Yoga Scussion: Yoga, Health, Mindfulness & Culture Podcast
Yoga Scussion is a mindfulness and yoga podcast that goes beyond the poses. Hosts Gina Clingerman and Brendon Orr bring you honest, in-depth conversations with yoga teachers, wellness practitioners, meditation guides, and wisdom keepers exploring yoga philosophy, personal transformation, and conscious living. Each episode dives deep into topics like the eight limbs of yoga, pranayama and breathwork, meditation practices, trauma-informed teaching, yoga's cultural roots, studio ownership, teacher training insights, and how ancient wisdom applies to modern life challenges—from managing anxiety to finding community to navigating spiritual growth. Whether you're a yoga teacher, longtime practitioner, or curious beginner exploring mindfulness practices, you'll find authentic stories, practical tools, and perspectives that challenge and expand your understanding of what yoga is and can be. This isn't surface-level wellness talk—it's thoughtful yoga discussion (hence "Yoga Scussion") that honors tradition while embracing evolution. Join the Yoga Scussion with us! New full episodes currently release every other Wednesday for the public and 3 days in advance for Yoga Scussion Circle members. Previews for each upcoming episode release a week in advance. Follow and subscribe in your preferred podcast player for the best listening experience.
Episodes
In this episode of Yoga Scussion, Dr. Meenakshi Vishwanath talks to hosts Gina and Brendon about how she grew up in India with yoga woven through her family—a grandfather who practiced headstands before court cases, a mother exploring holistic wellness decades early. Yet she describes herself as an "on-again, off-again" yogi, never quite appreciating what was always there. Training at Yo...
In this preview of next week's Yoga Scussion, Meenakshi Vishwanath discusses how yoga can be different and similar in the United States and India. Tune in next Wednesday for the full episode.
About Yoga Scussion: Yoga Scussion is a dynamic podcast that goes far beyond the yoga mat. Each episode brings together passionate practitioners, teachers, experts, and thought leaders from various ...
In this episode of Yoga Scussion, we hear from Casey Karges who walked into yoga unable to touch his knees. A runner, golfer, and self-described "intense" person, he discovered something unexpected: the connection between breath, mind, and body that transforms both personal practice and professional life. As director of a mediation center handling high-conflict situations including domes...
In this Yoga Scussion Preview, Mediation Center Executive Director Casey Karges talks to Gina and Brendon how a yoga practice can help one value the wants, needs and interests of the other towards a process of peace finding and making. Full episode releases December 17th.
Topics: Ashtanga yoga, mediation and yoga, conflict resolution, breath awareness, mind-body connection, yoga for ath...
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October 10th, 2025. Brendon Orr walks his 16-year-old dog Amelia through a golden sunlit meadow. But Amelia stops—perhaps the first time in her life she clearly doesn't wish to walk. Three deer appear in the tall grass, watching peacefully. Brendon locks eyes with one deer. A profound moment ...
You know those moments when enlightenment, insight, and wisdom find us? When the universe speaks to us during periods of adversity, joy, or stillness and we feel more aware, mindful, and present having listened to it? What if we took the time to record those moments and share them with others? This is the inspiration behind Podmasana’s sibling podcast, My Mindful Moment where you are inv...
In this episode of Yoga Scussion, airport executive Jeri Winkelmann came to yoga five years ago for the "wrong" reasons—wanting to look good in wedding photos. What she found was Ashtanga's challenging, repetitive practice that reminded her of ballet, a practice that's made her calmer, more focused, less anxious, and "a better human." Commuting an hour from Omaha to Lincoln even in winte...
Airport executive Jeri Winkelmann came to yoga five years ago for the "wrong" reasons—wanting to look good in wedding photos. What she found was Ashtanga's challenging, repetitive practice that reminded her of ballet, a practice that's made her calmer, more focused, less anxious, and "a better human." Commuting an hour from Omaha to Lincoln even in winter, practicing with her schnauzer G...
Gina and Brendon participate in the first Yoga Scussion where they touch on how they met, what brought them to yoga, the role it has played in their lives, the evolution of their practices, the cultural appropriation of yoga, the role of yoga in spirituality, mental health, and the benefits of this ancient system from India.
Topics: Yoga practice, teaching philosophy, cultural appropriat...
Gina asks Brendon if he thinks yoga is the best path to develop human consciousnes and Brendon asks Gina about how she came to yoga.
Brendon asks Gina if yoga has made her a better person or if she would be the same without her practice.
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - How yoga has contributed to becoming a better person
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