Podcasts about krishnamacharya

This talk was recorded live at a workshop in the Swiss town of Saanen. A very interesting place for yoga and spiritual history and the transmission from East to West! Among the ‘himalayas of the north', Mark is unravelling the core of modern spiritual systems and the search for enlightenment.  Summarising the teachings of Krishnamacharya, Desikachar, and the radical honesty of U.G. Krishnamurti, this episode presents Yoga as an intimate participation in what is real—life itself. Subjects… J Krishnamurti, UG Krishnamurti, BKS Iyengar, and the history of the Saanen Valley Why the ideal of a “perfect person” has deeply disempowered humanity How Yoga has been distorted by systems of effort, hierarchy, and branding U.G. Krishnamurti's radical realization and the myth of spiritual seeking The social hoax of striving, self-improvement, and enlightenment fantasies How true Yoga arises spontaneously from intimacy with breath, body, and life The feminine principle and restoring our natural intelligence Key Phrases: “The Guru has no followers. The Guru has friends to help.” “Stop looking. Start living. Your Yoga is the living of it.” “No more gymnastics. No more spiritual gymnastics. Yoga is just your participation in life.” Gratitude to Moritz Kuebler who recorded this, and our host in Saanen, Stephanie Iseli. Resources Mentioned: Teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar The lives of J. Krishnamurti and U.G. Krishnamurti The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice book History of Theosophy and the Saanen Valley gatherings Timestamps: [00:00:00] Opening invocation: You are the power of the cosmos [00:03:00] Stephanie's story and how Yoga found a home in Saanen [00:08:00] Mark shares the deeper purpose of the gathering [00:11:00] What makes a true Guru: no more than a friend, no less than a friend [00:16:00] The myth of spiritual hierarchy and the problem of “perfection” [00:23:00] Why modern Yoga and meditation have become systems of disempowerment [00:27:00] Reframing the idea of enlightenment as a harmful distraction [00:32:00] U.G. Krishnamurti's “calamity” and the end of seeking [00:39:00] The mind is for relationship—not for searching [00:44:00] Healing trauma through natural breath and spontaneous Yoga [00:49:00] Revisiting the Yoga of Krishnamacharya and the legacy of Desikachar [00:55:00] The Saanen gatherings and spiritual history of the valley [01:02:00] The rejection of modern Yoga branding and spiritual consumerism [01:10:00] A new view: Yoga as participation, not performance [01:17:00] The body is intelligence, the breath is healing [01:25:00] Embracing life without effort: no more spiritual goals [01:32:00] How to practice a Yoga that serves your real life [01:38:00] Preparing to receive a personal, breath-centered practice “You are the beauty. You are the intelligence. You are already in perfect harmony with life. You don't need to seek it—you need only participate in it.” Learn more and stay connected at https://www.heartofyoga.comSupport the Heart of Yoga Foundation — this podcast is sustained by your donations.

The Yoga Tantras that Krishnamacharya graciously brought forth teach us direct participation in Reality and the qualities or nature of Reality. They flush from the living body the restive patterning and traumas that culture and society has put in us. These Tantras disappeared in India & Tibet after the 14th century replaced by authoritarian power structures.  In this powerful episode of The Heart of Yoga Podcast, Mark returns with scholar and heart of Yoga teacher Andrew Raba for a deeply vulnerable & piercing conversation on the core wounds of society: the denial of the feminine, the suppression of sexual wisdom, and the destructive legacy of religious thinking that created world mind. Together, they unravel the heavy conditioning that shapes our views of intimacy, self-improvement, and the male fantasy of enlightenment. Together they point us back to the radical truth: that the source & the seen are one. With candor, grief, humor and hope, Mark and Andrew explore how Yoga is participation in What is already the case, real & natural. They discuss… How the ancient idea of enlightenment has created harmful hierarchies that separate the spiritual from the sexual and the sacred from the ordinary. The personal and collective consequences of suppressing the feminine, intimacy & body intelligence.  Why intimacy is often the battleground for inherited trauma, shame, and confusion—how Yoga can help us participate in love, the unity condition that is life, without seeking to “fix” or “transcend” ourselves. Mark's reflections on sex, relationship, and receiving each other is the only sacred life there is.  The power of whole-body breathing, above to below, inhalation to exhalation, strength to receptivity reconnects us to What is real, beyond religious dogma or self-improvement fantasies and struggles.  They discuss… How the ancient idea of enlightenment has created harmful hierarchies that separate the spiritual from the sexual and the sacred from the ordinary. The personal and collective consequences of suppressing the feminine, intimacy, and embodied wisdom. Andrew's journey from academic seeker to awakened Yogi, and how one simple truth—the source and the seen are one—transformed his life. Why intimacy is often the battleground for inherited trauma, shame, and spiritual confusion—and how Yoga can help us participate in love without seeking to “fix” or “transcend” ourselves. Mark's reflections on sex, relationship, and receiving the other as a sacred, cosmic act—not as a spiritual obstacle. The power of whole-body Yoga to reconnect us with what's real, beyond religious dogma or self-improvement fantasies. Favorite Phrases: “Life is perfectly expressing itself through you. What could create a human body? That power is not somewhere else—it's here, as this.” “Sex is not something done to get something. It is to participate in what life actually is.” “Male does not receive female—and that's the core wound of civilization.” Resources Mentioned: Teachings of T. Krishnamacharya Taoist insights into yin-yang and sacred sexuality Reflections on world religions, mystic traditions, and cultural conditioning Timestamps: [00:00:00] Opening reflection on hierarchy, enlightenment, and the denial of the feminine [00:02:00] Introduction to guest Andrew Raba and his background [00:06:00] Andrew shares his transformation after hearing “the source and the seen are one” [00:10:00] The collapse of the seeking framework and the emergence of presence [00:16:00] The deep cultural programming around sex, love, and spirituality [00:23:00] Exploring karmic patterns, judgment, and self-forgiveness [00:31:00] Reclaiming sex as participation, not transaction [00:36:00] The role of Yoga as a daily reflection and realignment with truth [00:42:00] Mark and Andrew discuss the union of opposites and the healing of gender divisions [00:47:00] Closing thoughts on spiritual honesty, Yoga as participation, and receiving the other  

A teacher and lecturer in  Kinesiology, Religious Studies, and Sociology at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Colin Hall is also a yoga teacher and co-director of Bodhi Tree Yoga and Bodhi Tree Yoga College in Canada. Derek and Larry came across Colin's informative and entertaining Yoga History Podcast during the pandemic, and were blown away by his passion and knowledge of yoga history.The guys discuss Colin's path in yoga, the inspiration behind his Yoga History Podcast, his academic background in religious studies and kinesiology, and the philosophical aspects that have shaped his practice. They also explore the cultural differences between yoga practices in India and the West, highlighting the contributions of key figures like Vivekananda and Krishnamacharya in shaping modern yoga. Lastly, Colin emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the benefits of yoga for men, encouraging them to embrace the practice for both its physical and mental health advantages.Connect with Colin:✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinyogin/✩ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YogaMatVirtuoso✩ Yoga History Podcast with Colin Hall: https://yogainternational.com/ecourse/the-yoga-history-podcast/✩ Bodhi Tree Yoga: https://www.bodhitreeyoga.com/✩ Bodhi Tree Yoga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodhitreeregina/Support and stay connected with the GTY community✩ Website: https://www.gtypodcast.com/⁠✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtypodcast/✩ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@guystalkingyogapodcast⁠✩ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/guystalkingyoga⁠Check out Yoga For Dudes with Larry✩ Website: https://www.yogafordudes.com/✩ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC4yM9Mv-q7fA8VKBEyzt27A

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.

Adam discusses the evolution of yoga, focusing on the modern history of yoga from the 20th century onwards. He highlights the significance of the Bhagavad Gita, the myth of the Yoga Korunta, and the influential role of Krishnamacharya in shaping contemporary yoga practices. The conversation delves into the cultural context of yoga in early 20th century India, the impact of physical culture, and the innovations that have led to the development of Ashtanga yoga. Adam reflects on the shift from traditional to modern asana practices and concludes with thoughts on the legacy of Krishnamacharya and Pattabhi Jois in the yoga community today.  Adam discusses: ·      The Bhagavad Gita offers practical guidance for living. ·      Modern yoga has roots in historical texts and practices. ·      Krishnamacharya's teachings were pivotal for contemporary yoga. ·      The Yoga Korunta remains a myth with no physical evidence. ·      Ashtanga yoga evolved through various cultural influences. ·      Physical culture in India shaped the development of yoga. ·      Innovations in yoga practice are necessary for modern practitioners. ·      The transition from traditional to modern asana is significant. ·      Krishnamacharya's legacy is evident in today's yoga practices. ·      Understanding yoga's history enriches our practice today.  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

Ep 202 Adam Keen – Exploring the Roots of Vinyasa "Vinyasa is the root of modern yoga." www.keenonyoga.com | @adam_keen_ashtanga Adam explores the foundational aspects of Vinyasa and its significance in modern yoga, tracing its roots back to Krishnamacharya. He discusses the evolution of yoga practices, the importance of breath and the diaphragm, and the contrast between ritual space and flow states in yoga. Adam emphasizes the need to understand the original intentions behind yoga practices and how they have transformed over time. Key Points ·      Vinyasa is essential to understanding modern yoga. ·      Krishnamacharya was a pivotal figure in yoga's evolution. ·      Modern yoga often misinterprets the original concept of vinyasa. ·      Breath and diaphragm play crucial roles in yoga practice. ·      Rituals create a sacred space for transformation. ·      Movement and stillness are interconnected in yoga. ·      Vinyasa should focus on breathing rather than just flowing. ·      Understanding the diaphragm enhances yoga practice. ·      Yoga shapes require internal pressure to be effective. ·      The modern flow state may detract from yoga's original purpose.

Nrithya Jagannathan, director of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) Institute of Yoga Studies, talks with J about the legacy of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. They discuss Nrithya's early role as an editor and copywriter at the KYM, the historical context and significance of T Krishnamacharya,  asana and Swedish calisthenics, tradition and adaptation, the contribution of TKV Desikachar, distinguishing between yoga and yoga therapy, meditation, reclaiming humanity, and bringing about transformation for spiritual growth.     J. Brown Yoga Teacher Training… NEW GROUP STARTS ONLINE in OCT - REGISTER NOW!.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.  

In this episode, Mark explores how Yoga can provide a sense of unity and belonging amidst conflict and division in the world today. He emphasizes that Yoga is not about seeking or trying to get somewhere, but recognizing the wholeness already present.   Mark argues that religious seeking and ideas of separation are the root of much conflict, and Yoga helps dissolve this illusion. He shares principles from Krishnamacharya on adapting Yoga to each person's needs, as well as the tantric view of life's inherent unity. The discussion aims to encourage teaching Yoga as an antidote to trauma, tribalism and disconnection.   They discuss:  - Why Yoga is needed as an antidote to the division and conflict pervading society and the news cycle - Krishnamacharya's emphasis on Yoga as embracing 'what is' rather than seeking some future state  - How religious doctrine has been used to create division, but true religion needs Yoga as its practical means - The end of spiritual seeking and ideas of a perfect future state - wholeness is already here - The tantric, non-dual view of life as an interconnected unity - Adapting Yoga to each person's body, age, health and cultural background  - Teaching Yoga as a stand against trauma and disconnection in the world Favorite phrases:   "The yogas of participation in the given reality."  "Your body is in a profound unity with the total cosmos." "Yoga is the practical means by which individuals actualize the great ideals of their culture, of their religion."  "Trying to come into union implies the two are separate." "Your body is the extraordinary intelligence that is the cosmos happening as you."   Timestamps: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:02:00] Krishnamacharya's emphasis on adapting Yoga to the individual  [00:05:00] Already being the beauty - no need to get somewhere    [00:10:00] Yoga as actualizing the ideals of religion and culture [00:15:00] Division created by religious doctrine and seeking    [00:20:00] The body as already in unity with the cosmos [00:25:00] Yoga as participation versus seeking  [00:30:00] Personal examples of transformative effects of simple Yoga [00:35:00] Science, religion and Yoga as three stabilizing forces  [00:40:00] Consciousness and objects as a unity [00:45:00] No separate self or other [00:50:00] Being beyond gender identification    [00:55:00] Introducing principles of Krishnamacharya's Yoga  

In part one of this two part episode, Rosalind is joined by Domagoj Orlić to demystify tantra, a profoundly misunderstood spiritual tradition.   As both a scholar and practitioner of Tantra, Domagoj sheds light on what Tantra actually is, its key principles and aims, and how it differs from the "Neo-Tantra" appropriated in the West. They explore Tantra's emphasis on liberation through feeling unity with the divine feminine, why ritual and initiation by a guru matters, and how Tantra can help overcome conditioning to realize inherent power.   Domagoj clarifies Tantra's nuanced relationship with sexuality and why it has been misportrayed. Far from just exotic techniques, traditional Tantra offers potent tools for those called to dive deep into self-realization and awakening through embodied practice.      They discuss: - What is Tantra? Defining the principles, aims and practices of traditional Tantra vs Neo-Tantra   - Why guru, lineage and transmission matters in Tantra     - Tantra as a monistic spiritual path emphasizing unity with the divine feminine     - Ritual, puja and worship of deities to receive empowerment   - Tantra's goal of deconditioning the mind and realizing power      - Clarifying Tantra's nuanced relationship with sexuality      - Tantra's influence on Yoga - integrating mantra, yantra, embodied ritual   - Adapting traditional Tantra wisdom for the modern world and individual need     Favorite phrases:   "Tantra teaches us that we actually are very powerful and we have the power of Shakti to change reality, to change whatever we want to change and live our full human potential. That's the basic premise of Tantra."     "The idea of the Tantric practice is to viscerally feel that I am one with the divine feminine...this can be called motherly love, which is the same as compassion, which is love generally, our ability to actually love life and love ourselves and love other people and love all creation." Timestamps:   [1:00] Domagoj introduces his background in Tantra as a scholar, practitioner and teacher    [3:00] What is Tantra? Domagoj reads his definition   [5:00] Explaining the core elements: guru, lineage, student effort     [7:00] How traditional Tantra differs from modern and Neo-Tantra    [12:00] Clarifying Tantra's nuanced relationship with sexuality    [15:00] Discussing themes from Passage to India that reveal Western misunderstandings of Tantra   [17:00] Krishnamacharya's veiled tantric influences    [21:00] Tantra's influence on Yoga - integrating ritual, mantra, deity    [25:00] Yoga as a means to directly experience the ideals of religion   [27:00] Tantra's monistic view of unity with the divine feminine as heretical   [32:00] Tantra's emphasis on deconditioning to uncover power    [34:00] Bringing tantra wisdom into the modern world   [36:00] End of part 1   

Gary Kraftsow shares his background and experiences studying with Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. He discusses the teachings he received and the impact they had on his life. He also talks about the relationship between Krishnamacharya and Desikachar and their teaching methods. Kraftsow explains the concepts of Viniyoga and Vinyasa and how they are applied in yoga practice.  www.viniyoga.com | @americanviniyogainstitute Connect

David and Iana Lifar, founders of the Indra Devi Foundation in Argentina and creators of Indra Devi International Virtual Yoga School, talk with J about the legacy of Indra Devi with translation by Mariana Campos. They discuss being inspired to meet Indra after seeing her on a tv show and the immediate connection they made, an experience in a prison that convinced David she was something special, the influence of Krishnamurti, Krishnamacharya and Sai Baba, and the gestures of love that distinguish and characterize Indra's presence.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.    

In this episode, we tackle the ancient and powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga tracing its roots from the sacred Upanishads of the first millennium BCE to its contemporary role in Western esotericism. Discover how Kundalini, often envisioned as a dormant serpentine force at the base of the spine, has been integrated into modern spiritual practices, transforming lives through its profound psycho-spiritual benefits. CONNECT & SUPPORT

Welcome back to “God and Sex” book club part 3. Mark and Rosalind argue about themes of the book around relationship, love and intimacy.    Mark goes to the root of things as usual, connecting up the separate self to how relationship chaos plays out, and how yoga intervenes.   We discuss the longing for a “soulmate” and whether this idea is useful, reflect on the China teacher training, and a few more controversial subjects relating to intimacy.    Be aware some of these subjects may be connected with painful emotions in ourselves & feel free to reach out any time if you need to.    Key Topics Covered   - The presumption of being a separate self as the root of human suffering - How religions tend to devalue the body and sexuality   - Ramanuja's teaching that we need yoga to actualise oneness - Participating in the union of opposites through yoga  - Merging with your experience to understand yourself and life   - Letting go of ideas like "soulmate" that create impossible expectations - How vulgarity and abuse can also be expressions of denying sex - Sharing yoga as a way to increase intimacy and improve relationships   Key quotes:   - "The hostility and disturbance in the world arises because people are not loving their life." - "If the man could learn to love bodily, sexually, then there would be peace."  - "Consciousness perceiving an object is a single movement — there is no separation." - "Once you've tasted actual intimacy, the common patterns of sex finish." - "There must be yoga, and there must be the polarity of opposites within and without." - "The presumption of being a separate self with problems is an illusion." - "You can't use anybody to make you happy."     Resources - God and Sex: Now We Get Both by Mark Whitwell   - Yoga of Heart by Mark Whitwell    Timestamps   [00:00:00] Introduction   [00:01:00] The problem of separation as the root of suffering   [00:06:00] Ramanuja's teaching about needing yoga    [00:11:00] How religion devalues the body and sex [00:16:00] Krishnamacharya's example of yoga and family life   [00:21:00] How modern society still denies sex  [00:26:00] Merging with your experience through yoga [00:31:00] Letting go of the myth of "soulmates"    [00:36:00] The misery caused by unrealistic expectations   [00:41:00] The problem with techniques and sacred sexuality  [00:46:00] The motivation to share these teachings   [00:51:00] Being cautious about rushing into relationships  

Pourquoi et comment utiliser les Bandha(s) dans le Pranayama et la pratique posturale ? Les bandhas font partis de la grande famille des Mudra(s). Ce sont des lieux de verrouillage musculaire, déverrouillant paradoxalement certaine chose à un niveau plus subtil… L'utilisation des Bandhas dans la pratique posturale fait parti des 3 fondamentaux issus de l'enseignement de Krishnamacharya, avec la respiration Ujjayi synchronisée avec les mouvements, et l'intention du regard sur une point ou une direction - les drishti. En vous souhaitant une écoute agréable.

La pratique des Drishti(s) est un des 3 fondamentaux de la pratique posturale d'après Krishnamacharya, et que l'on retrouve donc dans celle de l'Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.    3 fondamentaux- les Tristhana - avec la respiration Ujjayi et l'application des bandha(s), vous permettant de transformer une pratique en apparence physique, en une pratique allant bien au delà…   Divya Drishti, Anthara drishti, Bahya Drishti... et les 9 Drishtis a utiliser pendant la pratique posturale - je vous explique l'essentiel dans cet audio de 6min.   En vous souhaitant une écoute agréable.

Adam Keen – Exploring the Modern Mysore Tradition of Ashtanga Yoga                               ( www.keenonyoga.com | @adam_keen_ashtanga) Adam discusses the modern Mysore tradition of Ashtanga yoga. He explores the early days of Krishnamacharya in the Mysore Palace and the emergence of a dynamic form of yoga.  SUPPORT US

Keep relaxing and noticing that you're already above thought, that you've already surrendered, that your very beingness is the state of Surrender.  When you get caught up in thought today, thoughts about the future, thoughts about what appears to be lacking or missing still,  hold your breath just for a second and look around the environment that body is in. Experience that moment without the overlay of thought. The noise of the mind is like watching a show with someone that's constantly trying to guess the plot. Stop trying to guess. Stop trying to predict. Just watch and notice how silent that moment is without 'you'. Notice how you can't even say that's you in the scene. In that moment, there's just the happening. It's just Love appearing to happen.  And that, too. That thing you hope is happening? That you've been waiting to happen? This is how it happens, with these seeming limitations, with these feelings, these thoughts of doubt, with these obstacles. Let it play out. Keep saying I trust you. I trust in you, God,  I love you.  Nik  Support the show: ▶▶https://www.patreon.com/goodmornings "When you start becoming sensitive to your agendas-to the subtle but pervasive strategies of bartering, begging, and bullying life to give you what you want--this is the time to willingly surrender the agenda."- Amoda Maa "They are the chosen ones who have surrendered Once they were particles of light, now they are the radiant sun!"- Rumi "Things are going to happen so much better than you expect them to. Know that in this moment, your vision is limited by the growth & experiences you've had up until now. And while your vision is limited, your energy certainly isn't. You're on a path to opening up whilst surrendering. That combination is the concoction to unexpected blessings and what you perceive to be miracles. It's unfolding just as it should. Maintain the flow." -@sourcemessages "Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God." - Krishnamacharya 

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 367: Money Matters & Budgeting with Jenifer Parker    Description: How do you feel about budgeting and money as a yoga teacher? What is your system for tracking income and expenses – is it working? How can you decrease your expenses and/or increase your income? These are some questions Jennifer Parker answers in this insightful money conversation.   Jenifer Parker has been a yoga teacher for more than 21 years and is a qualified instructor in 4 lineages: Kripalu, Sivananda, Krishnamacharya, and Thai Yoga. She meets students where they are, teaching a traditional, integrated approach. In general she teaches within the Krishnamacharya lineage, but offers a unique insight into the similarities and differences in practice across lineages. Currently, she offers private lessons, corporate and private group classes, and a few public community classes in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand).   In this episode, Shannon and Jennifer dive deeper into money matters and budgeting for yoga teachers. Jennifer explains how to get consistent with our budgeting, how to adapt it to our needs and our yoga business, and why it's so important for yoga teachers. She also shares some ideas on how to make more money as a yoga teacher and tackles some big mindset blocks yoga teachers may face when it comes to money issues.   Key Takeaways: [0:28] Shannon takes a moment to recognize the harm that is taking place in Palestine right now. [4:13] Shannon briefly talks about her topic and guest for the episode. [5:15] Shannon introduces herself and gives a shout out to the sponsors, OfferingTree and Pelvic Health Professionals. [8:47] Kathleen Pratt shares a little about the ongoing online yoga series, Nourish Your Nervous System. [10:13] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Jennifer Parker. [15:49] What does Jennifer do and who does she do it for? [18:36] Jennifer shares a little about where she is located. [19:44] Why is Jennifer so passionate about talking about money in relation to teaching yoga and being a yoga teacher? [25:47] What are Jennifer's thoughts on budgets? [32:04] What kind of tools does Jennifer use when it comes to creating a budget? [34:08] What actions does Jennifer take when she's looking at her budget every week? [37:26] Jennifer shares some tips that can help with the mindset part of creating and following a budget. [40:34] What are some ideas for yoga teachers to make more money? [46:49] Having a clear goal in mind will help you move in the right direction. [48:23] Shannon pops in to give a shout out of thanks to sponsor, OfferingTree. [51:21] What are some other ideas for making money within yoga? [58:17] Jennifer recommends talking to your landlord about subdividing the physical space you are using for yoga classes if the rent has gone up. [62:23] We have to get comfortable talking about money! [0:00] undefined [63:18] Jennifer's advice is to tap into your networks. [74:37] Shannon shares some reflection questions you can journal on. [75:37 - 75:50] Questions: [78:42] Shannon shares an audio message from a podcast listener. [81:11] Support the podcast by making a donation or signing up for one of the offerings!   Links: Jennifer Parker Previous Podcast Episodes on Money 366: Get Okay with Making Money with Chioma Njoku  330: Connect with Your Money with Shannon Crow 295: Make Money Teaching Yoga with Betty Welsh 280: Get Paid as a Yoga Teacher with Shannon Simmons 141: Let's Talk Money with Katie Brauer 042: Money Mindset with Geraldine Carter 154: Bookkeeping for Yoga Teachers with Kelly Christian 329: Why Separate Bank Accounts? with Shannon Crow Mint: Budget Tracker & Planner Nourish Your Nervous System, 6-Week Online Series with Kathleen Pratt in Pelvic Health Professionals Guest Speakers in Pelvic Health Professionals Support the podcast Shannon Crow on Instagram The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group Pelvic Health Professionals   Gratitude to our Sponsors, OfferingTree and Pelvic Health Professionals.   Reflection & Journaling Questions: How can we navigate the often unpredictable landscape of income and expenses while staying true to the practice of yoga and the purpose of our work?  How do you personally approach budgeting as a yoga teacher? Have you found success in tracking your income before your expenses, and if so, how has it impacted your financial stability? What methods have you used to increase your income beyond teaching classes? Do you prefer using budgeting apps or spreadsheets, and why? How often do you check your bank statements, and what insights have you gained from this practice? In what ways do you see parallels between budgeting and yoga, particularly in terms of consistency and adaptability? Have you been able to build a buffer of savings, and if so, what strategies have helped you achieve this? When do you think it's appropriate for yoga teachers to consider taking on part-time work, and how can one navigate the potential stigma associated with it? Have you ever negotiated rent for your teaching space, or explored alternative venues? What advice would you offer to others in similar situations? Lastly, how do you harness the power of your network and student referrals to grow your yoga community and increase your teaching opportunities?   Quotes from this episode: "It's OK to make income teaching yoga.'   "It's really helpful if people can actually sit down and look at the numbers and then make for themselves a clear decision. Is this something that I want to do full time all the time or is it something that I just wanna do sometimes?"   "Let's talk about different ways of approaching the financials of this business that are based in living our values rather than just ‘I made a beautiful abundance collage and the universe will take care of me'."   "The first step of budgeting is: what are my costs?"   "The budget will work for you if it works the way you work."   "If you're in a place where you can say I'm not gonna be too proud, all of a sudden now there's infinite opportunity."

• Analysis of the great yogi Krishnamacharya's statement that not all asanas are meant to be done by everyone—each individual will have their own custom list of asanas based on such factors as: age, experience, aptitude, interest, work or family responsibilities. • Probing the question of how important it is in Ashtanga to keep doing more postures and more difficult series. • Thoughts about the teachings in the Yoga Vashista that say, “A yogi should never make the least effort to get what doesn't come to him/her/they without effort.” • Exploration of the word wisdom. What does the Bhagadvad Gita mean when it says: “Wisdom is the goal of every action.” • The importance of centering one's practice around the foundational poses • Interpretation of a passage from the Isha Upanishad on finding balance between devoting oneself to the material and spiritual aspects of one's life. • Recitation of a Kabir poem that that speaks to turning one's attention to the mystery of it all.

In this special Thanksgiving episode, join us as we rediscover unity through the profound teachings of yoga, featuring a thought-provoking conversation with Mark Whitwell, a seasoned yoga teacher with over four decades of experience. He draws inspiration from the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. This episode guides us through a journey of understanding our interconnectedness and the transformative potential of ancient wisdom in contemporary life. Join us as we explore the relevance of yoga in addressing historical conflicts, envision religious education through yoga practices, and contemplate the power dynamics within ourselves. This Thanksgiving, listen in and immerse yourself in a conversation that delves into the heart of unity, healing, and the timeless wisdom of yoga.In this episode, we cover the following:Living in a traumatized world: How do we navigate to this fact and the importance of lasting solutions in dealing with these challenges?The importance of yoga education for relief and healingWhole body breathingAddressing separation and fearEmpowering individuals locally in a global contextChallenging hierarchies, embracing unity of opposites and non-dualismThe transformative power of yoga practices in shifting the energy within a groupIntimacy with body, breath, and relationshipImportance of yoga as a practice to promote receiving and harmony between genders in daily life.Mark's vision of a global yoga communityHelpful Links:Heart of Yoga Mexico Teacher UnTraining - Main teacher Mark Whitwell teaches the yoga he received since 1973 from T. Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar, with the influence of J. Krishnamurti and UG Krishnamurti. Heart of Yoga Peace Project - an ongoing vision to bring Yoga to conflict zones worldwideFind Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman, Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman, and on Tiktok as @therosewoman108.Find Radiant Farms on Instagram @weareradiantfarms and on Facebook @RadiantFarmsLLCListen, Like, Share & Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Ida discuss the nature of "alignment" throughout the last hundred years. Did older texts talk about alignment? When did it become important, and how did that change the way we practice yoga? Is alignment a good idea? They cover early pioneers such as Krishnamacharya, Shivananda and Yogendra, as well as Iyengar and Jois, all the way into the modernity of Birch.This episode is the first of two about alignment, covering the first three "buckets" of what it means.

Sadia Bruce is head of experiential programming at the Esalen Institute, where she also teaches yoga in the tradition of Krishnamacharya but enjoys drawing from rich array of teachers, a panoply of movement modalities, and indeed the entire spectrum of human experience to share an understanding of yoga that is integrative, sensorial, and enlivening. Sadia's work revolves around creating energized, radically-inclusive learning environments that are guided by breath and driven by inquiry. She is also deeply committed to bringing yoga-based practices to non-traditional environments and underserved populations, to mentoring new teachers, and to reaching economically, ethnically and culturally diverse populations.  This interview was conducted live at Esalen on October 18, 2023.

“I know it is possible to get through the darkest times. To overcome suffering. There is always an ember to ignite.”*Trigger warning: this episode mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health and concerned with suicidal ideations, please know that help is available to you. Here are resources in Canada;Talksuicide.ca Suicideprevention.ca Wellnesstogether.ca Mentalhealthcommission.caToday I'm joined by teacher and friend Ryan Leier, a globally known Yoga ambassador, leader of One Yoga community, founder of the non-profit initiative “Vinyasa Yoga for the Youth” and devoted student of the Krishnamacharya lineage, of which he has studied extensively with many of the most revered teachers in the modern history of yoga. Mental health challenges have recently altered Ryan's life and practice. This intense period of darkness has ignited in him a renewed relationship and passion for sharing the profound healing power of yoga.In this heartfelt conversation, Ryan shares his struggles, triumphs, and deep wisdom learned through lived experience.We touch on sooo much, but here's a few key points:➖ 11:09 How yoga can be a coping mechanism➖ 18:45 When your whole life becomes the practice➖ 25:49 There's nothing to do but love each other➖ 35:08 Treating one's teachers as friends and students as equals➖ 48:22 Returning to the practice with 3 poses a day➖ 54:03 A tale by Rumi: The Lion TattooIn this episode, Ryan mentions a few of his teachers; Danny Paradise, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Father Joe Pereira, and the Patanjali Sutra translation by Barbara Miller titled ‘Yoga: a Discipline of Freedom'.Connect with Ryan and join the 40 days of Sadhana here: www.ryanleier.com/40-days or find him on IG: @ryanleierWith humility, grace and power, Ryan sweetly reminds us of how we can move forward from the most difficult times. Please listen, share and continue to spread awareness of mental health illness and how it affects all communities - yoga included.With love and oneness,BobbiThanks for listening, you beautiful soul!

Rod Stryker is the founder of ParaYoga®, and the author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity and Freedom. He is renowned for making ancient wisdom and practices accessible to modern audiences. Raised in Los Angeles, Rod was just 19 years old when he began his study of yoga. He taught his first class in 1980 and went on to teach here at Esalen, among many, many other locales. In addition to mentoring thousands of students worldwide, Rod also serves on the board of Give Back Yoga Foundation and is a featured faculty member of Yoga International. He is a father to four amazing souls and currently lives in Boise, Idaho. In there role of co-host and wisdom contributor is Sadia Bruce. Sadia serves as head of Experiential Programming at Esalen, where she also teaches yoga in the tradition of Krishnamacharya. Sadia endeavors to create energized, radically-inclusive learning environments that are guided by breath and driven by inquiry - she hopes to share an understanding of yoga that is integrative, sensorial, and enlivening. Sadia is also committed to bringing yoga and yoga-based practices to non-traditional environments and underserved populations, and to mentoring new teachers in relational dynamics, development of teaching voice, and teaching to economically, ethnically and culturally diverse populations. She is an insightful, sensitive teacher whose breath-based teaching encourages pleasurable practice that nourishes rather than depletes— inspiring new openings rather than the deepening of old patterns.

On this episode of the Woman Power Zone Podcast Ariel is joined by reiki master, yoga and meditation teacher, Kristen Fewel, to talk about the power of meditation, some different aspects of meditation and where to get started. KEY TAKEAWAYS I came to meditation out of necessity. I was in a really hard place for a really long time. I started with yoga classes and energy work. The best advice I ever got at that time was: “Kristen, you're going to need to learn yoga, learn how to manage your energy and not give it away all the time to anyone, and you're going to need to learn and practice reiki. If you can make those things a part of your life you're going to be OK, you're going to make it, you're going to be better than OK.” It's about reflecting on what thoughts are coming in, or just accepting that you had a thought and then being willing to let it go and see what arises, feel it coming into your field of awareness and then letting that go. With practice it becomes more reflective so that you recognise your habits and patterns, what is your mind doing while you're sitting, lying, walking, doing a thing. Are you able to do the thing that you set out to do? Which for me was just sitting, it's the most complicated part of meditation – sitting still – rather than focussing on doing an activity. You have to establish your sitting posture so you're comfortable in your body while you're sitting. That's where yoga comes in. We've discovered in our group that we have shared meditation experiences. We do dialogue a little bit after our session to find out if anything interesting comes up, and sometimes images or spiritual guidance will come into the room and are shared by 1, 2, or 3 people. It's really remarkable and powerful. I find that private lessons with an experienced teacher is the best way of getting on the right track with meditation rather than having to come in contact with all of the many obstacles which will come up, and there are many. You can get past those hurdles fairly quickly and have successful meditation if you have an experienced teacher. A group class isn't as fine tuned to the individual, but it will still give you something. BEST MOMENTS“Meditation doesn't happen the first time you sit down and do it. It doesn't even happen the tenth or the fiftieth time, but if you stay with it you feel your feelings, you get through the hardest part, and then it opens up to you.”“We're working on attracting more people who want to try to extend their sitting time to 45-60 minutes because that's when really profound things and major shifts start to occur.”“I'm a participant just like everybody else, I'm working through my stuff just like everybody else, I do the practice.”“If you're not ready for meditation, perhaps you'd like to explore aspects of mindfulness, which are different. Mindfulness is noticing what's going on in the moment but not necessarily with reflection on it.” ABOUT THE GUEST Kristen Fewel is a seasoned teacher with more than two decades of yoga practice and study. She uses an adaptable breath-centred approach inspired by the teachings of TKV Desikachar and Krishnamacharya to guide students toward breathing and being with depth and ease. Kristen's  teaching points to the importance of mindfulness and meditation as a way to enjoy life more, and as a path to discover your true potential. Kristen spends most of her time with individuals doing yoga therapy or reiki energy work at Full Circle. She received her certifications from Dianne Harman of the Yoga Experience, Ariel Hubbard of Hubbard Education Group, and Dr. Amy Wheeler of The Optimal State of Living.  A perpetual student, she continues her studies in yoga, qigoing, tai chi, and energy work.Socials:Website: https://www.fullcircleyogaoc.com/ ABOUT THE HOST GUESTAriel is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, Empath and Psychic who has been involved in holistic healing since 1988. She is also an educator, speaker, author and mentor for empaths, spiritual seekers and medical professionals. To reach Ariel, go to www.arielhubbard.com, where you will be able to contact her directly.  Please let her know you heard her on the podcast and the assistance you need or question you have.Website: www.arielhubbard.com Podcast: Woman Power Zone on all major platforms LinkedIn: @arielhubbardIG: @arielhubbardFacebook: @HubbardEducationGroupYT: @arielhubbardCH: @arielhubbard Pinterest:   https://pin.it/6Z6RozS Pre-order form for Ariel's educational, hilarious and spicy dating book: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Online Dating: Set Your BS Tolerance to Zerohttps://eworder.replynow.ontraport.net/ Access to the Mindset Reset Club: https://mindsetreset.members-only.online/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Art of Aging Mindfully Podcast  where I discuss "The Art of Ashtanga Yoga." In this episode, I take you along my personal journey with Ashtanga Yoga, a practice that's spanned over two decades and continues to teach me every day.We kick off with the fascinating history of Ashtanga Yoga, exploring the lineage from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois to T. Krishnamacharya, all the way back to Ramamohana Brahmachari. Their contributions have shaped Ashtanga into the transformative practice we know today.I then delve into the practice and technique of Ashtanga Yoga, painting a vivid picture of the tranquil Mysore sessions, the resonating sound of Ujjayi breath, and the methodical step-by-step learning process. We look at the powerful combination of breath, bandha, and drishti, and the dynamic transitions of jumping back and through. A path as demanding as Ashtanga Yoga is not without its obstacles. I share my struggles with late nights, battling old habits, and maintaining discipline.  But despite these obstacles, I discuss how the Ashtanga community remains interconnected on a global scale, citing examples from AYV, AYB, and AYNY.Next, I share my insights on what full devotion to a practice like Ashtanga feels like. From prioritizing practice first thing in the morning to observing the character-building effects of consistent practice, I delve into the profound impact of such commitment. I speak about the respect and admiration we can have for fellow practitioners, acknowledging their focus and consistency.Finally, I discuss my "Second Study" of Ashtanga Yoga that began on January 1st, 2023. This new chapter has taught me to listen to my body more intently and approach the practice with patience. I talk about the wisdom in accepting changes and adapting my practice as needed, guided by the universe's cues.My journey with Ashtanga Yoga has shown me the power of dedicating oneself completely to a practice you loveEnjoy and Share the episode! To support The Art of Aging Mindfully  Podcast go to patreon:The Art of Aging Mindfully Podcast PatreonThe Art of Aging Mindfully Podcast is sponsored by Viome, Acorn Biolabs and Whoop, your personal digital fitness tracker.To Harvest Your Own Stem Cells, for Future Use, with Acorn Biolabs:https://www.acorn.me/affiliate/the-art-of-aging-mindfullyTo test your full body and gut intelligence with Viome:http://viomehq.sjv.io/eKnAO1Use The $110 discount code: ARTOFAGINGOrder your whoop strap with Jai's Unique Link:https://join.whoop.com/376818To train with Jai, and learn about his yoga classes and massage therapy treatments:https://theartofagingmindfully.com/

This final kosha in our Kosha Countdown to Earth Day conversation is so subtle, experience rather than words bring most powerful for understanding.Included among the words that illuminate the concept of bliss are unity, cosmic consciousness, non-duality, santosha (contentment), joy, and acceptance of things as they are.Practices can lead us toward bliss, but bliss is not something to attain or that we can give to ourselves – it can't be taught, but practice can prepare the ground for bliss to arise. Like wisdom, it is the result of experience, mindset, presence, and acceptance.“Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.” - J. Krishnamurti (Correction: In the episode this quote was attributed to Krishnamacharya, but it was said by Krishnamurti)Ways we can learn to live in bliss from Mother Earth are clear. Here are some of her reminders:Slow down and take in the worldBe in gratitude for her abundance and diverse resourcesRespect all living beings (flora and fauna) Importance of balance and stabilityEmbrace change and be adaptable to impermanenceCollective and individual need to take care of ourselves Resilience and perseverance through inevitable changesHarmony with the diversity of all beingsHow we witness the earth as she lives in bliss:Abundance of diverse plant and animal life (blissful existence)Beautiful landscapes – mountains, beaches, forests, deserts (innate joy)Atmosphere is conducive for life – clean air (sign of good health)Cycles – seasons, water, carbon (demonstrates balance and harmony)Natural resources – fresh water, fertile soil (sustenance and growth)Interconnectedness – all life – ecosystems from neighborhoods to global communities (interdependence)Ability to heal and regenerate – reforestation and after natural (and human-made) disasters (resilience, vitality)Existence of diverse cultures and societies with unique traditions and customs (evidence of joy found in human community and connection)Wonder and awe – natural phenomena like the Northern Lights and eclipses (magic and beauty in surrounding world)Creativity – art, music – natural and human-made (joy & creativity)Sources:“Bliss may arise from human or divine love and may also come from spiritual knowledge and mystical union. It is a state of joy, and a sign that the person's experience is true and legitimate.”Bliss refers to a state of ecstatic happiness, a perfect and exalted state of joy and love. It also refers to a state of contentment oblivious to any problems or suffering.Samadhi is the highest state of consciousness one can achieve through meditation. It consists of a yoga practitioner reaching spiritual enlightenment where the self, the mind, and the object of meditation merge together into one. Jun 7, 2021Samadhi Meditation: A Guide to the Eighth Limb of Yoga - 2023In the wilderness, my soul strums to the rhythm of pure bliss.Angie Weiland-CrosbyOur Amazing...

Ever wonder if there is more to yoga than just the yoga postures? Join my guest Eric Shaw for a discussion around his new book called Sacred Thread: A Comprehensive Yoga Timeline: 2000 Events that Shaped Yoga History.  Eric's teachings and passions have been influenced significantly by his teachers, in particular Shandor Remete and Rod Stryker. You can visit Eric on his website at prasanayoga.com and you can purchase a copy of Eric's new book on Amazon here.We discuss topics like:What is the pre-common era?Yoga sutras and urbanization in India.Buddha gives us a new philosophy of life.The difference between consumer consumerism and environmentalism in India.Mapping connections through language patterns.Who were the key cultural movers of the Theosophical Society?The History of the Hatha Yoga Project.Historical perspective of Krishnamacharya's story.Thanks for listening to this episode. Check out:

It's often said that yoga is timeless, but many modern methods are recent inventions. What keeps them anchored in earlier traditions? I recently explored this with Mike De Masi, who runs a discussion group devoted to the yoga of T. Krishnamacharya and his students – from B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois to T.K.V. Desikachar and Srivatsa Ramaswami.Among other topics, our conversation covered:* What “tradition” means when so much has changed* Whether stories told by lineages stand up to scrutiny* How one relates to other worldviews as a foreigner* What scholarship on yoga can offer practitioners* Why critique should be balanced with respectRESOURCESWorldwide Krishnamacharya Yoga CommunityBreath of the Gods (a 2012 film about Krishnamacharya)“The Yoga of the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati” (Birch and Singleton)The Goddess Pose (a book about the life of Indra Devi)Srivatsa Ramaswami's Vinyasa Krama website Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Traditionally, physical yoga aims to raise vital energy. This is often described as a serpent-like power that dissolves the mind. However, one influential teacher saw Kuṇḍalinī differently. T. Krishnamacharya, who taught B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois, said it was a blockage that had to be burned, not a means to liberation. Simon Atkinson's book explains why. Drawing on his experiences as well as his research, this conversation explores implications for modern practitioners. Simon has practised yoga for more than 20 years in the tradition most closely associated with Krishnamacharya's son, T.K.V. Desikachar. Get full access to Ancient Futures at ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe

Mike De Masi, student of Srivatsa Ramaswami, bassist for Ali Omar El-Farouk, and founder of the Worldwide Krishnamacharya Yoga Community Facebook Group, talks with J about honoring the many different traditions of yoga. They discuss Mike's early studies and inquiring into the teaching of T. Krishnamacharya, the experience of learning from Ramaswami's elucidations on Patañjalayoga, Vinyasa Krama, the nuance of the breath in āsana practice, and finding vehicles for dialogue so that we can learn and grow from one another.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.    

Daniel Simpson ( www.danielsimpson.info | IG @danielcsimpson | The Roots Of Modern Yoga Online Course) History of modern yoga | What is yoga? | First modern yoga class 1918 | The East / West exchange | Swami Vivekananda | Yogendra | Kuvalayananda | The role of direct experience | Hinduism and yoga | The umbrella of oneness | Impact of Krishnamacharya, Iyengar, Jois, Desikachar | Indian bodybuilding cross over | Mark Singleton's Yoga Body | Using the physical to reach the subtle levels | Harmonic gymnastics and breathwork | Yoga and politics | Hatha Yoga Pradipika | The business of yoga | Are tapas necessary? This episode is sponsored by Momence, the booking system we use and highly recommend. Momence facilitates online, in-person and hybrid classes and events, and there are packages to fit self-employed teachers to multi-site studios. With Momence, you can: · Manage your class and workshop schedule Organize your appointment types and availability Create marketing and win-back campaigns Organize your on-demand videos and courses See exactly how your business is doing through insightful reporting. Have customers self-check-in via kiosks Sell products and services with a fully integrated point of sale With live support by chat, phone and email Momence is easy to use for yourself and your customers. 2 MONTHS FREE TRAIL: for more information click on the link https://momence.com/lp/keen-on-yoga or book a demo and quote “Keen on Yoga” ********************************************************* SUPPORT US Donate: https://keenonyoga.com/donate/ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infoRf CONNECT WITH KEEN ON YOGA Instagram Keen on Yoga: https://www.instagram.com/keen_on_yoga/ Instagram Adam Keen: https://www.instagram.com/adam_keen_ashtanga/ Website: https://keenonyoga.com/ MEMBERSHIP https://keenonyoga.com/membership/  Exclusive content, yoga & lifestyle tips, live Zoom meet-ups & more.  €10 per month, cancel at any time. Daniel presents ancient texts for modern times. He is the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to the history of practice. His approach combines scholarly knowledge with humour and insight, making yoga philosophy accessible and relevant to practitioners today. Daniel teaches courses online, at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, at triyoga in London, around the UK and internationally. He also offers private tutoring. Drawing on a master's degree from SOAS (University of London), and two decades of experience, he aims to help students explore their own path. He supplements his teaching with work as an editor. His latest offering is The Roots Of Modern Yoga Online Course

Gregor Maehle (www.8limbs.com | @gregor.maehle) Yoga is for the mind, not the body | Yoga is the Vedic system of psychology | Treating trauma via breath and body | A healing modality | Importance of yoga philosophy | Using yoga to prove your validity | Include self-love and self-esteem in yoga | Spiritual bypassing | Acknowledging your own shadow | Making your mind sattvic | Pranayama | Being in service of the divine This episode is sponsored by Momence, the booking system we've been using for the last year and highly recommend. Momence is a booking system for online, in-person and hybrid classes and events with packages to fit self-employed teachers to multi-site studios. With Momence, you can: · Manage your class and workshop schedule Organize your appointment types and availability Create marketing and win-back campaigns Organize your on-demand videos and courses See exactly how your business is doing through insightful reporting. Have customers self-check-in via kiosks Sell products and services with a fully integrated point of sale With live support by chat, phone and email Momence is easy to use for yourself and your customers. 2 MONTHS FREE TRAIL:  click on the link for more information  https://momence.com/lp/keen-on-yoga or book a demo and quote “Keen on Yoga” ********************************************************* Donate: https://keenonyoga.com/donate/ Instagram Keen on Yoga: https://www.instagram.com/keen_on_yoga/ Instagram Adam Keen: https://www.instagram.com/adam_keen_ashtanga/ Website: https://keenonyoga.com/ MEMBERSHIP: https://keenonyoga.com/membership/  Exclusive content, yoga & lifestyle tips, live Zoom meet-ups & more. €10 per month, cancel at any time. Gregor is the international author of eight textbooks covering all eight limbs of yoga. His latest publication is How to Find Your Life's Divine Purpose – Brain Software For a New Civilization. He is a mystic and a profuse blog writer covering topics on yoga and beyond. He travels the globe educating with passion, humour, insight and wisdom. Today he teaches an anatomically sophisticated interpretation of traditional vinyasa yoga, integrated into the practice of the higher limbs in the spirit of Patanjali and T. Krishnamacharya. His zany sense of humour, his manifold personal experiences, and his vast knowledge of scripture, Indian philosophies and yogic techniques combine to make his teachings applicable, relevant and easily accessible to all his students. Apart from offering Teacher Trainings online and face-to-face in Byron Bay, Bali Europe and Mexico, Gregor also teaches workshops in various locations around the world. 

Mado Hesselink (she/they) helps yoga teachers integrate their heart-centered mission with practical teaching strategies so that they can integrate the benefits of yoga into their lives and share those benefits with their community.A student of yoga for over 20 years in the Krishnamacharya lineage, Mado is white & able bodied, queer, neurodivergent, an immigrant, and lives on unceded Cherokee land. Her life has been profoundly influenced by the experience of growing up in Hawaii as a third culture individual, by becoming a mother at the age of 24, and by the death of her own mother in 2012. Parenthood and partnership continue to be her greatest yoga teachers while asana and meditation support her aim to show up skillfully and compassionately in every area of life.On her podcast “The Yoga Teacher Resource”, Mado draws from nearly two decades of teaching experience to share relevant stories, practical tips, and down-to-earth advice specifically geared towards yoga teachers. Her membership community the Impact Club supports yoga teachers to stay consistent with their personal practice, find their voice, and move past psychological barriers to show up fully in service to the world. Community, accountability, and mentorship are often missing in the lives of independent yoga teacher and the Impact Club exists to fill that gap. Mado is also co-founder of the Anatomy Bites membership community and has created several online courses for yoga teachers. She loves gardening, preparing food, walking by the river, and learning about... well almost anything.In this episode, we discuss:The Path of YogaMultiple TruthsThings That Seem to be in Opposition The Opposite Sides of the Same CoinStructure and SurrenderDeveloping the Capacity for Not Knowing or Having All of the AnswersSkillful ActionPractices to Bring us Back Into a Place of Skillful ActionThe lower self and Higher SelfIntegrity and UnionThe Garden as a MetaphorBirth, Death, Decay, CompostingParentingGrief Connect with Mado on their website or on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resourceThe Impact Club: https://www.helloyogateacher.com/impactPodcast music by Charles Kurtz+ Read transcript

Norman E. Sjoman is the author of the 1996 book The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace. The book contains an English translation of the yoga section of Sritattvanidhi, a 19th-century treatise by the Maharaja of Mysore. It contributes an original view on the history and development of the teaching traditions behind modern asanas. According to Sjoman, a majority of the tradition of teaching yoga as exercise spread primarily through the teachings of BKS Iyenger and his students. He claims this “appears to be distinct from the philosophical or textual tradition of hatha yoga. In addition, it does not appear to have any basis as a genuine tradition as there is no textual support for the asanas taught and no lineage of teachers." Sjoman studied at the University of British Columbia and Stockholm University before obtaining a PhD from the Centre of Advanced Studies in Sanskirt at Pune University. In addition, he holds a pandit degree from the Mysore Maharaja's Mahapathasala. Sjoman spent 14 years in India studying four different shastras n Sanskrit, with several pandits. In the mid 1980s, while doing research at the Mysore Palace, Sjoman made copies of the yoga section of the Sritattvanidhi. This was a "colossal" illustrated compendium, authored in the 19th century by the then Maharaja. The book included diagrams of 122 yoga asanas. Unlike the few other known historical yoga treatises, the emphasis was solely on the physical activity. Some appeared based on Indian wrestling and other gymnastic exercises. In that aspect more closely resembling modern yoga as exercise forms such as Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Both B. K. S. Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois, who are major influences on modern yoga forms, themselves studied under teacher Tirumalai Krishnamacharya at the Mysore Palace in the 1930s. Sjoman discovered that the royal family, in the early 1900s, had employed a British gymnast to train the young princes. When Krishnamacharya arrived in the 1920s to start a yoga school, his schoolroom was the former gymnasium complete with ropes. Sjoman argues that several exercises detailed in a purposely written western gymnastics manual were incorporated into Krishnamacharya's syllabus, resulting in his vinyasa style, and further passed on to Iyengar and Jois. The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace was published in 1996 including the 122 asana illustrations and extracts from the gymnastics manual. Naturally, the radical, perhaps heretical, idea that some of the practice of modern yoga as exercise is based on something as mundane as British gymnastics caused a stir in the yoga world.  

Krishnamacharya on Kundalini: The Origins and Coherence of His Position (Equinox Publishing, 2022) explores a distinctive teaching of 'the father of modern yoga', T. Krishnamacharya. Whereas most yoga traditions teach that kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine energy that rises, Krishnamacharya defined it differently. To him, kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine blockage which prevents prāṇa (breath or life-force) from rising and which represents avidyā (spiritual ignorance). Simon Atkinson draws from over 20 years of study and practice under teachers following Krishnamacharya. He combines analysis of quotations from yoga workshops with a detailed study of traditional Sanskrit texts. Atkinson challenges claims that Krishnamacharya's position can be found in his religious tradition of Śrīvaiṣṇavism. He questions the tradition's reliance on textual sources, showing how the coherence of Krishnamacharya's position can only be maintained by employing elaborate arguments and rejecting texts that teach otherwise. Atkinson also explores how Krishnamacharya's teaching on kuṇḍalinī influences how yoga is practiced. He argues that Krishnamacharya's position is best viewed as a model for experience that guides practice. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, online educator, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Krishnamacharya on Kundalini: The Origins and Coherence of His Position (Equinox Publishing, 2022) explores a distinctive teaching of 'the father of modern yoga', T. Krishnamacharya. Whereas most yoga traditions teach that kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine energy that rises, Krishnamacharya defined it differently. To him, kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine blockage which prevents prāṇa (breath or life-force) from rising and which represents avidyā (spiritual ignorance). Simon Atkinson draws from over 20 years of study and practice under teachers following Krishnamacharya. He combines analysis of quotations from yoga workshops with a detailed study of traditional Sanskrit texts. Atkinson challenges claims that Krishnamacharya's position can be found in his religious tradition of Śrīvaiṣṇavism. He questions the tradition's reliance on textual sources, showing how the coherence of Krishnamacharya's position can only be maintained by employing elaborate arguments and rejecting texts that teach otherwise. Atkinson also explores how Krishnamacharya's teaching on kuṇḍalinī influences how yoga is practiced. He argues that Krishnamacharya's position is best viewed as a model for experience that guides practice. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, online educator, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Krishnamacharya on Kundalini: The Origins and Coherence of His Position (Equinox Publishing, 2022) explores a distinctive teaching of 'the father of modern yoga', T. Krishnamacharya. Whereas most yoga traditions teach that kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine energy that rises, Krishnamacharya defined it differently. To him, kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine blockage which prevents prāṇa (breath or life-force) from rising and which represents avidyā (spiritual ignorance). Simon Atkinson draws from over 20 years of study and practice under teachers following Krishnamacharya. He combines analysis of quotations from yoga workshops with a detailed study of traditional Sanskrit texts. Atkinson challenges claims that Krishnamacharya's position can be found in his religious tradition of Śrīvaiṣṇavism. He questions the tradition's reliance on textual sources, showing how the coherence of Krishnamacharya's position can only be maintained by employing elaborate arguments and rejecting texts that teach otherwise. Atkinson also explores how Krishnamacharya's teaching on kuṇḍalinī influences how yoga is practiced. He argues that Krishnamacharya's position is best viewed as a model for experience that guides practice. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, online educator, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Krishnamacharya on Kundalini: The Origins and Coherence of His Position (Equinox Publishing, 2022) explores a distinctive teaching of 'the father of modern yoga', T. Krishnamacharya. Whereas most yoga traditions teach that kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine energy that rises, Krishnamacharya defined it differently. To him, kuṇḍalinī is a serpentine blockage which prevents prāṇa (breath or life-force) from rising and which represents avidyā (spiritual ignorance). Simon Atkinson draws from over 20 years of study and practice under teachers following Krishnamacharya. He combines analysis of quotations from yoga workshops with a detailed study of traditional Sanskrit texts. Atkinson challenges claims that Krishnamacharya's position can be found in his religious tradition of Śrīvaiṣṇavism. He questions the tradition's reliance on textual sources, showing how the coherence of Krishnamacharya's position can only be maintained by employing elaborate arguments and rejecting texts that teach otherwise. Atkinson also explores how Krishnamacharya's teaching on kuṇḍalinī influences how yoga is practiced. He argues that Krishnamacharya's position is best viewed as a model for experience that guides practice. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, online educator, and life coach. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and podcast archives.https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepathOriginally published October 2019Danielle Tarantola, founder and director of Yoga Foundation and teaching since 1998, is certified by the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation at Teacher, Teacher Trainer, and Yoga Therapist levels. She aligns with the powerful and practical teachings of Krishnamacharya as learned directly through TKV Desikachar and his primary students in Chennai, South India, over 13 trips to Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. Continued and extensive teaching, practicing, and studying inspire her to ensure that yoga's profound wisdom comes through clearly, simply, and with total relevancy for our modern times and conditions. She continues to learn with her Vedic Chant mentor of 17 years, Radha Sundararajan.**Correction: In the intro I mention that Danielle is based in New Jersey. She is based on Long Island, NY.Danielle's website: https://www.yoga-foundation.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member of the Medicine Path Inner Circle and gain early access to new episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and full podcast archives. https://plus.acast.com/s/medicinepath.

Gregor is the international author of eight textbooks covering all eight limbs of yoga. He is a mystic and a profuse blog writer covering topics on yoga and beyond. He travels the globe educating with passion, humour, insight and wisdom. Gregor Maehle began his practice of Raja Yoga in 1978 and added Hatha Yoga a few years later. In the mid-1980s he commenced annual travels to India, where he studied with various yogic and tantric masters, traditional Indian sadhus and ascetics. After practising with BKS Iyengar he spent fourteen months in Mysuru, and in 1997 was authorised to teach Ashtanga Yoga by K. Pattabhi Jois. In India Gregor also received eight months of mostly one-on-one instruction in scripture and the higher limbs of Yoga through B.N.S. Iyengar, a student of T. Krishnamacharya. He also studied Sanskrit under Professor Narayanachar and Dr Chandrasekhar. He lived for several years as a recluse, studying Sanskrit and yogic scripture and practising yogic techniques. This is the third time Gregor joins Adam, this time talking about his latest book How To Find Your Life's Diving Purpose.  Including the talking points below. Human aspects of the divine Bhakti yoga within asana Surrendering to the diving through practice, asana, pranayama, meditation Is concentration devotion? Co-creating with the divine what aspect you were here to express Importance of your Swah dharma - your own dharma Pancha kosha - teaching of the 5 layers, cleansing of impact of past traumas on your body, breath and mind Objective and objectless samadhi Shiva pure consciousness, eternal awareness Shakti female aspect of the divine What is your role in the play & how far can you go with your gift? Life is the child of the divine The divine is here and now How you act in this world matters Everything you see is the crystallised body of God Indigenous practices, walkabouts Vijnanamaya kasha Your duty in society, giving to the world Self love as a pure spiritual state Accepting that state within you We are all children of the divine   Find Gregor: Instagram: @gregor.maehle Website: https://8limbs.com/about/gregor-maehle/ If you enjoy the Keen on Yoga Podcast and would like to support us you can share this post, give us a review on Apple or Spotify or make a donation .  We appreciate your help to us keep creating free content for all.      

On today's podcast, Amy chats with Maggie Reagh, Maggie has an MA in Teaching/ Education and conducts Yoga classes as well as her own 1000-hour, Yoga Therapy Trianing Program, accredited with the IAYT, all focused on the therapeutic benefits of Yoga. She regularly teaches Wellness focused Yoga classes at Capilano University where, in addition, she teaches and coordinates the English for Academic Purposes Department.  Maggie started her yogic studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage in 1995 in Vancouver before going to Mysore, India in 2000 with BNS Iyengar. She went on to study with the Desikachar in Chennai, India, and the Kraftsows on Maui. She has studied Iyengar-based Yoga since 2003 with senior teachers including Gioia Irwin, Lindsay Whalen, Elise Browning Miller, and Judith Lasater. She continues her studies with DV and Radha Sridhar, and Viji Vasu in Chennai, India. Amy & Maggie talk about Maggie's experiences, their shared experience as college professors who also run yoga therapy schools, Embodied learning and how to use daily practice to become more embodied, Maggie's style of teaching, and a lot more. They touch on the followingMaggie's journey and background as she found yogaMaggie's thesis on embodied learningEmbodied learning, what it means, and how it influenced Maggie's teaching of YogaMaggie's experience with her teachers in IndiaMaggie's teaching combination of Yoga asana and Yoga philosophyWhat it means to experience Isvara Pranidhana or surrender How to use daily practices to become more embodiedMaggie's experience with the co-creative process of learning and how it influenced her If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: • Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today's podcasts is sponsored by: International Association of Yoga Therapistswww.iayt.org We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation Check out Amy's website http://www.amywheeler.comCheck out Maggiehttp://www.yogatherapyinternational.com/maggie_reagh

Bienvenidos a la temporada 5 de AMORTE, donde exploramos a la muerte y todos los procesos relacionados a ella. Ha sido muy bello ver que nos han seguido escuchando cada semana desde diciembre que acaba temporada cuatro. ¡Gracias! Necesitaba hacer una pausa.Hoy  vamos a hablar sobre el miedo a la muerte, el amor incondicional y qué sucede cuando enviudas con hijos pequeños.En este episodio nos acompaña Jorge Eugenio Espinosa Quintanilla, nos comparte su testimonio. Él es padre de familia de 4 hijos, esposo, nacido en México, en el año 1972 , comienza como practicante de Karate en 1978 y como  maestro de artes marciales en 1985 y participa como  competidor a nivel internacional.En 1996 toma su primera clase de yoga y desde ahí se ha convertido en su pasión de la mano de grandes maestros y sobre todo son sus alumnos con los que día a día comparte el verdadero significado del yoga. En el año 2001 abre el CENTRO KIAI basándose en las enseñanzas de sus maestros, que a la vez fueron influenciados por el Gran Maestro de esta era Sri. T. Krishnamacharya, el cual fue un gran yogui, sanador, erudito en sánscrito, que pensaba que el yoga debe ser modificado para adecuarse al alumno. Es director del Centro Kiai, creador del método kiai @kiai.yoga y co-fundador de la Asociación de Instructores de Yoga de Latinoamérica A.C.LAIYLA que además de administrar escuelas de yoga, da fe y certifica alumnos.Jorge nos comparte todos los momentos que vivió desde el diagnóstico de cáncer de su esposa Edwina Burns. Los retos de la enfermedad de Edwina.Cómo fue  digiriendo que la muerte de Edwina se iba acercando. Cómo vivió la rutina diaria familiar con sus hijos Lucas y Camila que eran pequeños. Nos comparte cómo vivió su duelo y acompañó a sus hijos en el suyo. Cómo siguió la guía de su maestro interno e intuición para encontrar lo que era mejor para su familia en el proceso. Nos cuenta cuáles fueron los retos más difíciles después de enviudar. Cómo ha mantenido la memoria de Edwina viva en sus hijos. Comparte consejos invaluables para otras familias desde su experiencia.Hoy forma parte de una modern family compuesta por sus hijos Lucas y Camila al lado de Lola su esposa, la hija de Lola, Maya y el hijo de ambos Noah. También nos comparte un poco de esta nueva historia y su búsqueda que considera es la razón por la cual encarnó en esta vida: aprender a amar incondicionalmente a pesar de todos los retos que esto implica.https://kiai.yogahttps://www.instagram.com/jorge.kiai/https://www.facebook.com/jorgeespinosakiaiEspero que encuentren herramientas prácticas en este episodio.Con mucho AMORtePatty Bueno 

''How to find a good yoga teacher?  How do you find a teacher that you trust, and can generate a connection with? Not only that, but find a teacher that does not see themselves in a position of power and does not have your monetary value as student in their 'business' as a priority?"  In this episode Mark and Rosalind talk about this most basic of questions, along with the even more basic questions of why we would even want a yoga teacher, and what that is anyway.  Some aspects we cover: - The origins of yoga as a practice of mutual respect and care for others and the community, without authority and power. - the change in student-teacher relationships to power dynamics and business interest as the norm - The three qualifications of a good yoga teacher according to Krishnamacharya. - Cultism in spiritual practice; how to sense someone who is driven by social hierarchy, power and money.  - The use of knowledge as a means to create seniority and power in the modern world of spiritual practice. And the contrasting experience had by Mark with his teachers Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. - “Yoga is not a salvation cult”. A good teacher should not be promising any method or secret knowledge that will get you to where you think you want to go. Any promises of this nature should be treated with caution as the promise is most likely more of a product to be sold than a spiritual practice. - A conversation about the ironic inflexibility of modern yoga, how it pushes people into predefined patterns regardless of the differences between individuals, and how this is a reflection of the patterning seen in modern society. - What to look for: the breath as THE central element of asana practice. The unity of body, mind and breath must be present from the first moment of the yoga lesson, yet is often not given precise or any attention in modern yoga teaching. - “You don't do yoga, yoga does you”. Participating in the flow of life and being in the moment, as opposed to using spiritual practice to try and get somewhere you think you need to go, and how a good teacher can help thwart the latter tendency. - Yoga as a method to release the mind from habitual thought. A symptom of modern living that affects most people in negative ways. Yoga can be a way to free yourself of unnecessary thought and be in the world's beauty. To find out if we know a good teacher near you, please email studio@heartofyoga.com Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.  

Ryan Stanley is the Heart of Yoga in San Diego. He teaches from the heart to the heart of everybody. The message from UG Krishnamurti that "there is nothing to be liberated from" hit him like a tonne of bricks, and since then he has been restructuring his practice, yoga studio and teaching around this whole-body realisation.    Here he talks with Mark about the transition from 'yoga sales' to yoga instructor to an actual Yoga Teacher, sincerely caring about self and others. He has managed to bring all the other styles and put them into the context of the breath principles that Krishnamacharya, grandfather of modern yoga, actually taught. They discuss this and survival during the pandemic, and yoga in the midst of family life.    Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a voice question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast

Mark sits down with long-time friend and German Yogini Sybille Schlegel to reflect on many things, including the dreadful shadow of war in Europe, with its grim echoes of the past. Sybille draws on her background in history and present role as co-founder and teacher of Hatha Vinyasa Parampara Studio in Mainz. A student of Sanskrit, she talks about the journey from conscientious western academic to whole-body understanding.  Sybille speaks about discovering the principles of Krishnamacharya and the implications for her teaching and community, the influence of the sage Nisargadatta Maharaj, and the impact of yoga on all relationships.  As well as co-founding and teaching at her yoga school in Mainz, Sybille writes a monthly column for Yoga Journal Germany, and has co-facilitated the 'Good Vibes' Yoga Festival in Darmstadt. She has hosted Heart of Yoga teacher trainings in Mainz for many years & has been instrumental in introducing so many good people to their breath & embodied experience.  More info on the school at www.hathavinyasa-schule.de

Amy and Nrithya talk about the most popular model for assessment and therapeutic planning in the field of Yoga Therapy, the Pancha Maya Model, which is also called the Bird Model. What most people do not realize is that there are 5 points of interest for each of the 5 layers. There is a head, a tail, 2 wings and the core or body. The physical layer has 5 parts. The breath or prana layer has 5 parts. The mental layer has 5 parts. The personality layer has 5 parts. The emotions or spiritual layer has 5 parts. Nrithya tells several stories about TKV Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya that really help to express and explore the depth and breadth of the Bird Model in therapy. We hear about how it become popular as a model for therapeutic purposes.·        Nrithya chants opening chants and gives the reasoning behind these invocations.·        Nrithya tells a bit about the history of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram.·        How the Bird Model (Pancha Maya) became so popularized for Yoga Therapy.·        A brief overview of the 25 points of interest (5 x 5).·        A discussion of how prana moves in the body and helps to heal.·        The importance of joy in changing our healing journey.Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram website: www.kym.orgNrithya Jagannathan is the Director of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) Institute of Yoga Studies. Trained in Vedic chanting, she is a C-IAYT, ERYT-500 and YACEP. A student of Sri TKV Desikachar, she has a professional experience of more than 18 years. She is also the Editor-in-chief of KYM's quarterly e-journal on Yoga and Yoga Cikitsa. She is a life member of the Indian Yoga Association and a member of the Standing Academic Accreditation committee of the Indian Yoga Association. She is also Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and choreographer, with many awards to her credit. She has traveled extensively representing the KYM at numerous events/seminars/workshops across the world.If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF's for download.Topics you can choose from include: Yoga Therapy & Mental HealthYoga Therapy & Physical HealthSocial Justice in yoga & Yoga TherapyYoga/Ayurveda ToolboxYoga & Indian PhilosophyGlobal & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribehttp://www.kym.orgWe have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month's payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonationCheck out Amy's websiteVisit Amy's training section on her website to check out the courses belowOptimal-state-community days professional development courseYoga therapy training courses865-certified-yoga-therapist-program

From the banks of the holy Ganga to the East Village, Manhattan, Jeremiah Brimlow and Mark's friendship has flourished. Jeremiah is a bridge of the ancient world to the modern times, of east and west, but also of the early days of yoga arriving in New York City to the current situation. Mark and Jeremiah reflect on the shifts they have seen, on the legacy of the US counterculture, and staying in the pure essence of spirituality in a confused world of spiritual business. Jeremiah is the Urban Angel because he does just that.     In this episode you will hear...   03:00 Jeremiah and Mark talk of New York, Lineage and staying pure and true to the vision of truth.   11:00 Giving others opportunity to become greater, and to disappoint. Knowing and following your true path. A Hippie heritage.   21:00 Finding ways to work together, and change the paradigm of living. Getting caught in nonsensical systems, and the systems are down. Hope.   36:00 There was always Yoga, and a culture that could be. Being downwardly mobile, and relating to every human with openness.   50:00 Feeding only one third of the belly. The posture of gluttony. One arm up.   64:00 Teaching, shared energy and finding a new perspective on the practice.   Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here: https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

About Brandt Passalacqua: Brandt Passalacqua is the creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy. He has been enjoying Yoga and the healing arts since 2001 after overcoming obesity and a life-threatening autoimmune illness. His personal journey serves as an inspiration to countless others and informs his compassionate, humorous, and down-to-earth teaching style.Brandt has maintained a private practice since 2002 integrating yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and Structural Yoga Therapy, Medical Massage, a variety of meditation lineages, and plain-old common sense to help people realize their goals. He works with individuals suffering from a wide variety of disease including obesity, eating disorders, acute and chronic physical complaints, trauma, chronic and mental conditions. He also serves as a meditation teacher with an emphasis on finding the most efficient practice/s for an individual's evolution.Brandt shares what he knows through training programs in Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, Peaceful Weight Loss™ through Yoga, and the Breathing Deeply Meditation Sangha. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two children.In this episode, Adam and Brandt discuss:Meditation, Breathwork and Yoga as a path to healingPreparing yourself for change Different types of modern yogaKey Takeaways:Meditation, Breathwork and Yoga can be a path for healing for those who suffer from chronic stress, mental health problems, and even obesity. Most of the work in terms of weight-loss is psychological, almost everyone knows they need to change their diet, but not many are able to be in a position to actualize what they want to do. Recognize that there's a problem you have to serve and have an open mind to accept new ideasThere is no one-size-fits-all yoga “prescription” - it's important to find an expert that will be able to point you in the right direction based on what your need is. "Understand that you are suffering and that there's a problem... and be willing to put some effort into it." —  Brandt PassalacquaConnect with Brandt Passalacqua: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/breathingdeeply/Website:  https://breathingdeeply.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZKaTim6Cfms703582MTeAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/breathingdeeplyyoga/ Connect With Adam Weber:Website: https://meditationnotmedicine.com/about/Email: adam@meditationnotmedicine.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/easytomeditate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationnotmedicine/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnbji9rDrCfxhY0W8sHL9ABook: Meditation Not Medicine Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla.Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Season 4 - ModernityThis episode focuses on modern, transnational, anglophone yoga, which has tended to emphasize the practice of asana over certain other techniques that were central to the Hatha tradition: e.g. shatkarmani, mudra, and etc. This emphasis is fueled by the influence of European systems of physical education, and the revival of the physical culture movement in India that they helped to spawn. T. Krishnamacharya (the Father of Modern Yoga) is a key influence on modern practice. His tenure at the Mysore palace was a time of great experimentation with regard to Yogasana, and his vision made its way to the west through many famous students. His imperative that Yoga is to be taught via an appropriate adaptation strategy relative to time, place, and culture remains a guiding principle here at the shala. (Vini-yoga)-Support our podcast on patreon: Patreon.com/circleyogashalaReceive early access to podcasts, Matt's notes: a printable study guide, Yoga in Action publication subscriptions, Ask Matt quarterly zoom calls, discounts on retreats, and more!Learn more about our trainings and programs: www.circleyogashala.comIn this episode we talk about:Modern, transnational, anglophone yoga, and how it has tended to emphasize the practice of asana over certain other techniquesThe influence of European systems of physical education and the revival of the physical culture movement in India that they helped to spawn. T. Krishnamacharya (the Father of Modern Yoga) T. Krishnamacharya's imperative that Yoga be taught via an appropriate adaptation strategy relative to time, place, and culture