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In Episode 34, we explore some aspects of life and death, fate and the question of how we can live to our fullest. We look at one of the realest realities and how it can inspire us to appreciate life in all its aspects. We also explore a small slice of truly absurd history as well as how we can use yoga to explore letting go. Enjoy! If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Episode 33 finds us looking into the essence of the first and foremost element, that of space. We explore what space is and what it's not and the role it plays in our lives and our postures, our breath and our minds. We also do a short practice to deepen our relationship to the space element within us. I hope you enjoy!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In Episode 32, We have a look at the spiritual path in different traditions and i tell you a bit about how i got to be on the path that i'm on. Plus some Jamaican history, some sadhu history and a smattering of Chinese philosophy! Enjoy... OM If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In the episode, we explore more about choice and take on the most difficult, slippery, useful, essential and annoying wisdom concept ever. I won't tell you what it is here, you'll have to listen to the Episode to find out for yourself.  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

We've reached Episode 30! In celebration of that fact, we continue our discussions about heat and speed and how they can work for and/or against us. We also explore some common human magic powers and some victorian era viewpoints on hysteria. Enjoy!!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Episode 29 finds us exploring modern trends of energetics, namely hot and fast, and how they can change us for the better or for the worse. We also look at the effect of heat and speed on the environment and how we can temper ourselves to not get burnt or burnt out by our lifestyles. Enjoy! If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

in this Episode, we talk a but more about the differences between Yogis and Swindlers, and give a few examples of the wide range of spirituality in yoga. Then we keep exploring stability and the relevance to yoga practice, plus we learn a few more Sanskrit words and do a mini stability practice. All in 30 minutes! Thanks for listening. OM If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In Episode 27, we take a break from the conversation to gather some practical knowledge through practice. We do some simple Swara Yoga, movement and breath patterns and explore different ways the breath and postures can influence us for stability and expansion. Thanks for listening!! If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Episode 26 finds us exploring more about life rhythms and habits and simple lifestyle changes that can make a big difference to health and happiness. That topic then takes us to a look at words and language and we discover some interesting links between ancient Sanskrit and modern languages. Enjoy! If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

There are countless health trends coming and going and I stumbled on an article detailing some of the big ones of 2020. In this episode, we have a little look at a few of them and how they relate to yoga traditions and practices. Enjoy! If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Episode 24 explores how the changes we need and want to make in our lives can be accomplished through yoga. We learn about what ritual is and how when we do ritual actions repeatedly, they start to create magic. We also learn the power of resonance and what it means to yogis. Thanks for listening!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Hello Friends. In Episode 23, we take a break from talking and discussing and go for practical experience instead. This is a full 35 minute practice, with some meditation, plenty of breathing and Swara, and postures as well. Enjoy!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In Episode 22, we take a breather from the breathing and look into how we can set ourselves up to be more successful in what we do, be that yoga, cooking or anything else. We also learn the mantra that aids in successful learning: Saha Na Vavatu, and talk a bit about the Upanishad that it came from. Enjoy!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In Episode 21, we continue looking at the perspective of science on the breath and how it relates to yoga practice, as well as dipping into human immunity, tennis, and a bit of mantra. Enjoy!! Ram Ram If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Yoga and science often end up with the same conclusions and in Episode 20 we look into how science sees prana and energy and breath. We also look into some aspects of air and air pollution and how this impacts our health. Thanks for listening!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In this episode we learn how to structure a full breath practice. After a bit of discussion, we actually go through the entire sequence of a practice, experiencing what it's like to develop a flow, build up to a peak, then take it down to the depths. This episode is longer than most, nearly an hour, so carve out some time for a full practice experience. Thanks for listening! Om Shanti If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

Episode 18 finds us exploring the natural cycles of energy in life, as expressed and experienced through breathing. We gain more tools for adjusting the subtitles of prana and through this we learn about the nature of life itself. Thanks for listening!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In today's episode, we start with a little discussion of how our hippy relatives had their own philosophy to transformation, and how that has a direct connection to what we do in yoga. Then we flow into a bit of sama vritti breath practice and follow up with an explanation of the energetic flow of prana that is the cornerstone of all prana, energy and life. Enjoy!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In this episode, we get deeper into the essence of yoga practice; which is playing with the personal life force, or prana. We learn about how the breath changes us through its inherent qualities of expansion and contraction and how we can use the breath to transform our health, mind and reality.  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers

In this episode we explore more breath practice and pranayama, and continue to build our understanding of, and relationship to, Prana. To facilitate this, we travel to Nepal to meet Dudh Baba, a traditional yogi, and we hear some stories about the ancient yogi center of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu. I think this is my favorite episode so far, I had some laughs making it and i hope you have some laughs listening to it. Thanks for tuning in!  If you are interested in learning more about this fascinating yoga knowledge, join us for a workshop or training. Please visit Randall's Swara Yoga Academy website at: https://swarayogaacademy.com/ And... If you love the podcast, consider supporting it through the Patreon artist support programme. Help be a part of supporting conscious content by donating. Visit my page: https://www.patreon.com/yogisswamisandswindlers