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Kori Hahn is the author of Rituals of the Soul and founder of a community gathering place called the Santosha Society, which is dedicated to travel, surfing, and the soulful.   Learn More about Kori Hahn: https://santoshasociety.com/ Purchase: Rituals of the Soul: Using the 8 Ancient Principles of Yoga to Create a Modern & Meaningful Life   https://amzn.to/3KNL1ot This episode was sponsored by yogis just like yourself.  If you feel inspired to support future episodes, you can leave a tip in any amount here: https://darrenmain.com/support-living-yoga FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME Mindfulness for Busy Minds Video Course: https://darrenmain.com/busy-minds

Yoga is wonderful, but for students practicing with various limitations as and unique challenges or who use a wheelchair, it’s hard to know where to start or how to practice. In this conversation, Jivana Heyman, a certified yoga teacher and author, will offer tips on how to adapt the practice to make it more accessible for everyone. Jivana Heyman’s Website Purchase Accessible Yoga FREE VIDEO COURSE: Mindfulness for Busy Minds (limited time) This video course will teach you everything you need to avoid frustrating pitfalls and get started with regular practice so that you can start living a healthier, happier life. Jumpstart your meditation practice today! Free Registration

A conversation with activist, yoga teachers and author of A Queer Dharma, Jacoby Ballard. RESOURCES Jacoby's Website Purchase: A Queer Dharma FREE VIDEO COURSE Mindfulness for Busy Minds

In this conversation author, spiritual teachers and humanitarian Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati discusses her personal journey, women's rights, COVID-19 in India and her new book, Hollywood to the Himalayas. Learn more about Sadhvi and her work at https://www.sadhviji.org/ Purchase Hollywood to the Himalayas: https://amzn.to/3C3XL5f

Amber Caudle is a renowned chef and author. We are going to chat about ways to take your healthy diet to the next level even if you often feel to busy to cook. Chef Amber's Website

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Long time San Francisco Bay Area yoga teacher Christa Reynolds please release of her new book, Will and Mysteria. Learn More

For thirty years, Marisa Toriggino has been offering yoga to women in every phase of life.  In this conversation she talks about yoga, women and empowerment. Marisa's Website

Bestselling author Lee Harris talks about his new book, Energy Speaks: Messages from Spirit on Living, Loving, and Awakening . Visit Lee's Website

Often, modern Christianity can feel exclusive and judgmental. Pastor and author Brandan Robertson has a very different approach forged in his own experience as a gay Christian.  His mission is to promote a more inclusive  Christianity that welcomes everyone.  This approach to Christianity had made him a wildly popular and also made him the target of the intolerance he preaches against. Brandan's Website Brandan on Amazon

What does it mean to be truly masculine—to move through the world with confidence and strength. In this episode, Sam Pond, a leading men's coach, explores what it means to embrace true masculinity an how straight men can more confidently connect with women.   About Sam Pond Sam is a coach for men, helping men in many countries drop into feeling, releasing old stories, finding freedom in their dating and professional lives. Also a coach for the Fearless group and the Amorati based in Bucharest, Romania.  www.sampond.com  

Yoga can be a great complement to one's faith. In this interview, author, psychologist and yoga teacher Mariana Caplan, reflects on how yoga intersects with her Jewish beliefs and traditions.    

In spite of greater political equality in recent decades, many gay men still struggle to find deep connections with other gay men.  Finn Deerhart began his career as a conservative Christian minister only to realize that he was living in denial. Ultimately, he let go of his body shame and started a new career helping gay men to celebrate their sexuality.  In this episode, Finn talks about ways in which gay men can deepen their connection to each other and ultimately to something powerful within themselves. LEARN MORE Finn Deerhart’s Website

About 3.5 million Americans and nearly 2 billion people worldwide identify as Muslim. How can Muslims benefit from yoga? Is yoga a complement to or in conflict with Islam? What can the broader yoga community do to make the yoga space more welcoming to Muslims? In this podcast, Sameera Qureshi—a prominent Muslim yoga teacher will address these many other questions. About Sameera Sameera Qureshi is a Muslim yoga teacher and prevention specialist based in the Washington, D.C area. She is the Director of Education and Training for a national nonprofit that empowers Muslim communities to prevent sexual violence. Sameera is passionate about infusing Islamic spirituality into evidence-based programs for her work in the violence-prevention field and within her role as a yoga teacher.

Getting and staying in shape can be hard.  In this episode, personal trainer, Zach Taylor talks abound a more holistic approach to resistance training that can complement practices like yoga. Contact Zach Zach on Instagram Zach at Fitness SF

A conversation with, yoga teacher, author and Ayurvedic practitioner Mariko Hirakawa. In this episode Mariko talks about her inspiring journey and her new book, The Yoga of Personal Development: Enlightened Lessons on Peak Performance, Leadership and Living A Life of No Regrets RESOURCES Mariko's Website Purchase: The Yoga of Personal Development: Enlightened Lessons on Peak Performance, Leadership and Living A Life of No Regrets     https://amzn.to/2HEhdh6

Wall of Song is a collaborative singing video work that invites people from all different backgrounds, beliefs, political affiliations, orientations and countries of origins—no matter their ability to carry a tune—to record themselves singing along to Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. In this time of great unknowing, uncertainty and division, this is a wall that brings us together. RESOURCES The Wall of Song iOS App

Mark Ainley is a Contemporary Feng Shui Consultant with a unique sensibility.  In this episode Mark talks about the powerful impact one's surroundings can have on the body, mind and spirit.   LEARN MORE Mark's Website

Jaimal Yogis is an outdoorsman, award-winning writer, and frequent teacher. He is the author of Saltwater Buddha, a humorous coming-of-age memoir about running away to Hawaii at sixteen to surf, nearly becoming a Zen monk, and eventually winding up at Columbia Journalism School. In this interview Jaimal talks about his new book, All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride     Resources Jaimal's Website   Purchase All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea   Darren’s Books Amazon | Audible  

Enjoy a free sample of Darren Main's audiobook, Inner Tranquility: A Guide to Seated Meditation read by actor Jesse Dornan. Like the book? Download the whole things on Amazon or Audible