Kristin Leal is a yoga teacher trainer and yoga anatomy specialist who has a new book out. We discuss MetaAnatomy: A Modern Yogi's Practical Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Your Amazing Body, the new release and update of her previous books. We also talk about teaching and training during the pandemic and share our two cents on vaccines and the future with Covid-19.

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In this episode, I finish a discussion of the five challenges that humans tackle, and how we can get better at working within our nature rather than expecting circumstances to be different.

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In today's episode, I describe the kleshas and elaborate on the first two: Avidya and Asmita. 

I mention the ISHTA Yoga Meditation Training that I'm teaching with Alan and Sarah Finger June 8–10. 

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I've been viewing a lot of scientific research lately, and I love that it's there. At the same time, it creates an annoying implication that the practices that have been used for generations are suspect until research validates them. 

It's a tension I'm struggling with in my own teaching, and I share my own musings about the state of the art.

I mention two authors:

James Nestor. His book Breath is about breathing techniques of yogis as well as some contemporary breath researchers.

Carlo Rovelli. His work is looking for a unified theory of everything and he discusses time as being not a reality in any fundamental way.

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It's almost Spring in the northern hemisphere. It's a kind of Covid Spring as more of us get vaccinated. Today, I talk about the reason to meditate and give yourself a kind of personal Spring every time.

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Happy Valentine's Day to you!

I mention a previous episode when Wendy and I read from Elyse Poppers'  The Little Love Book.

Today, we head to meditation class, where I share a little deeper description of the chakras and how practicing with this as a tool can bring you more understanding and flow in your living.

There's a talk first, then a half-hour meditation practice. You can listen to the talk and or jump to 18:00 minutes in and do the practice. (Apologies for the couple of audio artifacts and speed glitches of the Zoom recording.)

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I share some thoughts on a Martin Luther King Day conversation I had with a group of ISHTA Yoga teachers.

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In this episode, Wendy Newton — yogiraj, polarity therapist, and wife extraordinaire — talks with me about the nature of our holidays. We touch on a bunch of fun topics. Enjoy!

Wendy is hosting the next ISHTA Yoga Happy Hour, Wednesday 5pm NYC time. It's an informal forum to put some thought to the end of this year and the start of the next. Join her!

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Namaste and happy holidays!

Happy December Solstice, whether it's the winter in the northern hemisphere or the summer in the southern! 

In this episode, I take us deep into the Sa Ham (or So Hum) kriya that we use at ISHTA during the movements of asana or at any time during the waking day.

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Happy holidays of light!