Why Meditation Opens Time, Ease, + Inner Trust

Many of us have been doing meditation for a long time. Others of us have not. Why do meditators keep meditating? Why is it hard for some people to start? What is only possible when we give our mind a little breathing room and our awareness some time to soak up beingness. Tom Evans is […]

Eating Disorders to Cookbook Writer with Talya’s Kitchen

The more we deepen our path of yoga the more we discover our dharma and our karma. Often with the help of a guide, a guru or a mentor our journey becomes sparkier, more connected, and opportunities just come about. Talya’s story is the healer’s journey – from disconnected to deeply aware, intune. She tells […]

How to Heal your Ancestral Patterns with Ayurveda with Sarita Rocco

From Maya Tiwari, “Honoring your ancestors is the first step in reclaiming your spiritual heritage. As you begin to recover your ancestral memories, you will also uncover unconscious, troubled memories that prevent you from knowing the truth of who you are. According to the Vedic sages, we humans are the only species which has the […]

Feeling Your Eroticism, Love + Self-Love with Katie Silcox

When Katie Silcox released her book, Healthy, Happy, Sexy – Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women – I wondered, who is this gal? I had never heard of her. I was jealous. I feel energy rise up in my second chakra just admitting I was jealous. Women’s jealousy is an interesting beast to ride. Over the […]

Ayurveda for Women’s Mental + Emotional Thrive with Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson was my first teacher in Ayurveda College. I know hundreds of Ayurvedic Practitioners can say the same. We talk about how all psychological problems – like anxiety, frustration, depression – originate in our biorhythms being out of sync. For women who have the monthly hormonal roller coaster and the menopause shift we are […]

Communication Skills for Yoga Teachers (+ everyone else) with Julia Beauchamp

Who is in the front line of spirituality in the western world? Yoga teachers. More and more, yoga teachers are the gateway drug for people who lost touch with their spirit to reconnect. And to do this job well requires very decent communication skills. Here is where  Julia Beauchamp enters the conversation. Get up to […]

Teens & Parents on the Path to Evolutionary Communication + Better Relationships

If you want to hear what parenting teens at the evolutionary level sounds like and looks like you’ll want to tune into this conversation. I met Denise Ackert of Inner Light Health Works when I was just starting out as an Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner. Denise – a master bodyworker and birth doula –  instantly “saw” […]

Picking Pot Over Pills with Medical Marijuana Expert Dr. Rachna Patel

Ayurveda is a planet-human consciousness art and science. Ayurveda is as connected to plants as plants are to humans. Where does marijuana fit into all this? What about alcohol? And what about the explosion of the medical marijuana industry and accessibility? This is our topic of conversation on today’s show.   I rap with Dr. […]

Mentoring Teens on the Habits from Yogis from Ayurveda

About 12 years ago I witnessed Maya’s birth. I was there in the role of birth doula, but I wasn’t much help. It was my first birth. Maya being stubborn, was a little stubborn about coming out. Twelve years later, Maya is fired up to test the habits in Body Thrive. She wants to see […]