Yoga Revealed Podcast

Namaste Yogis, This is Andrew Sealy here to welcome YOU to The YOGA REVEALED PODCAST! Today we get deep with Irene Papas otherwise known as FitQueen Irene.  Get ready to be truly inspired by her motivational journey to Yoga and her humble path to honoring her body, mind, and soul. Listen close as she reveals the truth about how she sees Instagram and how it has changed her life.

Tune on in as we go beyond the backbend with Irene Papas, or as you may know her as FitQueen Irene, on this episode of Yoga Revealed Podcast.

Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast with FitQueen Irene.  Make sure to check out www.FitQueenIrene.com for more details on her upcoming classes, travel schedule. For additional detailed videos of her instruction, be sure to look into her new Cody App Plans.

For more awesome Yoga Revealed episodes Be sure to subscribe on itunes, and drop us a 5 star review if you truly appreciate the interviews we do! Yoga Revealers we thank you for your encouragement and support in being a part of this thriving community. And providing us with those awesome reviews that continue to inspire us to produce the best Yoga podcast possible. Catch us at YogaRevealed.com to drop us a line and get a free Manifesto document that will inspire you To keep on track for greater success this year. Until next time Live Light SHINE BRIGHT yogis!

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Today on The YogaRevealed Podcast, we tune in with Colorado’s Hanuman Festival Director, Yoshi Aono!  Yoshi reveals how he stays focused to the purity of yoga while running a successful business. Yoshi began his journey on the beaches of Kauai, Hawaii in 1989. His Asana (postural) practice evolved overtime, after he was through touring America in a rockband. Boulder, Colorado has been home base for 26 years, which spawned the birth of one of the Worlds most prestigious yoga gatherings, The Hanuman Festival.

“Whatever you do in life, you gather your skill sets so you can go into your next endeavors...and do it with that much more experience. It is apart of being an entrepreneur.”  Yoshi, Yogi-preneur, believes we all have a purpose and we are here to make a difference, thus creating a better existence for us all. His offering to the world is through creating and maintaining The Hanuman Festival. The Hindu God Hanuman is the ultimate devoted yogi, in undying service to Sita and Ram, thus inspiring the name of the festival, Yoshi explained. This festival is committed to the transformation that yoga provides, which is Yoshi’s fuel to keep going. Hanuman Festival brings in the worlds most renown yoga instructors from across the world, from dozens of styles and lineages of practice.

Going into their 6th year, Hanuman Festival has gone through challenges and stipulations. Success in any business takes time, persistence, and trust in order to get out there and make a difference through your business. Having a business connected to a self-transformational practice is an entirely different conversation. How to be profitable while honoring both parties involved is the unique challenge brought to the table. The receiver and the presenter must be in unison to the intention; to transform and evolve. It takes balance.

What is yoga? Yoshi found in the financial world that money could be made from endeavors. But he asked deeper questions. Why are we here? What are we contributing towards the evolution of humanity and what are we doing for our community? Creating this festival gave Yoshi the drive to move past the challenges and shadow of having just a normal business. He wanted to create something special. He creates a safe space for internal transformation to take place inside the festival grounds.

“GO OUT THERE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!”

Yoshi and his partner, Dayna, created Hanuman Adventures which takes on the normal yoga retreat and vamps it up with how to give back. Yoshi takes you to sacred sites around the globe and yes, you eat great food, practice yoga in amazing places, but you enter the culture and the community. Hanuman Adventures help build community homes, clean up underprivileged areas, and work with kids. You truly tap into the sacred land itself. Understanding and gaining a perspective of how other people live on this planet offers gratitude to us for the life we live. This is why Hanuman Festival exists. To create a profound transformation on and off the yoga mat. Yoshi will go to Bali in March 2016 and Peru in October 2016.

5 Tips on how to run a business in the Yoga Industry

- Be realistic, be viable as a company. Have a business model and plan.

-Have a positive relationship with money. It is OKAY to make money. Provide something of extreme value.

-Have devotion to community & create something unique.

-Never give up. Be committed.

-Be efficient.

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Namaste Yogis! Andrew Sealy here to welcome you to another exciting episode of The YOGA REVEALED PODCAST!

Today we connect with Krista Cahill, an experienced teacher’s teacher with a passion for inversions and conscious living. Krista shares how her practiced evolved from a rigorous dance background into finding the courage to have sympathy and kindness for her body in practice. We dive deep into her passion for saving our ocean’s ecosystem, her connection with her master teacher Maty Ezraty and her changed perspective on social media.

Get ready to let your passion grow, as we go toe to toe with Krista Cahill on this episode of the Yoga Revealed podcast.

For more information on Krista Cahill make sure to check out www.KurmaAlliance.ORG and www.CahillYoga.com

WE ARE REALLY Excited that we just topped the New and Noteworthy charts on iTunes.  WE THANK YOU for listening to this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast.  Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, and drop us a 5 star review if you love the interviews we do! Join the community online at YogaRevealed.com for more behind the scenes action.  Live Light Shine Bright. Blessings Indeed Yogis.

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Jason Bowman: Meditation and the Nature of Reality

“My First Vipassana. It was earth shattering, it was one of the most intense experiences of both desperation and ecstasy. I felt like it was the first time I tasted the things I had been mentally absorbing what I had heard for year through Yoga Study. I didn’t really know it until I was empty of experience.”

“It took me a number of years to get to a point when I could sit every day- or i really wanted to sit everyday. At some point there was a shift within myself, where it became evident as my practice in sitting wasn’t something that i needed to check off my list in the morning anymore. I actually wanted to wake up and sit.”

Over the weekend I had the privilege to continue my studies in the Colorado School of Yoga with Gina Caputo (whom will be on the podcast, check back soon about Higher Education in Yoga Studies!) Jason Bowman was a guest teacher through the weekend offering his experience. For his age, he has a plethora of wisdom that has been poured into his being, integrating it patiently in order to share it authentically with the world. This is one of his great gifts. He is a natural speaker and moves with poise and eloquence.

He shared a story in the training that truly owns his own cliches and more so, creates a sense of intention through his words. He is REAL! During a public class some time ago he had shared the students were in Warrior 2 and he had his back facing them, looking at the wall (talking about back muscles) and after he was done cueing, he said, “ Okay. Good.” and then proceeded to laugh out loud and say, “wow! I just said Good, as if I saw you, and I wasn’t even looking at you. Funny.”

It’s a story like that that allows Jason’s perspective and observation of his personal movie to unfold with great awareness. He called himself out and owned it by speaking out loud!

Our interview took place at my home in Boulder, Colorado on a beautiful snowy day! He walks in and instantly get to talking about yoga.

Talking to Jason is always interesting. He is one of the unique individuals who is intriguing no matter what he says. From talking about his practice of meditation in the Vipassana sits, (10 day meditation retreats), to cliches of our yoga world, to the Fear of Death that the yoga practice sets to pacify, into the commodification of yoga. We dive into interesting topics that many may not want to talk about.

Check this episode out and find inspiration to Own Your Self! To Practice Meditation and Sit Still.

Check out his website, www.Jasonbowmanyoga.com has insightful posts on his Blog, beautiful photos he has taken, and upcoming events! Check out his upcoming Moab Retreat coming up in May & Patagonia in October!

His book suggestions are :

1. The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit
2. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa
3. Love and Other Ways of Dying by Michael Paterniti, The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink

His Vipassana Center Suggestion:

1. North Fork, CA is the oldest one in the US and probably my favorite that I've been to. It has nice accommodations and mojo. It's also kinda in the middle of nowhere.
2. Kelseyville, CA is not as nice but small and close to SF. I like it there although you usually don't get your own room, which is obviously nice.
3. Twenty-nine Palms, CA is near Joshua Tree, I’ve never been there but I hear it's very very plush and beautiful.

Always, We hope that the Podcast simply provides Inspiration for you to BE yoga. Evolving the practice beyond a movement practice, creating space in life for greater intention and higher purpose. Thank you for listening and thank you for reading! Share these posts with excitement as we propel ourselves into evolution!

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With Love Alec

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Namaste Yogis, This is Andrew Sealy here to welcome you to The YOGA REVEALED PODCAST! Today we talk with Dylan Werner, a body movement specialist, an inversion artist, and avid international Yoga teacher whose physical practice is a mere reflection of his deep internal journey of self discovery. I have had the pleasure of practicing with Dylan on multiple occasions, to be pushed by his passion and guided to places that I never though possible in my practice. His understanding of the body mechanics behind the asana brings a dynamic approach to fully grasping the full extent of attention in the Yoga practice.  

Dylan’s story of struggle and growth is more strongly convincing of his devotion to the transformative practice of Yoga than his inspiring Instagram post that have won the following of over 250 thousand followers world wide!  

In this interview I ask Dylan 3 revealing questions that you should look forward to tuning into for the Dylan’s insight and wisdom as a teacher and practitioner:

1. How we stay humble as our practice and community continues to grow.
2. Qualities to look for in a teacher who will take you to the next level of your practice.
3. How to stay committed to the personal practice when times are hard.

Be prepared to dive deep and take the leap on this episode of the Yoga Journey Revealed Podcast with Dylan Werner.

Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast with Dylan Werner.  Make sure to check out DylanWernerYoga.com for Dylan’s teaching schedule and online Cody App classes and immersions. For daily inspiration check out @DylanWernerYoga on instagram and make sure to check out his Youtube channel too.  For more awesome Yoga Revealed episodes Be sure to subscribe on itunes, and drop us a 5 star review if you truly appreciate the interviews we do! We can’t thank you enough for your contribution to the Yoga Revealed Community. Catch us at YogaRevealed.com for a free Manifesto document that will inspire your daily practice and keep you motivated for true growth.  You can find us on Soundcloud, Youtube and Instagram too. Until next time Live Light SHINE BRIGHT yogis!

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Ty Landrum: Illuminating the Practice and Philosophies of Yoga: Lineage & Connection to Others

Namaste, Yoga Revealed Community! Thanks for reading in on this week’s BlogPost, with information and wisdom shared with Ty Landrum, Director of the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado. Ty is someone who I feel strongly connected to as a genuine example of what it means to be a Yoga Teacher  in 2016. He is dedicated to the path of observing his tendencies and committed to sharing yoga with his community, and anyone that walks through the doors at the Yoga Workshop. You can hear his passion when you speaks. Check this episode out and feel inspired to take your Yoga Practice to the next level!

I first found myself in a Mysore (self-guided primary series practice) after about 2 years of daily practice at CorePower Yoga. Truly, thank god for the Guru’s who brought yoga to West! They made it accessible for our western minds to breathe into a spiritual practice by introducing a form of body movement. As many began practicing this Asana based practice, sometimes they became curious about more of the tradition. Which I believe leads them to Ashtanga Vinyasa or another practice rooted in lineage. I walked into the doors of the Yoga Workshop and was humbled immediately. I left a studio where I was able to ‘nail’ postures and tackle them effortlessly. Moving through the primary series took incredible patience as my body was not yet ready for majority of the poses, which at the time, was foreign to me. and So…...I practiced. And more come to me. My body opened up.

This was under the guidance of Ty Landrum and Richard Freeman’s Wife, Mary Taylor, whom will be on the podcast, check back soon! Ty teaches from an intuitive place, where he feels what is best for the student to be practicing, whether it is simple Surya Namaskar A’s or segments of the standing series, or advancing into the 2nd or 3rd series. It is all relative to the individual, which Ty pays an undivided amount of attention to.

Ty is an authentic being. He speaks with eloquence and charisma. Having been a philosopher professor, his words leave you in wonder. We dive into the lineage of Ashtanga Vinyasa. I believe it is important for our modern day practitioners to simply have an understanding of this practice, as most asana based studios in the West derive from Ashtanga, or Hatha yoga, from one teacher to student and so on.

RESISTANCE TO YOGA!

Over long periods of times, this tendency to react to any form of resistance slowly is diminished. I feel a resistance to practicing quite often. And this is when things get exciting….Listen to the podcast to hear more about this intriguing topic.  

CRYiNG iN YOGA

To preface….. We are friends of crying. Tears are an amazing form of releasing emotion built up in the body, without lashing out. To feel….is amazingly Human.

Ty and I discuss why we should practice not crying in yoga. Redirecting the energy to experience them more Raw and more complete, perhaps more multi-dimensional. we do this by decontextualizing the experience. Various emotions produce tears. Sadness is the first. Yet Happiness, inspiration, and naturally mourning calls in tears to the eyes.

This is a powerful and perhaps controversial topic for many. Listen in on Ty’s beautiful perspective on how to mindfully respond to the tears on the podcast. We can evolve past our old ingrained traumas, which is what the Yoga is trying to teach us. We can experience old memories through the course of breathing and stretching our tissues; bringing up old scars. When we are ready to move on and let this go….. we undertake this practice of release without tensing around it.

Check this and more from Ty out in this week's episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast! Thank you for listening!

3 of Ty’s Book recommendations:

1. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa
2. Aparokshanubhuti - Shankaracharya
3. Tripura Rahasya - Unknown Author

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With love for life, We bow to YOU!

warmly,

Alec Rouben

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Jason Nemer: Finding Connection and building TRUST.

Why do we yearn for connection and understanding in our relationships? We answer these questions and more in today's interview with AcroYoga Co-Founder Jason Nemer!

Namaste Yogis, This is Andrew Sealy here to welcome you to The YOGA REVEALED PODCAST! Today we fly high with AcroYoga Founder Jason Nemer.  Jason is a community connector, who has lead the rapid expansion of AcroYoga internationally through his passion for Divine Play.  Jason’s enthusiasm for Acrobatics is second only to his devout  practice of Yoga. He is a world traveling nomadic yogi who has introduced world leaders, and super star celebrities to the true power of human connection through AcroYoga.

In this episode Jason Reveals his TOP 3 tips for staying sane while traveling the world.  Jason also dives deep on the importance of true human connection in society in this day and age.  We went deep on some of the key factors to creating connection and finding balance in life’s many relationships.

Get ready to go hand to hand as,  As we stack up with the AcroYoga Man, Jason Nemer on this outstanding episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast.

Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast with Jason Nemer.  Make sure to check out AcroYoga.Org for Jason’s teaching schedule and AcroYoga classes immersions and teacher trainings near you. For daily inspiration check out @AcroYoga’s instagram and Youtube channel.  For more awesome Yoga Revealed episodes Be sure to subscribe on itunes, and drop us a 5 star review if you truly appreciate the interviews we do! We can’t thank you enough for your contribution to the Yoga Revealed Community. Catch us at YogaRevealed.com for a free Manifesto document that will inspire your New Year and keep you motivated for .  You can find us on Soundcloud, Youtube and Instagram too. Until next time Live Light SHINE BRIGHT yogis!

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My friends, welcome to the Yoga Revealed Podcast! We have some exciting interviews to share with you! My name is Alec Rouben and it truly is a blessing to share with you what we ALL love! Yoga!

It is rare when we get to connect with a yoga teacher that has been practicing for over 40 years. Mary Taylor is a prime example for us all to live our Yoga. I first met Mary knowing nothing about Ashtanga Yoga when I walked into the Yoga Workshop two years ago. Mary was there and has guided me forward to this day, being one of my greatest influences, next her husband, Richard Freeman. Mary teaches daily morning mysore classes at the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado. She exudes kindness, compassion, and patience while teaching and communicating to her students and peers.

Interviewing Mary during this hour was very smooth and full of insight. I was grateful to be at Richard’s home for the second time, interviewing Mary in her small personal practice room on the top floor of their home. She pours wisdom from each sentence shared, allowing us to stretch and ponder over new perspectives and ideals found in the Yoga practice.

There is something to say about anyone who has been practicing since the early 70’s. These master students are dedicated to the true wisdom of Yoga- an awakening within. It is my hope to follow in such footsteps, and just as Mary has, inspire others to do the same. Continue to study, learn, and deepen the practice on this path; no matter what style of Yoga one practices!  

Tune into to this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast and hear from Mary Taylor, one of Boulder, Colorado’s absolute favorite Yoga Teachers! She is guaranteed to inspire you and continue practice with great faith to a beautiful unfolding!

Check out the YogaWorkshop.com and you can try to catch Mary when she is teaching alongside Richard Freeman. If you’re ever in Boulder, swing by the workshop Monday through Friday and practice Mysore with Mary in the Morning!

The Yoga Revealed team is ever grateful for YOU, the Yoga Revealers! Sharing these insightful interviews with you is our dream come true and we hope it continues to illuminate inner visions within your Yoga Practice!   IF you value these interviews, please rate us with a 5 stared review on the podcast app & visit www.yogarevealed.com to sign up for the 2016 MANIFESTO!  We have exciting gifts and opportunities to share with you! Let’s stay in touch!

Until next time, Stay in your practice, Love Life & Shine on!

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Today, Koya Webb teaches us how we can learn to fully love our essence through the practice of yoga.

Namaste Yogis, This is Andrew Sealy here to welcome YOU to The YOGA REVEALED PODCAST! Today we get LOVED UP with international Health and Fitness star Koya Webb.  Be prepared to be uplifted and inspired by Koya’s infectious drive! Her dedication has landed her the amazing opportunity to inspire millions as a celebrity health coach, yoga teacher, and avid AcroYoga practitioner. Listen close as she reveals her true passion for leading a healthy lifestyle by never forgetting to Get Loved Up and give with compassion!

On this episode, Koya reveals how Yoga was first revealed to her as she was competing for the track team and had a back injury that doctors said would end her athletic career. Koya speaks of the importance of believing in yourself when no one else is there to support you. We also dig deep into the depth of Koya Webb’s discipline and reasoning behind being vegan.

Listen in as we learn how to create momentum to WIN with Koya Webb on today’s episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast.

Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Yoga Revealed Podcast with Koya Webb.  Make sure to check out KoyaWebb.com for more details on her upcoming classess, travel schedule, and new Get Loved Up program.  You can also find her on the front cover of Oxygen Magazine where she speaks on topics revealed in this episode.  For more awesome Yoga Revealed episodes Be sure to subscribe on itunes, and drop us a 5 star review if you truly appreciate the interviews we do! We can’t thank you enough for your encouragement and support. Catch us at YogaRevealed.com for a free Manifesto document that will inspire your daily practice and keep you on track for greater success. You can find more Yoga Revealed content on Soundcloud, Youtube and Instagram too. Until next time Live Light SHINE BRIGHT yogis!

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The Thread of Yoga Revealed

Namaste, Yoga practitioners! Thank you for checking out the Yoga Revealed Podcast BlogPost! Today we hear from an amazing individual, Richard Freeman, who has been practicing yoga since 1968. This is Alec Vishal Rouben and it is truly an honor to share this interview with you. Let’s share the story of how this interview unfolded…

My personal yoga journey began at CorePower Yoga, in the heat, trying to understand my body, habitual patterns of my mind, and life itself. In my first few years of practice, I was a go getter for the asana! A few years would pass and I became more thirsty for the depth that Yoga held. So, I began practicing at the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, under the guidance of Ty Landrum, Richards Senior student, and Mary Taylor, Richards Wife. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, as taught by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois; GuruJi developed the primary series and five other advancing series for practitioners to move through, building tapas (discipline) and a cultivation of devotion.

One year at the workshop would pass and I would be accepted into Richard Freeman’s Teachers Intensive in July of 2015. This was a huge honor and it was sure intense! I had taken Richards class a few times before, but this was on another level of cultivating a genuine Student-Teacher Relationship. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed to study with Richard and Mary. I had manifested an authentic teacher, dedicated to the path. (Check back NEXT thursday for an interview with Mary Taylor!) If you have ever taken Richards class, you know how mindful, articulate, and slow paced the movements and breath patterns are. Leaving out the heat, mirrors, and music; distraction is brought down, creating more observation for the vrittis (thoughts) to pass through without attaching.

It was a chilly Boulder afternoon when I arrived to Richard Freeman’s home. I pulled up with a sense of comfortable nervousness. To Interview a Master teacher…an incredible blessing and honor it is. Richard opened the screen door and out came his 13 year old dog, Ruby, who needed help to climb the stairs. Richard and I later discussed how beautiful it is to recognize yourself within animals, sometimes easier than it is to do so within other humans.

Richard takes me upstairs to his practice room and I lay down my laptop and recording device upon his extra long Manduka yoga mat, where two old style blankets rest, one for me, and one for Richard.

He passes me a cup of water in a Stainless Steel cup. These cups shine with presence.

I say, “These remind me of my Nani’s cups! They were from India.”

Richard responds, “ These are from India. ~Richards long pause~ Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar have sipped from this same cup.”

I contained my excitement as my I sipped from the steel cup, almost as if I was taking in sweet nectar. Amrita.

And so we began. I interviewed Richard Freeman, Soaking up an hour of embodied wisdom as he has studied and enveloped himself in this way of life, in a mindfulness practice that dives far beyond the single facet of asana.

Richard has been different from the beginning, he shares. You could consider Richard a Black Sheep in the Ashtanga Community. However, we won’t tell anyone that he uses props; keeping the postures a little more tailored to the individual.

Listen to this podcast to hear from a true student in the practice, an example for us all to continue our studies, no matter if we teach or not. Plus, you will get a few tips for the natural experience of plateauing in Yoga.

There is so much golden wisdom within this podcast and it is such a joy to share this with you. I encourage you to find a local Ashtanga Studio and give Mysore style practice a try (self-guided primary series…. use the cheat sheet for the poses!). One of the tips Richard offers is for individuals to try new studios and styles!

Richard Freeman and his wife, Mary Taylor are releasing a book in November of 2016, titled the Art Of Vinyasa. Look out for that! You can PREorder their new book here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1611802792?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Visit The Yogaworkshop.com and try to catch Richard as he travels the world teaching Yoga. You can find one of Richards Books titled, The Mirror Of Yoga and studio talks from over the years at Yogaworkshop.com/store.  

Richard will be teaching at the Hanuman Festival Located in Boulder, Colorado during June of 2015.

ALSO, check this video out! http://yogaworkshop.com/about/yoga-ruins-your-life. It’s beautiful how YOGA RUINS YOUR LIFE! :)

My name is Alec Vishal Rouben and it is an honor to mirror the wisdom of yoga back to you. Thank you for tuning in! If you would go to iTunes and rate Yoga Revealed Podcast with 5 stars, we would be eternally grateful! Thank you for subscribing to us and stay tuned for the next episode!

If you have teachers that you want to hear from, LET US KNOW! What do YOU want to know about from them? Please comment and share with us! We care about this practice just as much as you, So let’s live our yoga together!

With infinite gratitude,

Alec

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