that this podcast and website continues to exist (and exist ad-free!). Thank you for helping this project continue. ♥ *** Special Thanks To Patrons: Thomas & Melanie H. Greg A., Dean H., Andy D., Angela & James J., Robbie G., Ian C., & Reese. H. for their extra generous support!

About Tanya Tanya Boigenzahn is the founder of Devanadi School of Yoga and Wellness as well as Thai Yoga Bodywork, LLC, empowering people with authentic and time-tested tools and teachings to help reach their highest potential. With 25+ years practice on the mat and 21 years teaching, she is a multi-certified yoga teacher honored to study with many luminaries of yoga over the years. She is considered a “teacher's teacher” and is a ParaYoga® Level III Teacher, Certified Healing Touch Practicioner and Reiki Master. She was selected by Origin Magazine as one of the top 100 Yogis Changing the World in their “Powerful Leaders” issue. Tanya is also affiliated with the Himalayan Institute and is a featured teacher on YogaInternational.com. Tanya has a passion for helping people transform their lives for the better and is a Four Desires Certified Teacher. Deeply touched by the wealth of wisdom and clarity it brings, she offers this work in her teacher trainings, as well as in weekend workshops, retreats, and individual private as well as small group sessions. As a long-time wellness educator, Tanya uses this experience to help deepen students' knowledge of the traditional practices of healing and wholeness. Annually, she offers intensives and retreats to Thailand, India, Costa Rica, and other areas in the world with rich healing traditions to go deeper and study with masters. With travel as a passion, you will often find her chanting with Buddhist monks, cooking a curry with her son, or discovering a long lost healing technique when abroad.   What's Covered in this Episode In this conversation, Tanya and I talk about… How she stumbled into yoga as a way to heal. How she transitioned from the West Coast dot-com world of the 1990's to being laid off, and now running a thriving school. the moment she knew she would teach yoga for the rest of her life, and how everything we experience brings us to “this point”. Doing what you love, staying fascinated and deepening your knowledge. Being willing to be helped, and mentoring others so they can be skillful. Tanya also shares why it's so important to her to be in selfless service — being full enough inside so that she can give to others without any loss. Joyfully showing up and offering compassion, or kindness, or assistance, and the joys of seeing a person's burdens lifted. And we touch on intuition and getting closer to the soul. Tanya weaves a lot of travel into her life and though she lives in Minnesota, we chatted while she was abroad in London, which was pretty fun. Enjoy!  Book Recommendation: Tanya's book of choice is actually an oracle deck! The Wild Kuan Yin Oracle by Alaina Fairchild   Connecting with Tanya Websites: Devanadi School of Yoga and WellnessTanya Boigenzahn Instagram Facebook Twitter Credits: I so appreciate the bright minds who give time and energy to this endeavor! Here's who helped make this episode possible: Podcast Instrumental: Tazed Audio Bros. Podcast audio editing: Tazed Audio Bros. Logo Design: Dana CherieImage used in creating logo: Kylee and Christian Creative

Join co-hosts Vicente Berdayes and Anamargret Sanchez for an interview with Fred Tan, initiate of the Sri Vidya tradition of the Himalayan Institute, to discuss the uses of meditation in the contemporary workplace. Topics discussed include why companies offer meditation programs to their employees, benefits employees can derive from meditation, and challenges to teaching meditation in workplace settings. Anyone interested in incorporating a meditation practice into their worklife or offering such a practice in work settings will enjoy this discussion.

Join host Amy Zellmer as she chats with EmilyFiocchi, a yoga specialist and physical therapy assistant at HealthSouth Geisinger Rehabilitation Hospital and hatha yoga instructor.  Emily Fiocchi is a physical therapist assistant at HealthSouth Geisinger Rehabilitation Hospital and certified Hatha Yoga Instructor. As a clinician for the last 25 years, she has treated patients in inpatient and acute care rehabilitation, neurologic and orthopedic outpatient clinics. To keep herself healthy, physically and emotionally in a demanding career, Emily turned to Yoga. She experienced the benefits of a weekly practice and wanted her patients to experience the same. Once certified, in June 2000, through the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Emily began to use Yoga techniques as a compliment in the treatment of outpatients who suffer with chronic pain or fatigue, fibromyalgia and/or with high anxiety and depression. Recently, she became a part of a multidisciplinary team of health professionals who provide monthly education and follow up physical therapy treatment of patients living with chronic pain. Her focus is teaching the stress management aspects (deep breathing, meditation and relaxation) of Yoga and her passion is to create a bridge between traditional and holistic therapy. Emily lives in Danville, Pennsylvania, and teaches at her home in a sunroom Yoga studio.  HealthSouth is one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, offering both facility-based and home-based post-acute services in 34 states and Puerto Rico through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, and hospice agencies. HealthSouth can be found on the web at www.healthsouth.com

Awake 2 Oneness Radio with guest Lara Rubin Alexiou Friday September 25, 2015 Live at 7:00 PM EDT.  I began practicing Hot Yoga two months ago and met an incredible women, Lara Rubin Alexiou.  She is the owner of Steamtown Hot Yoga in Scranton, PA.  What is so amazing about Lara is she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2003 at the age of 25 and at that time she could barely walk up a flight of stairs.  The reason Lara's story resonates so deeply with me is because my daughter was also diagnosed with MS the exact same year when she was only 23 years old. Lara Rubin Alexiou has been teaching yoga for almost 15 years and has no symptoms of MS. She has trained and has been certified with Bikram, Jimmy Barkan and Zen Wellness in Yoga and Qigong.  She is currently completing certification as an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist through the Himalayan Institute and NAMA.  She personally trains and certifies each teacher at Steamtown Yoga through a 200 hour program that meets or exceeds the standards at set out by Yoga Alliance. In 2007, Lara opened the doors to Steamtown Yoga bringing the healing transformation of Hot Yoga to NEPA. Steamtown Yoga is the first Hot Studio to open in NEPA and one of the first Yoga studios to open in the greater Scranton area. Lara travels the country and the world with her husband John, studying Yoga, Qigong and the Eastern Healing Arts.  Lara is excited to address the broader perspectives of space and architecture, space within the body and the mind, the architecture of the body, and how someone's outer world and what someone creates on the physical level is a reflection of their inner world. To learn more about Lara and Steamtown Yoga visit: http://www.steamtownyoga.com/

Today you are in for an absolute treat! We are incredibly fortunate to have Brooke Sullivan on the show today. Brooke is a practitioner and educator of Tantric Hatha Yoga, Tantra Herbalism, Doula and Flower Essence Therapist. She is also a Certified Practitioner of ParaYoga® and an initiate of Sri Vidya Tantra of the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science. What You'll Learn By Listening... How to bring yourself from disconnection to connection and learn to open yourself up to to speak the green tongue (plant speak) Learn to direct the energy of thoughts and understand energy management Learn to connect with tools that you have and to be your greatest expression of yourself. Don't forget to Subscribe!

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, the spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, joins Rev. O'Brian for an inspired look at how the eternal powers of Spirit and Nature, Purusa and Prakriti, are both within us. An unprecedented level of fulfillment awaits our realization of our innate potential. Discover how a deeper understanding of yoga, ecology and the Divine Feminine can open the door to this fulfillment.