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DT 058: Agency for Change with Melanie Klein May 02, 2019

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Melanie C. Klein is a thought leader and influencer in the areas of body confidence, authentic empowerment, and visibility. She is also a successful writer, empowerment coach, speaker, and professor of Sociology and Women's Studies. She has published several books on yoga and body image and how this intersects with social justice. She co-founded the Yoga and Body Image Coalition in 2014 and is the co-founder of The Joy Revolution with her partner, Marc Cordon.

In this episode, you'll hear from Melanie on:

Why Melanie is shying away from the word yoga at this stage of her work and practice
The breakthrough Melanie experienced in an "advanced" class that allowed her to process buried emotional exhaustion
The dangers of social media and a system that lends credibility through the currency of likes and followers
Recognizing the personal agency to effect individual transformation and institutional change

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Men, check out Ohmme Men's Yoga Apparel at ohmme.com for a new pair of short or practice outfit. Get 15% OFF your order with code DHARMA15 at checkout!
Join me for upcoming workshops in NYC and Bucerias, Mexico: henrywins.com/events
Apply for the 300-hour YTT at Lighthouse Yoga School. Use code HENRYWINS for $100 OFF your tuition: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron — Grab a copy of Melanie's recommended book
Yoga and Body Image by Melanie Klein — Pick it up on Amazon
Yoga Rising by Melanie Klein — Pick it up on Amazon

Get in touch with Melanie:

MelanieCKlein.com —Empowerment for renegades, new thought leaders, new executive leaders, next-level entrepreneurs, paradigm shifters, or anyone who knows walking in their greatness is for the greater good
TheJoyRevolution.org — Join a 5-month virtual, hand curated, experiential program led by experts in the field, designed to explore and expand your unique experience of joy
YBICoalition.com — The Yoga and Body Image Coalition is committed to body love by developing, promoting and supporting yoga that is accessible, body positive and reflects the full range of human diversity
Follow @melmelklein on Instagram
Follow @ybicoalition on Instagram
Follow @thejoyrev on Instagram

DT 057: Nidra to Remember with Jana Roemer Apr 25, 2019

Show notes

Jana Roemer has come to devote her life to the practice of yoga, meditation, yoga nidra, and astrology because these were the exact medicines she needed. An overly critical, busy mind paralyzed her abilities at different times in her life, but through study and practice, she has experienced a complete rebirth of her mind space. Jana has facilitated numerous trainings, intensives, and retreats over the years, and has since devoted her service to training guides of the ancient practice of yoga nidra, as well as her own signature blend of astrology and yoga nidra, Astro Nidra.

In this episode, you'll hear from Jana on:

Our inner genius, which exists beyond our mental comprehension, and serves to create and heal our personal ecosystem
How to systematically traverse and unpack the five koshas through guided yoga nidra and effect life-altering change
Mastering the endocrine or glandular system in order to stimulate the release of endogenous DMT, the spirit molecule
How you can align to the rhythm of the cosmos through Jana's Astro Nidra method from your own home

Announcements:

Join me for a weekend in Bucerias, Mexico with Veronica Lombo: henrywins.com/events
Apply for the 300-hour YTT at Lighthouse Yoga School. Use code HENRYWINS for $100 OFF your tuition: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

[SPECIAL GIFT] Download Jana's 2019 Taurus Astro Nidra recording, FREE for the Dharma Talk Community: henrywins.com/nidra
Self Observation: The Awakening of Conscience: an Owner's Manual by Red Hawk — Grab a copy of Jana's recommended book

Get in touch with Jana:

JanaRoemer.com — learn about upcoming trainings, retreats, and events, and download Astro Nidra recordings each month
Follow @jana_roemer on Instagram

DT 056: Get Real(ized) with Marcus Antebi Apr 18, 2019

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Marcus Antebi is a native New Yorker who founded Juice Press in the East Village of New York in 2010. Prior to Juice Press, he founded a skydiving equipment and training business called PIER Media. Marcus fought competitive Thai boxing for several years, and today at age 50, he considers himself to be an obsessive yoga athlete. He is currently building a yoga school, slated for a 2019 opening in New York.

In this episode, you'll hear from Marcus on:

Upholding yogic values in one's life, while playing by the rules of modern-day society
The difference between being "fully realized" and "self realized" and the role of the teacher in guiding people to the latter
What's missing from most yoga businesses, and Marcus's vision for a new, commercially viable school that embodies holistic and compassionate yoga

Announcements:

Join me for a weekend in Bucerias, Mexico with Veronica Lombo: henrywins.com/events
Apply for the 300-hour YTT at Lighthouse Yoga School. Use code HENRYWINS for $100 OFF your tuition: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Voices of the First Day: Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime by Robert Lawlor — Grab a copy of Marcus's recommended book

Get in touch with Marcus:

Follow @marcusantebi on Instagram
Follow @juicepress on Instagram
JuicePress.com — Order cold-pressed, organic juices online or come visit one of the many locations of Marcus's juice bar

DT 055: Heal and Jam with Deuce Bennett Apr 11, 2019

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Deuce Bennett is a vinyasa, rocket, hatha, and yin yoga teacher operating in Austin, TX. He is also a working musician, songwriter, composer, audio engineer, and producer. Yoga helped him overcome heroin and alcohol addiction and heal from career-threatening carpal tunnel syndrome. Now, he understands his purpose in life is to spread joy and healing through his various enterprises and to teach students to tap in to their inner strength and grace.

In this episode, you'll hear from Deuce on:

How the sex, drugs, and rock n' roll lifestyle sucked Deuce into a pattern of self-destructive behavior, and how yoga helped him recover
The timely spark of intuition that literally saved Deuce's life and sent him down the path of yoga, reflection, and spirituality
Finding creative inspiration from yoga as an artist, and bringing the essence of yoga into his musical collaborations to lift others up

Announcements:

Join me for workshops coming up in Athens, GA and Bucerias, MX: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Lectures on Raja Yoga by Swami Vivekananda — Grab a copy of Deuce's recommended book

Get in touch with Deuce:

Follow @deucebennett on Instagram
Listen to Deuce and his collaborators on Soundcloud

DT 054: Integrate the Science with Sarah Platt-Finger Apr 04, 2019

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Sarah Platt-Finger is the Co-founder of ISHTA Yoga and the private yoga teacher of Deepak Chopra. She is one of the most sought after teachers in NYC, and has created one of the most highly respected teacher training programs in the industry. Sarah also leads trainings and workshops internationally. She is a legacy ambassador for Lululemon and the Board Chair for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

In this episode, you'll hear from Sarah on:

What it means to inhabit a yoga posture, and how connecting to energy can get you out of your head
Approaching hatha, tantra, and ayurveda from a scientific lens, and eschewing dogma in favor of results
Expanding the reach of yoga to traumatized women
Why Sarah made the shift from "teaching" to "sharing" these practices, and a few things she's learned from her time with Deepak Chopra

Announcements:

Join me for workshops coming up in Miami, FL; Athens, GA; and Bucerias, MX: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Tantra of the Yoga Sutras by Alan Finger — Grab a copy of Sarah's recommended book

Get in touch with Sarah:

SarahPlattFinger.com — Read Sarah's blog and follow her schedule
ISHTAYoga.com — Visit Sarah's school in Manhattan, NYC
Follow @splattfinger on Instagram
Follow @ishtayoga on Instagram

DT 053: Go Full Circle with Ulises Calatayud Mar 28, 2019

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After a successful career as an international executive in the corporate world, Ulises Calatayud is now dedicated to helping people become the best version of themselves through mind, body, and soul techniques at his yoga studio, YogaCare, in downtown Manhattan. He helps people express their maximum human potential with the objective of living the best life we can possibly live. Ulises is President of the International Yoga Sports Federation; founder of The Full Circle, a transformative yoga philosophy program; Senior Bikram Yoga and Dharma Yoga and Skydancing Tantra Teacher; and Reiki Master.

In this episode, you'll hear from Ulises on:

Certain universal laws that, if we accept, will allow us to live in harmony with nature
Learning various traditions from native peoples and respected teachers, and maintaining the integrity of these practices in combination
Turning his human experience into his practice, by combining his corporate identity with his spiritual world
Why Ulises created the Full Circle Program, and how he has helped dozens of people develop a personalized system for conscious transformation

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Come with me to the upcoming 50-hour Rocket Yoga practice intensive with David Kyle at Yoga East Austin. Register now: yogaeastaustin.com/rocket
Join me for workshops coming up in NYC, Miami, and Athens, GA: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Learn more about the Full Circle Program, and how Ulises can personalize a path to transformation for you. Mention HENRYWINS to get $100 OFF your exchange.
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda — Grab a copy of Ulises's recommended book

Get in touch with Ulises:

YogaCare.com — Visit Ulises's studio in downtown Manhattan, NYC
Learn more about the Full Circle Program, and how Ulises can personalize a path to transformation for you. Mention HENRYWINS to get $100 OFF your exchange.
Follow @ulisesyogi on Instagram
Follow @yogacarenyc on Instagram

DT 052: Upgrade Your Karma with Andrei Ram Mar 21, 2019

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Andrei Ram is a world renowned yoga master who travels worldwide sharing his unique yoga approach and making accessible to all the most mystical aspects of the Yoga Science. He spent over ten years with Sri Dharma Mittra, from whom he received acharya initiation in the yoga lineage.

In this episode, you'll hear from Andrei on:

How Andrei approaches teaching in different parts of the world, and his techniques for reaching people from different cultural backgrounds and assumptions
The essence of Andrei's practice, Prana Nidra, and how it differs from yoga nidra or pranayama
How to upgrade karma to dharma through body intuition
The sixth kosha, and the role of nature in helping us find true freedom from ideology

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Come with me to the upcoming 50-hour Rocket Yoga practice intensive with David Kyle at Yoga East Austin. Register now: yogaeastaustin.com/rocket
Join me for workshops coming up in NYC, Miami, and Athens, GA: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda — Grab a copy of Andrei's recommended book

Get in touch with Andrei:

InnerParadise.org — Learn more about Andrei's background, teaching, and schedule
Follow @andreiram1 on Instagram

DT 051: Take Care of Yourself with Katy Peetz Mar 14, 2019

Show notes

Katy Peetz is an award winning and published pastry chef (most notably of Roberta's and 2-Michelin starred Blanca) and yogi (sometimes-teacher) who is forging her path to create real on-the-go food that empowers people to feel their best with her new company, Keetz & Co. She just launched Plant Bites, energy bites made only with real plant based foods and without preservatives, fillers or refined sugars, as a vision of a better way to snack.

In this episode, you'll hear from Katy on:

Facing a critical juncture that challenged her identity as a pastry chef, and how she used yoga to find her path forward
Creating a brand that stands for taking care of yourself — body, mind, and spirit
How Katy is breaking the status quo to bring a new type of plant-based snack to a growing population of conscious consumers

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Come with me to the upcoming 50-hour Rocket Yoga practice intensive with David Kyle at Yoga East Austin. Register now: yogaeastaustin.com/rocket
Join me for workshops coming up in NYC, Miami, and Athens, GA: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

KeetzCo.com — Get 15% OFF your online order of Keetz Co Plant Bites with code DHARMATALK at checkout
The Endless Practice by Mark Nepo — Grab a copy of Katy's recommended book

Get in touch with Katy:

KeetzCo.com — Get 15% OFF your online order of Keetz Co Plant Bites with code DHARMATALK at checkout
Follow @keetzco on Instagram

DT 050: Take Up Space with Cassandra Lam Mar 07, 2019

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Cassandra Lam is on a mission to change the way we live and work from the inside out. After a series of traumatic work experiences followed by healing through yoga and meditation, she found the courage to listen to her own voice and create her own career path. A former consultant turned entrepreneur, activist, and wellness advocate, Cassandra is passionate about creating spaces that empower people of color. She currently serves as CEO and cofounder of The Cosmos, a community that creates content for Asian women to flourish and thrive.

In this episode, you'll hear from Cassandra on:

What each of us brings into our yoga practice, and how yoga can inspire us to embrace our ancestral identities
3 simple steps People of Color can take to feel more confident and valid in uncomfortable environments, including homogenous yoga studios
What it means to flourish and thrive vs simply survive, and how the Cosmos is helping Asian American women come together and celebrate their power

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Come with me to the upcoming 50-hour Rocket Yoga practice intensive with David Kyle at Yoga East Austin. Register now: yogaeastaustin.com/rocket
Join me for workshops this March in NYC at Yoga Fitness Herald Square, Yoga to the People, and Three Jewels: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

Fund the Cosmos Summit — make a donation to support a historical gathering of 500 Asian women creators and rule breakers, coming to New York in late summer 2019.
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron — Grab a copy of Cassandra's recommended book

Get in touch with Cassandra:

JoinTheCosmos.com — Learn more about Cassandra's organization and movement
Follow @jointhecosmos on Instagram

DT 049: By All Memes with Pedro Luna Feb 28, 2019

Show notes

Pedro Luna is a South Florida-based yoga instructor, co-coordinator of the largest outdoor yoga event in South Florida YogaFestFL, and the creator of the hilarious and globally recognized Instagram account @yogimemes. Ever since Pedro took his first yoga class, he knew he wanted to teach yoga and serve the world. His classes are geared towards all levels, as he believes yoga is for anyone and everyone. Pedro's mission in life is to share the gift of yoga with the world.

In this episode, you'll hear from Pedro on:

How infusing lightness and humor into the online yoga conversation has led Pedro to some of the more profound benefits of yoga
Balancing professional duties with creative expression, and striking the right balance to create space for new rewarding opportunities
The idea of holding space, and how the path to healing others can be much simpler than we think

Announcements:

[SPONSOR] Come with me to the upcoming 50-hour Rocket Yoga practice intensive with David Kyle at Yoga East Austin. Save on early bird registration through Feb 17th: yogaeastaustin.com/rocket
Join me for workshops this March in NYC at Yoga Fitness Herald Square, Yoga to the People, and Three Jewels: henrywins.com/events

Links from this episode:

You are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Dr. Joe Dispenza — Grab a copy of Pedro's recommended book

Get in touch with Pedro:

YogaWithPedro.com — Practice yoga online with Pedro any time
Follow @yogimemes on Instagram
Follow @yogawithpedro on Instagram

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