Peter's Podcast

Happy anniversary to Peter's Podcast! Two years in, I start off about Real Yoga and how to use it. Then I discuss the vata dosha and how the part of ourselves that is related to motion can create imbalances — and how to use real yoga to deal with the imbalances!

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Thanks for listening. Namaste!

In this episode, I share a meditation class, beginning with a description of Tantra's contribution to finding actual happiness.

I mention the ISHTA 101, a chance to learn all about yoga philosophy in a day-long training.

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In today's episode, I talk with my colleague April Puciata, whom I got to teach trainings with in the Washington DC area over the years. April has been teaching yoga in NYC, Washington DC and New Jersey for almost two decades.

She is the founder and creator of beyond OM, and teaches yoga trainings and workshops throughout the US and she leads retreats all over the world.

April shares what she's up to and how she's overcome various challenges in her teaching career. We also touch on our use of yoga in our writing practices.

Meditation Teacher Training Level 1

And she mentions a benefit she's involved with May 19.

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In today's episode, I discuss the subtitle of my podcast from the perspective of the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha. I mention my upcoming workshop at ISHTA Yoga called "Real Happiness: The Bhagavad Gita as the Human Owner’s Manual." You can sign up for it here. If you're outside NYC, you can call in to the video chat. If you want to call, sign up, then contact [email protected] for the call-in details.

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Namaste!

Finding joy and the beauty of life is like a game of hide and seek. In today's episode, I look at this idea in light of the spring holidays. After a talk, I take us to meditation class, where I continue the theme and lead a meditation on the elements and our breath. Enjoy!

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Psych Rock Kirtan performing Hey Hari Sundari

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Brett Larkin studied at ISHTA Yoga in 2005 where I had the pleasure to be one of her trainers. She describes what went from using YouTube as a way to memorize her own sequence into a career as a beloved online yoga teacher.

Today, Brett has more than a quarter million subscribers to her YouTube channel. She won Youtube’s “Next Up” award as one of the top emerging Youtube channels of 2017. Plus, she’s the founder of Uplifted Yoga, a private online yoga and meditation community empowering students to personalize their practice and ignite their best life - on and off the mat. She’s authored over 4 yoga DVDs and instructed at top studios, companies like Google and Pinterest, and on retreats around the world.

I had the chance to hear some of Brett’s history since I saw her last, and to get her advice for teachers interested in the online world.

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A lecture on the practice of surrender, gratitude, and kriya yoga.

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In this episode, I have an inspiring talk with Nino Farruggio, author of two yoga books for children. We talk about where she finds inspiration and how yoga helps her tap the magic in her life. Her books are Little Shrimp Wants to do Yoga and Little Shrimp Wants to Meditate. Nino teaches yoga on Long Island and in Manhattan, teaching private, corporate and children’s yoga classes. She also leads retreats locally and internationally. You can find her on Instagram at @Ninosbooks.

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Namaste!

Some thoughts on how to stay balanced, in sattva guna, given today's news. You can always reach me at [email protected] or make a comment at Simplecast, where I host the podcast.

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In this episode, we head to meditation class. I start with a talk about the cyclical nature of our world and how to remain balanced as life is going up and down and back and forth, seemingly throwing us every which way!

Then we have a meditation practice. If you decide to do the practice, feel free to exit any time you feel uncomfortable. Massage your legs and feet if you need to calm down.

During the meditation, I play a little of the sound of rain from last year when we were in France. This year we're headed to Portugal for a retreat — stay tuned, but put a pencil note in early August!

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The episode image is a painting by Hilma af Klint which is on display at the Guggenheim in a fantastic exhibition.