Integral Yoga Podcast

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Avi and Lucy Cannon discuss the balance between service and self care, overcoming the need for approval, rigidity and growth into authenticity.

Lucy Cannon was born in London, and moved to Portugal as a young child. Following her studies, she moved to London where she worked at the fashion house Gucci for 3 years. In 1999, she returned to Portugal to follow her love and curiosity of Yoga. In 2002 Lucy became a Certified Integral Yoga teacher and has continued her studies with Integral Yoga. Between 2012-2016, she became a teacher trainer for Integral Yoga in Basic and Intermediate courses. Over the past 20 years she has studied in; Yoga of the Heart with Nischala Joy Devi, Raja Yoga with Nalanie Chellaram, Yoga for the Special Child with Sonia and Renata Sumar, Accessible Yoga with Jivana Heyman and many other great teachers.

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Laksmi Scalise talks with Avi Gordon about "mind science", the joy of not knowing, getting to "that magic spot" of total acceptance, gurus and more.

Reverend Laksmi Scalise, IYM, RYT 500, is an Integral Yoga minister and teaches Beginners,Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga. In 1977 she began studying Yoga under Swami Bua Maharaj, whose students she taught whenever he traveled. She studies with Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux and is one of his senior teachers. She is also a Reiki master teacher, Dowser, and Astrologer. Using pendulums, crystals, and sound mantras, Laksmi performs shamanic chakra balancing, Reiki and Sound healings privately and through the Integral Yoga Wellness Spa.

Links:

Instagram: @laksmiscalise

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laksmi.scalise

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Chandra discusses her introduction to Integral Yoga, balancing priorities in life, letting go of "being right" and recognizing what's important, and introducing others to Yoga.

Chandra/Jo Sgammato is a certified Integral Yoga instructor who served for twenty years at the Integral Yoga Institute of New York in many capacities, mostly as general manager. She founded the Yoga At School program to bring the benefits of Yoga to New York City public schools. Today she is a member of the Integral Yoga Global Network.

Links:

Integral Yoga Institute, New York - iyiny.org

Integral Yoga Website - integralyoga.org

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Avi and vegan author Meenakshi Angel Honig discuss Swami Satchidananda, the idea of ahimsa (non-violence) as applied to our diet, talking to people about veganism, the connection between ahimsa and happiness, and her new book "The Solution: 10 Compelling Reasons to Choose a Plant-based Diet & Lifestyle - The Why & The How".

Meenakshi Angel Honig is dedicated to peace & lovingkindness. She has studied with the world-renowned, highly revered & deeply loved Yoga Master, His Holiness, Sri Swami Satchidananda since the age of 16.

Meenakshi Angel is an internationally acclaimed certified Integral Yoga Instructor & Yoga Teacher Trainer. She is about to celebrate her 50th consecutive year of being a Yoga teacher and over 25 years as a Yoga Teacher Trainer!

She served as the premier Mind, Body, Spirit, Yoga Instructor & Stress Management Consultant at the award-winning Grand Wailea Resort for over 17 years & she currently teaches at the spectacular five-star Fairmont Kea Lani on Maui.

Meenakshi Angel is a licensed minister & an animal rights advocate. She is a highly respected leader in promoting plant-based nutrition for individual & global wellbeing.

Meenakshi Angel has produced 5 DVDs, 2 CDs & is the author of 11 books.

Her work is endorsed by Sri Swami Satchidananda,

Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Dean Ornish,

Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. John Gray,

Dr. Will Tuttle, John Robins, Alan Cohen, Marci Schimoff, Katherine Woodward Thomas, Miranda Macpherson, Swami Karunananda, Mirabai Devi & many other great luminaries!

To find out more about how you can benefit from Meenakshi Angel’s services & products, please visit ~

www.AngelYoga.com

Chapters:

0:00 Intro, Swami Satchidananda

16:03 Yoga, ahimsa, vegan diet

22:53 Yoga tradition vs evolution of Yoga

38:00 Talking to people about veganism, dealing with resistance

48:03 Health and having fun

53:02 Best approach to transition to vegan diet

1:06:33 Closing prayer

Links:

• Meenakshi Angel's new book, The Solution: https://www.amazon.com/Soulution-Compelling-Reasons-Plant-based-Lifestyle/dp/1889348023/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663266981&sr=1-1&tag=interior0d3-20
• Meenakshi Angel's website: http://angelyoga.com/

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Avi and Rabbi Rami discuss Shabbos, play, freedom of belief, tribalism, silence, gratitude practice, changing the world without antagonism and the divine feminine.

Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award–winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. He received rabbinical ordination from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion and holds a PH.D. in religion from Union Graduate School. A rabbinic chaplain with the USAF for 3 years, a congregational rabbi for 20, and a professor of religious studies for 10, Rabbi Rami currently co-directs the One River Foundation (www.oneriverfoundation.org). Rami is also a Contributing Editor at Spirituality and Health magazine where he writes the Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler column for the print magazine, the Spirituality & column for the digital magazine, and hosts the magazine’s bi-weekly podcast, Spirituality & Health with Rabbi Rami (www.spiritualityhealth.com).

Links:

• Rabbi Rami's websites: https://rabbirami.com and www.oneriverfoundation.org
• Judaism without Tribalism book: https://www.amazon.com/Judaism-Without-Tribalism-Blessing-Peoples/dp/1948626659/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NKVN1AGWASAP&keywords=judaism+without+tribalism&qid=1661897172&sprefix=judaism+without+tribalism%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-1&tag=interior0d3-20
• Rabbi Rami TED Talk - The Way of the Weeble: Cultivating Resilience in Difficult Times: https://www.ted.com/talks/rami_shapiro_the_way_of_the_weeble_cultivating_resilience_in_dark_times
• Rabbi Rami articles in Spirituality & Health Magazine: https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/authors/rabbi-rami-shapiro

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Avi Gordon and Victoria Moran discuss veganism, yoga, ahimsa and being a good example.

Featured twice on Oprah and listed by VegNews magazine among the Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors, Victoria Moran has written thirteen books including Creating a Charmed Life and Main Street Vegan. Her Integral Yoga training started in the early 1970s, and she is an RYT-200. Victoria is founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches; a co-founder of the Compassion Consortium, an online spiritual center for animal advocates; and lead producer of A Prayer for Compassion, the 2019 documentary exploring food choices and spirituality. Her latest project is the brand new Victoria Moran Podcast: Meetings With Remarkable Women.

Links:

www.mainstreetvegan.com

www.victoriamoran.com (under construction)

IG: @VictoriaMoranAuthor

FB: VictoriaMoranAuthor

LinkedIn: VictoriaMoranAuthor

Twitter: Victoria_Moran

YouTube: VictoriaMoranNYC

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Avi Gordon in conversation with Rev. Kumari de Sachy.

Rev. Kumari has been a devotee of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1981 and has lived and served in many capacities at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville since 1986, including as editor of the Integral Yoga Magazine, Publications Manager, LYT and Ashram Yogi Manager, Resident Services Director, Vidyalayam (Yogaville school) teacher, Yoga teacher. She has taught IY in prison and in college. She is currently serving on the Ashram Board of Trustees and Spiritual Life Board.

Rev. Kumari has a doctorate in English Education/Language Arts and has taught English in American and French universities. She is the author of Bound to be Free: The Liberating Power of Prison Yoga and A Vision of Peace: The Interfaith Teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has published articles on various Yoga topics.

Rev. Kumari lives in Yogaville with her husband, Snehan, her daughter, Pamela, and her two dogs and two cats.

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Avi Gordon in conversation with James Knight, the creator of Gentle Somatic Yoga.

James is one of the early pioneers to bridge yoga and Somatics. Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY) is the culmination of his life’s work as an experienced yoga teacher, certified Hanna Somatic Educator, body-oriented psychotherapist, movement educator, and author. James trains and certifies yoga teachers, yoga therapists, bodyworkers and other healthcare professionals through in-person, online, and livestreaming courses. As well, he leads international Somatic Wellness and Adventure Retreats.

Links:

Gentle Somatic Yoga Website: gentlesomaticyoga.com

GSY on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentlesomaticyoga/

GSY on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GentleSomaticYoga

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How many of us can say that we grew up in a yogic household, going to a yogic school, living at an ashram, surrounded by the grace of the Guru? Radha Metro-Midkiff can. Radha shares about her childhood, her current service, and her special relationship with Swami Satchidananda.

Radha Metro-Midkiff, Executive Director for the Integral Yoga Institute New York, brings a lifetime worth of experience in yoga and business to the organization. She was born and raised in Yoga. Brought up at Yogaville, under the direct tutelage of Sri Swami Satchidananda, she met Sri Gurudev at the ripe old age of one. Her parents, Integral Yoga Ministers Bhagavan and Bhavani Metro, moved from Colorado, to Connecticut, then to Virginia, so she and her 5 siblings could attend the Integral Yoga School/Yogaville Vidyalayam. She was the only student to attend the school from 1st -12th grade. She was certified as both a Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga instructor at the age of 18. In addition, she had the fortune of being one of only four individuals to receive the direct blessing of Dharma confirmation from Swami Satchidananda.

Links:

Integral Yoga Institute - New York: https://iyiny.org/

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