Best Krishnamacharya Podcasts (2025)

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The Freedom to Feel: An Interview with Yogini Jin Hee Kim 49:31

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Grief is love. Fear, anger, pain and grief are biological functions that resolve into compassion for all. Rather than fixation on my one dominant emotion, we develop an emotional intelligence. We predict the next emotion that is more fundamental than our present emotion. By this intelligence, we come to compassion. It is our own intelligence. We ar…

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#214 The Quiet Turning: Meditation, Yoga, and the Truth of Impermanence 1:05:50

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Podcast notes The Quiet Turning: Meditation, Yoga, and the Truth of Impermanence One of the most frustrating instructions I ever received in a meditation class was deceptively simple: Close your eyes and quiet the mind. I remember thinking, if I could do that, I wouldn't be here learning how to meditate. Like so many others, I was searching for pea…

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In the World, Not of the World with Maartje Hesseling 55:17

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Can Yoga be real in the corporate world? Can we live from the natural state while moving through meetings, deadlines, and the everyday push of professional life? In this conversation with my good friend and dedicated practitioner Maartje Hesseling, we speak about what happens when Yoga becomes a daily reality. Maartje lives in Switzerland and works…

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#213 Abhyāsa: The Sacred Art of Returning, Practice, Repetition, and Inner Cultivation 1:07:04

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What does it really mean to practice yoga not just once in a while, but again and again, across years, through resistance, joy, boredom, and transformation? In this episode, Kino and Tim explore the deeper meaning of abhyāsa, the Sanskrit word often translated as "practice," but whose roots reveal something far more enduring: the committed, intenti…

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Om Shanti - Not Provoked? Andrew Raba and Rosalind Atkinson 34:54

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What does it really mean to be not provoked? I called in my dear friend Andrew Raba for this one, because he's the final and complete master of Shanti, obviously never disturbed by anything ever. Well, not quite. But we did want to talk about this phrase from the tradition: Om Shanti Shanti Shanti. It's something we've both chanted a thousand times…

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Why Yoga? An Interview with Rosalind 27:50

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Today I speak about an insight that freed me from a deep presumption carried since childhood. I saw that I am allowed to enjoy life. That recognition lifted the sense of guilt I had lived with for simply being. Social expectations and spiritual ideals can push us to keep working on ourselves to be better, more vulnerable, or more mindful. Yet in Yo…

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#212 Understanding the Ashtanga Yoga Opening Invocation: Etymology, Meaning & Inner Alchemy 57:08

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The yoga community is like one big family, not united by fancy poses but by a shared love for this ancient practice. It doesn't matter what shapes your body can or can't make; what matters is that you keep showing up and giving your best effort. What binds us is presence, not perfection. The practice calls forth a quiet courage and insight within u…

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You Are the Movement of Life, End of Story 43:07

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What if life is already complete, already whole, already free? My dear friend Jana Wirth, a yogini and physiotherapist in Mainz, Germany, speaks about the moment she realized she was free to enjoy her life without guilt. That simple recognition lifted years of conditioning and opened space for ease and joy. Together we speak about her path through …

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Victory Over the Usual Life with Kalena Hynes 41:43

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What happens when Yoga brings you to life? When the suffering and heaviness that seemed endless begin to wash away, and what is left is natural beauty and creativity? When I first met Kalena she was a solo mother, a frustrated artist caught in family strife and difficulty. Life felt miserable and heavy. Through daily Yoga practice, she found relief…

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#211 A Supported Practice: Finding Balance Between Yoga and Strength Training with Kino MacGregor and Wade Oakley 1:01:42

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In this insightful episode of the Yoga Inspiration Podcast, Kino MacGregor sits down with longtime Ashtanga practitioner and teacher Wade Oakley to explore the intersection of traditional yoga practice and modern strength training. Wade shares how an early shoulder injury led him to Ashtanga Yoga at the University of Virginia, and how his journey q…

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The Yoga of Eating and Food 39:59

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Food is something we all have to engage with, and yet it carries so much confusion, control, and even fear. We sit with this theme of the Yoga of eating, the Yoga of food, and look at how our relationship with food shows our relationship with life itself. We remembered Krishnamacharya's words that most Yoga problems are food problems. We talked abo…

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Yogic Motherhood as the Nurturing Force of Reality with Vivian Clemens 49:12

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Every mother is the first Guru, the one who transmits life to her children. My friend and Yogini Vivian Clemens shares how Yoga revealed to her that the nurturing force of reality was always within her. We speak of Yoga motherhood and the unity of existence. Vivian shares her own story of moving from fear and suffering into freedom through daily Yo…

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#210 Living Legacy: Sri Shubha on Krishnamacharya, Yoga, and Teaching from the Heart 54:42

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In this rare and heartfelt conversation, Kino MacGregor sits down with Sri Shubha, daughter of the legendary T. Krishnamacharya, to share stories and insights from the man often called the father of modern yoga. Sri Shubha offers a deeply personal glimpse into her upbringing in a household where yoga was not just a practice, but a way of life. She …

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From the Archives: The Deep Place of The Guru Function 29:16

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What happens when we understand the guru not as an identity but as the nurturing function of Mother Nature itself? The guru is the force of caring, the universal means of transmission that arises in real relationships. It is never a social status or a personal claim. It is no more than a friend and no less than a friend. This talk explores how the …

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Bonus Episode: The Spiritual Hustle: Build Your Authentic Yoga Business Without Losing Your Soul 30:01

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This bonus episode is a gateway into The Spiritual Hustle, an honest, practical, and soul-centered approach to building a yoga or wellness business. The conversation traces the roots of practice, the call to teach, and the leap of faith it takes to create an online presence that stays true to authentic voice. You'll hear about: • The real challenge…

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Timeless Conversation: Living Yoga in the Lineage of Krishnamacharya with R. Sriram 2:06:29

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What happens when someone born inside the culture of Yoga meets the modern world with eyes wide open? This timeless conversation with my Gurubhai, R. Sriram, originally recorded five years ago, is as alive and necessary now as it was then. Sriram grew up in South India, surrounded by music, temples, and traditional values. He also experienced Catho…

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#209 Roots & Branches: Writing, Teaching, and Living Yoga with David Swenson 1:03:53

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In this warm and inspiring episode, Kino MacGregor welcomes her dear friend and legendary Ashtanga Yoga teacher David Swenson for a conversation about his new book, Only Dead Fish Go With the Flow. David shares what sparked the idea for the book — a collection of stories, reflections, and wisdom from decades of living yoga on and off the mat. He of…

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 23:17

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There are times when the pain for the Earth is so strong it feels like it might break you. You may have felt it in your chest after seeing a forest cut down or watching the ocean poisoned. Rosalind talks about her years as an environmental activist and how being in constant contact with destruction led to exhaustion, grief, and a feeling of being s…

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Yoga for Every Body: An Interview with Mark 37:21

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What if real Yoga begins with feeling more alive, not just more flexible? Ari is a Yoga teacher from Korea on a mission to investigate the depth of the Yoga tradition. She discovered a passion to bring the teachings of Krishnamacharya to Korea, along with her dear friend Ray and friends from the Gabbi community. This is a community of young people …

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#208 The Many Shades of Devotion in Yoga 1:05:48

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Join Kino MacGregor, Tim Feldmann, Wade Oakley and Chandana Bhowmick as they discuss what devotion means for each of them. Finding the fuel of devotion in their practice is more sustainable than the fuel of ambition. Hear how they each found the student's heart of love in their relationship with their teachers and how they carry the flame of the pr…

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The Tables Turned: David Interviews Mark 1:05:39

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In this episode, David turns the tables and interviews Mark. We dive into the roots of Mark's life, growing up in New Zealand's church and school systems, confronting injustice early on, and stumbling into my body through sport and the natural world. David grills Mark on the long journey that led him to the heart of Yoga with his teachers Krishnama…

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Stop Looking, Start Living with David Fardi 50:16

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What if the life you're seeking is already unfolding beneath your feet? David Fardi's path from spiritual confusion to grounded clarity is a powerful reminder that real Yoga begins when we stop chasing and start participating in what is. A Yoga teacher and founder of the men's fashion brand Le Nirvana, David shares how he moved through disillusionm…

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#207 How Yoga Teaches Us to Stand Up for Justice Without Losing Our Peace 59:39

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In a world filled with conflict, injustice, and harm, how do we respond as yogis? In this episode, Kino explores the powerful yogic concept of *kṣānti*—forbearance, patience, and compassionate endurance—through scriptural sources including the Bhagavad Gītā, the Bodhicaryāvatāra, and the Yoga Sutras. We talk about how yogic activism is possible—and…

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Yoga Sutras Talk Recorded at Bali Teacher Untraining 55:55

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What does it mean to begin Yoga now—right here, in your breath and body, with your life exactly as it is? This talk, recorded during our teacher untraining in Bali, is a direct experience of the first four Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Together, we chanted, laughed, and explored what it means to practice Yoga in a way that's grounded, personal, and ali…

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Why Do We Gather in Bali? 30:43

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What makes us leave home and come together in person to share Yoga? In this episode, Mark and Rosalind reflect on hosting Yoga gatherings in Bali. They speak about the deeper meaning of these meetings, the beauty of Balinese blessing culture, and what it really means to offer something useful in a spiritual tourist economy. Can travel be justified …

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#206: Dharma Talk: Why We Think It's Important to Keep Practicing Ashtanga Yoga with Kino and Tim 1:00:35

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Why We Think It's Important to Keep Practicing Ashtanga Yoga and Why We Hope You Keep Practicing Too Dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practice is a powerful journey worth pursuing, even decades after your first class. Reflecting on more than 25 years of practice, we've discovered profound reasons to stay committed, which we captured in a recent series on wh…

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Walt Whitman was a Yogi | Dylan Giles 51:37

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Imagine words so sincere, that the author appears as a close friend, speaking directly through time to the deepest part of who we are? This week, Dylan Giles joins Rosalind to share how reading Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in a time of personal drift opened a direct experience of connection. Dylan describes nights spent under the Californian moo…

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Healing from the Need to Heal: Ayurveda, Orthorexia & Yoga with Konstanze Weiser 1:02:02

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What happens when healing becomes another form of harm? When the search for purity, wellness, and relief becomes a maze of restriction, shame, and exhaustion? In this quietly radical conversation, Konstanze Weiser joins us to speak not as an expert, but as someone who lived it from childhood illness to orthorexia, Panchakarma to spiritual burnout. …

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#205: Dharma Talk: The Discerning Eye of the Yogin — Becoming Connoisseurs of Spiritual Knowledge 1:09:21

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We are, by nature, discriminating beings. We develop taste — for art, food, fashion, architecture. We learn to tell what is real from what is imitation, what is durable from what is fleeting. We become connoisseurs of culture, cuisine, aesthetics. So what happens when that same discriminating capacity is turned inward? This is what yogic philosophy…

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Kali and the Marriage of Heaven and Hell 36:34

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What if our anger is sacred? What if the rage we feel in our bodies, in our culture, in our Earth, is not something to suppress, but something to honor? This week, Mariana Garcia Flores and I sit again in the Garden of the Moon to invoke the presence of Kali, the fierce face of the Divine Feminine, and the part of us that says no more. We speak int…

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Shakti is Not a Concept - Rosalind Atkinson & Mariana Garcia Flores 45:12

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What if everything you were taught to fear is actually sacred? In this intimate, resonant conversation, I sit down with Mariana, a dear friend and fellow teacher whose life story continues to unfold in powerful ways. Raised in a strict Catholic school environment in Mexico, Mariana shares how years of religious repression shaped her understanding o…

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#204: Dharma Talk: The Grace of the Guru 1:40:40

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In the sacred journey of yoga, the figure of the guru—the teacher, the revealer—is not merely someone who instructs us in techniques. The guru is the light that removes darkness, the presence that dispels confusion, and the voice that calls us back to the Self. The Sanskrit word guru itself is formed from gu, meaning darkness, and ru, meaning remov…

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Alive as Life: An Interview with Mariana Garcia Flores 47:30

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What if you are already everything you're looking for? What if the power of the cosmos is not out there, but pulsing through your breath, your body, your life right now? In this conversation, I welcome Mariana Garcia Flores, a radiant presence from Mexico City, and a Woman of the Americas in her full power. Mariana shares her story of transformatio…

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Yoga for a Better World with Mark Whitwell and Jonathan Cassell 48:46

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What if true activism doesn't begin with protest signs or policy change, but with the way we breathe? In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Cassell in the lush Fijian islands to explore the profound intersections between Yoga, ecology, and the urgent need for human change. We speak about our shared grief for a world in ecological crisis and ask…

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From the Archives: Mark Teaching in Saanen, Switzerland 1:43:59

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This talk was recorded live at a workshop in the Swiss town of Saanen. A very interesting place for yoga and spiritual history and the transmission from East to West! Among the 'himalayas of the north', Mark is unravelling the core of modern spiritual systems and the search for enlightenment. Summarising the teachings of Krishnamacharya, Desikachar…

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#203: An Ocean of Grace, Saumanasya - The Cheerful Disposition of the Yogi's Mind 51:05

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Many of us come to yoga seeking relief. Relief from pain, from restlessness, from uncertainty. And sometimes we find it. But over time, what we discover is more lasting than relief. We discover presence. We discover steadiness. We discover a kind of joy that doesn't have to shout. It only has to be. So we practice. Not to get rid of pain, but to kn…

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The Source and the Seen: Reclaiming Intimacy, Yoga, and the Power of the Feminine 47:43

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The Yoga Tantras that Krishnamacharya graciously brought forth teach us direct participation in Reality and the qualities or nature of Reality. They flush from the living body the restive patterning and traumas that culture and society has put in us. These Tantras disappeared in India & Tibet after the 14th century replaced by authoritarian power s…

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#202: How Yoga Grows a Heart of Unconditional Compassion 59:42

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In the closing prayer of the Ashtanga practice, we chant: svasti prajābhyaḥ pari-pālayantāṁ, nyāyena mārgena mahīṁ mahīśāḥ, gobrāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubham astu nityaṁ, lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu. These ancient words are an offering — a prayer for all beings to be protected, for the rulers of the earth to walk the path of righteousness, for all sacred …

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#201: Tears of the Path: Saṁvega and the Ocean Within — A Reflection on Feeling Deeply, Seeing Clearly, and Walking the Path with Urgency 48:20

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As we go deeper on the spiritual path—whether through yoga, meditation, or self-inquiry—we often discover a paradox: We feel more peace… but we also feel more pain. The highs become transcendent. The lows, unbearable. We start to feel everything more intensely. This intensity is not a mistake. It is the heart of the path. The Buddha says: you have …

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#200: The Benefits of Strong Practice in Cultivating Tapas 1:07:08

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Sometimes we may not understand why it is necessary to engage in strong practice. This talk dives into how the effects we put into asana practice cultivate a powerful internal fire of purification. This was a talk given after a 4 day immersion with Kino and Tim in Bangkok. Practice LIVE with me exclusively on Omstars! Start your journey today with …

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#199: Honoring the Lineage and Understanding Merit in Ashtanga Yoga 1:42:36

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Kino and Tim discuss how to honor the lineage in the absence of our teachers. They further dive into the definition of what constitutes merit in the practice of Yoga. Ending with a Q&A that captures the spirit of the conclusion of their first week of teaching in Bali Practice LIVE with me exclusively on Omstars! Start your journey today with a 7-da…

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#198: The Lifelong Path of Yoga: Kino MacGregor on Insightful Self-Discovery 39:43

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Why yoga? Anyone who has practiced for a decade, two decades, or even a lifetime knows that the answer to this question is anything but simple—or perhaps so simple that words fail to capture it. Some truths can only be understood through embodied knowledge, a form of wisdom that arises not from intellectual effort but from deep receptivity. Yoga is…

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#197: Tristhana Unveiled: Breath, Body, and Mind in Ashtanga Yoga with Kino & Tim 46:00

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Join Kino and Tim as they explore Tristhana, the foundational framework of Ashtanga Yoga that unites breath, body, and mind. Whether you are new to the practice or have been teaching for years, this episode offers a deeper look at how these three elements work together to cultivate presence, focus, and transformation. Breath serves as the bridge be…

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#196: Astrology Talk with Kino MacGregor and Gahl Sasson 39:21

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Astrology is more than just predictions. Join Kino and Gahl for a conversation about spirituality, past lives, and how astrology can help guide us along our journey Gahl Sasson makes Kabbalah, astrology and psychology engaging, illuminating, and fun. His book, A Wish Can Change Your Life, (published by Simon & Schuster and co-written with Steve Wei…

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#195: Discipline, Method and Studentship in Ashtanga Yoga 1:10:27

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With set sequences, rules, and repetitions, Ashtanga is often seen as a devotion to discipline. But if you look closely, it is a delicate orchestration where breath, movement, and focus unite to reveal the clarity within. In today's episode, we reflect on the purpose behind the method, exploring how every inhale, every exhale, and every asana carri…

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#194: The Pillars of Happiness with Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman 1:14:58

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Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman join us to share timeless insights exploring how impermanence and interconnectedness form the foundation of a meaningful life. With wisdom rooted in years of spiritual practice, they reflect on the paradox of happiness – not as something to chase but as a natural state revealed through presence and self-awareness. Ou…

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#193: Honouring Lineage When the Teacher is Gone 1:00:55

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The lineage of Ashtanga has always been a living tradition carried forward by devoted practitioners. But what happens when the Guru who once held the lineage are no longer present? Without an Acharya to guide us, the responsibility shifts to each of us – to show up, to practice, and to nurture the teachings within ourselves. And it's not about perf…

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#192: Living The Lineage: Dedication in The Face of Change 33:14

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Ashtanga Yoga is more than a personal ritual - it's a living tradition carried forward by generations of teachers and students. Those who came before us made sacrifices to do so and as yogis, we share a responsibility in keeping the lineage alive. So in this episode, we explore what it means to honor our teachers. Not through idolization, but by as…

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#191: Accessibility in Ashtanga: Honoring Tradition And Embracing All Bodies 43:15

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Ashtanga Yoga reminds us that practice is not about perfection, it's about presence. And while this truth features throughout life's ups and downs, let's take a moment to reflect on this through the lens of accessibility. There is, after all, great power in offering adaptations that make the practice available to all bodies and abilities… And what …

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#190: The Hidden Knowledge of Yoga Within 55:41

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While our practice connects us to a lineage of timeless teachings, its essence is deeply personal and woven into our breath, our movement, and our awareness. It's here within this space that we begin to understand the true source of the practice - our being - and the resilience it cultivates both on and off the mat. Yet, the journey is not always e…