YOGA YAY

Concerned about environmental causes, Wilson wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on The Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Wilson has been a big advocate for veganism and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for PETA, although in recent years he has distanced himself from the organization and is more flexible about those beliefs because of his yoga, and transcendental meditation practices.

After years of suffering with chronic back pain due to spinal stenosis, a condition of the spine Cathy Madeo was born with, she went on a quest to heal herself. She learned everything she could about the core and how to strengthen it. She brings all of her knowledge into Activate Your Core, a method she designed to enhance your yoga practice, which she shares through several online series and in person workshops.

Karuna Gauranga Das has been practicing Bhakti-yoga since his childhood. After completing his Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Master's in Business Administration (MBA), he practiced monastic life in an ashram in India for 8 years. He has traveled to over 32 cities of sacred interest and various cultures in India and Nepal and learned the teachings and practices of the Gita, Mahabharat, Upanishads, and other texts from numerous teachers. He has been actively involved in cultural and spiritual outreach, mentoring & counseling, values education for children, and ashram development in New York and India. He is NLP certified Life Coach and Spiritual Mentor, and co-founder of UpRise Coaching. Karuna currently lives in New York with his wife and daughter.

Shana Meyerson holds certifications from Sri Dharma Mittra and Mark Blanchard. Her daily practice ensures that she is always learning, growing, and evolving in yoga. She is also the founder of mini yogis yoga for kids. she leads teacher trainings around the world.

Rhyanna: I learned about and participated in health and fitness from the beginning of life. I guess you could say I was born to love health and fitness with my genes and my upbringing. I started walking at 9 months and never stopped moving from there. No matter what you achieve somebody helps you, behind the creation we call our own are thoughts of others and the efforts of so many incredible souls. I want the movement to not be some awe-inspiring unattainable thing for others who aren’t where I am. I want everyone to know they can.

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. She is the co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan and North America’s first Ayurvedic chef certification program. She and her husband Prentiss also own Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. Divya is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen (Rizzoli, 2017) -- the book is now in its 7th print, along with a new German edition.

This episode's guest: Yogi Bryan is a yoga teacher, meditation teacher and Instagram's funniest yoga memer. He talks about not taking yoga too seriously, how he created his memes and inner focus and peace.

In this episode, Susan and Mans connect with artist Rukmini Poddar. A modern day yogini who was born in a yogi family. Learn how she personally grows and facilitates others to heal by drawing emotions.

Susan and Mans are super excited to introduce this new Yoga Podcast. Sharing knowledge about yoga and beyond with a new guest on every episode. Welcome to YOGA YAY!