I compare living under this administration to being rubbed raw by a giant cheese grater. We double down on our tagline - self care in the age of resistance - and try not to get lost in a sea of despair. We talk about moving toward action when besieged on all sides by fascism. And I remind you to follow John Lewis on Twitter.

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We discuss, the last niyama, Ishvara Pranidhana, surrendering ego to...something. We go from micro to macro, talk about ego as a helpful parasite, and get into the murky waters of what exactly it is that choose to worship.

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We dive into self-study, svadhyaya, and the difference between navel-gazing non-judgmental self-observation. We call for compassion study of our country and, for a moment, discuss turn of the century dystopian ex-patriot fiction and why we all have a chubby, little guy inside our brains and hearts who stops in the middle of the road to look at pebbles.

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Tapas has been described as a fiery passion that burns off ego and impurities. So how do we keep from self-immolating?

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We explore the niyama Santosha, Contentment, and take lessons from Chogyam Trungpa, Teddy Roosevelt and Beyoncé as we try to avoid striving, hiding and spiritual bypassing.

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Part two of a thought provoking conversation with writer, educator and activist Carol Horton, PhD wherein we discuss the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, The Rolling Stones and whether or not context is really enough. Carol expresses her concern for the future of our country and somehow still manages to remain positive.

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Part one of a wide ranging conversation with writer, educator and author Carol Horton, PhD inspired by the documentary Wild, Wild Country.

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Who says you can’t go OM again? We talk to House of OM founder and yoga teacher Olivia Montiel about moving cities, changing habits and how Ayurveda works in every day life. 

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Let’s talk about how to practice purity in an impure world. Because the world is full of negativity and we can’t avoid it because it’s the world. And we live here. Luckily the niyama saucha (purity or cleanliness) gives us some direction. Also stay tuned for a cleansing breath practice at the end of the episode. 

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I talk with Kaila Tova, a fellow podcaster, former health coach, and current student of life, about marketing and feminism and what happens when people become the product, instead of being people. There’s also a brief but important note that fit bits are evil.

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