Podcasts about ishta yoga

Come by ISHTA Yoga with me today for a talk about the chakras, plus a meditation using the "chakra bhedana," kriya practice.If you have a chance this Memorial Day week, join me, Wendy Newton, and Mona Anand in the Hamptons on Long Island for a retreat that looks at how to deepen your practice. Day rates available. Info at retreats2025@ishtayoga.comProfound thanks to members of the military who fought and gave their lives to protect American freedom on this Memorial Day.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste

Mona Anand, a co-owner of ISHTA Yoga, and I took teacher training together, but we both intended it to help us learn more about yoga. We both think of teacher training as training to be a yogi — to understand more deeply what it means to have and draw on this powerful practice. In today's episode, we discuss training in general, and highlight aspects of upcoming 200 and 300 hour trainings. Whether you have no intention to ever teach yoga, or already took teacher training, I hope you will find our observations interesting and useful.Details of ISHTA trainings can be found at ISHTAYoga.com, where you can have the opportunity to learn more about yoga with Mona, myself — and Wendy Newton. The 300-hr (Art of Touch Module) starts May 9; the 200-hr starts July 14. Free info sessions with Mona are April 24 and May 2. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! And thank you for all who do

Today's episode is a meditation that begins with a talk about an aspect of sattva, the balanced action that is difficult to grasp in a world of constant motion. I share some ideas from quantum physics and from author Byron Katie to serve as analogs to what are doing we when we're not so wrapped up in our stories.You can join Peter in person or online for classes at ISHTA Yoga. You can find out more of what Peter's doing at linktr.eePlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste

In today's episode, we go to ISHTA Yoga for meditation class. The meditation is based around three mudras and taps into what Tantra yoga calls dahar akasha, or the cave of the heart wherein Universal Consciousness abides as our whole Self.You can take class in person or online with Peter at ISHTA Yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com.Namaste

In this episode, I chat a bit about how the Bhagavad Gita, which I consider a kind of human being instruction manual, gives guidance about the qualities of someone who is more "divine" vs. someone more "demonic." Since our political situation has become one where the opposite sides are so at odds, I thought Chapter 16 of the Gita could provide a little insight. And make your plan to vote this November!If you have an interest in the Gita, I would recommend starting with the translation and commentary by Eknath Easwaren.I'm teaching two workshops this fall. One at ISHTA Yoga on Meditation for beginners or people who have trouble trying to meditate. The other at Ascend in Cold Spring is about gaining a richer yoga practice to use in challenging times. For details, see https://ishtayoga.com/workshops and https://www.ascendcenter.com/special-events/richer-practice-richer-life-with-peter-ferko-yogirajPlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you!

Tantra Philosophy gave us a definition of reality that considers everything as a path to learning that we are just right as we are, that there is nothing better. Today's pod is a meditation class. Listen to the intro or join in the meditation practice!You can take class with Peter at ISHTA Yoga in person or online. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste!

In today's episode, you can join Peter at ISHTA Yoga for an introductory talk about mantra, or stay tuned for the full meditation practice. You can join Peter in person or online at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon!Namaste

In today's episode, Wendy Newton and I trade ideas for overcoming overwhelm!See this episode on video on YouTube/@peterspodcast. You can take classes, workshops and trainings with Peter and Wendy. See https://linktr.ee/peterferko for links to ISHTA Yoga and other events.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you!Namaste.

Today we head to meditation class for Shakti Chalani, a beautiful practice that traditionally uses the image of a snake to represent kundalini shakti — the movement from the earthbound to the transcendent perspective. Alan Finger taught us a form of this alternative, which uses a sprouting flower. I think it's a perfect image for Spring.Enjoy the 10-minute introductory dharma talk and the meditation, too, when you have a chance. You can join me live, in person or online, at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.comNamaste, and happy Spring!

How can we work DEEP in the body without ‘blowing up' someone's trauma?  Almost all somatic practitioners (including embodiment coaches) I work go through a phase of feeling super worried about activating latent trauma & triggering a client. This is a conversation I have with women a lot.  Sometimes, this fear manifests as an extreme over-abundance of caution, need to “get it right” & hyper-fixation on strategies.  This results in practitioners holding themselves back from deepening into sensation - to everyone's detriment, especially the clients.    Today on the podcast we're speaking with Somatic Psychotherapist & founder of The School of Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy Monique Pangari about somatic approaches to trauma-centric therapy and what practitioners need to know if they are worried about activating latent trauma (plus so much more).  Monique's training & experience is vast & in this conversation, we explore:  -    Examples of somatic strategies to support clients in a trauma therapy setting  -    Why embodied approach are deceptively simple & some of the core components for practitioners to make them work well  -    The difference between trauma therapy, therapy & coaching  -    What practitioners need to know if they are worried about activating a client's trauma  -    The importance of rupture & repair for practitioners  -    Attachment styles & the work Monique created for counsellors & psychotherapists   About Monique Pangari Monique Pangari, MEd, SEP, is the creator of Somatic Sand Therapy™, Somatic Expressive Therapies and Somatic Attachment Focused Expressive Therapies™ (SAFE-T). In 2020 she founded 'The School of Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy' where she offers post-graduate training and clinical supervision for professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists. Monique has been practicing Sandplay Therapy and Expressive Therapies with clients of all ages since 2002 and has been training other therapists across Australia since 2008. She began integrating Somatic Experiencing® and Attachment Repatterning into her practice in 2017. Monique has undergraduate studies in Education and Psychology and holds two Masters Degrees. She is also trained in Family Constellations, Circle of Security, Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples, NeuroAffective Touch®, ISHTA Yoga and is currently undergoing further study in Jungian Sandplay Therapy. In addition to offering Training, Supervision and Counselling in her private practice, Monique also lectures part-time at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in the Masters of Counselling program and offers Supervision to Counselling Interns at the University Counselling Clinic. Monique is a Level 4 member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and is a member of the ACA College of Supervisors.    Resources From Today's Podcast ●      Monique Pangari - Website | Social links | Please open in new window | Pls grab from here ●      Somatic Experiencing ●      Diane Poole Heller ●     Trauma Aware Embodiment Coaching (Podcast by Jenna) ●      Feminine Embodiment Coaching – an emotional embodiment & vulnerability-based professional training for coaches ●      Primal Feminine Flow – Embodied At Home Movement Practice ●      School of Embodied Arts ●      Leave a podcast review on iTunes here ●      Thought or reflection to share? Leave a comment on Instagram here

Wendy and I share some insights from our New Year's special class on drishti and perspective.I mention a podcast episode and quote Dr. Mark Leary. The podcast is Finding Mastery 12/27/2023 .Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you!You can take class and workshops with Peter. Find the full list of links here.You can find Wendy at ISHTA Yoga and Ascend Center in Cold Spring.

Sarah Platt-Finger is the Director of Chopra Yoga at IIN, and the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC. Sarah coauthored the book Living in the Light with Dr. Deepak Chopra, which has received international acclaim as one of the most practical and inspiring guides to modern day yoga. Sarah received her 500-hour Yoga certification in the ISHTA lineage in 2004 and was initiated as a Yoga Master by her husband, Kavi Yogiraj Alan Finger, in 2013. Since then, Sarah has made it her life's purpose to share the authentic teachings of yoga worldwide. She helped develop one of the most renowned Yoga Teacher Training programs in New York City that expanded internationally to London, Sweden, Germany, Japan, and Australia. Sarah most recently helped develop and teach as a Lead Trainer in the Chopra Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training with IIN, a fully digital yoga course that is accredited with the Yoga Alliance.Sarah believes that the practice of yoga on the mat is a reflection of the reality we create off the mat, and that a deeper awareness of our physical, mental, and emotional patterns can bring us closer to the essence of our being.  

Today we go to ISHTA Meditation class for a fusion meditation of kriya yoga and gratitude practice. Enjoy! There is 18 minutes of silence in the middle, followed by a practice of mantra and mudra to bring inspiration from your meditation back into living.Enjoy, and happy Thanksgiving.NamastePlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Take the upcoming meditation training with Alan Finger, Sarah Finger, and Peter; or take a class online or in person at ISHTA Yoga.

In this episode, Sebastian interviews Sarah, a yoga practitioner and co-founder of ISHTA Yoga. They discuss her journey into yoga, and the philosophy behind ISHTA Yoga. Sarah shares her insights on the different aspects of yoga, such as Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda, and how they can help balance one's physical and mental health. She also talks about her collaboration with Deepak Chopra and the importance of making yoga accessible to everyone. Sarah emphasizes the importance of self-realization, high involvement with low attachment, and simplicity in maintaining a consistent yoga practice. Topics Discussed: Sarah discusses her COVID-19 experience. Sarah explains the meaning of being a yoga master. Sarah shares her journey into yoga and ISHTA Yoga. Explanation of hatha yoga and tantra misconceptions. Introduction to Ayurveda and its principles. Discussion on imbalances and their treatment. Exploring self-realization through yoga. Discussing embracing multiple roles and relationships. Understanding the power of letting go of attachment. Discussion on high involvement and low attachment. Exploration of surrender and detachment in yoga. Conversation on letting go of attachment in life. Sarah talks about teaching Deepak Chopra privately. Sarah discusses the interconnectedness of yoga. Sarah explains the power of yoga in expanding consciousness. Sarah discusses the meaning behind ISHTA Yoga. Sarah explains yoga teacher training and its components. Challenging misconceptions about yoga. Sarah discusses simplicity in yoga and wellness. Sarah shares her mantra for personal transformation. Sarah discusses humility and authenticity in leadership. Sarah talks about her recent travels and health concerns. Sarah reveals her current location in South Florida. Sarah explains her illness after returning from trips.   Connect with Sarah Platt-Finger on Instagram Connect with Sebastian on Instagram SebastianNaum.com Use the code SarahFinger20 for 20% off any IIN course: http://bit.ly/3MqLVd1  

Wendy Newton and I discuss the practical importance of subtle body, spiritual practices in addition to taking care of business out in the physical world.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.You can take class online and in-person with Peter (and Wendy!) at ISHTA Yoga.Know a video gamer you wish would take care of their wellness, including yoga and meditation? Check out FITGMR.Namaste.

Today, we go to meditation class at ISHTA Yoga for a meditation that helps make sense of our turbulent world. You can listen to the intro or join in the meditation. There are 20 minutes of silence in the meditation itself.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.May there be peace on earth.Namaste

In this episode, Tyler Lapkin of the Joseph Campbell Foundation sits down with Nancy Allison.Nancy Allison was a member of Jean Erdman's Theater of The Open Eye from 1976 – 1985 where among other roles she danced a principle role in Op Odyssey, awarded the prize for Best Company at the 15th International Festival d'Automne in Paris.  At The Open Eye she also distinguished herself as a leading interpreter of Erdman's solo dance repertory of the 1940s and 50s. She is the executive producer and featured dancer of the three-volume video archive Dance & Myth: The World of Jean Erdman. Since 1986 she has performed Erdman's solo dance repertory throughout the US and abroad and has presented Erdman's work at national conferences and institutes including the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), the American Dance Legacy Institute (ADLI) and the Carl Jung Institute. She has staged Erdman's repertory on professional and student dancers throughout the U.S. and has curated an exhibit about Erdman for the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York.Her own choreography has been presented by the Athens Festival in Greece, Composers Union (Moscow, Russia), Baltimore Museum of Art, Artquake  (Portland, OR,) Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival, American Museum of Natural History, P.S. 122, and the 92nd St Y Harkness Dance Center among others. In addition to extensive training in classical, world and modern dance techniques Allison is also certified in Laban Movement Analysis and ISHTA Yoga. She has taught on faculty at NYU, Laban-Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS/NY), SUNY Purchase, Lincoln Center Institute, 92nd St Y Harkness Dance Center and as a guest artist at universities and institutes throughout the US and abroad including, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Washington, University of Idaho, Oklahoma University, Ohio University, C'a Foscari (the University of Venice), Centro Teatrale di Ricerca Venezia, Laboratorio Danza Contemporanea di Laura Boato and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. She has received grants from the NEA, NYSCA, Harkness Foundations for the Dance, the Leslie R. Samuels and Fan Fox Foundation as well as the Laurance Rockefeller gift in support of her work.Allison's award winning films have screened at film festivals throughout the world including the Venice International Film Festival (2017), International Festival of Films on Art in Montréal (2016) and Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association Dance on Camera Festival (2015). Allison is also the editor of The Ecstasy of Being; Mythology and Dance (New World Library, 2017) and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body Mind Disciplines (Rosen Publishing 1999) selected as one of 1999's Best Books on Alternative Health by Body & Soul Magazine, as well as, the developmental editor for several series for young people including The Library of American Choreographers (Rosen, 2006).For more information about Nancy visit: http://www.jeanerdmandance.com/To find all three volumes of the Dance and Myth Series visit: http://jeanerdmandance.com/events.htmlFor more information on the MythMaker Podcast Network and Joseph Campbell, visit JCF.org. To subscribe to our weekly MythBlasts go to jcf.org/subscribeThe Podcast With A Thousand Faces is hosted by Tyler Lapkin and is a production of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. It is produced by Tyler Lapkin. Executive producer, John Bucher. Audio mixing and editing by Charles Mallett.All music exclusively provided by APM Music (apmmusic.com)

In this conversation with Mona Anand, we break down what the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra is, Non-Sleep Deep Relaxation, how it differs from other forms of meditation and hypnotherapy, its power to release and heal subconscious and unconscious blocks, memories, and stuck emotions, as well as create an expanded state of consciousness. Mona is a co-owner of ISHTA Yoga, a yogiraj or yoga master in the ISHTA lineage and the teacher training director of ISHTA's world renowned teacher training programs. She is most passionate about and best known for her work in the field of yoga nidra. Mona was first introduced to yoga nidra as a teenager growing up in Mumbai, India. She was profoundly affected by the deep state of relaxation and expanded state of awareness she experienced through this meditation technique and has continued to practice yoga nidra throughout her life, sparking her interest in the brain and neuroscience. Before you dive in, I would love it if you could hit pause and leave us a 5 star review and a written review on whatever platform you're listening on. In doing so, you help get this podcast into the ears and brains of more people like you. Episode Resources:Talk Nerdy To Me Episode 1: Neuroplasticity: How To Rewire Your BrainPractice Yoga Nidra with Mona on SpotifyPractice Yoga Nidra with Mona on Insight TimerPractice Yoga Nidra with Mona Anand on TeachableLive classes in NYC & Online at ISHTA YogaTALK NERDY ON INSTAGRAMLEARN MOREJoin Alex's free challenge: 5 Days to Overcome Anxiety

Yoga, breath work, and intuitive eating are amazing tools and healing modalities to help people recover from disordered eating patterns. Over the years I have referred my patients to today's guest Julia Hollenberg, RDN, MSN ; Food and Body Therapist to guide people through this process. Becoming connected with the body after being disembodied ; allows my patients to begin to have a healthy relationship with food and with their body. It is quite remarkable to be witness to this process of embodiment. I invited Julia on to talk about this process and more. We have a very heartfelt conversation about Julia's journey, the process of healing and becoming connected again to the body, and a very real and honest take on the trials and tribulations of eating recovery. I'm sure you will learn a lot from Julia ; she's one of these rare special souls that is brilliant, kind, and aligned/ Julia is hosting an upcoming retreat: ⁠Women's Intuitive Eating and Embodiment Retreat. August 4-7, 2023 in Bend, Oregon⁠ And we learn abou that. Make sure to check her out on IG @juleswildheart . More About Julia: Julia is a Food & Body Therapist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, yoga teacher of 14 years, breathwork facilitator, and endless explorer the human inner landscape. She is passionate about helping people create a trusting and peaceful relationship to food and their body, to embody their lives in order to experience more joy and richness, and most of all, to claim themselves as a sovereign being. Julia's work is grounded in nutrition science, neurobiology, and polyvagal theory; interwoven with somatic & mindfulness practices, and infused with buddhist philosophy, archetypal wisdom, and principles of the energetic body. Julia graduated with a Masters in Science from Bastyr University in 2013, and completed her yoga training at ISHTA Yoga in 2009. Julia is based in Seattle, WA and has a small group virtual Food + Body Therapy private practice. She also teaches Breathwork classes, yoga classes, and retreats. Julia feels most alive in the beauty of nature, dancing, and witnessing the courageous act of humans learning how to be human. Links: Julia Hollenberg Food and Body Therapy Instagram Page Women's Intuitive Eating and Embodiment Retreat. August 4-7, 2023 Bend, Oregon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-rinde/support

In this enlightening episode of "SuccessFULL with ADHD," I had the pleasure of hosting Sarah Platt-Finger, the Director of Chopra Yoga at IIN, and Co-founder of ISHTA Yoga Her newly released book, Living In the Light, which she has co-authored with Dr. Deepak Chopra, is currently one of the top ten bestselling Yoda books on Amazon.  Sarah shares her unique insights on the practice of yoga, its profound benefits for individuals with ADHD, and how it can help us reconnect with our bodies and minds. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand the transformative power of yoga and its potential to enhance our everyday lives.[0:00] Yoga is a way of coming home to my body.[1:48] Dr. Hallowell's book.[8:52] The importance of a calm nervous system and meditation.[13:24] Yoga as a rainbow of colors.[16:52] How long does it take to change your sitting posture?[20:34] The importance of treating yourself like a baby.[24:46] The importance of mindfulness and meditation.[30:19] The power of setting boundaries and setting boundaries.[35:39] The power of overseeing our thoughts.Resources mentioned:Living in the Light - https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Living-Light-Yoga-Self-Realization/dp/B09YKW1KBH/ Chopra Yoga at IIN:https://www.integrativenutrition.com/ ISHTA Yoga - https://ishtayoga.com/Sarah's Website - https://www.sarahplattfinger.com/Follow Sarah on IG + Twitter: @splattfinger FB: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.plattfingerThank you for tuning in to this episode of SuccessFULL with ADHD. If you enjoyed this conversation, please +FOLLOW the podcast on your favorite platform and leave a review to let us know your thoughts.Do you get stuck in analysis paralysis more than you like when making decisions?Join me while I share my 5-Step Process in my upcoming FREE Masterclass on "How to Make Decisions with Confidence and Ease." >>https://event.webinarjam.com/register/47/684m6c5vSave your spot today, seats are limited. >https://event.webinarjam.com/register/47/684m6c5v

We head to meditation class for the eponymous ISHTA practice: ISHTA Diksha. This practice, based on a kriya from Paramahansa Yogananda and refined by Alan Finger moves you efficiently into and out of  meditation. Diksha means "initiation" and refers to this practice as a bedrock practice at ISHTA Yoga. Have a listen to the intro, and join in the meditation if you like.You can join Peter for meditation classes or look into training at ISHTA Yoga in person or online at ISHTAYoga.comPeter's Podcast relies on your contributions on Patreon.

In this episode, I talk to Wendy Newton about "sacred listening," a phrase she's using to describe how to learn more about how we relate to self and other. Check out Wendy's deep understanding of the Yoga Sutras and somatic energy work here and at her upcoming workshop at ISHTA Yoga. The workshops is a multi-part learning and practice experience offered in-person and online beginning Friday March 24.Please support Peter's Podcast on PatreonNamaste! 

In this episode, we go to meditation class. By the way, you can join my classes at ISHTA Yoga in person or online. I got a couple requests for a recording of this Sat Yam meditation from people who were there, so here is the whole practice for you. Enjoy!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste.

Are you lookin to reach your highest potential, and cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself? Tune in Friday, March 3rd, at 10am PST/ 1pm EST for an inspiring discussion with Sarah Platt-Finger on her new #book that she co-authored with Deepak Chopra, MD, Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization.#MomentsWithMarianne with host Marianne Pestana airs every Tuesday at 3PM PST / 6PM EST and every Friday at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen! https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/Sarah Platt-Finger is the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC, and the private instructor of Dr. Deepak Chopra. She has shared the elevating tools of ISHTA worldwide through trainings, retreats, and workshops with her husband, Yoga Master Alan Finger. Sarah and Dr. Chopra have collaborated on several projects including “Finding Connection Through Yoga” with Yoga Journal and “Radical Being” with Udemy. She is a featured yoga teacher on the international stage with Chopra Global and on the YouTube channel The Chopra Well. She currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with her husband, their daughter, Satya, and their two dogs. https://www.sarahplattfinger.comFor more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com#bookclub #readinglist #book #bookish #MariannePestana #author #authorinterview #nonfiction #kmet1490am #yoga #DeepakChopra #SarahPlattFinger #royalyoga #yogalife #yogaphilosophy #yogi #higherconsciousness #consciousness #LivingInTheLight #selfrealization #tranformation #selfhelp #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I show up on video to discuss happiness, "santosha" and practice. We tackle the difference between wanting something and getting it, about accepting reality versus settling for something inadequate. See what we look like on YouTube or check the audio only version here. Please consider supporting Peter's Podcast on Patreon. You can take class with Wendy or Peter online or in person at ISHTA Yoga.

Yoga studios have become ubiquitous in cities all over the US, and sales of yoga clothes and accessories are projected to grow by over 8% by 2029. But what does yoga's popularity have to do with a personal yoga practice? To illuminate the real impacts of yoga beyond the mat, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Deepak Chopra's private instructor and co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, Sarah Platt-Finger. Sarah shares core learnings from her book, Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization, and tells how the practice of yoga is a personal journey into changing our senses, perceptions, and realities.

Yoga studios have become ubiquitous in cities all over the US, and sales of yoga clothes and accessories are projected to grow by over 8% by 2029. But what does yoga's popularity have to do with a personal yoga practice?To illuminate the real impacts of yoga beyond the mat, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Deepak Chopra's private instructor and co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, Sarah Platt-Finger.Sarah shares core learnings from her book, Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization, and tells how the practice of yoga is a personal journey into changing our senses, perceptions, and realities.This episode is proudly sponsored by: OUAI — Offers beauty boosting head to toe self-care rituals. Visit www.theouai.com and use code HH to get 15% off of your entire purchase.To learn more, visit Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio.

Wendy Newton and I discuss the Kleshas, or "obstacles" that challenge our practice, but make our life what it is!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Take class, workshops or training with me (and Wendy!) at ISHTA Yoga, online or in person.Namaste.

Today on the podcast we are so pleased to have Sarah Platt Finger. She is the Director of Yoga at Chopra Global, and the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC. On this episode we discuss her new book Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization, which she co-authored with Dr. Deepak Chopra. The book discusses Royal Yoga, an all-embracing path to personal transformation that reaches beyond any approach to wellness and healing that exists today. It also combines a practical thirty-day program that will help you break limiting habits and belief systems with an in-depth exploration of fifty stimulating and restorative yoga poses. Deepak and Sarah provide a thorough and inspiring way to unite the mind, body, and soul. Sarah believes that the practice of yoga can be used as a microcosm for the reality we create off the mat, and that a deeper awareness of our physical, mental, and emotional patterns can bring us closer to the essence of our being.  To learn more and purchase "Living in the Light"you can visit: https://www.sarahplattfinger.com or follow on instagram @splattfinger If you would like to work with us and receive a free health coaching consultation-- get in touch at courageouswellness.net or email aly@courageouswellness.net or erica@courageouswellness.net  Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch.  Shop Vintners Daughter + Get 2-Day Free Shipping This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 20% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas.  You can also save 20% on all spa treatments at Milk+Honey Spa locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Texas, Miami and get a special rate on a curated Courageous Wellness Retreat Spa Package that includes a 60 minute massage and dry brushing. Book over the phone or online and visit: milkandhoneyspa.com  Meet NED: You can receive 15% off our favorite Ned CBD products, including the Hormone Balance Blend and the Full Spectrum Hemp Oil, go to www.helloned.com and enter the code CWPODCAST at checkout We are so excited to partner with Seed! You can save 15% on Seed Synbiotic by using code: courageous15 at checkout. Head to www.seed.com to learn more.  Save 20% on Sakara clean boutique and meal delivery with code: xocourageous at checkout!  Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll.  This Episode is Sponsored by Sprout Living. To Save 20% on Our Favorite Plant Based Protein Powders by Sprout Living visit: http://www.sproutliving.com and use code CWPodcast at checkout.         

In this episode, ISHTA teacher, actor, and software engineer Stephen Mark and I discuss "sankalpa," or intention, that aligns with your purpose. We touch on a lot of topics around the nature of goals, career hopes, and the unique attitude tantra yoga brings to the mix.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.You can see some episodes of Peter's Podcast on YouTube @peterspodcast.Join me for class online or in person at ISHTA Yoga.

Wendy and I discuss a quote from one of our early teachers, Mark Whitwell. It's about the relationship between our actual experience and all our thoughts about it. We also share thoughts about finding the right practice for yourself, and about the thing to keep in mind when marketing yoga.NEW: You can view this episode as a video: https://www.youtube.com/@peterspodcastYou can catch Wendy's new class and my classes, too online or in person at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast at Patreon. 

In this episode, we go to class at ISHTA Yoga for a New Year's meditation. Enjoy the talk at the beginning and stay for the granthi meditation practice.By the way, you can attend regular classes with me live or via Zoom at ISHTAYoga.com.Happy New Year!

In this episode, Stephen Mark and I discuss antar karana, or learning to sense inwardly. We recorded this just before I headed to Australia and Bali to teach, as the season in New York covers the last month before the winter solstice. We touch on how yoga relates to acting, as Stephen trained as an actor, and on how work and other activities and relationships benefit from yoga practice.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. And please check out video versions of Peter's Podcast on YouTube!You can take class with Peter and Stephen at ISHTA Yoga.

It's a new media world (again) and Peter's Podcast is going video! Episodes will still appear here as podcasts, but if you want to see what Wendy Newton and I look like when we're talking, you have that option, too! Watch Peter's Podcast on Youtube.In this episode, we elaborate on the practice of the Yamas and Niyamas described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Drawing on Tantra of the Yoga Sutras by Alan Finger and Wendy Newton and Wendy's Unbound Yoga Sutras trainings at ISHTA Yoga, we help clarify why these first two limbs of yoga are practice rather than rules. You can watch the video on YouTube.Thank you to everyone who supports production of Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Please consider joining them if you haven't yet.Namaste

Today we head to meditation class. There I share some guidance on staying calm through the kinds of upheavals we're facing in the news these days. Listen to the talk, from my Saturday morning class at ISHTA Yoga, and join in the short meditation when you have the time.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon, and join me in person at ISHTA in Manhattan. Gamers can join me on the FITGMR app.Peace and Love.

Yin/Restorative yoga teacher Marcy Tropin does not just help others heal through the teachings of yoga, she has survived multiple traumas herself. In this conversation she offers some really important insights she's had through her own experience taking ownership of her healing and her own narrative. We discuss the importance of right effort in maintaining a longterm yoga practice. As you listen, I encourage you to think about places in your yoga practice and life you could increase or reduce effort for a better result. If you are a yoga teacher, there are some really good tips in here for how you can create and attract a safe space for your students by remembering and understanding what the experience is like from the student's perspective. Make sure to listen closely for the equalizing way Marcy starts every class she teaches and the other resources she uses to support her and her students. Marcy Tropin is certified in Alan Finger's ISHTA Yoga, Ancient Thai Healing, as a Relax and Rew Trainer through Judith Lasater, in Yin Yoga with Paul Grilley, and completed Shiva Rea's Advanced Teacher Training. Marcy is an intuitive healer, and works with students to release pain, and recover from injuries through private bodywork sessions. In 2017 she self-published Yin Yoga Master Class: A Memoir. In 2021, Marcy launched Thumbsky, an apparel brand with original designs combining yoga, humor, equality, art and writing. Follow Marcy's instagram here. Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.    Your support is deeply appreciated! Visit My Site Make a donation Instagram

Do you believe that if you change yourself, you can change the world? If you want to learn some of the most effective ways to change one's self, then you won't want to miss this episode.  Ben Decker brings his friend and colleague Sarah Platt-Finger onto the show to discuss yoga, philosophy, meditation and Ayurveda. Hear Ben and Sarah thoughtfully reflect on living in the light and how through yoga, you can transform, reach your highest potential and gain a deeper understanding of Self.In this episode, Ben and Sarah discuss:

In this episode, Wendy Newton describes the training she's teaching on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali starting May 3. It's for teachers and interested students and yogis. Details are at ishtayoga.com Wendy is happy to take questions via email as well. Write her here.You can find Peter in person again at ISHTA Yoga in Manhattan, and find classes online at ishtayoga.comPeter is helping gamers increase their wellness and performance through an innovative app called FITGMR. Check it out!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! Thank you and Namaste.

“I feel most one with myself when I am most healthy. When diet is out of sync, I don't feel whole.”On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the awesome Julie Wilcox. Julie is a Wellness Coach, Author, and Co-Founder of ISHTA Yoga. We talk about Julie's upbringing as an olympic gymnast hopeful trained by Russian coaches, what she learned from her intense competitive days, how yoga led her to a deeper understanding of diet, why she takes a no labels approach to diet, all about her new book The Win Win Diet: How To Be Plant-Based And Still Eat What You Love, how to transition to a new way of eating, the importance of those around you to reach your health goals, why carbs aren't bad for you, and why health is the way to your soul.Show NotesJulie Wilcox WellnessJulie's BookJulie's InstagramISHTA YogaQuincy Asian Resources (QARI)

In this episode, I summarize this thing called yoga. A useful reflection for teachers and practitioners, and a chance for me to explain what I mean when I say “real yoga.”Thank you for using Patreon to support Peter's Podcast: Real Yoga, Actual Happiness, and Deep Living.Take class with me online at ISHTA Yoga. Namaste!

Sarah Finger is the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC and the private yoga teacher of Dr. Deepak Chopra.  She has shared the elevating tools of ISHTA to the yoga community worldwide through training, workshops, and retreats which she co-teaches with her husband, Yoga Master Alan Finger.  Sarah believes that the yoga practice is a reflection of the reality we create for ourselves off the mat and that a deeper awareness of our habits can both transform and empower us to connect to our most authentic selves. Sarah is a legacy ambassador for Lululemon and the Board President for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to survivors of domestic violence. Always a seeker, Sarah considers motherhood to be her greatest spiritual practice. Her daughter, Satya, inspires her to live a life based on love and unbound potential.Sarah Platt Finger http://sarahplattfinger.com/Ishta Yoga http://ishtayoga.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/splattfinger/Dr. Damaris G. is an Integrative Doctor of Nurse Practice Family Nurse Practioner Mom, Veteran,. BC Family Nurse Practioner & Holistic Integrative health, Studies Functional MedicineSocial Media

After a car accident @jogajana turned to yoga to help her rehabilitation. Jana developed a deep passion for learning how the bodies move.Going ALL IN, Jana even made the trip to Japan to learn Ishta Yoga. Through her experience as a lifelong athlete and trained yoga instructor, Jana developed JOGA.JOGA is a very special blend of yoga and sport geared towards changing how we strengthen both our mind and bodies.Her extreme passion and BURN comes through very clearly in this weeks episode of #theburnpodcast.New episode now live on Youtube and everywhere you get your podcasts.Watch here: https://youtu.be/vk7zJuqQUpgGet my FREE Daily Routine Builder *** YOUR Prizefighter Day

This week on the Practice — Alan Finger and Sarah Platt-Finger, co-founders of ISHTA Yoga — teach a 4-minute breathing meditation for clearing your throat chakra to communicate with clarity and truth. Want to learn how to access and align your chakras to live and practice more effortlessly and gracefully? Join Alan and Sarah's 4-week course at yogajournal.com/courses. Congrats! Yoga Journal has invited you to become a Premium Member in Get Healthy U TV today, with this exclusive deal! You'll get a WHOLE YEAR of access to our streaming yoga classes, workouts, fitness videos, and workout calendars, with 24/7 access to our professional trainers for ONLY $3 (normally $69)! Visit GetHealthyVideos.com 

I share some thoughts on a Martin Luther King Day conversation I had with a group of ISHTA Yoga teachers.Please join me for live-streamed class online at ISHTA. I teach both meditation and asana classes there. Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com and feel free to write me at peterspodcast108@gmail

Thoughts about the U.S. election the day after but before all votes are counted. On the Gita and the gunas: to life!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Class with Peter is online at ISHTA Yoga.Namaste.

How to Find Inner Peace Through Yoga with Alan Finger We are living in unprecedented times. The disasters going on all around us may overwhelm us if we continue to merely react to them instead of responding to them. Thus, returning to ourselves through meditation will be beneficial for our spiritual well-being, especially in this time of crisis. In this episode, Alan Finger discusses why we are trapped in our own thoughts and misbelief. As a yoga and meditation expert, he believes we are excessively reactive to the world around us because we don't take the time to be still. Now more than ever, we need to practice mindfulness and yoga to be at peace in this anxiety-inducing world. If you want to uplift your consciousness, reconnect with yourself, and decrease your anxiety, this episode is for you! Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Learn how to apply meditation in your life to lessen anxiety and emotional reactiveness. Discover different aspects of yoga and the true essence of the discipline. Find out practical ways to become more self-aware, loving, and peaceful. Resources Chakra Yoga by Alan Finger Tantra of the Yoga Sutras by Alan Finger The Genius of Yoga by Alan Finger Unbound Intelligence by Rajeev Kurapati Ishta Yoga classes FREE workbook! Apply the lessons you learn from this episode as you listen! Head over to com to get your workbook! Episode Highlights Self-Awareness During the Crisis We develop a picture of who we are through our five senses and call it “me.” Our reality is different from our thoughts and dreams. We are trapped in our misbelief because we have to survive. We are too emotionally reactive to all the crazy things going on around us. Meditate and get back to the self to learn how to respond, rather than react, to life. Responding vs. Reacting Our minds and senses can only react, and we get swayed by our emotions. On the other hand, response is a flow and expression of love. Sadhana is the daily tuning back to your unbound intelligence. Saturate your brain with intelligence rather than synapses or the comfortable patterns in your mind. How to Rewire Our Brain Even if other people try to lead us the right way, we get angry at them because of our established patterns. Meditation is all about cutting a new pattern. The first pattern is to quiet your brain or Nirodha Parinama. The second pattern is getting out of duality and reaching a state of Samadhi. The final pattern is bringing greater intelligence to our senses and chakra, called Ekagrata Parinama. Social Media & Meditation Social media has become a way to communicate with the rest of the world. It’s corruptible, but we can use it well if we put in the correct information. We can uplift consciousness using technology. Alan now teaches yoga online, and his classes are growing. In social media, any post is bound to have an opinion opposite of what you believe in. Discerning Between Peace & Ignorance You can’t run away from the world forever; you'll be pulled in eventually. Let your life unfold and live your role. This is karma. You have the free will to either follow your purpose or go on and on with the same routines. Look into the light and wait for it to come. All we need is 18 minutes of silence or Sadhana. All your practice will lead you back into the now. Why a Teacher Is Important Your guru has already reached the light, and they'll lead you there. Nowadays, being a guru has become a business. If your guru leads you to the light, respect them for who they are. A good guru knows the pitfalls of darkness and how to take you from there to the light. When your consciousness is withdrawn from the senses, you become an observer. Components of Yoga Asanas are about poses and balance. Pranayama is about controlling and synchronizing your breathing. Kriya yoga is about moving up the consciousness and finding the pathway that will lead us to a state of oneness. You need to know how to bring your energy back to you after meditating. Listen to the full episode to hear Alan guiding me through meditation! Why Alan Goes by His First Name He believes that having a Sanskrit name could alienate people. He prefers being called Alan and wearing simple clothes. Being a guru isn't about how you look the part; it's how much Shakti (dynamic and cosmic energy) you can radiate. Beginner’s Guide to Reconnecting Learn just a few yoga poses. Sit down and get your breaths full and deep. Feel your diaphragm. Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, or alternate nostril breathing, is an excellent exercise. The fuel for your mind is breath. Breath is life. Humans daydream when we breathe through both nostrils. This is good for meditating.   This Episode Is Brought to You by: Tonal Get $100 off smart accessories using the code LOVED. www.tonal.com   5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode [6:27] “Anyone who can tap into genius comes back, and looks at life, and can respond to life rather than react. When we react, it's COVID, it's presidential elections, it's chaos, and we get pulled into it and the dramas begin. Whereas we come to it from spirit, we come to it from a pure vision, we express and do what our role necessarily is, we know we're going back to meditate and back to self.” [16:34] “It's (social media) connecting us, and the more we can put out this kind of correct information into it, the more people will grow.” [41:21] “Yoga was done to balance the body and the energetics that's in the body to bring us to a peak consciousness.” [52:42] “It's not how many tattoos and nose rings and blah blahs you can have. It's how much Shakti you can radiate in life. Uplift everyone by uplifting your own consciousness. Uplift all beings with you.” [59:33] “When your mind is still, the nature of consciousness that is not distracted by mind is unconditional love. That's the essence; that's the language of your soul.” About Alan Alan Finger is a prolific teacher in the world of yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. He came from a family of yogis and was a student of his father. He was raised in South Africa and was initiated into yogiraj at the age of 21. Alan is the founder of ISHTA Yoga and the co-founder of Yoga Works, Be Yoga, and Yoga Zone. He is also a seasoned author and travels all over the world to teach yoga. If you want to connect with Alan, visit his website. Enjoy the Podcast? If you felt radically loved from listening to this podcast, subscribe and share it with the people you love! Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. Help us reach more people and make them feel loved. Do you want to help find inner peace through yoga? A simple way is to share what you've learned today on social media. Don't forget to send us messages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thanks for listening! To feeling radically loved, Rosie      

Discussion of the cycles of existence known as Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra.Join me for online classes at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast and work on your practice with me on Patreon.Namaste.

In this episode, I talk with my teacher Alan Finger, founder of ISHTA Yoga about our new  book The Genius of Yoga: How Yogic Meditation Can Unlock Your Innate Brilliance. Al and I talk about why yoga meditation can take a practitioner beyond mindfulness, and how your meditation practice can help you address challenges as big as pandemics and race. You can now take classes online with Alan Finger (and me) at ISHTA Yoga.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com!Namaste

Our guest this week is Sarah Finger, the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC and the private yoga teacher of Dr. Deepak Chopra. She talks about how by practicing yoga you can gain a deeper awareness to your mental, physical and emotional patterns and how this can help you connect to your most authentic self.https://linktr.ee/splattfingerInstagram: @SPlattFingerMusic by: Music: Vlad Gluschenko — (Forest)License: CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Suffering from sensory overload? This 15-minute meditation from Kriya Yoga teacher and ISHTA Yoga founder Alan Finger will help you activate your heart chakra and focus on what is really important to you. You can learn more from Alan in his online education courses with Yoga Journal on Meditation and the Chakras.

The connection between anger and addiction isn't something we can sweep under the rug. It's clear that these have a direct correlation with each other and that's something I talked about with today's guest Karen Salmansohn. Suppressed anger in our body can cause us to want to numb and distract ourselves from it, which for Karen translated into food addiction. Today we talk about tangible tools to help with overcoming addiction and anxiety plus how you can start to forgive yourself from the things that you've felt shame around. She shares strategies to help bring yourself to a place of wellbeing even with the heightened anxiety of today's world and how to lean into the contractions of life so we can enjoy the beauty on the other side.  About Karen Salmansohn:Karen Salmansohn is a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, bestselling author, and book designer, as well as longevity research geek and teacher at ISHTA Yoga. Her new book Instant Calm was written to share her “short, simple meditations for people who don't have time to meditate” - the people who need to relax the most. Inside this episode, Karen shares: How the people she loves make her feel most alive Leaning into contractions so you can enjoy the beauty on the other side of it Why Karen has a desire to help the world through her work Why people's childhood programming leads to a resistance of going after what's good for them How many people self-sabotage and “keep down with the Joneses” to maintain their masochistic equilibrium  Dealing with and overcoming her food addiction Triggers that were causing her to go in the hypnotic state and overeat Her work with forgiveness therapy and learning to forgive herself How you can start to forgive yourself Strategies to bring yourself back into a place of wellbeing during a time of heightened anxiety  You can find more about Karen at:Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist Karen's Books Karen's Courses The Anxiety Cure  Instant Calm Shower Power Meditation Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha's Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don't miss an episode!

It was 20 years ago that Jana Webb, CEO and Founder of JOGA, turned to yoga to help rehabilitate after a car accident. In doing yoga, she developed a passion for learning how bodies move and traveled to Japan to learn Ishta Yoga. As a lifelong athlete and a trained yoga instructor, Jana developed JOGA, a unique blend of yoga and sport that has revolutionized how people strengthen their mind and bodies. Jana has worked with elite athletes across North America such as players from NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA and Olympians and has grown her brand internationally with over 500 JOGA coaches teaching her program.  JOGA can now be found on the FitPlan App for anyone to do JOGA from the comfort of their own home! 

Today I dip into a book I've been reading: Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition by Christopher D. Wallis. Wendy and I do a commentary on a chapter as way to lay out some of the fundamental premises of this key philosophical underpinning to ISHTA Yoga.Come to Bali on retreat this February with Aino Siren and me, with special guest, Wendy Newton. Details at siren-spirit.comPlease support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com.Take teacher training with me at ISHTA Yoga! 

Thanks to Salma Allam for our special Siri/Samadhi intro! Today we go to meditation class. My opening lecture, or dharma talk, is about the nature of our energetic bodies and the chakras yogis use to influence our energy to help in meditation.I'm teaching a course in meditation with Wendy and Bridgette Shaw at YogaMCC in Calgary this month, and at ISHTA Yoga, with Alan and Sarah Finger, in December.Aino Siren and I have extended the early bird price for our February retreat to Bali. Details are here. You don't want to miss this one!Thank you for listening, and please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.

Peter's Podcast is like a pay-what-you-will yoga class. Please support it by dropping your donation at Patreon.com. Thanks!In this episode, I speak with Serge Cashman, a former student of mine, now a teacher and owner of Unit 108 Yoga in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Serge started practicing yoga by accident, bartering photography for yoga classes with Sabine Heubusch, who introduced him to ISHTA Yoga.He completed his 200hr training at Namaste Williamsburg with Debbie Desmond and later went on to the 500hr ISHTA training. He took restorative training with Mona Anand and Gina Menza, and Yin Yoga and Insight Meditation with Sarah Powers, as over time his interests shifted more towards a meditative practice. He is Reiki certified. He is grateful to Indra Devi and Paramahamsa Madhavadas for helping to keep yoga alive in the modern world.Join me and Aino Siren in BALI! Details at siren-spirit.com

In this episode, Lance and Karen Salmansohn talk about finding time in your daily life to meditate and focus on your inner peace and health. As well as the importance of being in the present and in a state of calmness - to help our overall health, creativity and productivity in our lives.Karen’s career started as a stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer. After leaving her leading career in the advertising industry, Karen stepped out as a successful writer and designer of books. Writing and publishing her first novel called “50% OFF” that was almost made into a movie. She moved to LA and began writing a variety of funny sitcom scripts and movie scripts. After years of working in the TV and film industries, she went back to her love of writing books. Today, Karen is a healthy living expert, best-selling author, and longevity research geek. She became a multi-best-selling author, having sold over 2 million copies of her books internationally and has gained a loyal following of almost 2 million people. Having studied Yoga and Meditation at ISHTA Yoga, Karen uses her knowledge to teach everyday people how to live a stress-free life with ideas found in her latest book ‘Instant Calm’.Karen tells listeners: “Adversity doesn't have to bring you to someplace better. You have to make it a mindful choice. You have to have the right attitude, be awake, not have addictions and surround yourself with great people.”IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:The benefits of meditation and yogaWays to get into and insert meditation into our daily lifeThe link between inner peace and calmness with meditationHow to achieve the state of calmness through daily activitiesHow to find your “Why Power”Connect with Karen SalmansohnFollow Karen on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram, Follow Karen on her website.Check Karen’s books here.Connect with Lance:Subscribe on Messenger to get the latest episodes and tips straight to your inbox! Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. About University of Adversity PodcastLearn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01. Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.Support the show (https://www.lanceessihos.com/)

In this episode, I catch up with fellow ISHTA Yogiraj Tamara Graham in Perth, Australia. A  yoga lover since her teens, Tamara Graham started teaching Yoga in New York at her friends' request.  Soon after, she completed one of the first ISHTA Yoga Teacher Training programs, when it was Be Yoga. She had a complete a-ha experience with Al realizing that he was her teacher. She returned to Perth Australia, as a single mother of 3, and started teaching there. From her first classes in an empty church hall, she’s grown Tamara Yoga to a thriving community of thousands, with 2 large studios, an internationally recognized school with hundreds of graduates from Tamara Yoga Teacher Training and Retreats in Margaret River, Bali and now with Mona Anand in India. Tamara is the representative for ISHTA Yoga in Australia. She was initiated Yogiraj, or Master, by Alan finger.   She’s made Yoga DVDs, and regularly interviewed by newspaper, radio and wellness publications as a yoga authority. Tamara’s love of yoga and enthusiasm for teaching is infectious; — in her own words, Spreading peace, love and joy’s her  jam. You can sign up for her new project: Tamara's Talks on how to have a super wonderful day. I had the great fun last month — on Alan Finger's birthday — of syncing up our opposite-side-of-the-globe schedules to hear about Tamara’s activities and plans. I hope you enjoy it! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Join me on Retreat or at trainings in NYC and Calgary Canada. Details at peterferko.com

Puy Navarro is an ISHTA Yoga Senior Teacher, Spanish native actress and a theater producer, focusing on Social Issues and Human Rights. She has been working in New York since 2005. Puy began writing when she felt the need to turn the play she had produced at the United Nations into a film script. Puy's script "Life is a Dream" was selected at Dreamago 2014, Stephen Frears' International Writers Lab. She has a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from NYU. She has worked for the Rubin Museum of Art as a Story Teller for their “Sleepovers”, she has written short stories and has performed for “The Moth” at their community programs. Puy is leading a Writers Workshop at ISHTA Yoga. BALI Retreat: February 8-15 in Ubud. Details here or at peterferko.com Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. Thank you!

For the entire blog post, visit mysevenchakras.com/315 Karen Salmansohn is a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, best-selling author, and book designer. She’s also a longevity research geek and teacher at ISHTA Yoga.  She has always cared for her physical and emotional health, and after becoming the late-in-life mom she made a promise to live to 100 and beyond.  My Seven Chakras listeners are eligible for a FREE audible audio book download along with a free 30 day trial! Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Learn more about AJ (Aditya) - www.mysevenchakras.com/learnmore To watch our most recent Chakra healing training: https://chakrasprint.com/the-process Donate to our cause (You'll receive a special shout out in our group!) - www.mysevenchakras.com/support Sponsor: Tap into the world's largest network of licensed, accredited, and experienced counselors who can help you with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, and more. With our counselors, you get the same professionalism and quality you would expect from an in-office counselor, but with the ability to communicate when and how you want.  My Seven Chakras listeners get 10% off your first month with discount code 'Actiontribe' Go to Betterhelp.com/actiontribe Simply fill out a questionnaire to help them assess your needs and get matched with a counselor you’ll love. Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :-) SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

ISHTA Yoga teacher and Polarity practitioner Jenny Bloom makes another wonderful appearance on the pod. We discuss how we evolve through practice and how that evolution can help your relationships, and helps make better teachers. I mention Shuddhananda Bharati, a tantra yogi who influenced ISHTA Yoga founder Alan Finger. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. It's the donation box at the door of this yoga class! Namaste

Tamara, a yoga lover since her teens, started teaching Yoga in New York at her friends beseeching. Returning to Perth, single mother of 3, from her first classes to an empty church hall, she’s grown Tamara Yoga to a thriving community of thousands, with 2 huge studios, an internationally recognised school with hundreds of graduates from Tamara Yoga Teacher Training and spectacular Retreats in Margaret River, Bali and India. Tamara’s the national representative for ISHTA Yoga in Australia. She’s honoured with the sacred title of Yogiraj, meaning Yoga Master, by her teacher Yogiraj Alan Finger. She’s made Yoga DVDs, and regularly interviewed by newspaper, radio and wellness publications as a yoga authority. Tamara’s love of yoga and enthusiasm for teaching is infectious; she’ll inspire you to realise the goal of yoga, enlightenment.Amy and Tamara are discussing:Building community, connection and sanctuaryTaking the teachings and making them your ownDoing what REALLY makes you happy, and knowing how to figure out what that actually is

In today's episode, I talk with my colleague April Puciata, whom I got to teach trainings with in the Washington DC area over the years. April has been teaching yoga in NYC, Washington DC and New Jersey for almost two decades. She is the founder and creator of beyond OM, and teaches yoga trainings and workshops throughout the US and she leads retreats all over the world. April shares what she's up to and how she's overcome various challenges in her teaching career. We also touch on our use of yoga in our writing practices. Join my workshop on Real Happiness: Bhagavad Gita as the Human Owners Manual at ISHTA Yoga. If you want to call in, contact Rumika@ishtayoga.com for details. April mentions her meditation series: 2 Free Programs The Mini Retreat: Escape at home More Presence For help starting, committing to and teaching meditation here is a free 4 week series with simple accessible practices... Meditation Teacher Training Level 1 And she mentions a benefit she's involved with May 19. Headstands for Hunger Event Invite Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and keep it commercial-free!

In today's episode, I discuss the subtitle of my podcast from the perspective of the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha. I mention my upcoming workshop at ISHTA Yoga called "Real Happiness: The Bhagavad Gita as the Human Owner’s Manual." You can sign up for it here. If you're outside NYC, you can call in to the video chat. If you want to call, sign up, then contact Rumika@ishtayoga.com for the call-in details. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and keep it commercial-free. Namaste!

Entrevista com Cahê Barros discípulo de Alan Finger – ISHTA Yoga Conheci o ISHTA Yoga recentemente em um retiro que participei! ISHTA é a ciência que integra o Hatha Yoga, o Tantra e o Ayurveda. Me interessei em saber mais sobre esse estilo de Yoga, cuja a sede central é em Nova York e fiz uma entrevista com Cahê Barros, discípulo direto de Alan Finger, quem organizou e sistematizou essa metodologia. Ficou curioso como eu? Quer saber mais sobre o ISHTA? Ouça o que o Professor Cahê compartilhou conosco!

Finding joy and the beauty of life is like a game of hide and seek. In today's episode, I look at this idea in light of the spring holidays. After a talk, I take us to meditation class, where I continue the theme and lead a meditation on the elements and our breath. Enjoy! Mentioned in the podcast: Yogananda singing Oh God Beautiful Psych Rock Kirtan performing Hey Hari Sundari Bhagavad Gita Workshop signup at ISHTA Yoga. Or inquire about the workshop or anything else at peterspodcast108@gmail.com

Brett Larkin studied at ISHTA Yoga in 2005 where I had the pleasure to be one of her trainers. She describes what went from using YouTube as a way to memorize her own sequence into a career as a beloved online yoga teacher. Today, Brett has more than a quarter million subscribers to her YouTube channel. She won Youtube’s “Next Up” award as one of the top emerging Youtube channels of 2017. Plus, she’s the founder of Uplifted Yoga, a private online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She’s authored over 4 yoga DVDs and instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and on retreats around the world. I had the chance to hear some of Brett’s history since I saw her last, and to get her advice for teachers interested in the online world. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and be part of the noncommercial crowdsourceing that makes the show possible!

Sarah Platt-Finger is the Co-founder of ISHTA Yoga and the private yoga teacher of Deepak Chopra. She is one of the most sought after teachers in NYC, and has created one of the most highly respected teacher training programs in the industry. Sarah also leads trainings and workshops internationally. She is a legacy ambassador for Lululemon and the Board Chair for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. In this episode, you'll hear from Sarah on: What it means to inhabit a yoga posture, and how connecting to energy can get you out of your head Approaching hatha, tantra, and ayurveda from a scientific lens, and eschewing dogma in favor of results Expanding the reach of yoga to traumatized women Why Sarah made the shift from "teaching" to "sharing" these practices, and a few things she's learned from her time with Deepak Chopra Announcements: Join me for workshops coming up in Miami, FL; Athens, GA; and Bucerias, MX: henrywins.com/events Links from this episode: Tantra of the Yoga Sutras by Alan Finger — Grab a copy of Sarah's recommended book Get in touch with Sarah: SarahPlattFinger.com — Read Sarah's blog and follow her schedule ISHTAYoga.com — Visit Sarah's school in Manhattan, NYC Follow @splattfinger on Instagram Follow @ishtayoga on Instagram

The second section of the Yoga Sutras is the Sadhana Pada. Sadhana is your practice, and in this episode, I talk with Wendy Newton about her book The Tantra of the Yoga Sutras and her upcoming training on the Sadhana Pada. I mention: Patreon, where you can support Peter's Podcast; ISHTA Yoga, where you can take class with me; and The Secret of the Yamas, by John McAfee. Thanks for listening, and please rate the podcast!

Come join me and Idgy Dean on New Years Day at ISHTA Yoga for a practice and Kirtan! In today's episode, I share a meditation class recorded live! Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for your support on Patreon.

Wendy Newton gives us a preview of the new interpretation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that she coauthored with Alan Finger. She mentions the book launch at ISHTA Yoga. You can find out more about Wendy and the Tantra of the Yoga Sutras book at wendynewtonyoga.com Please rate the podcast (on your iPhone, it's just below this — click some stars!). Please support me on Patreon. It's how I fund the podcast and keep it coming your way!

In today's episode, I speak with Lindsay Sanwald about our kirtan and her music. Lindsay is the one-woman psychedelic rock musician IDGY DEAN. She has an upcoming single with Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels. She and I created Psych Rock Kirtan, and we met for a chat to discuss our next live kirtan, October 18 at ISHTA Yoga and our recording, which we're mixing as we make this podcast. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com! Keep posted on goings-on by getting on the mailing list at peterferko.com

Karen Salmansohn is a happiness and wellness expert who is the author of numerous best-selling self-improvement books like “Life is Long”, “Think Happy” and “How to Be Happy, Dammit”, with more than one million copies sold. She has studied to be a yoga and meditation teacher at Ishta Yoga and designed a line of inspirational jewelry showcased on HSN. She is also the founder of two popular sites which help people reach their highest potential: www.NotSalmon.com and www.MastersInLife.com (a video learning site). Karen has been featured on the Today show, The View, CNN, and Fox News; served as a columnist for Oprah.com, Psychology Today, CNN, MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Match, and Huffington Post; and has been featured in the New York Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, Marie Claire, Fast Company, InStyle, Self, ELLE, and the New Yorker. She lives in New York City.  In this episode, Karen shares her one way ticket to one year from now and offers tips on how within just 365 days, we can all be our best selves. Jenny is just one of the superb guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-Horta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals and more.    

In this episode, Wendy Newton and I discuss how practice informs teaching and life. You can catch Wendy Newton's new classes (and mine) at ISHTA Yoga and reach Wendy by contacting me at peterspodcast108@gmail.com Remember: Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and keep us on the air! Find out more about Peter and the Podcast at peterferko.com

In today’s episode, Wendy and I discuss self-study, or svadhyaya in Sanskrit. We look at it from the perspective of dealing with your own emotions in order to evolve — or to learn the lessons of your life that help you find real happiness. I mention a few goodies: Author Wayne Dyer, whose books have inspired millions Tommy Vietor’s interview with Jason Isbell on Pod Save America The C.R.E.A.T.E. podcast with Kristin Hanggi and Natalie Roy Alan Finger of ISHTA Yoga and the book he wrote with Wendy, The Tantra of the Yoga Sutras

In today's episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation with my colleague Douglass Stewart. Douglass has been teaching yoga since 2001. He is the co-founder of Yoga in Times Square, celebrating the Summer Solstice by uniting the community of yoga enthusiasts across the country. He has received the Community Center Service Award for volunteering his yoga classes at the Lesbian and Gay Community Center. He is inspired by the notion that if peace is our goal, then it is also the means. Douglass is a Yogiraj in the lineage of ISHTA Yoga. Come to France! Be a part of our retreat, "Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively." See peterferko.com/France2018 for details. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! Your support is what keeps this in your ears. Please rate and/or review the podcast. You can do it right from your phone. Thank you!

In this episode, you can sample my meditation class. There's an introductory lecture followed by a guided meditation with 10 minutes of silent meditation. Enjoy! See peterferko.com for all things going on! Support peter's Podcast on Patreon.

Today I have a treat for myself and a lot of New York yogis. I got to speak with my former trainee and substitute teacher of choice, Rebecca Oliveira. Rebecca is a Mom, a beloved yoga teacher, and a weaver newly living in New Mexico. Rebecca taught and practiced at ISHTA Yoga and Hosh Yoga and designed fabric for Calvin Klein while living in New York. She headed out West in 2016 and is now living in Albuquerque. We talk about her return to yoga practice and teaching after having a baby, and about living her yoga through motherhood. I also ask Rebecca if she has any advice for teacher trainees and new teachers. If you're visiting Albuquerque, check for Rebecca's class at Dragonfly Yoga. (We relied on an experimental internet connection to record, so please pardon the the audio irregularities.) You have two more days to get in on the early bird price for Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively, a five-day retreat this summer in France with Wendy Newton, Ulrica Norberg, and me. See peterferko.com for details. Please support Peter's Podcast at Patreon.com/peterspodcast!

In today’s episode, we go live to ISHTA Yoga where I interview my colleague and friend, Mona Anand. Mona is a fellow Yogiraj in the ISHTA lineage and the co-owner of ISHTA Yoga. She is a Senior trainer with me in ISHTA teacher trainings. Mona devotes a significant portion of her time to yoga nidra and restorative yoga. She is the co-Founder of Mona Anand’s ISHTA Yoga Nidra, a 9-step system of Yoga Nidra that she developed with Alan Finger. She also developed a restorative yoga training with Gina Menza that incorporates visualization, pranayama, kriya and Ayurveda. More about Mona at monaanandyoga.com JOIN ME for an Easter yoga retreat with ISHTA Teacher Petra Rakebrandt, who is the author of of Yin is the New Black . So between us we’ll yin and yang so you can renew your view on life. If you’re like me, you’re sick of this winter weather, so we’re retreating to Antigua in the British Virgin Islands, March 29- April 3 This link will bring you to the details: bookyogaretreats.com Then in August, you’re, of course, joining me, Wendy and Ulrica Norberg for Yoga and the art of living creatively in Normandy France. Find out details about what I’m doing, including classes, workshops, and these retreats at peterferko.com. Patreon is the funding site for Peter’s Podcast. Show you value this content by becoming a patron at any level you like, from a dollar up. I’ll send special rewards your way. Patrons recently got a yoga nidra recording that I made just for them. You can even use Patreon to arrange for a Genius consultation with me or to get a mantra targeted at your goals or challenges. Check it out today at patreon.com/peterspodcast. Got a question for me? Ask it here: patreon.com/posts/got-question-ask-13914654

In this episode, I speak with Kristin Leal. Kristin Leal is a NYC based teacher, lecturer and body worker who travels the world with her MetaAnatomy trainings, passionately sharing about the miracle of the human body and the liberating potential of movement and stillness. She is the author of the The Yoga Fan and MetaAnatomy and is currently writing her next book on the poetic energy body. Kristin and I have taught together for years and it’s a treat to get to chat about things we find important in yoga today.  This Thursday, join me with Mona Anand for a live version of the podcast at ISHTA Yoga. It will be a party with lots of good conversation. Details at ISHTAYoga.com. Join me for an Easter yoga retreat with ISHTA Teacher Petra Rakebrandt, who is the author of of Yin is the New Black . So between us we’ll yin and yang so you can renew your view on life. If you’re like me, you’re sick of this winter weather, so we’re retreating to Antigua in the British Virgin Islands, March 29- April 3 Click here for all the details! https://www.sugarridgeantigua.com/yoga-retreat/ Find out more about what I’m doing, including classes, workshops, and retreats at peterferko.com. Study with Kristin Leal at these upcoming locations: March 3 Body Poetry an Intro to MetaAnatomy workshop at PURE Yoga NYC April 9-13 MetaAnatomy Essentials Training at PURE Yoga NYC more info at www.kristinleal.com I also mention Krista Tippet's On Being Podcast and Brené Brown in today's episode.

In today's episode, I speak about trauma-informed yoga with Tara Tonini, who recently led a training at ISHTA Yoga. Tara is the founder of Bloom Healing Yoga & Wellness. A lover of movement, color and creativity, she is a yoga teacher, doula, Reiki Master and acupuncture student with a passion for women's health. Tara currently serves as Director of Curriculum Development & Mentorship for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault to transform their lives. ETI uses the healing practice of trauma-informed yoga to empower survivors, while helping communities develop skills and knowledge to support them.  You can learn more about Tara at www.taratonini.com and more about Exhale to Inhale at www.exhaletoinhale.org. Please come to Antigua with me and Petra Rakebrandt this Easter. Details at sugarridgeantigua.com/yoga-retreat/ Peter's Podcast is going live February 15 at ISHTA Yoga. I'll be speaking with Mona Anand. Join us! Details at ISHTA Yoga under Events. More events and information at peterferko.com.

It's the morning of the second women's march and I take you to class! I share a lecture about the nature of us as co-creators of the universe. Then I describe how yogis use OM or AUM to reconnect and become whole. This brings us wisdom and inspiration in living. There's a meditation practice at the end of the episode, so you can try it for yourself! Then come see me for meditation class at ISHTA Yoga. Only a few days remain to get the reward of a yoga nidra recording on Patreon. Sign up by Feb. 1 and I'll lull you to sleep! Check my website, peterferko.com for details of upcoming events, including retreats and Peter's Podcast Live with Mona Anand. Namaste!

In today’s episode, I’m stepping out, from our kitchen to the living room, to talk to my wife Wendy Newton about the fine line between the kinds of practices we use in yoga and their similarities and differences from religion. In case you’re new to the podcast, Wendy Newton is a yogiraj, or master, at ISHTA Yoga, as well as having a profound knowledge of polarity therapy and other bodies of wisdom. She works privately with students as a yoga therapist and polarity therapist (contact her at wendynewtonyoga@gmail.com). Upcoming events mentioned in the show: Peter's Podcast Live! with Mona Anand and ISHTA Yoga February 15. Tickets at ISHTAYoga.com. Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively, with Wendy Newton and Ulrica Norberg. Details at peterferko.com. Yoga Retreat in Antigua in the British Virgin Islands for Easter. Details on Facebook.

Today's episode starts with a Cappuccino Q&A session about yoga asana — postures — and the importance of the whole of yoga practice. I then have an enlightening talk with Nat Ma. Nat is a spiritual adventurer. He spent more than a decade in the marketing world, rising to enviable corporate heights, but he wasn’t happy — in fact, he was the opposite. His attempts to figure out what felt so wrong brought him to ISHTA Yoga, where he began a meditation practice. He then began to rethink his life. Nat spent the last year traveling the world with only a backpack and the desire to transform, and find his life’s purpose. I caught up with Nat on his recent visit to New York. I hope you are as inspired by his story as I was. We mention ISHTA Yoga, where I teach and Nat has studied. Please support me at Patreon.com/peterspodcast! Thank you. You can find out more about me and my work — including upcoming retreats — at peterferko.com and follow me on social media on Facebook and instagram.com/peterferko/ You can follow Nat Ma on social media: https://www.instagram.com/iamcommonplace http://instagram.com/natma https://www.facebook.com/natma

Happy Solstice, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Christmas, or whatever you appreciate this time of year! The holidays around this time celebrate light, and today’s podcast is about light’s energy: vibration. Here’s a link to a video that shows you how vibrations move matter in beautiful ways. I head over to visit my student and kirtan co-conspirator Lindsay Sanwald where we talk about mantras and kirtan. But before I head out, I wanted to share something from Oprah’s Supersoul podcast, which Lindsay turned me on to a while back. In Oprah’s recent conversation with Shawn Achor, who taught a course on happiness at Harvard, they discuss a practice of gratitude. At this time of darkness and light, I just want to say, I’m grateful that you are listening to my podcast, and I wish you actual happiness and deep living. Come start the new year in the right vibration at ISHTA Yoga, New Year’s Day. Details are here. I D G Y  D E A N  is the musical moniker of ISHTA-trained yogini Lindsay Sanwald. A one-woman psychedelic rock band, Idgy Dean has been composing DIY music for 20 years, playing various instruments in multiple bands, performing solo as a looping artist across the country, and producing critically-acclaimed records and music videos from her home base in Brooklyn, New York. I hope you’ve noticed that I don’t run ads for taxis or mattresses or food delivery or underwear on Peter’s Podcast, but here’s a mini-advertisement for me. An issue of Yoga Journal costs close to $10 A single yoga class in New York costs more than $20 A single private consultation with a yoga teacher can cost hundreds of dollars I’m bringing the kind of content you would find in all those places to your phone, weekly. Won’t you please support me on Patreon? I’m avoiding running advertisements, because I find them so annoying on the podcasts I like. I constantly fumbling for my phone to hit the fast-forward control. But to keep my ad-free format feasible, I need for you to value this effort. You can support the podcast at any level you like, and change or stop your support whenever you want. Help me keep this an ad-free zone supported by the community of listeners like you. Go now to Patreon.com/peterspodcast. Click the link now. And thank you for listening. I’m very excited to announce a summer retreat, led by Ulrica Norberg, Wendy Newton, and myself in Normandy, France this summer, August 14-18. It’s called Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively. Details are available at peterferko.com/france2018. I’m also heading to the Caribbean for an Easter retreat with Petra Rakebrandt. Details here! I’m teaching a 300-hr teacher training at ISHTA in January. I also teach regular asana and meditation classes there. See ISHTAYOGA.com for details. Finally, I’m using Patreon to offer opportunities to work with me one on one. You can subscribe for a mantra session or for an hour video private. Of course, as they say on public radio, I hope you’ll subscribe at any level, just because you value Peter’s Podcast. Go to Patreon.com/peterspodcast.

Today's episode begins with a monolog about deities in mantra. In it, I mention a Polish theatre production. The director's name is Jarosław Fret and the production that involved using ancient components of a mass was The Triptych Then Rina Deshpande (bio below) joins me to talk first about the Indian cultural aspects of yoga; and then, about scientific research on yoga. Rina talks about growing up Indian in America. We muse about the pros and cons of the way yoga is reaching people today severed from its cultural heritage, and Rina talks about her recent article in Self (click the link to read her article). Rina then puts on her science journalist hat to give us some tips on how to navigate the sea of stories about yoga and meditation in the news. I refer to a "news anchor." It was, in fact, Dan Rather on Pod Save America. What he said bears repeating: be aware that journalism comes in four perspectives: news (facts); analysis (connecting the dots of the facts); commentary (what analysts think that means); and editorial (opinion). I'm leading a retreat to France this summer with Wendy Newton and Ulrica Norberg! Details at peterferko.com. I'm also leading a Meditation Training with Alan Finger and Sarah Finger December 15 and a 300-hr Teacher Training in January. The Meditation, Teacher Training, and regular class sign up are all at ISHTAyoga.com. Finally, I’m using Patreon to offer opportunities to work with me one on one. You can subscribe for a mantra session or for an hour video private. Of course, as they say on public radio, I hope you’ll subscribe at any level, just because you value Peter’s Podcast. Go to Patreon.com/peterspodcast. Rina Deshpande is a yoga teacher, researcher, and writer based in New York City. Yoga helped her find stress reduction and happiness while working as a NYC public school teacher. After teaching children and school teachers ​and ​​helping found Relay Graduate School of Education, she came to ISHTA Yoga for teacher training. She also earned her masters degree from Harvard in Mind, Brain, and Education. She designs yoga and mindfulness research and instructional curriculum for Massachusetts General Hospital, the Marines, preK-12 schools, and ​writes for various online publications. In her most recent article for Self Magazine, Rina shares her perspective on acknowledging the cultural and philosophical roots of Yoga. Find her at rinadeshpande.com and follow Rina's mindful, whimsical illustrated poetry @RinaThePoet on Facebook and Instagram

In today’s episode, I have a delightful conversation with Rachel Zinman and John Weddepohl, two teachers from the other side of the world, both of whom have a rich connection to ISHTA Yoga as well as other yoga practices. Rachel has turned her attention lately to helping people with diabetes through yoga and a new book. I begin with Cappuccino Q&A, where I answer questions from subscribers on Patreon. Today's question is a follow-up to Episode 16 about how to know how much you should do to help address things going on in the world. Then Rachel discusses her book on diabetes (link below), and how yoga helps in several key ways. One of those ways is coming to terms mentally and emotionally. She credits John and his studies in Amta Vidya, or knowing the Self, with helping her understand this key. John provides a colorful history of his own yoga path that includes early days at the Mani and Alan Finger ashram in South Africa and subsequent studies in India. We discuss ISHTA Yoga; Paramahansa Yogananda and Babaji regarding Kriya Yoga; Ayurveda; the Upanishads; and we get to provide nuance regarding some yoga philosophy to make it real and valuable in our living. Rachel mentions that she and John are doing a workshop at ISHTA on December 10. Details at ISHTAYoga.com. Bios: Rachel Zinman has been practicing since 1983, teaching since 1992 and teaching teachers since 2000. She’s studied with some of the most influential teachers in the west including Alan Finger and Mark Whitwell as well as immersing herself in the study of Vedanta. She is the Author of Yoga for Diabetes, How to Manage your Health with Yoga and Ayurveda. http://bit.ly/diabetesyogabook She writes for many online and in print magazines including Australian Yoga Journal and Australian Yoga Life. www.rachelzinmanyoga.com and www.yogafordiabetesblog.com. Teacher, Musician, Vagabond, Rogue, Rascal, John Weddepohl has always been blessed by his teachers. Opening his first yoga studio in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa in 1969, he then traveled to India and met his Masters through whose grace he assimilated the knowledge of Upanishadic wisdom. Traditional without being traditionalist John teaches Self-knowledge, Atma Vidya the jewel of Advaita Vedanta as well as Siddha Kriya Yoga the yoga of Augustya. He also shares his love of music in the joy and devotion of Kirtan. Feeling pop yoga complicates a simple process John teaches इष्ट माला ISHTA-Mala; a practice for life. http://www.theyogaco.com

Today, I talk to regular podcast contributor Jenny Bloom, who is an ISHTA Yoga teacher and a strategic brand consultant. We discuss finding peaceful relationship with your self, with others, and with the world; and we talk about Peace Pilgrim, an activist who walked across America between 1951 and 1981 spreading a message of personal and world peace. Please rate this podcast, to help spread the word. On your iPhone, you can scroll down to ratings from the main Show page (the one with all the episodes). The simple instructions are also here on my website. Help fund this work by subscribing at Patreon. You can contribute at any level you like and get cool rewards, too. Plus you help this information get into your own two ears. Peter has a lot going on at ISHTA Yoga these days, including classes and trainings. Come visit!

In today’s episode, I speak to Trina Morris. Trina wears many hats. I knew her first as a yoga teacher who studied at ISHTA, but before that, she studied public relations in school and had a career with major fashion brands. Over the past decade, she transitioned to being a self-employed consultant, professor, and coach with her company Style Root. Her project Breathe Bro brings yoga to black men. In today’s podcast, we get to talk about yoga, business, and racial tension in America. I begin with a report from a Reuter’s article about the latest news regarding the NFL protest begun by Colin Kaepernick. I mention Kaepernick's foundation, which has given nearly a million dollars to support social justice. We talk about ISHTA Yoga. I also mention Julia von Winterfeldt of SOULWORX, who has appeared on this podcast.

Today we start the podcast with Cappuccino Q&A, the segment where a patrons from Patreon gets a question answered. Today our question is about dealing with emotional upset. Then, I chat with artist and yogi Amanda Shafran about the similarities and synergies between yoga and art, for makers and enjoyers of the arts. Amanda is a freelance artist, maker, and theatrical designer based in New York City. She is also a yoga teacher who trained at ISHTA Yoga, and studied Trauma-Informed Yoga with Hala Khouri and Kyra Harland. She teaches in New York City and is affiliated with Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit that brings yoga to the survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Amanda hand sculpts one of a kind crystal jewelry pieces, designed as touchstones to center and inspire We talk about making art, living in art communities versus living outside somewhere like New York, and the value of yoga to art practice. We mention my teacher Alan Finger, of ISHTA Yoga. Please support this podcast on Patreon. And I would love to hear your comments at Simplecast.

In this Episode, we talk about the physical. I inaugurate the Cappuccino Q&A segment, where I answer questions posed by my supporters on Patreon. Today, I answer a "cappuccino-level" patron's question about how practices lead to the goals of Tantra yoga: expansion of the sense of self, and how that leads to actual happiness. I mention Mark Whitwell's book Yoga of Heart and Krista Tippet's interview with Junot Diaz in On Being. I continue the topic of the physical in a conversation with my friend and colleague Sarah Platt-Finger. Sarah is the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga and has been instrumental in developing ISHTA’s international teacher training programs. She teaches trainings, workshops, and retreats internationally with her husband, Kavi Yogiraj Alan Finger. Sarah, also a yogiraj, or master, is a featured teacher on digital teaching platforms as well as a key participant in several yoga organizations, such as Exhale to Inhale, which teaches yoga to survivors of domestic violence. Sarah is also the private yoga teacher of Deepak Chopra. Sarah and I talk about expanding asana from a practice of achieving postures to one of real yoga that lets you experience yourself as a spectrum of energy. If you like this podcast, please subscribe to get it regularly on your phone, tablet, or computer, and also please support it on Patreon, at any amount you like. There are rewards for certain levels — like the cappuccino, which gets your questions to the top of the list when I'm considering what to cover in the podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode! You can make comments on any of the episodes on Simplecast.

In today’s episode, we discuss purpose, happiness, apprenticeship, and making choices. In our first segment, Jenny and I talk about the tradition of learning from a master, like craftspeople traditionally have done. In our second segment, Jenny and I consider the challenges of knowing what to do for work. We touch on the difference between wanting something from the “me” center versus finding what you love at your essence. We also discuss what you can do, based on the nuances of dharma and karma, which is like fate, but different from fatalism. I conclude with what some might call a rant about the marketplace and how it isn't very good at helping people execute their passions, because it favors certain kinds of work over others. I use Michael Moore's film Where to Invade Next for some examples. I highly recommend seeing it, if you haven't yet. I mention ISHTA Yoga, where Jenny and I both teach classes, and I teach workshops and trainings. I also mention the book, Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow, by Marsha Sinetar. Finally, I bring up, but not by name, the musical artist turned yogi; the late Anant Jesse. Please support my podcast by contributing on Patreon.com. Doing so helps me avoid running ads for things like mattresses and food products and feels like an authentic way to ask you to value the information and time it takes to make Peter's Podcast. Thank you for your support!

My wife, Wendy Newton and I just finished leading teacher training courses. We compare notes on how one learns and applies training to find real yoga. We discuss the Yoga Sutras description of the three components of practice: Tapas (purification and discipline) Svadyaya (Self-study) Ishvara pranidhana (surrender to the ways of Nature) As a special treat, Mica makes a guest appearance, barking her comments about finding your teacher! I'm leading a training at ISHTA Yoga in Manhattan starting in September. You can use the code TTFALL2017 for a discount. See more at ISHTAYoga.com If you like this podcast, please support it at patreon.com. You can choose your own amount, and get special rewards. You can also ask questions there that I will address in upcoming episodes. You can see all the episodes of Peter's Podcast and make comments on any episode at peterspodcast.simplecast.fm. The episode image is from the painting "Penumbra," by Adolph Gottlieb. My logo photo is by Francesco Sapienza. Thank you for listening!

Be a fly on the wall as Jenny and I discuss the background of several yoga techniques and the treasure that comes from practicing them. We talk about the way Tantra describes our limited universe and how life becomes like a card game that can be rewarding as well as challenging. We mention a practice called arohan-awarohan and how it balances the the gunas of nature, rajas and tamas, to help you maintain sattva, or graceful living. There, you can experience life like you're floating on an inflatable raft at the beach. I mention that metaphor is from Alan Finger, our teacher at ISHTA Yoga, who is an ongoing source of inspiration for me. I wanted to invite you to become a subscriber to Peter's Podcast. By that I mean sign up to download it regularly from wherever you get your podcasts, but also to support Peter’s Podcast on Patreon.com. Patreon is a great funding site that let’s me make this podcast without the need for product advertisements, which I think is nicer for both of us. You can subscribe there for any amount you like. I have a special Subscriber level at a dollar, but you can choose more or less to set your own value for this information and the effort it takes to make Peter’s Podcast. If you have comments, you can make them in the show notes at peterspodcast.simplecast.fm. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, I am live from Stockholm, where I speak with fellow ISHTA Yogiraj, writer/editor, creative coach, and educator Ulrica Norberg. Ulrica and I talk about what it means to bring yoga into the way that we live in the world. We cover that topic from a few perspectives, including the balance between work and personal time, how we tackle new challenges, and whether it's possible to follow the advice of the Bhagavad Gita to act without attachment to the outcome. We mention a couple yoga concepts: The Gunas. Three forces of nature that create the action of the universe: rajas, activity; tamas, withdrawing; and sattva, balance The Doshas. Three types of person, dominated by different elemental forces: Vata, ruled by air; Pitta, ruled by fire; Kapha, ruled by earth. Ulrica also uses the phrase "I-ness versus me-ness," an idea from art criticism regarding subject versus object, or pure experience as opposed to evaluating me who is experiencing. We mention Alan Finger, our teacher at ISHTA Yoga and Yogobe, a Scandinavian source for online yoga classes. If you’re planning to be in Europe in August, I’m teaching a workshop in Berlin on August 7 and two in Helsinki on August 4 and 11. You can always find out about what I'm doing on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. If you like this podcast, please support me on Patreon. This allows me to avoid making you listen to advertisements to fund the project, which I think is nicer for both of us. Thanks for listening!

This month I'm teaching abroad, so I've arranged for a special episode of Peter's Podcast for people missing my classes in New York. In this episode, we have a live recording of a full meditation practice, with an explanatory lecture beforehand. You can just listen to the lecture, or try the meditation, too. The lecture begins with a description of Tantra, which is a foundation of ISHTA Yoga. We then cover the practice, which uses mantra — or sound vibration — to create a shift in your state of mind. This allows an easier and sometimes deeper meditation than you get with just sitting quietly or being mindful. I lead the practice and leave time in the recording for the meditation itself. After about 15 minutes, there is a closing practice (samyama) that helps bring the wisdom you gain in meditation back, in a way that helps you deal with life on a day-to-day basis. There's ambient music by Moby during the meditation minutes. I really enjoy his ambient meditation music which he provides free for download here: Moby: long ambients1. If you enjoy the class format in this episode, please come to a meditation class at ISHTA or when I am visiting a town near you. I decided not to interrupt my podcast with advertisements, so if you like it, please support it on Patreon, a wonderful artist-funding web community. You can support the podcast at any level you like. Various levels will soon get you cool rewards, like questions on the podcast, a decal of me as a motorcycling meditator, and a temporary tattoo of Like Happiness, but More Permanent. See Patreon.com/peterspodcast for details. Learn more about me at www.peterferko.com or follow my comings and goings on Facebook. And please share the podcast with friends who you think would appreciate it. Special thanks to my student and friend, photographer Francesco Sapienza who took my logo photo.

In this episode, I’m coming to you live from Helsinki, Finland where I’m teaching in a yoga teacher training with Aino Siren and Mikaela Soldan. They created both an ISHTA teacher training and a pop-up yoga studio for the summer. They are both ISHTA Yoga teachers, whom I had the pleasure to have as students. We talk about the training and the pop-up that Aino and Mikaela created. We also talk a lot about real yoga, and the relationship between asana, philosophy, and life's challenges. There are some pointers for teachers in this episode, too! If you’re in Helsinki, check the site ishtayoga.fi for Aino and Mikaela at the popup studio class schedule. I’m teaching two meditation workshops at the pop-up Aug. 4 and 11. If you’re planning to be in Berlin in August, I’m teaching a workshop there sponsored by SOULWORX on August 7. You can always find out about what I'm doing on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. If you like this podcast, please support me on Patreon. This allows me to avoid making you listen to advertisements to fund the project, which I think is nicer for both of us. Thanks for listening!

Today’s guest is Wendy Newton. She is a yogiraj, or master of ISHTA yoga and a practitioner of Polarity Therapy, a yoga-based wellness system developed by Randolph Stone. She’s also my wife! Today we invite you into our morning breakfast conversation, which is always about yoga and life. We broach the topic of deep living, which is one of the areas I want to explore via this podcast. We talk about living the way — like the Tao — of yoga, the challenges of dealing with political realities, and how deep living comes from deep study and consistent practice. We also touch on teachers and on ISHTA Yoga, and our comprehensive yoga study there with our teacher Alan Finger. I decided not to interrupt my podcast with advertisements, so if you like it, please support it on Patreon, a wonderful artist-funding web community. You can support the podcast at any level you like. Various levels will soon get you cool rewards, like questions on the podcast, a decal of me as a motorcycling meditator, and a temporary tattoo of Like Happiness, but More Permanent. See Patreon.com/peterspodcast for details. Learn more about me at www.peterferko.com. And please share the podcast with friends who you think would appreciate it. Special thanks to my student and friend, photographer Francesco Sapienza who took my logo and episode photos.

This is our inaugural episode, where we introduce the broader scope of yoga and meditation. I am joined by yogini Jenny Bloom, a student of mine who is now a teacher. We discuss santosha, a yoga concept that defines happiness as contentment with what is. Jenny notes that my line about happiness could make a good tattoo, so we're going to make that a Patreon reward! We go deeply into how you can be okay with what is while being deeply engaged with life. We also talk about where happiness comes from, and the temporary nature of the joy of online shopping. I also share a little of my own history, about how I found yoga as a parallel to the joy I found in the arts. I quote my teacher Alan Finger of ISHTA Yoga, who initiated me as a yoga master (Yogiraj) and continues to serve as a source of inspiration. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon. You can subscribe there at any level you like. Various levels get you cool rewards, like shoutouts on the podcast, a decal of me as a motorcycling meditator, and a temporary tattoo of Like Happiness, but More Permanent. See Patreon.com/peterspodcast for details. Learn more about me at www.peterferko.com. Special thanks to my student and friend, photographer Francesco Sapienza who took my logo photo.

One word for Elena is - Poetic! When I was in NYC I had time to take an inspiring yoga class at Vira Yoga with friend and teacher Elena Brower. Amazing how energy is different in NY and LA, in NY on foot moving with people, LA in cars seperate from others - what a different dance on the coasts which offers great diversity in life. In class we moved our bodies and went deep into our breath focusing on our back body. It is crucial to listen, slow down and receive,  boy am I happy for that reminder. Happy 5th Birthday to Vira Yoga which is really exciting to be part of and auspicious to share my 5th year of teaching with. Now Elena is a wife, mother, teacher and business owner together we hear how yoga helps her to listen and how she experience's the world moving towards her. Yoga Zone, Ishta Yoga, Allen FingerCyndi Lee, Om Yoga Center John Friend, Anusara Yoga fun note: I had my camera but the battery was dead. Yeah! for technology and camera phones thanks to Boru for taking this sweet Tree Pose @ Vira