Vyasa Smith and Avi Gordon discuss gratitude, the advantages of getting away from the "hustle and bustle", and how enlightened beings treat others. Vyasa is an Integral Yoga Teacher and resident of Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville. He currently serves as the Yogaville...
Episode 55 | Swami Asokananda | The Big I and the Little I
Swami Asokananda and Avi Gordon discuss courage versus conformity, discipline, and moving towards loving unconditionally. A monk since 1975, Swami Asokananda is one of Integral Yoga’s® foremost teachers—known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching...
Episode 54 | Hamsa Cho | Decision-making, Fun and the Needs of a Younger Generation
Hamsa Cho and Avi Gordon discuss yoga in leadership and decision-making, and how to grow without "beating ourselves up". Hamsa currently serves as the executive director for Integral Yoga Institute New York. She has 20 years of business and consulting experience....
Episode 53 | Marisa Radha Weppner | My Attention is My Currency
Marisa Radha Weppner and Avi Gordon discuss accepting every moment, the path of bhakti yoga (love/devotion), and how "we're all going to graduate". Mother, teacher, author, DJ, community organizer, life coach, podcaster, entrepreneur. Radha has taught yoga and...
Episode 52 | Zac Parker | The Bowling Alley of Life
Zac Parker talks about finding a life that reflects one's values, the "selfish selflessness" of serving others, and learning to balance discipline and lightheartedness. Zac has been teaching Yoga since 2014. He is certified as an Advanced Hatha Yoga and Restorative...
Episode 51 | Høly River | Only Doing the Work We Love
Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price talk with Avi Gordon about activism and the healing that comes from seeing our interconnectedness. "Courage" and "Seasons", two songs from the album Courage, appear at the end of interview. Høly River is founded by...
Episode 50 | Jaganath Carrera | Holy Curiosity
Jaganath Carrera and Avi Gordon discuss the importance of wonder and attention, the nature of the mind, and the power of acceptance. Jaganath Carrera is the founder and spiritual head of Yoga Life Society and its first Yoga Life Center in Woodland Park, NJ. He is a...
Episode 49 | Rita Pira | Fill Your Own Cup
Rita Pira and Avi Gordon discuss having the courage to follow our own path, and how what we consume and what we think creates our experience. Rita is an intuitive holistic life coach and a raw/vegan chef. She is on a mission to help people heal their mind, body, and...
Episode 48 | Daniel Levin | Each Piece Needs to Have its Own Peace
Daniel walked away from an opportunity to run a billion dollar business, to hitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace. He studied in a seminary five years and left one day before becoming a Rabbi and he has lived as a Monk in a monastery for 10...
Episode 47 | Rukmini Ando | Yoga was Everything my Body and Mind Ever Wished For
Rukmini Ando talks about her introduction to yoga, the similarities between formal meditation and creating art, and how teaching gets her out of the way. Rukmini Ando has been practicing Yoga since 2004 and has been teaching since 2010. She is certified in Advanced...
Episode 46 | Bhagavan Metro | Taking Care of the Things Around You
Bhagavan Metro talks about finding a spiritual teacher, the importance of identifying that we aren't the body and the mind, and finding harmony with our surroundings. Reverend Bhagavan is a certified Integral Yoga instructor and was ordained as a minister of Integral...