What happens when a Benedictine monk becomes a money manager? In this rich and engaging conversation, Harmony talks with Doug Lynam about his extraordinary journey from the Marine Corps to monastic life, and ultimately into the world of finance. Drawing on his unique spiritual and intellectual background, Doug shares how childhood trauma, Enneagram types, and attachment styles shape our financial lives—and how we can transform our relationship to money with awareness and integrity.

Doug’s groundbreaking new book, Taming the Money Monster, introduces an innovative blend of psychology, neurobiology, and spiritual insight, using the Enneagram as a roadmap to financial healing. Whether you’re a yoga teacher struggling with shame around wealth, or someone seeking a more spiritually aligned path to abundance, this episode offers tools and perspectives that can change the way you think about money forever.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Connect with Doug Lynam:

Website: www.douglynam.com

Book: Taming the Money Monster (Available July 8)

Instagram: @douglynam

Take the Enneagram Test: https://www.douglynam.com/resources

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Harmony and Russell sit down with Paul Bramadat — professor, anthropologist, and longtime yoga practitioner — to explore the spiritual, cultural, and deeply human dimensions of modern yoga. Paul, who began his yoga journey in Harmony’s studio in Victoria, BC, now returns not as a student, but as the author of Yoga Lands, a fascinating book that blends memoir, ethnography, and cultural critique.

Together, they dive into the real reasons people are drawn to yoga: not just for fitness or flexibility, but as a response to suffering. From the spiritual to the sociopolitical, this episode weaves personal stories and academic insights into a rich discussion of cultural appropriation, inclusivity, identity, and the subtle energies that shape how we relate to each other in the yoga room.

This episode is essential listening for yoga practitioners, teachers, and anyone who’s ever felt the transformative pull of the practice — even when the reasons are messy, complicated, and rooted in pain.

🔍 Topics Covered:

The origins of Paul’s yoga journey—and his unexpected return as a scholar and teacher

How suffering draws people to yoga across cultural and class lines

The subtle politics of yoga spaces in North America

Cultural appropriation vs. respectful integration of Indic traditions

The rise of yoga among women and what that says about modern spirituality

Differences between Canadian and American views on wellness and healthcare

How yoga spaces function as secular sanctuaries

The “erotics of proximity” in yoga rooms—and why we need new language for it

What it means to honor yoga’s roots while making space for modern evolution

Why inclusivity matters—and how to create truly welcoming spaces

🧘 About Our Guest:

Paul Bramadat, PhD is a professor of religious studies at the University of Victoria, specializing in the cultural and political intersections of religion and public life. He is the director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society and a long-time yoga practitioner. His new book, Yoga Lands: In Search of Practice on the Mat and in the World, brings academic rigor and personal insight to the complex and beautiful messiness of modern yoga culture.

Learn more about Paul and his work:

🌐 Paul Bramadat Faculty Page at UVic: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/history/people/faculty/profiles/bramadatpaul.php

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In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony Slater and Russell Case sit down with Raquel Devillé, a skilled therapist specializing in neurodiversity. They explore the complexities of living with ADHD, autism, and sensory sensitivities, and how these experiences can manifest in daily life—especially for highly sensitive individuals.

Key Topics Covered:

Raquel’s Approach:

Raquel explains her integrative approach, combining TRE, somatic experiencing, and brainspotting to help clients release trauma and stress stored in the body. She discusses why spontaneous tremoring can be a powerful reset for the nervous system and how somatic work differs from cognitive therapy by engaging deeper brain regions like the limbic system and the brainstem.

Connect with Raquel Devillé

https://encorps.be/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquelDevillé/ 

[email protected]

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Join Harmony Slater for a deeply transformative conversation with author and mentor Sara Avant Stover. In this heartfelt episode, they explore Sara’s powerful book, Handbook for the Heartbroken: A Woman’s Path from Devastation to Rebirth, offering profound insights into how grief and loss can be the gateways to our greatest personal and spiritual transformations.

Sara shares her personal journey through heartbreak, revealing how loss—whether through death, the end of relationships, or major life changes — often triggers a deep identity crisis. Drawing on wisdom from yoga, Buddhism, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, Sara offers compassionate strategies for navigating grief, understanding trauma, and embracing emotional healing as a sacred rite of passage.

Listeners will learn:

Sara Avant Stover also shares her personal experiences studying yoga with renowned teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, offering a poignant reflection on community grief within the yoga world.

Whether you're experiencing loss, supporting someone who is grieving, or simply seeking deeper emotional wisdom, this episode is filled with soulful guidance and actionable insights.

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Your relationship with money runs deeper than spreadsheets or strategy—it’s stored in your body.

In this insightful and energizing episode, Harmony Slater shares an excerpt from a powerful conversation with business coach Danielle Leigh about money, worth, and the energetic patterns that shape how we show up in business. From Harmony’s early childhood imprint of financial fear to the science of dopamine and gendered money responses, this dialogue unveils the invisible beliefs that keep women playing small.

Through compassionate coaching and practical somatic exercises, Harmony and Danielle explore what it means to rewire your nervous system for abundance. You’ll learn how money is simply energy—prana—and why regulating your frequency is the key to creating sustainable, aligned success.

This conversation goes beyond mindset, touching on the spiritual, emotional, ancestral, and embodied roots of wealth. Whether you’re a healer, creative, entrepreneur, or simply ready to stop chasing and start embodying, this episode will change how you relate to money, power, and self-worth.

Danielle Leigh is a wife, a boy mom, and a business coach and strategist who helps women grow their businesses and build lives they love. After a decade rising through the corporate ranks as a seasoned brand strategist, she now uses her unique blend of mindset coaching and actionable planning to help entrepreneurs attract dream clients, scale sustainably, and create waitlists—all while still making it to their kiddos’ soccer games.

Danielle’s work has been featured in U.S. News and World Report, Medium.com, and she was named one of the “Top 30 Coaches to Look Out For” by NYC Journal. Her approach has helped clients reach 6+ figures in income by aligning strategy with soulful ambition.

🌐 Website: danielleleighcoaching.com

📱 Instagram: @danielle_leigh

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 In this powerful episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony Slater sits down with Ramona Rouhdoust, a healer, teacher, and founder of Let’s Yoga Shiatsu. Ramona shares her incredible journey from her early life in Iran to her transition from a career in biopharmaceutical research to becoming a spiritual teacher and healer.

Ramona discusses the pivotal moment when she left her high-powered job to pursue healing practices like Shiatsu, yoga, and breathwork—ultimately creating a life of deep presence, purpose, and peace. She opens up about the transformative power of breath, her connection to energy healing, and the profound impact of spiritual practices like meditation, pranayama, and spinal energetics.

This episode is a deep dive into how energy healing, yoga, pranayama, and spinal energetics can help us reconnect with our bodies, calm our nervous systems, and rediscover a sense of inner sanctuary, no matter how chaotic life may become.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

Links Mentioned:

Join Harmony in Brussels:  https://www.lets-yoga.info/workshops2025-1

 Harmony will be teaching a 4-day immersion in Brussels, Belgium, from October 16-19. Explore pranayama, energy healing, and somatic practices with Harmony in person.

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In this episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, Harmony Slater and Russell Case are joined by David Swenson, one of the most respected and beloved Ashtanga Yoga teachers in the world. With over four decades of practice and teaching, David shares stories from his new book, "Why Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow," offering a candid look into his life, his family, and his journey through the world of yoga.

David’s insights are both humorous and profound, covering his early years in Texas, his connection to Ashtanga Yoga, his experience with the Hare Krishnas, and his reflections on life, death, and personal growth. He also shares stories of resilience, from his family’s struggles to his own journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn:

* Why David Swenson believes only dead fish go with the flow.

* The struggles and triumphs of his early life, from family challenges to spiritual exploration.

* How David inspired many yogis through his teaching of Ashtanga Yoga.

* His thoughts on balancing discipline and freedom in yoga practice.

* The surprising stories behind his new book and the wisdom he gained along the way.

Listen now to hear a rich and inspiring conversation with David Swenson.

Mentioned in this episode:

Connect with David Swenson

David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidswensonashtanga

David on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidswensonashtangayogapr4920

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In this deeply resonant episode of the Finding Harmony Podcast, hosts Harmony Slater and Russell Case are joined once again by two of the most beloved teachers in the world of yoga and Buddhist philosophy—Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor. Together, they explore the eternal question: What does it mean to be truly happy?

Drawing from decades of yoga practice, philosophical inquiry, and embodied living, Richard and Mary illuminate how joy, contentment, and interconnection arise not from seeking, but from sensing—from tuning in to the subtle patterns of breath, body, and awareness.

From stories of moody teenagers and Michelin-star meals to the nature of embodiment, the group shares moments of insight, hilarity, and grace. You’ll hear how depression and suffering shape our paths, why mindfulness without embodiment can sometimes harm more than help, and how “looking again” may be the most profound spiritual practice of all.

Whether you’re a longtime yogi or simply curious about how to live with more presence and compassion, this episode offers a grounded, heart-opening invitation into the field of happiness that lives within each of us.

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When a beloved teacher passes, what remains? In this poignant conversation, Harmony and Russell sit down with fellow Canadian Ashtanga teachers David Robson and Jelena Vesic to explore how a community carries the torch of tradition through grief, transformation, and time.

They share personal stories about lineage, legacy, and leadership following the sudden loss of Sharath Jois. Together, they reflect on the challenges of upholding authenticity, adapting practices, and fostering community while honoring a tradition that shaped their lives.

Whether you are a seasoned Ashtangi or new to the practice, this conversation offers a deeply moving and honest look at what it means to continue walking the path when the road ahead feels uncertain.

Episode Breakdown

David Robson is a senior Ashtanga Yoga teacher based in Toronto, Canada, with more than two decades of dedicated study and teaching. Known for his traditional approach and deep devotion to the Ashtanga lineage, David has guided thousands of students worldwide and was recently certified by Shruti Jois and the Joyce family following Sharath Jois’s passing.

Jelena Vesic is an authorized Level 2 Ashtanga Yoga teacher who brings a background in dance, discipline, and devotion to her teaching. She is passionate about creating safe, structured, and welcoming spaces for students while preserving the authenticity of the Mysore method.

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Harmony Slater reconnects with longtime friend and fellow teacher Paul Dallaghan to explore his journey from Ireland to India, from business school to biology, and from asana to advanced Pranayama. Paul shares the inner current that drew him to spiritual practice, his years immersed in India and Thailand, and his groundbreaking research on how breath-based yoga practices affect longevity, telomere length, and mental health.

The episode is filled with insights on what it means to be truly engaged in your practice, how ancient yogic techniques translate into measurable physiological benefits, and why sincerity may be the most essential ingredient in personal transformation.

Whether you're a seasoned yoga practitioner or someone looking to understand how the breath can change your brain and your life, this episode will spark curiosity and offer grounded, heart-centered wisdom.

In This Episode, You'll Hear:

Guest Bio: Paul has spent 30 years in the wellbeing arena, from immersion in original breath-body-mind practices to cultural and scientific study.  He is CEO and founder of Samahita Retreat since 2003, the first full wellbeing retreat center in Asia, known for breath, yoga, wellness and fitness, thriving today on Ko Samui, Thailand.  Paul spent many years in India, including in Mysore with P Jois, being the last to be certified by him in his lifetime (in 2007). He learnt pranayama in-depth with his primary teacher, O.P.Tiwari. Paul was  acknowledged in 2022 in the Indian tradition as “Master Yogi: Pranacharya (Breath Expert)”.  Paul was aware of the need for robust research and deep study in this field and devoted himself to academic scholarship, earning a Ph.D in Biological Anthropology from Emory University. His area of specialty was the breath and related practices, their history and origins, as well as a scientific analysis where he developed protocols and carried out a clinical trial study assessing psychological and physiological markers on mental health, stress, and longevity outcomes. Paul has taught practical workshops all over the world as well as at the University level while being an invited speaker to events, conferences or by private organizations. The ability to laugh and banter and not take yourself seriously are key to his philosophy of life. All this while being a devoted father to two sons.

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