An expert in the field of mind-body healing, Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned speaker and author on the subject of alternative medicine. The author of numerous books on alternative medicine, Deepak Chopra was born in New Delhi, India, in 1947. After attending the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, he eventually ended up in Boston where he began his career as a doctor. After becoming disenchanted with Western medicine, however, Chopra turned to alternative medicine. In 1995 Chopra, already a prolific book author, founded the Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, California.
Shiva Rea, M.A. is dedicated to the roots and evolution of vinyasa as a global teacher for the last 25 years. Shiva is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways and for offering the synthesis form of Prana Vinyasa™ out in the world. Shiva is the founder of Samudra Global School for Living Yoga and Online, Yogadventure Retreats, Yoga Trance Dance for Life, the worldwide Global Mala Project, for home practice including her groundbreaking full-color book, Tending the Heart Fire: Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life, released 2014 through SoundsTrue Publishing.
Since the beginning of Seane's teaching career in 1994, many yoga, health, and wellness sources have sought her insight and expertise. Featured on more than twenty magazine covers and in over thirty magazines, Seane was a featured yoga contributor for Oprah.com's "Spirit" page and was seen on The Today Show with Matt Lauer. Over the course of her career, Seane has created five yoga DVDs, including Yoga from the Heart, Detox Flow Yoga, and her most recent, Yoga of Awakening: Body-Mind Flow.
Join #1 New York Times best-selling author and renowned transformational teacher Dr. Barbara De Angelis as she teaches how you can create a new enlightened relationship with yourself, others, and the Field of Love within you. Barbara will share how you can deepen your connection to your most awakened self and live in your Highest, not just some of the time, but all of the time. You’ll receive down-to-earth practical tools and techniques that will show you how to tap into the power of your Spiritual Heart, and free you to make immediate shifts into new levels of happiness, fulfillment, and freedom.
Musician, filmmaker, long-time yogi and humanitarian Michael Franti sat down with us in his San Francisco studio to talk about the inspiration behind his family motto, "Be your best, serve the greater good and rock out wherever you are!" and provided insights about the transformational power of yoga and music. He also shares insight into his music and yoga, his journey and plays some of his new songs for us!
What are the challenges in truly living your life to it's highest potential? Kathryn shares her inspiration around her motto: Aim True. Learn valuable tools she shares from her path that you can use to Aim True towards your dreams. Kathryn Budig is a yoga teacher, author, and founder of both Aim True and Poses for Paws. Her playful mixture of challenging classes with her lovable personality is the recipe for a truly inspiring class.
Open up, breathe, and watch the silly desperation of the mind as it calms down and reveals the beauty and peace that has been here all along. Learn how leeting go of perfection is crucial to happiness. We will open the house of the heart and lungs with asana and find the freedom of the breath in our newly cleaned home, and then settle into observation of what is.
Many people think their financial issues, relationship challenges or daily struggles to move toward their goals are about the money, the people, and even circumstances.
Join Sadie for a life-changing conversation where you'll discover how central your core relationship is, and learn her three techniques for busting the inner roadblocks that keep abundance, happiness and success from coming into your life on all levels. Not to be missed!
This inspiring, intimate interview and kirtan takes place in home of Krishna Das. He shares beautiful stories about finding his Guru, personal challenges along the way and the healing power of kirtan. A rare musical performance is followed by the interview with some of your favorite mantras that will be musically performed as you've never seen them before. This powerful experience is not to be missed.
Our thoughts are powerful, they create our perception which ultimately creates our reality. When we focus our thoughts on uplifting the lives others, we are sure to enhance the quality if our life and reality. Listen to this compelling interview which will give your many tools to re-write your story and start to manifest your destiny.
Abundance flows with love, happiness, prosperity, and success, which then results in vibrant good health. In order to live with abundance in the Aquarian Age, we must embrace the consciousness of abundance. What does this mean? Breathing, thinking, talking, and acting as Beloved Children of God, knowing we will always be supported. Then watch the manifestation of the laws of abundance in your life! It is the key to your Spiritual Success.
With discussions on Listening, Loving, Boundaries and Practices, Elena shares her experiences and learnings on Parenting Gracefully. Learn surprisingly simple concepts such as compassion, responsibility, natural consequences and receiving feedback - and how to share meaningfully with your family.
Fear stalks us all. It affects everything we do," says Ana Forrest. In this interview, Ana talks about the benefits and drawbacks of fear. She explains how to turn our fear around so that we move out of victim mode and into a place of power. You'll learn specific breathing exercises for counteracting fear and how to turn your fears into actions that help strengthen your self-respect.
Join Sianna & Masood for a real and honest interview about their relationship. Together they explore conscious communication, sacred sexuality, working with triggers, releasing shame/blame/guilt, and the inner Alchemy of Love.
In this offering, there is loving embodiment through these gateways:
* Prayers for Spiritual Growth
* Invocation, Singing & Mantra
* Attunement with the other
* Breath work
* Eye Gazing
* Heart Mudra
* Visualization & Gratitude
* Honoring Sacred Sexuality & Erotic Ecstasy
Be held in the sanctuary of your heart as you explore these gateways of intimacy.
Learn from Congressman Tim the power of Mindfulness. Listen to his compelling journey in discovering mindfulness and bringing it to Congress as well as schools and the military. This powerful interview will teach you about bringing mindful living to your own life.
This lecture explores the mystery of Kundalini, what is is, and why we care about it. Join Kia as she unpacks yogic philosophy, principles, and practices that support our journey from the darkness of ignorance and suffering to the light of self awareness and bliss. She shares personal stories and key yogic tools and concepts that will empower your own process of discovery on and off the mat.
A cogent introduction to the basics of Shadow Work, why it’s necessary and how to integrate it into your yoga practice. Followed by asana, mantra and mudra to strengthen your power center – manipura, (the 3rd chakra) to build confidence, clarity and courage.
Bhakti Yoga is the path of personal relationship with Spirit, with God, with Goddess; a relationship that includes all the flavors and moods of the human heart. In the journey of Bhakti our emotions become the fuel to reconnect us with the Divine and to find healing and wholeness within us. Through singing Kirtan we explore, express and share the deepest caverns of our souls and ultimately find the eternal spring of love.
Join Dr. Sara Gottfried as she shares her journey of discovering yoga, its affects on her overall health and happiness, and how she became a yoga teacher. Dr. Sara will discuss how yoga can affect your hormones, and will explain which hormones are involved, how yoga affects your serotonin levels, how yoga can help those struggling with weight, and the benefits of yoga versus running for weight loss. Dr. Sara will give a 30 minute meditation after her class.
A powerful discussion around techniques for energy and Dharma's yoga journey. Followed by a complete 30-minute practice designed to give you an instant shot of pure energy. Includes Pranayama -- the most efficient breathing exercises for energizing and meditation (concentration without interruption) to recharge and power up your entire system.
In this candid conversation, Mandy shares her journey of self-acceptance. Mandy then brings the yoga of self-acceptance on to the mat for a 45-minute yoga practice meant to create a space for you to explore where your body is today, and to open your mind to the gift that you have to share : exactly who you are.
Mandy Ingber, The New York Times best-selling author of Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover and creator of the yoga-hybrid DVD YOGALOSOPHY, is a celebrity fitness and wellness expert. Her twenty years of teaching experience have attracted such clients as Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Helen Hunt, Ricki Lake, Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Meyer, and Brooke Shields.
Energize & Elevate is a 45 minute Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga class designed to revitalize your body, boost your energy, and develop muscle tone and a healthy outlook on life. You will be inspired to tap into your deepest potential as you move through this easy-to-follow yet challenging power vinyasa yoga practice. For the full class and to learn more, visit baptisteyoga.com.
Don Miguel Ruiz, brings his newest teachings and takes you on a mystical, Toltec-inspired personal journey. In this 2 PART intimate interview, don Miguel will share with us his innermost workings of his heart and mind, introducing a deeper level of spiritual teachings and awareness. You will become aware of how everything in the world is a reflection of yourself. If you love, you are loving yourself. If you judge, you are judging yourself.
Against all odds and against his own sense of the impossibility of his task, Hanuman leapt all the way to Lanka to rescue Sita. Like Hanuman, we face trials and demands we think we can't possibly accomplish or overcome, yet with the power of devotion, with a leap of faith, we can do things we never thought possible. In this workshop, we'll test our limits, both on and off the mat, and see how a devoted and fearless heart can take us anywhere-even into hanumanasana.
What if our concept of who we are extended past our own skin and included Nature and our Community? What if we stopped chasing love and learned how to slow down enough for it to catch up? Gain tangible tools to dissolve fears, worries and self doubt while experiencing the profound love that is our essential nature. This unique and transformational vinyasa class with globally renowned Yogi and Blissologist Eoin Finn will leave you not just loose and fit but radically deepen your sense of purpose and joy! Don't miss the Bliss!
Caroline's powerful class and lecture teaches us how to bring common sense to healing. She takes an indepth look at the inner shadow and how it causes illness. Bitterness and negativity are not the root causes of illness, yet those experiences that caused those feelings have a deep impact on our soul and emotions. Learn powerful tools to let go and find a way back to our inner balance.
On the path of yoga which leads to union and ultimately bliss we learn to work with and direct Prana, the life force of the Universe which is thread through everything. By skillfully directing Prana we can experience a profound physical, emotional and spiritual purification. Once we experience this level of purification, we become present and experience life from the vantage point of Truth. In this class, the focus is on the spine and the flow of Prana along the central energy channel of the human being known as Sushumna. Enjoy!
Ignite your inner flame, ground your energy, and connect to the deep yearning of your soul. This playful yet empowering practice will leave you feeling strong and vibrant by tuning your mind, body, and heart. Enjoy the perfect blend of meditation, movement, and inspiration to help you cut through fear and stagnation and set your soul on fire!
Discover the secrets of how to make powerful, poetic images celebrating the beautiful art of yoga. Aspiring models and yogis: learn what it takes to get great pictures. Photography enthusiasts: learn about composition, balance, integration of the pose with the environment, connecting with the model, and much more. Come be the photographer, model, artist, muse--or all of the above. Bring your camera, phone, questions, and curiosity. The first half of the workshop will be inside. In the second half, we'll venture outside into the natural daylight. Lecture with interactive photo shoots.
The way to begin all practice is with ourselves. By recognizing and relaxing into our own natural goodness, we gain the confidence to extend ourselves to others with kindness and compassion. What else is there? The way to begin all practice is with ourselves.
Kriya yoga alters the electromagnetic fields in the body, which shape the fascia and, in turn, creates proper alignment. In this course, Yogiraj Alan Finger will explain how Kriya yoga functions from the subtle body, while Sarah Finger will share the ancient tools of Kriya in an asana practice. The session will conclude with a short meditation.
An intimate interview with Mallika on the power of intention in her life. She shares ideas of how one can create their vision using clear intention. Techniques and personal stories from growing up with her father Deepak are interwoven to make this interview both entertaining and chalk full of wisdom.
The tantric tradition of yoga offers powerful contemplative processes that speed up the process of freeing ourselves from painful mental and emotional habits. This class offers an approach to meditation and self-inquiry for the windows in our own mind, and letting the essential truth of the heart dissolve energies that keep us stuck. Sally Kempton, a former swami in a Vedic tradition, has been practicing and teaching for over four decades. Her teachings combine profound knowledge of the texts of yoga and tantra with practical wisdom from contemporary psychology and integral thought.
Class: This is a one hour practice that anyone can do to keep themselves strong in the core, the neck, shoulders, legs and feet. All ages and levels can learn these exercises and if practiced regularly, they will help them stay healthy and strong with yoga.
Interview: Fearless Aging – Learn the 5 Fundamentals for aging Fearlessly and Desiree's secrets for anti-aging and thriving with vitality, Discover how yoga and pranayama can slow down the aging process. Learn to fall in love with aging.
Patanjali described the point of the yoga path as "stilling the waves of the mind"--not as a vaguely spiritual aerobics. The Buddha practiced various yogas for six years before finally surrendering to the hardest, simplest practice of them all: meditation practice. Today--with yoga more accessible and popular than at any time in history--most of us are too speedy for savasana and too few teachers focus on breath and alignment, let alone intention.
We all have the innate power to be role models and influencers. Tap in to your authentic Self with this 45 minute practice using ancient techniques to enhance your living. Through the use of kriya (visualization techniques), breath, asana, and meditation, Sarah will help you to cultivate the skills needed to connect to your own truth and inner-knowing, leaving you balanced, easeful, and trusting in your unbound potential.
Healing the Wounds on the Heart: Tantra, Ayurveda, and the Emotions - why its important to bring feelings back into the yoga conversation. Emotions, when honored and channeled, are portals into more power and capacity. Katie Silcox is the author of the up-coming book, Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women. She is also a nationally-recognized yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, writer for Yoga Journal., and a senior teacher within the Sri-Vidya ParaYoga lineage under Yogarupa Rod Stryker.
Yoga can be a game-changer in healing food and body image challenges. Chelsea shares her insight and experience overcoming an eating disorder and creating a nonprofit yoga-based program to help others. Learn about the causes of emotional eating and negative body image, as well as yoga and meditation practices to help you love and nourish your body.
In this riveting and fun interview with David Life he unlocks the mystery behind Meditation. He offers a real understanding to the misconceptions of what meditation is and what happens to the mind in during meditation.
The idea is to catch the attention and make into a more neutral state from the perspective of the thinking process and identification. The dramas in our lives are part of our lives because we need to experience the learning that happens from them. Meditation allow us an openness to life's challenges. The tendency of the mind becomes more celebratory through meditation and we live more fully, easily and engaged in life.
"Suzanne, I listen to the interviews daily while driving and partake in the classes in the evening. They infuse my days with so much encouragement and support."
"Having access to this many of the world's most influential yoga teachers to practice with and listen to every day is utterly amazing. This series has allowed me to find a true peace of mind. Thank you Suzanne for creating Yoga Is!"
"Having access to all these top teachers daily with both interviews and classes keeps me inspired daily and motivated to be my best self both mentally and physically. Thanks Suzanne Bryant for this wonderful opportunity. "
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