Mitra Somerville and Avi Gordon discuss how we find peace, and the practical advantages that come from it.

Quotes From the Interview:

* Fortunately in yoga there's a lot of different techniques, and the more techniques that we know about and the more that we practice, then we can choose the right technique at the right moment.

* I like to get peace and listen to my inner guidance and just follow that, and let that deeper spirit wo...

Hersha Chellaram talks about finding meaning in life, how to know the right outlet for our energy, and the importance of accepting our capacity.

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Oyámie Kali Ma'at and Avi Gordon discuss the practice of silence, the relationship between money and service, how to start practicing meditation, and the love that comes from facing pain.

Quotes from the Interview:

- "I started my journey because I read someone's story, and their story inspired me to take action. So I know that there's someone out there who's waiting to hear my story, so that they too can get moti...

Swami Ramananda of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco talks with Avi Gordon about adapting to conditions, how compassion follows naturally from meditation, and about what really makes us happy.

Quotes from the interview:

*I think compassion comes naturally when we touch deep enough inside ourselves.

*In a way you could say our identity is a structure in the subconscious mind, and ultimately that structure is built on a fau...

Tom Callahan and Avi Gordon discuss what jobs "help people", how we relate to our egos in daily life, and gratitude.

Quotes from the interview:

* In a more lighthearted way I would say [Yogaville] was started by some hippies following their guru, who was the swami that gave the invocation to open Woodstock, and it's a great place with lots of fun, interesting people from all over the world in the middle of rural Virginia....

Avi Gordon interviews Prajapati Swaine, who discusses spiritual maturation, the subtle purpose of Hatha yoga, and what experiencing the passing of his guru revealed.

Quotes from the Conversation:

* Maybe joy and awareness are just two different words for the same thing

* Whatever life is, it's not bound up in skin and bones

* If I had to say I "was" something, I guess I would say that I'm a yogi

* Meditation is t...

Interview with Heike Farkas, where she and Avi Gordon discuss how to shift our attitude towards challenges, the practice of humility, and the importance of having fun.

Quotes from the Conversation:

* Don't ever be ashamed of anything.

* There's no failure. Every mistake is a stepping stone.

* Sometimes [I'm meant to] make a mistake for the other person['s benefit].

* When we're willing to show vulnerable spot...

Ram Wiener discusses forgiveness, the experience of finding a guru, and allowing the universe to shape us into someone we like, in this interview with Avi Gordon.

Ram serves as vice president of business at SAYVA, overseeing the Integral Yoga Academy, all of the teachers’ programs, the Department of Program Development, and Advertising. A skilled teacher, Ram is certified in Meditation, Raja Yoga, Children’s Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, Int...

This episode begins and ends with songs from Jasey.

Jasey Jones is a mental health professional, hypnotist, and EMDR practitioner with extensive professional training in education, music, and the visual arts. He is a devoted yogi, completing the Living Yoga Training program at Yogaville, and student of many faiths who enjoys sharing simple practices for wellness of the body, mind, and soul.

Some questions asked:

*What have you notice...

A few questions Cory answered:

*Would it be wise for the law to focus on giving rewards as well as punishments?

*How would your describe your relationship with challenge?

*What does it take to move forward with your dream day after day?

Cory Sterling is a lawyer, small business owner, group fitness instructor and yoga teacher. He wrote The Yoga Law Book and has served hundreds of clients in the health and fitness space all across the w...

Durga Leela is a practical, down-to-earth, and to-the-point speaker who has worked on her own path of recovery. She has a great sense of humor and a real warmth for understanding the trials and tribulations of our human condition. She is the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body, and spirit approach for all those affected by addiction and...

Host of the IY Podcast Avi Gordon meets via Zoom with Parvathi Faini, founder of the Integral Yoga Center in Milan, Italy. They discuss being the authentic Self and connecting with others.

Paola Parvathi Faini began her journey of Yoga in 1992, which had a deep impact on her life. The love for Yoga brought her to her spiritual Master, Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1995. She is a certified instructor of Integral Yoga Hatha, Raja Yoga an...

Avi Gordon is joined by Rev. Kamal Itzel Hayward for Episode 29 of the Integral Yoga Podcast. Rev. Kamala is an Integral Yoga teacher and Yoga therapist, an Integral Yoga minister. For 13 years, she practiced law full time, passionate about protecting the public—particularly those people whose voices weren’t heard, whose lives weren’t valued, whose power was subjugated, who weren’t given equal access to resources.

She holds meetings...

For twenty years Dr. Amrita McLanahan served as director of stress management for Dr. Dean Ornish’s research, using Yoga and lifestyle changes to reverse heart disease and cancer. She now practices integrative medicine at Yogaville.

Dr. McLanahan has made multiple study trips to India and Asia, where she visited centers that use Yoga and other natural means to prevent and treat disease. She is the co-author of the book, Surgery and ...