It starts small. A teacher who tells you rather than asks you. A little too much praise when you fall in line, a little too much silence when you don't. Most of us have felt it and shrugged it off....
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On Aerial Yoga as Therapy with Jo Stewart
Before I met Jo, my mental image of aerial yoga was mostly circus-like. Beautiful, yes. Fun, sure. Relevant to the yoga teachers and therapists I work with? I wasn't convinced. Boy, was I wrong. Jo...
On Sacred Places, Big Leaps and Following Your Bliss with Charley Patton
What does it take to leave behind everything you've built, cycle 8,000 miles across the world, with no clear plan for what comes next? I recorded this conversation live at the Bali Spirit Festival,...
On AI in Yoga with Lizzie Lasater
Will AI take over from yoga teachers? Join Lizzie Lasater and me as we explore this new frontier of AI in yoga practice, teaching and education. I’ve been watching as Lizzie has embraced AI in her...
On Holding Nothing with Elena Brower
Join Elena Brower (she/her) and I as we explore her incredible new book, Hold Nothing. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, reflect and embrace the beauty of letting go. We talk about...
On Post-Lineage Yoga with Theo Wildcroft
Why are so many yoga teachers in crisis and questioning their path? Join Theo Wildcroft, co-editor of The Yoga Teacher’s Survival Guide, and I as we deep dive into some of the challenges that yoga...
On Tea and Intuition with Rachel Allan
Five years ago in meditation, Rachel Allan (she/her) was given a quest to start the 40 for Tea podcast. She ignored this guidance for a couple of years, but after finding herself sobbing on the...
On Yoga on Country with Aunty Jacqui Jarrett
Aunty Jacqui Jarrett (she/her) is a proud Dharawal & Gumbaynggirr woman, elder & traditional owner of the Sydney Basin in Australia. As soon as Aunty Jacqui joined the Mental Health Aware...
On the Trauma of Caste with Roshni Lakhani and Bess Prescott
What if yoga was built on a system of caste apartheid? If the very philosophies and practices we engaged in for our personal and collective liberation were actually deeply unjust and harmful for...
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