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Episode 77 | Br. David Steindl-Rast | Nothing is…Everything
Witness to World War II in Austria, Benedictine monk for the last 66 years, friend to Swami Satchidananda, and internationally-recognized practitioner of gratitude Brother David Steindl-Rast sits down to talk with Avi Gordon of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association....
Episode 76 | Alessandra Uma Cocchi | Love as Movement of Life
What would you say if you could whisper into the ear of every person on the planet? Uma and Avi explore the answer to this question as well as many...
Episode 75 | Marc Mukunda Morozumi | Living Yoga
Mukunda and Avi unfold the importance of acceptance on the path to better health, and the obstacles that often get in the way. Mukunda shares about...
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Episode 74 | Michael O’Brien | The Ripple Effect
Michael begins by telling his story of a near death experience changing the trajectory of his life. Is an intense crisis necessary for an awakening, or is it possible to redirect your life by listening to your intuition and learning from the experiences of others? Avi...
Episode 73 | Haris Lender | Kidding Around Yoga
Haris Lender is the creator of Kidding Around Yoga. A 500 hour Integral Yoga teacher certified in: Raja Yoga, Children’s Yoga, Stress Management and Prenatal Yoga. For 11 years at Yogaville and 8 years with KAY, Haris was the director of Yoga sleepover camps. Haris...
Beyond the Insane Mind
Often people ask, “How do I find God?” To find something, you should know what you are looking for? We talk about God constantly, but how many of us know exactly what God is?
Episode 72 | Mandee Labelle | It Shares Itself
Mandee and Avi discuss the difference between "natural" and "normal." The conversation flows naturally from discussion about honesty, freedom, and relaxation, to the importance of not taking ourselves to seriously. What's the difference between knowing something in...
Episode 71 | Dr. Dean Ornish | Undo-ism and Health
Eat well. Move more. Stress less. Love more. I grew up hearing about Dean Ornish, and heard more about him when I came to Satchidananda Ashram because he was a successful healthcare leader who’d been a student of Swami Satchidananda. He's said that “all of [his] work...
Episode 70 | Ramakrishna Sackett | The Poetry of Devotion
Ramakrishna and Avi dive into a conversation about the nature of God, of answering difficult questions at a young age. Ramakrishna shares about his experience meeting Swami Satchidananda and being an early pioneer of Integral Yoga. A builder, inventor, yoga teacher,...
Episode 69 | Prema Mayi | Rasa: the Yoga of Emotion
Prema Mayi and Avi discuss the emotional connection and release that music allows for, the effects of believing in reincarnation on our quality of life, how we are able to connect to the divine nature of life, and much more. Prema Mayi shares some music to begin and...
Episode 68 | Trace Sahaja Bonner | Have More Fun!
Trace Sahaja and Avi discuss the evolution of Yoga, the evolution of the personal self. How does “showing up” and “letting it be” lead to growth? How can I accept the dis-ease and pain in my life in order to find freedom and liberation on the other side? How can I...
Episode 67 | Asangan Binstock | The Business of Spiritual Community
Asangan is a baby boomer, born and raised in the Bronx. In 1970 he became a student of Yoga, and later a teacher and Director of the Boulder Integral Yoga Institute. His life in yoga continued at the Satchidananda Ashram in Connecticut beginning in 1974. There, he...
Episode 66 | Francesca Cervero | Relationship With Myself
Francesca Cervero has been a full-time yoga teacher since 2005. Her teaching is inspired by her foundational training with Cyndi Lee at OM Yoga Center, the years she spent as a dancer and the subsequent years she spent in physical therapy. Her teaching is also...
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