Podcast appearances and mentions of yogi amrit desai

In this bitesize clip, Danielle from The Single Truth podcast and I are with the wonderfully insightful Yogi Amrit Desai (affectionately known as Gurudev).Make sure you get comfortable and relax as we dive into a brilliant meditation in this short episode. See podcast #14 for the full chat on how to have perfect relationships!Episode Guest:Gurudev Shri Amritji is one of a handful of Gurus who came to America in the early 1960's, pioneering a Yoga craze that has grown into the massive worldwide yoga practices we know today. He is the last living Guru from this initial wave.Over the past 57 years, Amritji has founded some of the largest not-for-profit yoga centers in North America. The seeds of yoga he has planted have since grown into the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, (founded in 1966), which became the largest of its kind by 1970. From the time he first began training yoga teachers in the early 1960s, today there are a total of more than 10,000 certified Yoga and Yoga Nidra teachers in more than 40 countries around the world.Amritji founded two not-for-profit Kripalu Yoga Ashrams and program centers, one in Sumneytown, PA, in 1971 (with a resident staff of 50) that quickly expanded into a second center at Summit Station, PA, in 1976. This new center grew to a resident staff size of 150. By 1983, the Kripalu Yoga Centre (founded in Massachusetts) proved to be the largest Yoga and Health Centre in North America. A thriving international Yoga Center with 350 full-time resident and volunteer staff, this center accommodated more than 300 guests.Under Amritji's guidance, those disciples committed to the lineage and its teachings and became his acharyas - qualified to lead his programmes and yoga teacher training, not only at Kripalu but internationally.In 2001, Amritji founded the Amrit Yoga Institute (AYI) in Salt Springs, Florida which has become a thriving international yoga and ayurveda center, where he presently resides and teaches.You can learn more about GuruDev at:Website Amrit Yoga institute Facebook Youtube Instagram Episode Guest:Danielle Matthews: In June of 2012 Danielle was hit by a drunk driver and sustained a traumatic brain injury, setting her life on a different course. Her inspiring story and perspective has touched thousands around the world. Her intention is to use what she learned to impact the lives of others by educating on mindsets, technologies, and techniques that can empower them to get the most out of life. Danielle is the co-founder of The Single Truth Podcast - with some great content coming soon! Connect with Danielle:Podcast Website Email Instagram --Asea Products The Roots Brand

Danielle, from The Single Truth podcast, and I, are back with the wonderfully insightful Yogi Amrit Desai (affectionately known as Gurudev) for a discussion on how to have perfect relationships. We delve deep into what is needed to achieve this with help from Gurudev's book 'The Yoga of Relationships' and also go through some real-life examples that you can apply to your own life.Gurudev also takes us through a brilliant meditation which is certainly worth doing at the end! I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Key Takeaways:Once you have the power to accept yourself as you are, you have the power to accept others as they are.Often in relationships, people look for others to provide what they are lacking in themselves. You will not find it because the problem is hidden inside you!Most people interact with the present through the eyes of their past. It's important to let go of the past and your 'toxic memory stress centre' in order to live in the present moment and be truly happy.We can get so caught up in finding the right partner that we forget to be the right partner.You don't have to be perfect in self-acceptance all the time! As long as you have the intention, practice is key.No one can control the thinking of others!So sit back, enjoy with an open mind - Stay Curious, and Stay Free and, very importantly, please do let us know what you think in the comments or the reviews. Thank you. Episode Guest:Gurudev Shri Amritji is one of a handful of Gurus who came to America in the early 1960's, pioneering a Yoga craze that has grown into the massive worldwide yoga practices we know today. He is the last living Guru from this initial wave.Over the past 57 years, Amritji has founded some of the largest not-for-profit yoga centers in North America. The seeds of yoga he has planted have since grown into the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, (founded in 1966), which became the largest of its kind by 1970. From the time he first began training yoga teachers in the early 1960s, today there are a total of more than 10,000 certified Yoga and Yoga Nidra teachers in more than 40 countries around the world.Amritji founded two not-for-profit Kripalu Yoga Ashrams and program centers, one in Sumneytown, PA, in 1971 (with a resident staff of 50) that quickly expanded into a second center at Summit Station, PA, in 1976. This new center grew to a resident staff size of 150. By 1983, the Kripalu Yoga Centre (founded in Massachusetts) proved to be the largest Yoga and Health Centre in North America. A thriving international Yoga Center with 350 full-time resident and volunteer staff, this center accommodated more than 300 guests.Under Amritji's guidance, those disciples committed to the lineage and its teachings and became his acharyas - qualified to lead his programmes and yoga teacher training, not only at Kripalu but internationally.In 2001, Amritji founded the Amrit Yoga Institute (AYI) in Salt Springs, Florida which has become a thriving international yoga and ayurveda center, where he presently resides and teaches.You can learn more about GuruDev at:Website Amrit Yoga institute Facebook Youtube Instagram Episode Guest:Danielle Matthews:...

I am delighted to co-host this episode with my dear friend Danielle Matthews from The Single Truth podcast. We are very privileged to welcome the wonderful Yogi Amrit Desai, also known to his followers as Gurudev, to discuss the ego mind and how we can manage it to live happier, more authentic lives.Key Takeaways:Life is not the sum of what we think of ourselves or others - it happens on a whole other level than the ego mindThere is no past, only your perception of the pastIf we remove expectation, we remove disappointment and frustrationNew opportunities will present themselves when you let go of the ego mindWhat you resist, persists!Managing your expectations of yourself is the first step to letting go of your expectations of othersSo sit back, enjoy with an open mind - Stay Curious, and Stay Free and, very importantly, please do let us know what you think in the comments or the reviews. Thank you. Episode Guest:Gurudev Shri Amritji is one of a handful of Gurus who came to America in the early 1960's, pioneering a Yoga craze that has grown into the massive worldwide yoga practices we know today. He is the last living Guru from this initial wave.Over the past 57 years, Amritji has founded some of the largest not-for-profit yoga centers in North America. The seeds of yoga he has planted have since grown into the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, (founded in 1966), which became the largest of its kind by 1970. From the time he first began training yoga teachers in the early 1960s, today there are a total of more than 10,000 certified Yoga and Yoga Nidra teachers in more than 40 countries around the world.Amritji founded two not-for-profit Kripalu Yoga Ashrams and program centers, one in Sumneytown, PA, in 1971 (with a resident staff of 50) that quickly expanded into a second center at Summit Station, PA, in 1976. This new center grew to a resident staff size of 150. By 1983, the Kripalu Yoga Centre (founded in Massachusetts) proved to be the largest Yoga and Health Centre in North America. A thriving international Yoga Center with 350 full-time resident and volunteer staff, this center accommodated more than 300 guests.Under Amritji's guidance, those disciples committed to the lineage and its teachings and became his acharyas - qualified to lead his programmes and yoga teacher training, not only at Kripalu but internationally.In 2001, Amritji founded the Amrit Yoga Institute (AYI) in Salt Springs, Florida which has become a thriving international yoga and ayurveda center, where he presently resides and teaches.You can learn more about GuruDev at:Website Amrit Yoga institute Facebook Youtube Instagram Episode Guest:Danielle Matthews: In June of 2012 Danielle was hit by a drunk driver and sustained a traumatic brain injury, setting her life on a different course. Her inspiring story and perspective has touched thousands around the world. Her intention is to use what she learned to impact the lives of others by educating on mindsets, technologies, and techniques that can empower them to get the most out of life. Danielle is the co-founder of The Single Truth Podcast - with some great content coming soon! Connect with...

Today we are joined by Yogi Amrit Desai, a pioneer of bringing Yoga to the West. Yogi Amrit Desai is the founder of Kripalu Yoga & I Am Yoga, as well as 5 health centers in the U.S. With over 50 years of teaching experience, Amrit Desai gives us the tools needed to heal our bodies and relationships through yoga and quantum breath meditation. Here is what we discussed: Restoring your health, well-being, and relationships through yoga. (If it doesn't change your life, it isn't yoga.) Using Quantum Breath Meditation to step out of the Ego Mind and into the Present Moment. How breath connects you to subconscious energy, while meditation connects you to a superconscious being. Why yoga is NOT practicing postures. Freeing energy blocks to relieve anxiety & depression naturally. And much, much more... Wishing you the best of health & thanks for listening! Gunny Sodhi. ________________ About Yogi Desai: During the 1960s, Yogi Amrit Desai was one of the first teachers to bring Yoga from India to the U.S. Over the last 20 years Yogi Amrit Desai has founded some of the biggest health centers in North America. Amrit is repeatedly honored for his teachings which ignited the popularity of the inter-dimensions of yoga in the last 20th century. Thousands of I am yoga teachers have been trained on the modalities he created. Additionally, Amrit holds a Doctor of Yoga Science and is an International Yoga Grand Master. Amrit Desai currently resides at the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, FL. Learn more about the Amrit Yoga Institute: https://www.amritji.org https://amrityoga.org https://www.instagram.com/amrityogainstitute/ https://www.youtube.com/user/AmritYogaInstitute Learn more about YouVeda: https://www.youveda.com

Throughout human history, we have always had a desire to achieve wellness and fulfillment in all aspects of daily life. The ancients may have already uncovered the secret by developing practices and rituals that involve conditioning the body and the mind, and incorporating the spiritual component. With the impact and extent of damage that trauma, PTSD, anxiety and other similar disorders brings in our lives, what benefits do these practices offer? As providers, could Yoga really be a potent alternative treatment for our patients who are tremendously struggling? In today’s interesting episode, we are honored to have one of the first to bring the teachings and practices of Ashtanga Yoga into the West, founder of the Amrit Yoga Institute, Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai). We share fascinating conversations all around wellness, fulfillment, the ego, meditation and spiritual awakening through Yoga. Show notes: • A Passion For Yoga - 03:07 • A Destined Teacher - 04:36 • Sharing An Awakening Experience - 08:38 • Evoking A Memory - 11:05 • The Ego: Peel Off The Layers - 16:16 • Man’s Creation: A Perspective On Good Versus Evil - 18:23 • Understanding Enlightenment - 20:10 To learn more about Yogi Amrit Desai: ● www.amrityoga.org ● www.amritji.org ***** How you can help others in a big way... If you enjoy the Higher Practice Podcast, please leave a quick review on the Apple Podcast app. It makes a big difference in getting the word out to other people who will benefit from this podcast. Simply, click on the show on your podcast app>scroll down to the bottom of all the episodes>in the ratings and reviews section tap stars to rate>click write a review. Want more? For show notes and more information, visit https://psychiatryinstitute.com/podcast/ Sign up for our newsletter and to receive ongoing information for optimal mental health: email.psychiatryinstitute.com If you’re a provider visit https://psychiatryinstitute.com/ If you’re interested in patient care visit: www.psychiatrycenters.com For provider education reach out to:  info@psychiatryinstitute.com For patient care reach out to: info@psychiatrycenters.com

Today my guest is someone who I've known since childhood. He is not only a wonderful guru, but also a family friend. This person is Yogi Amrit Desai. Yogi Amrit Desai is one of the earliest yoga gurus who brought yoga to the West in 1960. He has been repeatedly honored by world renowned authorities and organizations for bringing the inner dimension of Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga to the west. His teachings have ignited the fire that began the initial renaissance of the inner dimension of yoga in the 20th century. Over the last 60 years, Shri Amritji has founded some of the largest yoga centers and health centers in North America. Amritji currently resides at the Amrit Yoga Institute, an internationally recognized training and wellness center in Salt Springs, Florida. Today, Amritji continues to share the ancient depths, hidden meanings and modern applications of the authentic yogic roots from which he began. Thousands of I AM Yoga, IAM Yoga Nidra and I AM Yoga Therapy teachers have been trained in the modalities he developed worldwide. Some of his many awards include the Doctor of Yoga Science award- Vishwa Yoga Ratna presented by the president of India and International Yoga Grand Master and nominated for Padma Vibhushan nomination by the ex- prime minister of India- Chandra Shekhar. This is what we discuss in depth: How Yogi Amrit Desai found his path & his “why.” How the yoga teachings of “I AM Yoga” can be used to lead and live a simpler, healthier and happier life. The importance of diet and how important that is to leading a healthy life both inside and out? How can one become better at listening to the mind/body about what foods are healthy and good for them. “If it doesn't change your life- it's not Yoga, its exercise” - Yogi Amrit Desai Make sure to checkout Gurudev Shri Amritji's website and his 10 meditation series and 3 day program: 10 Day Meditation Course: https://ecourses.amrityoga.org/catalog/info/id:157 Xmas Course: https://ecourses.amrityoga.org/catalog/info/id:177 www.amrityoga.org www.amritji.org

Welcome back to another episode of Mystic Podcast! In this week’s episode yoga teacher Rebekah Rivera is joining Daniela for a raw and honest Soul talk. Daniela tells us how she got to know Rebekah through yoga and Rebekah shares her view on how students can be the best teachers. Together they also talk about serving the Soul and Shadow Work. Why do we need to acknowledge both sides of a situation, even the dark one? Why is it important to hold space for ourselves? What are the differences between doing what you are good at and your soul’s purpose? All of this and more will be covered.  In this episode Daniela and Rebekah Rivera talk about:How Daniela and Rebekah met through yogaStudents teaching the teachers: the principle of equality Shadow work: dare to acknowledge the dark sidesServing your soul and aligning with your true purposeThe importance of holding space for others and our selves Where to find Rebekah Rivera:Rebekah is a mother, facilitator and mentor. A lover of learning, ritual, all things land and sea, old school hip hop, and a zillion other things. She is wildly inspired by her daughter, community, vulnerability, Yogi Amrit Desai, John Vosler, Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine, Ram Dass, Psalm Isadora, Judith Blackstone, Caroline Myss, Sally Kempton, Whimsy, and so much more.​Her approach is compassionate, dynamic, light, and accessible. She inspires and creates community environments for personal growth and transformation. The practices she shares, have expanded her heart, challenged her to the core, and connected her to her Sacred Purpose.Instagram: @rebekahgracerivera  Magic Activator Membership: https://daniela-arango.com/magic-activator-membership/ Join Mystic Community @Mystic.PodcastFollow Daniela’s journey & Teachings @IAmDanielaArango 

“The world mirrors yourself back to you. If you love, nourish, and appreciate yourself internally it will show up in your external life. If you want more love, give more love to yourself. If you want acceptance, accept yourself.” ~ Debbie Ford Cindy: (00:00) This is episode 7 with Life Coach, Mental Health Counselor and Social Services Advocate Jessica Nixon. (00:09) Welcome to Exploring the Seasons of Life, a podcast for everyday women who are trying to be everything to everyone and forgetting themselves in the process. Each week, join Cindy MacMillan as she interviews coaches, spiritual explorers and celebrants from all walks of life about beginnings, endings and the messy bits in-between. Self-love, well-being, and mindset are at the heart of our conversations because once you change the inside, the outside will begin to change as well. (00:09) Hello friends and welcome back to Exploring the Seasons of Life podcast. I am thrilled to share my conversation with Jessica Nixon. Welcome to the show, Jessica. Jessica: (00:52) Thank you so much for having me, Cindy. I'm really excited about today. Cindy: (00:55) Yeah, I've been looking forward to this. I am starting off all the podcasts with the same question. What does exploring the seasons of life mean to you personally or in business? Jessica: (01:10) To me, the seasons of life are addressing the various developmental stages that we go through in life and how we continuously progress through that process. Each developmental stage has its own lessons and struggles that challenge us to become wiser, stronger, more resilient. I feel it is necessary to have the relationship, responsibility, work ethic, learning, sharing and suffering experiences in each stage in order to better prepare us for the next stages in life. Cindy: (01:40) Thank you. I've mentioned this before; I love hearing the answers to this because everybody has a different viewpoint on that, so thank you. I love the name of your business, Finding Your Inner Compass. Is there a significant meaning or story behind that name? Jessica: (02:01) Yes, actually there is, as I was going through what would be a good name to define what kinds of needs that we have in life is we're constantly searching as humans, we are emotional creatures. We're, you know, cyclical. We, we try really hard to be in a linear pathway of life in order to find and see our progress. But I think that we get lost along the way and that we have so many different external variables that are constantly influencing us and drawing us one direction or another that we forget who it is that we are in long our path in our developmental stages and all the things that we are planning and then how we stumble in and fall or get distracted. So I feel like we have to re Intune within our self and center within ourselves and finding your inner compass is really what that's all about is coming back into who you are, not what you do or how, you know, the other definitions of what society puts on us to define us. But finding our own inner compass. Cindy: (03:18) I absolutely believe everything starts on the inside. Jessica: (03:21) Yes. Cindy: (03:23) How did you first become interested in becoming a life coach and what were your professional or personal challenges along the way? Jessica: (03:34) So I started out as a guidance counselor because I wanted a job that was going to compliment my life and the schedule of being a mother. And so I am still, you know, integrated in that field as well that I can continue to reach out and help people. I also worked with families as mental health professional and became a counselor that I work individually with people or couples. But I realized that life coaching gives you the actual tools that you need in order to be able to make changes in your life. Counseling is a lot more talking about your feelings and processing things in your past, whereas life coaching is about where you are now. Your past does influence and impact you into who you are now, but it doesn't define you now. And life coaching will address what your pain points are, your limiting beliefs and be able to help you work through what it is that you're dealing with so that you can continue to be successful from this point forward. Cindy: (04:51) And in the coaching certification that I had done in the past, we talked a lot about those self-limiting beliefs and those, those can stop us in our tracks, that's for sure. Jessica: (05:04) Yes, yes. So, it's good to be able to identify those and get help along the way. Because I think that even for myself, I still reach out to coaches and mentors to be able to help guide me. Because I get wrapped up in my emotions and then I forget logically where it is, I need to do in order to move forward from those pain points or limitations. Cindy: (05:32) Yes. Can you give our listeners three actionable tips to finding their inner compass? Jessica: (05:42) Yes. I think that one of the things that is really important, we get wrapped up in how we can't control situations. And I think that if we're able to identify whether it's their problem or whether it's our problem, so if somebody is coming to us and maybe being upset or angry, it's natural for us to just react to that situation, to that person instead of asking is that something that they're dealing with and I need to give them time and space to do that or if it's something that I did wrong and what it is I can do to fix it. So that's one thing I always tell my clients is to ask is it their problem and I don't need to take a personal or is it my problem and I need to do things in order to make things right. Jessica: (06:32) So that's one point that I really recommend. The other one is that emotions, like I said, have a very strong influence over us. And even though we know the right thing to do, sometimes we'll react with our emotions. So it's really important that, that when we're faced with the situation that we step back from that and we ask the motivation behind it so that we can better understand why we want to react in that certain way or why somebody else's versus just getting wrapped up into it. So asking yourself why is really important. The last one is when dealing with people and relationships whether it's a spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, kids, coworkers, et cetera. There's a certain amount that we need to be productive. We need to work and show our progress and our value and be successful in whatever arena that we're working with and whomever we're working with. Jessica: (07:43) But at the same time, it's important to understand that if we're doing so much, then sometimes it doesn't allow that other person that we're working with to be able to have that space to step up and work with us instead of us being overpowering or if maybe we're sitting back too much that somebody else is now having too much influence over us. So having that balance, I mean I always tell people, imagine yourself in a boat in that you're rowing together, it's gotta be an equal balance between the two and knowing when is the time to pick up the oars and start rowing. You know, finding that motivation between the two of you versus when it's time to lean back and allow somebody else to have some time and space to figure that out and realign that balance between the two of you is important. Cindy: (08:39) So Coach Jessica, I have a question on your last point. How do we know when to step back and when to move forward? Are we just receiving those cues from the other person? How do we know when to step back? Jessica: (08:57) So I think that the cues are there. When we start to get upset about something then using one of the earlier points that I said, asking yourself why? Why am I getting upset with my husband? Why am I getting upset with my kids? Is it because they're not doing what my expectations are or is it because maybe they're doing something more in being able to understand the difference between what your expectations are of a situation versus what it is that person is actually bringing to the table. Sometimes we get upset about that and our anxieties will rise, and it becomes a necessity. But in all reality, we may be creating a stressful situation because it has nothing to do with the actual situation, but it has to do with their anxieties of maybe feeling like we need to be within a timeline. Jessica: (10:03) We need to have certain things done. We need to have things look a certain way. Those expectations sometimes will inhibit our ability to, to grow through that situation. And that's when we had to stop and say, why is it I'm getting upset and I need to lean back? And I knew, let some other people step up. You know, letting your kids do the chores. That is perfectly okay. You don't have to be a superwoman and clean your house and work a full-time job and run the kids everywhere. It's okay to let the kids clean the house. It's okay for your husband to be able to help out with certain things and maybe load the dishwasher or I know everybody has their preferences of how they like things done, but when other people have an opportunity to be able to step in and help and alleviate some of that extra stress and burden from us, then maybe they don't do it your way, the way that you prefer that you like. Jessica: (11:02) But it's still a very helpful thing that they can do that and then we can lean back. We can take a breath and just calm and relax. So it doesn't become an overshadowing on that relationship because it does become a habit sometimes that we get emotional, we have anxiety, there's stress and tension and there are some situations that maybe we don't need to. So other times we may need to lean forward because you know, say your husband is sick or your boyfriends, your kids are sick. And so we had to step up that plate in order to compensate for what it is that they need at that time. So the leaning forward and the leaning back do have a delicate balance and that's more things that I work on with my clients in order to understand and better implement that based on the situation that each individual person is coming to us with. Cindy: (12:00) Thank you for explaining that. I appreciate it. What do you wish you had known when you were starting out as a coach? Jessica: (12:11) Coming from the mental health professional field, I felt like I had a really good foundation and base to transfer in and kind of grow and evolve into the coaching realm. They are two different entities. Yes, we're dealing with human beings. We're dealing with emotions, we're dealing with logic, all the basic human behaviors and needs. But coaching is a different approach than counseling. And I realized that after I got into it, I thought it was going to be a very easy transition and there are things that I use from both aspects that are very helpful in order to best serve my clients. I think that for myself as a business owner, it would have been nice to have more background in the business aspect, just for myself personally. And then that, you know, it alleviates a lot of the hiccups along the way, but coaching itself has been a very smooth transition and I've been able to embrace that and be very successful in helping my clients to overcome their challenges and find that level of success and feeling reconnected with themselves. Cindy: (13:40) So Jessica how do you define success? Jessica: (13:44) That's a tough question because there are so many different variations of it and I think that it does depend on the individual. What are your goals? What kinds of things are you striving for? And also based on the season of life that you're in is also what you need you're fulfilling. So we have various needs in life that we're fulfilling in different stages of our life. So for example, as a child is obviously very different needs of wanting to fulfill yourself with fun and freedom and exploring versus as an adult with children or as a professional or in a relationship, our success is going to vary based on what we're dealing with and what our expectations are. And expectations are a little bit tricky because sometimes those expectations aren't necessarily what is our reality. Jessica: (14:42) You know, it's our reality for ourselves, but it's not necessarily practical for our lives. So I think that success is for me personally, I define success as the ability to find a sense of balance, find a sense of peace, find a sense of happiness. And I really focus a lot on being grateful because if we put the focus on what we've lost or what we've messed up on or what we didn't do right, then we never have an opportunity to appreciate what we've gained through it. And all of our mistakes give us the opportunity to learn and grow. So success is kind of an evolution of all of those things. But at the end of the day, I can look myself in the mirror and say, yeah, I may not have liked today, but it was an okay day or I did this well, and every day if we're able to do that, I think that we'll realize how successful we are. We're extremely critical of ourselves. Which is okay, it does challenge us to continue growing, but we also need to be able to be content and satisfied with who we are as a person in everything that we did accomplish and celebrate that. Cindy: (15:59) I absolutely agree with that, Jessica and especially about celebrating who we are. Jessica: (16:05) Yes, I love it. Cindy: (16:09) So now, what is your biggest failure and what did you learn from it? Jessica: (16:15) Well. That's so hard because my last answer was all about if we make mistakes, we learn from it and then, you know, we can't regret them if we learn from things. So I've really had to adapt that mantra because I have to say that, you know, perfection is not on my resume. So, I think that my biggest focus is a lot on relationships, and I didn't start out life coaching with that intention. I really wanted to be able to help everybody because along the lines of counseling. That's what we do was that okay, you have a problem but to identify the problem that solve it, it's a very generalized focus. Whereas life coaching is, is more specific to your actual pain point. So when I started life coaching, I wanted to help everyone help. Jessica: (17:07) I'll help everybody. It's fine. And I was told I needed to be more specific. I needed to be more intentional. And I understand why now that I'm more involved in it. But I think that relationships ended up becoming more of my specialty because I realized that relationships are in every person that we encounter. It's not just who you're married to or who you know, your children or your family or your coworkers. You legit have a relationship with every person. So as I have grown in my personal life, I have experienced divorce and I have experienced a shift for myself in my life due to that. But also, I have two boys. And raising those boys their developmental stages, I realize I have to also shift for them. And that's not something they tell you in the parenting books is how as a parent, you know, I was really great caring for them as a child. Jessica: (18:15) You know, when they were children, I was great at taking care of them. I knew exactly what to do. They get to be a teenager and it's a different type of parent altogether, like 180 degrees. So my failures per se, I don't define them that way. I define them as it was very painful to go through a divorce. It was very painful to raise teenagers. It was very painful. My boys are now moved out and grown, and now it was very painful for me to let go, being a mom to them in that caring role and redefining myself, and as I've developed finding your inner compass, I've realized that all of those stages, as a woman, personal and professional, they have their own set of pain points. So I've had to grow through my quote-unquote failures. Jessica: (19:11) But I don't like I said, I don't define them that way. It's just I've had to grow for myself and I realized, wow, there, I don't want to talk about that with people. You know, sometimes that's, that's kind of a personal thing, but I do need somebody to guide me through them because I think I'm going crazy and we're not, I swear to you ladies, we're not going crazy. It's perfectly normal to react that way to an abnormal situation based on what is part of our norm in our reality. So yeah, my failures have every day I take something and go, Oh well that was really not good. I don't want to do that again. I don't want to say that again. And then, you know, be able to apply that kinda to my little toolbox. But I love being able to help people when they're at that point. They, they, we need to go through that in order to grow. Like all of our struggles help to give us that wisdom and give us that resiliency and give us that ability to find that inner courage and strength and say, man, I got this. Okay, I totally messed that up, but it's okay. I got it. Cindy: (20:19) You know, as I'm listening to you talk about your children and then teenagers and now they're out of the house. My children are grown, and I will say to them, oh, I miss being a mom. And they'll look at me like, you are still a mom. But it’s different now. It's totally different. Jessica: (20:40) It is. It is. And I granted like you said, like you, I mean, I loved being a mom. I'd love to have all the kids in the neighborhood over was great. But every stage that they went through, I learned how to just be grateful for that stage and now that they're grown, I can enjoy them in a different way. And you know, having that just gratitude every day is something really important. Cindy: (21:04) Yeah. Thank you. So this is a different question. What are you reading now? What kind of books do you enjoy? Jessica: (21:15) I feel like it's really important to constantly be filling your own cup. We as women give and give and give and give from the minute that we wake up to the minute that we lay down. We are a fluid vessel of giving and I love being a woman because of that, but it's completely exhausting. So I sleep well at night. Let me tell you. So I feel like I need to fill my cup and I have to re-energize myself and to replenish my positivity because even if it's a really great day, I still gave a lot away to for everybody else energy-wise. So I like to read things that help me to feel good, things that are uplifting, things that are enlightening and that I can also take an apply to help my clients as they're going through different things because it's how we're able to become better and versatile is by having that knowledge base. Jessica: (22:17) So right now I just started a book, it's called The Yoga of Relationships by Yogi Amrit Desai. And it's a practical guide for loving yourself and others. And I'm a certified yoga instructor as well. So I do have an attunement with yoga and how we give ourselves time and attention. We honor ourselves we are finding that inner balance and peace and compass. So I really enjoy reading those kinds of things that help to rejuvenate ourselves and to refocus on. Oh wow, that's really important that I'm relating to me because as women we relate to everybody else all the time. So that's what I'm, I just started reading that and it's a, it's a small book and I'm very full of some good information and good reminders. Cindy: (23:12) Yeah. Sometimes those reminders are what we need as we're, as we're going through our day or going through our life. So, Jessica, how can people follow you on your journey? I mean, do you do workshops? I know that you've got a website. Can you just talk about the Finding Your Inner Compass, your actual business? Jessica: (23:33) Sure, sure. Finding Your Inner Compass is where I work predominantly with women, but again, as women, we have a multitude of relationships. So it ends up whatever your need is, whether you're a mom, whether you're a working professional, it might be you're a working mom, your, your inner relationship with somebody that you'd like to have better communication or better understanding of interaction either even professionals that are dealing with coworkers and those kinds of conflicts or struggles, how to evolve yourself professionally to the next level. So I, any stage of life that you're kind of going through empty nesters, retirement, that I'm a very emotional shift as far as our identity is concerned as well. So re-identifying yourself finding a sense of balance and peace. So my website is https://fyicnow.com/ for Finding Your Inner Compass Now because we've got to find it right now. Jessica: (24:39) So I really liked that and I am on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter as FYICnow. So if you search for me there, then you can find me. I have published and co-authored a book of Light at the End of the Funnel with Danielle Fitzpatrick Clark and the information is there on my website so that you can order books and we can have it personalized autographed for you. And that does talk a lot about my professional journey and some of the things I've talked about here, you know, but how that's evolved in what kind of things I've learned about my business itself as I've grown through this new profession. Cindy: (25:27) All right, well thank you so much for being on Exploring the Seasons of Life. This has been a really good conversation and I really appreciate it. Jessica: (25:35) Yes, I've really enjoyed myself. I do appreciate it, Cindy, and I hope that, uh, if you guys need anything, you feel free to reach out. Cindy: (25:42) All right. I will. Thank you and I will put all your information in the show notes as well. Jessica: (25:47) Oh, perfect. That's great. Thank you. Thank you. Have a great day. You too. Bye. Bye. Cindy: (25:53) Thank you for listening to this week's episode of Exploring the Seasons of Life. I enjoyed my conversation with Jessica. I especially liked it when she said, "All of our mistakes gives us an opportunity to learn and grow." Let’s face it; sometimes mistakes can be embarrassing but they can also be a stepping stone to future success. The question really is…Do we have the courage to get back up again after a failure and use it as fuel to move forward?  Journal on these five questions after a setback: What mistake did I make? What can I learn from it? What could I have done differently? What good is here that I’m currently not seeing? What am I grateful for? Make sure to visit our website, CynthiaMacmillan.com while you're at it, if you found value in this show, we'd appreciate you simply telling a friend that will help us out. Until next time. Live inspired.

In this talk Steven reads from the works of Yogi Amrit Desai (Gurudev Shri Amritji), best known for being one of the first Indian yogi's to bring yoga to the West, and teaching "I Am" yoga and Yoga Nidra. In reading from Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, we cover such subjects as "awakening out of the dream of self-concepts", "you literally eat your own emotions" and "the truth about happiness." Insights from one of the world's leading masters (Amrit).  Steven and Amritji working together at:  www.yogavision.yoga 

Compiled and edited by Peggy Sealfon, Personal Development Coach and disciple of Yogi Desai, this book shares deep philosophical understandings of ancient sacred teachings in an approachable way that allows you to be directly connected to the truth of existence and reveal your spirit-driven purpose. Entire show notes? Visit www.mysevenchakras.com/286 Order your copy of Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone: Click here Download your free Audible audiobook: Click here Learn more about Peggy Sealfon at https://www.peggysealfon.com/ Learn more about Yogi Amrit Desai at https://amrityoga.org/ Donate to our cause. We could really use your support! www.mysevenchakras.com/support To watch our most recent Chakra healing training video, visit www.chakrasprint.com/the-process More AJ?  – https://mysevenchakras.com/learnmore Instagram: https://instagram.com/mysevenchakras/ Join our Action Tribe FB Group: http://mysevenchakras.com/tribe SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Follow us on social media: | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

Symbols of Positivity - Are You Missing Out By Not Meditating https://www.intrinsicmotivation.life https://www.amazon.com/God-That-Bottle-Cap-Search/dp/1732657815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549496433&sr=1-1 One man's quest to achieve enlightenment through a life of meditation, spirituality, mindful living, self-inquiry, and martial arts. · True life story demonstrating the many benefits of meditation, based on the author's 44 years of daily meditation, more than 40 years of yoga and tai chi, and more than 20 years of qigong. · A guidebook to living a life of spirituality. · Written by a follower of the "Classic" spiritual masters Sri Ramana Maharshi, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yogi Amrit Desai, and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. · This book lays out the real-life reasons why you should meditate, and the many benefits you can hope to achieve from your efforts. It does not tell or show you how to meditate. #symbolsofpositivity #howtoattractpositiveenergyfromtheuniverse #shortpositivesayings #positivesayings --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/intrinsic-motivation/support

Symbols of Positivity - Are You Missing Out By Not Meditating https://www.intrinsicmotivation.life https://www.amazon.com/God-That-Bottle-Cap-Search/dp/1732657815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549496433&sr=1-1 One man's quest to achieve enlightenment through a life of meditation, spirituality, mindful living, self-inquiry, and martial arts. · True life story demonstrating the many benefits of meditation, based on the author's 44 years of daily meditation, more than 40 years of yoga and tai chi, and more than 20 years of qigong. · A guidebook to living a life of spirituality. · Written by a follower of the "Classic" spiritual masters Sri Ramana Maharshi, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yogi Amrit Desai, and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. · This book lays out the real-life reasons why you should meditate, and the many benefits you can hope to achieve from your efforts. It does not tell or show you how to meditate.

Welcome to the newly released Beating Diabetes Podcast with Dr. Michele. This year the podcast will be focusing on all things diabetes. As your host, I’ll be recording solo episodes which will answer some of the most common questions I’m asked as a physician such as “what CAN I eat as a diabetic?”, “how can I lose the extra weight that I’ve put on recently?”, “is it really possible to reverse type 2 diabetes?”, “What can I do to prevent my children from getting diabetes since it runs in the family?” and more. I will also be coaching patients and clients live on-air, and conducting interviews with other diabetic experts. Today Dr. Michele interviews stress reduction expert Peggy Sealfon on episode #76 of the Beating Diabetes Podcast entitled "Stress Reduction Is Key For Diabetics." I hope you enjoy the show! About Peggy Sealfon: Peggy Sealfon is a Personal Development Coach, Motivational Speaker and is an internationally-known expert on helping clients overcome chronic stress, fear and anxiety. She guides business groups and individuals in cutting-edge methods to improve productivity, performance and address issues of health, relationships, work, or life purpose. Using her keen intuitive abilities, she blends eastern and western traditions from ancient yogic techniques, mindfulness and spirituality to functional medicine, modern psychology, energy medicine, nutrition and the neurosciences. She is co-author of The Change-Insights Into Self Empowerment, one of the fastest-growing personal development book series in the world with Tony Robbins’ former mentor Jim Britt and others. Her best-selling book is Escape >From Anxiety—Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z.  She’s just published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai.   About Dr. Michele: As a physician, surgeon, health coach, yoga teacher, anatomy instructor, author, podcaster and overall health & wellness expert, Dr. Michele Summers Colon’s passion is helping women and men with diabetes and autoimmune disease heal their body. She has been interviewed and quoted in many prominent publications including USA Today, US News & World Reports, Health Magazine, Yahoo! Makers, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. One of Dr. Michele’s greatest strengths is her ability to help women create balanced, healthy lives by looking at the whole picture. Shee combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine to create individualized health & wellness plans for her patients and clients. For over 22 years, Dr. Michele has dedicated herself to maintaining a private medical practice and providing exceptional care to her patients while at the same time studying holisitic and integrative medicine. Dr. Michele believes that food is medicine and that yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation are the keys to perfect health. Dr. Michele has a Bachelor’s degree in Physiology from UCBerkeley, a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences and a Doctorate degree in Podiatry from Barry University, and graduated from a Foot & Ankle Surgical Residency in Los Angeles. Dr. Michele is also certified in Health Coaching, Yoga, Reiki, Reflexology, and Laser Therapy. Dr. Michele specializes in Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Therapeutic Yoga to provide the most healing, relaxation, and rejuvenation to her patients and clients. Dr. Michele has studied Ayurvedic Medicine extensively and has worked with some of the best practitioners throughout California to bring Ayurveda to the forefront of medicine. Combining yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation is one of Dr. Michele’s passions so that she can spread the word to as many clients and patients as possible that this is the path to perfect health. Show Notes: Questions covered by Peggy: We all face challenges in life but what are some obvious signs that someone may be suffering serious anxiety? Why do you feel anxiety is becoming an epidemic? What can someone do today—as you say—to supercharge their lives? What is the Zero Stress Zone and how can someone cultivate a practice that makes a difference in everyday life? What is the most important advice you can share with women who are overwhelmed and just plain tired? "Stress can really raise your blood sugar!" If you have type II diabetes and would like to discuss how we can work together to reverse it, schedule a free consultation with me so we can dive deeper to find out what is going on and come up with a plan of action for you: drmichele.com/schedule Today’s show was brought to you by coaching program “Beating Diabetes: the 10 week roadmap”. For more information, head on over to my website drmichele.com and click on the work with me tab. All of the information is there about my group programs as well as 1:1 coaching. If you have questions about diabetes that you would like me to answer on air, you can email them to me. Just go to my website drmichele.com/contact to email your questions. Ilf you have questions you’d like to discuss with me, sign up for a free 20 minute coaching call at drmichele.com/schedule.   Contact Information and Important Links for Peggy: Peggy Sealfon Personal Development Coach, Productivity Strategist, Motivational Speaker & Author PeggySealfon.com 239.821.2266 Escape from Anxiety: Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies from A to Z is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or EscapeFromAnxiety.com Co-Author The Change--Insights Into Self Empowerment Publisher, Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone On Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/peggysealfon.personaldevelopmentcoach https://twitter.com/StonewaterSt https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggysealfon/ https://www.instagram.com/peggysealfon/?inf_contact_key=166e3e6e2bcbb3af86f23943cef5a9c23e086ad8a162d5e014817106e0af5339 Contact Information and Important Links for Dr. Michele: Dr. Michele can be found online or by email. Dr. Michele is currently accepting new 1:1 coaching clients as well as group coaching clients. Sign up here for your free health assessment. If you have questions about the Beating Diabetes Coaching Program or about how you can make lifestyles changes to improve your health, sign up for a free call with Dr. Michele here: drmichele.com/schedule Namaste, Dr. Michele Here's Where You Find Dr. Michele: website - drmichele.com email - dr@drmichele.com twitter - @doctormichele facebook - @doctormichele instagram - @drmichele  

  Peggy Sealfon is a Personal Development Coach, Author, Speaker and an internationally-known expert on helping clients overcome chronic stress, fear and anxiety.  Her effective protocols, especially her Integrated Life Coaching System, guide individuals and business groups in cutting-edge methods blending eastern and western traditions to improve productivity, performance and address issues of health, relationships, work, life purpose and spirituality.  Her best-selling book is Escape from Anxiety-Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z. She's recently published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai. For the show notes? Visit www.mysevenchakras.com/232 Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :-) SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

Peggy Sealfon has a PhD in reinventing herself and is a serial entrepreneur. Over the last 15 years, her focus has been devoted to the field of Health and Wellness. Today she is a successful Personal Development Coach, Motivational Speaker and is an internationally-known expert on helping clients overcome chronic stress, fear and anxiety. She is co-author of The Change: Insights Into Self-Empowerment, one of the fastest-growing personal development book series in the world with Tony Robbins' former mentor Jim Britt and others. She has a best-selling book, Escape From Anxiety—Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z. She's just published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai. #PeakPerformers, Peggy talks escaping anxiety on @TheEntrepYou today! Click To Tweet Show  Notes: To break the ice, I asked Peggy…If you could go back in time with whom would you like to spend a day with?  She responded, “I would love to spend the day with Albert Einstein. I think the combination of science and spirituality that comes out of his works is so expansive. I think he gets to so many truths that are missing in our world today that we need to look back and reflect on.” Some of the questions I asked Peggy: How did you go from journalism and owning a business to becoming a wellness expert? How can someone re-invent themselves as you did? You were loving what you were doing at one point. When that passion turns into something that cause you to feel stressed out, what's next? What is mindfulness and how are businesses using it to change the way how employees perform and increasing their level of health & wellness to reduce health costs? What are some of the techniques we can use to become more mindful? What are some of the health costs associated with stress? How can we know if our anxiety is normal everyday anxiety or it is something more serious? What do some of the most outrageously successful CEOs do to relieve anxiety and fear to live a normal life? Main Take-Aways: It is important to take regular breaks during your work schedule. Being mindful helps you to be much more productive. We activate our stress hormones in fight/flight mode. RESOURCE TO PEAK YOUR PERFORMANCE FREE audio to help you DE-STRESS in 3 minutes Connect with Peggy Sealfon Book for Speaking/Coaching www.peggysealfon.com www.stonewaterstudio.com  Facebook Twitter Claim Your FREE eBook to Launch Your Fashion Business Order you Podcast Course NOW and claim 25% OFF Order Conference Bundle NOW and claim 30% OFF Support our Sponsors: Jamaica Stock Exchange Bookophilia Patwa Apparel

Escape from Anxiety: Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies from A to Z with Peggy SealfonPeggy Sealfon is a Personal Development Coach, Author, Speaker and an internationally-known expert on helping clients overcome chronic stress, fear and anxiety. Her effective protocols, especially her Integrated Life Coaching System, guide individuals and business groups in cutting-edge methods blending eastern and western traditions to improve productivity, performance and address issues of health, relationships, work, life purpose and spirituality.Her best-selling book is Escape From Anxiety—Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z. She is co-author of The Change-Insights Into Self Empowerment, with Tony Robbins’ first mentor Jim Britt and others. She’s recently published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai. http://www.peggysealfon.comAccelerate Your Mojo: 7 Simple Steps to Ignite Intuition, Shake Off Fear, and Unleash The Real You with Allison SutterAllison Sutter, M.Ed., is a best selling author and contemporary spiritual teacher. She is highly acclaimed for her ability to seamlessly blend spirituality and practical self-help information making it relevant to daily life. Allison’s digital courses serve students in over thirty countries.You can learn more about any of Allison's courses by visiting her website, as well as claim your free gifts, a free ebook and admission to the Intro to Accelerating Mojo course. You can learn more about the free class by going directly to http://www.living360coaching.com

Yogi Amrit Desai discussion by Discussion by Dennis and Phil

Yogi Amrit Desai has been a leading figure in the world of yoga since 1960, when he began teaching in Philadelphia. He founded some of the largest yoga and health centers in North America, including the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, Kripalu Yoga Center, and the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, Florida, where he currently teaches and resides. Amritji has reached millions through his international trainings, workshops, seminars, and conferences, and he has trained more than 8,000 yoga and yoga nidra teachers around the world to teach the inner dimension of yoga that he developed. His many publications include Kripalu Yoga: Meditation in Motion; Amrit Yoga: Explore, Expand, and Experience the Spiritual Depth of Yoga; and Amrit Yoga and the Yoga Sutras. We spoke about the origins of his work in yoga, his innovative methods, his ongoing projects and his observations about the past half century of yoga in the West. Learn more about Yogi Amrit Desai here: https://www.amrityoga.org/gurudev-amritji-desai/

Peggy Sealfon is a Personal Development Coach, Productivity Strategist, Motivational Speaker, Author and internationally-known as an expert in overcoming stress and anxiety. Certified in a variety of life-changing modalities from ancient wisdom teachings, mindfulness and spirituality to training in functional medicine, modern psychology, energy medicine, nutrition and the neurosciences, Peggy develops effective protocols for dealing with health issues, relationships, work, and life purpose to supercharge one’s life. Her Integrated Life Coaching System is a customized fast-track approach to awaken personal balance and ignite the inner source of empowerment. Her best-selling book is Escape From Anxiety—Supercharge Your Life With Powerful Strategies From A to Z.  She’s just published Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai at StonewaterStudioBooks.com  Her books are also available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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Aired Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 2:00 PM ETToday’s Rising Stars are Yogi Amrit Desai and Toinette LippeYogi Amrit Desai is an internationally renowned yoga master, and the founder of the Kripalu Center and the creator of Kripalu Yoga.Toinette Lippe illuminates the true measure of a life well-lived in terms of usefulness and integrity rather than accomplishment or possessions.About Guests Yogi Amrit Desai and Toinette LippeYogi Amrit Desai is an internationally renowned yoga master, and the founder of the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, the largest in the U.S., and the creator of Kripalu Yoga. Currently he is the spiritual director of the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, Florida, where, at 83 years young, he continues to refine his unique methodology of an integrated yoga practice as Amrit Yoga, which combines the spiritual dimension of authentic yoga with the physical practice of asanas. The style of yoga he developed is now taught by thousands of teachers in 40 countries.As a master in the holistic living, he is also the author of numerous books. His latest, and very timely entry into the world of literature, is The Yoga of Relationships: A Practical Guide to Loving Yourself and Others, published in July 2015. You can learn more at: www.amrityoga.org Capping a 50-year career in publishing, a new edition of Toinette Lippe’s book, Nothing Left Over: A Plain and Simple Life, has been released. The book speaks of “interior housekeeping” and illuminates the true measure of a life lived in terms of usefulness and integrity rather than accomplishment or possessions. With subtle wit, wonderfully evocative language, and clear-eyed wisdom gleaned from her own experience, Toinette teaches us how to discern what is essential and let go of what is not. This “primer in grateful living” (Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB) shows us how to move through the day with integrity, elegant economy, and grace, and will be of particular interest to female readers on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual seeking.Toinette now devotes herself to East Asian brush painting, which she teaches on the Upper West Side of New York City. You can view and purchase her paintings and cards at: www.toinettelippe.com

In today’s podcast you’ll meet Kamini Desai, a yoga nidra meditation expert. What you’re going to love about Kamini is that she brings a western sensibility to eastern teachings, like yoga nidra, a sleep-based meditation practice that yogis have been doing for centuries. Maybe it’s her degrees in Anthropology and Psychology combined with being the daughter of renowned yogi, Yogi Amrit Desai, and that her work is seeped in the mystery of yoga nidra and practical applications like, how we can really understand and honor these ancient teachings, but also incorporate them simply into our modern busy lives. Kamini has taught yoga nidra meditation all over the world and is currently the Director and Lead Teacher of the Amrit Method of Yoga Teacher Trainings and the Amrit Method of Yoga Nidra professional training. She works with corporations like Sony to bring teachings like yoga nidra into people’s lives. On today’s conversation she goes deep on what yoga nidra meditation is and why it’s so beneficial for busy women. If you like what you’re listening to be sure to sign up for The Well-Rested Woman series here: www.boldtranquility.com/events

Yogi Amrit Desai is internationally recognized for carrying the deeper meaning and experience of yoga to people around the globe. He has been teaching since 1960 and is the author of many writings on the profound depth and transformational power of yoga as it relates to health, personal growth, and interpersonal relationships. He is the originator of Kripalu Yoga and the Integrative Amrit Methods® (IAM) of Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Quantum Breath Meditation practiced and taught by thousands worldwide. His teachings are universal, experiential and easily adaptable by anyone, regardless of religious or cultural tradition. Book about Yogi Amrit Desai: Gurudev: The Life of Yogi Amrit Desai Books by Yogi Amrit Desai: A Yogic Perspective on the 12 Steps Love & Bliss: Meditations on the Art of Living Amrit Yoga and the Yoga Sutras The Yoga of Relationships: A Practical Guide for Loving Yourself and Others Amrit Yoga: Explore, Expand, Experience the Spiritual Depth of Yoga MP3 Download: Working miracles of love: A collection of teachings CD: Ecstatic Chanting Yogi Desai's website: amrityoga.org Interview recorded 5/20/2012 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

  On February 8, 2011 Amrit Desai (Gurudev) spoke to my class at Grace Cathedral to an audience of hundreds of people.  This is a live recording of the chanting and discourse he offered. Amrit Desai was one of the original gurus to come to the United States from India in the 1960s.  He founded the Kripalu Yoga Ashram in Massachusetts—the largest ashram in the West. He, like most gurus, is not without controversy.  Yet in spite of the controversy, he has made an invaluable contribution to modern yoga and to the massive growth of yoga here in the West and he is considered one of the leading authorities on yoga in the world.  He is the author of numerous books on yoga, is a renown musician, lectures worldwide, and is featured in the documentary, Yoga Today: 100 Years of Yoga in America.   Resources Amrit Desai's Website Yoga on the Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral

Peggy is an internationally recognized wellness expert guiding clients to overcome chronic stress, fear, pain, and anxiety. As a personal development coach and motivational speaker, she helps her audiences kick-start happier and healthier lifestyles by compelling people to “supercharge your life” and demonstrating how. With a wide scope of trainings in both western and eastern traditions, Peggy's cutting-edge methods quickly help clients release blockages whether physical or emotional that have been preventing them from living the life they deserve. Her blended approaches rely on traditions from ancient yogic techniques, mindfulness and spirituality to functional medicine, modern psychology, energy medicine, nutrition, and the neurosciences. She addresses ways to overcome challenges in health, relationships, work-life balance, and finding purpose. Peggy's mission is to connect people of all walks of life to one's own empowered and effortless journey. Sealfon has been a riveting keynote speaker at national corporate conferences and teaches workshops in public speaking excellence. She is author of the best-selling book Escape from Anxiety - Supercharge Your Life with Powerful Strategies from A to Z and co-author of The Change--Insights into Self-Empowerment, with Jim Britt and others. She is publisher of Embodying the Power of the Zero Stress Zone, a compilation of the teachings of world-renowned spiritual master Yogi Amrit Desai. Her debut novel Awakening (available mid-December 2020 on Amazon and Barnes & Nobel) is a story about a 45-year-old woman's journey through tragedy, loss, and reconnecting to life, friendship and love. AwakeningAnovel.com Committed to wellness, Peggy is founder of the Paradise Coast Wellness Alliance, BeWellinParadise.com, and has been a delegate at the Global Wellness Summit 2020 and Ambassador of World Wellness Weekend. Websites: http://peggysealfon.com and MyLifeWell.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-dave-pamah-show/donations