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Join my special guest, Nzingah Oniwosan, as we discuss food medicine, self care techniques and a host of inspirational topics relevant to today's yoga and health culture.  Yes baby I Like It Raw was founded by a Nzingah Oniwosan, a holistic health consultant and plant-based chef, as a means to help people tap into their raw potential and “process the unprocessed life.” Check out Nzingah at yesbabyilikeitraw.com and on IG @yesbabyilikeitraw.

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In this Episode I have the privilege of speaking with Ali Kaufman who is the Founder and CEO of Space of Mind. Ali is dedicated to seeking solutions for helping children learn in a way that truly engages and stimulates their creativity. She runs a successful school in Delray Beach, Florida and is way ahead of the curve when it comes to innovation in education. Listen to our conversation around the big question everyone with children has right now, "What is going to happen in the fall when school starts?" Visit her at findspaceofmind.com to learn more about her upcoming summer distance learning programs and options for future schooling needs.

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Episode 12 features a discussion with Tony Julian who is the Vice President of RGF Environmental. Here we discuss clean air quality solutions for yoga studios to help the re opening process during the COVID pandemic. RGF Environmental has pioneered solutions for indoor air quality for the past 35 years. We have implemented the use of the REME HALO® at Native Yoga Center and our goal with this podcast is to educate about how this air purification system works.

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This episode features a conversation w/ Scott Johnson about the delicate nature around re-opening Yoga Studios during COVID. Scott is the founder and director of Stillpoint Yoga London in the UK. Scott is one of the only ashtanga yoga teachers to both be authorised in the primary and intermediate series by Manju Jois, son of K Pattabhi Jois and be given senior teacher status by John Scott, certified by Pattabhi Jois and one of the most recognised and world renowned names in Ashtanga Yoga.

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You’re NOT too old, and it’s NOT too late! Sean Spencer came into yoga later in life and has been practicing for 15 years. Experimenting with various styles of yoga, he's been committed to a regular Ashtanga Yoga practice for the past 10 years, studying under amazing teachers in Jupiter and Miami, Florida; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Los Angeles, California. Sean offers Old Dudes Yoga Classes in surf shops in California and private sessions online. Check out his website at tribaleldersyoga.com 

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In this podcast Todd McLaughlin offers 5 Tips for Reemerging from Retreat. Meditation retreats can be an amazing way to gain an introspective experience and learn about one’s self. I have had the opportunity to participate in several 10 day silent meditation retreats in the past years. (https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index) Each time I have come to the end of a silent retreat I found the reemerging process to be interesting and at times, quite challenging. I am observing a lot of parallels and similarities to the “stay at home” orders that the majority of countries around the world are now experiencing and the participation of sitting in silent meditation retreats. I have come up with 5 tips that I have implemented in past retreat experiences that you can apply to this unique experience of getting back out “into the world.” Read our full blog post here. Visit our website here.

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In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Ashtanga Yoga teacher and practitioner, David Andrew Miliotis. David is an avid Ashtanga Yogi since 1989. He combines his love for the asana practice with his years of study learning the Sanskrit language into comprehensive yoga experience and methodology. Visit him at ashatangayogaorangecounty.com to view his online teaching programs for practicing and learning yoga and philosophy. We hope you enjoy listening.

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I am really excited to introduce to you, Carly Hunter. Carly is a yoga teacher living in New York City. The whole world is feeling the effects of the pandemic and one of the hardest hit places in the United States is New York. I learned so much during this conversation about the state of affairs in the Empire State and what it is like to be living in a densely populated city during a time of strict social distancing. I am thankful Carly took the time to share with us a discussion about teaching yoga in these times, how the scene in New York is evolving and what the future may look like as we move forward. To learn more about Carly visit her on her website here. We hope you enjoy! To learn more about Native Yoga Toddcast visit our website here.

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Episode 6 features Dr. Michael Shea. I am pleased to interview my colleague, teacher and friend. Please check out this entertaining discussion about Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Meditation and the future of yoga teaching and massage therapy in a world that hs been transformed by the recent pandemic. View the work of Michael Shea here at his website.

Michael J. Shea is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute.

Dr. Shea has been a Florida Licensed Massage Therapist since 1976, and was an advanced rolfer for 20 years. He is a founding member of the International Affiliation of Biodynamic Trainings and the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge task force (MTBOK).

Dr. Shea brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to teaching health and healing, with a teaching style grounded in a spiritual practice of developing compassion with the use of manual therapy.

He is a formal student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and past apprentice with a medicine man on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.

Because of the influence of the Dalai Lama, Dr. Shea’s clinical focus is on treating infants and children with neurological problems and developmental delays. This also includes teaching clinical skills for adults that carry pre and perinatal trauma.

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It is with great pleasure that in this episode I have the privilege to interview Greg Nardi. Greg Nardi is the owner of Ashtanga Yoga Worldwide where he teaches a Mysore program almost daily as well as an internationally renowned teacher of workshops in yoga practice and theory. Greg’s classes and workshops draw on his experience in the oral tradition of yoga that he participated in on numerous trips to study in Mysore, India and with teachers in N. America and Europe, his years of practice, and his ongoing self-study of academic research in contemporary and traditional yoga. Visit Greg online here. Here Greg weighs in on his thoughts about Yoga, the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of teaching yoga. We hope you enjoy!

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