John Lee is a pioneer in the fields of self-help, anger, codependency, creativity, recovery, relationships and men’s issues.

In the mental health field, he is considered the therapist’s therapist and regularly trains and mentors therapists on how to work with clients and how to work on themselves. He has taught his techniques and theories to thousands of individuals, couples, families, groups, corporations, and therapists all over the world.

After 25 years of touring nationally and internationally, bestselling author, John Lee, calls both Austin, TX and Mentone, AL his home.

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Talking Andean traditional healing, plant medicine and cultural appropriation with Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta.

Jhaimy is a traditional healer from Cusco, Peru who has been trained and initiated in the wisdom teachings of the Northern region of Peru, home to the ancient lineage of the Sacred Plant medicine known as Wachuma or San Pedro. He began his initiation onto this path at a young age and has apprenticed with Master Teachers in the Alchemical mystery teachings of transformation and transmutation.

Jhaimy has taught and lead ceremonies at conferences, workshops and specialized tours throughout Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil and most recently Spain and Sweden.

http://childrenofthe7rays.com

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Books: http://brianjames.ca

Yoga Courses: https://vimeo.com/brianjamesyoga/vod_pages

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Talking Andean traditional healing, plant medicine and cultural appropriation with Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta.

Jhaimy is a traditional healer from Cusco, Peru who has been trained and initiated in the wisdom teachings of the Northern region of Peru, home to the ancient lineage of the Sacred Plant medicine known as Wachuma or San Pedro. He began his initiation onto this path at a young age and has apprenticed with Master Teachers in the Alchemical mystery teachings of transformation and transmutation.

Jhaimy has taught and lead ceremonies at conferences, workshops and specialized tours throughout Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Brazil and most recently Spain and Sweden.

http://childrenofthe7rays.com

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino for 21 years. Amy's degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion, and a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology.

Amy has extensive Yoga training in the Krishnamacharya Tradition and was certified as a Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Teacher Trainer and Yoga Therapist. Amy helped to set standards for Yoga Therapist in organizations such as NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association). Amy is a Co-Founder of The Optimal State of Living, an organization that certifies Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists at the 200, 300, 500, 800 and 1000-hour levels. Amy is President of the Board of Directors for the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT).

https://amywheeler.com

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Talking yoga therapy, TKV Desikachar, yoga sutras, community and kinship with Amy Wheeler.

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino for 21 years. Amy's degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion, and a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology.

Amy has extensive Yoga training in the Krishnamacharya Tradition and was certified as a Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Teacher Trainer and Yoga Therapist. Amy helped to set standards for Yoga Therapist in organizations such as NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association). Amy is a Co-Founder of The Optimal State of Living, an organization that certifies Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists at the 200, 300, 500, 800 and 1000-hour levels. Amy is President of the Board of Directors for the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT). 

https://amywheeler.com 

It was my great honour and joy to have a conversation with my teacher Srivatsa Ramaswami, who I studied with back in 2014 during one of his trainings at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Ramaswami has an encyclopedic knowledge of yoga, having spent over 30 years learning from his guru, the great Sri T Krishnamacharya, considered by most to be the grandfather of modern yoga. Ramaswami carries those teachings with a great deal of integrity and humility, which in my books, makes him not only a great teacher, but also a real yogi (although I'm sure he would say otherwise).

Find out more about Ramaswami's work and upcoming trainings:
vinyasakrama.net

Intro and outro music excerpted from Ramaswami's recording of Ganesha Sahasranaamam, available on iTunes.

I had the chance to sit down with ambient music pioneer and laughter yoga guru Laraaji on his recent stopover in Montréal. In this enlightening and laughter-filled conversation, we chat about music as a way to tap into the eternal now, laughter as medicine, the key to aging gracefully and the power of saying 'no' to heavy language. Toward the end of our conversation his partner Arji adds some beautiful wisdom about mothering our inner child. Spending time with these two was some real heart medicine, and I hope that it leaves you feeling as light and inspired as it did me.

Find out more about Laraaji and his work at:
laraaji.blogspot.com

Laraaji Eternity or Bust film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfnVoJ2Jt74

Intro and outro music: Meditation No. 2 from Ambient 3: Day of Radiance by Laraaji and Brian Eno.

Livia Cohen-Shapiro holds a masters of Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She has practiced and taught yoga for nearly two decades and her dedication to understanding the human experience is life-long. Through yoga teacher training modules and online courses, Livia educates teachers on ethics, emotional literacy, psychologically sound and trauma aware teaching.

In this conversation, Livia and I discuss the psychological dynamics at play in the student-teacher relationship, the issues around sex between student and teacher, and the inherent power differential that some would say makes true consent impossible. It's a complex topic and while we cover a lot, I feel it's just the beginning of future conversations that I hope will bring more awareness to these issues that are affecting many of us in the yoga and shamanic communities.

Links to Livia's work:
https://www.appliedpsychologyforyogis.com/
http://ecstaticunfoldment.com/

Music: "The Art Teacher", by Rufus Wainwright

Santiparro, aka Alan Scheurman is someone who I've been crossing paths with for a long time without actually meeting, so it was a real pleasure to finally sit down and connect with him. We covered a lot of ground in this one, beginning with his start in the Detroit indie music scene, his initiation into the peyote and ayahuasca medicine paths, why his brand of spiritual music isn't "cheezy", the spiritual technology of ikaros (ayahuasca healing songs) and the beauty of collaborating with his wife Indy.

He's got a new album coming out in August called The Talon, and I highly recommend checking out his first album as Santiparro called True Prayer, which is one of my all time favourites and one of the few "spiritual" albums that doesn't make me cringe.

Connect with Santiparro at http://santiparro.com and http://highpalmshealing.com

Music: "Rainbow in the Night" & "Now Act Now" both by Santiparro