What if your life wasn't something you planned, but something that chose you?

In this episode of Walking the Path of Love, Charlyn sits down with Prem Shakti, a woman whose path defies every tidy narrative about how a spiritual life is supposed to unfold. Prem has been serving individuals and groups around the world for 52 years, blending Eastern and Western traditions into a foundation for living with confidence, inspiration, and soul alignment.

She was one of the first residents at the Kripalu Ashram in Sumneytown, Pennsylvania, helped invite the public into its earliest programs, and welcomed Swami Kripalu when he came to America. She has since trained thousands of bodyworkers, yoga teachers, and meditators across the globe, not to give them answers, but to help them find their own.

What unfolds in this conversation is a life told in pieces: busking in the London underground, narrowly escaping a musician who nearly murdered her, running through open fields crying because suddenly she could feel God in everything. Through all of it, there is a steady undercurrent of trust. Not the tidy, affirmation-card kind. The kind that gets tested at every turn and somehow holds anyway.

What stays with you most is the image of Prem on an airplane, weeping because a voice inside told her to leave the ashram she had called home for eighteen years, and her quiet, almost matter-of-fact response: I didn't ask for this. It was downloaded, and I can't argue. That quality of surrender, of being genuinely taken by something larger than herself, is the thread that runs through every story she tells. And far from being passive, it turns out to be one of the most courageous things a person can do.

• An opening centering meditation: light descending from crown to earth, opening the heart with compassion and curiosity (05:24)
• What it felt like to sit with Swami Kripalu in darshan and dissolve into pure love in his presence (08:15)
• From London busker to near-murder to a Shaktipata awakening in a yoga class in New York (12:57)
• The booming voice on the airplane that told her to leave everything, and how she learned to trust it (21:19)
• Truth as courage: why facing reality frees up energy to create rather than cope (28:22)
• How personal practice evolves, and why what worked yesterday may not be what you need today (37:13)
• What love would say, if it could speak through you right now (45:45)

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What does it take to finally trust love instead of fear after a lifetime of letting fear lead the way? And what happens when a writer known for raw, painful honesty decides her next book will come from joy instead?

In this episode of Walking the Path of Love, Charlyn sits down with Priscilla Warner, the New York Times bestselling author of The Faith Club and Learning to Breathe, and now the creator of How to Fall in Love with Yourself, a book built around reconnecting with her younger self through art and photography. Priscilla is also a trained sound healer who works with antique Tibetan singing bowls, and her path has carried her through decades of panic attacks, a long marriage built on an instant (and unexplainable knowing), and the kind of healing that only comes from sitting still long enough to listen.

Priscilla opens the conversation with a grounding practice using her singing bowls, each tuned to a different chakra, before she and Charlyn dive into what it actually looks like to choose love over fear in real time. She shares the night she met her husband nearly forty-five years ago, a moment she still cannot fully account for except to call it intuition, and how that same quiet knowing eventually grew into the deep trust she now relies on as a healer, sensing what people are carrying in their bodies before they say a word.

What stays with you most from this conversation is the practice Priscilla calls click-click, a habit she picked up from her mother of pausing to truly notice a moment so it never gets lost, and the gentler one of simply calling herself sweetheart instead of the names she used to call herself. Both came from hard places: her mother's decline from Alzheimer's, years of self-criticism so sharp she barely recognized it as cruelty, and both became doorways into something tender. The invitation beneath it all is the same one she offers her grandchildren and the readers of her book: that loving yourself first is not selfish; it is simply where everything else becomes possible.

Episode Takeaways:

• A grounding centering practice using antique Tibetan singing bowls (04:40)
• The night Priscilla met her husband and the intuition she still cannot explain forty-five years later (10:29)
• Learning to sense trauma in others through sound healing and what her teacher told her about it (13:50)
• From panic attacks to presence: how meditation, EMDR, and Reiki reshaped her nervous system (16:18)
• The sweetheart practice and why speaking gently to yourself is harder than it sounds (21:58)
• Writing How to Fall in Love with Yourself as a love letter to her children and grandchildren (28:33)
• Click click: the photography habit from her mother that became a lifelong way of staying present (29:52)
• A closing meditation on the magic rock and the invitation to become whoever you want to be (34:06)

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What happens when you stop forcing answers and learn to pause long enough to actually receive them? And what does it look like to build a life, a family, and a teaching practice rooted not in doctrine but in direct, lived experience?

In this episode of Walking the Path of Love, Charlyn sits down with Connie Miller, a yoga practitioner since 1970 and the creator of Yoga Rhythmics, the dancing path of yoga. Connie was part of the original Kripalu community in Summertown, Pennsylvania, where she raised four children while keeping one foot at home and one foot in the ashram. Over five decades, she has taught thousands of people across every kind of setting, and today she also works as an intuitive energy healer, weaving together Eastern wisdom, modern neuroscience, and a lifetime of embodied practice.

Connie opens the conversation with a grounding centering practice, inviting everyone present to arrive fully, feel the beating of their heart, and rest in the extraordinary electromagnetic frequency of love that lives there. From there, she and Charlyn move into a rich exploration of what it really means to walk a householder path and how a weeklong fever at 106 degrees became one of Connie's most profound encounters with Swami Kripalu's presence, a story she has rarely shared with anyone.

One of the threads that runs through this whole conversation is the practice of pausing, not as a passive waiting, but as an active opening. Connie shares the now-legendary cellar window story, about how standing with her frustration and breathing instead of forcing led to a solution appearing in a way she still cannot fully explain. That moment, small and domestic as it was, became a living demonstration of everything Babaji taught about trust, receptivity, and inner guidance. And it is the same thread that moved through the vision she received in the meditation room, giving birth to Yoga Rhythmics entirely. The pause is when something beyond what we already know can come through.

Episode Takeaways:

• A heart-centered opening practice to help you arrive fully present (05:34)
• Connie's rarely shared story of her near-death fever and feeling Babaji's presence carry her through (09:35)
• What the householder path really looks like: raising four children while living steps from the ashram (17:08)
• Teaching from lived experience, not from ideals, and why that commitment changed everything (22:29)
• The cellar window story: what happened when Connie stopped forcing and actually paused (25:08)
• The vision that gave birth to Yoga Rhythmics and why Connie waited years to tell anyone (31:26)
• Self-observation, the monkey mind, and how knowing yourself opens the door to genuine connection (33:01)
• Intuitive energy healing and working with brain networks to rewrite the stories keeping us stuck (37:57)

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• Phone: 215-205-1454
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What if the right guide could help you remember who you truly are and deepen your spiritual practice? How does receiving mentorship shape not just our own journey, but how we show up for others?

In this episode of Walking the Path of Love, Charlyn sits down with Grace MacLeod, a pillar in the Kripalu lineage with direct experience learning from Swami Kripalu during his transformational time in the States. Grace is a mentor, guide, and devoted practitioner who works with others on relationships, creative expression, and spiritual remembrance. Her work is deeply rooted in the practices and teachings she received from the lineage, and she brings a gentle, compassionate approach to helping others remember their soul's purpose and walk their path with confidence.

In this conversation, Grace opens our time together with a beautiful centering practice and blessing, guiding us into a place of remembrance and presence. She shares her profound experiences meeting Swami Kripalu and the wisdom she gained during those pivotal moments. Together with Charlyn, they explore how receiving guidance transforms not just our personal practice but also how we expand and deepen our ability to serve and teach.

Sometimes the moments that shake us most are the very moments inviting us back to ourselves. Grace reminds us that when a wave rises inside, when fear, emotion, tension, or uncertainty seem to take over nearly all of our being, there is still a steady place within us capable of observing with compassion and breathing through the experience. The practice is not to fight the wave or pretend it is not there, but to soften, stay present, and trust that what arises can move through us and return us to peace. As you move through your days, perhaps the invitation is simply to notice: Where can you create a little more space, a little more breath, a little more love for what is happening inside of you right now?

Episode Takeaways:

• A centering practice and blessing to arrive fully present (04:19)
• Grace's profound encounters with Swami Kripalu during his time in the States (09:24)
• The role of experiential knowing and trusting your direct experience on the spiritual path (16:34)
• Follow the breadcrumbs: learning to trust guidance one step at a time instead of needing the whole plan (19:07)
• How receiving spiritual mentorship transforms your own practice and expands your teaching (25:00)
• Why integration matters more than “fixing” ourselves and how unprocessed reactions remain in the body (33:26)
• Understanding different mentoring approaches: couples work, spiritual guidance, and service (42:00)
• Love's eternal message: You are cherished, safe, and never alone (49:25)

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What does it mean to return to your heart? To shift from a life driven by shoulds and external expectations into one rooted in presence, awareness, and love?

Welcome to Walking The Path of Love. I am your host, Charlyn Anandamai Reihman, a Kripalu yoga teacher, author, and an emissary for love in the world. In this first step on the path of love, we explore how returning to your heart and listening to your inner wisdom can transform every aspect of your life, and why the stories we share become the bridge that connects us all.

You’ll hear my personal journey of hitting bottom and returning to love, and learn why this podcast is dedicated to the power of stories and connection. You will also be introduced to Swami Kripalu, the beloved teacher whose lineage and teachings have shaped my life and continue to inspire this sacred work.

Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome here. Whether you are searching, healing, questioning, or simply curious about what it means to walk the path of love, this podcast invites you into a space of deep connection and authentic sharing. Let's begin together.

Episode takeaways:

• A simple heart-opening breathing exercise (1:00)
• How shifting perspective from willfulness to listening transforms all areas of life (3:20)
• Creating a safe space for sharing truth, vulnerability, and lived experience (6:15)
• Why stories are the heart of connection and transformation in community (9:10)
• Who Swami Kripalu was and his teachings on love, compassion, and the yogic path (12:00)

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How have stories played a role in your life, what you believe, and who you are today? Through stories, we are able to connect to others, give compassion, and share our truth.

Welcome to Walking The Path of Love! I am your host, Charlyn Reihman. I am an author, guide, workshop leader, Kripalu yoga teacher, and mentor. Throughout this first episode, you will be guided through a breathing exercise, learn about Swami Kripalu, and understand why this podcast will be focused on stories. Each episode will be rooted in the holy teachings of Swami Kripalu, the world’s greatest master of Kundalini Yoga, provide connection through stories, and build an understanding on how they are the heart of our lineage. 

Tune in to the first episode of Walking The Path of Love to begin our journey together, connected through stories!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A breathing exercise (1:14)
• About the Swami Kripalu lineage (2:19)
• That stories are the heart of our lineage (4:07)
• The stories that are to come on this podcast (5:21)

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