J. Brown Yoga Talks

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Leila Stuart - "Interoceptive Awareness, Deeper Sense of Self" Oct 19, 2026

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Leila Stuart, author of Experiential Anatomy: Therapeutic Applications of Embodied Movement and Awareness, talks with J about studying anatomy and functioning in the world with confidence and enthusiasm. They discuss old models no longer fitting, injuries as impetuous, precipitating events and receiving new information, faith, shifts that lead to healing, Panchakarma, hope and agency, breaking societal patterning, functional medicine, embodiment perspectives, and bringing awareness into everyday life through integrated practice.

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Radhika Mukhija - "Rhythms, Rituals, and Holistic Optimization" Oct 12, 2026

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Radhika Mukhija, author of Radiant Rituals: Ayurvedic and Yogic Wisdom for Deep Self-Care and Inner Strength, talks with J about aligning to the rhythms of life through ancient wisdom and modern science. They discuss growing up in India and moving to the US, yogic lifestyle and value systems, intuitive Ayurveda, difference between rituals and habits, high-performing women, turning inward, biohacking, menopause and peptides, desire and destiny, selflessness, spiritual bypassing, and healing ourselves so we can be of service.

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Manny Muros - "The Next Best Right Step" Oct 05, 2026

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Manny Muros, author of The Oneness Within - A Search For The Living Spirit, talks with J about full surrender and reverse engineering awakening. They discuss life stages and resistance to change, seeing through the lens of our beliefs, betting on yourself and losing, getting grounded, buying a yoga center in the 90's, cultivating silence, relationship to experience, operating from fear, trusting in something greater, divine timing, reading the day, broadway musicals, and coming to know your patterns so you can do what feels authentic.

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Blair Hughes - "Life Affirming Values, Staying on Path" Sep 28, 2026

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Blair Hughes, founder of Natural Presence in Ibiza, talks with J about looking at where we are and choosing to move forward. They discuss being a diesel engineer from Scotland with one foot on either side of the digital revolution, teachers confronting insecurities, learning from sports psychology, addressing patterns, Sydney yoga scene, different approaches, belief systems and self worth, holistic health coaching for men, compasses for teachers, decent savasana, and accepting uncertainty so you can see the truth head on.

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Devarshi Steven Hartman - "Infinite, Eternal, and Whole" Sep 21, 2026

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Devarshi Steven Hartman, author of The Three Essentials: Timeless Principles for Inner Peace and Self-Transformation, talks with J about Swami Kripalu and the nature of one's true self. They discuss renunciate paths, Yogi Amrit Desai, distinguishing between business and yoga, empowerment and betrayal, deciding peace is possible, A Course in Miracles, religion and belief, koshas, witness consciousness, angels, attaining a light body, creating reality, healing separation, and freedom from the reservoir of subliminal impressions.

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Andrew Wicklander - "When Digital Technology Empowers" Sep 14, 2026

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Andrew Wicklander, founder of Tula Software, talks with J about the evolution of digital technology and the promise of empowerment for independent creators. They discuss the early internet and explosion of software, predatory shifts in the industry, expanding beyond niches, credit card processing fees, growth and profit, implications of AI, ways the world has changed, commercial real estate, ends and means, areas for optimism and purpose, roles for humanity, and what is still possible when we turn optimism into an advantage.

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Daniel Simpson - "Is Modern Yoga Fake?" Sep 07, 2026

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Daniel Simpson, author of The Evolution of Modern Yoga and host of the Ancient Futures Podcast, returns to talk with J about the defining characteristics of "modern" yoga and what makes it relevant. They discuss shifts in postural practice over time, premodern texts, Krishnamacharya, Kuvalayananda and Yogendra, east to west crossover, healing benefits, vedic sources, Georg Feuerstein, unfounded claims, oral tradition, kosha model, authenticity and inquiry, and disentangling core principles from outlandish trends.

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Karen Patterson - "Heinz Grill and Training of the Soul" Aug 31, 2026

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Karen Patterson talks with J about learning spirituality and the teachings of Heinz Grill. They discuss the religious impulse, finding truth from within, ashram living, Father Bede Griffiths, Heinz Grill, qualities of soul, informing asana with imagination, essence and meaning, inspired wisdom, awakening self, radiance and potential, enlivening yoga, heart to heart communication, ultimate source, spiritual laws, maintaining integrity, subtle energy, and recognizing when authenticity and truth is embodied and expressed.

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Check in with J - "Do You Still Care About Yoga?" Aug 24, 2026

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J gives himself space to air out some of the burning questions he has been pointing to of late. He discusses the in's and outs of wisdom teeth removal, complimentary alternative medicine, claims and broken promises that sold yoga to the mainstream, the slippery slope of email tracking, feeling disheartened by the current zeitgeist, leaning into yoga, being a good person, benefits of practice, letting go of identity around a professional career, and returning to the underground lifestyle choices that allow yoga to remain authentic.

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Frank Jude Boccio - "Buddha Dharma and Co-Origination" Aug 17, 2026

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Frank Jude Boccio, host of Pobsa's Dharma Lounge Podcast, returns again to talk with J about ethical foundations in Buddhism and naturalistic explanations for the origins of evil. They discuss the evolution of their conversations over the years, language models and biology, mindfulness education, causes and conditions, relational practice, right livelihood, the Buddha's manhood, criticizing nondualism, awakening, going to refuge, and understanding the conditioned responses that keep us from being intimately present.

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