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Returning from Bali, Indonesia, host Jim Kallett will sum up the first season with a reflection of the initial 12 shows, continued inquiry into Yoga and Life, sources for further information and on the subjects of the shows, responses to e-mail questions, and final discussion....

This week we are bringing your attention to a magnificent film that will be opening this month in major theaters around the U.S.: Awake: the Life of Yogananda. Joining us for a discussion about the film, the making of the film, and Yogananda, are writer/director Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman. “Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted; a truth cannot be created, but only perceived. The erroneous thoughts of man result from imperfections in his discernment. The goal of Yoga Science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may mirror the Divine vision in the Universe.” ~Paramahansa Yogananda

We will talk with the magnificent Emmy Cleaves about the great healing and restorative power of proper Yoga practice, about the physical and mental aspects of Hatha Yoga Asana practice, including it's bio-energetic effects -- how it works. We will also talk about her 60 years of practicing Yoga, and her relationship with Bikram Yoga, which she has been teaching and practicing since 1973, as the Principal teacher at the Yoga College of India Headquarters in Los Angeles, and Bikram's Yoga Teacher Training (since 1993).

Today we will talk about Yoga with Rajashree Choudhury: Her perspectives on Yoga, her great experience and knowledge of Yoga practice and Yoga Therapy since her childhood as unprecedented 5 time All India National Yoga Champion and student of Dr. P.S. Das at Ghosh's Yoga College in Kolkata, India. Also, Yoga for Pregnancy, the inspirational aspects of Yoga as Sport, Rajashree's Seminars and Retreats, the charitable work she has been involved with Yoga, her CD, and her beautiful line of Yoga jewelry.

In this weeks show we will explore and inquire simply and briefly into aspects of Yoga, including the 8 Limbs of Yoga, the 8 Characteristics of Yoga, and practical subjects such as Breathing, Resistance, the use of Dialogue, and Heat. We will also continue addressing questions that have been e-mailed to the show about how the practice of Hatha Yoga is being changed and pulled away from its basic principles.

We will be discussing the Research on the effects of Bikram Yoga for Depression, being led by this week's guest, Dr. Maren Nyer of Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital. Also joining the discussion will be Jill Koontz, who's school, Bikram Yoga Boston, is assisting with the study, and who is gathering together others who are doing Medical Research on Yoga.

Exploration and discussion of the Medical Research being done by Brian Tracy of Colorado State University on Bikram Yoga.

Today Jim will continue an exploration into the practical application of the often esoteric aspects of Yoga in modern life, and answer questions about working with chronic pain, and concerns with the current trends in Yoga.

Conversation with Jill Weiss Ippolito, director of Uprising Yoga, the organization that teaches Yoga in juvenile halls, detention facilities, probation camps, group homes as well as community centers and schools. We will discuss her experiences and relation with Yoga, the remarkable and successful work Uprising Yoga does, and the positive effect the Yoga has on the children they are able to bring it to.

Continued exploration into how Yoga works: where it starts from; who and what you see in the mirror; the qualities and characteristics of the Mind; the Spine and Nervous Systems; the Process of Hatha Yoga Asana practice.

Joseph will tell his story, the circumstances that brought him to a Yoga practice, his transformation to a Yoga Champion, and what he is doing now. Continued discussion about teaching and learning in relation to Yoga, and the process of how it works with the Spine, Nervous system, and biochemistry of the human body.

Topics will include teaching and learning as it relates to Yoga. Looking inside instead of outside for true knowledge. How Yoga practice, done properly, starts from the inside out, the mechanisms of how it brings the mind and body together, and how it can be the foundation towards self-realization.

Introducing the Show: Jim will begin the inquiry into the science and practice of Hatha Yoga Asana, and set the stage for the focus of each subsequent show over the following 12 weeks. This week: What is Yoga?