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Sadhguru looks at why mental illness across the world is on the rise and how classical Yoga can help overcome this challenge. For the first time since 2019, Sadhguru will be personally offering Inner Engineering Completion in Atlanta and Los Angeles in June 2023. Participants will have the opportunity to be initiated by Sadhguru into the Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, a powerful and ancient Yogic process. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sadhguru looks at why mental illness across the world is on the rise and how classical Yoga can help overcome this challenge. For the first time since 2019, Sadhguru will be personally offering Inner Engineering Completion in Atlanta and Los Angeles in June 2023. Participants will have the opportunity to be initiated by Sadhguru into the Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, a powerful and ancient Yogic process. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a captivating conversation, scientist and author Dr. Anand Ranganathan explores the deepest questions of human existence with Sadhguru. From the insatiable urge to question and the limits of modern science, to human evolution, the flaws of intellect, and the rise of artificial intelligence, this conversation attempts to bridge the realms of logic and Yogic wisdom. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a captivating conversation, scientist and author Dr. Anand Ranganathan explores the deepest questions of human existence with Sadhguru. From the insatiable urge to question and the limits of modern science, to human evolution, the flaws of intellect, and the rise of artificial intelligence, this conversation attempts to bridge the realms of logic and Yogic wisdom. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yoga Nidra for healing and better sleep: a guided practice to meet what you have been carrying with honesty instead of blame, and let the body soften into rest.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTIONWelcome to a thought-provoking episode of The Brand Called You!In this conversation, Ashutosh Garg is joined by Amul S. Bahl, Founder of Shraddha HRD and Director of Yogic Naturals, for an insightful discussion on the intersection of consciousness, culture, leadership, and entrepreneurship.Explore how ancient Vedantic principles can be applied to modern management and discover practical approaches to building high-performance organizational cultures.The conversation covers powerful leadership metaphors, the enduring patterns of human behavior amid technological change, and the role of consciousness in developing stronger leaders and organizations.The episode also explores Amul Bahl's books, Driving Fundamentals, Living Essentials and Rahasya of the Hanuman Chalisa, offering thought-provoking insights into personal growth, inner strength, resilience, and professional development.Whether you are a business leader, entrepreneur, professional, or seeker of wisdom, this conversation offers actionable ideas and timeless perspectives on leadership and life.Stay tuned until the end for Amul Bahl's memorable CLASS acronym and its message for life and leadership.Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring conversations!
Discover your Yoga Nidra practice to settle the body and mind. This session is an invitation to find deep rest exactly where you are.
Yoga Nidra for burnout and nervous system regulation: a guided practice to put down what has become too heavy to carry and let the body remember how to rest.This Full Moon practice is an invitation to recognize what has reached completion. The cycles you've moved through, the weight you've been holding, the emotions asking to be felt. There is nothing here to solve. Through a rotation of consciousness, breath awareness, and a kaleidoscope journey of mind, heart and soul, you're welcome to soften the harshness you may have brought into your own thoughts and simply witness what is here.If you've been pushing beyond your capacity, this is a place to rest. You may drift to sleep — you'll still receive many of the benefits.✨ Sankalpa suggestions for this practice*For Complete Rest:* I am rested. I am whole. I am enough.*For Dissolution:* I soften. I release. I surrender.*For Integration:* I am present. I am complete. I am home.00:12 Honouring the Need for Deep Rest03:58 Exploring the Five States of Rest07:19 The Practice Begins Now11:51 Awakening Your Sankalpa
Rick Alexander is a depth-psychological counselor, psychedelic practitioner, and interfaith spiritual care provider currently completing his Ph.D. in Mythology/Depth Psychology and a former Naval Special Operations combat medic. Rick was a Special Operations combat medic until a single psychedelic experience shattered his worldview and sent him back to school to study psychedelic spiritual care. He and Dr. Mike dig into neuroplasticity windows, why “good trip/bad trip” is the wrong question, and what may really be happening in DMT space. Expect to learn how a rough teenage salvia trip and a later psilocybin experience redirected Rick's entire career, what life is really like as a Special Operations Combat Medic supporting SEALs and Green Berets, why military training narrows emotional range and makes civilian re-entry so hard, how integration (not the trip itself) determines whether a psychedelic experience heals or destabilizes you, what the "third wave" of psychedelic science gets right that the DSM's "hallucinogen" label gets wrong, whether neuroplastic windows could help athletes learn skills faster, and what a brutal 5-MeO-DMT experience taught Rick about his own running form and breathing. Connect with Rick: Website Instagram Episodes you'll enjoy next: #47 — Tools to Down-Regulate in Response to Stress (an earlier conversation with Rick Alexander): Listen here #194 — The Pros and Cons of Psychedelic Compounds with Psychedelic Researcher Rebekah Senanayake: Listen here Episode Timestamps: 2:49 – Rick's PhD progress and the psychedelic experience that redirected his career 3:38 – A rough first psychedelic experience with salvia at 18 4:46 – The psilocybin experience that "peeled back" his worldview 7:00 – Life as a Special Operations Combat Medic supporting SEALs and Green Berets 8:23 – How military training narrows emotional range and worldview 10:01 – Why veterans struggle to re-enter civilian life after specialized training 13:34 – The double-edged sword: psychedelics can destabilize as easily as they heal 14:32 – The "third wave" of psychedelic science and the flawed DSM "hallucinogen" label 23:49 – Integration: do you have time to process what comes up? 24:43 – "Psychedelic myth-making" and building a new personal mythology 31:05 – Could neuroplastic windows help athletes learn skills faster? 37:01 – Yogic energy channels (nadis) and psychedelics amplifying subtle perception 39:17 – How a brutal 5-MeO-DMT trip changed Rick's running form and breathing 56:16 – What's really happening in DMT space: Strassman, Gallimore, and "reality switch technologies" 59:43 – Henri Corbin's "psycho-cosmology": consciousness and reality as mirrored levels 1:06:45 – "Functional consequentialism": why you shouldn't dismiss someone else's experience 1:10:46 – Where to find Rick and his counseling and breathwork work Get the Daily Fitness Insider newsletter (free): https://www.miketnelson.com/newsletter
“There's a sweetness in Advaita non-dual teachings, right? There is this emphasis on the truth of freedom and...eternal, the eternal ever-present You. I mean, how sweet is that?” - Robbie Chesick Today I share a candid and reflective conversation with Robbie Chesick. Robbie is a lifelong meditator, by nature tropic to tuning into the hum of pure existence at the base of her sense of self. She is also a (recently retired) trauma therapist, a mom, a lazy poet, and a curious wanderer.We discuss meditation, nonduality, feminism, and how spiritual practice meets ordinary life. How can inquiry cut through the conditioning, politics, and ego? It's a delightful and light hearted conversation about the real "stuff" we deal with as humans just navigating our way. Robbie gives great insight into the approach and pursuit of the yogi from her 35 years of sadhana. Key topics: Satsang and the essential shared space of spiritual inquiry.Early questions about identity, the self, and what lies beyond surface reality.Robbie shares her formative journey in her early twenties, including travel through India, illness, danger, and the eventual decision to come to her brother and meet Swamiji.How spiritual realization can coexist with family life, work, parenting, and a public-facing life in the world.Inquiry should be applied everywhere, not only in meditation, and that the mind's habit of either-or thinking can obscure more nuanced, intelligent action.The pressure to conform to tribal thinking, especially in wellness and yoga circles, and how fear of rejection can shape beliefs and behaviour.The forest wanderer phase of life reframed. Robbie distinguishes pure existence from personal identity, emphasizing that the goal is not to become anything other than what you are.I absolutely loved this conversation with Robbie, a wise friend and courageous yogi. She gives me inspiration to keep steadfast on this path as I meet and greet the many phases of life. I know she will give you something to consider as well in this thoughtful satsang space. In oneness, Bobbi Thanks for listening!
Can vocal chanting and intentional vibration measurably alter our neurobiology? In this episode of This is Yoga Therapy, host Michele Lawrence sits down with scientist, researcher, and educator Dr. Gemma Perry. Dr. Perry shares findings from her doctoral research on the physiological and psychological mechanisms of chanting—from vagal nerve stimulation and heart rate variability to stress reduction and social connection.We discuss:The Neurobiology of Vibration: What happens to the brain and autonomic nervous system when we chant.Combating Chronic Sympathetic Arousal: Specific physiological shifts that counteract modern corporate burnout.Translating Science into the Workplace: How Dr. Perry structures evidence-based sound and mindfulness programs for executive leadership and corporate wellbeing.Science Meets Soul: Why understanding clinical data deepens an embodied, therapeutic practice.The Future of Sound Therapy: Bringing integrative sound practices as front-line tools in healthcare, education, and mainstream institutions.Resources & Links:Explore Dr. Gemma Perry's research, workplace programs, and workshops at drgemmaperry.com.au.Support the showConnect with Inner Peace Yoga TherapyEmail us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.comWebsiteInstagramFacebook
Yogic practitioner and divine spirit talks about overcoming adversity in her life and how meditation has allowed her to become more mindful of her actions and the world around her. RIP
SummaryIn this episode, Blake Zealear and host Aaron Kleinerman explore the intricate dynamics of love and leadership. They discuss the importance of honesty, compatibility, and timing in relationships, especially in the context of open and polyamorous connections. Watch the full episode on YouTubeYouTube Key TakeawaysHonesty is crucial in any relationship, ensuring transparency and understanding.Identify compatibility and timing as key factors for a successful partnership.Recognize the distinction between needs and wants to avoid misalignments.Utilize radical honesty to navigate complex relationship dynamics.Embrace the concept of a relationship as a container for love, not its entirety. ResourcesThe Embodied Man Online Course | https://aaronkleinerman.com/the-embodied-manRadical Honesty Book About the Guest Blake Zealear — Founder Blake is an evolutionary guide working at the intersection of men's work, feminism, sacred sexuality, and new-paradigm relating. He identifies as two-spirit, queer, pansexual, an erotic shapeshifter, and a multitude of other human expressions - and this faceted perspective illuminates his teaching. His multi-disciplinary approach provides the empowerment, permission, and playfulness that enable a liberated reclaiming of his students' lives. Blake has studied embodiment, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Radical Honesty, Landmark technology, Tantric and Yogic practice, breathwork, shamanic sexuality, esoterics, polarity, non-traditional relationship design, shadow-work, and Spiral Dynamics, among other modalities. He is devoted to the emergence of a new culture of love in our lifetimes, the transmutation of suffering into power, and the ascension of humanity through healing our relationships to ourselves and the Earth. Connect with Blake Website: https://www.blakezealear.com Podcast ResourcesThe Embodied Man (Book) — The Embodied Man: Mastering Masculinity in the Head, Heart & Balls is a powerful guide for men who are ready to move beyond performance, fear, and outdated conditioning to become grounded, authentic leaders in every area of life. Blending psychology, somatic practices, spirituality, tantra, and real-life experience, Aaron Kleinerman offers practical tools to help men heal emotional wounds, cultivate healthy relationships, master their sexuality, and lead with courage, presence, and integrity. Rather than simply teaching new ideas, this book invites readers to embody them—transforming knowledge into lived experience. Whether you're seeking deeper purpose, greater confidence, more fulfilling intimacy, or a stronger connection to yourself, The Embodied Man provides a roadmap for becoming the man you were born to be. → Buy nowChapters:0:01 - Navigating Open Relationships with Honesty and Integrity8:03 - Navigating Relationships with Radical Honesty16:13 - Redefining Relationships: Beyond Traditional Labels30:24 - Navigating Emotional Dynamics in Relationships31:57 - Resolving Arguments with Emotional Release Techniques39:36 - Deepening Inner Union and Relationship Dynamics48:27 - Breaking Relationship Patterns and Corrective Experiences55:25 - Effective Communication and Relationship Needs
reference: Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, The Psychic Being — Soul: Its Nature, Mission and Evolution, Section 4 The Psychic Being and Sadhana, pp. 119-120This episode is also available as a blog post at https://sriaurobindostudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/active-compared-to-more-passive-development-of-the-yogic-sadhana/Video presentations, interviews and podcast episodes are allavailable on the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@santoshkrinsky871More information about Sri Aurobindo can be found at www.aurobindo.net The US editions and links to e-book editions of SriAurobindo's writings can be found at Lotus Press www.lotuspress.com#Sri Aurobindo #The Mother #yoga #integral yoga #spirituality #soul #psychic being #sadhana
Come join us to Gurumaa's childhood & discover a beautiful lesson about the special gift that lies within each one of you. This story reminds us that when we're kind and believe in ourselves, we find the hidden strength & Divine light a inside us.
How do you make a big decision… yogically? In this episode, I explore what happens when you deeply desire something — a new job, a baby, a retreat, a training, a relationship — but don't actually have the capacity to hold it right now. This is a conversation about desire, capacity, and the real conditions for clarity. Because so often we think we're confused, when really what's happening is that one part of us wants something badly, and another part of us knows we don't have the bandwidth. In this episode, I explore:
Yoga Nidra for Sleep, Grief & Anxiety | NSDR to calm insomnia, racing thoughts, and a broken heart.This 52-minute Yoga Nidra is for insomnia, for waking in the dark and not settling back down, and for the stress and dread that hits before you're even out of bed. It's for grief... a breakup, a divorce, losing someone you loved... and for the anxiety that won't let go. Guided by Ayla Nova, this Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) practice moves through breath, body, and heart to calm your nervous system and guide you back toward rest.This is a space to soothe the heart and quiet the mind. Calm has two doors: sometimes you return through one small action, sometimes by letting things unfold in their own time. You only need to rest... the door will show itself.If this practice carries you back to sleep, that's the deepest wish behind it.
On the auspicious day of Jyeshtha Purnima, Sadhguru explores the profound significance of Kalabhairava – Shiva's fierce manifestation as the very embodiment of time and the master of life and death. Through ancient legends, the story of Brahma's fifth head, and the significance of Kashi, he explains how Kalabhairava dissolves ignorance, and stands at the threshold between life and death. Sadhguru also speaks about Bhairavi Yatana – the intense process through which lifetimes of karma can dissolve in the final moments of life – and why dogs across cultures are believed to sense approaching death. Touching on the symbolism of the numbers eight and sixty‑four in the Yogic tradition, biology, and mathematics, he reveals how these patterns echo through creation. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the auspicious day of Jyeshtha Purnima, Sadhguru explores the profound significance of Kalabhairava – Shiva's fierce manifestation as the very embodiment of time and the master of life and death. Through ancient legends, the story of Brahma's fifth head, and the significance of Kashi, he explains how Kalabhairava dissolves ignorance, and stands at the threshold between life and death. Sadhguru also speaks about Bhairavi Yatana – the intense process through which lifetimes of karma can dissolve in the final moments of life – and why dogs across cultures are believed to sense approaching death. Touching on the symbolism of the numbers eight and sixty‑four in the Yogic tradition, biology, and mathematics, he reveals how these patterns echo through creation. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The yogī sits for years, disciplining the mind, trying to bring scattered awareness to a single point of focus. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha trace how Śukadeva repeatedly frames the gopīs' intimate love against the highest reference points of contemplative life. Not to dignify their love by comparison to meditation, but to show the reverse: what the yogī seeks through discipline, the gopīs already possess, fully and completely, through love. Their devotion isn't an emotional substitute for yogic awareness. It is yogic awareness in its most concentrated, most complete form. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.17 - 10.32.14 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
The yogī sits for years, disciplining the mind, trying to bring scattered awareness to a single point of focus. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha trace how Śukadeva repeatedly frames the gopīs' intimate love against the highest reference points of contemplative life. Not to dignify their love by comparison to meditation, but to show the reverse: what the yogī seeks through discipline, the gopīs already possess, fully and completely, through love. Their devotion isn't an emotional substitute for yogic awareness. It is yogic awareness in its most concentrated, most complete form. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.17 - 10.32.14 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************
At a Darshan in 2015, Sadhguru offered a Yogic perspective on time-space, and explained why one cannot manage time but one can manage one's energy. He also delved into the pitfalls of getting entangled with the material and how renunciation helps transcend the material and hence time and space. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At a Darshan in 2015, Sadhguru offered a Yogic perspective on time-space, and explained why one cannot manage time but one can manage one's energy. He also delved into the pitfalls of getting entangled with the material and how renunciation helps transcend the material and hence time and space. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a powerful and thought-provoking talk delivered in Sydney, Australia, Acharya das explores the dramatic transformation of human consciousness in the modern age and asks a confronting question: Why, despite unprecedented technological advancement and material comfort, are so many people experiencing anxiety, emptiness, and hopelessness? Drawing on alarming statistics surrounding depression, mental health crises, and the growing despair among younger generations, he presents a compelling analysis of a society that has become increasingly disconnected from inner peace and spiritual purpose.Acharya das examines the profound psychological impact of modern technology, social media, and smartphone culture, revealing how people are not only consumers in the digital economy — but have themselves become the product. He explains how algorithms, data collection, and constant stimulation shape human behavior, fuel dissatisfaction, and intensify mental disturbance. He further critiques the institutionalization of greed and envy within modern economic systems, arguing that many societies actively cultivate endless consumption and comparison as drivers of economic growth, often at great cost to human wellbeing.Contrasting this modern condition with the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad-gītā, Acharya das offers a deeply hopeful alternative vision of life. He explains the yogic understanding that true peace does not arise from endlessly pursuing material desires, but from awakening spiritual consciousness and recognizing our deeper identity beyond the temporary body and restless mind. Using profound spiritual insights and practical guidance, he concludes by presenting meditation and mantra chanting as transformative daily practices capable of restoring clarity, balance, and genuine inner peace.This illuminating presentation challenges conventional assumptions about happiness and progress while offering practical spiritual wisdom for anyone seeking meaning, resilience, and lasting peace in an increasingly restless world.Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: The Unprecedented Transformation of Human Consciousness 00:03:58 The Smartphone Revolution and Loss of Human Connection 00:06:15 The Economic Value of Peace and Generational Despair 00:10:25 Misconceptions About Peace as a Commodity 00:14:19 The Surveillance and Exploitation of Smartphone Users 00:18:52 The Scale of Digital Advertising and Tech Company Revenue 00:20:56 The Rise of Self-Centeredness and the Selfie Culture 00:26:31 Historical Analysis: The Century of Self-Centeredness 00:30:34 The Origins of Consumer Culture and Propaganda 00:35:28 The Deliberate Shift from Needs to Desires Culture 00:39:21 Economic Theory Promoting Envy and Greed 00:41:40 Economic Critique and the Seeds of Destruction 00:43:44 The Promise of Happiness Through Consumption 00:46:58 The Influencer Economy and Children's Aspirations 00:48:45 Ancient Yogic Wisdom: The Alternative Perspective 00:52:52 The Necessity of Transcendental Connection 00:54:38 The Fundamental Spiritual Principle 00:57:07 The Illusion of Physical Identity 00:58:58 The Reality of Mortality and Spiritual Identity 01:00:39 Spiritual Nutrition and Meditation Practice 01:03:19 Conclusion: The Path to Genuine Peace
In this poignant session, we explore the profound journey of processing loss, offering a space for emotional healing and grief support. This practice is dedicated to providing comfort during times of grief, helping you find deep rest and calm amidst life's most challenging moments. It acknowledges the sensitive topic of end of life, guiding you gently towards inner peace. You live the practice before you ever lead it.Enroll Today | https://www.aylanova.com/peaceinrestprogram/teachNova Nidra Community | https://www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about
On the sacred day of Adhika Jyeshta Masa Purnima, Sadhguru explores Kalabhairava, a fierce form of Shiva and the master of the cyclical nature of time, life, and death. He offers a unique perspective on Kala, the relationship between time and space, and how Kalabhairava can help one transcend the cycles of life and death. He also provides a Yogic perspective on the Big Bang, narrates the ancient story of Markandeya who stopped the influence of time on himself, and speaks about Mahakala, the great stillness that exists beyond the cycles of time and its immense potential. In the next episode of Sadhguru 360, explore the eight forms of Kalabhairava, the nature of Kalabhairava at Isha Yoga Center, and how one can approach and benefit from him. Tune in on Jyeshtha Purnima, Full Moon Day | 29th June, 2026. New episodes launch every purnima (full moon day) on Sadhguru YouTube: https://sadhguru.co/SG360Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the sacred day of Adhika Jyeshta Masa Purnima, Sadhguru explores Kalabhairava, a fierce form of Shiva and the master of the cyclical nature of time, life, and death. He offers a unique perspective on Kala, the relationship between time and space, and how Kalabhairava can help one transcend the cycles of life and death. He also provides a Yogic perspective on the Big Bang, narrates the ancient story of Markandeya who stopped the influence of time on himself, and speaks about Mahakala, the great stillness that exists beyond the cycles of time and its immense potential. In the next episode of Sadhguru 360, explore the eight forms of Kalabhairava, the nature of Kalabhairava at Isha Yoga Center, and how one can approach and benefit from him. Tune in on Jyeshtha Purnima, Full Moon Day | 29th June, 2026. New episodes launch every purnima (full moon day) on Sadhguru YouTube: https://sadhguru.co/SG360Playlist Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is Vishoka Meditation, and how can it help us move beyond sorrow? I sit down with Ishan Tigunait of the Himalayan Institute to discuss consciousness, breath, meditation, and the deeper purpose of yoga practice.Episode Highlights:Himalayan tradition and lineageUnderstanding consciousnessTechnique versus experienceFoundations of Vishoka MeditationMoving beyond sorrow and sufferingObstacles on the spiritual pathBody, breath, and prana awarenessSignificance of the navel centerCharacteristics of healthy breathingBreath qualities and meditationRole of the teacherQualities of a sincere studentIndividual versus group meditationMeditation and community serviceLiving as a fuller expression of selfDaily meditation as self-discoveryLearning Vishoka MeditationPranayam Teacher Training 2026Prana & Presence: An Immersive Week of Yoga, Stillness & Soulful Study in Southern ItalyJoin our mailing listFind all the resources mentioned in this episodeConnect with us on InstagramSubscribe to Aham Yoga on YouTubeLet's Talk Yoga Podcast on YouTubeLeave us a review and share this podcast with your friends!
There are two ways to be experiencing yogic bliss: from the outside — looking inward, or from the inside — looking outward. When you do some spinal release poses, or Ujjayi Pranayama, mantra, chanting, any of the practices we do, when you've gotten lost in the world again outside yourself, you do these practices and now, you're looking inward. Any of these practices settle you inward. And the deeper you go, the more bliss you experience. And then deeper, beyond your senses, beyond your mind, beyond your idea of who you are. All the way in, to your own Self. Oh, Shiva. — Gurudevi Nirmalananda Watch Gurudevi's full discourse “Inner Bliss" here: https://gurudevi.vhx.tv/products/inner-bliss-5-10-26 #meditate #meditation #gurudevi #yogamysticism #spirituality #divine #yoga #swaminirmalananda #blissyoga #svaroopayoga #siddhayoga #muktananda #gurudevinirmalananda
In this insightful conversation with Sadhguru, poet, songwriter, screenwriter and advertising professional Prasoon Joshi explores some of the most profound questions about life, humanity and the future. From religion, divinity and human consciousness to science, spirituality and the nature of creation, the discussion ranges across several topics that humanity is grappling with. Sadhguru also shares a Yogic perspective on quantum entanglement, consecration, the power of the human mind, and how limited identities can lead to conflict in the world. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this insightful conversation with Sadhguru, poet, songwriter, screenwriter and advertising professional Prasoon Joshi explores some of the most profound questions about life, humanity and the future. From religion, divinity and human consciousness to science, spirituality and the nature of creation, the discussion ranges across several topics that humanity is grappling with. Sadhguru also shares a Yogic perspective on quantum entanglement, consecration, the power of the human mind, and how limited identities can lead to conflict in the world. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode I am once again joined by Stephen Snyder, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of several books including “Living Awakeness: Embodying Your Awakening”. Stephen compares Theravada to Zen in terms of difficulty and depth, explains why 30 minutes of cessation is his minimum to achieve Theravada stream entry, and shares why he believes cessation has a feminine energy. Stephen discusses the writing practices that have made him such a prolific author, reflects on how spiritual experiences can change one's reading habits, and reveals his opinion on academic histories of Buddhism Stephen also discusses false awakenings and ego inflation, whether enlightenment eliminates all negative emotions, and considers the controversial relationship between enlightenment and political engagement. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep361-living-awakeness-stephen-snyder Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Stephen's secrets for writing so prolifically 04:51 - Writing routine 05:57 - Influence of law career on writing style 07:32 - Does Stephen read fiction? 08:00 - Does awakening change reading preferences? 10:03 - Does Stephen read Buddhist history? 12:14 - Stephen's new book, “Living Awakeness” 12:34 - Patterns in students with deeper awakening 13:30 - 8 levels of consciousness 18:22 - Are desire and anger eliminated by awakening? 20:32 - The Buddha was angry 21:19 - How does awakening affect emotion? 22:59 - Stored karma in the 8th level of consciousness 24:31 - Awakening vs self improvement 27:07 - Meditation as stress reduction 29:26 - Why not just teach the brahmavihārās? 30:45 - Yogic origin of Buddhist practices 31:18 - Different ways to practice brahmavihārā 34:13 - Theravada vs Zen awakenings 34:54 - Theravada awakening is in danger of being lost 37:00 - Which is more difficult: Theravada or Zen? 37:58 - Fear of extinction 39:34 - Cessation is a feminine energy 41:06 - Which awakening should you get first: Theravada or Zen? 41:54 - 30 min cessation minimum for stream awakening 44:56 - False awakenings 45:11 - Cessation vs falling asleep during meditation 45:38 - “Awakening” is used to generically 46:10 - Interrogating awakening experiences 47:18 - Ego inflation after transcendent experiences 49:09 - Post awakening perspectives 53:07 - Awakening and political engagement 57:21 - Bernie Glassman's Auschwitz retreats 59:52 - Does awakening change one's politics? 01:03:01 - Origin of enflamed political engagement … Watch previous episodes with Stephen Snyder: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=Stephen%20Snyder To find our more about Stephen Snyder, visit: - https://awakeningdharma.org/ … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James
Katharine Chestnut helps people who look fine on the outside but feel fried on the inside understand what's actually happening beneath the stress — and more importantly, what to do about it. Her work is grounded in mindfulness, breathwork and nervous system regulation, delivered in a practical, no-fluff way that resonates with people who are sceptical of self-care and tired of being told to slow down. She is the author of Inner Affirmations: Using Mindfulness to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom. Katharine is also a meditation teacher with several hundred meditations on Insight Timer and over a thousand videos on YouTube. I interviewed Katherine and you can find the Episode here https://www.podpage.com/meditation-podcast/303-the-power-of-journaling-meditation-for-busy-professionals-katharine-chestnut/ How to Contact Katharine Chestnut Website: https://katharinechestnut.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@katharinechestnut Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/katharinechestnut Books: https://katharinechestnut.com/product-category/books/ Courses: https://katharinechestnut.com/product-category/courses/ ======= All Episodes can be found at https://www.podpage.com/meditation-podcast/ Join my SKOOL PodFather Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about All about Roy / Podcasting Coaching at https://roycoughlan.com/ ======= #katharinechestnut #meditation #mindfulness #inneraffirmations #journaling #breathwork #nervoussystemregulation #selfcare #burnout #stressrelief #emotionalhealing #insighttimer #meditationpodcast #roycoughlan #meditationteacher #innerpeace #personaldevelopment #mindfuljournaling #mentalhealth #wellbeing #selfhealing #meditationforbeginners #calm #clarity #confidence #authenticself #consciousliving #podcastinterview #spiritualpodcast #healing
Yoga Nidra for sacred rage | NSDR for anger, emotional release, nervous system regulation, stress relief, and deep rest.Reset your nervous system with this 50-minute Yoga Nidra for Sacred Rage with Ayla Nova. This guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) practice is designed to support emotional release, nervous system regulation, and deep inner restoration through conscious rest, breath awareness, tension and release, and somatic meditation.Whether you are holding anger, frustration, grief, resentment, burnout, or emotional overwhelm within the body, this practice offers a grounded space to meet those experiences with awareness rather than suppression. Through Yoga Nidra, NSDR, chakra awareness, and guided visualization, we explore how sacred rage can become insight, clarity, boundaries, and inner power.This session includes tension and release techniques to help discharge held activation within the body while creating space for grace, reflection, and deep restoration.Free Nova Nidra Communityhttps://www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/aboutNova Nidra Teacher Training APPLY TODAY | https://www.aylanova.com/peaceinrestprogram/teach00:12 Ayla Nova's Welcoming Words02:35 Preparing for the Practice03:05 Tension & Release Practice04:44 Yoga Nidra for Sacred Rage Begins✦ What to expect:— Guided body scan for deep relaxation— Tension and release for stored activation— NSDR for nervous system regulation— Chakra-based awareness for emotional processing— Breath awareness and somatic meditation— Guided visualization for insight and reflection— 50 minutes of conscious rest and restoration✧☽ Mental Emotional Body:Rage & Grace✧☽ After the Practice:Take a moment to notice what feels more honest, softened, or clear within you. Share your reflections below. Your awareness may support someone else in their own process.✧☽ Thank you to all YouTube & Podcast Supportershttps://bio.site/aylanovanidraPerfect for emotional release, stress relief, nervous system healing, burnout recovery, anxiety, boundary work, and deep rest.#YogaNidra #SacredRage #NSDR #EmotionalRelease #NervousSystemRegulation #SomaticHealing #GuidedMeditation #StressRelief #DeepRest #AylaNovaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yoga-nidra-beyond-ayla-nova--5641302/support.
Niv guides you through a gentle 15-minute Pranayama practice perfect for your everyday morning. This practice helps expand your inner life force, balance the energetic polarities within and soften your mind to embrace the ebbs and flows of life.The intention today: release your inner-critic and yield to the polarities of life.Practiced daily and consistently, is sure to change your life.Pranayama is an ancient Yogic practice that helps to expand and harmonize the vital life force with you, through working with your breath, so that you can activate self-repair, mental mastery, internal regulation and detoxification, naturally from within.Niv Rajendra is an expert health and longevity coach, Ayurvedic Practitioner and founder of the EMBODIED Ayurveda Programs. She offers an unmatched alternative to artists, visionaries and rebels seeking a life of extra-ordinary vitality and empowers them to live their most energized, easeful and joyful lives for the long run. Niv's clients claim that working with her has helped them replenish their entire system: emotionally, spiritually, physically, and relationally. ✧ Read the health results possible for you based on previous client ROIshttps://nivrajendra.com✧ Apply to partner with Niv for 2026 https://nivrajendra.com/embodied-ayurveda-partnership✧ Instagram: @yourhealthcompass✧ Facebook: Niv Rajendra
What defines the right thing to do, and how helpful is yoga in doing it?
A parent's heartfelt letter to their daughter, Uma—and you—on abundant and conscious living—with the light of timeless Indian wisdom. Standing at the threshold of her adult life, Uma asks: “What's my purpose? How do I choose meaningfully? What is true fulfilment?” As parents, rooted in a lineage of freedom fighters and now global citizens, we've shared the teachings of our ancestors—from childhood stories to dinner debates. But will this knowledge still guide Uma's heart as she soars toward new horizons? Discover how wisdom that sustained generations can enlighten your path—whether you're in Mumbai or Manchester, seeking purpose in career, joy in relationships, or just figuring out the meaning of existence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
A parent's heartfelt letter to their daughter, Uma—and you—on abundant and conscious living—with the light of timeless Indian wisdom. Standing at the threshold of her adult life, Uma asks: “What's my purpose? How do I choose meaningfully? What is true fulfilment?” As parents, rooted in a lineage of freedom fighters and now global citizens, we've shared the teachings of our ancestors—from childhood stories to dinner debates. But will this knowledge still guide Uma's heart as she soars toward new horizons? Discover how wisdom that sustained generations can enlighten your path—whether you're in Mumbai or Manchester, seeking purpose in career, joy in relationships, or just figuring out the meaning of existence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions
Reset your nervous system with this 35-minute Vagus Nerve Yoga Nidra practice with Ayla Nova. This guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) session is designed to activate the vagus nerve, calm the mind, and bring your body into deep relaxation... without falling asleep(unless you want to).Whether you're dealing with stress, anxiety, or just need to decompress, this practice combines Yoga Nidra and somatic body scan techniques to support nervous system healing and restore your natural rest-and-digest state.00:12 Ayla Nova's Welcoming Words02:00 Preparing for the Practice03:33 Somatic Orientation05:18 Vagus Nerve Activation NSDR✦ What to expect:— Guided body scan for deep relaxation— Vagus nerve activation & gentle breath awareness— Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) as popularized by Andrew Huberman— 35 minutes of nervous system resetFree Nova Nidra Community | https://www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/aboutNova Nidra Teacher Training Waitlist | https://www.aylanova.com/peaceinrestprogram/teach✧☽ Mental Emotional Body:Ease & Effort✧☽ After the Practice:Take a moment to notice what feels more coherent. Share your reflections below. Your awareness may support someone else in their own process.✧☽ Thank you to all YouTube Supportershttps://bio.site/aylanovanidraPerfect for stress relief, insomnia support, anxiety, or simply unwinding after a long day. No experience necessary.
Oneika Mays is a yoga and meditation teacher who was formerly the mindfulness coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York. With roots in Buddhist and Yogic teachings, she specializes in making mindfulness accessible to marginalized and excluded communities. She is the author of Sit with Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation, which explores metta (lovingkindness) as a tool for personal and collective liberation. We spoke about her experience teaching the incarcerated in rough institutions--and what she learned from them, as well the distinction between mindfulness and meditation, and the value of lovingkindness meditation. Make sure you stay tuned till the end, when Oneika leads us in a guided meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Niv dives deeper into the technology and power of your Heart Centre/Anahata Chakra as per ancient Yogic wisdom. Your Heart Centre, or Anahata Chakra - is the fourth psychic energy centre going upwards from your root chakra. Niv walks you through the precise functions and frequencies of Anahata Chakra. Mental skills and energetic streams of consciousness that your Heart Centre holds. Virtues that it connect you with. And simple Yogic and Ayurvedic practices that help you activate and unlock your heart's power. Niv Rajendra is an expert health and longevity coach, Ayurvedic Practitioner and founder of the EMBODIED Ayurveda Programs. She offers an unmatched alternative to artists, visionaries and creatives seeking a life of extra-ordinary and full-bodied vitality and empowers people to live their most energized, healthful and joyful lives for the long run. Niv's clients claim that working with her has helped them replenish their entire system: emotionally, spiritually, physically, and relationally. ✧ Read the health results possible for you based on previous client ROIs https://nivrajendra.com/✧ Apply to partner with Niv for 2026https://nivrajendra.com/work-with-me✧ Instagram: @yourhealthcompass✧ Facebook: Niv Rajendra
Sadhguru gives a Yogic perspective on health and explains how Yogic practices are focused on bringing balance to the energy body, which naturally brings physical and mental health. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sadhguru gives a Yogic perspective on health and explains how Yogic practices are focused on bringing balance to the energy body, which naturally brings physical and mental health. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the West, meditation is often presented as a wellness tool: a way to reduce stress, calm the nervous system, balance hormones, or improve focus. While these can be beautiful outcomes, they are only side effects, not the true purpose.In the great Vedic and Yogic traditions, meditation was never meant simply to make us feel better — it was meant to wake us up.Meditation is not designed to make us comfortable.It is designed to make us conscious.In this teaching, I share a deeper understanding of meditation through the lens of lineage, direct experience, and spiritual practice — exploring the journey from the conditioned self to the infinite Self, from restless mind to the Divine within.Website: http://www.pureishvari.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/pureishvari Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pureishvari Linktree: https://linktr.ee/pureishvari
About Katie FarinasKatie Farinas is a midlife coach, yoga teacher, and spiritual guide who helps women navigate midlife with clarity, peace, purpose, and empowerment. Through yoga philosophy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and energy-based practices, Katie supports women in reconnecting with their intuition and stepping fully into their most aligned and authentic selves.✨ Explore Katie's work and offerings:Visit Katie's websiteJoin the newsletter for soulful insights and to receive weekly practicesRead and watch on SubstackBook a reflective Insight Seat to come on the show and receive live coachingSchedule a Clarity Call to see if my coaching is right for you.
Revered Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati continues his series on the Principles of Bhakti Yoga, reading from the teachings of Kapila Muni in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Skanda 3, Discourse 28 (translation by Swami Bhajanananda): 1. śrī-bhagavān uvāca yogasya lakṣaṇaṁ vakṣye sabījasya nṛpātmaje mano yenaiva vidhinā prasannaṁ yāti sat-patham The Blessed Lord said: "O princess, I shall describe the authorized system of yoga, by the practice of which one's mind becomes joyful and advances on the path of Truth." 2. sva-dharmācaraṇaṁ śaktyā vidharmāc ca nivartanam daivāl labdhena santoṣa ātmavic-caraṇārcanam "One must perform one's dharma with all one's strength and avoided prohibited actions. One should be satisfied with what one has through destiny and worship the lotus feet of the Self-realized." 3. grāmya-dharma-nivṛttiś ca mokṣa-dharma-ratis tathā mita-medhyādanaṁ śaśvad vivikta-kṣema-sevanam "Giving up worldly activities one should then develop a taste for activates that lead to liberation. One should always eat pure food in moderation and stay in a secluded and peaceful dwelling." 4. ahiṁsā satyam asteyaṁ yāvad-artha-parigrahaḥ brahmacaryaṁ tapaḥ śaucaṁ svādhyāyaḥ puruṣārcanam "One should practice nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, possessing only what is necessary, celibacy, austerity, cleanliness, self-study, and worship of the Supreme Person." 5. maunaṁ sad-āsana-jayaḥ sthairyaṁ prāṇa-jayaḥ śanaiḥ pratyāhāraś cendriyāṇāṁ viṣayān manasā hṛdi "One should practice silence, attain mastery of a proper and steady posture, control the breath/prana, gradually withdraw the senses from sense-objects, and focus the mind on the heart." 6. sva-dhiṣṇyānām eka-deśe manasā prāṇa-dhāraṇam vaikuṇṭha-līlābhidhyānaṁ samādhānaṁ tathātmanaḥ "One should fix the mind and prana in one place in a chakra in the body and meditate upon the pastimes of Lord of Vaikunta and thus become absorbed in the self." 7. etair anyaiś ca pathibhir mano duṣṭam asat-patham buddhyā yuñjīta śanakair jita-prāṇo hy atandritaḥ "By these and other ways this wicked mind on the path of illusion must be gradually controlled by the intelligence and one's prana should be carefully focused." 8. śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya vijitāsana āsanam tasmin svasti samāsīna ṛju-kāyaḥ samabhyaset "Spreading a proper seat in a pure place and sitting in an easy posture, with body erect , engage in practice." 9. prāṇasya śodhayen mārgaṁ pūra-kumbhaka-recakaiḥ pratikūlena vā cittaṁ yathā sthiram acañcalam "One should purify the passages of prana by inhaling, retaining and exhaling and then reversing the process , thus making the mind-stuff (cittam yathā) steady and unwavering." 10. mano 'cirāt syād virajaṁ jita-śvāsasya yoginaḥ vāyv-agnibhyāṁ yathā lohaṁ dhmātaṁ tyajati vai malam "When a yogi's breath is thus controlled then the mind is soon freed from disturbance, just like gold in an air-fanned fire becomes free of impurities." 11. prāṇāyāmair dahed doṣān dhāraṇābhiś ca kilbiṣān pratyāhāreṇa saṁsargān dhyānenānīśvarān guṇān "Through pranayama, one overcomes faults; by concentration, sins; by withdrawal of the mind, worldliness; and by meditation, ungodly qualities." 12. yadā manaḥ svaḿ virajaḿ yogena susamāhitam kāṣṭhāḿ bhagavato dhyāyet sva-nāsāgrāvalokanaḥ "When one's mind is purified by yoga, gazing at the tip of the nose, with full concentration one should meditate upon the Supreme Lord." ____________ 34. evaḿ harau bhagavati pratilabdha-bhāvo bhaktyā dravad-dhṛdaya utpulakaḥ pramodāt autkaṇṭhya-bāṣpa-kalayā muhur ardyamānas tac cāpi citta-baḍiśaḿ śanakair viyuńkte T"hus one will develop intense love for Bhagavan Hari, the heart will melt, hairs stand erect from excessive joy and tears will flow constantly from one's eyes due to longing . Thus overcome , the mind, which has acted as a hook, begins to withdraw."
JOIN THE NOVA NIDRA COMMUNITY TODAYHere → https://www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/aboutThis session focuses on guiding you into a state of deep relaxation and inner peace. Experience the calming benefits of yoga nidra, perfect for stress relief and mindfulness. Journey to Deep Rest Series | The Mystic | Pisces | Yoga Nidra for Complete Rest00:00 Introduction00:12 Welcoming Words from Ayla Nova02:22 Preparing for Yoga Nidra04:18 Nervous System Rest | Physiological Sigh05:11 The Practice of Yoga Nidra Begins Now
Martin McPhilimey is a respiratory and sleep scientist by background and the founder of The School of Breath Science.In this episode we discuss:Martin joined me from Western Australia where he is based.He is originally from Coventry in England.Martin is a respiratory and sleep scientist by background and the founder of The School of Breath Science.Breath Science Certification Breathing, Nervous system, Sleep, Breath-work, Psychology and Human behaviour.Research on max sprints and lactate clearing capacity of the diaphragm.Diaphragm is type 1 muscle fibre. Type 1 muscle fibres uses a lot of lactate as a fuel source.Adaptations that the diaphragm creates from inspiratory muscle training improves it's ability to use lactate as a fuel.About CO2 tolerance and air hunger/urge to breath.Breathing rate is driven by emotionWhat are chemoreceptors?Martin has an eight litre lung capacity and held his breath for 3:30 on his first attempt.What can someone do if their nervous system is stressed?What benefits do hyperventilation style practices have for general health?On intermittent hypoxic training and high altitude training.How to improve sport performance with a sleep protocol.What breathing techniques calm us down before big performances?The magic of the controlled exhalation.Yogic breathwork/pranayama.How to address traumatic experiences that happen during freediving.Trauma may be more likely to impact on a person who is more hypercapnic.HRV measurements and their real-life use.Interoception and those who struggle with it.Desert Island Questions - PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENTFor all episodes of The Freedive Cafe Podcast, information about freediving courses, coaching, workshops and retreats in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.truedepthfreediving.comTo support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/freedivecafe
Thank you for being here. It is an honour to share this practice with you. This session invites you to connect with the seat of the witness, fostering mindfulness and inner peace. Through guided meditation, we aim for deep relaxation and healing, embracing a journey of self-discovery.2026 Nova Nidra Teacher Training → Enrollment Closes SOON! Apply Today! → https://www.aylanova.com/peaceinrestprogram/teach✧☽ Session Focus:• Clear seeing and conscious observation• Nervous system regulation through spacious awareness• Integration without urgency00:00 Introduction00:12 Welcoming Words from Ayla Nova00:52 Preparing for Yoga Nidra02:22 Ode to the Stars | A poem from Ayla Nova04:17 Nervous System Reset | Physiological Sigh06:20 The Practice of Yoga Nidra Begins✧☽ Stay Updated:Sign up for the newsletter for workshops, courses, and retreats.• Join Nova Nidra Community https://www.skool.com/novanidracommunity/about• Visit https://www.aylanova.com for additional resources• Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aylanovanidra✧☽ When to Practice:Return to this Yoga Nidra whenever your mind feels overstimulated, scattered, or pulled outward. This session is especially supportive during times of transition, sudden insight, or when you need perspective before action.✧☽ Mental Emotional Body:Light & HeavyLiberation & Rebellion✧☽ After the Practice:Take a moment to notice what feels more coherent. Share your reflections below. Your awareness may support someone else in their own process.Thank you to all YouTube SupportersSponsor & Support Ayla Nova Nidra through “Gifts of Gratitude”https://bio.site/aylanovanidra | https://www.aylanova.comThank you for being here. It is an honour to guide you through this practice. Together, we rest in awareness and allow clarity to emerge in its own time.Rest well.Be well,Ayla NovaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yoga-nidra-beyond-ayla-nova--5641302/support.
Sadhguru gives four tips from the Yogic sciences on how to keep the body and mind energetic and vibrant throughout the day. Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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