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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Heather Kampf, certified yoga instructor and devoted mother of two, who reveals how yoga goes far beyond physical exercise to support your fertility journey.Discover the profound connection between breath, body awareness, and reproductive health as Heather shares her expertise in prenatal yoga and the ancient practice of pranayama breathing techniques.Learn why slowing down might be the key to speeding up your conception journey, plus get practical guidance on choosing the right yoga classes during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum.From debunking yoga myths to understanding the eight limbs of practice, this episode offers a holistic approach to fertility that honors both body and mind.Heather Kampf is a yoga instructor and holistic wellness guide with years of experience supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. As a devoted mother of two, she empowers her students with vinyasa flow, Iyengar- and Ashtanga-inspired alignment, meditation, and pranayama to build strength, resilience, and inner connection both on and off the mat.Website: https://www.hkyogala.com/ 

Anthony Benenati, founder of City Yoga and That's Not Yoga®, shares his personal evolution from his earliest experiences with yoga to developing a practice that meets each individual where they are. In this conversation, he explores breaking limiting ideas about yoga, uncovering its deeper meaning, and building genuine human connection through mindful movement. He also reflects on how curiosity, learning, and purposeful steps can lead to lasting change. This is a conversation about healing, empowerment, and finding a practice that truly serves you. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Anthony's journey into yoga and the pivotal moments that shaped his path.Breaking common stereotypes and misconceptions about yoga.Understanding the true purpose of yoga beyond the poses.How yoga fosters authentic community and connection.The power of desire, knowledge, and action in creating transformation.Episode References/Links:Anthony Benenati's Website - https://thatsnotyoga.comAnthony Benenati's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotyoga Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg - https://a.co/d/3edLCLcGuest Bio:Anthony Benenati is the founder of City Yoga, The first Anusara yoga studio in California and That's Not Yoga® , a culmination of three decades of study and practice in the Hatha Yoga tradition. Anthony's philosophy is simple; fit the yoga to the student, not the student to the yoga. He believes that it isn't about the style of yoga you practice, rather, the effectiveness of that style for your body. Yoga practice should help you transform, not cause more suffering. Anthony draws from a deep knowledge of the different classical styles of modern yoga and other modalities to construct a path of healing and transformation for their student. Anthony has trained in Kundalini, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara and Viniyoga. He specializes in Yoga Therapeutics and tailors the practice so your body uses its natural movements to heal itself from pain and suffering. He has taught globally and has trained thousands of students. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! DEALS! DEALS! 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If yoga is about anything, it's about setting meaningful boundaries.Lesley Logan 0:12  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:51  All right, Be It babe. I am so stoked for you to hear today's interview. Our guest today is actually a dear friend of Brad and mine, and he is a person we have quoted on the podcast before, and he's someone we said, we have to get him on the pod. And guess what? We did it. And also, I can't believe this is the first time he's on the pod. I feel like he'll be a regular conversation, because it's just really fun to hear him share his perspective, and he is an amazing yoga teacher. And this is as much of a yoga podcast as it's not a yoga podcast episode, because we talk a lot about what really is yoga, and what does it mean to have a yoga practice, and what is it trying to teach us? And if you think you know what yoga is I'm gonna challenge you to listen, because I think it's really easy for us to have been fed something that it's not and then not realize, like, the amazing benefits that it has. And so I'm not gonna say anymore, because this episode is just one of my favorite it's gonna go hands down and one I'll quote in the future. And I knew that when I brought him on, I just knew that we would have an amazing conversation, and this is hopefully going to entertain, educate and inspire you. So here is Anthony Benenati. Lesley Logan 2:09  All right, Be It babe, I'm really excited. This person is actually a dear friend, like I know I've said that about some guests, but usually they're a dear friend of like, a couple moments. This person I've known for like, 10 years, and Brad has known him much longer, he's been a regular in our lives. Anthony Benenati, you are one of the best yoga teachers I know, but also so much more than that. Can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at? Anthony Benenati 2:33  Well, first of all, thank you for having me on. What an honor. Who am I? Anthony Benenati, you said my name. I am, believe it or not, a yoga teacher, a professional yoga teacher. I've been doing this for 32 years now, which, when I tell people that I teach yoga, they they have immediate this vision of what that might be. Lesley Logan 2:56  Yes, you should be in white. Anthony Benenati 2:59  I should be in white or. Lesley Logan 3:02  With a glow. Anthony Benenati 3:04  It's not very serious or, right? Everybody has their assumptions of what yoga is, which, my job is to help educate and instruct on what the practice truly is versus what it has become. The practice that sort of everybody knows now, versus really, what it truly is and what its goal is.Lesley Logan 3:29  Yeah, I feel like we could also, like, talk about that for hours, because I had someone send me a reel of a guy on a Reformer with a, like, stationary bike in his hands and feet. And it was a joke. It was like an April Fool's joke. And he was like, okay, guys like, this class, we get cardio and core and like, he's holding the bike, he's it's obviously a joke. But like someone sent it to me, and I'm like, the fact that this is so hilarious that people who've never done Pilates before are sending this to me, tells me that what people think Pilates is has strayed far from what Pilates is. So I feel like I can understand that. And I find myself constantly educating people a little bit like, well, that yes, those are Pilates exercises and so, but it's not the inherent reality of it is. And so I feel like I understand that plight, that that journey you're on, in a little bit. Anthony Benenati 4:18  You and I have had this conversation many times before, because you're so close to the source of it, and and that's what I love about what you do, what you teach, and where I am, and what I teach, is that there's a lineage, and you're very close to the source, and the closer you are to the source, the more authentic the teaching, the further down the line you get disconnected from that core source. Then everything starts to get watered down and miscommunicated. Lots of stuff gets forgotten. Lesley Logan 4:55  Yeah, well, it's like the game of telephone, like, I mean, like when you play that game in school, like, you, the further it goes down the line. Anthony Benenati 5:03  The more warped it gets. Lesley Logan 5:04  Yes, yes. And it's funny, but also, like, that is the reality. Can we take a step back? Because, like, a yoga instructor of 32 years, that is a long time. And I think, like, there's not many of you. I mean, there's many of you, probably in India places, but like, there's not many of people who've had that many decades and and have studied the way that you have like, did you grow up like doing yoga? Did you want to be a yoga teacher?Anthony Benenati 5:32  No, this story is, is pretty remarkable. No, I did not grow up with yoga. In fact, I didn't really understand what yoga was until I was literally introduced to it after I moved here to L.A. So I've been in L.A. since 1991 before that, I was in the military. I was in the Air Force. And when I was in the Air Force, I was a competitive power lifter, and I played sports all my life. So my body was pretty wrecked in my 20s. I had a shoulder surgery and a knee surgery already, and I remember I was waiting tables, and I had met this girl, and I was taken by the way she sort of carried herself. She was she walked very upright, almost Royal. And I thought, you know, it's L.A., everyone's moving to LA to become an actress. And I thought, okay, this girl, right, she's like telling her family, I don't want your money, I'm moving to L.A. and I'm going to be an actress. So I asked her, and she laughed in my face, and she lifted up the back of her shirt, and she showed me a 13-inch scar on her spine. And she told me that when she was young, she had this incredible S curve in her back, and she was in a full body cast from her neck all the way down through her torso. And I said, oh, my God, that that sounds painful. And I said how do you move? You can't, I haven't seen you bend. She goes, I can't. The only thing I can bend is my hips. I can turn my hips, but I cannot bend my back. I said, well, what do you do for relief? And she said, I do yoga. And I was like, Well, explain what's that and how does that help you? And she said, I'd love to explain it, but I don't think I can. Why don't you just come to a class? So I did, and you know, me then, I was really big. I had all this muscle mass, right? And I went to my first class, and I could not finish, could not finish the class. It kicked my butt. And I was so, my ego got, got triggered. And one of the things that's important for me as a teacher now when I teach my students is that there is, yoga doesn't see things in good and bad. Yoga see thing, sees things in does it work or not? And at the time, ego served me, because it made me go back, and it made me go back and it made me go back. At the time, the reasons because I think I was going to get it, and that's fine for whatever, for whatever reason someone enters into the practice is fine, you're there. That's the important part. We can work on the why and the why always evolves as you get along through the practice. But for me, I tell people, ego brought me to yoga and it it kept me there.Lesley Logan 8:34  Yeah, I think, isn't it interesting, like, because I'll have I work with teachers, and they're like, oh, I don't want to work with people who want to lose weight. And I'm like, I, you don't have to promise them anything you can't do. But if, if that brought them into the space, I would much rather you a non like someone who's not going to manipulate or use them or lie to them to be the safe landing for them to find a movement practice that can help them love the body that they have, you know? So I'm not here to be I won't take you if you want to lose weight. I'll just say, here's the science of weight loss, here's how I can fit in and and here's how I don't, you know, but this is what we can do together and like building that trust. And if that's what brought them in, and that's what got them to keep coming at the beginning, but then they stay coming because of how it makes them feel, and then they become a person who doesn't worry about that, because they actually care more about how they feel than how that what the scale says. Like, to me, that's kind of like that same thing. Like, I think too often people are wanting to turn away that negative energy, that negative energy in air quotes, because that's not what something is. But really it's like, you can't just, you don't, we don't get to decide how people come to us. Anthony Benenati 9:48  Right. Lesley Logan 9:49  All we can do is like, kind of be a space for them to evolve and learn the what, what, what they wanted, what they're here, what we can teach them. Anthony Benenati 9:57  Yeah, I'm glad that you said that. I'm glad that you said that to create the space, because that's exactly what it is, isn't it? It's like we want to create a safe space for them to explore them, and not come in with this bunch of judgment that I'm putting on to them so that they feel uncomfortable. I want them to feel as comfortable as they can. Starting anything new is difficult. We all know that. Let's not make it harder. Lesley Logan 10:22  Yeah, yeah. I also like that you said there's like, there's not bad or good.Anthony Benenati 10:28  That's a radical, that's a radical idea for people. In the West, we are programmed this is good and this is bad. I can even hear, you probably hear this in your students' languages too. Oh, that's my bad side, or I have a bad leg, or I have a bad shoulder. And I'm careful with that, careful with the languaging. It's not bad. It may be injured, it may be weaker, it may be tighter, but that doesn't mean it's bad.Lesley Logan 10:55  Yeah. And I, well, I, there was a years ago, like years ago. I can remember where I was driving, but I can't remember the name of the podcast, I was in traffic on San Vicente trying to get to Wilson Boulevard, and I was listening this podcast, and they talked about how, like, we have to be mindful of how we talk about our body, because our body is listening. And they have done studies that, if you like, say, I gained weight, I'm someone who can't lose weight, like, I I'm fat. All this your bod, those people who say that they actually have seen that they produce fat cells, like, that's what they do, right? Versus like, they also, like, told people, like, oh, you had this knee surgery. And the person goes, oh, I had knee surgery, so my knee is better. They didn't have knee surgery. They literally didn't give it to them. They just pretended they put them under they had controls, don't worry there's other things, but. Anthony Benenati 11:42  The placebo effect. Lesley Logan 11:44  What you tell your body like really does matter and and I studied with BJ Fogg, who's the found who wrote Tiny Habits, and he's really the leading scientist on habits that everybody has been stealing from and, not stealing, it's the wrong word, they probably study with them, but at any rate, he said there's no such thing as a bad or good habit. Everything serves you. Every like the habits you don't like about yourself, if you don't like that you scroll on the internet. If you don't like that you binge-watch NetFlix that they'll all the habits we have serve us, they provide something because your brain actually doesn't want to be around anything that causes judgment or shame. So it, it's seeking, like, oh, like, maybe it's comfortable for you to it's soothing to just binge out and watch something you get you get to avoid the other thoughts you have, or with certainty, which we all are looking for and and so he said, If you so, you can't ever say I have a bad habit or I don't want to have good habits. They're just all habits. And then there might be habits you prefer and habits you'd like to get rid of. Anthony Benenati 12:42  Right. I think in the context of the yoga conversation, yoga would simply ask, do your habits serve you? And that's another way to say it, right, whether it's good or bad, is it serving you? Lesley Logan 12:54  Yes. Anthony Benenati 12:55  So maybe at the end of the night, you've had a really shitty night and you need a drink, and most people would go, oh, my God, you teach yoga. You don't drink, right? There's another stereotype. Lesley Logan 13:06  Yeah. Anthony Benenati 13:07  But does that drink serve you in that moment? Is it going to control you? Is it going to take over? No. May it take the edge off and allow you to process the things that you're going through? Sure. Are there other ways to process it? Yes. But not everybody can just be like, you know what, I'm super stressed, and I'm just going to sit and meditate. That's not that's not realistic. Lesley Logan 13:30  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 13:31  It's not realistic for somebody, you have to meet people where they are, yeah, yeah, and make the changes gradually. Lesley Logan 13:38  Well, I mean, do you have to meet yourself where you are? Anthony Benenati 13:41  Well, yes. True.Lesley Logan 13:44  That's a bigger, that's so huge. I just, you just mentioned something I thought it would be really good timing, like, since there is the stereotype of what yoga is, especially in the West, especially in big cities, oh, actually, even now, because the way things work in rural areas. It's just franchises so like so, what is yoga really?Anthony Benenati 14:08  Okay. How long is this podcast?Lesley Logan 14:11  We can have you back for another. We can split it up. Anthony Benenati 14:13  Part two. On its most basic level, yoga is a practice. It's been, well, the iteration that we know as yoga today has only been around a couple of 100 years prior to that, prior to the last 5000 years with yoga, yoga has been a ritual, a path, a practice to transcend the known or the physical, to transcend it to, instead of saying I am my body, yogis back then would say, I am not my body. And then they would use the practice to try and extricate themselves from their body. So, a free soul, you can think of it that way, the soul that inhabits me is limited by this physical boundary, and I'm going to use the yoga practice to liberate myself from this physical, literally, prison, is how they thought of it. But things evolved, and as things do over hundreds and thousands of years, consciousness changes, and societies evolve, and mindsets change, and even language changes. So yoga now has become a physical practice to help the body and the mind connect. So there's a saying that if you keep the body to cool the mind, most people, they start thinking a lot when they stop doing. And that's why a lot of people are just doing all the time, do, do, do, do, do, and there's no room for thinking. And then when they stop doing, all of these thoughts start coming up, and they don't know how to deal with them, so they just start doing again. Which is, I guess, a way of pushing things down so that you don't have to deal with it. Lesley Logan 16:05  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 16:06  Yoga gives us a invitation to try something else. Iit's a, it's an invitation to be like, how does my body work? And how does it work better? And not for the sake of the practice itself, but how is it going to help my life? Even if you do yoga every day, let's just say you do 30 minutes of yoga every day. There's 23 and a half other hours. What else are you going to do? Hopefully your yoga practice is serving that.Lesley Logan 16:37  Yeah, yeah. 30 minutes everyone is 2% of your day. If you want to do the math, it's 2% so if you can't give 2% of yourself to something that helps you become better, the other 98% like, I love that. I love the way that you described it. I think that it's really true. And I think it kind of like takes it away. Because I think people get caught up in the process of yoga, the poses, or the styles, and that's just all process which no one really, like, in the world of marketing guys, sells nothing. No one cares about the process. They care about the transformation, the the idea of like, you know, you said, like, breaking free of this limiting thing that would be like the thing, the promise. Let's go back. You, we kind of got, you got the ego kept you going to yoga. Why did you, like, did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Like, did you, I, because I had the same thing. I went to Pilates kicking and screaming, to be completely honest, and I thought it was a bullshit infomercial workout. And then I loved it, and then I kept going back, because I felt really good. And it wasn't till someone said I should be a teacher that I even thought about being a teacher. So how did you become a teacher? I mean, like, 32 years, take us back.Anthony Benenati 17:46  That's exactly, that's exactly, right, it was my teacher at the time that had told me. He told me after class. Now this was, you know, maybe a year, year and a half into starting with him. But he said, you know, because we've had multiple conversations, not just in the classroom but outside, we'd go and have tea or whatever. And he goes, have you ever thought about teaching yoga? And I said, absolutely not. I mean, why would I? Why would I do that? I barely know the practice. He says, I understand that, and I can get you more information, but I see something in you that I think will help other people. And I think what he saw, and after teaching a whole bunch of teacher trainees myself, the most effectual teacher is someone who understands how people get to the practice. And what I mean by that is if, for instance, if I grew up in the yoga tradition and my parents were teachers, and I had been doing yoga all my life, and I never really understood the struggle of a tight body, of not being able to do the poses, of not understanding the language, of having no connection to yoga, whatsoever. Then I couldn't offer that to anybody else coming into the practice, because I would, I, some of the teachers that I train who are super flexible, for instance, they never understand what it's like not to be so it's hard to have empathy for the student that is having a very difficult time doing the most basic movement. And I think empathy is such an important factor to be a great teacher, you have to be able to put yourself in their shoes. Lesley Logan 17:47  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 17:47  Or barefoot as it, in the yoga studio.Lesley Logan 17:47  Yeah, yeah. I agree. Like, I think, I think, you know, I used to be embarrassed by, like, how I thought so negatively about Pilates, and when I realized it was actually probably the way that made people trust to even try it out, like, I also thought it was bullshit. So, you know, I got it. And then the other thing, like, I do have one of those hypermobile bodies, but I fractured my tibial plateau right before I met and I remember, like, all this fear about, like, what that meant for my Pilates practice, what that meant for my weight training, my running, everything right? Was like, fear going on. And then I also realized in my own healing, how easy I was giving it to people with knee surgeries. Because I was just like, okay, like, don't move this in time thing and so I have an injury, I was like, oh, there's actually a lot of things they can do. There's like, so much like, and there's also so much they can't do, but like, you know, like, we don't have to, like, push them, but at the same token, like, we can challenge this body because it got injured for a reason. There was an imbalance, and that's why that happened.Anthony Benenati 18:11  Correct, correct. And we're here to address that imbalance, right? A lot of times, yoga is translated as union, which is a very simple, and it's not a direct translation. The root word of yoga is actually thousands of years old, and it's yuj, Y-U-J and it means to yoke. Now this is an old fashioned term. You know the yoke when they used to yoke the horse to the cart or the ox to the cart. Lesley Logan 21:02  I'm nodding, because I did do the Oregon Trail, and that is where I learned yoga. Anthony Benenati 21:06  Okay, there you go. So that's the image that I want people to have here, and it's very important, because what you have, so yoga, at that point, becomes an action. It's a verb. It's not just a noun. What is it? But what is it doing? It's joining. But what is it joining? It's joining two different things, right? The cart and the horse. Now, alone, these two things serve purposes, don't they? But if you connect them, then you can do incredible things that neither one of these things could do by themselves. So in the yoga practice, we say one and one never equals two. It always equals three, because there's you, there's the thing, and then there's the thing you guys are creating. So it's you and Brad as individuals, and it's your marriage, which is a living entity. And it has a life of its own. And if you don't feed and nourish that third thing, not only will it die, but then you're broken apart again.Lesley Logan 22:15  Yeah. Yeah. You should become a counselor as well.Anthony Benenati 22:18  What do you think after class is about? When people feel comfortable with you, they come after class and then they start telling you about deeper issues, right, things that not the body, but the why, the why that they're here. Why are they struggling? Why are they having a hard time? I was actually listening to one of your previous podcast this morning, as we were taking me and my wife were taking a walk, Ashley, around the lake here, and we were listening, and it was the client, or the person you had on that had stage four cancer. Lesley Logan 22:54  Oh, yeah. Anthony Benenati 22:55  And I remember you said something, and it was very astute. You said that. Well, you didn't know how many, and I looked it up, we have about 60,000 thoughts a day, and you said about 95% of them are negative, right? And it's true. It's like we have these same repetitive thoughts all throughout the day, and the majority of them, the vast majority of them, are negative or repeat from the day before and the day before and the day before. And at what point do you start addressing this and start changing the narrative? Yoga is the invitation to start learning that you can that there is an issue first and then the tools to change them. Lesley Logan 23:43  Yeah.Anthony Benenati 23:45  So I love yoga as a verb, as an action, not just a thing like we can name it, and you can't just name it and make it yo. You can't just put goats in the room and call it yoga. It's not. Lesley Logan 24:01  Yeah, I'm with you on that. I mean, like, because it's cute everyone and so don't at me. It is adorable, and if it gets people in, sure, but also, like, you're now paying attention to the goat, not you, which is like, another distraction that, you know, I think, like, I think, I think it's really easy, people want to distract themselves from all that's going on. Like, first of all, you've been a teacher since the 90s, so in L.A., which means use your studio was around during lots of things. Like, you know, I don't, I don't remember when, like, the riots were, if your studio is open, but then there was, like, 911 and. Anthony Benenati 24:46  The riots werre '92 so it was just after I got here, so I opened the studio in '99 so 911 happened for us, and that was a remarkable time. Obviously, the next, Gulf War happened, and lots of other things. And, you know, the studio became a community. It became a place for people to go, even if they just wanted to sit and be in the room, let alone practice. I remember the practice after 911 people just wanted to sit and gather and cry and talk and rage and not move. They didn't want to move their bodies. They just needed community. They felt so detached.Lesley Logan 25:24  Yeah. I mean, I wasn't any, I wasn't in a practice at the time, but I remember, because we were in California, so you're so removed, but you're not, you know? And so I can see how, like, your space can be that. And I think, like, it's so cool and also so big to have us to do a practice that can be so many things for people. It can be the community that they need, it could be the safe space that they share, and it can be a constant, like, it's there, no matter when things are good or when things are bad. And we don't have a lot of those things, right? Like, there's not there's not a lot of places or things you can do even when times are good and when times are bad, and I know you're gonna tell me good and bad, but like, you know, in the in the happier, joyful times versus, like, the sadder times.Anthony Benenati 26:09  Right, now we're in a really difficult time, and we've been here before. 2008 we were here the last time this particular President was in office. We were here. And we go through these cycles, and they're not unlike other cycles throughout the history of life, and we will have more. And it's not always positive, it's not always happy, it's not always on the incline. Sometimes it takes a dip. And you and I both know that that's really where you're tested. You're tested in the dips. You're never tested when things are great, and you're never going to change when things are comfortable either. Change only happens when you're uncomfortable.Lesley Logan 26:47  Yeah, it's really true. One of the my favorite things that you would bring up when we were in class is talking about, like, you know, you can't have love without hate, the equal opposite. And I was hoping you can, like, dive into that a little bit for us. Because I think, one, I actually think since these several moments of 2008 and 2016, and and now it's really easy for people to not see good and so it makes me go, like you guys, like you're seeing all the hate. Like, are you recognizing it's equal opposite. But I also, like, I think it's hard. I think people are always waiting for another shoe to drop, as opposed to, like, noticing when things are are also going well. But anyways, I wanted to know if you could, like, just share a little bit about that, because my listeners haven't heard that, and it was my favorite things. Like, Brad brought up your, like, Saturday morning classes today in a call with people, and he said, like, there'd be like, 50 people in this room, and you know, like you would often bring that up, and it was always around the same time that, like, something not great was going on. We all just felt it, whether it was in the city or the world. And like, you have to remind yourself of those things. Anthony Benenati 27:53  It ties into the whole good and bad thing, because it's a reframing of thought. Like, you have to really reframe this idea that even, even if it's something that you don't like, it's serving something. So it's a basic function of physics, like, things wouldn't exist if it didn't have an opposite, right? You wouldn't know joy if you didn't know pain, you wouldn't know laughter if you didn't know sadness, you wouldn't have anything to reference it to. So your capacity to love is directly related to your capacity to hate, to feeling these negative, quote, negative feelings versus these positive. They're there to balance each other out, and it's the idea is that it's your choice which one you want to feed. You remember Star Wars, right? Think about the force. The force is this, is this neutral thing, and it's how you choose to use it. They were all using the same force. But the lesson was, am I going to use this to help empower and further and engage, or am I going to use this for selfish and personal and destructive reasons? Same energy, how do you use it? So rather than wasting your time on whether something is good or bad or right and wrong, it really serves you to think, is this serving me? Because, like you said earlier, at some point in your life, it served you, whether it was to keep you safe when you were a child, for instance, maybe you were in a really bad home life, and you learned coping mechanisms. You learn, for instance, maybe how to shut it out, right, and how to go into your own cave, which is, which is very easy for me to do. If things get too much, I tend to remove myself and go back into this little cave. Well, you can't do that when you're in relationship. Yeah. Well, you certainly can't do that for very long, right? You need tools like, yes, I need to go take 10 or 30 minutes to myself, but I'll be back. It's that communication, to let that other person know I'm not leaving you. I'm not not communicating with you, but I do need to take care of myself. So it's changing, the languaging around this. So it helps me to think, for instance, this bad time that we're having right now, it's temporary. Now, temporary may mean years.Anthony Benenati 27:55  Yeah, I know I had a like, a thing, like, like, a little mantra card that's, everything, everything, everything is temporary. And I'm like, and temporary does not mean two seconds, two minutes, two weeks.Anthony Benenati 30:02  Exactly. There is no time limit on temporary, but it will end. Things always do. Things always change, but it was helpful to me to look at kind of life in that different way. I wasn't raised like that. I was raised as a Catholic, so it was always guilt and shame and right and wrong and very linear thinking, very black and white thinking, very dualistic, instead of this idea that maybe it's not so black and white, maybe there is the gray. And I think we're all learning that extremism on either end is not the path. So, far right or far left, we're not going to get anywhere because we're isolating. We have to find a way to start communicating again and finding common ground and stop making other the problem. Lesley Logan 31:41  Yeah, yeah. Anthony Benenati 31:43  That's my that's my I think that goes on and off the mat. Don't look at your body as a bad thing. Don't look at it as something that you need to conquer or change, or that somehow there's something wrong with you. How can I enhance myself? How can I make me who I am, and everything that I am that may not be somebody else, but very unique to me. How can I make myself even better, a better version of me, not, not somebody else. I don't have to be somebody else. I just have to be the best me I can be.Lesley Logan 32:18  Yeah. That makes me think of like, I interviewed a happiness strategist, and I was like, you know, I was like, this is interesting, because, like, like, can you be happy all the time? And she's like, well, of course not. She's like, like, she's like, she's like, but she said your ability to be happy is as directly related to how uncomfortable you can get, like, how comfortable withuncomfortable. You can get like, that's, can you like, what's your resilience? And she, you know, and I think, like, I think a lot of people have been outsourcing so long how they feel based on, like, what's going on out in the world, and not going back to like, how can I make myself the best version? Because we can affect the people around us more easily when you were talking about other it made me think you guys Google the Heineken commercial. It's quite long, but they literally took, like, people of opposite extremes and like, they took a guy who, like, voted against gay marriage, and then they took a lesbian and they put them in a room together, and they have to, like, build a desk, right? And like, and they, a table, or they build something. And the guy, like, this one guy is like, completely, I got this. I like, I can do these things, right? And she's like, and like, so they have to work together to build this thing. And like, each personal strengths have to do it, and then they have to sit down and have a beer. And at the end, the people who like when they interviewed them before they met the person they're building with, it would be like, I don't understand transgenders. I think they have to know rights, blah, blah, blah. And then they meet someone who's transgender, but they just built this desk together, and you watch this person go, well, let's have another drink and like, so it's really fascinating that, like, if we can actually stop, you know, being on the opposite sides, we can actually be together, and you get to know people, you're more likely to hear them and listen to them and realize we're kind of like what you think has been influenced by so much, by other people who are louder and you you actually love people who are around you more than you know, you know? And so I think that's what's so beautiful about a yoga class, or even Pilates classes, they can attract people from all sides of a spectrum and have a shared experience. And you know, because, and the more they get to know themselves, the more ideally, and this may be the idealist in me, like they think about caring for others, because they can, because once you've, once you've taken care of you, you actually have the capacity to actually care about other people.Anthony Benenati 34:45  Oxygen mask, baby. It's all about putting on your oxygen mask, right? You got to put yours on first. You can't help anybody else if you're passed out. But I like what you said there, too, because Yoga does want to meet people where they're at. I remember, I had this woman in class. She always sat up front and in the beginning of class, at that time, we would chant the sound of om in the beginning of class, just to settle the class and get things going. And she would never chant, and that's fine. You don't have to, right? It's again, everything's an invitation. But she did come up to me after class one day, and we had a conversation, and I asked her why, and she says, well, you know, I'm a devout Jew, and I feel like I'm sort of disrespecting my tradition if I'm doing something I don't understand. And I said, well, I'm so glad that you brought that up. First of all, yoga doesn't care what you believe. You can believe you know, Orange is God, and you can still practice. Yoga doesn't require a belief, it just requires a willingness. And I said, well, you're a devout Jew, so what are you comfortable saying? And she said, well, shalom. And I said, Well, what's in the middle of shalom? And she said om. And I said, exactly. So from that point on, we would chant om, and she would chant shalom, and she would just hold the om. It, for some reason, it gave her permission. It was totally fine with everybody else, and then she felt included. That was a wonderful story. Lesley Logan 36:19  I love that. I think also giving people permission, right? Like, I think that's what, you know, people can have permission to move their body, but also be in practice. Like, that's why it's called a yoga practice, and I think that's what it does so well, something that, like, I call it a Pilates practice, and there are a lot of people like me who call it practice, but there's also a lot of people who don't understand that, and they don't call it that, and they're like, I gotta get this. And it's like, no, what are you talking about, like, you're never gonna like, you don't get that. Like, it's your body. Your body's different every single day. Like, there are days like, at 6am I do Pilates, and at 8am I work out with you, and my body between those two hours is very different. And I'm like, whoa. I, what happened on my dog walk that this is no longer an option. I do, I do like that. Okay, I want to go into, because I think, like, you have had so many chapters in your yoga career, and what how you are, how you are teaching yoga now, is very different than what you did for the majority on your studio and things like that. Like we talk about some, be it till you see it moments and like, kind of like, what your what are you being till you see it, right now?Anthony Benenati 37:20  You're right. I did go through a lot when you when you have a studio for that long, you know, you go through a lot of changes, including me and my original partner, we split, and then there was that moment where you had to decide who's going to fight for this, who's going to get the studio, because we both wanted it, and that was that was all about desire. Do you really want this? And how bad do you want it? And then after that, there were other things that came up every time you're being tested. And you will be tested no matter how committed you think you are to whatever it is that you think you want, you're going to continue to be tested. And it just is a way to reaffirm, do I really want to be it? Do I really want to do this? For me now, you're right. It is different. My body is different. My practice is different, and not in a bad or a good way, just different. This is the different body than it was when it was in my late 20s. Being it now is, for me, is really being about being authentic, being authentic to the moment, being authentic to my students, but really being authentic to my own inner voice. And every time I get on the mat, the first thing I tell my students is, listen, listen to your body. It's going to tell you something different today than it did yesterday. If you come onto the mat with an agenda, most of the time, you're going to be disappointed, because you don't know that your body's ready to do those things that day, that particular day, maybe you need something completely different than you thought. We have to be open to that. And then the day I decided that my time of studio ownership was over, that was a tough one. That was a really hard day. But the moment I decided to make that shift, I felt so much more freedom. Yoga had changed, you know, it really had become corporate. At this point, it was being completely watered down. People were barely doing teacher trainings and leading yoga classes, and it just became too much of a struggle to do the business of yoga versus being the teacher. You know, when you own your own business, you never are not working. That's the thing. It's 24/7 right? You don't get to clock out and go home and forget about it. Lesley Logan 39:50  Yeah, there's a reason why I like, watch White Lotus. I'm like, because I'm not where I can't work and watch White Lotus like, this is me being awesome. That's how it serves me. Even if it, like, gives me a little stress and anxiety, I'm like, but I'm not working, so I get it, no, like, I mean, like, yeah, and then I I, I'm where I'm married to someone I work with. So it's never, it's never off. Yeah, but I, thank you for sharing that, because, I mean, like, I think a lot of people, there's an aspiration to start something or do something or own something. But as you said, you've evolved. Not only has yoga evolved, but you've evolved. Your body has changed. And I think sometimes we forget that as we evolve, we outgrow some roles, you know, and like, just like you outgrow clothes, like you outgrow, like you outgrow a role, and it's like owning a studio serves such a good purpose, like a good purpose at the time, like you had a partner and a family and, like all these things. And then it also got to a place where it's like all this is changing, and I have, too, you know, but that's so hard to like, because it's like a light switch. Anthony Benenati 40:58  Yeah. Well, you know, I had felt it, but not really paid attention to it. And you know how your body does, your body will jump in there and it'll call your attention. And I literally had my one and only panic attack at that moment. It was like, oh yeah, this is a sign you are not in a good place. This, this, this, it's time to get out. It's time this, this had run its course. And that was a hard decision to really give up the thing that you worked so hard to create. But it was also learning that that was separate from who I was, that we were not inextricably connected, that we were these individual things, and we did create a third thing, but that third thing was dying, and it was time to change into something else.Lesley Logan 41:46  Yeah, yeah. What are you most excited about right now?Anthony Benenati 41:51  Oh my gosh, we are empty nesters. That's the most, 25 years of being a parent.Lesley Logan 41:59  I had someone I just interviewed. She's like, I'm a bird launcher. She's like, I've launched all my birds. They're all birds. They're all launched. Like, the positive of that.Anthony Benenati 42:10  It is so true. We are so excited about this next chapter for us, which is freedom in a lot of different ways, right? I mean, you're never not the parent, but they don't need you every day anymore. They need you when they need you and and happy to be there when they do. Like this morning, my youngest called from college, and she stayed on the phone for over an hour. And she just needed feedback. She needed to connect. She didn't necessarily need a ton of advice. She just, you could feel that she needed connection. For now, for me, it really is about this next chapter. Your lives are a bunch of chapters, and at being, you know, 50, I'll be 58 this year. It's a very I know, right? Yeah, I can't believe it myself, but this idea now that I can make choices solely for me or solely for us as a couple and not oh my god, what are we going to do with the kids, and is this child going to come? Or are they not going to come, or are we going to do this all together, that we can make these choices for ourselves, I'm really excited about that. That's the personal aspect of it. Professionally, professionally, things have changed, you know, ever since covid, everybody went online, and which is great. It's a great way to connect to everybody, but I still feel the need to be in the classroom, yeah, and we do those in persons, and we do those yoga retreats, and we do those monthly workshops, just so that people can have that feeling of connection and community again. Lesley Logan 43:52  Yeah, I think that's why we do our tours, too. Like, I love being online, because I can impact people without having to travel as much. And also, like, I need to see bodies in three dimensions.Anthony Benenati 44:03  Right. How do you make an adjustment with you can't see and touch? Lesley Logan 44:06  No, I'm literally going so if I was there, I would hold your arms still. Imagine I'm like, is your child around? Can they grab your arms and hold them? Hold their hold their arms. Okay. Now go.Anthony Benenati 44:18  That's so good. Lesley Logan 44:19  You know, but like, I think, I think that's why, like, I like the idea of, like, really reframing what's good or bad. Because, like, I think it could be so easy, like, back before the pandemic, like, oh, online is terrible. You can't have those things. But we, Brad and I used to, like, call you just be on the phone. Because I was like, I can't handle the traffic. I can't but I want you. So just, just be on just be on speakerphone, and we'll mute ourselves, and we'll be, you know, but like, when the pandemic happened, I was like, oh, I love this, because now I can have access to the people, I don't live in the same town as you, and I, Brad and I still get to have that practice with you, and I think, but also, yeah, we miss, like, actual hugs and actually seeing people, and you have to be more intentional. But I think that that, I think then we are more intentional, you know, so that is also cool.Anthony Benenati 45:08  Yeah, we really mourned the day you guys left.Lesley Logan 45:12  When we moved from L.A. to Las Vegas was during the pandemic, and we didn't actually have a mourning, because nothing was actually happening in person, the more like it was a year and a half later when things opened back up and we were not part of the opening back up that was like, so it was a delayed mourning, a delayed grief for us. Okay, obviously, we're gonna all catch up, guys. We're gonna take a brief break, find out how people can find you, follow you, do yoga with you. Anthony Benenati 45:39  Great. Lesley Logan 45:40  All right, Anthony, where do you hang out? Like, are you on the Instagram? Or is there just a simpler way? How can people do yoga with you or learn more about what you're doing? Where do you where can they go? Anthony Benenati 45:52  Well, they can go to my website, which is, thatsnotyoga.com and of course, there's a story behind that, because that's a pretty bold statement, which was intentional. One of the misconceptions about yoga is that anything goes, right, and that is so far from the truth. If yoga is about anything, it's about setting meaningful boundaries. So if you take a bunch of energy and you narrow it, you're going to increase the flow of that energy. Just think of water. Take a lake. Narrow the boundaries. It becomes a river. Narrow the boundaries even more, becomes a raging river. So most people think that if you limit their choices, then you're limiting their freedom. But I call it the Cheesecake Factory theory. Walk into a Cheesecake Factory and you sit down, and they literally throw you down a book. And they're like, okay, what do you want? And you can have anything. The book is like, an inch thick. And I just get overloaded because there's too many choices. I much prefer to go to a restaurant where they just print the menu that day and there's six things on it, and you can have this, this or this, and I'm like, great, I'll have that. The narrowing of your choices actually gives you more freedom, because you're constantly saying no to a bunch of things while you're saying yes to a limited amount of things, right? Like being in marriage, you're saying yes to Brad and no to everybody else. It's this process that continues throughout your entire day, right? What am I letting in? What am I consciously keeping away? I love that understanding.Lesley Logan 47:42  I love that. So you guys just so you know, because he didn't say it, but I'm gonna say it for him. Brad and I can do yoga online with this man. You do it three times a week. I try to show up twice a week when I'm there. And Brad, we're getting him on the 8 am wake up call. We're working on. Do you remember? Do you remember when he used to do it 6 am? I think we have to remind him that he used to do 6 am yoga. Anthony Benenati 48:03  Absolutely. Lesley Logan 48:03  When the bed was further away from the studio was the the thing. So you guys can do that. You can find that on, on, thatsnot yoga.com. You kind of just gave us a Be It Action Item. But I just want to see like, if there's any other bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it. Anthony Benenati 48:18  Okay. The the, the the triad, the triumvirate that we like to follow in the practice, is desire, knowledge, action. Those are my Be It moments. To break it down, you got to want to do something, then you have to learn how to do it, and then you do it, this whole idea of just do it, that's not going to work. Just doing something without knowing how to do it can cause you harm doing something and you don't have the real desire to do it, you're not going to put your best effort in. If you do those three things in that order, you can pretty much do whatever you want to do. You've got to want to do it. You got to learn how to do it, and then you simply have to do it, and you have to commit to doing it over and over and over again to create that meaningful change. Those are my action items. And the thing is, is, if you don't want to do it, don't do it. That's the thing. You're, exactly, more freedom. And that's whole, that's yoga's goal. Yoga just wants you to be more free. But that doesn't mean no boundaries. It means establishing meaningful boundaries, boundaries that are going to channel you in the direction you want to go. And guess what, people, you can always change your mind. You can always change your mind.Lesley Logan 49:48  I mean, that is like that needs to be on people's walls. Because I find like, you know, like, imagine if you never gave yourself permission to change your mind. You might, you might, the world might have lost a yoga teacher that day, because you would have had a panic attack and then a burnout, you know, like, you can change your mind on your schedule, you can change your mind on your goals. You can change your mind on lot of things, like, you know, and that is for the perfectionist, listening. That might be the hardest thing you learn.Anthony Benenati 50:14  I'm speaking to you, perfectionist.Lesley Logan 50:17  Yeah, oh my gosh, Anthony, obviously I could talk to you for hours. And clearly Brad is like itching to walk in this room, you guys, so we gotta let him in so you can say hi to his friend, but thank you for being here, and thank you for just sharing so much of your wisdom. I continue to learn from you. Always. I can't wait to learn more. Someday we're gonna do a joint Pilates, yoga. That is my dream. That is my vision. Maybe on the Summer Tour. Maybe you'll be our L.A. event. So see, you guys, let us know what your favorite takeaways were. Let Anthony know in thatsnotyoga. Let the Be It Pod know and share this with a friend who needs to hear it, because that's how everyone wins. You know, we all can take away something from this, and I'd love to hear what yours are, and you know what to do, until next time, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 51:02  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 51:41  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 51:46  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 51:50  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 51:58  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 52:01  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Lesley Logan 52:14  I'm interviewing Anthony. Anthony Benenati 52:15  Hi, Brad. Lesley Logan 52:16  Yeah, it's an interview right now. No, we're not done. You're just interrupting. We'll put this in the bloopers. He's come in twice, and I'm like, um. Anthony Benenati 52:24  What's up, buddy? Brad Crowell 52:26  I wanted to say hi. Lesley Logan 52:27  Yeah. Okay, alright, one second, let me get to those Be It Action Items. Okay. We'll talk.Transcribed by https://otter.aiSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Neil M. Iyengar, MD Guest: Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP The second-line treatment of HR+/HER2-advanced breast cancer has evolved in recent years, particularly with the rise of biomarker-driven strategies targeting PI3Kα and other mutations. But given these advances, there's a lot we need to think about when selecting therapy, like the differences between selective and non-selective inhibitors, toxicity profiles, and shared decision-making. Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share their insights on those key considerations and how we can personalize care for patients with PI3Kα-mutated HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer are Drs. Komal Jhaveri and Neil Iyengar. Dr. Jhaveri is the section head for the Endocrine Therapy Research Program in the Breast Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Dr. Iyengar is the Co-Director of the Breast Oncology Program at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University.

Send us a textSupport the showOur guest is Jillian Hessel, a Second Generation Pilates teacher who has had the great privilege of learning from many of Joe Pilates' students, including Kathy Grant and Carola Trier - both became Jillian's mentors, and a very soulful bond developed between Jillian and another JP student, Ron Fletcher. Jillian refers to herself as a teacher of hybrid movement modalities and incorporates ballet, Iyengar yoga and the different approaches of Contrology in to her teaching. Her diligence in caring for the Pilates legacy she so generously was given, makes her an extremely valuable addition to the Pilates community. I've asked Jillian to let us in on her thoughts about forty-three years of sharing her life's work. About Darien ~About Jillian Hessel ~ Support the show

Send us a textRohil Jethmalani is an esteemed yoga instructor and meditation practitioner, currently residing in Bali, Indonesia. His journey in yoga began during his upbringing in India, where he was influenced by his yoga-practicing parents. Rohil holds a deep connection with various styles of yoga, including Hatha, Iyengar, and Ashtanga Vinyasa. Apart from asana, he has a profound experience in Vipassana meditation in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. As an educator, Rohil has taught at yoga teacher trainings around the world, sharing his knowledge of yoga philosophy and yoga history. Today, he runs Ashtanga retreats in Bali, blending personal development and yoga practices for a holistic experience.Visit Rohil at: https://shivatman.yoga/On IG: https://www.instagram.com/shivatman.yoga/?hl=enKey Takeaways:Rohil's Journey: Rohil shares his transition from a childhood steeped in yoga practice to being a renowned yoga instructor in Bali, intertwining his personal and professional evolution with yoga.Yoga Philosophy in Modern Life: Discussions center on how traditional yoga philosophies, like the five kleshas, can be introduced and integrated into contemporary understanding while maintaining their depth and authenticity.The Role of Technology in Yoga: Rohil speculates about how AI and technology may impact yoga teaching, highlighting the irreplaceable value of personal connections and experiential learning.Karma and Action: Rohil elaborates on karma, emphasizing its intrinsic manifestation in the actions themselves rather than a delayed cosmic reward or punishment.Thanks for listening to this episode. Check out:

It's time for another encore!Ep.67 (originally released September 20, 2023) — Originally from Chile, Magdalena Weinstein spent the first 17 years of her life living under the rule of an authoritarian dictatorship. In this episode, she shares her childhood experiences, family life, and what motivated her to immigrate to the US in 2004. Magdalena speaks very candidly about the challenges of being in immigrant in America, and about time spent in a series of traumatizing and controlling environments - dictatorship in her formative years that stoked an early hunger for autonomy; years spent as an Iyengar yoga student and teacher striving for whitewashed dominion over her body; and a decade of investment in a coaching program where she experienced mind control and ongoing racial micro-aggressions. She generously shares each of these stories with us, poignantly illustrating what all of these seemingly unrelated experiences have in common. In 2019, Magdalena trained as a trauma specialist. In the final third of the episode, she helps us understand how trauma related to control is stored in the body and what, both individually and collectively, we can do about it. She describes the differences between control and personal agency, particularly in terms of owning and choosing psychological and somatic states. Then, Magdalena calls on wellness practitioners to trade Western idealism for a more realistic and collective approach to the growing challenges we now face as humans.Magdalena Weinstein, SEP (she/her), is a Somatic Trauma Specialist who offers trauma recovery interventions utilizing Somatic Experiencing®, Touch Skills, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), Parts Work, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy perspectives. Blending the fields of Somatics, Neurology, and Social Justice, she is committed to helping individuals and groups transition towards personal, ancestral, and collective trauma healing. Her specialties are developmental and complex trauma, C-PTSD, PTSD, chronic conditions, domestic violence, and sexual assault trauma, and social justice dynamics, including racial trauma, immigration trauma, and war trauma. Originally from Chile, she was born and raised in a Dictatorship for her first 17 years of life and immigrated to the USA in 2004.She lives in a rural home in Mendocino, Northern California (on unceded Pomo Territory), with her husband, their two children, dogs, cats, and snakes. She has a private practice in her home studio, is an assistant at SE trainings, and is a member of the DEI committee at Somatic Experiencing International. She is also finishing the first year of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Training.Referenced In This Episode:Heather Cox Richardson - September 11, 2023Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, by Naomi KleinSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah HarariSupport the showThe stories and opinions shared in this episode are based on personal experience and are not intended to malign any individual, group, or organization.Join The Deeper Pulse at Patreon for weekly bonus episodes + other exclusive bonus content. Follow The Deeper Pulse on IG @thedeeperpulse + @candiceschutter for more regular updates.

In this episode of Seekers of the Eternal, host Palehorse welcomes Swasthik Iyengar, known as Ganga Ma, a visionary tattoo artist from South India. They explore her journey and the lineage of her grandmother's medicinal tattooing to her current practice in the West, discussing the healing power of tattoos, the cultural significance of her work, and the energy exchange that occurs during the tattooing process. The conversation delves into the importance of community, nature, and the role of art in personal and collective healing, emphasizing the connection between spirituality and creativity.Takeaways• Swastik Iyengar, known as Ganga Ma, is a visionary tattoo artist.• Her work embodies devotion and channels ancient wisdom.• Tattooing serves as a powerful energy exchange between artist and client.• Traditional tattooing practices in India have deep cultural significance.• Art can be a medium for healing and self-discovery.• The connection to nature enhances creativity and well-being.• Community plays a vital role in the artistic journey.• Art can inspire change and raise awareness for important causes.• The journey of tattooing is also a journey of personal growth.• Every artist has a unique story and perspective that shapes their work.Follow Gunga Ma on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gunga_ma/Email for Tattooingswasthikiyengartattoos@gmail.comSeekers of the Eternal Apparel & Printshttps://palehorse.myshopify.com/

Props often get misunderstood in the yoga world. They're seen as crutches, shortcuts, or something only beginners need. But in this episode, I'm joined by Iyengar yoga teacher Stephanie Tencer to go deeper into the purpose and power of props. We explore how props aren't just tools for accessibility but can become key to revealing alignment, building body awareness, and transforming your practice from the inside out.Whether you're new to props or have been using them for years, Stephanie breaks down their value in a way that's accessible, honest, and deeply rooted in experience. We talk about body proportions, sequencing strategies, and how to deconstruct poses to build them back up with intention. This conversation is especially useful for teachers who want to bring more nuance and creativity into their classes while meeting students exactly where they are.This episode is a masterclass in intelligent, adaptable teaching. If you've ever felt unsure about how or when to use props, or want to take your sequencing and observation skills to the next level, this one's for you.Episode Highlights:Understanding why props aren't just for beginners or modifications, but for deepening learningHow props can highlight specific actions, create feedback, and reveal imbalancesWhy using props skillfully requires experience, creativity, and clarity in teachingThe impact of body proportions on practice and how to observe them as a teacherStrategies for deconstructing a pose to teach its parts before moving into the full shapeClarifying the roles of different props: straps, blocks, bolsters, blankets, chairs, and wallsCommon misconceptions around chair yoga and how chairs can enhance complex posesCreative ways to use the wall as a prop, especially to support balance, alignment, and resistanceThe importance of teachers practicing with props themselves to offer better instructionTeaching the same pose with and without props to develop insight and precisionThe difference between how you practice and how you teach, and why both can evolveWe're Hiring: Join My Team as a Social Media & Digital Content Specialist (Remote, Part-Time) Join our mailing listFind all the resources mentioned in this episodeConnect with us on Instagram

Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor share authentic wisdom from their new book, Feeling Happy: The Yoga of Body, Heart, and Mind. Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor have both studied yoga for over 50 years. Together they teach workshops and training throughout the world and have authored several influential books. Their new book, Feeling Happy, draws from their decades practising and teaching yoga, meditation, and Buddhism to explore what happiness is and to offer practical steps toward cultivating happiness as a deep, embodied expression of life. Freeman and Taylor offer insights from yoga philosophy and Buddhism as well as accessible practices to help readers develop true happiness, (self)compassion, and equanimity.Richard Freeman has studied Ashtanga, Iyengar, bhakti, and traditional hatha yoga; Western and Eastern philosophy; and Sanskrit, all of which he incorporates into his Ashtanga yoga practice. Richard teaches at his studio, the Yoga Workshop, in Boulder, Colorado, as well as at studios and conferences throughout the world. He is also a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal and his video series, Yoga with Richard Freeman, inspires many people to take up yoga. Mary Taylor is the cofounder, with Richard Freeman, of the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, which they started in 1988. Mary travels and teaches Ashtanga yoga throughout the world, both independently and in collaboration with Richard. In addition to teaching, Mary works closely with programs focused on bringing contemplative and yoga practices into the health care system for integrative therapies and self-care, and she is active in Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation.

Every year on 21 June, International Yoga Day is celebrated worldwide to honour yoga and raise awareness of its many benefits. In this episode, we speak with Darryl Alexander, a 70-year-old Iyengar yoga instructor from Canberra. He explains the basics of yoga, from debunking myths about flexibility to highlighting the roles of breath, diet, and age. Darryl provides a simple, practical guide for anyone ready to begin their yoga journey, regardless of experience or age.

Want to feel younger, stronger, and more confident in your body as you age? In this episode, I'm joined by yoga instructor, Nicky Yazbeck, to talk about how yoga is one of THE MOST powerful tools for aging well, especially for women in midlife.We explore how yoga supports physical strength, posture, nervous system regulation, and emotional awareness. And why it's also a powerful mind-body-spirit tool that helps us reconnect with ourselves.In this episode you'll learn:Why yoga is so much more than stretching and how to tone and strengthen your entire bodyHow yoga helps you live longerThe sneaky way poor posture is aging you, and the one yoga pose that can make all the difference How to improve confidence and feel more powerfulHow to reverse the stress responseTips for getting started (even if you've never set foot on a mat and can't touch your toes!)The #1 mistake beginners make and how to avoid it "What I love about yoga is that it's accessible for everybody at any age, even people with disabilities, people with injuries. And it's one thing that you can get better at as you age." -NickyYazbeckHighlights04:22 How Yoga Prevents Age-Related Decline 07:31 Finding Your Yoga Style08:43 Look Younger by Improving Your Posture15:55 Build strength and boost confidence 16:29 Improve sleep, Calm Your Nervous System, and Support Hormonal Balance17:53 Build Lean Muscle and Enhance Joint Stability21:45 Reset Your Stress Levels and Slow the Biological Aging Process29:11 Where and How to Start a Yoga PracticeImportant LinksGrab your FREE Rev Up Your Metabolism Guide: Powerful Strategies for Women in Midlife, Menopause & Beyond to Fire Up Their Metabolism, Release Weight, and Reclaim Their HealthWebsite: SarahHaasWellness.comFacebook: Sarah Haas WellnessInstagram: SarahHaasWellnessYoutube: Sarah Haas WellnessNicky Yasbeck is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Podcast Host, and Certified Yoga Teacher. Over the last 20+ years she has completed over 1000 hours of training in various yoga styles and disciplines, including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Hatha, Chair Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Integral Yoga.She works with her clients to reach the next level of their practice, as well as those newer to yoga seeking a deeper awareness of their bodies through a playful, focused, and alignment-based practice. She is skilled in working with a diverse range of individuals, ranging from professional athletes to those with physical limitations or injuries, while also leveraging her knowledge of anatomy, technique, and alignment to create a balanced and well-rounded practice, tailored around the client's goals, needs, and desires.Website: https://nickyyyoga.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheConnectedCommunityFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickylovesyogaThanks for Listening:Thanks so much for listening to the Boss Body podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. 

Menaka Iyengar wears many hats — psychotherapist, author, advocate, and now a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal this King's Birthday. A survivor of domestic violence, she rebuilt her life as a single parent 52 years ago, starting with a $147 paycheck. Since then, she's championed women's rights, migrant safety, and community wellbeing with fierce determination and sharp wit. In this episode, she reflects — with her signature blend of humour and insight — on resilience, advocacy, and what the OAM means to her and the communities she serves.

Andrey Lappa shares his extensive journey into yoga, detailing his early experiences in Ukraine, his studies with renowned teachers like Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois, and the development of his own style, Universal Yoga. He emphasizes the importance of individual practice and understanding the deeper aspects of yoga beyond physical postures. Lappa discusses the significance of Kundalini awakening and the pursuit of Samadhi, advocating for a scientific approach to yoga that yields tangible results. He also critiques the current state of yoga education and the need for a more profound understanding of yoga's true essence. www.andreylappa.com   | @andreylappa LISTEN ON PODCAST Apple podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keen-on-yoga-podcast/id1509303411 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iM9lcw52JskHUZ2eFvVxN WATCH EPISODES ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@keenonyoga SUPPORT KEEN ON YOGA Subscribe, like and share our videos Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf Patrons €10 per month: https://www.keenonyoga.com/patrons/ FOLLOW ADAM https://linktr.ee/Keenonyoga Website: www.keenonyoga.com Instagram:  @keen_on_yoga | @adam_keen_ashtanga Key Points ·     Andrey Lappa's journey into yoga began in Ukraine under the Soviet regime. ·       He studied extensively with various teachers, including Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois. ·       Lappa developed Universal Yoga to address the limitations he found in traditional methods. ·       He emphasizes the importance of individual practice tailored to each person's needs. ·       Kundalini awakening is a significant aspect of Lappa's teachings. ·       He believes that yoga should lead to tangible results and personal growth. ·       Lappa critiques the current state of yoga education as being too superficial. ·       He advocates for a scientific approach to yoga that transcends mere fitness. ·       The essence of yoga is about unity and connection with the Supreme. ·       Lappa encourages a deeper understanding of yoga's philosophy and practices.  

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It was a common theme, throughout this entire time between Swasthik Iyengar and me, that it's very hard to keep things simple. Simplicity often gets misappropriated with ease or easy, but this couldn't be further from the truth  Hat's off to Swazzy however, for she's managed the task of changing continents, within her journey, thus far. In many ways, life could have been simpler, but then agein, this wouldn't have yielded such a beautiful story and human.  Swazzy is a resident artist of Good Luck NYC. She likes to pull from her culture and faith in her artwork. Lately, she's been gearing up for her first gallery showing in LA at the Devout Gallery. It's June 21nd. Mark you calendar! Despite being in a major flow-state, painting, making, meditating... Swazzi gave quite a bit of time to this show. This is the conclusion of our 3 part Entry, with this beautiful talent. Thank you Swazzi and thank you Listeners. God bless you all! If you'd like to shop Black Dagger Books, click here. If you'd like to get Swazzi's volume, click here. ****If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (T.A.D.), please follow us, rate, and review us! Also, get our webpage to climb on the search engine by visiting it HERE. If you would like to donate to the show, we greatly appreciate the support. Click here to throw us a little love.

Committing to a sadhana—a chosen structure of practice—gives you more freedom and creativity, and builds a strong inner infrastructure for this uncertain time. Alter Together, Energize Reset, Ignite Reset, Uplift Challenge Evergreen Joy Ranch Retreat (Aspen, Colorado - July 23-27) A *FREE GIFT* of introductory ALTER spirited workouts & meditations for you  Explore the ALTER Together studio and membership Connect on Instagram: @nicolemeline @altertogether Please rate, review, and comment on this podcast! Episode sponsors: Ka'chava protein (15% off with this link) Organifi Green Juice (code "HEARTWARD" for 20% off) Cymbiotica liposomal vitamins & colostrom Nicole's Amazon Favorites This episode explores wisdom from the history of yoga to inspire committing to a sadhana to master the reactive mind, overcome anxiety, and feel more peace and creative freedom.

We are back with our 2nd piece of this 3 part, Diary Entry with Swasthik Iyengar, of Good Luck NYC. She's a fantastic artist who's gearing up for her first gallery showing in LA at the Devout Gallery. It's June 21nd. Despite being in a major flow-state, painting, making, meditating... Swazzi gave quite a bit of time to this show by sharing how she combines her practice in tattooing with her faith. This is the continuation of a fantastic time, meeting this beautiful talent. Thank you Swazzi and thank you Listeners. God bless you all! If you'd like to shop Black Dagger Books, click here. If you'd like to get Swazzi's volume, click here. ****If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (T.A.D.), please follow us, rate, and review us! Also, get our webpage to climb on the search engine by visiting it HERE. If you would like to donate to the show, we greatly appreciate the support. Click here to throw us a little love.

On episode 175 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Valery Petrich (IG: @valery.petrich) a mentor, businesswoman and senior Yoga teacher who's been teaching Yoga since 1980, after taking her first yoga class in 1975. She is the also founder of the Yoga Studio of Calgary (www.theyogastudiocalgary.com; IG: @theyogastudiocalgary) and The Yoga Studio College of Canada (www.yogastudiocollege.com; IG: @yogastudiocollegeofcanada) through which she's trained over 1000 Yoga teachers who are spread out all over Canada teaching successfully and adding to the quality of people's lives. Her book ‘OM Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga's Firsts' is a celebration of Yoga's history in Canada and available everywhere books are sold.Here are some of the subjects we touched on:- what she loves about her personal world right now- why Yoga works- the future of Yoga- the origins of her Yoga journey- learning from B.K.S. Iyengar- perseverance- teachers who've positively influenced her - her book ‘Om Canada: An Intimate Glimpse at Yoga's Firsts' and what inspired her to write it- the commonality amongst the 60 people she profiled in her book- advice for someone stuck at the crossroads of should and must- Ishvara Pranidhana- what she's learnt about God - how she'd explain Yoga to someone who doesn't know anything about Yoga- from her experience, what makes a good student- as a teacher, how to ensure students keep coming to your class- creating community- her ideal vision for Yoga in Canada - explaining samadhi - what she's learnt about love- the importance of service- the foundations of her self-care - how her Yoga practice looks like today- keys to her longevity in Yoga- what's most true for her- journaling and writing- her vision to make a documentary about early Yoga in Canada- greatest life lesson she's learnt on her path thus far - teachings she'd most recommend- what do we do with the darkness that creates instability in our world I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero's Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening!Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwcDerek Pang - @pangyogahttps://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com

Wow... What an amazing time meeting this awesome person, talent, and tattoo artist! This is the first part of our time with Swasthik Iyengar of Good Luck Tattoo in NYC. She's here, sharing her culture and at the same time, loving our culture here in the states. Our recording marked her 1st year anniversary. Welcome Swazzi! She's lived in multiple countries and really is a rich human in terms of experience (and all the other ways that really matter)... So much in so little time, it's really wonderful to witness.  God bless you Swazzi! This show is so grateful for so much of what you gave us. Moreover, the US is really lucky to have you here... makes perfect sense that your home studio right now is Good Luck Tattoo.  As always, thank you Listeners. Come back next week because there's definitely more with Swazzi!  If you are interested with working with Swazzi, click here to start the booking process.  To catch Swasthik's showcase in LA, block your calendar for June 21st at the Devout Gallery.  ****If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (T.A.D.), please follow us, rate, and review us! Also, get our webpage to climb on the search engine by visiting it HERE. If you would like to donate to the show, we greatly appreciate the support. Click here to throw us a little love.

Welcome to our third Godkiller: Balance Talkback, where Em, Gina & and our special guest, Aabria Iyengar, dive into your questions about our show thus far. Spoilers abound, so consider yourself warned! This talkback covers up to the end of Episode 12: Atoning, and drops lots of hints about the upcoming episodes. We responded to SO MANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY - thank you!! We talk about our process with the show, the characters and the world, as well as our experiences with the incredible guests we've had join us. We will absolutely be doing another one of these at the end of the series, so feel free to get in touch with us about all the questions! Consider signing up for our Patreon - you can find us over at www.patreon.com/blackwaterdnd. Thanks for joining us, and see you soon, heretics!

After 25+ years as a mechanical engineer at Westinghouse, a career shift led Jayashree to start teaching Indian cuisine, inspired by friends who raved about her meals. What began as a challenge—her first class was far from perfect—has grown into Popping Mustard Seeds, where she offers cooking classes, meal kits, and private lessons.Jayashree's journey took her from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to Pittsburgh, PA, U.S., through engineering school, and eventually to Chatham University's Food Studies program, where she deepened her understanding of food and culture. Today, she's passionate about sharing the flavors and traditions of Indian cooking while making it approachable for everyone.Check out www.poppingmustardseeds.com to learn more about her classes and meal kits. Tune in to hear her inspiring story!This episode is sponsored by Worm Return Composting Services in Pittsburgh, using food scraps to create landscapes not landfills! www.wormreturn.com#PoppingMustardSeeds #IndianCuisine #FoodEntrepreneur #withbowlandspoon #withbowlandspoonpodcast #localfoodsystem #foodsystem #foodsystems #pittsburghlocalfood #foodevolution #foodventures #happyeating #localfood #eatlocal

The Bitchertons are invited for tea at a palatial estate where they are plied with sweets and squeezed for information…Bitcherton is an improvised comedy podcast inspired by the stories of Jane Austen that tells the tale of a wealthy family's secrets, scandals and shenanigans.To hear the cast talkback and to read Lady Bigg-Wither's in-world gossip sheet, visit us at our PatreonCredits:Katie Marovitch as Violet BitchertonCassie Willson as Patience Bitcherton Carolyn Page as Gwendoline BitchertonIfy Nwadiwe as Vicar Glenwald DevoutlyBrian Flaherty as Davis DevoutlyFeaturing guest star Aabria Iyengar as Theora ArrowayInspired by Good Society by StorybrewersSpecial Thanks to Dr. Emily FriedmanBitcherton is produced under the SAG-AFTRA independent podcast contract. Produced by Brian Flaherty & Shenuque TisseraAssociate Producers: Judith Hepworth, Zac Zane Nelson, Andrew SechenEditing and Sound Design by Brian FlahertyTheme Song by BE/HOLDAdditional Music and SFX courtesy of Artlist.ioProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Few figures have shaped fashion's visual language like Marie-Amélie Sauvé. From her formative years at French Vogue to her lasting collaborations with Nicolas Ghesquière, she has navigated an industry that thrives on change while staying true to her creative convictions. In this episode, Sauvé reflects on the golden era of editorial freedom, the founding of her own magazine, Mastermind, and why true innovation demands risk. She also shares how yoga sharpens her creative discipline, why she gravitates toward brands in need of reinvention, and what she believes is fashion's biggest challenge today. A rare glimpse into the mind of one of the industry's most influential yet elusive figures. "Mastermind isn't just about fashion. It's about cinema, architecture, politics—because if you only look at fashion, you miss the bigger picture." - Marie-Amélie Sauvé Episode Highlights: Growing up with fashion in France – Fashion was as much a part of daily life as literature and gastronomy in her upbringing, shaping her early perspective. Landing an internship at French Vogue – Her mother's love for fashion led to an opportunity at Vogue Paris, where she was first exposed to industry legends like André Leon Talley, Helmut Newton, and Guy Bourdin. The golden era of French Vogue – Describes the unparalleled creative freedom of the magazine at the time, where editors and photographers could push boundaries without advertiser interference. Why she left Vogue to go freelance – She wanted a deeper understanding of how clothes were made and how designers shaped the industry, rather than just styling full looks in editorials. How yoga shapes her creative process – She practices Iyengar yoga daily, valuing its emphasis on precision and discipline, which mirrors her approach to fashion and creative direction. Why she created Mastermind – She wanted a magazine that balanced fashion with architecture, politics, cinema, and philosophy, giving equal weight to journalism and imagery. The longstanding creative relationship with Nicolas Ghesquière – She and Nicolas "grew up together" in the industry, sharing an obsession with research, reinvention, and pushing creative boundaries. Why true innovation requires risk – She reflects on how the most memorable fashion moments come from pushing boundaries, rather than playing it safe within industry expectations. Fashion's democratic shift – Acknowledges that while fashion is now more accessible, standing out requires an even stronger creative perspective and sense of individuality. What's contemporary now? – Time. In an era of constant acceleration, she believes the most valuable thing is having enough time to slow down, focus, and create with intention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Storytelling is a powerful way to create relationships with your audience. Your stories allow you audience to get to know you. STORYTELLING BY THE BEST The best speakers in the world use powerful storytelling. Zig Ziglar always used great stories in every point he made. He was a master at storytelling. If you've listened to Zig, you've heard the story of the old water pump or the selling pans door to door. He made his stories come to life. When Simon Sinek speaks, he is always telling stories. Watch his TedTalk on starting with why and you will see a talk filled with stories. Brene' Brown is one of my favorites. Her stories of struggle and success make you fall in love with everything she does. Storytelling allows your audience to get to know you. By the stories you tell, your listeners know what you value, what you believe and how you operate. Friendships are formed through storytelling. Watch these three and others to learn from the best. TRANSPORT YOUR LISTENER One reason storytelling is so powerful is that stories transport your listener to other places. They forget about their problems and struggles for a bit. To take your listeners somewhere else, use visual words. Bring your story to life in the theater of the mind. Use words they can see. Active language helps your story come to life. It is easier to see walking than walked. "He walked into the diner" is harder to envision than "He came walking into the diner." Use all five senses. What did it look like? Describe the smells. What were the sounds? How did you feel? The more descriptive your story, the more it will come to life in your listener's mind. DO I LIKE YOU? Stories will help people decide if they like you. Your listeners need to like you in order to listen to you. They are going to spend 30 minutes or an hour with you in their earbuds. It better be more than info. Pretend they are asking, "Would I enjoy taking a one-hour car ride with this person every week?" That is really the essence of your show. Develop friendships by telling a story to your best friend. Let your listener learn something about you. REVEAL THINGS THROUGH STORYTELLING When I review shows for my clients, I always ask myself, "What do I know about the host that I didn't know before the show started?" Reveal things about yourself to let your listeners get closer to you. During a show review for a client recently, he referenced his Italian in-laws, mentioned the movie Talladega Nights and talked about the R&B group Boyz II Men. Little things like that let us get to know him. When are building your influence and authority, you need to become a powerful personality that attracts people. Storytelling defines your character. This is how people get to know, like and trust you. The Bible has lasted for thousands of years because of the stories around a powerful character. Comic book heroes have been around for decades due to the stories and characters. Zig Ziglar was influential because of his storytelling and powerful personality. To increase your influence and significance, leverage storytelling. STORYTELLING WITH DR. MICHELE GUNDERSON In this episode, we have a fantastic interview with Dr. Michele Gunderson. She is a former university instructor and Iyengar yoga teacher who has transformed into a successful entrepreneur. Dr. Michele possesses a unique talent for helping business owners align their inner and outer worlds through storytelling, which can catapult their businesses to new heights. During my conversation with Dr. Michele, you'll learn how understanding and harnessing the power of story can lead to incredible opportunities, whether you're working to grow your podcast, inspire an audience, or achieve five- or six-figure months in your business. We'll dive into key elements that make stories memorable and compelling, and how they can transform not just your messaging but your entire business strategy. Dr. Michele also provides practical insights into recognizing empowering and disempowering narratives within ourselves and their impact on our business results. Get ready to be inspired as Dr. Michele Gunderson guides us through the art of storytelling and how it connects us deeply with the world around us. It's a conversation filled with fascinating insights and actionable tips on harnessing the undeniable power of story to drive your success. Dr. Michele's free gift is called "7 Quick Tips for Crafting an Inspiring Story That Sells". You can download it at QuickStoryTips.com. HELP WITH YOUR STORYTELLING Let me help you with your storytelling. If you don't have a mentor who can take your hand and walk you every step of the way, go to www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/apply. You can click the button and apply to have a chat with me. We will develop your plan and see how I can help and support you to achieve your podcast goals. Let's get started today.

Shashikant lyengar, who has worked in Big Pharma for years before giving it up, now leads the low carb movement in India. He is an integral part of dlife.in, India's only Low carb platform. He has co-hosted the Metabolic Health conference 1.0-3.0 which boasts of a stellar line up of guests. He is back on in this episode where he shares all the research that have been done regarding the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, micronutrient deficiencies and mental health in healthcare providers. How fit are the doctors that you go to?Follow him on him socials - X - @shashiiyengarIG - @shashikant_iyengarLearn more about the Low Carb Nutrition and if you want to enroll into their program then check out - www.dlife.inApologies for the technical issues in the end.

Dr. Rahul Iyengar is a dedicated physician and the Founder and CEO of Members Health Co., a membership-based primary care clinic in Nashville, TN. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed his residency at Southern Hills Family Medicine Continuity Clinic. Dr. Iyengar's diverse life experiences and extensive training in primary care and physiology provide him with a unique platform to deliver exceptional patient care. Beyond medicine, he has a passion for art and design, having considered a career in architecture before pursuing healthcare. This creative interest is evident in his endeavors, such as designing his own clinic and crafting furniture. membershealthco.com nashvillelifestyles.com In this episode, we delve into Dr. Iyengar's innovative approach to preventative medicine and his commitment to enhancing patients' quality of life. Our discussion covers a range of topics, including: Principles of Blue Zones—regions known for longevity—and practical strategies to incorporate their habits into daily life.  Potential benefits and considerations of NAD+ therapy, a treatment gaining attention for its possible anti-aging and energy-boosting effects. Additionally, Dr. Iyengar shares insights on the importance of regular physical activity, quality sleep, and other lifestyle choices that contribute to long-term health and well-being. Join us as we uncover actionable tips and expert advice to help you proactively manage your health and set yourself up for a vibrant future.

www.knoffyoga.com | @knoff_yoga Adam interviews Nicky Knoff, a renowned yoga teacher from Australia. Nicky shares her unique journey into yoga, influenced by her experiences in a war camp during her childhood. She discusses the transformative power of yoga in healing trauma and how her teaching has evolved over the years. Nicky emphasizes the importance of integrating meditation into yoga practice and her philosophy of teaching, which blends elements from various styles, including Ashtanga and Iyengar.  Listen on Podcast Apple podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keen-on-yoga-podcast/id1509303411 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iM9lcw52JskHUZ2eFvVxN Watch Episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keenonyoga Support Keen on Yoga: Subscribe, like and share our videos Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf Patrons €10 per month: https://www.keenonyoga.com/patrons/ Follow Adam Website: www.keenonyoga.com Instagram:  @keen_on_yoga | @adam_keen_ashtanga Key Points ·      Nicky's early life experiences shaped her understanding of trauma and healing through yoga. ·      Yoga practice can significantly impact physical and mental well-being, especially in older age. ·      Meditation, particularly Vipassana, plays a crucial role in Nicky's yoga practice and teaching. ·      Nicky's teaching style is a blend of Ashtanga and Iyengar, focusing on individual needs. ·      The importance of adapting yoga practices to suit different abilities and backgrounds. ·      Nicky emphasizes the value of personal practice over formal training with various teachers. ·      Her experiences in different countries have enriched her teaching philosophy. ·      Nicky believes in the power of community and shared learning in yoga. ·      She encourages students to explore their own practice and find what works for them. ·      Nicky's love for cinema reflects her appreciation for diverse cultures and languages.    

Welcome to another episode of ‘Crack The MBA' show. Our guest today is Vyshak Iyengar who is a first-year student at London Business School. Vyshak completed a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Tech University in Karnataka. Joining Accenture tech, he secured a rare transfer to the strategy practice without an MBA. While working with Accenture for six years, Vyshak founded a non-profit “Blufin Foundation”, which is a sports foundation focused on para-sports and grassroots sports. Outside work, Vyshak also led technology and startup initiatives for the Member of Parliament in Bangalore South. At LBS, Vyshak has served on the executive committee of the VC club and the cricket club. Vyshak is interning with Lars Nielsen – a valley operator turned investor. Post his summer internship with BCG in Dubai, Vyshakhas plans to pursue an exchange programme at Kellogg, followed by GBE in South America. Vyshak went on a ten-day Saudi trek during Spring break and will be doing MBAT in France next. 00:00:00    Episode Highlights00:00:58    Introduction00:02:11          Fun Fact00:02:50        Influences & Winning Habits00:08:14         Social Impact00:12:37          Experience with CTM00:16:51          Competing as an Indian Male Engineer00:24:19         Importance of Extracurricular Activities00:27:35        Advice on LBS Essays00:28:57        Demonstrating International Motivation00:30:00        Video Essays00:31:26          LBS Interview Experience00:35:00        Financing the LBS MBA00:36:18         Obtaining Student Visa00:37:47        Experience Living in London00:39:44        Housing & Food 00:42:17         Biggest Challenge at LBS00:43:37        Activities at LBS00:46:08       Term-Time VC Internship00:48:02       Saudi Trip & GBE00:52:04       Block Week00:53:15        Academics: Star Professors & Popular Electives00:55:34       Recruiting Process: Consulting00:59:35       Consulting: Location Choice & Pay Scales01:02:16         Recruiting Outcomes for Indian Students01:04:50        Is an International MBA Worth It?01:07:37         Final Advice Thank you for watching! — Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA(https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'MostPromising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur served two terms as president and two terms on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions.  Follow Nupur and ‘Crack The MBA' on our social media platforms for more updates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupurgupt/https://www.facebook.com/CrackTheMBA/https://www.instagram.com/crackthemba/ Disclaimer: The opinions shared by guests in this video in no way, shape or form represent advisory provided by Crack TheMBA. Each candidate's circumstances may vary, and our advice is always provided specifically based on an applicant's specific profile.

In this episode, Junior Podcast Editor Ioana Zanchi (MS in Addiction Policy and Practice ‘25) interviews Dr. Vijeth Iyengar, Director of Global Aging at AARP International and nationally recognized neuroscientist and aging health policy expert, to discuss aging as a global mega trend, the concept of the longevity economy, and its local, national, and international policy implications.

Send us a textKatrin Elia joins us for a heartfelt conversation about her transformative journey in moving Katrin Elia Yoga from bustling Philadelphia to the serene community of Palm Harbor, Florida. Grappling with the challenges posed by the pandemic, she made a bold leap guided by her intuition and a deep connection to her late mother. This episode promises to enlighten you on her specialized yoga offerings like yin yoga, alignment yoga, and Ayurvedic consultations, each designed to foster personal health and well-being. Katrine's story is one of resilience, adaptability, and the power of trusting one's instincts.Get ready to expand your understanding of yoga therapy with insights into the pioneering work of B.K.S. Iyengar, whose innovative use of props has helped countless individuals manage physical and mental challenges. We also delve into the origins of Yin yoga with Paulie Zink and explore its unique benefits for flexibility and connective tissue health. Katrin shares her personal journey from skepticism to appreciation for Yin yoga, emphasizing the importance of regular practice to maintain overall well-being and enhance your yoga experience regardless of age.Finally, we dive into the rich world of Ayurveda and its integration into yoga practice as Katrin recounts her transformative experiences in Mexico. Her insights into personalized yoga instruction advocate for a tailored approach that meets the needs of every individual, from children to adults. Discover how Katrine's innovative teaching methods, including hybrid classes and community collaborations, make yoga accessible and engaging for everyone. This episode is a testament to Katrin's dedication to fostering wellness and her unwavering commitment to bringing the benefits of yoga to all ages.Stroll through the laid-back streets of the Palm Harbor community with this informative podcast, proudly brought to you by Donnie Hathaway with The Hathaway Group, your trusted guide and local expert in navigating the diverse and ever-changing property landscape of Palm Harbor. Work with me + FREE Resources Would you like help buying a home in Palm Harbor? - Buyer ConsultationWould you like help selling your house in Palm Harbor? - Seller Marketing ConsultationDownload our free buyer's guide today - Buyer's Guide

This week, we're honored to welcome Chicago yoga legend Gabriel Halpern to The Funny Thing About Yoga. Gabriel founded The Yoga Circle in 1985 and has been teaching yoga longer than we've been alive! Sitting down with him was an absolute treat as we explored the vastness of his life's work—from discovering yoga through Yogi Bhajan and Kundalini to studying with Iyengar, sharing his philosophies, and the invaluable lessons he's learned along the way.A natural storyteller, Gabriel brings wisdom, humor, and positivity to every topic. In this episode, he takes us through his journey—from practicing yoga in San Francisco to navigating challenging moments in the yoga world and eventually selling his beloved studio. He also shares profound insights on the concept of the guru and the importance of separating lessons from the teachers.There was so much more we wanted to ask, and we can't wait to have him back for another conversation. We hope you enjoy this inspiring episode! Don't forget to share, rate, review, and subscribe—it really helps!WHERE YOU CAN FIND GABRIEL HALPERN:WEB: https://gabrielhalpern.com/IG: @themeisteONE SPOT LEFT: Nicaragua Yoga Retreat March 2-8, 2025: https://www.cayayogaschool.com/nicaraguaOTHER UPCOMING RETREAT:Starved Rock Yoga Retreat (JULY): https://www.cayayogaschool.com/starvedrockITALY Yoga Retreat (AUGUST): https://www.cayayogaschool.com/italyBE PART OF OUR FUNNY FAM: https://www.cayayogaschool.com/communityPODCAST SUBSTACK: https://thefunnythingaboutyoga.substack.com/FOLLOW US:@thefunnythingaboutyoga @cayayogaschool @gianagambino @bradshawwishLINKS:https://www.cayayogaschool.com/https://www.gianayoga.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode features an archival conversation from about four years ago during the pandemic with J. Brown, host of the Yoga Talks podcast. J. Brown has been practicing yoga for over 25 years and is widely known as a writer and industry-leading podcaster. His signature offering is a deeply breath-centered, therapeutic yoga practice inspired by the TKV Desikachar tradition, aimed at fostering well-being and reducing pain. J. Brown's journey into yoga began as a way to process his mother's death, seeking freedom from the grief and disillusionment that accompanied it. Starting with Ashtanga and Iyengar styles, J. eventually found his way to a therapeutic approach through the teachings of Swami P. Saraswati and the Krishnamacharya tradition. He teaches that yoga is not a linear progression but a practice of learning how to care for oneself. In this conversation, we explore the evolving dynamics of yoga practice and the teacher-student relationship. The discussion covers themes such as balancing devotion and discernment, the challenges of navigating modern spirituality, and common misconceptions about awakening. It highlights the importance of aligning one's practice, goals, and philosophical view to bring clarity to the spiritual path, offering valuable insights into the role of teachers and the transformative power of yoga.Discover a treasure trove of guided meditations, teachings, and courses at tantrailluminated.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Shashikant Iyengar, one of the pioneers of low carb in India. He worked in Big Pharma for years before giving it up and now leads the low carb movement in India. He has co-hosted the Metabolic Health conference which boasts of a stellar line up of guests and the 3rd version will be out next month in February. Get in touch with him on his socials - X - @shashiiyengar IG - @shashikant_iyengar Metabolic health conference website - https://www.metabolichealthconference.com/ If you want to learn more about the Low carb nutrition and want to learn then check out the website - www.dlife.in

Sridar Iyengar, co-founder of 360Plus Foundation and former chairman of ICICI Ventures, discussed his journey and insights on managing India's human and intellectual capital. He emphasized the importance of leveraging India's young population (60% under 35) and integrating the bottom of the pyramid into the knowledge economy. Iyengar highlighted the need for transparency in leadership, fostering a culture of empowerment, and encouraging creativity. He stressed the importance of teaching people to learn and adapt, rather than just teaching them something. Iyengar also underscored the significance of work-life balance and having personal interests beyond work. About Sridar Iyengar Sridar Iyengar is a seasoned corporate leader and co-founder of the 360Plus Foundation. He is the former chairman of ICICI Ventures, and managing partner at KPMG. Sridar emphasizes the importance of fostering a culture of empowerment, creativity, and continuous learning within organizations to fully harness India's demographic dividend.

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 11th of December and here are the headlines.In Parliament, the Opposition is in full swing as tensions rise. Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla, pushing for a discussion on key issues, including the Adani row. He also requested that derogatory remarks made against him in the Lower House be expunged. Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned after the Opposition demanded the removal of Vice President Dhankhar. On Tuesday, Opposition MPs filed a no-confidence motion, accusing him of partisan behavior. The situation continues to heat up with both sides standing firm.In a creative protest, Opposition MPs greeted their BJP counterparts with the national flag and red roses, urging the House to continue its proceedings and discuss important issues, including the Adani row. This gesture included Congress, DMK, JMM, and Left party MPs. The protest took place at Parliament steps, with leaders like Priyanka Gandhi Vadra showing their support for the cause. The move is a direct response to the political gridlock over ongoing matters in the House.Bangladesh confirmed on Tuesday that 88 incidents of communal violence targeting minorities, mostly Hindus, occurred after the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Interim government spokesman Shafiqul Alam said 70 people were arrested in connection with the attacks. This announcement came after Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri raised concerns about the safety of minorities during talks with Bangladeshi officials, calling the incidents regrettable. The violence has drawn significant international attention and criticism.Actor Mushtaq Khan has shared his ordeal after claiming he was kidnapped in Meerut. Invited to an event, Khan was allegedly abducted, tortured for 12 hours, and demanded to pay a crore in ransom. His business partner stated that the kidnappers withdrew Rs 2 lakh from Khan's and his son's accounts. Khan managed to escape after hearing the morning azaan, thinking a mosque was nearby. This unsettling incident follows comedian Sunil Pal's similar claims of abduction.MIT's suspension of Indian-origin research scholar Prahlad Iyengar has sparked controversy. Iyengar, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering, was suspended after writing a pro-Palestine essay for a student journal. His suspension has led to an open letter from university faculty demanding his reinstatement. Iyengar was barred from campus until January 2026, and the student magazine that published his essay has been banned. The suspension has raised questions about academic freedom and expression at prestigious universities.This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express

In this episode of the Oncology Brothers podcast, hosts Drs. Rahul and Rohit Gosain are joined by Dr. Neil Iyengar, a medical oncologist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, to discuss the critical role of nutrition and exercise in cancer care and recurrence prevention. They tackle common questions from cancer survivors about lifestyle modifications that can help reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. With the current hype around various diets, the discussion delves into the evidence surrounding dietary patterns, exercise, and their impact on overall health and cancer outcomes. Key topics included: •⁠  ⁠The mixed evidence regarding diet and exercise in preventing cancer recurrence. •⁠  ⁠The limitations of BMI as a measure of health and its implications in cancer studies. •⁠  ⁠Insights from recent breast cancer trials on diet and survival rates. •⁠  ⁠The importance of social determinants of health in dietary recommendations. •⁠  ⁠Practical dietary guidelines and the significance of high-fiber, fruit-and-vegetable-rich diets. Dr. Iyengar emphasized the need for ongoing research to provide more specific dietary recommendations for different cancer types and highlights resources available for patients and healthcare providers. Join us for an informative discussion that aimed to empower cancer patients and healthcare professionals with knowledge about lifestyle interventions that can enhance quality of life and potentially improve cancer outcomes. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more insightful discussions from the Oncology Brothers!   Website: http://www.oncbrothers.com/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/oncbrothers Contact us at info@oncbrothers.com

During this episode we interview Geena Huggins. To prepare for this interview Geena actually took 5 Enneagram tests and after her research and reading she thinks she might be a type 4 (maybe with a 5 wing). Geena teaches yoga at Yoga Landing. She completed her 200 hour training with Jessica Jollie and Gillian St. Clair. Judith Lasater and Heather Monsoon James are her restorative teachers. Michael Johnson is her meditation and kirtan teacher. Rachel Mathenia is her Iyengar teacher. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christy001/support

During this episode we interview Geena Huggins. To prepare for this interview Geena actually took 5 Enneagram tests and after her research and reading she thinks she might be a type 4 (maybe with a 5 wing). Geena teaches yoga at Yoga Landing. She completed her 200 hour training with Jessica Jollie and Gillian St. Clair. Judith Lasater and Heather Monsoon James are her restorative teachers. Michael Johnson is her meditation and kirtan teacher. Rachel Mathenia is her Iyengar teacher. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christy001/support

பூலோக விந்தை என்ற சமஸ்தானத்தின் புதிய திவான், தன் புகாரை தள்ளுபடி செய்ததால் மகாராஜாவிடம் முறையிட்டு அவரும் திவானின் முடிவையே அங்கீகரித்ததால், பாதிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சாமான்யன் ஒரு கற்பனை திவானையே ஏற்படுத்தி மகாராஜாவிற்கும் திவானுக்கும் பாடம் கற்பிப்பதாய் புனைந்த புதினம் இது. நகைச்சுவையும் இனிய ஜனரஞ்சகமான நடையுடன் படிக்க படிக்க மேலும் படிக்கத் தூண்டும் கதை. To listen to the full audiobook Subscribe to Kadhai Osai - Premium: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KadhaiOsaiTamilAudioBooks/membership Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/kadhai-osai-premium/id6442514906 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5Su9MtDcFoqx2BTSSFGVgZ #deepikaarun tamilaudiobook #tamilaudiobooks #audiobooks #kadhaiosai #DeepikaArun #TamilStories #TamilAudio #audiosinTamil #tamilaudios #classics #comedy #humour #vaduvoorduraisamyiyengar Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kadhai-osai/message

Welcome back to Slightly Spiritual! Join us as we sit down with Dr. Rahul Iyengar, MD, founder of Members Health Co- a private primary care practice based in Nashville, TN. In this episode- we deep dive into the GLP-1 craze so that you can make informed healthcare decisions. Dr. Rahul gives us a crash course in insulin resistance, we learn about what GLP-1 is and how it works, the side effects you may not know about, the long term implications of GLP-1 usage, GLP-1 face- and Dr. Rahul gives us actionable tips and alternatives to GLP-1 usage that will give you just as good, if not better, results. If you have been curious about GLP-1 usage, have been dealing with stubborn weight that just won't go away- as so many of us do, or just want to make more informed health decisions- this episode is for you! Dr. Rahul is offering a complimentary Body Composition Scan and report to Slightly Spiritual listeners- simply DM @MembersHealthCo on Instagram! Follow Dr. Rahul: https://www.instagram.com/membershealthco/ Connect with Dr. Rahul: https://www.membershealthco.com If you love Slightly Spiritual and want to help us expand our community, please leave us a quick review on ITunes or Spotify! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slig…od/id1542525641 Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/slightlyspiritualpod/ Follow Cindy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/revealingsoul/ Follow Ali on Instagram: www.instagram.com/alitmoresco/

During this episode we interview Geena Huggins. To prepare for this interview Geena actually took 5 Enneagram tests and after her research and reading she thinks she might be a type 4 (maybe with a 5 wing). Geena teaches yoga at Yoga Landing. She completed her 200 hour training with Jessica Hollie and Gillian St. Clair. Judith Lasater and Heather Monsoon James are her restorative teachers. Michael Johnson is her meditation and kirtan teacher. Rachel Mathenia is her Iyengar teacher. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christy001/support

This week we've got another guest Mage on the show! Aabria sits down with Alex to chat about the difference between the Theatre and the Dimension 20 Dome, the joys of running a one shot over and over, high school theatre drama, and more. Want to Adventure with us??? Get Tickets to the Show Here! Join the Discord! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony and Russell sit down with Lauren Peterson, a foundational Ashtanga Yoga teacher with a background in dance and acting. Lauren has spent over 30 years teaching and practicing yoga, contributing her time to organizations like Yoga Gives Back and the Monte Nindo Eating Disorder Center. She shares her fascinating journey from a professional ballet dancer in New York to a renowned yoga teacher in Los Angeles and Malibu, where she has taught Ashtanga Yoga for decades. Lauren discusses her initial foray into yoga through Iyengar and Ashtanga, recounts her transition from dance to yoga, and reflects on the challenges of aging and accepting changes in her practice. She highlights the importance of presence and listening to the body, using yoga to be more present in all aspects of life, including parenting and acting. Lauren shares stories of celebrity yoga moments, her work with Yoga Gives Back, and how traveling to India deepened her connection with yoga. The conversation wraps up with inspiring insights into the evolving journey of yoga, aging, and the beauty of embracing the limits of one's practice. Key Topics: Lauren's background in professional ballet and transition to Ashtanga Yoga The healing power of yoga for both physical and emotional challenges Lessons learned from teaching yoga and traveling with Yoga Gives Back Insights into balancing yoga practice with aging and physical limitations Celebrity stories and experiences as a yoga teacher in Los Angeles How yoga helps cultivate presence and awareness in everyday life The role of yoga in acting and how both disciplines inform one another Yoga Gives Back: Lauren and Harmony talk extensively about Yoga Gives Back, an organization that helps underserved communities in India through yoga fundraising initiatives. Lauren shares information about the upcoming Yoga Gives Back Retreat in Nagano, Japan, and invites listeners to get involved. Connect with Us: Follow Lauren Peterson on Instagram: @ohlaurenpeterson Learn more about Yoga Gives Back and join their events at YogaGivesBack.org Connect with Us (We love to hear from you!) Harmony Slater's Website: http://harmonyslater.com Finding Harmony Community  https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching ⁠Find Harmony on Instagram⁠ Follow the Finding Harmony Podcast on IG ⁠Two Minute Breathwork Session⁠ Yoga Gives Back Fundraiser

Welcome to a special concert edition of Live N' Local featuring Sloka Iyengar in rare Bharatanatyam dance concert performance at Film Works Alfresco at The Hudson in Inwood on July 8, 2024.

Join us as we sit down with J. Brown, Founder of the Abhyasa Yoga center in New York (now closed), he is also a writer and podcast host of industry-leading J. Brown Yoga Talks. For more than 25 years J has been developing techniques to teach people how to practice yoga in a deeper and more fulfilling way. We hear how the profound grief from the loss of his mother prompted J to make a promise to himself about living a better life - and how yoga became the vehicle for that intention. His exploration of various yoga styles, from the physical rigor of Ashtanga to the precision of Iyengar, set the stage for a transformative path. From the studios of New York to the spiritual havens of India, J's experiences with the teachings of Swami P. Saraswati offered a paradigm shift. Learn how he ultimately found his way to the tradition of TKV Desikachar and T Krishnamacharya, and adopted a more introspective and therapeutic approach to yoga, focusing on breath-centered movements and present-moment awareness. His narrative powerfully underscores the importance of adapting yoga to suit individual needs, turning it into a powerful tool for deeper self-care and spiritual inquiry. Navigating the commercial pressures of the yoga industry, J candidly discusses the challenges of maintaining authenticity, especially in the wake of a global pandemic. We reflect on the evolution of the yoga industry in America, the significance of fostering genuine community, and the launch of his new yoga center in Easton, Pennsylvania. This episode provides a rich, multifaceted view of yoga's impact, making it a must-listen for anyone seeking to deepen their own practice. jbrownyoga.comthebirdhouseyoga.comLiked what you heard? Help us reach more people! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Start Energy Healing Today!Unlock your healing potential with our informative and fun introductory 10 hour LIVE online class in energy healing Our Flagship Training is Setting the Standard in Energy HealingThe next 100 hour EHT-100 Energy Healing Training is open for enrolment! LIVE & online - 12th October - 16th March 2025. Contact Field Dynamics Email us at info@fielddynamicshealing.com energyfielddynamics.com Thanks for listening!

In this episode, I dive into the chaos of balancing life's highs and lows—from the perfect alignment of life's stepping stones to the draining effects of my period. We explore how I'm using my birth chart as a practical guide (not just an excuse for bad behaviour) and my revelation during an intense Iyengar yoga session in Bali about staying present with discomfort instead of dissociating.  We also explore the sneaky ways social media mimics a casino, hooking us into endless scrolling for that next dopamine hit. And then when things couldn't get weirder, I got hit with a $1,715 jury duty fine (in a state I don't live in)?? HELP!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Miss you!!   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 hi sweetie pie 00:40 I'm a cartographer 02:19 astrological experiments 04:48 iyengar yoga ... why did you warn me 06:50 ok feeling emotions again 14:46 digital detoxing? 17:25 analog vs virtual 21:36 always processing 34:11 see you next week

In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, we delve into the fascinating world of pranayama and breathwork with the esteemed yoga teacher and breathwork practitioner, Stephen Thomas. With over 25 years of experience teaching yoga across the globe, Stephen offers profound insights into the practice of pranayama and its impact on mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.   Key Topics Discussed:   Introduction to Pranayama and Breathwork Stephen's Journey with Pranayama Teaching Pranayama: Challenges and Rewards Impact of COVID on Breathwork Practices Pranayama vs. Modern Breathwork The Healing Power of Breath Pranayama and Nervous System Regulation Integration of Tradition and Modern Practices   About Stephen Thomas:   Stephen Thomas is a dedicated yoga teacher and breathwork practitioner with over 25 years of experience teaching yoga globally. Based in Bern, Switzerland, he runs a studio called Svarupa, where he offers classes in yoga, pranayama, and breathwork. Stephen's teachings draw from various traditions, including the Kovalayananda lineage, the Bihar school, and influences from the Himalayan and Tibetan traditions. He is known for his deep understanding of the subtle aspects of pranayama and his ability to guide students towards a balanced and harmonious life. Special Offer: Harmony offers a free breathwork practice for stress reduction. Learn how to reduce overwhelm and anxiety in under two minutes with her free download. Visit Harmony Slater's Website to access this valuable resource.   Connect with Harmony:   Instagram: @harmonyslaterofficial Website: harmonyslater.com   Join us for this enlightening conversation and discover how the practice of pranayama can transform your life, bringing more clarity, peace, and balance into your daily routine. Tune in now and breathe your way to a healthier, more harmonious life!   Feel free to adjust any details or add more information as needed! About Stephen Thomas:  Stephen [eng] is an experienced Yoga teacher and practitioner. He leads classes, Teacher Trainings, Workshops and Immersions. His teaching is rooted in the traditional Yoga practices. His philosophical background is influenced by studies in Yoga as well as Buddhism.    Stephen is long term student of  O.P. Tiwari of Kaivalyadham, India – a master in the science of Pranayama and Ayurveda. He combines that foundation with over 20 years of study and exploration in the fields of  Alignment based Asana. He has spent these decades refining an evolution of practice that has spanned many years in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Anusara and his love of Iyengar's approach. He teaches in a way that understands the value of transformation through effort and dedication without imposing Dogma.   Stephen teaches at his own studio, SVARUPA in Bern and as a senior teacher at AIRYOGA in Zurich. He is a father and dedicates his time to family life, writing, documenting and researching Yoga.  He also works one-on-one with many students and helps to mentor teachers in the community. Quotes: - “To know something is to have a relationship to it over a long period of time.” - “The practice itself will become the teacher.” - “There's so much gathered through shared karma and shared experience.”   Connect with Stephen Svarupa Website: https://svarupa.com/about-svarupa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen.svarupa/ Connect with Us (We love to hear from you!) Harmony Slater's Website: http://harmonyslater.com Finding Harmony Community  https://harmonyslater.com/harmony-slater-coaching ⁠Find Harmony on Instagram⁠ Follow the Finding Harmony Podcast on IG ⁠Two Minute Breathwork Session⁠ Yoga Gives Back Fundraiser

Godfrey Devereux, author of The Little Book of the Bandhas, returns to talk with J about releasing somatic intelligence from learned habits and the story that bandhas tell us. They discuss varied ideas about bandhas, connection between Mulabandha and exhalation, pulsating opposition of spinal curves, spontaneous muscle events leading to potent and energetic spiritual experience, Iyengar and bandha in the extremities, oojai breathing, and the irresistible invitation to surrender into the totality of life and deepest heart of being human.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.