After Yoga

Today’s episode is a lifeline and wake up call to stop fighting change (or wishing for it but procrastinating it) and a reminder that often the miracle is already in motion. 

Change isn't a sign that you failed or that life is falling apart; it’s proof that life is making room. Before any miraculous manifestation or quantum leap occurs, the universe clears out what can no longer fit in your next season. The right help, the right people, and the exact resources you need are already on their way to meet you halfway.

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Original writing by Victoria Hutchins I mentioned: “For the ones who left” from MAKE BELIEVE. 

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This roundtable episode brings together three yoga teachers from around the world to share stories of their most memorable yoga teachers. Those who have, in some way, made a real impact on their practice and their lives. These anecdotes offer valuable insights into meaningful leadership, along with a peek into some moments that have shaped their yoga journeys.

Šárka Bobotová’s Instagram @sarka.bobotova and podcast

Elle Minty’s Instagram: @iamelleminty and Elle’s Teacher @annekluit.respace

Samantha Mora’s Instagram @samanthacmora and Substack

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Time Stamps:

00:00 intro

08:55 making mistakes while teaching (Elle Minty)

14:45 music & the yoga of service (Sam Mora)

23:20 teaching from presence & devotion (Šárka Bobotová)

32:10 Sam Mora: message & offerings

34:52 Elle Minty: billboard message & offerings

37:32 Šárka Bobotová: billboard message & offerings

44:34 closing thoughts

“Releasing the need to look like you "made it" unlocks your deepest creative freedom.” 

“Sometimes the most impressive thing you can do is to not be impressive at all.” 

Today we talk about the difference between the yoga "celebrity" mindset (focused on status, polish, and external validation) versus the "artist" mindset (focused on process, raw expression, and internal truth). This episode explores why the era of the polished, untouchable "yoga celebrity" is coming to an end, and why the world is starving for authentic artists instead. From overcoming social media comparison traps, to understanding Rick Rubin’s philosophy of decoupling self-worth from output, to true style is actually a quality of your consciousness (inspired by The Gene Keys), and details on the upcoming live Social Media Workshop inside the Patreon community.

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Time stamps:

00:00 intro

06:54 animation 

09:25 yoga celebrities inspired me 

10:20 confidence is not a “look”

14:00 Jeff Foster - Spiritual Zombie

23:50 art helps us feel emotions 

26:30 step 1: light

28:25 step 2: nothing to hide, nothing to prove

29:30 behind the curtain

37:00 step 3: subtle feeling body

41:00 step 4: be okay refining

44:00 step 5: style is quality of consciousness 

51:00 step 6: numbers 

53:30 social media workshop

56:52 the creative revival

the feeling of yoga, and some words that try to describe it. stream of consciousness, and musical. this is for my seasoned yogis who want to put words to what yoga means to you, and also for yoga curious people who want to hear about a decade of practice put into freestyle prose and poetry about yoga asana versus the feeling of yoga, yoga philosophy, and what yoga really means.

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When I feel impatient, it’s an incredibly disturbing energy because I usually fear that rushing will block my success or sabotage what I want most. But while stuck in a nightmare series of travel delays in Paris on my way to see a close friend, I had a massive breakthrough about why we experience this frustration. I realized my impatience wasn't actually about the lost time or missed plans, but rather a deep-seated fear of disappointing other people and letting them down. Once you shine the light of awareness on the true root of your impatience, that heavy urge to force outcomes starts to dissolve so you can finally step into flow grace. 

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Clara on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamcleer/ 

Clara’s NGO Rights and Roots: https://www.instagram.com/rightsandrootsorg/

Recorded live in Guatemala after co-teaching Yoga Summer School together with the rest of the Cactus Club, my dear friend Kimi Hajian is back on the podcast. Kimi is a yoga teacher based in Prague, teaching classes both in person and online through her app, "Alkimi." This time we get into bhakti yoga, the yoga of relationships, the archetype of Hanuman, and the practice of chanting. Kimi shares what it means to her to stay rooted in the sacred without losing touch with ordinary, "normal" life. That yoga isn't about becoming someone new, it's about becoming more you.

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Time Stamps: 

00:00 intro

01:22 sponsors

05:57 the cactus club & yoga summer school

08:27 intentional sharing online

13:27 creative process

15:21 daily rituals

21:21 what does yoga mean to you?

23:51 staying rooted in reality

26:46 balancing the sacred and the mundane

28:47 archetypes

32:44 bhakti yoga

38:06 kirtan & voice

40:54 the yoga of relationships

46:19 “yoga is for normal people”

1:09:34 billboard question

This episode is for you if you feel like you’ve been holding yourself back, not wanting to look too crazy. If you’ve been hiding your bad angles, trying to be perfect, or even perfectly “authentic.” What if what you actually need is to embrace the weird, unpolished, wild, extreme parts of you? What if you could stop hiding yourself? 

And what if doing just that could help others do the same? It might be exactly what leads you into the big, meaningful work you’ve been dreaming of, or into your next creative project. It might just help you remember your power. The world needs you to show up as you are: not despite the parts of yourself that you try to hide, but because of them.

“The unique voice is the one that gets made fun of, but it's the one you recognize without even hearing their name…”

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Time Stamps:

00:00 intro

01:01 tendency to avoid extremes

05:20 noticing & collecting stories

07:26 ujjayi breath

08:36 feeling like you’ve “made it”

12:36 beyond authenticity: let yourself be weird

13:54 stop hiding your “bad’ angles

19:40 big things come from extremes

22:01 sponsors

26:54 stop hiding yourself

29:13 if you can spot it, you’ve got it

This is for you if you, too, are no stranger to feeling regret. To always feeling like you could have done something better, to regretting not speaking up, or regretting not going for it. To holding yourself hostage for what you do regret saying or doing without being able to stop the mental chatter long enough to find self-compassion. 

Today I take you through 2 types of regret and a story about why the fear of regret sabotages our success. Then I give you 3 antidotes for regret that will help you overcome your feelings of regret, along with your feelings of lack and indecision that are rooted in a FEAR of regret. 

The truth is that the hard decisions that we might regret either way, the moments we might regret, make the absolute best stories of our lives. So it’s time to take back our power, and not let regret rule our life… whether that’s past regret, or fear of future regret. 

Key words: overcoming regret, 3 antidotes for regret, feeling regret, how to overcome regret, dealing with regret, let go of regret, fear of regret, regret and perfectionism, self compassion, how to stop regretting the past, overcoming self doubt, mindset shifts, decisiveness, how to be decisive, fear of making mistakes, taking positive risks, personal growth, emotional healing, self grace.

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Decisive era piece of writing: 

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Time stamps:

00:00 intro

04:30 animation

09:00 romance and sponsors?

14:00 types of regret 

18:30 mastermind group & yoga summer school 

21:00 type 2 regret 

24:50 lack & what it has to do with regret

27:20 salt in the wound

29:30 addiction to feeling regret

30:30 antidote 1: write the lesson 

34:30 antidote 2: non-violent communication

40:15 not blaming

40:30 grace is always raining down, but we have to cup our hands

41:50 antidote 3: recognize positive risk

Ben Kalra is a yoga teacher, leading retreats around the world and sharing yoga philosophy online through his social media. He has a gift for making the teachings of yoga feel accessible and tangible, without losing their depth. Ben embodies the practice with wisdom, humor, heart, and a devotion to yoga that is clear and infectious. In this episode, we talk about god, yoga philosophy, yoga's roots, the realities of the yoga industry, and joy as a spiritual practice.

Ben’s Website and Retreat in Spain

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Time Stamps:

00:00 intro

08:28 open to mystery

10:20 finding your voice online

18:10 take the yoga practice seriously, take yourself lightly

22:20 yoga philosophy

24:42 different types of yoga teachers

27:44 what got you "hooked" on yoga philosophy?

34:01 why do you think we've forgotten our power?

36:59 defining yoga

40:09 what do you love about yoga?

43:17 devotion to the yoga practice

50:52 spiritual practice

55:52 what does truth feel like?

57:15 experiences in meditation

1:01:14 the cactus club

1:03:00 embodying the practice while in the yoga industry

1:14:39 how do you choose what to do?

1:20:22 how can yoga impact the world?

1:24:09 trusting in yoga's evolution

1:29:24 how do you know what to listen to?

1:30:46 rapid fire & billboard question

Disclaimer: This is a description of Puerto Rican style Rocket, it does not speak for other origins of Rocket.

If you're curious about Rocket Yoga: what it is, where it came from, what it feels like, or how to become a Rocket teacher, this one is for you. Maybe you've already fallen in love with the practice, or maybe you're wondering what it’s all about. In this episode we dive into what I've come to understand about the world of Rocket: the history, the sequence, the community, and lessons from my own teachers. 

In the words of Larry Schultz (founder of the Rocket practice): "Rocket is designed to wake up the nervous system and feed it the precious prana it craves while promoting a spirit of change and freedom in the practice."

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Mentioned:

Episode with David Kyle 

Episode with Manuel Oria

Rocket Teacher Trainings: https://therocket.info/ 

Time Stamps 

00:00 intro

03:14 agenda

06:17 David Kyle

09:51 the origin of rocket yoga

11:00 touring with the Grateful Dead

12:30 the rocket sequence

14:05 Larry Schultz

17:36 what rocket feels like

21:03 there’s a feeling at the start of class… 

23:07 the rocket community

27:39 rocket in San Francisco & Puerto Rico

29:53 OfferingTree

31:27 Yoga Trade

32:55 Patreon: the leadership and yoga club

35:00 teaching rocket

38:14 a collection of quotes 

42:45 interviewing rocket teachers

43:46 closing