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Welcome to Episode #65 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Senegal onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Ahmet Sagna. My conversation with Ahmet Sanga, a yoga teacher from Senegal, was so interesting as we discussed why it's important for there to be yoga all around the world. As a school gym teacher, Ahmet brings yoga to young people in class, as well as to his larger community in Senegal.

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Tell me more about Ahmet Sagna

Ahmet Sagna is a yoga teacher from Senegal. He has been teaching Hatha yoga since 2012, and he first discovered yoga for the first time in Dakar, Senegal through a friend. In 2016 he traveled to India to attend university at the S-Vyasa in Bangalore for yoga certification. Moreover, he is a massage therapist and a gym and sports teacher at a public school in Dakar. He grew up in Ziguinchor, in the south of Senegal, and now lives in the capital of Dakar. He regularly teaches private yoga classes and hopes one day to open his own yoga studio.

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Favorite Quote From Ahmet

"I think it's good to teach people yoga, because yoga will help you to have, to get insight, the outside is a manifestation of the inside. And I think many people do yoga. I think we'll have peace in the world and we'll have a better world.

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Welcome to Episode #64 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Kushal Roy Joy, a yoga teacher from Bangladesh, was so informational as we talked about yoga in Bangladesh and how yoga is a call to presence.

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Tell me more about Kushal Roy Joy

Kushal Roy Joy is the founder of JoySan Yoga and Wellness Center, in Dhaka Bangladesh. He is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapy, and is a certified Music Therapist as well. He is thoroughly involved in yoga in Bangladesh, whether teaching yoga at multiple universities, or at hospitals— Kushal Roy Joy also organizes international yoga festivals in Bangladesh and helps organize International Yoga Day as well.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bangladesh episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Kushal Roy Joy, whose nickname is Joy, walked us through what yoga in Bangladesh is like. He talked to us about what it was like to receive his Masters in Yoga Science, and what his studies were like. When he decided he wanted to become a yoga teacher, there were no yoga teacher training schools in his entire country! That’s why he had to leave Bangladesh to go to India to receive his training, and then decided to come back home to Bangladesh to open his own yoga teacher training center in Dhaka, the capital. He spoke also about how yoga is keeping the mind still. Yoga brings your mind to presence— and helps to keep your mind in the present moment.

Kushal Roy Joy shares his delightful energy with us on the podcast, and his passion for yoga as a way to bright happiness to people! Tune into the whole Wild Yoga Tribe podcast episode to hear his story.

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Welcome to Episode #63 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Mike A. Zulovich, a yoga teacher from Bosnia, was so illuminative as we took a deep dive into Vinyasa Krama yoga and about yin yoga as the sister to her yang brother. I hope that this conversation made you curious about so many things, but mainly and mostly curious about yourself.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that will hopefully spark a journey of discovering who you truly are then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Mike A. Zulovich

Mike is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in Sarajevo. He teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Vinyasa Krama yoga, and Yin yoga. Mike A. Zulovich started his yoga journey in Boston, MA, and traveled to India three times— two times to Mysore, India to study with the Noise family, and one time to Chennai to study with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Vinyasa Krama Yoga).

What to expect in the Yoga In Bosnia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Mike fell in love with yoga during his very first class. He took a class during a trip to Massachusetts. Yoga is impossible to learn from videos. There is an exchange of energy, immediate feedback, and alignment adjustments needed for yoga to occur. We talked about how technology is a great tool to use, but it does have its limitations— especially when it comes to yoga.

Mike and I then talked about what is Vinyasa Krama yoga, and what it was like for him to go to India to studio Ashtanga Vinyasa and Vinyasa Krama yoga. Vinyasa Krama yoga is more accessible, with ten set sequences.

If you do only yang, yang, yang. Then you may in deep need of yin. We all need balance in our lives. Yin yoga provides the balance of yang. As Mike says, “Yin yoga is the sister to the yang brother.”

Of course, we also talked about yoga in Bosnia and what Bosnia is like as a country. Curious? Tune into the whole podcast episode!

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https://www.instagram.com/yogasarajevo/

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Welcome to Episode #62 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Jannice Strand, a yoga teacher from Norway, was so delightful as we talked about psychology as yoga philosophy and realizing that yoga is what we need to heal and process and gain an understanding of ourselves as we truly are. I hope that this conversation made you want to show up for yourself as yourself in the deepest way possible.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the big warnings that yoga should come with, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Jannice Strand

Jannice is the owner of Be Yoga Studio in Norway, a yoga teacher, YogaWorks certified Teacher Trainer, and a dedicated yoga student for life. Jannice Strand has assisted in more than 600 hours of YogaWorks Teacher Training and has completed tons of additional training. Moreover, Jannice has also studied the chakra, bandhas, and mudras with Dr. Kausthub Decikashar, who is TKV Desikachars son. And she has completed in-depth study with BKS Iyengar Oslo Iyengar. She has also studied Tibetan Buddishm with Dolpo Tulki Rainpoche with the Karma Tashi Ling Buddhist Society.

What to expect in the Yoga In Norway episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Jannice used to have a “hardcore life,” as she says. She was struggling to find joy, her body was tired, and she was partying all the time. One day, she walked by a small yoga studio ran by Tibetan monks in Oslo. She felt the urge to go and one day she walked through the doors, and began doing courses and training there. After that studio closed, she sought out another yoga studio in Oslo and ended up at an Ashtanga Yoga studio, and then came to YogaWorks.

After a really difficult time in her life, and doctors prescribed antidepressants and then more and more pills, Jannice said enough was enough. She went to a psychiatrist and realized that what the psychiatrist was telling her was really yoga philosophy. What she really needed was yoga. 

Yoga should come with a big warning. You have to see yourself. You have to face yourself. For more of Jannice’s insight on the big warnings that yoga should come with, and for more about yoga in Norway, tune into the whole podcast episode and tap into our beautiful conversation!

What’s in the yoga in Norway episode?

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Welcome to Episode #61 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Kaloyan Popov, a yoga teacher from Bulgaria, was so lovely as we dove into the physiological responses of the body to stress, and how yoga can serve the health of humanity. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga can help those around you on their path to health and wellness.

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Tell me more about Kaloyan Popov

Kaloyan Popov is certified under the Yoga Alliance by Sanjay Yogi. He completed his yoga teacher training in Sofia, Bulgaria, and he will be graduating as a physiotherapist in 2023. Kaloyan is passionate about helping people by seeing the human body as a whole. He teaches vinyasa yoga, and occasionally a specialized type of Kundalini yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bulgaria episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Bulgaria was part of the communist block so everything around spirituality was forbidden until the 1990s. Kaloyan was born into democracy, just three years after Bulgaria entered into a democracy. When Kaloyan was young, his father was reading him Indian tales, and part of the Bhagavad Gita. In high school, his mathematics teacher would tell stories about sacred geometry.

He acknowledges that when he started teaching yoga, he took a step back in yogic life. It brought him back into “normal life,” having to focus more on the clock and being responsible to show up at certain places at certain times. He knew it was time to share his knowledge. After he started teaching yoga, he decided to study physiotherapy because he felt like it was close to yoga, working with the breath and movement. Kaloyan believes that the answer to our physical ailments, and our stress, is yoga.

Interestingly, Kaloyan says that yoga has a lot of stereotypes. He’s trying to put science to yoga, and show people that yoga is more than the stereotypes that they have in their heads— whether that is that yoga is fitness based, or the only reason that a man would teach yoga would be to look at women’s bodies (so sad that he said this is a stereotype he faces!)

Of course, we talked about yoga in Bulgaria, and about what Bulgaria is like as a country. If you’re curious— tune in to the whole episode!

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Welcome to Episode #60 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Lianik Borlasca, a yoga teacher from El Salvador, was multidimensional as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of Jnana and Raja yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the paradigms that exist around yoga, and what we can do to shift them. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about all the dimensions of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Lianik Borlasca

Lianik Borlasca is a yoga teacher from El Salvador. She is the yoga studio owner of Peace & Yoga in San Salvador. Her passion has been Jñāna and Raja Yoga and the study of the self as the ultimate knowledge. She is also a teacher of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and is a Reiki Master. Her goal is to integrate everything to teach yoga from different perspectives, to break paradigms around the practice. She has organized International Yoga Day in El Salvador for many years, and has introduced yoga to the public in El Salvador by teaching yoga on several different TV channels in El Salvador.

What to expect in the Yoga In El Salvador episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

During the course of our conversation, Lianik wove in so many insights about the multidimensionality of the practice of yoga. She defined Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga and then expanded upon them, why they are the paths of yoga she has been drawn to. She explained how the physical dimension of yoga, is the most limited of the human being. That’s why the asana practice is so accessible to everyone, and why it’s only the first layer of yoga. It’s only one of the branches— there are seven others!

Lianik shared beautiful thoughts around all the dimensions around the practice and path of yoga.

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Favorite Quote From Lianik Borlasca

“Yoga is a path and the destination at the same time.”

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Welcome to Episode #59 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Majid Al Mandhari, a yoga teacher from Oman, was so engaging as we took a deeper look into meditation and how to make it yours.

As Majid says, meditation has the power to cure any diseases. I hope that this conversation made you curious about meditation and the gifts that it can give.

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Tell me more about Majid Al Mandhari

Majid Al Mandhari has obtained the RYT 200 Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher certification and also a 200 hours Yoga Therapy certification. He teaches at a private health club owned by an oil company called Petroleum Development Oman. He also teaches yoga twice a week at the beach early morning at 6:00am. Majid has been practicing yoga on and off for the last 30 years. He teaches meditation, pranayama, and Vinyasa yoga mainly. He has been formally teaching after certification for the last 4 years, however he did begin teaching pre-certification for the last 10 years.

What to expect in the Yoga In Oman episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Majid used to work for an international airline, located in Pakistan, and at the Sheraton hotel there was a yoga class offered in the hotel itself. Although that was his first yoga asana class, he had already been reading books about yoga and his curiosity was piqued.

Once Majid came back to Oman, one day his accountant came to the office and asked him if he was interested in yoga and after Majid said yes, there was a yoga teacher who came to his colleagues’ house and asked him to join.

Majid always felt mesmerized by yoga teachers, immensely curious about how yoga teachers crafted sequences, and about the depth of their knowledge. Something was sparked in him and he knew he wanted to teach yoga one day. It took years until the right yoga teacher training in Oman for him.

Majid has a strong daily meditation practice, he sits in meditation before sunrise and chants the 99 names of God in Islam. Majid knows that meditation and yoga detoxifies the body, cleanses the body. Yoga has become a personal life for him— he enjoys the vitality, the challenges, the energy— it’s a part of him.

We also talked about what Oman is like as a country, and what it’s like to live there!

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Welcome to Episode #58 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Alia Lika onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Malaysia. My conversation with Alia Lika, a yoga teacher from Malaysia, was so beautiful as we danced around so many topics around yoga— yoga isn't a handstand, and don’t skip Shavasana!

I hope that this conversation made you smile, made you laugh, and made you rethink what yoga is. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about being a yoga teacher while still being a student on the path of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Alia Lika

Certified in 2016 with the Malaysian Association of Yoga Instructors in Hatha yoga, recently Alia Like completed another 200hrs YTT with Vikasa Academy and another 50hr YTT in Yin yoga by Alicia Casillas. Alia believes that a consistent yoga practice is fundamental to achieving a healthy mind and body.

Her teaching styles varies from a slow and alignment based to a power flow practice. Whether it’s a slow, alignment-focused session or a strength and endurance flow class, a Shavasana awaits at the end. From years of consistent practice, Alia is convinced that no matter what your energy or flexibility level is, yoga will help you discover and grow your true limits – help you sit, walk and exercise better, not to mention sleep well too.

What to expect in the Yoga In Alia Lika episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Did you know that yoga was banned in Malaysia in 2008? The government forbade it from being taught and practiced in the whole country. Fortunately, that law was repealed and then Alia was able to make her way to finding her way to yoga. 

We also talked about common misconceptions around yoga— yoga is only for flexible people, yoga is only for a work-out, or yoga is practiced to lose weight. Alia actually turns away clients and students who say they want to lose weight. She also shared how a lot of her students struggle with shavasana. 

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Welcome to Episode #57 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Maryem Mayouti, a yoga teacher from Bermuda, was so vibrant and engaging as we dove head-first into moving the mind out of the brain and back into the body. I hope that this conversation made you want to seek a deeper connection with the breath, your anchor, and your most powerful reminder of where you are.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the humility and humanity in yoga, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Maryem Mayouti

Maryem Mayouti is a certified, RYT-500 yoga instructor and a certified mindfulness teacher. Her yoga classes are anatomy-informed and her instructions are geared towards injury prevention and connection to one's breath. She understands and reminds her students that skeletal differences and anatomical variations will stop us from looking like yoga models in pictures, so it is best is to focus on the inner journey. By bringing everything back to the breath, she helps the practitioner learn asana in a way that is relatable and easy to practice, so that it may be taken anywhere.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bermuda episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

We talked about the power of being in a yoga class with others, and the communal impact of a yoga class. As social beings, being in a yoga classroom with other people doing the same thing as you is a powerful experience. Maryem defines yoga as “yoga lies somewhere in between grounding and connecting.”

Our conversation flowed so naturally as we touched on how humility is vital in a yoga practice, as is the need to be compassionate and kind to our bodies and to each other.

In regards to yoga in Bermuda, Maryem points out how yoga has been accepted globally not just because it’s mainstream, but because the benefits are real and have now been scientifically proven. She sees Bermuda as a reflection of that. And did you know that Bermuda is only 21 square miles big? That tiny of an island means a tight-knit community. With abundant natural beauty, Bermuda really is Bermudaful!

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www.mayoutiyoga.com

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Welcome to Episode #56 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Roxana Corojan, a yoga teacher from Romania, was so real and vulnerable, as we dove into how yoga can hold you, and can be a remedy for that which ails you, and that which you struggle against. I hope that this conversation delight in how yoga can be a playground, and how embodiment is empowerment.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about embodiment, play, and about turning your practice into a process, then this is the conversation for you.

Roxana is a yoga teacher from Romania, was actually trained by Carlos Romero in Bali - who is a previous guest on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast on Episode #34. Roxana is a yoga teacher and Thai yoga massage therapist who is deeply passionate about Somatics and Embodiment. She loves to mix mindfulness with play, and to bring yoga to alternative places.

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What to expect in the Yoga In Romania episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Roxana came to yoga through her sister’s advice, and although she didn’t like it at first— she quickly came to love it. After experiencing severe burnout, she quit her job and headed off to Bali. She met Carlos Romero there, and fell in love with Thai Yoga massage, and with her practice. Although she never planned on becoming a yoga teacher, that was where the path led her.

Roxana seeks to create a home and a strong sense of community with each yoga class she teaches, and she felt in her bones she had found the right space to open a yoga studio in Romania. She opened her yoga studio and created beautiful rituals of sharing tea and practicing yoga, or sharing desserts, or doing tarot readings and yoga. Roxana realized, a long time ago, that community is what brings her true happiness.

Though, Roxana realized that to be a yoga teacher means having ten jobs at once and to be a studio owner, she felt like some of her joy was diminished with the fatigue of doing too many things. She decided to close her yoga studio and to work with other yoga studies as a freelancer.

I found it so powerful how Roxana said, “To be a yoga teacher is to be a composer of experiences.” And when we dove into the world of embodiment— WOW! She talked about yoga as a playground, to be able to play with the boundaries of form and to explore. Through embodiment she was able to touch into her sensuality, and felt waves of creativity and embodiment.

One of Roxana’s mantras is, “Turn your practice into a process.”

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https://www.instagram.com/hearthe.yoga/

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