Podcast appearances and mentions of meghan powell

Meet Lea Perfetti, an Ashtanga yoga teacher I discovered on Instagram after a series of posts that were so raw and real, I knew there had to be a pretty powerful story behind. Hers is not just one woman's story, but one that many of us have lived, but often too ashamed to tell. It's a story of vulnerability and courage, of breaking open and breaking free - from cultural norms and societal pressures. From the shame of seeking help and needing to be perfect. We need to stop keeping our stories and struggles a secret. Because far worse than going through dark times, is believing we are the only ones. The Ashtanga Dispatch Yoga Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley. Please visit our beautiful, new website - www.ashtangadispatch.com - and see what exciting new offerings are coming for 2023!

In this episode, we meet and get to know Dr. Meghan Powell who is an author, publisher, and writing coach.  Meghan started her journaling journey for her healing and growth. When she started seeing the benefits from her personal experience, she started sharing it on her Instagram. As she shared her stories, she quickly started getting questions from her followers. This led to connecting with other women who wanted to learn how to journal. She created a book to help others learn more about journaling and getting started on journaling for themselves. She also shares how she stayed aligned with the process and growth of building a business.  Listen and learn from Meghan.

Mark Bint grew up with two parents who cannot hear; Mark is known as a CODA, a child of deaf adults. And in today's episode, Mark tells his story and how growing up in a non-hearing home taught him what it truly means to listen. Today's transcript can be found on the website. Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com Join Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell in Bozeman, Montana July 31 - Aug 4 for their Mountain Yoga Retreat. Details for this are also on the website. Thanks for listening!

Though the message isn't necessarily new -- the need for a more malleable and adaptive approach to practice within Ashtanga Yoga -- it's the messenger that may actually surprise you. Today's episode with Eddie Stern is personal and incredibly honest. And one that may leave you with much to (re)consider. If you'd like to experience first hand a kinder, simpler way to practice, visit eddiestern.com to take class with him online. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music is by Marc Pilley.

The past few years has been like a story that's unfolding. One that will be told for generations to come. And it is this personal retelling, a weaving together of stories, we will bring you this year through the podcast. Asking the question: How has the pandemic shifted our sense of identity, purpose, and vision as individuals and as a yoga community? We begin with Kino Macgregor, someone we have always admired and enjoyed, and have had on the podcast many times before. And we thought it not possible for Kino to be even more impassioned and purposeful — but we were wrong. Now blazing with passion and clearer than ever, Kino is ready to usher in a new day, and a new paradigm, in yoga. >> Meet us in 2022 on The Path, a unique, online practice space to inspire, connect, and support. Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com to join. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley.

Today's episode is a shift from our previous few weeks that were capitalizing on all the energy and buzzwords that surround the holiday and new year season. This week, I wanted to get intentional about creating space for the bad stuff - aka negative thoughts, feelings, and memories, and how to acknowledge them without personifying them always! I mention a good friend of the podcast, Dr. Meghan Powell, and her amazing work on journaling in today's episode. Click here for her journaling mojo! As always, therapy is a vital and necessary resource to tap into, especially when you notice you're "getting stuck" around certain things that can be hard to deal with. Use a resource like Psychology Today to match with a therapist in your area and use a filter to get a match who takes your insurance! Want a little bit more depth? Mental Health Match is like a dating app but for clients and therapists to connect. Need a more affordable option? OpenPath helps clients find affordable therapy based on financial need.

OH I MADE THE TITLE RHYME so I'm going to sit here in this moment a little longer -- Ok. We're good now. Welcome to our LAST EPISODE!!! of 2021. Today we're wrapping up this mini-segment on actions and goals and values by talking about intentions (words, phrases, etc) that will help tie us to values and keep us motivated to continue to push forward, even on the dark days. Credit where credit is due - Dr. Meghan Powell (aka friend and guest of the show) was the inspiration for today's episode. You can get on her journal email list here! and check out our podcast here! 

It's the kind of wisdom that can only come from many years of personal practice that guest to the podcast, Kathy Cooper, brings in today's episode. As a female practitioner, now in her 70s, and as youthful and vibrant as ever - Kathy's shared experience is such a gift to the many of us women practicing out there. Speaking of which ... we are excited to announce a unique online practice space, designed especially for women, called The Path. Each month, members will receive a beautiful journal full of essays and stories, practice sessions to download, and a live, online gathering at the end of each month. For more information, please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com/event/thepath2022 The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music is by Marc Pilley. Thanks for listening and sharing this path.

Lara Land is the founder of the non-profit, Three and a Half Acres Yoga, a partnership program that offers yoga, breathing and mindfulness practices to underserved communities. In addition, Lara trains yoga teachers in the area of trauma sensitivity -- a training that focuses primarily on a teacher's own self awareness. Starting December 2nd and lasting the entire month, teachers within the yoga community are leading classes online to help raise money to support Three and Half Acres Yoga. Your donation gives you access to all classes taught by teachers such as Eddie Stern, Donna Noble, Nina Rao, and so many more. But even more important -- you'll be helping to bring the healing of yoga to someone who really needs it. Find out how to donate and attend these classes by visiting www.threeandahalfacres.org The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley. Thank you for listening.

I don't think y'all are even ready to bear witness to this amazing conversation! I asked Meghan, aka @drmeggymarie on instagram to join me for today's podcast to talk about goals, the ugly side of dreaming big, and so much more. We referenced SO many magical episodes of Meghan's during today's episode. Keep Going or Quit episode HERE. Redefining productivity episode HERE. Doing Your Best/Avoiding Burnout HERE.  Of course, check out Meg's website, email list, and podcast, all over on www.meggymarie.com! 

In today's episode, Dr. Shyam Ranganathan explains the process of translating spiritual texts; how belief systems, both conscious and unconscious, can influence our interpretations; and why logic is better than experience in deciphering ethics. Dr. Ranganathan is a trained scholar and researcher of philosophy and is author, editor and translator of numerous peer reviewed, scholarly works. To learn more, visit www.yogaphilosophy.com or follow on Instagram @ yogaphilosophy_com Also, be sure to check out our newest online offering begins this October -- Living the Path: Using the Tools of Yoga for Navigating Change. We hope you can join us. Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com/online-courses for details. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music is by Marc Pilley.

Today we welcome a very special guest - a woman we hold dear as teacher, mentor, and most especially friend - Dena Kingsberg. Dena has been a devoted student of Ashtanga Yoga for over three decades. Her time spent as a practitioner is evident through her integrative and holistic teaching style. But her devotion and grace are never more apparent than when she closes her eyes, starts to softly hum, and begins to chant. From her homestead in the magical semi-tropics of Goonengerry, Australia - Dena joined us over Zoom. Which is a big change for Dena, who has in the past, purposely separated herself from the digital world, preferring more intimate, in-person encounters. Which of course, for many of us, hasn't been possible for most of 2020. And so Dena has begun exploring ways she might support those feeling isolated and alone. One way is this podcast. And another, an 8-week online chanting workshop that launches this month. You can find details on this as well as learn more about Dena, by visiting her website: www.dena.net.au The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is hosted, edited and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music is by Mark Pilley www.arksong.net As always, thank you for listening and supporting. During these difficult times, we are here to support you. Please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com to learn more.

In today's episode, we sit down with Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman to talk about their new book, When Love Comes to Light: Bringing Wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita into Modern Life. https://www.shambhala.com/when-love-comes-to-light-15498.html Never before has a book felt more timely or applicable. Because who among us doesn't feel like Arjuna right now - standing in the middle of a battlefield, unsure of our own purpose and uncertain of what actions to take? Mary and Richard write as WE are Arjuna and Krishna is actually talking to us. Mary and Richard are one of the most loving, insightful, and down-to-earth teachers we know. And whether it's in teaching, writing, or simply having a conversation, they truly do bring the yoga to life. Be the first to receive new podcasts by joining our email. Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com The Ashtanga Dispatch Yoga Podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley, whose newest album can be downloaded at www.arksong.net Thanks for listening!

Today's chat is with Mark Robberds, Oliver Crossley, and Scott White who together, formed the Yoga Myth Busters. Their hope is to educate and clarify some of those pesky myths that continue to circulate and persist. Like - are your hips always need to be squared? Is it true that anyone can do anything with just practice? And my favorite: No pain, no gain - true or false? Listen and find out! Mark is a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher and movement specialist. And Oliver and Scott are both physiotherapists and yoga practitioners who use yoga in their therapeutic work. Visit our new online Yoga Shala with live and pre-recorded classes by visiting www.ashtangadispatch.com/online-courses. The Ashtanga Dispatch Yoga podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Peg Mulqueen and Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley.

During these challenging times, we are here to support you. Please visit ashtangadispatch.com to join us for a special program: Equanimity Through the Storm. We hope you take these few minutes to enjoy this metta meditation with Meghan Powell as a way to ground in loving-kindness - for yourself and for the world. May you be healthy, safe, happy, and know that you are loved by us.

"Hierarchies are easy. That’s why we set them up. But the hierarchies have such a lack of resilience in response to rapid social change. And we're in a situation of rapid social change - in a profession that is seeing rapid changes." - Theo Wildcroft In today's episode, Dr. Theo Wildcroft talks about the identities and labels we attach to ourselves and our yoga practice and how we all benefit from moving from traditional linear models and towards more inclusive and horizontally organized networks. The Ashtanga Dispatch podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by me, Peg Mulqueen - along with Meghan Powell. Music is by Marc Pilley Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com for more about Theo including notes and links from today's show. And thanks for listening!

As one of today's most prolific explorers and mountaineers, Conrad Anker is a legend in the climbing world - though certainly not limited to it. Because Conrad has long been a source of inspiration for me. From his many summits (including Everest 3x and Meru) to his humanitarian work and activism - Conrad claims not to know anything about yoga philosophy, and yet his life says otherwise. In today's episode, Conrad talks to me about the necessity of risk, overcoming obstacles, facing fear, and getting older - as well as the responsibility we have as human beings to take care of each other and this world. (See? I told you he is a yogi - whether HE knows or not!) The Ashtanga Dispatch podcast is hosted, produced, and edited by me, Peg Mulqueen. Along with Meghan Powell. Music is by Marc Pilley Visit www.ashtangadispatch.com for more about Conrad including notes and links from today's show. And thanks for listening!

As an anatomy teacher and neuromuscular therapist - David has spent most of his career working with people in pain and helping them find a way out. And as the person who literally wrote the book on Yoga Anatomy, it makes sense that yoga students in particular - often with an injury or other physical issues - look to David for answers. At the same time, answers are something David seldom gives. Instead, he’d rather hand the power back to students - encouraging them to do their own exploring and experimentation: 1. Figure out what position makes it feel better relative to what body position makes it feel worse. So you know. 2. Give yourself permission to change the way you’re practicing so you can get closer to that position where it doesn’t hurt. Until you understand more, figure out more. 3. Once things calm down, start exploring even further and widdling things down Look for David's 3-D animated kinesiology course for anyone who wants to learn their muscles, functional movement, and how the asanas fit together. Visit https://3dmusclelab.com Ashtanga Dispatch is all about creating and supporting community - and this podcast would not be possible without the help of good friends like you who share our mission. Please visit ashtangadispatch.com/donate to learn ways you can help and contribute. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is edited, produced, and hosted by Peg Mulqueen along with Meghan Powell. Music by Marc Pilley.

"Chanting has helped me become more comfortable with myself. And feeling the freedom to open up in a devotional sense, in an emotional sense. I think it’s really released a part of me that I kept tightly hidden - and I’ve become more comfortable with that. And that’s what we’re trying to do, become comfortable with ourselves, with who we are." Meet Meghan Powell, the other half of Ashtanga Dispatch and hear about her ongoing journey towards developing her own voice. You'll hear Meghan talk about her experience in Mysore, with her teacher, Dena Kingsburg, and why chanting mantras is her favorite practice of all. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is a free download, made possible by listeners like you who offer their support. If you would like to help, please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com/donate This episode was edited and produced by Peg Mulqueen. Music by Marc Pilley.

Wassup chedda-makers, The world's GREATEST investor, Warren "Benjamin's for Breakfast" Buffett, says: If you want to raise your net worth by 50%, then before anything else, invest first in YOURSELF. This dude doesn't hang up his Nebraska college degree in his office. He doesn't hang up his Master's degree from Columbia. He hangs up the communications certificate he got from the Dale Carnegie course he took decades ago. Invest in YOURSELF. And that's why we had some awesome guests for episode 44: executive coach Patrick McWard, aka P-Mickey, talked street cred on how to invest in ourselves, while Meghan Powell hooked us up with some cool laughs about LaCroix & Juul stock. Bottom line? If you want an EDGE over errryone else, hook up your emotional intelligence game and get REAL with your colleagues and clients. P-Mickey gets into the deets of how to make this happen. We also had the whimsical Mexican ambassador to the United States on this episode, who broke down wassup with Donny Trump and this crazy-a$$ 5% tariff. He basically says: this sh!t ain't gonna be effective whatsoever. After that, I break down how this impacts the markets. Let's summarize: - you have a REAL China trade war happening - you have a potential Mexican trade war about to happen. So sh!t's gettin real. Put your seat belts on, we bout's to have some more turbulence in the markets. My point in all this? Keep powder dry and start building up some courage to use it. You want to keep investing - even as the market's going down - and if you see it down 10%, down 20%, down 30%, that's where you want to be investing a little bit more money at each draft downwards. Kick back, Relax, Enjoy this episode! Peace. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: 01:35- Patrick intro - executive coach. From sales-man to SOUL-man. 04:05- Meghan went blonde for the summer 07:20- Pat's 40-acre soybean farm in S. IL lost China as a buyer 13:25- China trade war: China's "blacklisting" America 15:10- DJT created the Mexico problem to distract us from China 16:00- Mexican "ambassador" explains how tariff is BS 24:05- Buffett: Be greedy when others scared, and be scared when others are greedy 28:00- How to stay current & un-depressed 33:00- LaCroix stock down 65%! Buy opportunity 40:30- Juul launching retail stores "Apple stores for Vapers" 45:15- J.P. Morgan $5mm lawsuit by new dad's 49:40- Patrick McWard - exec coach, prof speaker, wrote 2 books 51:50- Spiritual awakening while super successful yet super unhappy 01:02:30- Details on Pat's 2 books 01:04:20- Meditation retreat changed his life 01:05:20- Has now spent cumulative 4 years of his life in front of audience 01:08:00- Jean Paul Sartre - Philosopher - "if thoughts and actions unaligned, you WILL be unhappy" 01:09:55- Warren Buffet - "Best investment is in your own self" 01:11:50- How do Execs invest in themselves hiring Patrick? 01:13:50- Huge edge in business? Ramp up your emo. intelligence 01:16:00- "Be your best self" 01:17:50- "Trust foundation of Leadership"- Patrick 01:21:50- How Patrick created multiple streams of income for himself 01:25:20- Healing the mind by shutting down logic - Pat oil painting 10 hours / week 01:27:40- Pat turned his hobby into a career Visit the BNOS PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-news-and-other-%24/id1438358922?mt=2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/business-news-and-other-sheet/support

Meghan Powell is an improviser living in Chicago, IL. She can be seen performing with her improv team, Delorean, Tuesday nights in June at 8pm at the Playground Theater. This episode brought to you by- https://soundcloud.com/pdlttfp

Meghan attended the 2019 Bali Ashtanga Yoga Conference and caught up with long-time teachers Dom Corigliano, Mark Robberds, Kathy Cooper, Scott Johnson, Radha, John Scott, and Chuck Miller - asking each the same question: What does yoga or practice mean for them? Each had a unique perspective not only in how they answered the question but reflected in how they teach as well. And yet, there were some very definite common themes: nature, family, and the process of change. This episode of the Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast was hosted by Meghan Powell, and edited and produced by Peg Mulqueen. Please support the online community by making a donation at www.ashtangadispatch.com Thank you.

Hey peeps, Flip-flop-Fed. Right Said Fred. Yabba dabba dooooo! Yeah, so the Fed flip-flopped last week. First, interest rates were UP in December. Now, they’re DOWN in March. And guess what? Stocks prolly ‘bout to flip-flop. Errryone just ch-ch-ch-ch-chill. Keep investing 20% of yo chedda, no matter what the market do. Bein’ chill-ion gonna get you to a billion. What about Mark Zuck? He always in some muck. Our passwords weren’t secure? Man, W-T-F ??!! And y’all gon love Meghan’s story about being on a flight with Jesse Eisenberg (yep, he’s as creepy as he looks). Lyft IPO goin’ bananas. Investors straight THROWIN billions at Lyft! Is it gonna be another Snap? Dat sh!t still down 35% from IPO even tho it came out bangin. Finally, Bud Lite been talkin’ smack to MillerCoors on TV commercials, sayin Miller & Coors brew with corn syrup. And now MillerCoors suing the sh!t outta Bud. Let’s sit back and watch deez 2 clowns beat the sh!t outta each other!! Click listen and enjoy! Amer Shownotes: 3:00 The NZ Mosque shooter 11:00 Meghan Powell - Air and water show at the Cards Against Humanity Theater. Every Wednesday in April at 8pm. 12:00 Agenda 15:00 The markets-down week in stocks-dovish. Fed has embraced an easy money policy. Why are they flip flopping? 20:00 What does the Fed know that we don't? 24:30 Lifeblood of economy is interest rates-stay invested 30:00 60/20/20 rule - keep that 20% continuing to invest 36:30 Does this data negatively affect the market 39:00 Facebook-down 3.5%. Instagram check out. 40:00 Jesse eisenberg story 48:20 FB has been storing passwords incorrectly 53:30 Disney and Fox 58:00 AT&T and Time Warner is a much messier merger 1:09:00 IPOs for Levi's, Pinterest, Lyft, Uber - is this a sign of an oncoming down market? 1:14:00 Bud Light vs MillerCoors - corn syrup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/business-news-and-other-sheet/support

In today's episode, teacher and author Gregor Maehle discusses the corruption of authority in everything from religion to politics - and suggests that if yoga wants to help heal that problem, then it must become a vehicle for dismantling such hierarchical structures, including its own. Perhaps more than in any other podcast to date, this episode with Gregor really had us examining what we believe and why we believe it. Which may have been exactly the idea. In fact, I get the feeling Gregor is constantly doing the same, of himself. Though questioning is different than doubt. Because Gregor does not doubt Patanjali's yoga. Not at all. But instead, introduces the question - is it Patanjali's yoga that we are actually practicing? It's a question only we can answer for ourselves. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is edited, hosted, and produced by Peg Mulqueen along Meghan Powell - a small but dedicated, mother/daughter team. But it would not be possible without friends like you who generously support. If you would like to make a donation, please visit ashtangadispatch.com Thank you. We appreciate your support.

Hey friends, Markets Are KILLIN’ it! WTF is going on?! Mr. Market was in a *really* good mood this week. He’s up 11%+ to start off the year, up NINE straight weeks! Well, if you’re following me, you cool as a cucumber. Chill as a chickpea. Easy green peas-y. Why? Because you playin the long game, buildin’ legit wealth. You ain’t gamblin Wolf of Wall Street style. Up or down market, put in yo 20%. Why’s the market up? Well, Fed’s slowin their roll on quantitative easing sales. And Trump’s startin to get all scared on China trade war, talm’bout moving deadlines and meeting with China’s president. Art of the deal my a** ... Click “Listen” now to hear my guest Meghan Powell and I talk about movin from a paycheck mentality to a *net worth* mentality. Yup. It’s time. Grow up and get you some real cheddar. I’ma show you how. Finally, we discuss all the shi**y things banks did this week. Don’t get me wrong, banks are important, I use ‘em all the time to help me make bank. But dayyum deez banks LOVE to do stupid a** sh!t to hurt people! Like help rich Frenchies evade taxes, help Russians move dirty money, and lose billions on losing stock trades they stuffed in a drawer 10 years ago hoping it’d go away. SHOW NOTES: 6:00 Our guest Meghan Powell: If you have a sales team that would benefit from Improv Sales Training contact Meghan Powell at MPowell652@gmail.com for more info 15:00 The Markets are doing *great* WTF is going on?! 17:45 60/20/20 rule 39:00 Would a Bernie Sanders win negatively affect the stock market? 43:00 Change your money mindset - move from a paycheck mentality to a *net worth* mentality 54:00 Google’s YouTube losing advertisers fast due to permitting a soft-core pedophile ring in its comments section 1:00:00 Elon Musk - why the F do you keep posting sensitive info on Twitter? 1:03:00 Lyft IPO: *driver* “get in, we’re going PUBLIC” 1:07:30 If you’re having a bad day, just look to Kraft Heinz-slashed their dividend, stock -28%, $15 billion write down, SEC investigating and a partridge in a pear tree 1:11:00 Danske Bank was kicked out of Estonia after $230 billion of money laundering. UBS fined 4 Billion. Deutsche bank lost 1.6 billion. Banks suck this week. 1:20:00 McKinsey consulting company - they suck too. 1:21:30 Apple credit card teaming up with Goldman Sachs for some reason. Clowns don’t know what they’re doing. Special Mentions: become Anti fragile, Babyshark, Rich dad, Poor dad, and Bernie Sanders --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/business-news-and-other-sheet/support

Meghan Powell is a comedian, actress, long time friend, and self described as "too pretty to work". In this episode we talk about Prohibition, Religion, I.U.D.'s, Blink- 182 and much more. 

In this month's podcast episode, Dr. Monica Gauci discusses some of the more complex issues facing yoga students today - like how Ashtanga yoga is taught here in the west; the effects of age, injury, and life stages such as menopause; and the importance of listening and trusting our heart. The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is edited, hosted, and produced by Peg Mulqueen along Meghan Powell - a small but dedicated, mother/daughter team. But it would not be possible without friends like you who generously support. If you would like to make a donation, please visit ashtangadispatch.com Thank you. We appreciate your support.

If you want to feel better, healthier, be more resilient and clear, Eddie Stern, says the answer is quite simple: Yoga. In a world more and more divided, yoga may be one those rare and special subjects where we all agree – practicing yoga makes us feel good. And in today's episode as well as in his new book, One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How it Can Transform Your Life (due out March, 2019), Eddie combines his own experience with philosophy and science to explain why this one simple thing makes us all so happy.  But that's not all we talk about ... Eddie also gives a rather impassioned explanation how the word, method, is often misused as a substitution for practice. Or the word, modifications, for options. Turns out Eddie isn't just a yogi and science geek - he's also a bit of a wordsmith as well.  And finally, Eddie answers your questions about practicing as we get older - and as he's gotten older.  The Ashtanga Dispatch podcast is edited and hosted by me Peg Mulqueen along with Meghan Powell. Chris Lucas is our producer. If you are enjoying these yoga chats, we hope you will take time a moment to help support by visiting www.ashtangadispatch.com

Can exploration in movement and other approaches to practice coexist within the Ashtanga yoga tradition? Teacher Mark Robberds, certainly hopes so. And in today's episode, Mark shares some really valuable information about movement - like how variety is critical for our physical development, and in Ashtanga in particular - a way to balance out some of the more extreme movements sometimes involved.  But Mark also shared his feelings on a few more serious topics within the yoga community. Like the sexual abuse that took place in the practice room with Pattabhi Jois - and the whole debacle when Mark was temporarily stripped of his teaching certification after it was reported he was exploring different approaches to the practice. (As I type this, I am SMH for real). I hope you enjoy this last podcast of 2018 with Mark Robberds. As always, thank you for listening - and for all your support! The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is edited and hosted by Peg Mulqueen along with Meghan Powell. We are an incredibly small but dedicated mother-daughter team - and we bring each episode to you without any third-party advertisers. To keep these podcasts ad-free, please consider offering your support. Please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com to donate.

Mary Taylor is a woman who has been consistently practicing Ashtanga yoga for over 30 years - through pregnancy, injury, and more recently, a debilitating illness. What’s more, Mary didn’t enter the yoga room as the star student, but rather, as she says - the stiff student. Yet where her body was not as flexible, the yoga and her teacher, were. And in today’s episode, you’ll hear Mary explain her understanding of the Ashtanga yoga method and how it’s worked for her. Of course, that’s only the beginning of our conversation. From there, Mary talks about the body’s holding pattern, especially in terms of trauma not fully processed - sharing within this, her own experiences with sexual abuse and how this manifested within her own body and psyche. Which explains why Mary was perhaps the first senior teacher within the Ashtanga yoga community to publicly acknowledge Pattabhi Jois previous sexual misconduct - even as she continues to hold love and gratitude for a teacher who changed her life and the lives of many. It was a brave and necessary dialogue to begin. But as you’ll hear Mary say, “I can’t be part of a world anymore where women can’t talk about abuses they feel and abuses they experienced. I can’t do that anymore. Because it almost killed me.” The Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast is edited and hosted by Peg Mulqueen, along with Meghan Powell. The show is produced by Chris Lucas. Please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com to learn more about this episode and others.

Richard Freeman has been a student of yoga since 1968, beginning in the Buddhist Zen tradition and then later studying both the Iyengar and Ashtanga Vinyasa methods of yoga. Which may explain one of the reasons Richard can be notorious for dodging questions that beg for ONE answer. Because, as he says, “It’s sometimes more complex than that.” Though by sometimes, I believe he means ALL the time. You see, this knowing is a trap according to Richard. “All of a sudden, we understand something and at that point, we think we got it … but what we got or what we’re taking away is just this one little point of view of something. So look again. It’s much deeper.” Richard tells us to instead, be like the curious child, always asking, why? And then, look again. Or in the case of this podcast, listen again. Because no doubt, with so many fascinating nuggets and stories, layered throughout - this is one episode, you will want to come back to, again and again. This episode of the Ashtanga Dispatch Podcast was edited and hosted by Peg Mulqueen along with Meghan Powell, and Chris Lucas as producer. Please visit www.ashtangadispatch.com for more episodes.

In episode 7 I sit down with my favorite person Meghan Powell. In this podcast we discuss flight attendents, radiohead, and our early comedy days.

It’s windy on 5th Avenue. I love this album. Bawk-baw-cauk. We’re both reflections. Get your tickets and take your cough drops. I don’t regret anything. Typical Antarctica. Pinecones.