Podcast appearances and mentions of joe simek

In today's episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply assistant teacher, sits down with Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua to talk about yoga therapy and mental health. With mental health, it is not a one size fits all approach. At Breathing Deeply, we teach our students how to create individualized practices that empower their clients to take their health into their own hands! Listen in as Brandt shares with us how yoga therapy's approach to mental health is different yet complementary to mainstream western medicine. Find out what the process is for assessing someone's mental health as a yoga therapist and developing specific yoga practices that work the best for an individual to help them reach their mental health goals. Each person lands at their mental state depending on their own personal journey and their specific imbalances, meaning with yoga therapy two people who are both suffering from anxiety may be given completely different practices. Brandt discusses the multiple assessment models taught at Breathing Deeply which are used to come up with an individualized practice that unfolds in relationship with each client. He then walks us through his process for assessing & curating a practice for a client with anxiety. Breathing Deeply's goal is to bring balance back to the entire system of all of our clients to lessen their suffering. Discover what sets Breathing Deeply from other yoga therapy schools! Om Shanthi This episode covers: The difference between yoga therapy's approach to mental health & the traditional standard of care given in western medicine What does the assessment of someone's mental health look like in yoga therapy? The difference between going to a yoga class for mental health benefits and seeing a yoga therapist The most important distinction between Breathing Deeply and other yoga therapy schools Seeing our yoga therapy clients as people, not conditions The models we use to teach our students to individualize yoga therapy practices for their clients The process for a new yoga therapy client who comes in with anxiety Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, talks with J about coming back from the pandemic and moving forward with purpose. They discuss the reopening of his brick and mortar space, leases and sustainability, competition among centers, re-envisioning memberships and community, shifting from information to transformation, economics of surrender, issues of certification and accreditation, marketing with soul, and the changing dynamics by which we set roots and measure success.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.    

In this episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply teacher, sits down with Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua to talk about meditation in the context of yoga therapy. In this episode, you'll learn how yoga therapists can use meditation as a tool for therapy with their clients. This conversation covers the difference between meditation in the context of yoga therapy and learning from a meditation teacher or lineage, research into the healing powers of meditation, different types of meditation techniques yoga therapists use and what conditions meditation is effective at treating. Grab a hot drink or a snack and sit back to enjoy this super interesting conversation with Brandt and Joe! This episode covers: How is a yoga therapist who uses meditation different from a meditation teacher? How do yoga therapists prove that meditation can help with chronic pain? How do yoga therapists assess what meditation techniques to prescribe? What conditions can meditation really help with? How you can meditate with Breathing Deeply How to learn meditation with Breathing Deeply: Inside the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy school, we will teach you all of these meditation techniques mentioned during this video inside our Yoga Therapy Foundations & Advanced Programs. Our next class starts on April 25 2023 - for more information and to begin the application process click here: https://breathingdeeply.com/yoga-therapy/ We also have a Meditation Teacher Training now available for enrolment. This training is more like learning from a lineage that also includes a module on meditations for health conditions. Our first certification commences on March 22nd 2023! Click here for more information & to enrol: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation/mentor-certification/ If you just want to dip your toes into meditation and join a thriving community that's all about meditation, we have our meditation program which consists of our meditation course, live Q&As and virtual retreats with Brandt for just $29.99 per month (your first month is free!). Sign up here: https://breathingdeeply.com/courses/meditation). Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this episode, Being at Peace with food instructor, Joe Simek and Breathing Deeply founder, Brandt Passalaquca are sitting down to talk about eating habits and difficult behaviors with yoga therapy clients whose goal is to lose weight. As we go through the yoga therapy process with our clients we help them in many different ways with yoga practices, increased awareness and improved lifestyles. There are specific things that tend to come up a lot as pain points with our yoga therapy for weight loss clients. Today we are diving into some specific hurdles and difficult behaviors that people need to move past in order to live a healthy and fulfilling life. This audio has been taken from our Being at Peace with Food program and offers a snapshot of what you will learn inside the program. Being at Peace with food is a specialized yoga therapy program for holistic weight loss, rooted in yoga. If you are a yoga teacher or therapist, mental health professional, integrative medicine practitioner, or work with clients in health and wellness, this training is for you! Being At Peace With Food is a 30-hour self-paced online training that is designed to take approximately 6 months to complete. For more information & to apply click here: https://bit.ly/3AwonLr This episode covers: Eating in the middle of the night Eating while watching TV Rewarding ourselves with food after reaching a goal Emotional eating Going on vacation Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

​​In today's episode, Breathing Deeply teacher, Joe Simek, sits down with our co-founder Brandt Passalaqua to tap into his expertise around weight loss, obesity and eating disorders. Brandt has seen many people change their lives through weight loss after working with him and become much happier and healthier. Taking people on a weight loss journey helps them to realize who they are and live happier and more productive lives. Discover Brandt's journey to becoming a yoga therapist who specializes in weight loss and creating Being at Peace with Food, a specialized yoga therapy training for weight loss. The work we do with weight loss is different from a conventional weight loss program which is purely focused on weight loss. Our goal is to have people become more present, regulated and aware of their situation and be empowered to make the right choices for themselves. This episode covers the following questions: How do we know who is a good candidate for the work we teach inside Being at Peace with Food? What should we consider when looking to take on clients with severe obesity? What should we consider before taking on a client who is suffering from an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia? Brandt covers what is within the scope of our practice as yoga therapists and what kind of person struggling with their weight is a good candidate to work with. He also goes over in-depth in what instances a yoga therapist can safely take on a client who is suffering from an eating disorder such as bulimia and anorexia. Discover the most important things you need to know about these conditions and in what cases you are in a position to really help them with the tools of yoga! This clip has been taken directly from our program, Being at Peace with Food! Being At Peace with Food is a specialized yoga therapy training that takes a holistic approach to weight loss rooted in yoga. If you are a yoga teacher or therapist, mental health professional, integrative medicine practitioner, or work with clients in health and wellness, this training is for you! Our next class starts on May 17th, 2022. For more information and to apply click here: https://breathingdeeply.com/being-at-peace-with-food/ Om Shanti Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this episode, Joe Simek, our lead teacher for our 200-hour teacher training, will guide you through the full timeline of yoga history. There is a lot of information that one could present when talking about this topic so this is going to be a brief yet comprehensive introduction as we dig into the various time periods of yoga. To study the history of yoga is to study the philosophy of yoga. There are 5 major time periods that we cover in this episode: Vedic Preclassical Classical period The tantric age (post-classical) Modern yoga For each section, Joe gives a brief introduction and the main philosophical takeaways for each of the eras in yoga history. What we've come to know in the west as ‘yoga', these exercise classes that have risen in popularity in the last 20-30 years, is a drop in the bucket of the history and knowledge of yoga. Hopefully, this acts as an introduction and charts you on your own course of discovery. This video has been taken directly from our 200-hour therapeutic yoga teacher training. Are you ready to start your journey to becoming a yoga teacher or yoga therapist? For more information and to find out when our next intake starts, click here: https://bit.ly/30Nvyma Om Shanthi Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In today's episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply assistant teacher, sits down with Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua to talk about yoga therapy and mental health. With mental health, it is not a one size fits all approach. At Breathing Deeply, we teach our students how to create individualized practices that empower their clients to take their health into their own hands! Listen in as Brandt shares with us how yoga therapy's approach to mental health is different yet complementary to mainstream western medicine. Find out what the process is for assessing someone's mental health as a yoga therapist and developing specific yoga practices that work the best for an individual to help them reach their mental health goals. Each person lands at their mental state depending on their own personal journey and their specific imbalances, meaning with yoga therapy two people who are both suffering from anxiety may be given completely different practices. Brandt discusses the multiple assessment models taught at Breathing Deeply which are used to come up with an individualized practice that unfolds in relationship with each client. He then walks us through his process for assessing & curating a practice for a client with anxiety. Breathing Deeply's goal is to bring balance back to the entire system of all of our clients to lessen their suffering. Discover what sets Breathing Deeply from other yoga therapy schools! Om Shanthi This episode covers: The difference between yoga therapy's approach to mental health & the traditional standard of care given in western medicine What does the assessment of someone's mental health look like in yoga therapy? The difference between going to a yoga class for mental health benefits and seeing a yoga therapist The most important distinction between Breathing Deeply and other yoga therapy schools Seeing our yoga therapy clients as people, not conditions The models we use to teach our students to individualize yoga therapy practices for their clients The process for a new yoga therapy client who comes in with anxiety Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Welcome to episode 17 of the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy & Meditation podcast. In today's episode, Joe Simek, Breathing Deeply Teaching Assistant, sits down for a conversation with Breathing Deeply's co-founder and lead teacher, Brandt Passalacqua, about our specialized yoga therapy program for weight loss, Being At Peace With Food. Brandt shares with us his own weight loss journey and how he came to doing this work which has led to the Being At Peace With Food Program. Being at Peace with Food offers a holistic approach to weight loss rooted in yoga with the intention of helping people achieve a more healthier, happier and fulfilled life. This program is not only for yoga teachers and therapists but mental health professionals or anyone involved in the health and wellness industry, including health coaches and Ayurvedic specialists. There's so much work in this area because there are so many people suffering and who need help with their weight and with eating disorders. It is so empowering for people to feel like they have some control over food and their weight. If you're looking to share this kind of information with people, you want to have gone through a process where you really understand how to help people ease their suffering in this way. Being At Peace With Food is an excellent choice to achieve that. By the end of the course, you will earn your Being At Peace With Food Certification and receive 30 APD credits towards C-IAYT (if applicable).⁠ ⁠ Our next class for Being at Peace with Food starts on December 2, 2021!⁠ ⁠ For more information & to apply, click here: https://bit.ly/3AwonLr⁠ ⁠ Om Shanthi⁠ This episode covers: Brandt's personal weight loss & health journey The unique yoga therapy approach to weight loss & eating disorders Which types of professionals might benefit from adding this program How successful this model has been in Brandt's experience working with clients The power of following a defined pathway for individuals seeking weight loss How this program can give you a unique niche to market yourself with Why it is so important for us to do this work to help more people Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo

Joe Simek is a graduate of the Breathing Deeply Advanced Yoga Therapy program and teaches the 200 hour online yoga teacher training course and the Being at Peace with Food course at Breathing Deeply. In this video, our founder, Brandt Passalacqua, talks with Joe about the work he did with plantar fasciitis, which is a very popular condition that yoga therapists help to treat. Joe worked with a number of women who all suffered with plantar fasciitis in a group class format over a period of 4 weeks. Joe shares with us what he learned when studying this condition during his intakes as part of our yoga therapy training and what he did in his sessions with people who were suffering from plantar fasciitis. Joe discusses how the treatment of plantar fasciitis can be broken down into 4 buckets which each are covered in a sequence given to clients to do at home. The mentorship that Joe received as part of the Breathing Deeply yoga therapy course for this condition is also covered during this conversation. If you are interested in studying towards receiving a C-IAYT certification with us, check out our 875 hour Advanced Yoga Therapy Program. For more information & to apply, click here: https://bit.ly/3lxc0KK Next class starts November 18! Om Shanthi Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

In this conversation with yoga therapist Joe Simek and Breathing Deeply founder Brandt Passalacqua, Brandt discusses trauma and yoga therapy. There are a lot of schools of thought about how to approach trauma through yoga and the more common one is a more passive, slower approach, allowing the practitioner to explore movement and breath while giving lots of natural cueing. Although this technique can be really effective, there are other ways to approach trauma. Brandt shares with us what those other approaches are so we can go beyond what we most commonly know as ‘trauma-informed yoga'. We'd love to know your thoughts on using yoga as a means to recover from trauma. Share your experiences as a teacher with us in the comments or over on our Instagram or Facebook page (linked below)! Om Shanthi Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, mentor certifications and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food. Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness. Join us! Website: https://bit.ly/37tGSnr Insight Timer: https://bit.ly/3ifkrs2 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3xnBaxz Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xlSCmh Blog: https://bit.ly/3rMo77T Breathing Deeply Courses: https://bit.ly/3ykU3CS Meditation Program 30 day free trial: https://bit.ly/3jbO6lo 6 Week Free Course - Radically Balanced Yogi: https://bit.ly/2WX1HGc

Joe Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek, co-owners of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founders of The Fiaria Project, talk with J about their community coming together to get through the shut down. Originally intended to be recorded at a live event to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of their yoga center which had to be postponed indefinitely, they discuss how things were going before the pandemic hit, what steps they took to get ahead of the stay-at-home orders, and the heart and soul that is holding it all together. This episode is sponsored by Karmasoft.   Check out J's new podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.  

Shiva. Shakti. Side A — and now side B! Joe Simek completes his dissection of Destroy It Up’s new two-song Shiva Shakti EP. In this episode, Simek debuts and discusses “Shakti (She Will Rise)”, a song inspired by the concept of experiencing shakti through kundalini energy. But this time, Simek (a yoga teacher and Quaker) is not just discussing yoga, but he also asks the question: Do Quakers also experience the rise of kundalini energy in their meeting for worship? Yoga dorks and music geeks -- this one is definitely for you. A blistering rock song about yoga’s most esoteric, important, and perhaps misunderstood practice. Learn more at www.destroyitup.com.

Destroy It Up singer-songwriter and yoga teacher Joe Simek is back with a new release, a two-song indie-rock EP called Shiva Shakti. In this episode, he debuts the song "Shiva" and breaks down the philosophy behind the song, which was greatly influenced by the Five Acts of Shiva as represented in the Nataraja. He also talks about why he named his project Destroy It Up, and his Jeff Tweedy and Christopher Hareesh Wallis influences! Learn more at www.destroyitup.com.

In the conclusion of his discourse on the album Sutra, Destroy It Up frontman and yoga teacher Joe Simek talks about the album closer, Chasing It (Brahmacharya). Simek talks about the yamas and niyamas, and how they are a guide for staying on the yoga path. He also shares his future plans for this podcast. Learn more at www.DestroyItUp.com

In this episode, songwriter Joe Simek tackles the five kleshas, or the five reasons we suffer as laid out by Patanjali in the ancient text called the Yoga Sutra. Concepts like ignorance, ego, attachment, aversion, and the fear of death are widely covered topics in eastern philosophy, but they also make for great fodder for rock songs. Here, Simek talks about the three songs he penned about the five kleshas for the album Sutra, which he released with his band, Destroy It Up. www.destroyitup.com

Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, reached out to J after hearing he was moving to PA and invited him to his studio where they started a conversation that continues in this talk. They discuss their common history in music, how Joe let go of his corporate life and focused on health and family, his experience of becoming a foster parent and starting a non-profit to help others who do the same, and the realities of keeping things small and still making it work. This episode is brought to you by YogaAnatomy.net. This episode is part of our premium podcast subscription. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.  

In this episode, Destroy It Up frontman and yoga teacher Joe Simek looks at "Temperature Rising", a song that simultaneously pays homage to Kriya Yoga and throws shade at the Instagram yoga culture. Plus, Joe talks about his misplaced reverence for overdosing rock stars of the nineties and teases his appearance on J. Brown Yoga Talks Podcast.

Seeds....with or without!? In this episode, Destroy It Up songwriter Joe Simek looks at two songs from his album Sutra, "Seeds (Sabijah)" and "Nirbijah (Without Seeds)," two songs Joe wrote as an honest inquiry into the state and contents of his own mind and the frustration that came from trying to understand what samadhi actually looks like. www.destroyitup.com

It’s a dark title, but it’s about a very hopeful song: “Brahma Viharas (Joy Is An Ecstatic Girl).” It’s been a while since host Joe Simek’s last episode, but here he gets back on the horse and dissects a wisdom teaching that has been handed down through the ages, and talks about how it fit into his album, Sutra, which was all inspired by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. www.destroyitup.com

Moving through Destroy It Up’s album, Sutra, singer/songwriter Joe Simek continues to unpack the songs. This time he examines the rocker “Isvara (Divine Mirror)” and gets into the personal god that Patanjali gives us in the Yoga Sutra. Simek also introduces us to Destroy It Up bass player Brad Baker and ponders the statute of limitations of contracts of yesteryear. www.destroyitup.com

Continuing his breakdown of the songs on Sutra, Destroy It Up’s recent full-length album, frontman and podcast host Joe Simek talks about the song “Witness (Parusa/Prakriti)”. He gets into the influences for the song, which range from early Coldplay to the concepts of dualism and non-dualism in yoga philosophy. He also talks about guitar player Kurt Johnson, Jr.’s contribution to the song and the album as a whole. www.destroyitup.com www.youtube.com/user/destroyitupmusic

In this episode, Rock ’n’ Roll Sutra Podcast host and Destroy It Up frontman Joe Simek continues his breakdown of his album, Sutra. He takes a look at the song “We Fall Off The Earth (Vairagya)” and talks about the concepts of non-reaction and practice in the Yoga Sutra. He also talks about his songwriting process for finding melodies, and mentions his music journalism career, as well as Joe Montone of Heat Thunder, one of the guest musicians on the album. www.destroyitup.com www.heat-thunder.com

This is the first episode of the Rock 'n' Roll Sutra Podcast. In this episode, Destroy It Up frontman Joe Simek talks about the band's beginnings, the inspiration for the album, Sutra, his yoga trainings, and his plans for this podcast. He also dissects "Atha," the first song on the album. www.destroyitup.com www.boomcrashdrumtracks.com www.rolfgates.com www.breathingdeeply.com

Lisa lets listeners know that Slow Flow Yoga is now available for sale, and recaps BlindAlive's appearances at the upcoming conventions. Thanks to our sponsor, Mystic Access. Visit them to learn all about one-on-one instruction, audio tutorials, and Bluetooth transmitters and speakers. You can find them at www.MysticAccess.com. Mel sits down to talk about the new Slow Flow Yoga with Joe Simek. They discuss what makes this workout unique, and who it is geared toward. You can learn more about Joe by reading his bio. You may also contact Joe by visiting his website, sending him email, or following him on Twitter or Facebook. Then, Peggy makes Eggplant salad, wonderful for Summer or anytime of the year in another "Let's Eat" segment. Middle Eastern Eggplant Salad 1 medium eggplant (about 1 pound) Remove both ends and prick all over. Microwave on a plate, with eggplant standing on one end, for about 7 minutes. Eggplant will collapse and look blackened. Let cool. Cut up 1 whole scallion, and place in a blender. Add one or more clove garlic. Add juice of two lemons 1 handful parsley, flat leaf or curly. Cilantro if desired. 2 tbsp. olive oil. half tsp. cumin. Salt and pepper to taste.