The Glo Podcast

Glo teacher Katie Baki hosts a conversation about yoga and mindfulness with Jordan Matthews, who has played pro football for the Eagles, Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and most recently, the 49ers. 

Jordan was experiencing injuries as he played, and decided he needed to switch positions, and yoga was an important part of his journey to make that switch. Katie worked with him every week on stretching, mobility, and also mindfulness and breathwork. 

In the interview, Katie and Jordan discuss how playing football involves more than just physicality. Successful players must bring a successful mindset to the field. Yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness changed Jordan’s attitude toward football and helped speed his recovery time after games. 

Books Mentioned on this Episode: 

Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley

As a Man Thinketh: by James Allen

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!by Robert T. Kiyosaki

The Four Agreements by Don Miquel Rui

Katie Baki on Glo

Divya shares with Derik Mills about how she has reframed her relationship to movement through yoga. In the conversation, Divya tells the story of her journey into yoga as a Tamil-American who did not see herself represented in the yoga industry born out of her own culture. She shares her thoughts about how to decolonize yoga by creating diverse, inclusive spaces and furthering collective wellness as a form of social justice. Divya breaks down yogic techniques in a way that are transferable off the mat, turning a practice into a lifestyle.

Divya’s Website

Divya’s YouTube, with videos about yoga, wellness, travel, and lifestyle 

Divya on Instagram

Hot Spot Yoga in Oakland (mentioned in the episode)

Divya’s Classes on Glo

Stress is a presence that we cannot deny in our lives. We will find some evidence of it every day. Professor Douglas Brooks says that it’s up to us to rise to the challenge of stress and in so doing, head it off before it turns into burnout. 

Stress, says Professor Brooks, is a natural and important feature of our human constitution. He recommends resources and practices that can help counteract it. Foremost among them is to simply breathe, and to make a commitment to our yoga practice. That engagement with ourselves and with yoga gives us empowerment. 

Rajanaka

Previous Glo Podcast episodes featuring Professor Douglas Brooks include The Roots of Mindfulness, Part 1, The Roots of Mindfulness, Part2, and Creating an empowering relationship with anxiety, feat. Professor Douglas Brooks.

Professor Douglas Brooks Classes on Glo

Etienne Maurice, Founder & CEO of WalkGood LA, wants the organization to be a bridge for people to heal, be more mindful, and become more self-aware, through the practice of yoga and self-care. In an interview conducted by Glo teacher Ivorie Jenkins, Etienne, along with Namaste Marley Rae, Director of Health & Wellness WalkGood LA, and ‌Ivy Coco Maurice, Stylist, Creative Community Entrepreneur, and Vice-President of WalkGood LA, discuss WalkGood LA’s mission. During the podcast episode, Etienne says, “We are who we are because of our grandparents, and we are their dreams manifested. We are their wildest dreams come true. WalkGood would not have come into our minds if our grandmother didn’t tell us to walk good when we’d leave our house. ‘Walk good’ is a Jamaican euphemism that means to take care, you know, take care of yourself when you’re out in the world, but most importantly be good to yourself. And it’s a healing affirmation that stuck in my mind all the time.”

“Yoga,” added Marley, “is used to relieve suffering. That’s why we meditate, that’s why we do yoga. And if we’re not talking about the things that are causing us pain and suffering, then we’re not using this healing practice to its fullest potential. I think if we’re able to all come together and have these tools and say ‘you are valuable enough to heal and to get better,’ we can all think clearer. We can all be kinder to ourselves, to the Earth, to the people around us. And in return we can all find a solution or a resolution to social justice issues.”

WalkGood LA website: Walkgoodla.org

Etienne on Instagram: @walkgoodetienne

Marley on Instagram: @namastemarleyrae

Ivy Coco on Instagram: @ivycoco23

Ivorie’s website

Sheryl Lee Ralph’s acceptance speech at the Emmys, posted by the Television Academy on YouTube.

The Tree, Yoga Studio in Los Angeles 

Ivorie Jenkins on Glo

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Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo.

In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast, Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philosophical context and relate them to movement practices in yoga. 

Links:

https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-chris-chapple

https://sunypress.edu/Books/Y/Yoga-and-the-Luminous

https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/?expert=christopherkey.chapple

In this interview with Glo teacher Katie Baki, Derik Mills asks questions about how to handle burnout. Katie describes how she seeks a yoga practice that balances Yin and Yang, and how practicing yoga online can be rewarding. Katie has a Costa Rica yoga retreat coming up and discusses the details in the interview. 

Katie’s website.

Katie’s upcoming retreat in Costa Rica.

Katie Baki’s classes on Glo.

Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo.

In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast, Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philosophical context and relate them to movement practices in yoga. 

Links:

https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-chris-chapple

https://sunypress.edu/Books/Y/Yoga-and-the-Luminous

https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/?expert=christopherkey.chapple

Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo.

In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast, Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philosophical context and relate them to movement practices in yoga. 

Links:

https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-chris-chapple

https://sunypress.edu/Books/Y/Yoga-and-the-Luminous

https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/?expert=christopherkey.chapple

In this interview with Glo teacher Khetanya Henderson, Khetanya shares about the power of connection, whether it is online in her Glo classes or teaching in person, and she discusses the daily routine she uses to keep herself centered. Khetanya has a retreat coming up July 22-27 with Natalie Valle that will feature Pilates, Reiki, and sound healing. There’s a link for it below. 

Khetanya has guest hosted two episodes of The Glo Podcast, The History of Home Birth and Midwifery in America, featuring Sarahn Henderson, and Building an Inward-Facing Practice with Ivorie Jenkins.

Links:

Khetanya on Instagram

 Khetanya’s Costa Rica Retreat: JULY 22-27 2023 PILATES, BLISS, & SOUND

GLO classes:

Khetanya’s classes on Glo

Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo.

In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast, Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philosophical context and relate them to movement practices in yoga. 

Links:

https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-chris-chapple

https://sunypress.edu/Books/Y/Yoga-and-the-Luminous

https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/?expert=christopherkey.chapple