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Can yoga rewire your brain? Help you live longer? Keep you mentally sharp as you age?In this fascinating second half, Dr Jonathan Rosenthal reveals what's actually happening inside the brain during yoga and what the research says about neuroplasticity, interoception, emotional regulation and more.We explore:How yoga strengthens the connection between your prefrontal cortex and amygdala (a.k.a. your stress switch)What the insula does and why yoga seems to transform itThe truth about yoga injuries  and why it's still safer than golfWhat science says about different styles of yoga – and whether your guru really mattersThe tech that's changing brain medicine from AI epilepsy implants to electrical stimulation for plasticityJonathan's unexpected career pivot into lifestyle neurology and what you can learn from itWe close with one powerful message from the Bhagavad Gita that every human being needs to hear.This isn't just about yoga. It's about how to build a brain and a life that can thrive.Get ready to rethink everything.About JonathanDr Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York, NY. Dr Rosenthal received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his year in Internal Medicine and residency in Neurology at NYU Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, and the Manhattan VA. He completed his fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell Medicine Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dr. Rosenthal subspecializes in clinical neurophysiology, with interests in intraoperative monitoring and EEG. Dr Rosenthal has 4 publications and over 100 citings. He is also interested in yoga and meditation as interventions in medicine and hosts the ⁠Neuroscience and Yoga Conference.⁠⁠Follow Dr Rosenthal on Instagram.⁠Learn more with Alba Yoga Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about our Yoga Teacher Training here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch our extensive library of YouTube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Hannah on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Celest on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Is yoga actually more effective than aerobic exercise?Can it really reduce stress by up to 50% and should doctors be prescribing it?In this mind-expanding episode, Celest sits down with Dr Jonathan Rosenthal, physician, neuroscientist and founder of the Yoga & Neuroscience Conference, to explore what the latest research is revealing about the power of yoga. And spoiler: it's more than just flexibility.You'll learn:Why yoga is now being recommended in cancer treatment guidelinesWhat makes it more effective than exercise for stress, mood and even memoryThe game-changing studies comparing yoga to CBT, aerobic exercise and even “sham yoga”What the data says about yoga's unique blend of movement, breath and meditation and why that mattersThe surprising reason why doing yoga even when you don't enjoy it… still worksIf you've ever struggled to explain why yoga helps you feel better, this episode will give you the science to back it up.About JonathanDr Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York, NY. Dr Rosenthal received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his year in Internal Medicine and residency in Neurology at NYU Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, and the Manhattan VA. He completed his fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell Medicine Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dr. Rosenthal subspecializes in clinical neurophysiology, with interests in intraoperative monitoring and EEG. Dr Rosenthal has 4 publications and over 100 citings. He is also interested in yoga and meditation as interventions in medicine and hosts the Neuroscience and Yoga Conference.Follow Dr Rosenthal on Instagram.Learn more with Alba Yoga Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about our Yoga Teacher Training here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch our extensive library of YouTube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Hannah on Instagram.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Celest on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss: - Bhakti Yoga Conference Debrief - The aftermath: the sense of emptiness after a big event - Team dynamics - Perfectionism and transformation Register for the Bhakti Yoga Conference (open indefinitely!) https://www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-yoga-conference Would you like to be part of the production of this podcast? Consider joining us live on Zoom on Tuesdays: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/podcast This is a listener-supported podcast. Gain access to the Happy Jack Yoga Practice Library as a thank you for your generosity. We're grateful for you! https://www.patreon.com/happyjackyoga Are you interested in getting mentored by Happy Jack? Check out our mentorship opportunities here: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/mentorship-details Book a therapeutic session with Hanna: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/yoga-therapy Join us in person in India: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/india Join our 200-hour teacher training: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/200-online

Radhanath Swami (talk begins at 15:05) is one of the world's most beloved and respected spiritual teachers. He spent his youth travelling the world, experiencing its rich cultures and diversity. As he wandered, he yearned to find meaning and purpose in his life. Since meeting his spiritual teacher in India 50 years ago, Radhanath Swami has been on a mission to share the beauty of Bhakti with the world. He is not only a guide but a community builder, activist, and a New York Times Bestselling author. Radhanath Swami's message is as profound as it is simple: by cultivating a rich inner life of self-awareness and serving others with humility, we can become instruments of compassion and agents of sustainable change in the world. SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Professor Clooney (talk begins at 1:20:04) is the Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology at HDS. He taught at Boston College for 21 years before coming to Harvard in 2005. From 2010 to 2017, he was the Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions here at Harvard, and was President of the Catholic Theological Society of America in 2022-23. Professor Clooney has been a scholar of Hinduism for 52 years, since he first lived in Nepal, 1973-1975. He has been a Roman Catholic priest for 47 years, and a member of the Society of Jesus for 57 years. He serves regularly in a Catholic parish on weekends. His memory, Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story, was published in 2024. Title of Session: Grace in an Age of Distraction Connect with Radhanath Swami: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/radhanathswami/WEBSITE: https://www.radhanathswami.com/ECOVILLAGE: https://www.ecovillage.org.in/BHAKTI CENTER: https://bhakticenter.org/VANI SCHOOL: https://www.vanischool.com/ Connect with Dr. Francis X. Clooney: WEBSITE: https://francisclooney.hsites.harvard.edu/#RadhanathSwami #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Avelo Roy is a serial entrepreneur having built 8 Businesses in the US with multi-million dollars worth of products and services ranging from consumer electronics, artificial Intelligence systems, healthcare process automation, food science, wireless communications, wearable technology and graphical password applications. Currently, Avelo runs the largest startup incubator in East India (Kolkata Ventures) with 550+ revenue-generating startups. He has been listed as 40 Must Follow People in Indian Startup Ecosyst by Bizztor. Avelo's spiritual foundation plays a key role in his life choices and he embeds the timeless teachings of Bhagavad Gita in his business decision making and mentorship that he has provided to more than 1800 young men and women in US & India. Title of Session: Dovetailing Wealth & Spirituality Connect with Avelo Roy: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aveloroy/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@aveloroy #AveloRoy #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Ed Anobah has been practising Bhakti Yoga for over 25 years and began while studying at the London School of Economics, where he graduated in Philosophy and Economics. While at university, his interest in eastern philosophy, meditation and personal development drew him towards the Bhakti tradition. For decades, he has engaged in speaking at many leading institutions, including Oxford and Cambridge. The demand for his insights then expanded within Europe, India, Canada and across the US. He shares presentations that apply Bhakti's wisdom in practical, transformative ways, with a special emphasis on leadership, relationships, and spiritual personal development. He enjoys sharing penetrating insights, inspiration, and a clarity of vision that help others navigate our journey in a healthy and lasting way. He is also a mentor to several professionals, both in London and globally, many of whom he has trained and guided for many years. He also recently launched The Ed Anobah podcast, which uses the T.E.A.M. personality model and the unique self-esteem spectrum framework to help people understand self-value and how to develop it. Title of Session: Rajarishi — The Dharma of Leadership and Cultural Transformation Connect with Ed Anobah:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/edanobah/ PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-ed-anobah-podcast/id1520006462 BOOK RECOMMENDATION: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Age-Higher-Consciousness-Ancient/dp/B09GXDD5Z1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W8Q0F8HLWXP8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._hOp1a1_fw7eCj69yYLKd5cWSLORhIPFrUYKH1Vj-PLGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.lnhVcOlAa98CyTnV1O5PAulMI_GLBXTXOrDRt4VWb4Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=leadership+for+an+age+of+higher+consciousness+part+2&qid=1743870755&sprefix=leadership+for+an+age+of+higher+consciousness+part+2%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1 #EdAnobah #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Spirituality became central to NiteshGor's life when, as a teenager, he founded a youth movement to campaign against the UK government's proposed forced closure of Bhaktivedanta Manor, a temple outside London that was purchased and gifted by George Harrison. Nitesh went on to create Avanti Schools Trust, a government-funded network of schools in the UK rooted in spirituality. He co-created the world's first equity index rooted in dharmic values, the Dow Jones Dharma Index, and now the Dharma Endowment Fund. He has helped establish numerous spiritual initiatives, from a 75-acre retreat centre in Lincolnshire to a vibrant restaurant and wellbeing hub in London. He has authored two books (Dharma of Capitalism, published in 2010 by Kogan Page, and Before Religion, being republished by Harper Collins in 2025) and received an OBE from the late Queen for his services to education. Title of Session: Yoga Philosophy: The Indispensable Role of Bhakti Yoga in Education & Society, and the Dangers of its Exclusion Connect with Nitesh Gor: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/niteshxgor/ AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST: https://avanti.org.uk/ RETREAT CENTER: www.thevedanta.org RESTAURANT: www.omnom.com #NiteshGor #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Sage Robbins embodies the profound intersection of grace and power. With experience as an integral pillar in the world of personal growth, Sage now invites you to a new space that celebrates authenticity, imperfection, and humanity. This work is not about leading you somewhere new, but guiding you back to where you've always belonged. Sage is not a master of the human experience, but a mirror reflecting back the light you've carried within you all along. She invites you to explore your inner world and experience wholeness, fulfillment, and freedom. Title of Session: Heart-Centered Living Connect with Sage Robbins: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sagerobbins/ FIVE DAYS OF FREE MEDITATIONS: https://www.sagerobbins.com/ #SageRobbins #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

As a teenage art student in 1960s New York City, Srimati Syamarani Dasi became one of the first disciples of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the world-renowned founder-acharya of ISKCON. In those historical times, the ancient tradition exploded across the West and became colloquially known in popular culture as the “Hare Krishna movement.” Under Srila Prabhupada's guidance, Syamarani Didi painted some of the most recognizable illustrations in his translations and commentaries, including the Bhagavad Gita As-It-Is. This volume alone, featuring Didi's work, has been translated into more than 60 languages since 1972, sold more than 40 million copies, and has become the most popular version of the key Indian spiritual text, the Bhagavad Gita. In November 1977, Srila Prabhupada departed from the vision of the world. In 1992, Syamarani met his spiritual successor and intimate friend, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Just before his divine departure, Srila Prabhupada had requested Srila Narayana Maharaja to continue his mission. Under the latter's tutelage, Syamarani painted one of the most iconic images in Bhakti yoga, Seva-Kunja. The painting was installed with an elaborate ceremony at the pilgrimage site of Śrī Rūpa-Sanātana Gauḍīya Maṭha in the holy city of Vrindavan, India. Syamarani Didi's artistic prowess is only matched by her profound devotion and humility. As one of the few female gurus in her lineage, she gives initiation into the chanting of the maha-mantra (“the Hare Krishna mantra”) and other spiritual and priestly rites. She also fully engages in educating students and seekers in the beautiful truths of Vedic culture. This system of ancient spiritual, philosophical, and cultural traditions is based on the sacred texts known as the Vedas, propounded in such volumes as the Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam. Title of Session: The Art of Spiritual Life Connect with Srimati Syamarani Dasi: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/syamaranidasi/ GET BOOK: https://theartofspirituallife.com/ #SrimatiSyamaraniDasi #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Venudhar Das has been deeply engaged in the study and practice of Bhakti Yoga for over a decade. With a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he spent six years in the corporate world before fully dedicating himself to the exploration of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. As a dedicated student and teacher in Vrindavan for over four years, he has immersed himself in the study of Sanskrit grammar, Gaudiya texts, and the Srimad Bhagavatam, sharing his insights with students and spiritual seekers alike. Committed to preserving and promoting the rich tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, he has founded an institute (SAGE) Sanskrit Academy for Gaudiya Education, where he teaches students the intricacies of Gaudiya Sanskrit texts and Panini's Grammar. Title of Session: Pinnacle of Loving Devotion: The Inhabitants of Vraja Connect with Venudhar Das: EMAIL: venudharadasa@gmail.com #VenudharDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Bhakti Rasamrita Swami is a sannyasi in the ISKCON tradition. He teaches the eternal message of sanatan dharma all over the world including in India, Singapore, UK, USA, Australia and Russia. He is presently one of the trustees of ISKCON India. He is a member of the Vrindavan Executive Board which oversees the management of ISKCON, Vrindavan. He has previously served as temple president of ISKCON, Chowpatty in Mumbai and ISKCON, Vrindavan. He also oversees the management of ISKCON Belgaum ( Karnataka State, India) where he is inspiring and nurturing a large community of local devotees to practise Krsna consciousness. In line with the principle of simple living and high thinking, he is actively involved in the development of a self-sufficient Vedic eco village, 40 kms from Belgaum, called “Gokul Dham” spread over 450 acres of lush green forest. Apart from regularly lecturing at a wide variety of forums in India and abroad, he also guides aspirants on the practical application of Vedic wisdom in day to day life. Title of Session: 'Krishna — the Blue Musician Who Takes Away our Blues Connect with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bhaktirasamritaswami/DAILY QUOTES & CLASS UPDATES: https://linktr.ee/BRSmediaseva WHATSAPP: https://rebrand.ly/BRSWAEng TELEGRAM: https://t.me/bhaktirasamritaswami #BhaktiRasamritaSwami #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Gaura Nataraja das is a young monk from Portugal, now living in India for over 2 years. After completing high school in 2016 he travelled around the world for 2 years exposing himself to all the major religions of the World. In 2020 he joined the monastery as a full time monk. Presently he is completing his philosophy studies in Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha in India and plans to continue serving as an instrument in spreading bhakti-yoga around the world. Title of Session: 'Upgrading Intention: Living as an Instrument of Grace Connect with Gaura Nataraja Das: EMAIL: gaura.nataraja.das@gmail.com #GauraNatarajaDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Mother Gopi Gita is a widely sought-after executive coach to parents in leadership and has worked with hundreds of parents and educators and more than a thousand children for over 25 years. Her clients find 100% success in only a few weeks. As the former vice-principal of a private school and an education minister for an international society, she knows exactly how to activate leadership qualities in children and teens. Her adult sons lead teams across the US, and her students are established in leadership in their areas of success. Using age-old principles from the East, she can empower you to leadership, in any setting, and with any willing adult, teen or child. Title of Session: Leadership Parenting Connect with Mother Gopi Gita: FREE BOOK FOR PARENTS: https://book.leadershipparenting.com/leadership-parenting FREE BOOK FOR TEACHERS: leadershipteaching.org CONTACT: If you want specific help, and to join online courses, email: gopi@leadershipparenting.com #MotherGopiGita #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Mohanvilas Das is a monk, sustainability leader, and teacher of Vedic philosophy at Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV). He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance. Before embracing monastic life, he worked in investment banking at a global bank, with assignments in London and Hong Kong. In 2009, he joined the monastery at ISKCON Chowpatty, Mumbai, and in 2010 became part of the core development team at GEV, contributing to construction, finance, guest relations, and management. Currently, he leads GEV's Sustainability vertical, representing the ecovillage at United Nations forums and COP climate conferences. He also oversees international study abroad programs and experiential learning courses. As a teacher of Vedic philosophy, Mohanvilas Das shares deep insights with spiritual practitioners, corporate leaders, and students. He regularly presents the Vedic perspective on key global issues at interfaith and sustainability forums, bridging ancient wisdom with contemporary challenges in environmental and social leadership. Title of Session: 'An Idealist surrounded by Strategists' - Resolving a moral dilemma: from Dostoevsky to Krishna Connect with Mohanvilas Das: EMAIL: mohanvilasdas@ecovillage.org.in INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mohanvilasdas/ #MohanvilasDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Meet Vrindavanath Das (Shawn Coutu) Bhakti has been a part of his life since birth. His family played an integral role in the acquisition and renovation of what is now known as the Bhakti Center in Manhattan's East Village—a vibrant spiritual hub for seekers. As a teenager, Vrindavanath formed a personal connection with the Bhagavad-gītā, striving to understand its wisdom and apply it to his life. During a gap year between high school and college, he travelled to Vrindavan, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, to formally study bhakti texts. After spending 14 years immersed in the energy of New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, he began to feel the limitations of urban living and decided to return to the heart of bhakti textual study with renewed focus. Over the past two years, responding to a growing interest in online spiritual study, he began facilitating group readings of bhakti texts, including the Gītā. His sessions are known for their inclusivity, clarity, and devotion-centered approach. Now residing full-time at the Govardhan Eco Village, Vrindavanath is immersed in the study of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa alongside a diverse international community of learners. In this session, he'll guide us through an overview of the entire Bhagavad Gītā, inviting individuals in the group to take turns reading as we move through the flow and themes of the text—an enriching summary in just about 45 minutes. Title of Session: Connecting with God: Krishna's Step-by-Step Suggestions (A Thematic Summary of the Bhagavad Gita) Connect with Vrindavanath Das: EMAIL: vrindavanathdas@gmail.com WHATSAPP: +1 646 954 9539 SESSION HANDOUT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MQtjPANaIgtRVKiieADtK2LzwPwsO6gv/view?usp=sharing #VrindavanathDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Kaustubha Das serves as Senior Educator at The Bhakti Center in New York City and Co-host of Wisdom of the Sages, a daily podcast that has reached #1 in Religion and Spirituality on Apple Podcasts. Renowned for his approachable and insightful teaching style, he makes the deep wisdom of yoga philosophy accessible and relevant to modern seekers. From the age of 21 to 34, Kaustubha lived as a Vaishnava monk, immersing himself in study and practice while traveling through ashrams in India and America. For nearly four decades, he has dedicated himself to sharing the philosophy and meditation practices of Bhakti-yoga in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Title of Session: Divine Revelation in Three Phases – Brahman, Paramatma & Bhagavan Connect with Kaustubha Das: WEBSITE: https://www.wisdomofthesages.com/feed INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kaustubha/ VANI SCHOOL COURSE (Deepen your spirituality, gain new perspectives on life): https://courses.vanischool.com/wisdom (Use Code HARVARD10 for 10% OFF all individual courses or annual membership) #KaustubhaDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Ghanashyam Das is an ordained Vaisnava Priest and Hospice Chaplain at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Gainesville, FL. He lived for 11 years as a brahmacari monk in New York City at the Bhakti Center before transitioning to the Hospital setting and becoming a professional spiritual care provider. At New York Presbyterian Hospital he worked conjointly with the Pastoral Care Department and Palliative Care Services for 6 years. He teaches Bhakti Philosophy and Meditation at several Yoga Studios in NYC and Florida, and was the Co-founder of “End-of-Life Matters,” an End-of-life initiative for care givers offered at The Bhakti Center, a Vedic Cultural Center and Temple located in downtown Manhattan. He also previously served as Hindu Chaplain at both New York University and Columbia University. Presently, he works as a Hospice Chaplain at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Gainesville FL, and also serves as one of the advisers for the End-of-Life Care Team at the Krishna Temple in Alachua, FL. Title of Session: Dying to Live: Death as Teacher Connect with Ghanashyam Das: EMAIL: ghanasyamdas108@gmail.com #GhanshyamDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Jiva Gwen Hammond was born and raised in New York City and now lives in Germany. Clean and sober for 35 years, she has been a Bhakti yogi for the past eight years. She founded the Bhakti Recovery Group and the newly established Jagai Madhai Foundation, building a worldwide community of over 200 people with more than 18 online meetings a week. Through retreats, workshops, and outreach, she integrates 12-Step recovery with Bhakti wisdom, offering spiritual and emotional healing to those in need. Title of Session: Bhakti 12 Step Recovery: Living With and Recovering From Addictions, Anarthas, and Associated Behaviors Connect with Jiva Gwen Hammond: WEBSITE: https://www.bhaktirecoverygroup.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jivaglife/ PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ci69OHizaXW9e2KlKe2gb #JivaGwenHammond #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Bhaktimarga Swami, born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, is also known as The Walking Monk for having trekked four times across Canada. Keeping with the spirit of pilgrimage, he also crossed the USA, Israel, Ireland, Guyana, Trinidad, Mauritius, and the Fiji Islands. Documentation of his Canadian walks is found in two films: The Longest Road, by the National Film Board of Canada, and Walking: The Lessons of the Road, by Michael Oesch. The Walking Monk's pilgrimages have also been covered by numerous international newspaper, radio, and television outlets. As a youth, Swami was a student of fine arts, but took to the life of a monk at age 20 in 1973. Although pursuing monastic ways, he maintains artistic expression through morality theatre which takes him around the globe as a playwright and director – an opportunity to work with talented youth in various communities. He has also published two books, The Saffron Path: Trekking the Globe with the Walking Monk, detailing his marathon walking adventures, and Poems .1, which explores spiritual, social, and walking culture. Bhaktimarga Swami is also an instructor of Bhakti yoga, a leader of musical mantra meditation called Kirtan, and a speaker on the science of the self based on the ancient teachings of the Gita. Title of Session: Spiritual Pilgrimage: Tales from Trails This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Please meet Shyamasundar Das. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada changed the world. When he came to America from India in 1965, few Westerners knew the deep spiritual truths behind ancient Vedic philosophy and culture. Within a decade, most humans on the planet had heard the Hare Krishna mantra. Shyamasundar das (Sam Speerstra) was one of Bhaktivedanta Swami's earliest disciples, helping him shape the Krishna Consciousness movement in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, in London with the Beatles, and then, as the Swami's personal secretary, he traveled with Prabhupada in India, Russia, and all over the globe. In three volumes and nearly 600 photos, “Chasing Rhinos With The Swami” is the intimate account of Prabhupada's amazing adventures, describing in loving detail the seven years Shyamasundar spent at the side of the perfect person. Title of Session: Chasing Rhinos with the Swami Connect with Shyamasundar Das: WEBSITE: https://chasingrhinos.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/chasingrhinos #ShyamasundarDas #BhaktiYogaConference #HarvardDivinitySchool This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu is a world-renowned Yoga teacher trainer celebrating over 25 years of offering spiritual guidance. He has empowered more than 7,000 yoga teachers globally and founded two transformative Ashrams in Northern India—the Anand Prakash Yoga Ashram + Retreat Center and the Akhanda Sri Jungle Yoga Ashram + Retreat Center—dedicated to nurturing authentic yogic well-being and sustainable living. A dedicated yogi, philanthropist, author, and householder, his infectious laugh and profound wisdom continue to inspire countless practitioners to walk proudly on their own path. Title of Session: Releasing Fear: Living Consciously with Devotion Connect with Yogrishi Vishvketu, Ph.D.: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dr.yogrishi/ WEBSITES: https://akhandayogaonline.com/ https://akhandayoga.com/pages/yoga-ashrams This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Dayal Gauranga has been on a spiritual journey leading kirtans and teaching spiritual wisdom for more than 20 years. At 18 years old, he became a monk and dedicated himself to a life of inner study, reflection, and service. One year later he made his first trip to India and has since traveled back numerous times throughout the subcontinent, as well as to countries and communities around the world to learn, discover and share the richness of spiritual tradition that he has received. After 10 years of monastic life, he transitioned out of the monastery, met his wife Rasika, got married, and currently lives in Brooklyn with their dog Jiva. Dayal is the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Conscious Earth Institute, a spiritually based counseling, education, and training organization to help individuals heal from inner wounds in order to live life from a place of true Self. Title of Session: Integrating our Divinity with our Humanity: Trauma Healing, Spirituality and Spiritual Bypassing Connect with Dayal Gauranga Das: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dayal.gauranga/ WEBSITES: https://consciousearthinstitute.com/ https://www.dayalgauranga.com/ VANI SCHOOL COURSE (Bhagavad Gita Course): https://courses.vanischool.com/gita (Use Code HARVARD10 for 10% OFF all individual courses or annual membership)

Venkata Bhatta Das (Dr. Vineet Chander) was born and raised in New York City and discovered the path of Krishna Bhakti in his youth, initially through the devotional community called New Vrindaban. An initiated student of His Holiness Radhanath Swami for more than two decades, he is now a sought-after speaker and teacher in his own right. He is particularly known for his ability to infuse ancient wisdom with relevant examples and avenues for application. He has offered classes and seminars in several temples, ashrams, yoga studios, and online platforms. In his professional life, Venkata is an Assistant Dean of Religious Life at Princeton University and serves as the institution's Hindu Chaplain. His writing has appeared in several publications, and he is co-author of two academic volumes on Hinduism and spiritual care. He earned his JD (law degree) from the George Washington University Law School, his MA in religion from Rutgers University (where his advisor was Professor Edwin Bryant), and his doctorate from New York University. Venkata and his wife, Krsangi Devi Dasi, were among the handful of pioneering community members who, in the early 2000s, came together to found the Bhakti Center in NYC. They have served the project in various roles, including as pujaris (temple priests), educators, mentors, and community group leaders. Venkata served as a board member of the Bhakti Center for five years. Title of Session: Fear & Trembling: Unraveling the Mystery of Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11 Connect with Venkata Bhatta Das: INSTAGRAM @venkatabhattadasaWEBSITE: https://religiouslife.princeton.edu/people/vineet-chander This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Atreya Rishi Das (Marz Attar) Born in Iran 1942 Harvard Business School 1965 Met devotees 1968 ISKCON member 1970-1987 Former ISKCON GBC member Opened temple in Tehran, Iran Practicing Sufi Activist Dear friend Title of Session: Living the Life of Bhakti in this Domain of Separation Teachers/books recommended by Atreya Rishi Das: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Shaikh Sidi Mohammad al Jamal Rumi This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Anuttama Dasa is the Minister of Communications for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He has also served as a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission (GBC) since 1999 and was its chairman in 2014-2015. Anuttama Dasa was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1976 in Vrindavana, India. He currently oversees ISKCON temples in the Northeast United States and is member of the Executive Board for ISKCON's international headquarters in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. As Minister of Communications, Dasa oversees ISKCON's online news magazine, ISKCON News and the society's academic publication, ISKCON Communications Journal, as well as directing ISKCON's media, government relations, and religious freedom initiatives. Dasa is the executive producer of several films including the award-winning “Joy of Devotion.” He has been interviewed on Dateline, Fox News, BBC, Larry King Live, Peacock Productions, and a host of other media outlets. Dasa served twice as Vice President of the Religion Communicators Council, a New York based interfaith organization and serves on the Board of Religions for Peace USA, and as Trustee of the Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium. He is the convenor of the annual Vaishnava-Christian Dialogue in the US and India, and the Vaishnava-Muslim Dialogue in the US. Dasa and his wife Rukmini live in Rockville, Maryland, USA, near their son Gauravani, daughter-in-law Vrinda, and three grandchildren. Title of Session: Could the Universe Be This Good? — The Metaphysics of Bhakti Connect with Anuttama Das: WEBSITES: https://iskconnews.org/our-team/ This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Please enjoy this conversation with Dr Sandhya Subramanian, B.D.S Dental surgery, MS Psychotherapy and Counselling, aka Sita Devi Dasi Sita. Sita is a qualified dentist but very passionate about also working for the Environment and Youth and Women. She started the Bhaktivedanta Hospital Youth Foundation, under which she conducted an AIDS awareness counselling program for youth based on the culture and traditional value systems of India for a decade and impacted almost 50,000 Youth. She initiated other projects, such as anti-plastic campaigns and tree plantation drives, that engaged youth from 50 schools and colleges in Mumbai. Spiritually, she has been a sincere practitioner of Bhakti yoga for the past 32 years. She presently heads the Women Empowerment and Skill Development Program for rural women at Radhanath Swami's Eco Village outside of Mumbai. This program assists local women in various aspects, such as spirituality, health, poverty alleviation, and food security, and teaches them to earn a livelihood through skills such as stitching, painting, handicrafts, and food production. As a trained dentist she gives free treatment and awareness talks in the villages about general health and hygiene. She conducts workshops and seminars and conducts counselling and psychotherapy especially for women's issues. She has participated in many conferences and seminars, such as the Nexus Conference and Eco-theology Conference organized by Yale University at GEV. She has also presented at Bhakti Fest — a bhakti yoga and Kirtan event near LA since 2016. Title of Session: Empowering Women: A Personal Journey into Bhakti Yoga Connect with Sita Devi Dasi: INSTAGRAM: @sitacapricorn EMAIL: sita.rns@gmail.com This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Chaitanya Charan Das: Mentor. Monk. Speaker. Spiritual teacher for nearly 30 years in the bhakti-yoga tradition through its modern-day expression, ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Author of 30 books that explain the relevance of Vedic wisdom texts including the Bhagavad-gita and the Ramayana Author of the world's only daily blog on the Bhagavad-gita, gitadaily.com, where he has written some 5000 articles on the Gita Invited speaker at TEDx, World Peace Conference- UNESCO, Intel, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge Gives 400 talks across 100 cities in 4 continents every year Title of Session: When Life Feels Unfair — Gita Insights for Acceptance and Resilience Connect with Chaitanya Charan: INSTAGRAM: @chaitanyacharanofficial WEBSITES: https://chaitanyacharan.com/ https://gitadaily.com/ This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Bhanu Nandini felt an inner calling for self-realization and radically transformed her life at the age of 21. In search of the essence and true identity, she discovered the path of Bhakti Yoga in 2005 and has since lived, learned, and served in various ashrams. Her practice centers on worship, meditation, mantra chanting, and kirtan. She is deeply drawn to the power of pilgrimage, spending two months each year travelling to sacred places such as the Himalayas and Vrindavan and guiding others into this transformative experience. She also actively supports the organization of spiritual retreats, seminars, and kirtan gatherings worldwide. As a dedicated student of wisdom texts and Bhakti philosophy, she continually seeks deeper spiritual experiences and insights. She shares her journey through presentations and personal conversations to inspire others along the way. In 2009, she co-founded BrajCare, a welfare organization in Vrindavan that provides medical and other support to widows, sadhus, and impoverished children. Title of Session: Teertha: Sacred Crossing Between Time and Transcendence Watch this lecture on YouTube to see the slides and pictures * Short Yamuna Meditation at 45:50 * Connect with Bhanu Nandini: INSTAGRAM: @supersoulspired This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Gauranga Das is a Btech graduate from IIT Bombay and the Director of Govardhan Ecovillage, a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) award-winning eco-village community accredited by multiple UN bodies. He is a great chef who has set up mega kitchens and personally cooked over 3.5 million meals. During the recent Kumbha mela event, he and his team cooked over 5 million meals and served the pilgrims in a short period of one month. He leads multiple rural development initiatives with his team to uplift the community's social, economic, and ecological well-being. Gauranga Das is an accomplished author. He has written three books: “The Art of Resilience,” “The Art of Focus,” and “The Art of Habits.” He recently released his fourth book, “Legacy of Community Building in the Bhakti Tradition: Principles of Community Development from Sri Caitanya's Philosophy and Life.” He is also an inspirational speaker, having presented at various conferences, including TEDx and corporate events for companies such as Intel, Salesforce, and Google. Through his multifaceted roles and initiatives, Gauranga Das continues to promote sustainable living and spiritual education, integrating traditional Vedic wisdom with modern practices. These have garnered international recognition, including various awards for the Govardhan Ecovillage. Title of Session: Recreating the Ancient Temple Town Model of India via S3 Impact: Spirituality, Sustainability, and Social Impact. The case study of Govardhan Ecovillage, Palghar District, Maharashtra, India Connect with Gauranga Das: INSTAGRAM: @officialgaurangadas GEV WEBSITE: https://www.ecovillage.org.in/ EMAIL: gaurangadas@ecovillage.org.in This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Edwin Bryant received his Ph.D in Indic languages and Cultures from Columbia University. He taught Hinduism at Harvard University for three years, and is presently the professor of Hinduism at Rutgers University where he teaches courses on Hindu philosophy and religion. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, published eight books, and authored a number of articles on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition. As a personal practitioner of bhakti yoga for over 45 years, a number of them spent in India studying with traditional teachers, where he returns yearly, Edwin strives to combine academic scholarship and rigor with appreciation towards traditional knowledge systems. His teaching method is to allow the ancient texts to speak in their own voice and through their own terms and categories. Edwin's translation of and commentary on the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali is specifically dedicated to contributing to the growing body of literature on yoga by providing insights from the major pre-modern commentaries on the text with a view to grounding the teachings in their traditional context. Edwin's most recent published work is a sequel to this by the same publisher entitled Bhakti Yoga: Tales and Teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. This work, too, seeks to ground the practices of bhakti in the traditional Krishna-centered framework of the Vrindavan devotional traditions. Connect with Dr. Edwin Bryant: WEBSITE: https://www.edwinbryant.org/ INSTAGRAM: @edwinbryant_advaita This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Shaunaka Rishi Das is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, a position he has held since the Centre's foundation in 1997. He is a lecturer, a broadcaster, and Hindu Chaplain to Oxford University. His interests include education, comparative theology, communication, and leadership. He is a member of The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life, convened in 2013 by the Woolf Institute, Cambridge. In 2013 the Indian government appointed him to sit on the International Advisory Council of the Auroville Foundation. Connect with Shaunaka Rishi Das: WEBSITE: https://ochs.org.uk/shaunaka-rishi-da... INSTAGRAM: @shaunaka_rishi_das This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Jess is a Doctoral Student at Boston College working in Comparative Theology and Comparative Religion, particularly between the Hindu and Christian traditions. His current research focuses on theological resonances between Vaishnava Bhakti practices and those found within the realm of Christianity. Further specialty includes 20th Century Hinduism, North American Hinduism, and work with Hindi and Sanskrit as research languages. Jess is also engaged in interreligious dialogue and interfaith events, academically and within local communities. Jess works with the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium as an event coordinator and facilitator for the Interreligious Leadership Certification program and has been a community interfaith organizer for many years. Jess also has nearly a decade of experience as an educator in public and private schools in California. Further fields of interest include: hybrid religious belonging, spirituality and mysticism, contemplative practices, music and religion, theopoetics, new religious movements, and religious pluralism. Connect with Jess Navarette: EMAIL: jess.navarette@bc.edu This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Raghunath Cappo was a singer, song writer for two influential punk alternative bands in the 80s and 90s. His lyrics propounded clean living, positive thinking, animal rights, and eastern spirituality that changed the trajectory of tens of thousands of fans internationally. He lived in a Krishna bhakti ashram for 6.5 years, went on to become an international yoga teacher and now is the host of the Wisdom of the Sages podcast which has been ranked #1 by Apple Podcasts on spirituality. He recently published a memoir, From Punk to Monk. He's been a guest on Joe Rogan and Rich Roll podcast and has been featured in The NY Times twice. Connect with Raghunath Cappo: INSTAGRAM: @raghunathyogiPODCAST: https://www.wisdomofthesages.com/feed WEBSITE: https://www.raghunath.yoga/ This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Rajeev Srivastava has over 35 years of global operating and investing experience in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Prior to the merger of Basil Partners and Capital Square Partners, Rajeev founded Basil Partners as a family office in 2008, which invested in the IT/ITES sector and then raised a 171M institutional fund in 2018. In 2022, Basil Partners merged with Capital Square Partners to raise a 700M technology services-focused fund. Mr. Srivastava has been actively involved since the inception of the "Mid-day Meal" program in Mumbai. This program provides nutritious food to school children all over India through its 22 kitchens. The initiative, which started in 2004 with 26,000 children, has grown to serve over 1.2 million children daily. Mr. Srivastava has also been actively involved with Govardhan Ecovillage, a beautiful Yoga and Ayurveda retreat located a 2-hour drive from Mumbai. Govardhan Ecovillage works with over 78 tribal villages in Palghar for their social, economic, and ecological upliftment. ​​Additionally, Mr. Srivastava is the Co-Founder of Artha Forum, an initiative that aims to bring Vedic teachings into the business world and guide entrepreneurs, professionals, and business leaders in applying the principle of "Earn With Integrity, Spend With Compassion." Co-founder and CEO of Apar Infotech, also both at Apar and Personal Equity Fund, he's committed to giving 50% of his ownership to giving back Prakash Govindan is the Founder and COO of Gradiant (valued at 1B in Dec 2022), a global leader in advanced water and wastewater treatment. Awards like Innovative Water company, Time Magazine's Top 100 Inventions of 2024. He has earned a Ph.D. from MIT and an undergraduate degree at IIT Chennai. As Founder of The Turing Company and the Body, Mind and Spirit Retreat, he is also a spiritual seeker and a bhakti yogi. Prakash is a Conscious Entrepreneur who gives 50% of his ownership to giving back. Connect with Prakash Govindan: APRIL 2025 RETREAT: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/body-mind-and-spirit-retreat-spring-2025-tickets-1050800561767?aff=oddtdtcreator This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Dhanya Rico holds a Master's degree in Counselor Education and a Specialist's degree in Couples and Family therapy. She aims to help individuals and relationships thrive by incorporating deep spiritual principles into the therapeutic experience. In addition to traditional modalities, Dhanya is passionate about developing therapeutic tools that incorporate Bhakti principles and practices to reconnect with our essential nature. INSTAGRAM (Wellness): https://www.instagram.com/dhanyawellness/ INSTAGRAM (Music): https://www.instagram.com/dhanyamusic/ VANI SCHOOL COURSE (Love In Action): https://courses.vanischool.com/love-in-action (Use Code HARVARD10 for 10% OFF all individual courses or annual membership) This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Radheshyam Das is a distinguished spiritual leader, educator, and author. An alumnus of IIT Mumbai, he graduated at the top of his class with an M.Tech degree. After working as a senior research fellow and as a mechanical engineer, he embraced monastic life in 1994, dedicating himself as a full-time brahmachari monk. In 1995, he was assigned to ISKCON Pune, where he has served as the Temple President for three decades, leading a vibrant community of approximately 6,000 members. In 2000, Radheshyam Das founded the Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture, and Education (VOICE), a youth initiative aimed at imparting spiritual wisdom and cultural values to students and professionals. Under his guidance, VOICE has expanded to over 100 centers in India and more than 50 in Bangladesh, influencing thousands of young minds. A prolific author, he has compiled a five-volume series titled ‘Essence of Gita' and authored books such as ‘Stress to Smile' and the ‘Discover Your Self' series, which blend scientific and spiritual insights. His seminars on topics like stress management, proactive leadership, and time management have been well-received in academic institutions, including IITs and NITs, as well as in corporate settings. In 2012, he oversaw the establishment of the New Vedic Cultural Center (NVCC) in Pune, a landmark project featuring temples, guest accommodations, educational facilities, and community services. The center serves as a hub for spiritual learning and cultural activities, attracting visitors and devotees from around the world. Through his unwavering dedication, Radheshyam Das continues to inspire individuals globally, promoting a life enriched with devotion, knowledge, and compassion. Connect with Radheshyam Das: WEBSITE: https://radheshyamdas.com/ DISCOVER YOUR SELF VIDEO COURSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJ1jTu2dK8&list=PLQV_Ef4ahCVwkGBmEkHW3Z6RlMj7rryEs This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Krishna Kshetra Swami – teacher, writer, and traveller – is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He has served as a missionary, temple priest (pujari), and counselor for bhakti-yoga practitioners from the time of his formal initiation in 1972. In 2004, after eight years of university study (resuming his interrupted studies from 1972), he received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Oxford, for his dissertation on Caitanya Vaishnava image worship. Krishna Kshetra Swami is now a Research Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He also teaches at Bhaktivedanta College, Radhadesh, since 2002. Beginning in September 2007, he began teaching at Chinese University of Hong Kong—courses in Indian religion and culture. He has been giving lectures at several universities in the People's Republic of China. Amidst academic work he also travels extensively, teaching about spiritual life, as comprehended in the Vaishnava devotional (bhakti) tradition coming from Sri Caitanya. Connect with Krishna Kshetra Swami (Dr. Kenneth Valpey): BHAKTI WEBSITE: https://krkswami.com/ ACADEMIC WEBSITE: https://www.kennethvalpey.com/ This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Śamyāprāsa Dāsa (“Shamya”) has practiced bhakti since 2009, took vows as an initiated devotee in 2013, and served as a brahmachari monk between 2014 and 2021. During that time, he studied the Bhakti scriptures in Sanskrit and Bengali, distributed Bhakti, and trained as a spiritual teacher. He currently leads classes on practicing Bhakti and workshops on kirtan, etc. He also works one-on-one to help people meet their spiritual and wellness goals. Connect with Śamyāprāsa Dāsa: EMAIL: kishori@kishorigopiyoga.com WHATSAPP: 1-720-312-3679 This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Pallavi has been practicing Bhakti Yoga for the past two years and is currently serving at Govardhan Ecovillage as a Sustainability Educator in the Sustainability Department. She is a certified Yoga teacher and comes with 11+ years of experience working as an IT professional at Infosys. Alongside her corporate career, Pallavi has been actively involved in various social and environmental projects, contributing to positive change in society. She is the founder of ‘Cause for Celebration', a nonprofit initiative focused on serving, empowering, and uplifting underprivileged and low-income communities. Pallavi is also a Youth for SDG and runs a digital platform called ‘Eco-Friendly World', which works towards climate action, environmental awareness, and encouraging sustainable living, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She has also hosted a podcast series where she interviewed climate activists from around the world. Pallavi is recognized as a MAX Thabiso Edkins Climate Ambassador and has been part of the UNLEASH Innovation Lab as a talent. Connect with Pallavi Priya: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pallavipriya_/ GEV WEBSITE: https://www.ecovillage.org.in/ GEV INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/govardhan_ecovillage/ HJY India Retreat at GEV: https://www.happyjackyoga.com/india This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Bali Rico is a multi-instrumentalist, author, lyricist and academic. He is one of the co-founders of the international Kirtan group Mayapuris. Born in the U.S. to Colombian parents, he and his younger brother Kish spent their formative years living in ashrams in the sacred land of Mayapur, West Bengal, learning the traditions and music of ancient India. Bali's mridanga playing is fiery and unique, helping to create the Mayapuris signature sound. As a lyricist, Bali's flow mirrors the intricate rhythm of a born percussionist, with thoughtful prose full of insight, philosophy and personal reflection. Connect with Bali Rico: INSTAGRAM: @bali.rico INSTAGRAM: @mayapuris YOUTUBE: @Mayapuris This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Meet Acyuta Mohan Das: Monk & Leadership Coach (or Monk & Cultural Engineer) A Social Leader who built several communities comprising hundreds of people coming from a varied range of backgrounds for the common purpose of uplifting society socially, culturally and spiritually Visionary Founder behind 15+ welfare centres for youths, women uplifting & underprivileged street kids in several cities of India by providing them free education, food, dignified social inclusion and skill development for livelihood Offers courses and workshops on Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavat Purana and Ramayana in several IITs and IIMs, the premium engineering and management schools of India ⁠His team maintains a couple of vegan cow farms & promotes spiritual consciousness through festivals, music & literature ⁠His efforts have led to a number of initiatives to promote environmental sustainability and protect natural assets such as rivers & trees Specialized coach in helping people learn eternal principles of relationships and leadership based on Vedic scriptures Impacted lives of more than 40,000 youngsters in India via edu-cultural events and anti-addiction workshops * ⁠He and his team feed 3000+ free meals every single day in India. During Mahakumbha, ISKCON team at Prayagraj served out 5 million full meals in a duration of 45 days. Gold Medalist, National Mathematics Olympiad 2001, India ⁠Regular speaker at Stanford University for talks on Bhakti Yoga & Conscious Living Connect with Acyuta Mohan Das: INSTAGRAM: @instagram.com/acyutamohandas

Bhṛgupāda Das, or Dr. Måns Broo, is a university researcher in comparative religion at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Sadhviji Bhagawati Saraswati is a renunciate nun, or sanyasi, living in an ashram on the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, nestled amidst the majestic Himalayan Mountains. Originally from Los Angeles, California, and a graduate of Stanford University, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology and has devoted her life to sharing the profound wisdom of the ancient Vedic tradition from India. Sadhviji is a bestselling author, a world-renowned speaker, and a recipient of President Biden's Award for a Lifetime of Service. She also serves on the United Nations Advisory Council on Religion. Connect with Sadhviji: WEBSITE: www.sadhviji.org INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/sadhviji YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@Sadhviji This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Kishori Gopi, formally known as Kelly Skinner, is a spiritual teacher who is a conduit of divine love and a vehicle for Divine grace to heal and awaken. In this lifetime, her medicine is to help beings live radiantly and die gracefully through the practices of Bhakti Yoga, Meditation, Reiki, and End of Life Doula Work. She approaches both life and work with awareness, aliveness, and compassion. To her, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing another being remember and fall in love with their own true nature. As a Bhakti Yogi, teacher & devotee, an integral aspect of her practice is chanting and leading Kirtan in her community in Burlington, VT. She describes Kirtan as group prayer, and a call out together for divinity to manifest in the heart. Kishori teaches weekly yoga asana classes in Vermont, leads international yoga retreats, and offers free Kirtan's with her Kirtan Band (Kishori & the Kartels). She also runs her own business in which she offers both group and 1-on-1 programs for deepening your spiritual practice, energetic healing, navigating grief/loss/death, and getting clear on your dharma. Through her teaching, she hopes to share the transformational effects of a practice rooted in Bhakti, divine love and devotion. As an End of Life Doula, she supports those who are actively dying, those who are supporting someone who is preparing for death, and those who desire to prepare for their own death (which is coming for all of us, at a time unknown to us). She works with people who are looking for support around their grief, and moving through and managing loss. In addition to being an End of Life Doula, she offers support to those grieving the loss of a loved one, losses of jobs, relationships, and sense of identity/self. Connect with Kishori Gopi: https://kishorigopiyoga.com/ Instagram: @kishorigopiyoga This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ https://www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School: Experience a unique online opportunity with over 40 distinguished scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti... This conference offers you the chance to immerse yourself in the wisdom of dedicated practitioners as they tackle the questions and challenges we all face. Anticipate thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction while incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily routine

Rukmini is a teacher of Bhakti Yoga, an activist in interfaith dialogue and women's spiritual empowerment. She is the founder of the Urban Devi Collective, an online women's group originally based out of the Bhakti Center in New York City, where she is a member of the board of directors. At the age of sixteen, she met her guru, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and began a lifelong study of Bhakti Yoga, living in and managing yoga ashrams in India, Canada and the US. For twenty-five years, she owned and managed award-winning boutiques in the Washington, DC, area called As Kindred Spirits. She believes that truth and beauty are kindred spirits and that each serves the other to bless the world in the spirit of eco-bhakti. For many years, Rukmini, along with her son, the kirtan artist Gaura Vani, has led international groups to India, travelling to holy places and teaching bhakti-yoga. She and her husband have chaired Vaisnava Christian and Vaisnava Muslim Dialogues for many years in Washington, DC, and India. Rukmini is a member of the Sabha, an advisory group to the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. She and her husband live in the Washington, DC, area. Connect with Rukmini Walker: www.urbandevi.com Email: urbansevi108@gmail.com Instagram: @rukminiwalker This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ https://www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School: Experience a unique online opportunity with over 40 distinguished scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti... This conference offers you the chance to immerse yourself in the wisdom of dedicated practitioners as they tackle the questions and challenges we all face. Anticipate thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction while incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily routine.

Brian Clement, Ph.D., L.N., has spearheaded the international progressive health movement for over five decades. He is the Director of the globally renowned Hippocrates Wellness, West Palm Beach, Florida, the world's foremost complementary residential health center. Over the last half-century, he and his team have pioneered clinical research and training in disease prevention using hundreds of thousands of participants who provided volumes of data, giving Clement a privileged insight into the lifestyle required to avert disease, enhance longevity, and maintain vitality. Their findings have provided the basis for Hippocrates' progressive, state-of-the-art treatments and protocols for health maintenance and recovery – the Life Transformation Program. Connect with Brian Clement at Hippocrates Health Institute: https://hippocrateswellness.org/ INSTAGRAM: @hippocratesinst FREE DOWNLOAD OF NEURAL RESONANCE: https://delivery.shopifyapps.com/-/8d... This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

Gaura Vani was given the gift of devotional song from birth, raised with the music of the temple, and taught to sing and play beautiful instruments and dance for love and for God. He shares, “I am one of a group of children called gurukulis or those raised in the village of the guru. Even as children, we were aware that though it felt like we were partying when we played music, we were in the physical presence of God himself, who danced with us.” Gaura Vani travels the world sharing the mystical experience of kirtan and leading devotional music retreats. Gaura Vani is a multidisciplinary artist fluent in music, film, and visual arts. He is most known for his Mantra Music performances. Gaura Vani's events are unifying and transporting—a mix of participatory rhythm and song, story and dance. He has travelled in Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia, performing both as a solo artist and with his sacred music ensembles “The Hanumen” and “Juggernauts.” Gaura Vani is also a co-founder of Chant4Change, a mantra-music festival held in Washington, D.C., on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He lives in suburban D.C. with his wife, three kids, and a ferret. Connect with Gaura Vani: INSTAGRAM: @gauravani This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ https://www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School: Experience a unique online opportunity with over 40 distinguished scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti... This conference offers you the chance to immerse yourself in the wisdom of dedicated practitioners as they tackle the questions and challenges we all face. Anticipate thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction while incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily routine.

His Holiness Sacinandana Swami In the Bhakti tradition, Sacinandana Swami is known for his profound contributions to the practice of meditation and kirtan. With over five decades of experience in mantra chanting and contemplative practice, he has inspired seekers worldwide through his deep insights, meditative kirtans, and transformative retreats. He is the founder of The Living Name Retreats, where he offers practical methods for deepening one's connection to the divine through chanting. Sacinandana Swami: https://www.sacinandanaswami.com/ INSTAGRAM: @sacinandanaswamiofficial BOOK: https://www.sacinandanaswami.com/prod... This event is hosted by ✨ Happy Jack Yoga University ✨ www.happyjackyoga.com ➡️ Facebook: /happyjackyoga ➡️ Instagram: @happyjackyoga Bhakti Yoga Conference at Harvard Divinity School Experience a one-of-a-kind online opportunity with 40+ renowned scholars, monks, yogis, and thought leaders! REGISTER FOR FREE: www.happyjackyoga.com/bhakti-... This conference is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the wisdom of sincere practitioners as they address the questions and challenges faced by us all. Expect thought-provoking discussions, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of cultivating Grace in an Age of Distraction and incorporating Bhakti Yoga into your daily life.

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Jonathan Rosenthal. Jonathan is a neurologist and a yoga student of Sri Dharma Mittra. Since 2014, he has been passionately sharing neuroscience and yoga. He aspires to help others learn the actual science on yoga to enhance their practice, customize their instruction, and support their advocacy with scientific evidence.Jonathan is also the host of the Neuroscience and Yoga Conference, which is now in its 5th year, and will be taking place April 23-27 both in person and online. We spoke about his life, work, the conference and more in the podcast.Support the showConnect with Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Email us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.com Website Instagram Facebook

Yoga, Cider Day and Youth Camps in today's show with Lisa Burke, plus a look back at the week's news. My guests this week are Isabelle Thill, owner and teacher at Exhale Yoga; Carlo Hein, founder and president of the board at Ramborn Cider Company; Vicky Koster and Louisa Guarda who are National Junior Representatives of CISV. And, of course, Sasha Kehoe who gives us a reflection of the week's news. First Yoga Conference in Luxembourg I first met Isabelle Thill a few years ago when I was encouraged to try her yoga classes. Isabelle is someone you don't forget. She exudes zen, great beauty, poise and flexibility one could only hope to achieve in their lifetime. Since then, Isabelle has lived in South Africa, Paris during covid times, and has now returned to Luxembourg. Covid altered teaching conditions (and income) for many yoga teachers as people frequently take classes online now. As someone who has always travelled the world to discover new yoga styles and teachers, Isabelle is now bringing that expertise to Luxembourg. The first Yoga Conference in Luxembourg will be held on 15, 16 and 17 of September with much more besides yoga: music, meditation, lectures, massage, healthy lifestyle seminars and vegan cuisine. Ramborn celebrates World Cider Day Ramborn Cider company has developed award winning artisanal ciders from local apples, pears and even quince. The company is committed to working sustainably and to continuing the heritage that Luxembourg once had for cider-making. Carlo Hein and his family have been working in the sustainable construction sector and renewable energy sector since 1996 with their company Becolux. They built the first windfarm and first open solar park. Committed to good business practice, Ramborn Cider company is one of the first B Corps in Luxembourg too. World Cider Day will be celebrated on June 3rd and symbolises the start of the apple cider season. You can celebrate at Ramborn, where they'll have cider-making masterclasses, a DJ who will incorporate natural sounds and can also make cocktails, tours of the Cider Haff, food and fun for all the family. Naturally there will be cider tastings, plus the first 'Cider Pong' tournament in Luxembourg. CISV - a youth organisation to build global friendships Vicky Koster and Louisa Guarda joined CISV through word of mouth. Sadly, due to the decline during covid, the Luxembourg CISV chapter is at risk, and these young students came to tell us the great worth of this initiative. Have you got a gap in your summer plans and you're aged 11 upwards? Well then it's worth getting in touch with CISV to look at what they have on offer, not just for summer, but throughout the year. The idea is to connect people around the world and help develop great global citizens of the future. Their events are organised depending on age, from global villages to youth meetings, 'step up' and seminars. They provide amazing opportunities to travel too! Get in touch to see what's going on this summer.

Claire Missingham is a leading teacher who has over 22 years of experience. Claire loves telling stories, igniting a passion for spiritual (non-dogmatic) practice, loves people getting to know people and is a champion for lifting as you climb.Having been diagnosed with auto-immune disease Coeliac over 18 years ago, she has used her deep knowledge of nutrition to keep herself not just well, but Radiantly Alive. She loves nothing more than to pass on her knowledge and passion for adaptogens, herbs and nutrition as a path to health and vitality. In a now saturated yoga world, Claire's clarity of teaching and inspirational curriculum stands out because she can explain the nuances of teaching yoga with excellence, humour and purity. What you see is what you get, whether it's in a pair of pyjamas, jeans or yoga clothing, it's all the same authentic person, getting up early to do the inner work, and just passing it on to you… Ram Ram.Claire's websiteSeptember 17th @ SameStar Yoga - Special 1 day workshopOctober 8th Confluence of Three - Teacher's refinement Mentoring CourseOctober 15th Om Yoga ShowNovember 19th. Katy Appleton & Claire Missingham present The Heart of Yoga Conference (panel discussion moderated by Abby Hoffmann) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbyhoffmann.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abby-hoffmann44/message

This week, on the podcast, Eva Hartling speaks with Shauna Levy, Founder and CEO of MADGE AND MERCER MODERN APOTHECARY, the first premium wellness brand within the cannabis space, designed for women aged 40 and older. Prior to her new venture, Shauna co-founded IDS Toronto, North America's largest design fair, The Yoga Conference, and Expo for Design, Innovation and Technology (EDIT), in addition to being the former President and CEO of Design Exchange in Toronto. During her time at the helm of Design Exchange (DX), Shauna partnered with international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme, governments and global brands. She has directed exhibits featuring Canadian and international designers and celebrated personalities, among them Pharrell Williams, Christian Louboutin, David Suzuki and Bruce Mau. Within all of her roles, she ensured that a platform was created for emerging Canadian talent. Motivated by her own personal journey with chronic pain and anxiety as well as the other women she met along the way dealing with similar challenges, Shauna founded MADGE AND MERCER MODERN APOTHECARY, a premium women's wellness brand. ........ This episode of the Brand is Female is brought to you by the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management's One-Year Executive MBA Program. Visit www.rotmanemba.com to find out about the program and sign up for a webinar to learn more. ……….. This season of our podcast is brought to you by @td_canada Women in Enterprise. TD is proud to support women entrepreneurs and help them achieve success and growth through its program of educational workshops, financing and mentorship opportunities! Find out how you can benefit from their support! Visit: TBIF: thebrandisfemale.com // TD Women in Enterprise: td.com/ca/en/business-banking/small-business/women-in-business // Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/thebrandisfemale

Host Donna Freeman chats with Drew, Executive Chair of the National Kids Yoga Conference. We discuss the past, present and future of the conference, the value of community, and the importance of self-compassion and inward observation.Highlights1:20 What has kept the YIMS podcast going6:01 Intro to Drew, his background19:35 Busyness and Self Compassion25:29 Drew's involvement with the Kids Yoga Conference30:39 Changes and conversations33:50 NKYC Offerings - Fostering professional and personal growth36:44 Invitation to get involved41:42 Take pride in your work and share itConnect withNational Kids Yoga ConferenceFacebook Instagram Connect with Donna/Yoga In My SchoolWeb Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest Suggestions for the show - email donna@yogainmyschool.com Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Host Donna Freeman chats with Drew, Executive Chair of the National Kids Yoga Conference. We discuss the past, present and future of the conference, the value of community, and the importance of self-compassion and inward observation.Highlights1:20 What has kept the YIMS podcast going6:01 Intro to Drew, his background19:35 Busyness and Self Compassion25:29 Drew's involvement with the Kids Yoga Conference30:39 Changes and conversations33:50 NKYC Offerings - Fostering professional and personal growth36:44 Invitation to get involved41:42 Take pride in your work and share itConnect withNational Kids Yoga ConferenceFacebook Instagram Connect with Donna/Yoga In My SchoolWeb Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest Suggestions for the show - email donna@yogainmyschool.com Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Friday, October 15, 2021 - Ever told yourself or your kid to take a deep breath?….It helps us relax when we're angry, sad, or panicking. Yoga is all about breathing and mindful movement. Ashley visits with yoga teachers Allison Rissel, Sigrid Strebe, and Bonny Fetch, who make the North Dakota Yoga Conference happen. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for his weekly news chat. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews the new Bond film, “No Time to Die.”

Hello all! Today Chandel sits down and talks with the girls from South Dakota Yoga Conference. They talk about their favorite yoga poses at the moment && how planning for the 2021 event has been going :) Make sure you follow us @ceejaysretreats on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. www.ceejaysretreats.com SDYC: https://www.sdyogaconference.com https://www.sdyogaconference.com/lineup Tickets: https://www.sdyogaconference.com/tickets With Love, Chandel :)

Hello all! Today Chandel sits down with Jillian and Scottie from SDYC. They talk all about what hosting a yoga conference is like && advice for anyone looking to come to their next conference! Make sure you check out @ceejaysretreats Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram & Facebook. www.ceejaysretreats.com South Dakota Yoga Conference: https://www.sdyogaconference.com Details on the postponement: https://www.sdyogaconference.com/postponement https://www.facebook.com/SDYogaConference/ With Love, Chandel :)

In dieser Folge spricht Kristin Rübesamen mit der Yogalehrerin und Co-Veranstalterin der Kölner Yoga Conference, Nicole Bongartz, darüber, wie die digitale Konferenz mithilfe von YogaEasy dieses Jahr aussehen wird, inwiefern sie speziell für Yogalehrende konzipiert wird und warum Nicole noch keine Zeit hatte, Sauerteigbrot zu backen. Du erfährst außerdem… … wie Nicole die Zeit der Coronakrise erlebt … wie die Yoga Conference in ihrer Online-Version genau gestaltet sein wird … warum sie keine Notlösung ist … welche Rolle YogaEasy bei der Yoga Conference spielt … wie die mitwirkenden Yogalehrer das neue Format finden Die Yoga Conference Germany startet als VirtualGetYogather am 22. Mai 2020. Hier findest du alle weiteren Infos zur Konferenz und den Ticketverkauf: https://www.yogaconference.de/ Teste YogaEasy jetzt 14 Tage gratis: https://www.yogaeasy.de/coupon/podcastgutschein YogaEasy ist Deutschlands erstes und führendes Yoga-Online-Portal für alle, die Yoga lernen oder ihre Yoga-Übungspraxis vertiefen möchten. Jederzeit, überall, auf Computer, iPhone oder iPad. Die große Auswahl an über 700 professionellen Yoga-Unterrichtsvideos mit unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden und den 50 besten Yoga-Lehrern Deutschlands kann per Abo gebucht werden. Werde Teil der großen YogaEasy-Community. Abonniert unseren Podcast! Folgt uns auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaeasy oder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaeasygermany Auch als App erhältlich: https://goo.gl/bsohFR

Somatics teacher and director of the Embodied Yoga Summit joins me to talk how to make sense of the huge range of practices that exist, aikido, what is somatic/embodied yoga, the primary language of the felt sense, non-duality, Embodied Flow, activism and embodied social justice, The Franklin Method, being less of an arsehole, reconnecting to essential nature, collective trauma, the intention of the summit and more. A lively, informative one. https://www.embodiedyogasummit.com/

In this episode I’m talking with Anastasia Shevchenko, the founder of the Berlin Yoga Conference, about her journey and how she started the Berlin Yoga Conference as a young mum without a network or experience but a lot of passion and drive. Anastasia shares tips for new yoga teachers on how get started in your yoga career, manage social media mindfully and build a community. We also talk about how to get the chance to teach at yoga festivals by building connection and networking.The Berlin Yoga Conference 2020 is scheduled for June 19-21, 2020. Please check the website for updates due to COVID-19. Follow Anastasia:www.instagram.com/anasheyogawww.berlinyogaconference.orgwww.instagram.com/berlinyogaconference Thank you for listening!✨ Read the full blog post: https://www.susannerieker.com/how-to-build-yoga-career-with-anastasia-shevchenko ✨ If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your review helps spread the word about the show and I read each and every single one.✨ Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ If you want to give me feedback or want to be a guest on my show, please get in touch.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.✨ To learn more about how to work with me one-on-one, my courses and membership or to get instant access to freebies, templates, workshops and more go to www.susannerieker.com right now.

In dieser Folge spricht Wanda mit Nicole Bongatz & Frank Schuler - zwei sehr erfahrenen Yogalehrer in der deutschen Yogaszene. Sie sind die Gründer sowie Organisatoren der Yoga Conference Germany - Deutschlands größte Conference seit 2004. Außerdem sind die Beiden Inhaber von mittlerweile vier erfolgreichen Yogastudios in Köln: Vishnus Couch. In dieser Folge beleuchten sie den Business Aspekt des Yoga - womit sich die Beiden natürlich sehr gut auskennen. Du erfährst: • von den Anfängen der Yoga Conference, wie es dazu kam gemeinsam zu arbeiten und was ihre Tipps & Geheimnisse der Zusammenarbeit sind • wie Nicole & Frank es schaffen alle Projekte unter einen Hut zu bringen: Familie, Kindern, 4 Yogaschulen & die Organisation der Yoga Conference • wie sie es als Yogalehrer schafft die eignen Praxis zu bewahren und zu pflegen. • wie Yoga sich in den letzten 16 Jahren verändert und weiterentwickelt hat sowie hilfreiche Tipps für frisch gebackene Yogalehrer*innen Eine sehr spannende Folge für alle Yogis die sich für den Hintergründe im Yogabusiness interessieren, viel Freude beim Hören. Links & Kontakte: Yogaklassen, Workshops, Retreats & Ausbildungen in Köln bei Vishnus Couch: https://www.vishnuscouch.de Infos zur Yoga Conference Germany: https://www.yogaconference.de/language/en/

This week on the podcast I am re-joined by Anastasia Shevchenko. The last time Anastasia and I chatted was May of 2018 before she hosted the first ever Berlin Yoga Conference. Now, over a year and a half later she has successfully hosted the first conference and is planning the second one! On this episode we talk about how the first conference went, what she learned, what she plans to change for the upcoming conference in 2020, and more. Enjoy! ----- The FavYogis app is back with new features for teachers that let you create and manage your own private classes while making payment and registration a breeze. Find FavYogis on your app store and use code MBOM. ----- Punchpass has everything you need & nothing you don’t at a price you can afford. Their software is simple, yet powerful. So if you’re looking for support from easy-to-use software with great people behind it, visit punchpass.com/mbom to try Punchpass free for 2 weeks.

Cuidar–T, un programa semanal para un estilo de vida saludable. En este programa hablamos de trucos, ideas, información y consejos para aprender a sentirte bien. Hoy hablamos de la Barcelona Yoga Conference 2019, una celebración yóguica abierta a personas de todas las edades y procedencias, con o sin experiencia en el mundo del yoga, que ha tenido lugar entre los días 4 y 8 de julio. Ya hablamos de este evento el año pasado en el episodio 8 de este podcast, gracias a la colaboración de Virginia González, de Nonayoga, que nos contó cómo fue su experiencia. Yo me quedé con ganas, prometí acudir al año siguiente y...¡eso es lo que he hecho! Bueno, realmente, he ido a uno de los días (lo que el resto de mis actividades me ha permitido) y ha sido una vivencia muy enriquecedora. Hoy te la cuento aquí, en Cuidar-T, ¡espero que te guste! CONTENIDO: 00:07 = Saludo inicial. 00:52 = Presentación del episodio. 07:45 = Presentación de la Barcelona Yoga Conference 2019. 11:55 = La propuesta de clases. 12:56 = Mi elección de clases 1: Liquid Flow, con Simon Park. 16:36 = Mi elección de clases 2: Power Yoga, con Bryan Kest. 24:25 = Mi elección de clases 3: Yin Flow restaurativo, con Juan Dong. 27:19 = Mi elección de clases 4: Prana Flow, con Shiva Rea. 30:56 = Conclusiones finales. 31:44 = Despedida del episodio. Más información sobre Cuidar-T en: https://cuidar-t.es/ Web del estudio de yoga de Marta Reguero: https://feelyoga.es/ Web de la Barcelona Yoga Conference: https://www.barcelonayogaconference.cat/es/ Enlace al episodio 008 del podcast con Virginia González, de Nonayoga: https://www.ivoox.com/27247808 Los derechos de todas las músicas utilizadas son de libre uso o han sido debidamente adquiridos.

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Wari and his family organize Barcelona Yoga conference https://www.barcelonayogaconference.cat a long Wekeend event every Summer in Barcelona in which they plan Yoga, Kirtan and everything required to fulfill all yogi needs and curiosity. In 2019 they are running their 9th Edition and in this Interview he tells me how this journey started and what it takes to make a good yoga event. See you in Barcelona from the 4th to the 8th of July for a lot of Yoga action. For organizing a Yoga Retreat consider my place in Valencia http://retreats-spain.com

Vor 15 Jahren hat Nicole Bongartz, die Leiterin von Lord Vishnus Couch aus Köln, gemeinsam mit ihren Mitstreitern die Yoga Conference Germany ins Leben gerufen. Damals noch als frische Inspiration aus Amerika mit nach Deutschland exportiert ist dieses Event, das jährlich in Köln stattfindet, in der deutschen Yoga-Szene einfach nicht mehr wegzudenken. Kein Wunder, schließlich ist die Yoga Conference Germany eines der wenigen Events, wo sich auch die internationalen Größen der Szene die Klinke in die Hand geben. Im Interview zwischen zwei Workshops unterhalte ich mich mit Nicole darüber... • wie alles begann • welche Lehrer sie selber inspirieren • die Entwicklung der Yoga-Szene • nach welchen Kriterien Lehrer für die Conference eingeladen werden uvm.... Shownotes: Yoga Conference Germany Vishnus Couch Nicole Bongarz auf Instagram Lord Vishnus Couch auf Instagram _____ Begleite uns nach Frankreich zur GET WET SOON Surf&Yoga Immersion vom 6.-13. Juli sowie vom 13.-20. Juli. Oder entfliehe dem frischen Dezemberwetter nach Marokko wo wir ebenfalls mit der GET WET SOON Surf&Yoga Immersion vor Ort sein werden. _____ Never miss the best waves at the right time at the right place around the world. Order your "SURFING WORLDWIDE MAP" here.

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 118: Planning a Yoga Conference with Allison Rissel   Description: If you've ever attended a yoga conference, you can imagine how much time, money and effort goes into it. But how do you get started planning, marketing and executing such an event? What are some do's and don'ts of planning a yoga conference? Allison Rissel, joins Shannon on this episode to dive into the nitty gritty of planning a yoga conference.   Allison became a yoga teacher in 2006, and uses her master's degree in Exercise Science alongside her extensive anatomy and biomechanics training to work with a variety of clients. However, her passion lies in training yoga teachers to create their own yoga communities. She does this by offering yoga teacher trainings and a range of services to help yoga teachers bring their yoga conference dreams to life.   On this episode, Allison reveals all the things that go on behind-the-scenes in planning and executing a yoga conference. From the schedule of events at the conference, to marketing strategies to promote and advertise the conference, to hard lessons learned along the way - Allison shares all her insight and experience.   Whether you're contemplating planning a yoga conference, or want to know how to become a vendor or teacher to make new connections within the yoga community and expand your reach, this interview is full of actionable tips you can put to use immediately.   Key Takeaways: [3:40] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Allison Rissel [5:10] What does Allison do, and who does she serve? [8:18] What in Allison's background enabled her to feel empowered to create her first yoga conference? [9:53] When did Allison host the first North Dakota Yoga Conference? How did it turn out? [11:30] How long did it take for Allison to plan for the event? How long did she advertise the event? [13:17] How many teachers did Allison have sharing at the conference? What was the schedule like for the conference? [15:12] Who were the attendees at the yoga conference? [16:32] What has Allison learned along the way? [19:29] What did Allison change or implement in her business after her consultation call with Shannon? [23:58] Allison breaks down some of the numbers from her conferences. [25:26] How does Allison ensure that 75% of the conference participants have signed up by the end of the Early Bird promotion? [27:30] Shannon and Allison discuss Bismarck, North Dakota. [29:27] What does Allison's preparation look like the week before the conference? [33:37] What is Allison doing during the conference? [35:36] How does Allison theme her conference? [37:52] Allison explains more about how she attracts teachers, vendors and participants to her conference. [39:30] How did Allison manage to turn a profit in the first year of running the conference? [42:08] Allison shares how the conference acts as the top of her funnel. [43:25] Find out more about Allison's yoga conference in 2019 by visiting her website. [45:58] Share a conference you love, or any questions you have for Allison!   Links: Allison Rissel Allison Rissel on Facebook North Dakota Yoga Conference North Dakota Yoga Conference on Facebook South Dakota Yoga Conference Yoga Conference Calendar Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity   Quotes from this episode:   "I saw the impact that yoga had, and that yoga teacher trainings were having in the towns I was at, and it was incredible, and I really wanted to spread that across the whole state."   "I saw the impact that yoga and yoga teacher trainings were having in the towns I visited. It was incredible and I really wanted to spread that across the whole state." (revised Sam)   "I don't know if it's something I could have done by myself, but having two other team mates really helped motivate me and really helped bring this whole dream to reality."   "The biggest thing I wish I would have known beforehand is how much time and money is really involved."   "I want to make other teachers feel really empowered and start their own businesses."   "No matter how well you plan, that week before, something's going to go wrong and there's going to be a lot of work to do."

In dieser Folge spricht Kristin Rübesamen mit der kanadischen Yogalehrerin Anastasia Shevchenko, die in Berlin eine ganz besondere Yogakonferenz veranstaltet, über ihren Yogaweg, wie sie ihre Skoliose geheilt hat und warum sie bei der Konferenz stark auf Europa setzt. … wie Anastasias ungewöhnliche Biografie ihre Yoga-Praxis und ihr Unterrichten beeinflusst hat … warum es beim Yoga nicht um Perfektion geht … wieso Yoga und Achtsamkeit in Großstädten überlebenswichtig sind … warum gerade in Berlin eine Yoga-Community wachsen muss … was die Berlin Yoga Conference von anderen Yogakonferenzen unterscheidet Die Berlin Yoga Conference findet am 24. bis 26. Mai 2019 in der Malzfabrik statt. Hier findest du weitere Infos: https://berlinyogaconference.org/ Die Videos mit Ashtanga-Yoga-Koryphäe Ronald Steiner, von denen Kristin spricht, findest du hier: https://www.yogaeasy.de/yogalehrer/dr-ronald-steiner Teste YogaEasy jetzt 14 Tage gratis: https://www.yogaeasy.de/coupon/podcastgutschein YogaEasy ist Deutschlands erstes und führendes Yoga-Online-Portal für alle, die Yoga lernen oder ihre Yoga-Übungspraxis vertiefen möchten. Jederzeit, überall, auf Computer, iPhone oder iPad. Die große Auswahl an über 700 professionellen Yoga-Unterrichtsvideos mit unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden und den 50 besten Yoga-Lehrern Deutschlands kann per Abo gebucht werden. Werde Teil der großen YogaEasy-Community. Abonniert unseren Podcast! Folgt uns auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaeasy oder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaeasygermany Auch als App erhältlich: https://goo.gl/bsohFR

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 103: Hiring and Nurturing Your Team with Shelli Warren   Description:   Do you have a team supporting you in your business? Are you thinking about hiring, because some parts of your business seem just too overwhelming? Do you need help in hiring, building, and nurturing your team? Shelli Warren, Team and Leadership Coach, joins Shannon in the third episode of the 5-part mini-series, Yoga Studio Business 101, to share more about what it takes to build a successful team as you grow your business.   As the Chief People Officer at BizChix, host of the Stacking Your Team podcast, and leadership and team-building expert, Shelli draws on her years of corporate experience to help business owners grow their teams alongside their businesses.   You can't grow a business without a strong team to support you. But when is the right time to start hiring, and who do you hire? How do you ensure your employees are happy? Shelli shares her expertise about the process of hiring - from knowing which position to hire for and creating a compelling job description, to how to find and hire employees who are the right fit for your organization. She also gives tips on cultivating a strong team, and speaks to the importance of team meetings.   Whether you're thinking about hiring your first team member, or you have a team supporting you in your business, this episode has lots of insights into leadership and team building that are sure to make an impact on your business.   Key Takeaways: [6:00] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Shelli Warren. [9:23] What is the first step you should take when you think you need to hire someone in your business? [15:20] It important to come to center and get grounded, rather than staying too long in your own head space, before making any decisions about your business. [17:24] Shelli describes her time leading large teams at Procter & Gamble, and how that honed her people development skills. [19:54] What are some of Shelli's tips for hiring? She speaks to the adage of "hire slow, fire fast". [22:35] What does it take to write a compelling job description? [25:33] Why is it so important to have a job description that reflects the mission, values and culture of your organization? [28:20] Shelli explains more about having built-in triggers in the application process to weed out people who are not a good fit. [33:03] How can you create a compelling job description for a task or role that you yourself dislike and do not enjoy? [38:50] How can you nurture your team? How often should you have a team meeting to manage the team? [44:31] Shannon and Shelli discuss some of the logistics of running team meetings. [49:07] What is the best way to check in with your team to ensure that things are going well? [52:44] What are some ways to check in with virtual team members or other team members you may not see as often? [58:35] Shelli shares a tip for getting more feedback from clients, and how to cultivate these clients into raving fans. [1:04:42] Do check out Shelli's Stacking Your Team podcast and get your free hiring resource bundle by visiting her website. [1:07:23] Shannon shares some of her key takeaways. What were your biggest learning points? Shannon would love to hear from you.   Links: The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Episode 101: What I Learned as a Yoga Studio Manager with Shannon Crow The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 102 Yoga Studio: Mission Statements & Core Values with Steve Hart Shelli Warren Work with Shelli Warren - Strategy Session Shelli Warren on Instagram BizChix Free Hiring Resources Stacking Your Team Podcast Episode 10: Lessons from Our Best Bosses (Featuring BizChix Community Members) Zoom Loom Stacking Your Team Podcast   The Yoga Conference and Show, Toronto March 2019 Mama Nurture Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training, November 2019   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity   Quotes from this episode:   "Really stop and think 'Why am I feeling like I need to hire?'"   "What would give me the most relief and the most joy to stop doing right now?"   "We hire to free our minds and ourselves up to be able to do the work that we are intended to do."   "Oftentimes, it's all anyone is looking for - it's to be seen and heard."   "Thing that you really dislike doing, others jump up out of bed to go and do. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes."   "That's when that whole level of respect for one another is really going to elevate, because they start to know each other as people."   "The premise of that, for you, is to open up the conversation for them, and your job is to listen."

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Nicole Bongartz ist Mutter, Unternehmerin und Yogalehrerin. Kristin Rübesamen spricht mit der Gründerin der Yoga Conference über ihren stressigen Alltag, Multitasking – und darüber, ob Yoga uns erfolgreicher macht. Du erfährst in dieser Folge: … ob Multitasking funktioniert – und ob Yoga dabei hilft … wie du deine Energie und Aufmerksamkeit bewusst lenken kannst … wie Yoga uns mutiger machen kann … warum Yoga dein Verantwortungsbewusstsein schult … wieso Yoga etwas für Kontrollfreaks ist … wie die Yogapraxis uns einen klareren Blick auf uns selbst ermöglicht … was Askese für Nicole bedeutet – und wie sie ein Mittelmaß gefunden hat Erlebe Nicole Bongartz live vom 5. bis 12. Oktober 2019 beim YogaEasy Allstars Retreat auf Korfu! Alle Infos und Buchung hier: https://www.yogaeasy.de/yogaeasy-allstars-retreat Teste YogaEasy jetzt 14 Tage gratis: https://www.yogaeasy.de/coupon/podcastgutschein YogaEasy ist Deutschlands erstes und führendes Yoga-Online-Portal für alle, die Yoga lernen oder ihre Yoga-Übungspraxis vertiefen möchten. Jederzeit, überall, auf Computer, iPhone oder iPad. Die große Auswahl an über 700 professionellen Yoga-Unterrichtsvideos mit unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden und den 50 besten Yoga-Lehrern Deutschlands kann per Abo gebucht werden. Werde Teil der großen YogaEasy-Community. Abonniert unseren Podcast! Folgt uns auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogaeasy oder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaeasygermany Auch als App erhältlich: https://goo.gl/bsohFR

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 099: Branding Your Yoga Website with Kali Edwards   Description:   Have you been wanting to design and launch a professional website for your yoga business but don't know where to start? Perhaps you are struggling with clarifying and communicating your brand and message on your website. Kali Edwards, founder of June Mango LLC, is just the expert you need to hear from about how to establish and showcase your brand on your website.   Kali has always had the urge to create. She pursued Fine Arts in college, then had a career as an agency art director. Today, she runs her own business working with entrepreneurs to create gorgeous branding and website designs. With her Go Live in 5 Process, she helps business owners design and launch their websites in 5 days (or less).   When it comes to branding, designing a website and conveying your message, the key is to focus on your audience. Kali shares more insights about the different aspects to consider when creating your website, and how you can plan and create copy for your website.   If you have been struggling with setting up a website for your business, or if you're thinking about rebranding or updating your website - this episode is a must-listen. Kali has so many tips and strategies that you can implement immediately, and a special resource for listeners!   Key Takeaways: [3:22] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode - Kali Edwards. [4:57] What got Kali started on her journey of websites and branding? [6:14] Kali speaks to her experience of feeling constricted in her previous job with regard to being able to pursue her creative flow. [7:50] What does Kali's work space look like? [9:06] Shannon and Kali discuss how her own website clearly reflects her personality and brand in the design and messaging. [10:40] Where would Kali suggest people start when it comes to planning out their website? [12:53] One of the things people struggle with most with their website is the copy, and talking about themselves. [14:32] Kali explains why it's so important for you to know who your ideal clients are, and to get super specific with the details. [16:19] Explaining how you can help people is not bragging. [18:45] How can people clarify their message and brand? Kali shares a short fill-in-the-blank exercise that can help. [22:03] What other aspects really stump people when it comes to branding? [24:45] How does Kali approach rebranding and updating websites? [27:25] Why is a minimalist, condensed approach better? [31:05] In terms of images, more important than the colors themselves, is the vibe that the visuals convey. [33:29] What services does Kali offer her clients? [34:16] Get in touch with Kali via her website or Instagram. [35:04] Kali has some final words for people who are feeling stuck in their branding. [36:06] Shannon shares some of her key takeaways - which of Kali's tips are you going to be putting into action? Share your thoughts in the comments.   Links: Kali Edwards June Mango Design Kali Edwards on Instagram Kali's Special Resource for Listeners   The Yoga Conference and Show, Toronto March 2019 Mama Nurture Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training, November 2019   Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity   Quotes from this episode:   "Everybody has kind of a drive that really motivates them to even get up in the morning, and mine has always been beauty."   "Less is more. You can be really clear and concise at the same time."   "I always like to think of gathering content as the first piece of the puzzle."   "Who is it exactly that you are trying to attract?"   "People need to know that you're the expert in what you do, in order to trust you."   "You have control over how your audience moves through your site."   "Especially when it comes to websites, they're really a living, breathing thing. So websites really should be getting updated pretty often."   "You don't have to necessarily start over because you've shifted a little bit."   "Thinking about that emotional connection that your yoga expertise has with your clients - that's really going to be the key to helping you put all the pieces of the puzzle together."  

J moderates a panel discussion at the Hauora Yoga Conference with Katie Lane, Donna Farhi, Jac Wilson, Leanne Davis, and Felicity Molloy on the accreditation of yoga and yoga therapy in New Zealand. They discuss the current standards for Yoga Australia and Yoga New Zealand, the difference between yoga and yoga therapy, standardization and pedagogy, reasons for a yoga therapy classification, obstacles in getting funding, and the possibility of creating something uniquely Aotearoa. This episode is sponsored by Karmasoft.   This episode is part of our premium podcast subscription. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.  

Cuidar–T, un programa semanal para un estilo de vida saludable. En este programa hablamos de trucos, ideas, información y consejos para aprender a sentirte bien. Hoy hablamos del “Barcelona Yoga Conference”, una celebración yóguica que se celebró entre el 4 y el 8 de julio y que ofreció 5 días completos de actividades, con Kirtans en directo, meditaciones matinales, Satsangs, y mucho más. Para ello entrevistamos a Virginia González, de Nonayoga, que nos contará su experiencia. CONTENIDOS: 00:00 – Sintonía 00:45 – Presentación 01:52 – Entrevista con Virginia González, de Nonayoga 28:44 – Despedida Más información en: https://cuidar–t.es/ Enlaces de interés: Nonayoga, web de Virginia González: https://nonayoga.webnode.es/ Web de Simon Park: http://www.liquidflowyoga.com/ Web de Delamay Devi: https://www.delamaydevi.com/ Web de Xavier Punsola: http://xavierpunsola.com/ Web de Christine May: http://www.christinemay.de/

This week on the podcast I am joined by Anastasia Shevchenko who is the founder of the Berlin Yoga Conference. Anastasia was born in Ukraine, grew up in Canada, and is now living in Berlin. Anastasia has been practicing yoga since she was a teenager and after years of practicing and teaching, she wanted to expand her offerings and bring the yoga community together with the first ever Berlin Yoga Conference, which will be happening in 2019. On this episode, Anastasia shares where the idea for the Berlin Yoga Conference came from, what it's been like creating it - finding a space, finding teachers, setting the schedule, marketing the conference and selling tickets, etc. - and what she's learned through her yoga business and through the Berlin Yoga Conference. Enjoy! This episode of the podcast is brought to you by FavYogis! Here’s a business tool that’s really going to change the lives of yoga teachers.   The FavYogis app puts control and freedom in your hands. You can update your class schedule, offer YOUR OWN classes ANYWHERE, ANYTIME; and GET PAID all from your phone!   No more updating your schedule in multiple places and paying a ton of money each month for a software platform where students MIGHT stumble across your classes. Students simply open FavYogis and your schedule will be there.   On top of being able to send students notifications about class updates, set prices and ticket availability, and auto-send reminders to your students, you can also post workshops and events that will allow you to reach organic traffic through the search feature that you may never have been able to reach through simply putting the events on your website.   There’s a brand spanking new feature on the Fav Yogis App!!! Teaching a lot of classes? Now you can auto-generate text for sharing your schedule on social media. Along with the time and date you can optionally include the title and location of each class or event!   Head on over to the app store and download FavYogis for free! Use code MBOM and let them know that I sent you!

In today's podcast, we talk to Yoga Expert Lakshmi Nair about Yoga, People of Colour and Cultural Appropriation. In celebration of Black History Month, we talk about how yoga impacts our current culture. How we share yoga responsibility, and it is necessary to have brave spaces for POC to practice. Lakshmi Nair lived in the stories and philosophy of yoga and Ayurveda from a young age, Lakshmi formally studied yoga at Vivekananda Yoga Kendra and Kaivalyadhama Ashram in India in 2002. She also attended 4 years of graduate study in South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley, where she studied Sanskrit, Tamil, and contemporary South Asian literature. In 2014, Lakshmi started Satya Yoga Immersion for People of Color, one of the country’s first and perhaps only yoga immersion and teacher training programs exclusively for people of colour. Since 2014, Satya Yoga Immersion has grown into Satya Yoga Collective (www.satyayogacollective.com), a yoga collective offering yoga for people of colour by people of colour. In 2016, Lakshmi was a panellist at the 3rd annual Race and Yoga Conference at Mills College in Oakland, California and also at the Center for Trauma and Resilience's Diversifying Your Practice Symposium in Denver. She writes about her experiences as a South Asian American yoga teacher and about her journey to POC yoga in the Yoga and Body Image Coalition’s new book Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body, edited by Melanie Klein, available via Llewelyn Worldwide. Lakshmi Nair's Additional reflections on Cultural Appropriation "I appreciate when people are serious about their study of yoga, and they go to Indian sources...especially for things like Sanskrit pronunciation, etc. You know? Treat it like a language. You wouldn't try to learn French from exclusively Chinese sources, right? Also, I appreciate when people approach yoga as a spiritual tradition first and not as a business or as just a fitness modality or as a hot trend. It's hard to say how, but you can only tell when someone approaches it with the humility and respect that we humans naturally feel for the sacred. And finally, the one thing I see zero of is actual care and concern about South Asian people. If you are so into a spiritual tradition of a people, you should give a damn about the people, right? A powerful example of this is when that mass shooting happened at a gurudwara in Oak Creek, WI several years ago. I see all these white kundalini practitioners in their turbans, some of whom are making lots of money from it, and identifying with the Sikh spiritual tradition, but not identifying with the people enough to even feel anything when such a thing happens in a gurudwara, let alone show support. When you only care about the things you can consume, our food, our clothes, our cool spirituality. It just feels a lot like taking. And that is just reminiscent of colonialism. What makes something appropriation is when it mimics the colonial relationship to race and culture. Cultural appropriation is when there is just a one way to the flow of resources. Who is benefitting from the relationship? When yoga classes are all or mostly white, we can see clearly who is profiting from yoga and who is not. If we truly believed that we are all one, that would be reflected in our yoga temples, but what is indicated is that we care more about the money to be made that we do about the essence of yoga. And the people who are the haves in this society are primarily the people who historically (and currently) benefitted from colonialism. " Find Lakshmi Here https://www.satyayogacollective.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en3JXyOf4x8&app=desktop Show Notes: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/yoga-race-and-culture https://yogainternational.com/article/view/yoga-equity-and-social-justice

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Melissa Hagedorn, founder of the Northwest Yoga Conference, joins the podcast for a lively and redemptive conversation after J accidentally used a photo of hers on one of his blog posts and got a polite but firm request to cease and desist. All is made well as they discuss Michelle’s mobile lifestyle and her call to create a yoga conference against all odds. They also discuss the accessibility of conference offerings, the pay or lack there of for teachers, and the ways in which balance can be struck between yoga and commerce. This episode is part of our premium podcast subscription. To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.  

Hi guys! I’m back from my break in the Spanish Desert. I went to a European Burning Man Festival Called Nowhere and had a lot of fun building a camp, feeding the build crew lots of high vibe conscious eating food at our camp, as well as teaching yoga, teaching the chakras, discovering awe inspiring creative projects and connecting with like minded people. I also lost my voice for 5 days because of the tremendous amount of dust and wind storms, so if my voice sounds a little off to you today, that’s why.  I drove to Paris from Spain yesterday where I’ll be practicing some yoga , and maybe catching some interviews for the show, before I head back to Spain to attend the Yoga Conference in Barcelona where I hope to get some interviews as well. If you guys want to follow my yomad (as in yoga nomad) travel adventures, you can find me on instagram at Visionary Lifestyle Guide and of course the IG for the show at Visionary Lifestyle Podcast. Today’s guest is Jules Febre. Jules Febre was born and raised in a section of New York City known as the Lower East Side. At the age of 13, Jules spent three months in India; two of which were spent in Mysore studying Ashtanga Yoga with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois. During that time he was invited to share satsang with Swami Nirmalananda and Shyam Das, two radical yogis that have each contributed greatly to the progression of yoga in the West. At the age of 16 Jules began working at the Jivamukti Yoga School helping to clean, and is now considered one of the leading teachers of the Jivamukti Yoga method, teaching the method world wide as well as facilitating at the very highly regarded teacher training programs. Jules travels and teaches for a major part of each year, including Europe, Australia, Asia, and more. His classes offer a wide range and depth of understanding of Yoga Asana as well as Meditation, Chanting, and Yoga Philosophy. Teaching yoga is Jules’ passion. He is grateful to his teachers, Sharonji (Gannon), Davidji (Life) who he has had the privilege of studying with for over 15 years, for igniting his devotion to the Jivamukti Yoga practice and for inspiring countless students around the world. I met Jules in India where he was teaching at the International Yoga festival in Rishikesh, where we recorded this interview in a garden at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram. Jules is a bit different than most of the yoga teachers I’ve met. He has a wicked sense of humor, that he brings into his classes, and he’s clearly very well studied and only when he speaks do you realize his tremendous depth. In this interview we discuss the 5 Tenants of Jivamukti Yoga, the yogic perspective on Veganism, his experience Teaching in Correctional Facilities Yoga Beyond the 8 Limbs, the importance of Planting Seeds, and Jules gives us a deep explanation of what it means to live the first tenant of yoga, Ahimsa. As always, notes to things discussed are in the show notes, which you can find on the blog post for this episode at visionary-lifestyle.com/podcast   Enjoy and Namaste   Show Notes ___________________   Cowspiracy Film http://www.cowspiracy.com/   What the Health? Film  http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/   Krista Tippet Podcast “On Being”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-being-with-krista-tippett/id150892556?mt=2   I Am That - Book link https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-That-Nisargadatta-Maharaj/dp/0893860468 “Yoga at it’s core is the practice of self reflection so we that can have the tools to make informed decisions about how we’re affecting the world around us and within us.” Jules Febre  

It's countdown time for the organizers of the National Kids Yoga Conference. September 30-October 2 youth yoga instructors from around the world will gather in Washington, DC for the third annual National Kids Yoga Conference.We chat with Michelle Mitchel, founder of YoKid and conference lead coordinator, for a sneak peek at the awesomeness coming your way at this year's kids yoga conference. From amazing keynote speakers to a movie night, 5 tracks of workshops with over 65 world class presenters and granting the award for the NKYC Service Award, the three day event promises to inspire,educate and connect you with your community like never before.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

It's countdown time for the organizers of the National Kids Yoga Conference. September 30-October 2 youth yoga instructors from around the world will gather in Washington, DC for the third annual National Kids Yoga Conference.We chat with Michelle Mitchel, founder of YoKid and conference lead coordinator, for a sneak peek at the awesomeness coming your way at this year's kids yoga conference. From amazing keynote speakers to a movie night, 5 tracks of workshops with over 65 world class presenters and granting the award for the NKYC Service Award, the three day event promises to inspire,educate and connect you with your community like never before.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Kids yoga enthusiasts from around the world will gather at George Washington University in Washington, DC from Nov 13-15, 2015.Michelle Mitchel, founder of YoKid and conference organizer, joins us to share her enthusiasm for this gathering of passionate, energetic presenters and participants.Get the inside scoop on what to expect, who's going to be there, and the many workshops, keynotes and panel discussions offered during the 3 day conference. She'll have advice on what not to miss and how to get in on the fun.I will be presenting Saturday morning Nov 14 on Creating Conversation: Tips for #kidsyoga Social Media Success and would love to see you there.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Kids yoga enthusiasts from around the world will gather at George Washington University in Washington, DC from Nov 13-15, 2015.Michelle Mitchel, founder of YoKid and conference organizer, joins us to share her enthusiasm for this gathering of passionate, energetic presenters and participants.Get the inside scoop on what to expect, who's going to be there, and the many workshops, keynotes and panel discussions offered during the 3 day conference. She'll have advice on what not to miss and how to get in on the fun.I will be presenting Saturday morning Nov 14 on Creating Conversation: Tips for #kidsyoga Social Media Success and would love to see you there.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)