▶ Susi Hately - Moving Better, Feeling Better
Susi Hately, founder of Functional Synergy, talks with J about the unfolding process of helping people. They discuss how Susi got to yoga therapy, distinguishing yoga therapy from western medicine, yo
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▶ Melissa Scagliarini - Blessings, Burdens, and Financial Futures
Melissa Scagliarini, founder of Satya Yoga Studio, talks with J about teaching, having a center, and a local call to the divine. They discuss experiencing in person classes in remote New Hampshire, re
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▶ Norman Blair - Is Everything Political Including Yoga?
Norman Blair, author of Brightening Our Inner Skies: Yin and Yoga, talks with J about the appropriateness of teachers advocating for causes and campaigns. They discuss the state of the yoga industry s
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▶ Jenny Gladding - Self-Leadership Vs Self-Mastery
Jenny Gladding, author of Self-Leadership Vs Self-Mastery: The Key to Leading with Clarity, Courage, and Heart, talks with J about healthy internal families and unburdening ourselves. They discuss the
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▶ She Coombes - The Test of Time and Practice
She Coombes, a long-time teacher and practitioner, talks with J about living your yoga and what happens when lives get changed. They discuss seeking an alternative lifestyle in 1970's London, when yog
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▶ Nrithya Jagannathan - T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar
Nrithya Jagannathan, director of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) Institute of Yoga Studies, talks with J about the legacy of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. They discuss Nrithya's early role
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▶ Brian Dana Akers - Open Source Software for the Soul
Brian Dana Akers, author of The Yoga Manifesto, talks with J about the intrinsically free and historically egalitarian nature of yoga. They discuss the appeal of little orange books, the yoga scene in
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▶ Bobbi Misiti - Before Yoga Became a Thing
Bobbi Misiti, founder of BeFit Body & Mind, talks with J about the course that yoga profession and industry has taken over the years. They discuss committing to ashtanga vinyasa practice with Beryl Be
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▶ Nischala Joy Devi and Kamala Rose - A Western Woman's Gita
Nischala Joy Devi and Kamala Rose, cohosts of the podcast and forthcoming book: A Woman’s Gita: A Contemporary Version of the Bhagavad Gita by and for Western Women, talk with J about translating anci
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▶ Manu Molina - Marketing Models for Professional Yogis
Manu Molina, founder of Yoga Biz Mentor, talks with J about marketing yoga classes and retreats. They discuss creating platforms before the pandemic, impacts of everything going online, working for yo
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▶ Sheela and Ravi Shankar - Desikachar, Chanting, and Ishvara
Sheela and Ravi Shankar, co-founders of Yoga Nidhi, talk with J about TKV Desikachar and the transformative power of yoga. They discuss the history of their relationship and how Ravi discovered TKV De
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▶ John Heers - Eastern Mysticism, Jesus, and Orthodoxy
John Heers, founder of First Things Foundation and host of Heavy Things Lightly, talks with J about fundamental principles of Orthodox Christianity and operating from faith. They discuss the wing and
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▶ Geoffrey Dugue, MD - Epistemic Humility, Actual Christianity
Geoffrey Dugue, MD, talks with J about actual Christianity and being humble in seeking for truth. They discuss the mutual friendship that brought them together, disagreement and debate, being trained
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▶ Todd Norian - Unreasonable Happiness, Unbound Freedom
Todd Norian, author of Tantra Yoga: Journey to Unbreakable Wholeness, returns to talk with J about happiness, freedom, and opening to a bigger energy. They discuss what it means to be a yoga teacher i
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▶ Stephen Cope - Reviving Wisdom Traditions of East and West
Stephen Cope, author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and The Dharma in Difficult Times, talks with J about the crossovers and divergences in eastern and western spirituality. They discuss psyc
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▶ Nadine Watton - What it Means to Have a Yoga Home
Nadine Watton, part of the Hillside Yoga Collective, talks with J about riding the wave and surviving the crash of yoga into the mainstream in both practice and profession. They discuss mutual friends
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▶ Katie Armstrong - Life Stages, Hormones, Muscle as Medicine
Katie Armstrong, founder of Inspired Living, talks with J about moving through different life stages and the healing power of building muscle. They discuss starting a yoga-related business in the earl
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▶ Susi Amendola - Lifestyle Medicine, The Centered Heart
Susi Amendola, author of The Centered Heart, talks with J about the intersection of medicine and holistic health. They discuss suffering from debilitating anxiety, being saved by yoga and joining an a
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▶ Brad Wetzler - Into the Soul of the World
Brad Wetzler, author of Into the Soul of the World, talks with J about overcoming addiction, spiritual interventions, and laying ourselves bare in order to heal. They discuss the pandemic period they
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▶ Live in MA - Johanna Epps, Louise LeGouis, Leslie Kaminoff
Live from the Berkshire Yoga Festival 2024, J talks with Johanna Epps, Louise LeGouis, and Leslie Kaminoff about motivation, purpose, and the zeitgeist of the times. They discuss making sense of the s
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▶ Check in with J - Keeping the Dream Alive
J departs from his usual format to reflect on how he lost hope in the viability of small intimate yoga centers and why he has decided to open one now. He discusses the dark night of the soul that many
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▶ Godfrey Devereux - Bandhas in the Whole Body
Godfrey Devereux, author of The Little Book of the Bandhas, returns to talk with J about releasing somatic intelligence from learned habits and the story that bandhas tell us. They discuss varied idea
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▶ David and Iana Lifar - The Legacy of Indra Devi
David and Iana Lifar, founders of the Indra Devi Foundation in Argentina and creators of Indra Devi International Virtual Yoga School, talk with J about the legacy of Indra Devi with translation by Ma
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▶ Michelle Thielen - Yoga for Jesus
Michelle Thielen, founder of Yoga Faith, talks with J about utilizing yoga practice to strengthen a belief in Jesus Christ. They discuss yogis being OK with God but not Jesus, Christians thinking yoga
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▶ Hari-kirtana das - A Reasonable Faith in the Bhagavad Gita
Hari-kirtana das, author of Journey into the Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Exploring Timeless Principles of Transcendental Knowledge and Integrating Them Into Your Life, talks with J about universal princ
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▶ Tessa Hillman - Helped Along by Guides and Angels
Tessa Hillman, author of Yoga Stories from Guru Guptananda and Memoir of a Skeptical Seeker, talks with J about opening up to spiritual realms and receiving guidance. They discus coming to yoga in the
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▶ Sage Rountree - Yoga for Athletes, Exercise Science for Yogis
Sage Rountree, author of The Athletes Guide to Recovery and The Art of Yoga Sequencing, talks with J about yoga for athletes and endurance science for yoga teachers. They discuss the origins of Sages
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▶ Godfrey Devereux - Rendering Sutras, Spiritual Dimensions
Godfrey Devereux, author of YOGA UNVEILED, YOGA DECODED, and ANNOTATED YOGA SUTRAS, returns to talk with J about whether or not Patanjali is a dualist and the invulnerability of our spiritual nature.
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▶ Josh Kane - Home Studios, Commercial Leases, Authentic Yoga
Josh Kane, founder of Gandiva Yoga Center, talks with J about transitioning from independent contractor to center owner, the pursuit of deeper understanding, and the in's and out's of dedicated locati
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▶ Eddie Ellner - Roads Less Traveled and Spaces To Gather
Eddie Ellner, founder of Yoga Soup, talks with J about the trajectory of yoga into western culture, paradoxes in the human condition, and creating spaces for people to gather. They discuss the early 9
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▶ Vijay Hassin, Sharada Thompson, and Kathleen Rosenberg - Integral Yog
Vijay Hassin, Sharada Thompson and Kathleen Rosenberg talk with J about the underbelly of Swami Satchidananda and the Integral Yoga Institute. They discuss Vijay's history including his founding of th
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▶ Lizzie and Judith Lasater - Menopause and Beyond
Lizzie and Judith Lasater return to catch up with J and talk about their latest offering, a free mini-course in Restorative Yoga to Support Menopause and Beyond. They discuss teaching during the last
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▶ Hy Brown - Aftermath of the American Dream
Hy Brown is J's dad and they have a candid talk about the life he’s led, choices he’s made, and the lessons he's learned. They discuss growing up in Brooklyn, his involvement with the mob, becoming a
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▶ Bryan Kest - Autobiography of an American Yogi
Bryan Kest, author of Autobiography of an American Yogi, talks with J about the trajectory of yoga into the mainstream and the role he played in it. They discuss the early LA yoga scene, class in Maui
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▶ Esther Ekhart - Devotion, Surrender, and Video Production
Esther Ekhart, founder of EkhartYoga, talks with J about the purpose and passion behind being an early pioneer of yoga video online. They discuss her mother's influence, witnessing healings in the Phi
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▶ Noah Mazé - Downturns and Ambiguities in Yoga Profession
Noah Mazé, founder of The Mazé Method, talks with J about the stark realities that yoga professionals are facing. They discuss the ecosystem of the yoga world before lockdowns, Yoga Journal conferen
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▶ Cindy Lusk - Making Sense of Contradictory Messages
Cindy Lusk, author of Align and Refine: The Journey of Yoga and Meditation, talks with J about the continual refinement of intention and understanding. They discuss the renunciate path of Patanjali an
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▶ Ranju Roy - Pilgrimage Into Sacred Inner Landscapes
Ranju Roy, author of Yoga as Pilgrimage: Sutras for a Modern Age, talks with J about the ways in which practice and study become interwoven into one's life. They discuss the meaning of a pilgrimage, u
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▶ Dr. Lauren Tober - The Frontline of Mental Health Care
Dr Lauren Tober, creator and author of Mental Health Aware Yoga, talks with J about the intersection of psychology and yoga for mental health. They discuss the limitations of a clinical approach, the
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▶ Ryan Kurczak - Stepping into a Samadhi State
Ryan Kurczak, host of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, talks with j about understanding and appreciating what is real. They discuss being ordained into Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, the history of Self Reali
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▶ Tara Stiles - Online Influence and a Return to Creativity
Tara Stiles, co-founder of Strala Yoga, returns to compare notes with J about the current state of the yoga world. They discuss the ray of humanity that brought them back together, letting go of brick
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▶ Jonathan FitzGordon - Learning to Move and Be Well
Jonathan FitzGordon, creator of the CoreWalking Program and Rejuvenation Movement Method, talks with J about learning how to move and be well. They discuss teaching people how to walk and stand, extre
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▶ Paul JJ Alix - Strict Protocols for Committed Students
Paul JJ Alix, founder of Yoga for All, talks with J about his time during the formative years of yoga coming into the mainstream and the rifts between teaching and consumerism that emerged. They discu
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▶ Nate Klemp - Strategies for a Distracted and Polarized World
Nate Klemp, author of OPEN: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World, talks with J about making your life your practice, digital realities, and political universes. They discuss the limitat
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▶ Josh Thomas - Being Expansive Amidst Deep Suffering
Josh Thomas is a friend of J's who joins the show to talk about intuitive facility and luminous darkness. They discuss transition states, being motivated by an undercurrent of not good enough-ness,
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▶ Weena Pauly - Impulse Towards Aliveness
Weena Pauly, creator of SE+AM (Somatic Experiencing + Authentic Movement) and host of the Reverence for Impulse Podcast, talks with J about reclaiming how your body wants to move and the focus of seei
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▶ Keith Parker - Chakras and Auras are Real
Keith Parker, co-founder of Field Dynamics and host of the Field Dynamics Podcast, talks with J about energy healing, the human aura, and infinity exploring the finite. They discuss transitioning from
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▶ Year End Check in with J - Standing at a Crossroads
J repeats his ritual of reflecting on where he’s at what he’s facing as the year comes to a close. He discusses his cat being diagnosed with diabetes, the Dalai Lama's twitter/x account, genetically m
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▶ Katie Hemphill - Biomedical Engineering to Animistic Wonder
Katie Hemphill, author of We Are The Forest, talks with J about expanding the scope of our understanding through embodied living and collective healing. They discuss why Katie decided to study biomedi
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▶ Richard Rosen - Who Was I Then? Who Am I Now?
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Richard Rosen, author of Yoga by the
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▶ Radha Metro-Midkiff - Gurus, Disciples, and Institutions
Radha Metro-Midkiff, Executive Director for the Integral Yoga Institute New York, talks with J about Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga, and the major shifts in the industry and culture that have take
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▶ Brett Larkin - Youtube, Kundalini, and Yoga Industry
Brett Larkin, founder of an award-winning YouTube channel and Uplifted Online Yoga Teacher Training, talks with J about building her platform and the state of yoga online. They discuss graduating from
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▶ Jared Hirsch - “Yoga Dad aka Jahvocado”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Jared Hirsch is an old friend who sh
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▶ Carol Horton - “Yoga Ph.D.”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. It’s not always easy to make sense o
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▶ J's Online Workshop - Bernie Sanders of Yoga
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Josh Sitron, J's producer, becomes h
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▶ Ann Votaw - “Uncertain Reality of a Freelancer
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J has been interviewed byAnn Votaw a
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▶ Andrew Tanner - “YA Policy on Yoga Therapy Terms
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Andrew Tanner is the official spokes
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▶ Cristina Kuhn - “The Yogi Underground
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Cristina Kuhn openedThe Yogi Undergr
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▶ Lilia Mead - “Go Yoga, Brooklyn Pioneer”
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▶ Ray Greenberg - “Yoga Life Style”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. For more than five years, J has been
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▶ Roberta Karp - “I'm OK, Even with Chronic Pain”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J spends time with Roberta Karp, a l
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▶ Elena Brower - “Art of Attention”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Renowned yoga teacher and author, El
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▶ Ryan Cunningham - “Indie Yoga in Boston”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J sits down with the former manager
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▶ Richard Karpel - “Yoga Alliance and Bureaucracy”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J talks with Richard Karpel about hi
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▶ Diana May - Having a Regulated Nervous System
Diana May talks with J about yoga for the nervous system and somatic experiencing. They discuss moving to a big city before leaving and being closer to nature, dissociation from our bodies, being with
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▶ Josh Sitron - Josh Inspires J to Start a Podcast
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J. decides to start a podcast. In th
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▶ John Stirk - Awakening to the Unknown
John Stirk, author of Deeper Still, talks with J about formation, transformation, and the feeling of existence. They discuss changing expectations for careers in yoga, digging deeper to change your pe
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▶ Philip Deslippe - The Truth About Yogi Bhajan and 3HO
Philip Deslippe, author of From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric, talks with J about his research into the real story behind Yogi Bhajan and the yoga empire he created. They discuss Philip's time as a Kundali
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▶ Cristina Kuhn - “Living with MS”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Cristina Kuhn returns to talk with J
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▶ Cyndi Lee - “OM Yoga”
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▶ Joey Slater-Milligan - “Yoga of Wheatus”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J talks withJoey Slater-Milligan, ba
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▶ Wendy Reese - “Whole Being Zone”
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▶ Julie Buckner - “Closing InYoga”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Julie Buckner and J had been emailin
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▶ Eddie Stern - “Ashtanga Yoga New York”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Eddie Stern, esteemed Ashtanga Yoga
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▶ Sam Chase - “Yoga to the People”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Serendipity bringsSam Chase, author
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▶ Michael Lee - “Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Michael Lee, founder of Phoenix Risi
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▶ Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis - “Tantra Illuminated”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis has a B
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▶ Jennilyn Carson - “Yogadork”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J sits down withJennilyn Carson, lon
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▶ Pamela Tanner Boll - “A Small Good Thing”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J talks with Pamela Tanner Boll, awa
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▶ Kerry Porter - “Hindu Facebook Justice”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Kerry Porter joins J to discuss some
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▶ Neil Pearson - “Changing Pain Science”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Neil Pearson has spent over 30 years
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▶ Dianne Bondy - “Yoga For All”
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Dianne Bondy has become a leader in
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▶ Hari-kirtana das - Krishna Consciousness
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Hari-kirtana has gone by many names
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▶ Matthew Remski - “Downregulated Yoga“
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Matthew Remski has become known for
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▶ Pleasance Silicki - “Lil Omm Magic-maker
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Pleasance Silicki started out in the
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▶ Ruth White - Iyengar's UK Roots and the Essence of Yoga
Ruth White, author of Presence: The Truth of Yoga, talks with J about the earliest days of BKS Iyengar coming to the UK and developing a practice that endures. They discuss practicing in a living room
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▶ Beth Donnelly Cabán - Circles of Support and Prenatal Yoga
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Beth Donnelly Cabán, long time frien
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▶ Mike Huggins - Prison Yoga
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▶ Helene Couvrette - Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yo
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▶ Alex Auder - Magu Yoga, Old-School in Philly PA
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▶ Dui Turner and Carol Horton - Best Practices For Yoga With Veterans
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▶ Theo Wildcroft - Re-Wilding Yoga
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▶ Douglas Rushkoff - Team Human
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▶ Brenda Feuerstein - Georg’s Legacy
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▶ Susanna Harwood Rubin - Devi Soul, Yoga 365
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▶ Brian Leaf - Garden State Yogi
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▶ Katchie Ananda - Jivamukti Vet, Spiritual Midwife
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▶ Roslyn Brown - J’s eldest daughter at age 7
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▶ Ryan & Kate - “Unrolled Podcast
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J sits down withRyan Cunningham and
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▶ Shelly Prosko - “Physio Yoga Therapy”
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▶ Cristina & Diego - Experiencing the World in Barefoot Shoes
Cristina & Diego, founders of Origo Shoes, talk with J about the philosophy behind barefoot shoes and our relationship to the natural world. They discuss the developmental issues their daughter faced
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▶ Zack Kurland - Yogaland Departed
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▶ Dylan Galos - Epidemiologist aka Clydesdale Yogi
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▶ Joe Simek - Goals and Trajectories for Yoga Centers
Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, talks with J about coming back from the pandemic and moving forward with purpose. They discuss the reopening of his brick an
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▶ Amy Matthews - Embodied Asana and Ordinary Magic
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▶ Accessible Yoga NYC 2017 - Ageism and Ableism
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. J moderates this panel discussion at
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▶ Amber Karnes - Body Positivity and The New Grind
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▶ Sadia Bruce - Yoga Industrial Complex
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▶ Joe Sandor - Numbers Side of the Yoga Biz
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▶ India Supera - Feathered Pipe Ranch
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▶ Andrew Tanner @ YJ Live 2017 - Future of Yoga
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▶ Jivana Heyman - Accessible Yoga
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▶ Sam Rudra Schwartz - Ashram Living in NYC
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Sam Rudra Swartz stops by the center
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▶ Anna Guest-Jelley - Curvy Yoga
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▶ Mark Walsh - Trauma, Embodiment, and Facebook Bombs
Mark Walsh, host of the The Embodiment Podcast and author of Embodiment: Working with the Body in Training and Coaching, talks with J about facilitating life skills and navigating the world around us.
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▶ Noah Mazé - Outdoor Adventure, Anusara, and Embodied Spirituality
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▶ Cora Wen - The Fame Game
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▶ Leslie Kaminoff - The Breathing Project: Final Event
You are listening to the free version of J. Brown Yoga Talks. To hear the rest of our conversation, please subscribe to podcast premium at: jbrownyoga.com/premium. Leslie Kaminoff invites J to join hi
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▶ Nischala Devi- The Full Yoga
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▶ David Lipsius - Yoga Alliance Reboot
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▶ Michelle Ryan - Collectively Running a Center
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▶ Amy Ippoliti - Anusara Veteran, Evolving Leadership
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▶ Temple Fiergola - Underpaid and Undervalued
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▶ Justine Wiltshire Cohen - Down Under School of Yoga Boston
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▶ Kimberly Wilson - Tranquil Space DC
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▶ Jillian Pransky - Deep Listening and Restorative Yoga
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▶ Vanessa Kudrat Weinberg - Kundalini and Internet Startups
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▶ Trina Altman - Interdisciplinary Movement
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▶ Melissa Hagedorn - Northwest Yoga Conference
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▶ Jason Shaw and Emily Brown - Quality Yoga, Quality Furniture
Jason Shaw and Emily Brown, owners of Our Country Hearts and Binghamton Yoga, talk with J about scale, sustainability, and local community. They discuss slow flow circa 2014, grass roots politics and
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▶ Bobbi Paidel - Guru Relationships and Timeless Wisdom
Bobbi Paidel, founder of Tribe of Lambs and host of A Curious Yogi Podcast, talks with J about having a guru and what it means to live the principles of yoga. They discuss how a cattle ranchers daught
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▶ Rod Stryker - Knowledge, Power and Devotion
Rod Stryker, founder of ParaYoga, talks with J about the formative events that shaped yoga becoming part of popular culture and the spiritual underpinnings that call it into question. They discuss Yog
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▶ Divya Kohli - A Midlife Crisis of Yoga
Divya Kohli, author of Finding Peace in Difficult Times: grounding techniques for inner calm, returns to talk with J about the post-pandemic crossroads that many yoga teachers are facing. They discuss
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▶ Amina Naru - Yoga in the Criminal Justice System
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▶ Tiffany Cruikshank - Yoga Medicine
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▶ Maria Kirsten - Yoga for Grown Ups
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▶ Rexx Anthony - Rogue Ashtanga
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▶ Or Shahar - Israeli Buddhist: Light of the Dawn
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▶ Barbara Benagh - Boston Legend, Slow Flow Master
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▶ Justine Mastin - Fangirl Geek-centric YogaQuest
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▶ Anneke Lucas - Conspiracy of Patriarchy
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▶ Jill Miller - Hip Replacement Surgery
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▶ Alexis Marbach and Caitlin Lanier - Trauma-Informed Yoga
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▶ Sadie Nardini - Rock Your Yoga
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▶ Lucas Rockwood - doTerra is a scam
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▶ Matthew Taylor - Organizational Yoga Therapy
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▶ David McGrath - Yamas, Niyamas, and Accordance with Life
David McGrath, author of The Yogi’s Way: Living in Accord with the Yamas & Niyamas, talks with J about Kriya Yoga and embodying philosophical principles. They discuss his teacher Roy Eugene Davis and
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▶ Erin Heisel - Flow States and Play Spheres
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▶ Joe Simek - Small Yoga, Big Impact
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▶ Cheryl Urbanczyk - Female Muslim Hijab-Wearing Yogi
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▶ Andrea Ferretti - Yogaland and Editorial Transparency
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▶ Prabha Sinha - Turning Grief Into Giving
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▶ Matthew Remski - Somatic Dominance and Trauma Awareness
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▶ Sarai Harvey-Smith - Beyond Mysore and KPJAYI
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▶ Scott Johnson - Stillpoint Yoga London
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▶ Tara Stiles - Yoga Rebel circa 2011
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▶ Peter Blackaby - Intelligent Yoga
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▶ Schuyler Grant - Kula and Wanderlust
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▶ Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco - Fierce Medicine
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▶ Gernot Huber - Disrupting the Stress Response
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▶ Danny Paradise - Evolution of Ashtanga
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▶ Theo Wildcroft - Post-Lineage Yoga
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▶ Andrew Tanner - YA Standards Review Project
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▶ Jonathan Sattin - triyoga London
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▶ Roseanne Harvey - its all yoga, baby
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▶ Gary Kraftsow - Nonsectarian But Not Secular
Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, talks with J about the historical, philosophical, and religious context in which yoga appeared. They discuss the origins and substance of tea
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▶ Arundhati Baitmangalkar - Modern Yoga Meets Bollywood
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▶ Kristen Fewel - Yoga Center Reinvented, Invitation to Awaken
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▶ Mirka Scalco Kraftsow - With Courage and Love for Desikachar
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▶ Richard Miller - Nondual Wisdom, Modern Adaptation
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▶ R. Sriram - Legacy of TKV Desikachar
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▶ Faith Hunter - Spiritually Fly
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▶ Jerome Armstrong - History of Hot Yoga
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▶ Benjamin Lorr - Exposing Bikram Yoga
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▶ Ryan Cunningham - Return of Brick-and-Mortar Yoga?
Ryan Cunningham, co-founder of Boston Yoga Collective, returns to the show to continue an ongoing conversation with J about the evolution and future of yoga centers. They discuss meeting each other at
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▶ Check-In with J - The Economics of a Yoga Center in 2023
J decides to depart from his usual protocol and takes a moment to talk about the economics of opening a yoga center in 2023. He lays out the evolution of common models used for operating yoga centers
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▶ Shelly Prosko - Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model
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▶ Dr. Loren Fishman - Medical Practice of Yoga
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▶ Jessie Barr and Tom O'Brien - Om City Series
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▶ Patti Safian - Never Give Over Your Power
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▶ Philip Goldberg - Maha Lineage and The Life of Yogananda”
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▶ Pedro Luna - Instagram and Beyond
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▶ Karin Carlson - Yoga Alliance is Beside the Point
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▶ Nadiya Nottingham - Pragmatic Mysticism
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▶ Michael Hutchinson - Your Breath Wants to Help You
Michael Hutchinson, author of Breath for Health, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and developing understanding through experience. They discuss Michael's dual life working in both th
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▶ Andrew Eppler - BNS Iyengar and Mysore Yoga Traditions
Andrew Eppler, director of Ashtanga Yoga Studio and visionary behind the Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and Conference, talks with J about BNS Iyengar and the Mysore Yoga Traditions. They discuss how And
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▶ Anoop Kumar - Insufficiency of the Biopsychosocial Model
Anoop Kumar, MD, founder of Health Revolution, talks with J about the primacy of consciousness and its implications on allopathic medicine. They discuss Anoop's early exposure to nondual philosophy, b
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▶ David Procyshyn - Going Online with DoYogaWithMe
David Procyshyn, founder of doyogawithme.com, talks with J about the evolution of online yoga and maintaining values in the digital landscape. They discuss the origins of the doyogawithme platform, gi
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▶ Frank Jude Boccio - Sacred Depths of Religious Naturalism
Frank Jude Boccio, host of Pobsa’s Dharma Lounge Podcast, returns to continue a conversation with J about materialism, naturalism, and the great mysteries of life. They discuss definitions of religiou
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▶ Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton - Religiousness and Yoga
Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton, coauthors of Embodying the Yoga Sutra: Support, Direction, Space, return to talk with J about the role yoga plays in fulfilling our innate religious impulse. They discuss
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▶ Ron Baker - A Souls Journey into Awakening
Ron Baker, author of Bright Lights, Big Empty: A Journey of Profound Awakening, talks with J about soul awakenings and the journey to Self. They discuss a mutual connection and convergences, signposts
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▶ Beth Shaw - Into the Mainstream with YogaFit
Beth Shaw, founder of YogaFit and author of Healing Trauma With Yoga & Mind-Body Techniques, talks with J about the role she played in bringing yoga into the mainstream. They discuss the genesis of Yo
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▶ Concetta Troskie - Healing Arts, Trauma, Surrender to Spirit
Concetta Troskie, creator of Mindfully Embodied, is an old friend of J's and they reunite to talk about their respective journeys of healing and spirit. They discuss the thriving art and yoga scene in
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▶ Annabelle Brown - Overcoming OCD and Anxiety
Annabelle Brown, J's youngest daughter, returns to talk about how she has been managing her mental health and the process of healing our traumas. They discuss what it felt like when she started to hav
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▶ Ron Brent - Yogi Bhajan, Muktananda, Kundalini Awakening
Ron Brent talks with J about time spent with Yogi Bhajan and Muktananda. They discuss his awakening experience, a brief stint in Scientology, stumbling upon Yogi Bhajan on Melrose Ave, actual sources
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▶ J. with Daniel Simpson - Podcasts, Controversy, and J's Dad
Daniel Simpson, from the Ancient Futures Podcast, guest hosts to ask J about the evolution of J. Brown Yoga Talks and the entwinement of his personal growth with the creative process of producing a we
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▶ Joshua Schrei - Temporal Reality and a Harmonic Universe
Joshua Schrei, host of The Emerald Podcast, returns to talk with J about our place in this alive world. They discuss the context in which yoga arises, implications of an animistic worldview in modern
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▶ R. Sriram - Rationality, Religiousness, and the Divine
R. Sriram, coauthor of Natya Yoga: Peace Passion Pain Mapping Emotions, reunites with J to talk about the deeper questions of purpose and meaning in yoga. They discuss his understanding of T Krishnama
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▶ Gill Lloyd - TKV Desikachar and the Art of Living Peacefully.
Gill Lloyd, former teacher trainer for the British Wheel of Yoga and former chair of both Viniyoga Britain and KHYF-UK, talks with J about her life in yoga and the influence of TKV Desikachar. They di
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▶ Christopher Wallis - Shifting Paradigms and Near Enemies
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▶ Hari-kirtana das - Individual Souls and a Supreme Being
Hari-kirtana das returns to revisit questions of nonduality and the relationship between an individual sole and a supreme being. They discuss reimagining our definitions of God and religion, divine an
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▶ Jessamyn Stanley - Fat Positivity and Narrative Disruption
Jessamyn Stanley, co-founder of The Underbelly and author of Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance, talks with J about body acceptance and challenging preconceived notions. They discuss her entry into yoga
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▶ Mark Whitwell - Krishnamacharya and The Great Tradition
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▶ Mark Whitwell - “Heart of Yoga”
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▶ Andrew Tanner - Cults, Industry, and Future Prospects
Andrew Tanner returns unbound to talk with J about his experience of escaping a yoga cult and shaping the yoga industry. They discuss the life changing moment with his father that led to his commitmen
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▶ Bashira Muhammad - Mycological Wonders
Bashira Muhammad, owner of Zoom Out Mycology, is an old friend of J's and they talk about her work in mycology. They discuss the fact that Bashira was the youngest person to do J's teacher training ov
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▶ Dr. Lisa Miller - The Awakened Brain
Lisa Miller, Ph.D., author of The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life, talks with J about a belief in God and the neuroscience showing its benefits. They
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▶ Kamini Desai - Lineage, Life Lessons, and Manifest Divinity
Kamini Desai, founder of I AM Education and Yogeshwari of the Lakulish Lineage, talks with J about her journey to becoming a lineage holding and the principles of divinity her teachings encompass. The
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▶ Genny Wilkinson - Starting Anew with Mission
Genny Wilkinson, co-founder of Mission, talks with J about what has happened to yoga centers, lessons learned, and the new space that she is opening. They discuss why she departed from triYoga and the
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▶ Dona Holleman - Theosophy, J. Krishnamurti, and BKS Iyengar”
Dona Holleman, Honorary President of The Centered Yoga Dona Holleman Association, talks with J about her storied career and the formative relationships that shaped yoga in the west. They discuss the T
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▶ Cory Nakasue - Cosmos and Consciousness
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▶ Lolly Stirk - Active Birth Movement and Prenatal Yoga
Lolly Stirk talks with J about the history of the active birth movement and prenatal yoga classes. They discuss her arrival in London during the summer of love at age 19, opening one of the first vege
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▶ Peter Blackaby - Does God Exist?
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about ways of perceiving the phenomenal world and the emergence of spirit. They discuss what is meant by the term nonmaterial, ways of unders
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▶ James Matthew Brown - Maty Ezraty, Fulfillment, and Purpose
James Matthew Brown talks with J about the boom years for yoga in the early aughts and the legacy of his teacher, Maty Ezraty. They discuss his gigs teaching the Gore family during the 2000 election a
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▶ Gregor Maehle - Truth and Reconciliation in Ashtanga Yoga
Gregor Maehle, founder of 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga, discusses the history of Patabhi Jois’ sexual assaults and the need for the Ashtanga tradition to evolve. He talks about the studies and motivations th
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▶ Carrie Owerko - Nontraditional Iyengar
Carrie Owerko and J talk about her unconventional approach to teaching Iyengar Yoga and some of the pressing issues facing the community. They discuss her formative theater influences, questions about
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▶ Larry Payne - Prime of Life, Yoga Therapy Rx
Larry Payne, founder of Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx, gives J a dose of expertise and humor in this conversation about his life and career. They discuss his journey to India and the many ama
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▶ Gary Kraftsow - What is Viniyoga?
Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation, talks with J about his precedent-setting career in yoga and yoga therapy. They discu
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▶ Beryl Bender Birch - The Original Power Yoga
Beryl Bender Birch, author ofPower Yogaand founder ofThe Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute, joins J for a look back at the earliest remnants of yoga in the west, its progression into the mainstream, an
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▶ Kino MacGregor - Conflicts and Confluences
J interviews Kino MacGregor, founder of Miami Life Center and OMstars, about a few of the hot button topics at the forefront of yogaland. In this difficult conversation, they discuss the current situa
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▶ Richard Freeman - Synthesizing Contemplative Traditions
Richard Freeman was the person J most wanted to speak with when starting the podcast and his dream is finally realized in this conversation celebrating the 100th episode. They discuss what yoga was li
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▶ Seane Corn - Assume Humanity
Seane Corn, creator of 'Off the Mat, Into the World', joins J for a lively and wide-ranging discussion on coming into adulthood as teachers alongside yoga going mainstream. Seane talks about the early
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▶ Mike De Masi - Learning from Srivatsa Ramaswami
Mike De Masi, student of Srivatsa Ramaswami, bassist for Ali Omar El-Farouk, and founder of the Worldwide Krishnamacharya Yoga Community Facebook Group, talks with J about honoring the many different
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▶ PREMIUM Cara Suttie - Assumptions, Attitudes, and Accessibility
Cara Suttie joins the show to talk with J about the impact of the pandemic on the work of making yoga more accessible. They discuss Cara's experience of coming to yoga before the power craze took over
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▶ Adriene Mishler - Yoga with Adriene
Adriene Mishler, from the Yoga with Adriene Youtube Channel, talks with J about what its like to have over two million people subscribing to your Youtube videos, how such a thing comes about, and the
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▶ Alexandria Crow - Evolution of Yoga Physics
Alexandria Crow, founder of Yoga Physics, joins J for a conversation about her evolution as a yoga teacher, from early high profile appearances to whistle-blower and rabble-rouser. They have been in c
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▶ Donna Farhi - The Way Forward
Donna Farhi talks with J about her experience going from dance to Iyengar Yoga to “the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie safe and sustainable Yoga practice.” They c
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▶ Peter Blackaby - Beyond Anatomy
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about how he went from Iyengar yoga and an anatomical approach to a view that encompasses the complex relationship between things. They discuss
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▶ Erich Schiffmann - Freedom Yoga
J talks to one of the greats, Erich Schiffmann. This is the first time they have ever spoken to each other and Erich takes J through some history and a bevy of tales that speak to the coming of yoga i
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▶ Judith Hanson Lasater - “Restorative Yoga Queen”
Judith Hanson Lasater is a seminal figure in the yoga world. She talks with J about the earliest times for independent yoga teachers, her experience with BKS Iyengar, reasons for withdrawal from the I
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▶ Bernie Clark - “Yin Yoga”
Bernie Clark has intimate knowledge of one of the most popular forms of yoga practice today, Yin Yoga. He talks to J about where it comes from, how he got to it, and what distinguishes it from other s
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▶ Leslie Kaminoff - “Being A Yoga Educator”
When it comes to the inside track on being a yoga teacher and the industry, Leslie Kaminoff has been part of the conversation since it started. J has known Leslie for many years, he was one of the ori
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▶ Chase Bossart - “Old School Desikachar
Chase Bossart is J’s go-to-guy for all things Sanskrit and ancient texts. In this rare conversation, Chase shares insights into the translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and opens up about his long-
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▶ Amy Matthews - “Somatic Yoga Anatomy”
Distinguished yoga teacher and movement expert Amy Matthews and J talk about their dance, theater and movement roots, shared history, and ongoing evolution as yoga teachers. Amy gives background and i
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▶ Acharya Shunya - Recontextualizing Ancient Vedic Wisdom
Acharya Shunya, founder of The Awakened Self Foundation and author of three bestselling books including Roar Like a Goddess, talks with J about the source of yogic wisdom. They discuss her grandfather
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▶ PREMIUM Swami Saradananda - The Goal of Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā
Swami Saradananda, author of Sitting Comfortably: Preparing the Mind and Body for Peaceful Meditation, talks with J about the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā. They discuss Swami Saradananda's departure from the
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▶ Monica Gauci - Healing From the Inside Out
Monica Gauci, co-founder of 8 Limbs and Chintamani Yoga, talks with J about learning how to heal ourselves. They discuss her early studies with Shandor Remete, pursuing a degree in chiropractic, study
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▶ PREMIUM Lucas Rockwood - Are Yoga Centers Coming Back?
Lucas Rockwood, founder of YOGABODY and host of The Lucas Rockwood Show, returns to talk with J about what is happening in the yoga industry in a post-pandemic world. They discuss the arc of the yoga
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▶ Colin Dunsmuir - TKV Desikachar and Relationship
Colin Dunsmuir, founder of True Yoga and author of How to Find Stillness Within, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and the nature of yoga transmission. They discuss Colin's decision t
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▶ PREMIUM Taran Rosenthal - Healing Interventions of Energy and Matter
Taran Rosenthal, founder of Flying Needle Acupuncture, reunites with J after 28 years to talk about Chinese medicine and relational healing practices. They discuss the self-discovery through dance the
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▶ Hamish Hendry - Enduring Early Morning Mysore Self-Practice
Hamish Hendry, owner of Astanga Yoga London and publisher of Pushpam Magazine, talks with J about tirelessly teaching a daily Mysore program in London for over 25 years. They discuss the purpose of ch
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▶ PREMIUM Cory Nakasue - Cosmos and Consciousness
Cory Nakasue is an old friend of J's who joins the show to talk about Astrology and alternative ways of understanding. They discuss the heyday and gentrification of Williamsburg Brooklyn, Cory's choic
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▶ Lisa Petersen - Presence and a New Sense of Self
Lisa Petersen, somatics innovator and yoga teacher, talks with J about the cross pollination of somatic movement modalities and traditional yoga. They discuss her training at Vivekenanda Kendra, defin
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▶ PREMIUM Julia Frodahl - Taoism, Psychology, Dreams and Compassion
Julia Frodahl, founder of A Million Compassionate People and an old friend of J's, joins the show to talk about the existence of spirit and creating the space needed for change. They discuss the cross
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▶ PREMIUM Dan Vekhter - Neurology, Spirit, and Finger Smoothies
Dan Vekhter talks with J about his work as a neurologist, the nature of consciousness and recognizing spirit. They discuss Dan's blog writing during medical school, the demands of being a doctor, the
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▶ John Stirk - Living at the End of Exhalation
John Stirk, author of The Original Body, talks with J about the non-material aspects of yoga and the importance of noticing. They discuss the influences of R.D.Laing, J. Krishnamurti, and Vanda Scarav
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▶ Year End Check-In with J - “Zoloft, MRI’s, and Divine Spirit”
J takes a moment to break from his usual format to reflect on the challenges of the last year and share some of his biggest take-aways. He talks about his daughters mental health struggles and the med
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Meade - Initiation, Imagination, and Living Myth
Michael Meade, author of Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, and The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul; and creator of the Living Myth Podcast, talks with J about initiation int
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▶ Richard Rosen - Who Was I Then? Who am I now?
Richard Rosen, author of Yoga by the Numbers: The Sacred and Symbolic in Yoga Philosophy and Practice, talks with J about keeping yoga vibrant despite life's challenges. They discuss Richard's long-ti
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▶ PREMIUM Tori Lunden - How Not To Teach Yoga
Tori Lunden, author of How Not To Teach Yoga: Lessons on Boundaries, Accountability, and Vulnerability - Learnt the Hard Way, talks with J about the need for yoga teachers to take an honest look at th
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▶ Elisa Malinverni - Stories of Hope and Self-Healing
Elisa Malinverni, author of Yoga for Recovering Addicts: Stories of Hope and Ways of Self-Healing, returns to talk about overcoming addictions. They discuss the ways media and society distort informat
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▶ PREMIUM Sadia Bruce - Fields of Intimacy and Disruption
Sadia Bruce returns to the show to explain how she went from questioning the profession of yoga to becoming more entrenched in it then ever before. They discuss their talk from five years ago, private
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▶ Adam Bucko - Prayer, God, and Engaged Contemplation
Adam Bucko, author of Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation, talks with J about prayer and divine grace. They discuss Adam’s childhood in Poland during the totalitarian r
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▶ Bernie Clark - Your Body, Your Yoga Trilogy
Bernie Clark, author of the Your Body Your Yoga Trilogy, talks with J about the completion of the third and final volume on the upper body and the larger picture of biomechanics and yoga. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Tatjana Mesar - Adaption and Integrity Post-Pandemic
Tatjana Mesar, creator of Dynamic Mindfulness, returns to talk with J about adapting yoga to a post-pandemic world and staying true to who we are. They discuss the time they spent together just before
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▶ Rick Olderman - Systems Thinking Approach to Chronic Pain
Rick Olderman, author and creator of the Fixing You® Method at Home Course and for Health Professionals, talks with J about his systems thinking approach to addressing pain. They discuss the limitatio
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▶ PREMIUM Lauren Walker - We Are All Energy
Lauren Walker, founder of Energy Medicine Yoga and author of The Energy To Heal, returns to talk with J about seeing ourselves as energy and coming together to create healing fields. They discuss her
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▶ Esther Gokhale - Primal Posture and The Gokhale Method
Esther Gokhale, founder of the Gokhale Method, talks with J about alleviating pain through anthropologically informed postural work. They discuss the imprints of her childhood in India, how her studie
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▶ PREMIUM Renee Diamond and Joanna Rajendran - Honoring Tao
Renee Diamond, founder of Westchester Academy of Yoga (WAY,) and Joanna Rajendran, author of My Guru Wears Heals, talks with J about the life and legacy of Tao Porchon-Lynch. They each discuss how the
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▶ Jonni Pollard - Vedic Meditation and Subtle Dimensions
Jonni Pollard, cofounder of 1 Giant Mind and author of The Golden Sequence, talks with J about Vedic Meditation and the universal nature of our existence. They discuss going from punk kid to spiritual
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▶ PREMIUM Adam Keen - Teachings and Teachers
Adam Keen, host of the Keen on Yoga Podcast, talks with J about the evolution of yoga education and embodying devotion. They discuss behind the scenes podcast stuff, Purple Valley in Goa, nostalgia fo
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▶ Tanis Fishman - What Do You Trust?
Tanis Fishman, founder of the School of Sankulpa, talks with J about experiencing unity consciousness. They discuss surrender and awakening moments including a bad car accident Tanis was in at age 19,
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Falcone - In Search of Mahavatar Babaji
Michael Falcone talks with J about his journey to Africa and India. They discuss the synchronicity that brought them together, why Michael left a career in law, the experiences behind his interest in
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▶ James Swanwick - Blue Light, Alcohol, and Circadian Rhythms
James Swanwick, co-founder of Swanwick Sleep, talks with J about wearing blue light blockers and eliminating alcohol consumption for better health. They discuss the positive effects James observed whe
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▶ PREMIUM Joshua Schrei - Pulses, Rhythms and Resonances
Joshua Schrei, host of The Emerald Podcast and creator of The Mythic Body, talks with J about the animate world in which we live. They discuss the substrate of ecstatic unified experience underlying a
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▶ Sam Wilde - Connection, Liberation, and The Great Mother
Sam Wilde, founder of The Sacred Order of the Great Mother and host of the Fertile Feminist Podcast, talks with J about a connection they made years ago and nurturing a felt sense of The Great Mother.
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▶ PREMIUM Kristin Leal - Reverse Engineering Awe
Kristin Leal, author of MetaAnatomy: A Modern Yogi’s Practical Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Your Amazing Body, talks with J about the mapping of human body and experience. They discu
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▶ Laurel Beversdorf - Grace, Purpose, and Resistance Bands
Laurel Beversdorf, creator of Yoga with Resistance Bands Teacher Training and host of the Movement Logic Podcast, talks with J about the integration of resistance bands and other implements into the d
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▶ PREMIUM Brandt Passalacqua - Aid Suffering and Spiritual Evolution
Brandt Passalacqua, creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, talks with J about yoga therapy and subtle aspects of yoga. They discuss being a musician in NYC in the early 90's, Brandt's near death ex
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▶ Eric Shaw - A Comprehensive Yoga Timeline
Eric Shaw, author of Sacred Thread: A Comprehensive Yoga Timeline: 2000 Events that Shaped Yoga History, talks with J about the arc of yoga and its relationship to culture from ancient times to modern
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▶ PREMIUM Simon Goss - Sensitive New Age Guys
Simon Goss is a listener who reached out and J thought it would be fun to get to know him on the show. They discuss Simons background in football, growing up in the inner city of Los Angeles, why he s
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▶ Catherine Annis - Evolution of Yoga Teacher Training
Catherine Annis, core teacher for Intelligent Yoga Teacher Training, talks with J about Scaravelli-inspired yoga and the evolution of yoga teacher training. They discuss her start as a dancer and earl
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▶ PREMIUM Robert Moses - Consciousness, Liberation, and Karma
Robert Moses, founder of Namarupa: Categories of Indian Thought, talks with J about subtle aspects of yoga philosophy and life. They discuss his transition from architecture to a spiritual path, his t
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▶ Libby Hinsley - Yoga and Hypermobility Syndromes
Libby Hinsley, author of Yoga for Bendy People, talks with J about the prevalence and education gap regarding hypermobility syndromes. They discuss the lack of understanding and confusion around diagn
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▶ PREMIUM Gina Zimmerman - Beyond Personal Identity
Gina Zimmerman is an old friend of J's and they talk about longevity as a teacher and going beyond personal identity. They discuss meeting in Brooklyn 18 years ago, NY during 9/11, the rise and fall o
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▶ Nikki Costello - Reimagining the Classroom
Nikki Costello talks with J about the changing dynamics between yoga teachers, students, and institutions. They discuss their parallel trajectory of practice over the last thirty years, Nikki's evolut
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▶ PREMIUM Mike Huggins - Living Under A Broken Model
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, returns to report on what is happening in yoga service. Th
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▶ Sukadev Bretz - How a Spiritual Community is Created
Sukadev Bretz, founder of Yoga Vidya, talks with J about going from being a disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda to founding a democratically run non-profit spiritual Yoga organization. They discuss what
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▶ PREMIUM Lizzie Lasater - Holding This Moment
Lizzie Lasater talks with J about her mom, finding her dharma, and walking a mystical path of beauty. They discuss her childhood experience of having a famous yoga mom, developing her own practice, mo
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▶ Jeff Carreira - From Spiritual Awakening to Cosmic Awareness
Jeff Carreira, author of The Path of Spiritual Breakthrough: From Awakening to Cosmic Awareness, talks with J about the process of awakening into deeper awareness of our spiritual existence. They disc
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▶ PREMIUM Jacob Kyle - Scholarship, Practice, and Embodied Philosophy
Jacob Kyle, host of the Chitheads Podcast and founding director of Embodied Philosophy, talks with J about the limits of academia, raising the bar on yoga education, and the divine nature of life. The
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▶ Robin Rose Bennett - Healing Ways of the Green Witch
Robin Rose Bennett, author of Healing Magic: A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living and The Gift of Healing Herbs, talks with J about the language of plants and the need for radical revitalizatio
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▶ PREMIUM Eliana Moreira - Underbellies and Silver Linings
Eliana Moreira talks with J about the dark side of yoga celebrity and navigating the post-pandemic reality. They discuss Eliana's adverse reaction to years of hot yoga and how it lead her to Ayurveda,
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▶ Glenn Murphy - Systema, Self-Development and Spirituality
Glenn Murphy, author and Founder of NC Systema, talks with J about the Russian martial art of Systema and the intersection of self-defense and self-development. They discuss the origins and history of
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▶ PREMIUM Paul Langland - Improvisatory Virtuosic Moments
Paul Langland, choreographer, dancer, and teacher who for the last 46 years has been an innovator in dance and performance, talks about his work exploring human experience and creative expression. The
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▶ Linda Cassidy - Realization of the Divine
Linda Cassidy, old-school teacher and listener of the show, talks with J about yoga being founded on a exploration and realization of the divine. They discuss her religious background and early studie
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▶ PREMIUM Carl Horowitz - Old School NY Yoga and Patterns of Tension
Carl Horowitz talks with J about their formative years in the NY Yoga scene and holding a line of integrity. They discuss Carl's former life as a professional skater, some of the choices he has made
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▶ Alma Duran - How's Your Discernment?
Alma Duran, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist, yoga teacher, and friend of J's who joins the show to talk about the migration of yoga over time and the cultivation of discernment. They discuss the ear
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▶ Lauren Walker - You Are Electromagnetic
Lauren Walker, founder of Energy Medicine Yoga and author of The Energy To Heal, returns again to further convince J that we are electromagnetic beings with the capacity to heal. They discuss ways to
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▶ Monica Voss - Vanda Scaravelli and Esther Myers
Monica Voss, co-owner and director of Esther Myers Yoga Studio, talks with J about her studies with Vanda Scaravelli and Esther Myers. They discuss her discovery of yoga through Esther and their trans
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▶ Bari Gratton - Can We Shape a Better Yoga Profession?
Bari Gratton, coauthor of an Open Letter To Yoga Alliance along with collaborators Meghan Maris, Courtney Ng, Gayatri Sehgal, and Shuo Wang, talks with J about the possibility for change in the yoga p
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▶ Blake Tedder - Trauma, Personal Practice, and Beyond
Blake Tedder, host of Inner Explorations with Angela and Victor: A Yoga Podcast, talks with J about healing trauma and going deeper in personal practice. They discuss Blake's process of recovery after
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▶ Karin Lynn Carlson - Quitting Yoga and Embracing Prayer
Karin Lynn Carlson, author of the substack Gristle and bone, talks with J about leaving the yoga profession and the power of prayer. They discuss the pitfalls of a group yoga class context, her decisi
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▶ PREMIUM Michelle Ryan - Teacher Training, Hierarchies of Dominance
Michelle Ryan returns to the show to talk with J about the problems with teacher training and the deeper issues corrupting yoga. They discuss what happened to her yoga center since they last spoke and
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▶ PREMIUM Eve Grzybowski - Radical Generosity, Inspired Retirement
Eve Grzybowski, author of Teach Yourself Yoga talks with J about being an early yoga adopter and a radical vision for communal retirement. They discuss yoga in the 70's and 80's, the yoga schools she
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▶ PREMIUM Sally Kempton - Obedience, Tantra, and Subtle Body
Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti, talks with J about different paths in yoga and opening the subtle body. They discuss the 70's yoga scene, Swami Muktananda
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▶ PREMIUM Brian Cooper - Yoga Professionals
Brian Cooper, PhD, co-founder and director of Yoga Professionals (aka Yoga Alliance Professionals,) talks with J about raising the standards and quality of yoga teaching. They discuss Brian's backgrou
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▶ PREMIUM Frank Jude Boccio - Religious But Not Spiritual
Frank Jude Boccio returns to the show for an in-depth discussion about his writings Religious But Not Spiritual, The Secret, Neo-Liberal Buddhism, and McMindfulness: The New Capitalist Spirituality. T
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▶ PREMIUM Brendan McCall - Yoga of Contemporary Dance
Brendan McCall. movement artist and educator, talks with J about parallels between contemporary dance and yoga. Brendan and J went to college and made collaborative performance art together. They disc
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▶ Nick Beem - Moving From Technology to Ritual
Nick Beem, co-founder of Grateful Yoga, talks with J about the implications of yoga as ritual vs technology. They discuss the contrasts between Nicks training in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and ParaYo
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▶ PREMIUM Julie Smerdon - The Great Experiment
Julie Smerdon, founder of Shri Yoga, talks with J about the golden times for the yoga profession and the challenges it now faces. They discuss Julie's early formative health challenges, her transition
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▶ Kat Rosenfield - Politics in the Yoga Space
Kat Rosenfield, author of No One Will Miss Her and co-host of the Feminine Chaos Podcast, talks with J about her recent article on politics in the yoga space. They discuss Kat's evolution as a freelan
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▶ PREMIUM Kristine Kaoverii Weber - Subtle Yoga, Subtle Life
Kristine Kaoverii Weber, founder of Subtle® Yoga, talks with J about the subtle nuances of embracing a practice and life of yoga. They discuss Kristine's early years on walkabout, yoga becoming a pr
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▶ Sophie Strand - Overwhelming Suffering with Beauty
Sophie Strand, author of The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine and facilitator of the online course, Myth & Mycelium: Rerooting & Rewilding the Gospels, talks with J about summoning encha
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▶ PREMIUM Dave and Stacy Dockins - #vanlife #yogateacher
Dave and Stacy Dockins, creators of the Yoga Project™ studios, talk with J about closing their yoga centers and living in a van. They discuss what happened when the pandemic hit and letting go of owni
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▶ Nischala Devi - Devoted Practice to Higher Consciousness
Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, returns to talk with J about her revised interpretation of Patanjali's last two padas
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▶ PREMIUM Divya Kohli - Discernment, Surrender, and Finding Peace
Divya Kohli, author of Finding Peace in Difficult Times: grounding techniques for inner calm, talks with J about taking a stance and simple ways to pull us through. They discuss Divya's time as a jour
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▶ Leslie Kaminoff - Roundabout Methods, Causeless Causes
Leslie Kaminoff, founder of The Breathing Project and coauthor of Yoga Anatomy, returns to talk with J about the changing professional landscape and deeper inquiries into the nature of healing. They d
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▶ PREMIUM Kate Herrera Jenkins - Christ, Yoga, and Native Strength
Kate Herrera Jenkins, owner or Kiva Hot Yoga in Birmingham, AL, founder of Native Strength Revolution and Stripper Soul, talks with J about building bridges and connecting to spirit. They discuss her
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▶ Shamini Jain - Holistic Elements that Activate Life-Force
Dr. Shamini Jain, Founder and Director of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative and author of Healing Ourselves: Biofield Science and the Future of Health, talks with J about how there need be no d
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▶ PREMIUM Jennifer Kurdyla - Root and Nourish
Jennifer Kurdyla, coauthor of Root and Nourish with Abbey Rodriguez, talks with J about developing a reverent and nurturing relationship with food. They discuss the many hats that Jennifer has worn in
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▶ Amy Matthews - Ecosystems and Educational Models
Amy Matthews, co-founder of Babies Project and Program Director for the Somatic Movement Educator (SME) and Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) programs at Sonder Movement Project, returns t
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▶ PREMIUM Jay Marcus and Chris Clark - The Coherence Effect
Jay B. Marcus and Christopher S. Clark, coauthors with Robert Keith Wallace of The Coherence Effect, talk with J about the healing effect of making the mind and body function in a more orderly or cohe
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▶ Lorin Roche - Instinctive Meditation, Spontaneous Delight
Lorin Roche, author of the Radiance Sutras and creator of the Radiance Sutras School of Meditation, talks with J about instinctive meditation and the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra. They discuss the natural
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▶ PREMIUM Alison West - Yoga Union NYC and Beyond
Alison West, founder of Yoga Union and one of J's primary teachers, joins the show for the first time to talk about their shared past and the what they see going forward. They discuss Alison's former
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▶ Harmony Slater - Reconciliation and God
Harmony Slater, host of the Finding Harmony Podcast, talks with J about reconciling the past and moving forward with grace. They discuss a recent podcast episode with Eddie Stern and some of its impli
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▶ PREMIUM Kari Hohne - Romancing the Numinous
Kari Hohne, author of Decoding the Night Sky: Ancient Babylonian Astrology and The Mythology of Sleep: The Waking Power of Dreams, talks with J about oracles and the field of interconnectivity underly
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▶ Indu Arora - Yoga Nidra and the Macrocosmic Body
Indu Arora talks with J about the history and philosophies of yoga. They discuss the traditions she grew up with and when her formal studies took hold, being curious about the origins of yoga and resp
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▶ PREMIUM Norman Blair - State of the Yoga Teacher Union
Norman Blair returns to the show to assess the current state of the yoga teaching profession and encourage creative ways of moving forward. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on yoga teachers and
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▶ Frey Faust - Freedom, Pedagogy and The Axis Syllabus
Frey Faust, creator of The Axis Syllabus and author of 101 USELESS EXERCISES...and what to do instead, talks with J about increasing awareness through an exploration of physiological or biological pri
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▶ PREMIUM Kelly Kamm - Fringe Dwelling Then and Now
Kelly Kamm was recommended to J by a listener and it lead to this talk about the NY yoga scene, mythology, and the current state of play. They discuss the atmosphere of learning in earlier times, open
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▶ Daniel Simpson - How Traditional is Your Yoga?
Daniel Simpson, author of The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices, talks with J about the origins of physical practice and what connects modern yog
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▶ Kathryn Bruni-Young - Adaptability, Strength and Resilience
Kathryn Bruni-Young, creator of Mindful Strength, talks with J about her mother's legacy and the adaptability of human bodies. They discuss turning grief into a handstand club, when Kathryn's mom, Dia
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▶ PREMIUM Kathryn Anne Flynn - Teach Kind, Clear Yoga
Kathryn Anne Flynn, author of Teach Kind, Clear Yoga, talks with J about yoga methodology and pedagogy. They discuss the influence of yoga in Kathryn's childhood, some of the roots behind teaching yog
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▶ Steve James - Fields of Inquiry with Guru Viking
Steve James, creator of the Movement Koan Method® and host of the Guru Viking Podcast, joins J for a comparative inquiry into spiritual traditions and philosophical viewpoints. They discuss living on
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▶ PREMIUM Katchie Ananda - Gender Spectrum and Biological Sex
Katchie Ananda, J's first yoga teacher, returns to the show to talk about gender spectrum and biological sex. They discuss how Katchie ended up becoming active and writing about the issue, the cancel
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▶ Alejandro Chaoul - Channels and Winds of Tibetan Yoga
Alejandro Chaoul. author of Chod Practice in the Bon Tradition, Tibetan Yoga for Health and Wellbeing, and Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath & Mind, talks with J about the philosophy and
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▶ PREMIUM Gregor Maehle - Finding Your Life's Divine Purpose
Gregor Maele, author of How to Find Your Life's Divine Purpose, talks with J about belief systems and realizing a purposeful life. They discuss pros and cons of experiencing the entirety of everything
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▶ Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten - Process of Evolving
Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten talk with J about exploring our inner worlds and the power of formlessness. They discuss their early experiences with BKS Iyengar, how things changed over time and
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▶ PREMIUM Rachel Feinberg - Inquiry, Iyengar Alignment, Word of Mouth
Rachel Feinberg, old friend and Iyengar yoga teacher, talks with J about what's been happening since they last spoke 14 years ago. They discuss Rachel's lack of online presence and how she has managed
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▶ Doug Keller - Vedas, Tantra, Hatha Yoga, and Rebirth
Doug Keller talks with J about the history and philosophies of yoga. They discuss why Doug left academia to spend 14 years in Siddha Yoga Ashrams, the process of adaptation that defines yoga's evoluti
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▶ PREMIUM Madhava Setty - Consciousness and Conspiracy
Madhava Setty, MD, author of WOKE. An Anesthesiologist’s View and The Conspirituality Podcast: Clear Signal or More Noise?, talks with J about asking questions and challenging official narratives. The
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▶ Melissa McKay - Vipassana and Metta Meditation
Melissa McKay, meditation teacher and old friend of J, talks about the practice and purpose of vipassana and metta meditation. They discuss the center Melissa had in Brooklyn and her son, her teachers
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▶ PREMIUM Sheena Sood - Caste, Decolonization and Liberation
Sheena Sood, PhD, Philly-based healer, writer, educator, and activist scholar of South Asian descent, talks with J about the painful history of caste and politicizing yoga towards healing justice. The
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▶ Cara Suttie - Assumptions, Attitudes, and Accessibility
Cara Suttie joins the show to talk with J about the impact of the pandemic on the work of making yoga more accessible. They discuss Cara's experience of coming to yoga before the power craze took over
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▶ PREMIUM Valerie Hauser - Protecting Indigenous Culture
Valerie Hauser, Director of the Office of Native American Affairs at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, talks with J about her work protecting indigenous culture. They discuss the role she
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▶ Swami Saradananda - The Goal of Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā
Swami Saradananda, author of Sitting Comfortably: Preparing the Mind and Body for Peaceful Meditation, talks with J about the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā. They discuss Swami Saradananda's departure from the
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▶ PREMIUM Kiko Ellsworth - Serving the Goddess
Kiko Ellsworth, Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Men’s Evolution Coach, and Self Defense Expert, talks with J about discovering a spiritual life and the work men need to do for a better world. They discuss t
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▶ Lucas Rockwood - Are Yoga Centers Coming Back?
Lucas Rockwood, founder of YOGABODY and host of The Lucas Rockwood Show, returns to talk with J about what is happening in the yoga industry in a post-pandemic world. They discuss the arc of the yoga
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▶ PREMIUM Gil Hedley - Who Am I and What is My Body?
Gil Hedley, Ph.D., author, Director of Somanautics Workshops and producer of the The Integral Anatomy Series, talks with J about the substance and meaning of existence in a human body. They discuss th
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▶ Taran Rosenthal - Healing Interventions of Energy and Matter
Taran Rosenthal, founder of Flying Needle Acupuncture, reunites with J after 28 years to talk about Chinese medicine and relational healing practices. They discuss the self-discovery through dance the
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▶ PREMIUM Todd Mclaughlin - J on Native Yoga Toddcast
Todd Mclaughlin, oo-founder and director of Native Yoga Center and host of the Native Yoga Toddcast, talks with J about current events and pressing matters. After appearing on Todd’s show, J felt like
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▶ PREMIUM Daniel Simpson - Exposing Truth in Yoga and Beyond
Daniel Simpson, former foreign correspondent and author of The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices, talks with J about exposing truth in both journ
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▶ Cory Nakasue - Cosmos and Consciousnss
Cory Nakasue is an old friend of J's who joins the show to talk about Astrology and alternative ways of understanding. They discuss the heyday and gentrification of Williamsburg Brooklyn, Cory's choic
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▶ Julia Frodahl - Taoism, Psychology, Dreams and Compassion
Julia Frodahl, founder of A Million Compassionate People and an old friend of J's, joins the show to talk about the existence of spirit and creating the space needed for change. They discuss the cross
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▶ PREMIUM Lucy Karnani - Conscious Communication
Lucy Karnani, coauthor of Connecting: Conscious Communication for Yoga Teachers and Therapists, talks with J about utilizing tools for understanding connection and communication. Lucy and J have been
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▶ Dan Vekhter - Neurology, Spirit, and Finger Smoothies
Dan Vekhter talks with J about his work as a neurologist, the nature of consciousness and recognizing spirit. They discuss Dan's blog writing during medical school, the demands of being a doctor, the
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▶ PREMIUM Krishna Das - Grace, Gurus, and Learning to Trust Yourself
Krishna Das, best-selling western chant artist of all time, talks with J about what a real guru is and the practice of chanting. They discuss KD’s experience of Neem Karoli Baba and the role of a guru
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▶ Michael Meade - Initiation, Imagination, and Living Myth
Michael Meade, author of Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, and The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul; and creator of the Living Myth Podcast, talks with J about initiation int
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▶ PREMIUM Trina Altman - Yoga Deconstructed
Trina Altman, author of Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement Science Principles for Teaching, returns to the show to touch base with J on expanding movement diets and meeting goals. They catch up on whats be
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▶ Tori Lunden - How Not To Teach Yoga
Tori Lunden, author of How Not To Teach Yoga: Lessons on Boundaries, Accountability, and Vulnerability - Learnt the Hard Way, talks with J about the need for yoga teachers to take an honest look at th
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▶ PREMIUM Andrew Rosenstock - Rolfing, Integration and Somatics
Andrew Rosenstock, host of the Touching Into Presence Podcast, talks with J about Rolfing and other forms of mind/body therapies. They discuss the history of the Rolfing modality, what goes into being
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▶ Sadia Bruce - Fields of Intimacy and Disruption
Sadia Bruce returns to the show to explain how she went from questioning the profession of yoga to becoming more entrenched in it then ever before. They discuss their talk from five years ago, private
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▶ PREMIUM Elisa Malinverni - Coping with Covid Fatigue
Elisa Malinverni, founder of Way of The Mother Bern, talks with J about handling the quarantines and moving forward. They discuss the similarities and differences between how Switzerland and the USA h
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▶ Annabelle Brown - Magical Worlds and Healing Wishes
Annabelle Brown, J's youngest daughter who just turned 7, joins the show to document a moment of time and share the wisdom of an unvarnished mind. They discuss the creation of imaginary worlds, life d
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▶ PREMIUM Hareesh Wallis - Shifting Paradigms and Near Enemies
Hareesh Wallis, Founder and Head Faculty of Tantrika Institute and author of Tantra Illuminated, returns to the show to talk about shifting paradigms of existence and near enemies of the truth. They d
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▶ Tatjana Mesar - Adaption and Integrity Post-Pandemic
Tatjana Mesar, creator of Dynamic Mindfulness, returns to talk with J about adapting yoga to a post-pandemic world and staying true to who we are. They discuss the time they spent together just before
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▶ PREMIUM Adam Schwartz - Yoga to the People Shadow Work
Adam Schwartz, yoga teacher and podcast listener, talks with J about the dark underbelly of Yoga to the People NYC. They discuss the @yttpshadowwork Instagram account that started publishing anonymous
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▶ PREMIUM Lucie Vogel - Reckoning of Undue Influence
Lucie Vogel, Original Goat Yoga Mama and survivor of the Dahn Yoga cult, talks with J about holding institutions accountable and a defamation lawsuit filed by Matthew Remski. They discuss Dahn Yoga an
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▶ Lauren Walker - We Are All Energy
Lauren Walker, founder of Energy Medicine Yoga and author of The Energy To Heal, returns to talk with J about seeing ourselves as energy and coming together to create healing fields. They discuss her
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▶ Renee Diamond and Joanna Rajendran - Honoring Tao
Renee Diamond, founder of Westchester Academy of Yoga (WAY,) and Joanna Rajendran, author of My Guru Wears Heals, talks with J about the life and legacy of Tao Porchon-Lynch. They each discuss how the
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▶ PREMIUM Chris Preist - The Future Buddha is the Sangha
Chris Preist, co-director of Bristol Zen Dojo, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and collectivizing institutions of yoga. They discuss Chris’s history and study in both yoga and zen,
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▶ Adam Keen - Teachings and Teachers
Adam Keen, host of the Keen on Yoga Podcast, talks with J about the evolution of yoga education and embodying devotion. They discuss behind the scenes podcast stuff, Purple Valley in Goa, nostalgia fo
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▶ PREMIUM Heather Plett - The Art of Holding Space
Heather Plett, author of The Art of Holding Space, talks with J the day after the 2020 election about what it means to hold space and learning to navigate in the dark. They discuss the liminal thresho
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▶ Michael Falcone - In Search of Mahavatar Babaji
Michael Falcone talks with J about his journey to Africa and India. They discuss the synchronicity that brought them together, why Michael left a career in law, the experiences behind his interest in
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▶ PREMIUM Jeff Krasno - Rising Above the Invective
Jeff Krasno, author and host of the Commune Podcast, talks with J about the trajectory of yoga in our culture and its role in the larger collective fate of humanity. They discuss the origins and spiri
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▶ Joshua Schrei - Pulses, Rhythms and Resonances
Joshua Schrei, host of The Emerald Podcast and creator of The Mythic Body, talks with J about the animate world in which we live. They discuss the substrate of ecstatic unified experience underlying a
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▶ PREMIUM Hong Gwi-Seok - Somatic Particularity in Iyengar Yoga
Hong Gwi-Seok, author of The Gift of Somatic Particularity in Iyengar Yoga and teacher at the Iyengar Yoga Detroit Cooperative, talks with J about evolving practice and bottom-up social change. They d
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▶ Kristin Leal - Reverse Engineering Awe
Kristin Leal, author of MetaAnatomy: A Modern Yogi’s Practical Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Your Amazing Body, talks with J about the mapping of human body and experience. They discu
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▶ PREMIUM Judith Hanson Lasater - Yoga Myths and Spiritual Practice
Judith Hanson Lasater, author of Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice, returns to the show and talks with J about letting go of the myths that once domin
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▶ PREMIUM Roody Senecal - Tribe Brooklyn and Karmasoft Online
J sits down with Roody Senecal, creator of Karmasoft Online, to talk about how he went from manufacturing metal doors to becoming a yoga teacher, owning a yoga center, and developing the software that
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▶ Brandt Passalacqua - Aid Suffering and Spiritual Evolution
Brandt Passalacqua, creator of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, talks with J about yoga therapy and subtle aspects of yoga. They discuss being a musician in NYC in the early 90's, Brandt's near death ex
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▶ PREMIUM Simon Borg-Olivier - Bandhas, Natural Body, Essence of Yoga
Simon Borg-Olivier, co-founder and owner of Yoga Synergy, talks with J about both the science and metaphysics in his work uncovering the essence of yoga. They discuss his experience of studying with t
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▶ PREMIUM Seane Corn - QAnon, Discernment, and Radical Accountability
Seane Corn, co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, talks with J about a PSA she posted regarding QAnon and the 2020 election. They discuss the recruitment of wellness influencers and their followe
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▶ Simon Goss - Sensitive New Age Guys
Simon Goss is a listener who reached out and J thought it would be fun to get to know him on the show. They discuss Simons background in football, growing up in the inner city of Los Angeles, why he s
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▶ Robert Moses - Consciousness, Liberation, and Karma
Robert Moses, founder of Namarupa: Categories of Indian Thought, talks with J about subtle aspects of yoga philosophy and life. They discuss his transition from architecture to a spiritual path, his t
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Weintraub - Sacred Sexuality in Temple Dancer
Amy Weintraub, author of Temple Dancer and Yoga for Depression, talks with J about old times and her new fiction work on sacred sexuality. They discuss her pioneering direction in yoga for mood manage
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor - On The Bhagavad Gita
Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, coauthors of When Love Comes to Light: Bringing Wisdom from The Bhagavad Gita Into Modern Life, talk with J about their new translation and interpretation of the Bhaga
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▶ Gina Zimmerman - Beyond Personal Identity
Gina Zimmerman is an old friend of J's and they talk about longevity as a teacher and going beyond personal identity. They discuss meeting in Brooklyn 18 years ago, NY during 9/11, the rise and fall o
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▶ Mike Huggins - Living Under A Broken Model
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, returns to report on what is happening in yoga service. Th
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▶ Lizzie Lasater - Holding This Moment
Lizzie Lasater talks with J about her mom, finding her dharma, and walking a mystical path of beauty. They discuss her childhood experience of having a famous yoga mom, developing her own practice, mo
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▶ Jacob Kyle - Scholarship, Practice, and Embodied Philosophy
Jacob Kyle, host of the Chitheads Podcast and founding director of Embodied Philosophy, talks with J about the limits of academia, raising the bar on yoga education, and the divine nature of life. The
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▶ Eliana Moreira - Underbellies and Silver Linings
Eliana Moreira talks with J about the dark side of yoga celebrity and navigating the post-pandemic reality. They discuss Eliana's adverse reaction to years of hot yoga and how it lead her to Ayurveda,
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▶ Paul Langland - Improvisatory Virtuosic Moments
Paul Langland, choreographer, dancer, and teacher who for the last 46 years has been an innovator in dance and performance, talks about his work exploring human experience and creative expression. The
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▶ PREMIUM Dr. Monea Tamara - Racial Justice and Grounding Force
Dr. Monea Tamara Abdul-Majeed, Racial Justice Educator and Yoga Teacher, talks with J about anti-racism and the need for all voices to be heard. They discuss having courageous conversations with famil
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▶ PREMIUM Carol Horton - Grounded Hope in Authoritarian Times
Carol Horton, author of 21st Century Yoga and Yoga PhD, returns to the show to provide a sober analysis of authoritarianism on both sides of the political aisle and perspective on the choices we all a
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▶ PREMIUM Kishor Stein - Manouso Manos and Abuses of Power
Kishor Stein is a former student of Manouso Manos who talked with J at the end of last year about the abuse he witnessed, but it was never made public until now. Seven months later, they reconnect to
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▶ PREMIUM Tias Little - Imaginary Realm of the Wisdom Path
Tias Little, author of The Practice is the Path and Yoga of the Subtle Body, talks with J about liminal spaces and subtle body healing. They discuss his background and evolution from rigorous physical
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▶ PREMIUM Max Strom - Emotional Healing, Core Human Needs
Max Strom, author of There Is No App For Happiness and A Life Worth Breathing, talks with J about emotional healing and fulfilling core human needs. They discuss experiences and influences that shaped
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▶ Carl Horowitz - Old School NY Yoga and Patterns of Tension
Carl Horowitz talks with J about their formative years in the NY Yoga scene and holding a line of integrity. They discuss Carl's former life as a professional skater, some of the choices he has made
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▶ PREMIUM Nicola Belen - Yoga of Feeling Connected
Nicola Belen is a long-time listener of the show who has reached out to J a few times and is currently living in Hong Kong, they discuss her story and what things look like there with the pandemic. Ni
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▶ Michelle Ryan - Teacher Training, Hierarchies of Dominance
Michelle Ryan returns to the show to talk with J about the problems with teacher training and the deeper issues corrupting yoga. They discuss what happened to her yoga center since they last spoke and
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▶ PREMIUM Barbara Verrochi - Long Live The Shala NYC
Barbara Verrochi, co-owner and director of The Shala yoga studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn, talks with J about surviving all these years and so far in the pandemic. They discuss their parallel paths
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▶ Eve Grzybowski - Radical Generosity, Inspired Retirement
Eve Grzybowski, author of Teach Yourself Yoga talks with J about being an early yoga adopter and a radical vision for communal retirement. They discuss yoga in the 70's and 80's, the yoga schools she
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Wheeler - Satvic Purpose and Professional Survival
Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., former President of the Board of Directors at the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of Optimal State, talks with J about the current landscape of the “Industria
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▶ Sally Kempton - Obedience, Tantra, and Subtle Body
Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti, talks with J about different paths in yoga and opening the subtle body. They discuss the 70's yoga scene, Swami Muktananda
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▶ Brian Cooper - Yoga Professionals
Brian Cooper, PhD, co-founder and director of Yoga Professionals (aka Yoga Alliance Professionals,) talks with J about raising the standards and quality of yoga teaching. They discuss Brian's backgrou
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▶ Frank Jude Boccio - Religious But Not Spiritual
Frank Jude Boccio returns to the show for an in-depth discussion about his writings Religious But Not Spiritual, The Secret, Neo-Liberal Buddhism, and McMindfulness: The New Capitalist Spirituality. T
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▶ Brendan McCall - Yoga of Contemporary Dance
Brendan McCall. movement artist and educator, talks with J about parallels between contemporary dance and yoga. Brendan and J went to college and made collaborative performance art together. They disc
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▶ Julie Smerdon - The Great Experiment
Julie Smerdon, founder of Shri Yoga, talks with J about the golden times for the yoga profession and the challenges it now faces. They discuss Julie's early formative health challenges, her transition
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▶ Kristine Kaoverii Weber - Subtle Yoga, Subtle Life
Kristine Kaoverii Weber, founder of Subtle® Yoga, talks with J about the subtle nuances of embracing a practice and life of yoga. They discuss Kristine's early years on walkabout, yoga becoming a pr
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▶ Dave and Stacy Dockins - #vanlife #yogateacher
Dave and Stacy Dockins, creators of the Yoga Project™ studios, talk with J about closing their yoga centers and living in a van. They discuss what happened when the pandemic hit and letting go of owni
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▶ Divya Kohli - Discernment, Surrender, and Finding Peace
Divya Kohli, author of Finding Peace in Difficult Times: grounding techniques for inner calm, talks with J about taking a stance and simple ways to pull us through. They discuss Divya's time as a jour
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▶ Kate Herrera Jenkins - Christ, Yoga, and Native Strength
Kate Herrera Jenkins, owner or Kiva Hot Yoga in Birmingham, AL, founder of Native Strength Revolution and Stripper Soul, talks with J about building bridges and connecting to spirit. They discuss her
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▶ Jennifer Kurdyla - Root and Nourish
Jennifer Kurdyla, coauthor of Root and Nourish with Abbey Rodriguez, talks with J about developing a reverent and nurturing relationship with food. They discuss the many hats that Jennifer has worn in
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▶ Jay Marcus and Chris Clark - The Coherence Effect
Jay B. Marcus and Christopher S. Clark, coauthors with Robert Keith Wallace of The Coherence Effect, talk with J about the healing effect of making the mind and body function in a more orderly or cohe
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▶ Alison West - Yoga Union NYC and Beyond
Alison West, founder of Yoga Union and one of J's primary teachers, joins the show for the first time to talk about their shared past and the what they see going forward. They discuss Alison's former
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▶ Kari Hohne - Romancing the Numinous
Kari Hohne, author of Decoding the Night Sky: Ancient Babylonian Astrology and The Mythology of Sleep: The Waking Power of Dreams, talks with J about oracles and the field of interconnectivity underly
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▶ Norman Blair - State of the Yoga Teacher Union
Norman Blair returns to the show to assess the current state of the yoga teaching profession and encourage creative ways of moving forward. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on yoga teachers and
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▶ Kelly Kamm - Fringe Dwelling Then and Now
Kelly Kamm was recommended to J by a listener and it lead to this talk about the NY yoga scene, mythology, and the current state of play. They discuss the atmosphere of learning in earlier times, open
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▶ Jessie Nieusma - Trans, Gender and Sex Education
Jessie Nieusma (he/him/his) answered J's call to join him for a discussion to dispel misinformation and humanize trans people. They discuss the realities of trans kids, the importance of ensuring that
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▶ Kathryn Anne Flynn - Teach Kind, Clear Yoga
Kathryn Anne Flynn, author of Teach Kind, Clear Yoga, talks with J about yoga methodology and pedagogy. They discuss the influence of yoga in Kathryn's childhood, some of the roots behind teaching yog
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▶ Katchie Ananda - Gender Spectrum and Biological Sex
Katchie Ananda, J's first yoga teacher, returns to the show to talk about gender spectrum and biological sex. They discuss how Katchie ended up becoming active and writing about the issue, the cancel
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▶ Gregor Maehle - Finding Your Life's Divine Purpose
Gregor Maele, author of How to Find Your Life's Divine Purpose, talks with J about belief systems and realizing a purposeful life. They discuss pros and cons of experiencing the entirety of everything
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▶ Rachel Feinberg - Inquiry, Iyengar Alignment, Word of Mouth
Rachel Feinberg, old friend and Iyengar yoga teacher, talks with J about what's been happening since they last spoke 14 years ago. They discuss Rachel's lack of online presence and how she has managed
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▶ Madhava Setty - Consciousness and Conspiracy
Madhava Setty, MD, author of WOKE. An Anesthesiologist’s View and The Conspirituality Podcast: Clear Signal or More Noise?, talks with J about asking questions and challenging official narratives. The
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▶ Sheena Sood - Caste, Decolonization and Liberation
Sheena Sood, PhD, Philly-based healer, writer, educator, and activist scholar of South Asian descent, talks with J about the painful history of caste and politicizing yoga towards healing justice. The
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▶ Valerie Hauser - Protecting Indigenous Culture
Valerie Hauser, Director of the Office of Native American Affairs at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, talks with J about her work protecting indigenous culture. They discuss the role she
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▶ Kiko Ellsworth - Serving the Goddess
Kiko Ellsworth, Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Men’s Evolution Coach, and Self Defense Expert, talks with J about discovering a spiritual life and the work men need to do for a better world. They discuss t
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▶ Gil Hedley - Who Am I and What is My Body?
Gil Hedley, Ph.D., author, Director of Somanautics Workshops and producer of the The Integral Anatomy Series, talks with J about the substance and meaning of existence in a human body. They discuss th
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▶ Todd Mclaughlin - J on Native Yoga Toddcast
Todd Mclaughlin, oo-founder and director of Native Yoga Center and host of the Native Yoga Toddcast, talks with J about current events and pressing matters. After appearing on Todd’s show, J felt like
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▶ Daniel Simpson - Exposing Truth in Yoga and Beyond
Daniel Simpson, former foreign correspondent and author of The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga’s History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices, talks with J about exposing truth in both journ
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▶ Lucy Karnani - Conscious Communication
Lucy Karnani, coauthor of Connecting: Conscious Communication for Yoga Teachers and Therapists, talks with J about utilizing tools for understanding connection and communication. Lucy and J have been
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▶ Krishna Das - Grace, Gurus, and Learning to Trust Yourself
Krishna Das, best-selling western chant artist of all time, talks with J about what a real guru is and the practice of chanting. They discuss KD’s experience of Neem Karoli Baba and the role of a guru
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▶ Trina Altman - Yoga Deconstructed
Trina Altman, author of Yoga Deconstructed®: Movement Science Principles for Teaching, returns to the show to touch base with J on expanding movement diets and meeting goals. They catch up on whats be
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▶ Andrew Rosenstock - Rolfing, Integration and Somatics
Andrew Rosenstock, host of the Touching Into Presence Podcast, talks with J about Rolfing and other forms of mind/body therapies. They discuss the history of the Rolfing modality, what goes into being
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▶ Elisa Malinverni - Coping with Covid Fatigue
Elisa Malinverni, founder of Way of The Mother Bern, talks with J about handling the quarantines and moving forward. They discuss the similarities and differences between how Switzerland and the USA h
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▶ Hareesh Wallis - Shifting Paradigms and Near Enemies
Hareesh Wallis, Founder and Head Faculty of Tantrika Institute and author of Tantra Illuminated, returns to the show to talk about shifting paradigms of existence and near enemies of the truth. They d
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▶ Adam Schwartz - Yoga to the People Shadow Work
Adam Schwartz, yoga teacher and podcast listener, talks with J about the dark underbelly of Yoga to the People NYC. They discuss the @yttpshadowwork Instagram account that started publishing anonymous
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▶ Lucie Vogel - Reckoning of Undue Influence
Lucie Vogel, Original Goat Yoga Mama and survivor of the Dahn Yoga cult, talks with J about holding institutions accountable and a defamation lawsuit filed by Matthew Remski. They discuss Dahn Yoga an
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▶ Chris Preist - The Future Buddha is the Sangha
Chris Preist, co-director of Bristol Zen Dojo, talks with J about the teachings of TKV Desikachar and collectivizing institutions of yoga. They discuss Chris’s history and study in both yoga and zen,
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▶ PREMIUM Leana Marie Marshall - Diversity and Inclusion at Corepower
Leana Marie Marshall, founder of Elle Em Consulting and blackyogateachers365, talks with J about her time at Corepower Yoga and the need for better training around diversity and inclusion in the yoga
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▶ PREMIUM Dylan Galos - Epidemiology, Covid, BLM, and Yoga
Dylan Galos, epidemiologist and evaluator, friend of the show, talks with J about the current health crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the role of epidemiology, his background a
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▶ PREMIUM Todd Norian - Tantra of Unbreakable Wholeness
Todd Norian, author of Tantra Yoga: Journey to Unbreakable Wholeness, talks with J about his time in community and his path to Tantra. They discuss, his thirteen years at Kripalu, his relationship to
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▶ PREMIUM Neal Pollack - Marijuana Addiction and Legal Weed
Neal Pollack, aka “The Greatest Living American Writer” and author of Pothead: My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed, talks with J about cannabis and addressing addiction issues. They
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▶ PREMIUM Mugs McConnell - Letters from the Yoga Masters
Mugs McConnell, author of Letters from the Yoga Masters, talks with J about the correspondence and lessons she received from Dr. Hari Dickman. Mugs shares the history of her relationship to yoga, how
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▶ PREMIUM Charles Eisenstein - Narrative War and Peace
Charles Eisenstein is an author whose recent essays, The Coronation and The Conspiracy Myth, caused some controversy in the yoga world and J happened into a chance to speak with him in response to the
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▶ PREMIUM Timothy McCall, MD - Beyond Reductionist Intervention
Timothy McCall, MD, author of three books, Examining Your Doctor: A Patient's Guide to Avoiding Harmful Medical Care; Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, and his latest; S
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▶ PREMIUM Derek Beres - Conspirituality, Media, and Medicine
Derek Beres, columnist for Big Think and host of the EarthRise Podcast, talks with J about the intersection of conspiracy theories, the wellness industry, and healthy skepticism. They discuss Derek’s
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▶ PREMIUM Mel Russo - Local Yoga, Corporate Gigs, and Personal Touch
Mel Russo, native New Yorker and old friend, reminisces with J about the early days and shares an inside take on the closing of Yoga Works and the future of the studio model. They discuss moving west,
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▶ PREMIUM Nyk Danu - DIY Spirit with a Punk Rock Heart
Nyk Danu, Therapeutic Yoga Teacher and Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, has been corresponding with J for years and they finally connect to touch base on what’s happening at the grassroots. They discuss Nyk’
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▶ PREMIUM Derek Sivers - Solving Problems and Self Expansion
Derek Sivers, musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and best known as the founder of CD Baby, talks with J about shifting viewpoints, solving problems, and self expansion. T
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▶ PREMIUM Joe and Alexis Simek - Coming Together to Get Through
Joe Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek, co-owners of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founders of The Fiaria Project, talk with J about their community coming together to get through the shut down. Originally intended
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▶ PREMIUM Justine Cohen and Michael Ponte - Weathering the Storm
Justine Wiltshire Cohen and Michael Ponte, owner and manager at Down Under Yoga School of Yoga in Boston, talk with J about what how things have been going since Justine was last on the show three yea
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▶ PREMIUM Ryan Cunningham - Gender Identity Consciousness
Ryan Cunningham, co-host of Unrolled Podcast, returns to touch base on what has happened since their last visit and schools J on gender and identity. They discuss what happened after Ryan went from be
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▶ PREMIUM Cecily Milne - New Paradigms and a Yoga Detour
Cecily Milne, founder of Yoga Detour, talks with J about the changing paradigm of yoga practice in the west and the ways in which she has grown and evolved alongside the changing conversation. They di
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▶ PREMIUM Diane Paylor - Real Deal Holyfield
Diane Paylor, author of Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy, participated in J’s Weekly Teachers Class last year and they re-connect in this intimate conversation about struggl
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▶ PREMIUM Rob Walker - The New Yoga
Rob Walker, author of the The New Yoga: From Cults and Dogma to Science and Sanity, talks with J about taking a hard look at critical questions and proposing common-sense yoga for the future. They dis
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Hayes - Larger Bodies, Inclusivity, and Perseverance
Michael Hayes, founder of Buddha Body Yoga and an early pioneer in bringing yoga to larger bodies, talks with J about his early NY roots and the evolving conversation around how to make yoga more incl
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▶ PREMIUM Kaya Mindlin - Parampara and Authentic Yoga
Kaya Mindlin, founder of Supreme Release Yoga, was referred to J as someone who would speak candidly with him about difficult topics and she did not disappoint. They discuss the meaning of Parampara,
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▶ PREMIUM Nischala Joy Devi - Meditation in the Yoga Tradition
Nischala Joy Devi, author of Meditation in the Yoga Tradition and The Secret Power of Yoga, returns to offer J a yogic perspective on meditation and a practical application of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras.
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▶ PREMIUM Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton - Embodying the Yoga Sutra
Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton, coauthors of Embodying the Yoga Sutra: Support, Direction, Space, join J to discuss a snapshot of their current understanding of yoga through a consideration of Patañjali’
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▶ PREMIUM Haley Laughter - Indigenous Yoga Inspired
Haley Laughter, founder of Hozho Total Wellness, talks with J about the difficulties which affect Native Americans experiencing historical trauma, and incorporating indigenous teachings into yoga prac
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▶ PREMIUM Colleen Boyd - Downtown Desert Yoga
Colleen Boyd, owner of downtown desert yoga in Las Cruces NM, answered J’s call for alternative event spaces and it led to this conversation about the evolution of modern yoga practice and industry. T
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▶ PREMIUM Greg Peterson - The Urban Farm
Greg Peterson, creator of The Urban Farm and host of The Urban Farm Podcast, joins J to talk about creating a more sustainable future by becoming more aware of where your food comes from and learning
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▶ PREMIUM Coby Kozlowski - Kripalu Vinyasa and One Degree Revolution
Coby Kozlowski, author of One Degree Revolution, has run into J in a hallway twice over the years and they finally connect for this conversation on using whatever tools you can to hold integrity and f
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▶ PREMIUM Tatjana Mesar - Zen Yoga Berlin
Tatiana Mesar, founder of Zen Yoga Berlin, hosted J for a tour event and the two connected for this conversation on her Croatian roots, like-minded viewpoint, and parallel paths in the yoga world. The
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▶ PREMIUM Nikki Vilella - Adjustments in the Evolution of Yoga
Nikki Vilella, senior teacher and co-owner at NYC's Kula Yoga Project, speaks for herself after being mentioned on the show regarding touch and consent in yoga classes. They reminisce about the early
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▶ PREMIUM Seth Powell and Chase Bossart - On Patañjali’s Yogasūtras
Seth Powell and Chase Bossart come together with J for an in-depth debate into the nature and substance of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras. They discuss whether the sutras and the commentary are written by the
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▶ PREMIUM David Moore - The Alexander Technique
David Moore, director at the School for F.M. Alexander Studies and author of Smart Yoga: Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness, talks with
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Lear - Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga
Michael, Lear, founder of Pangea Yoga and Yoga4Drummers, sits down with J to talk about his unique mix of Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga. Michael was born in Easton PA, the town that J moved to a f
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▶ PREMIUM Jay Fields - Teaching People Not Poses
Jay Fields, author of Teaching People Not Poses, talks with J about their parallel journeys from the early blogosphere days and postural practice to embodiment principles and resilience. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Alex Auder - Instagram Dick Pics and Somatic Dominance
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga, is a long-time friend of J’s from the early NY days and they get together to talk about her newly-gained Instagram stardom and the recent conversation around consent
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▶ PREMIUM Catherine Salin Derrow - NY Times Covers Consent and Touch
Catherine Salin Derrow, featured in a recent high-profile NY Times article, talks with J about her experience of becoming a flashpoint around consent and touch in yoga. They discuss what happened behi
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▶ PREMIUM Ethan Nichtern - Shambhala Buddhism and Death of the Guru
Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path, has a candid conversation with J about the scandal in the Shambhala Buddhist community, the underlying dynamic
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▶ PREMIUM Ean Price Murphy - Money Shame Sucks
Ean Price Murphy, founder of Moxie Bookkeeping, is an old friend who reconnects with J to discuss how to overcome money shame with cash-management systems that even yoga teachers can understand. They
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▶ Rama Jyoti Vernon - Great-Grandmother of American Yoga
Rama Jyoti Vernon, one of the first yoga teachers in the United States, talks with J about her pivotal role in bringing yoga to the west. They discuss the LA yoga scene in the 1940’s and 1950’s, meeti
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▶ Diane Bruni - “Ashtanga Unveiled”
Diane Bruni was the first Ashtanga yoga teacher in Canada. She stopped by J’s yoga class in Brooklyn and they sat down afterwards to talk about her story of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, yoga i
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▶ Heather Plett - The Art of Holding Space
Heather Plett, author of The Art of Holding Space, talks with J the day after the 2020 election about what it means to hold space and learning to navigate in the dark. They discuss the liminal thresho
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▶ PREMIUM Donna Farhi - Iyengar Abuse and Changing Yoga Pedagogy
Donna Farhi returns to the show to talk with J about addressing the fundamental problem of power abuse in Iyengar Yoga and beyond. They discuss the difference between pedagogy and heutagogy’ or self-d
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▶ Jeff Krasno - Rising Above the Invective
Jeff Krasno, author and host of the Commune Podcast, talks with J about the trajectory of yoga in our culture and its role in the larger collective fate of humanity. They discuss the origins and spiri
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Quinn Suplina - Best Practices for Studio Owners
Amy Quinn Suplina, founder of Bend and Bloom Yoga in Brooklyn, NY, talks with J about how her center has managed to survive when so many others have closed. They discuss what things were like when the
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▶ Hong Gwi-Seok - Somatic Particularity in Iyengar Yoga
Hong Gwi-Seok, author of The Gift of Somatic Particularity in Iyengar Yoga and teacher at the Iyengar Yoga Detroit Cooperative, talks with J about evolving practice and bottom-up social change. They d
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▶ PREMIUM Julie Dohrman - Unionization and Evolving Yoga Industry
Julie Dohrman, founder of Shaktiyoga New York, connects with J on the unionization effort at Yogaworks NYC and their shared experience of the evolving yoga industry. They discuss the early days of the
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▶ Judith Hanson Lasater - Yoga Myths and Spiritual Practice
Judith Hanson Lasater, author of Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice, returns to the show and talks with J about letting go of the myths that were once
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▶ PREMIUM Luvena Rangel - Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation
Luvena Rangel, founder of The Curvy Yogi, talks with J about the trauma caused by colonization and the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation. After reading Luvena’s blog, Too Much
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▶ Simon Borg-Olivier - Bandhas, Natural Body, Essence of Yoga
Simon Borg-Olivier, co-founder and owner of Yoga Synergy, talks with J about both the science and metaphysics in his work uncovering the essence of yoga. They discuss his experience of studying with t
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▶ PREMIUM Godfrey Devereux - Unintimidated by Ideologies
Godfrey Devereux, author of many books including The Elements of Yoga, holds a special place in J’s mind and joins him to discuss the early seeds he planted and the hard-nosed realism he is known for.
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▶ Seane Corn - QAnon, Discernment, and Radical Accountability
Seane Corn, co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World, talks with J about a PSA she posted regarding QAnon and the 2020 election. They discuss the recruitment of wellness influencers and their followe
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▶ PREMIUM Marlysa Sullivan - Eudaemonia, Polyvagal Theory, Yoga Therapy
Marlysa Sullivan, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care and assistant professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health, talks with J about Eudaemonic Well-Being, Polyvagal Theory, and the di
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▶ Amy Weintraub - Sacred Sexuality in Temple Dancer
Amy Weintraub, author of Temple Dancer and Yoga for Depression, talks with J about old times and her new fiction work on sacred sexuality. They discuss her pioneering direction in yoga for mood manage
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▶ PREMIUM Ian Baker - Tibetan Yoga and Tantric Buddhism
Ian Baker, author of Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices, talks with J about Tibetan Yoga and its radical underpinnings of Tantric Buddhism. They discuss Ian’s relationship to the Dalai Lama and th
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▶ Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor - On The Bhagavad Gita
Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, coauthors of When Love Comes to Light: Bringing Wisdom from The Bhagavad Gita Into Modern Life, talk with J about their new translation and interpretation of the Bhaga
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▶ PREMIUM Nathan Oxenfeld - Yoga for the Eyes
Nathan Oxenfeld, founder of Integral Eyesight Improvement, talks about the Bates Method and helps J unravel some os his own vision patterns. They discuss Nathan’s journey of improving his eyesight and
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▶ Dr. Monea Tamara - Racial Justice and Grounding Force
Dr. Monea Tamara Abdul-Majeed, Racial Justice Educator and Yoga Teacher, talks with J about anti-racism and the need for all voices to be heard. They discuss having courageous conversations with famil
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▶ PREMIUM Timothy Lynch - Mysore Ashtanga Deauthorized
Timothy Lynch, formerly authorized Mysore Ashtanga Method teacher, invites J to his Mysore room for a practice and discussion on the state of Ashtanga Yoga. A few weeks before they got together, Timot
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▶ Carol Horton - Grounded Hope in Authoritarian Times
Carol Horton, author of 21st Century Yoga and Yoga PhD, returns to the show to provide a sober analysis of authoritarianism on both sides of the political aisle and perspective on the choices we all a
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▶ PREMIUM Dan Coniglio - Wim Hof Method
Dan Coniglio, an official Wim Hof Method Instructor, visits J in PA for an exchange of yoga, friendship, and ice baths. After J gave Dan a yoga class in his studio, Dan took J through a Wim Hof sessio
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▶ Kishor Stein - Manouso Manos and Abuses of Power
Kishor Stein is a former student of Manouso Manos who talked with J at the end of last year about the abuse he witnessed, but it was never made public until now. Seven months later, they reconnect to
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▶ PREMIUM Chara Caruthers - Loving Yourself Through Ayurveda
Chara Caruthers, author of Eat Like You Love Yourself, offers J a fresh look at Ayurveda as a means to know and love ourselves. Chara has been participating in J’s weekly teacher’s class and when he s
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▶ Tias Little - Imaginary Realm of the Wisdom Path
Tias Little, author of The Practice is the Path and Yoga of the Subtle Body, talks with J about liminal spaces and subtle body healing. They discuss his background and evolution from rigorous physical
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▶ PREMIUM Nicole Cardoza - “Shame and Reclamation in Wellness Spaces”
Nicole Cardoza, founder of Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures, joins J to discuss her recent run-in with Yoga Journal and the work she is doing to reduce the wellness gap. They discuss her backgroun
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▶ Max Strom - Emotional Healing, Core Human Needs
Max Strom, author of There Is No App For Happiness and A Life Worth Breathing, talks with J about emotional healing and fulfilling core human needs. They discuss experiences and influences that shaped
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▶ PREMIUM Frederick Newbill III - Intersecting Race, Religion and Yoga
Frederick Newbill III reached out to J after listening to the show and his unique life experience inspired this discussion on the intersection of race, religion, and yoga. They discuss what it’s like
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▶ Anneke Lucas - “Abuse of Power”
Anneke Lucas was sold into a child sex-trafficking network at the age of six. Now she teaches yoga in prisons through her organization, Liberation Prison Yoga. J sits down with Anneke to talk about he
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▶ Nicola Belen - Yoga of Feeling Connected
Nicola Belen is a long-time listener of the show who has reached out to J a few times and is currently living in Hong Kong, they discuss her story and what things look like there with the pandemic. Ni
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▶ PREMIUM Live from Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival - Mindfulness Matters
J hosts a live panel discussion at the Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival with Dr. Donna Mueller, Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla, Charles Curtis, Harrison Bailey III, and Anne Alexander. They discuss yoga in clinic
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▶ Barbara Verrochi - Long Live The Shala NYC
Barbara Verrochi, co-owner and director of The Shala yoga studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn, talks with J about surviving all these years and so far in the pandemic. They discuss their parallel paths
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▶ PREMIUM Guy Donahaye - History of Guru Worship in Ashtanga Yoga
Guy Donahaye, coauthor of the book: Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K Pattabhi Jois through the Eyes of His Students, sits down with J to discuss the history of guru worship in Ashtanga Yoga, the abuse that
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▶ Amy Wheeler - Satvic Purpose and Professional Survival
Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., former President of the Board of Directors at the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of Optimal State, talks with J about the current landscape of the “Industria
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▶ PREMIUM Molly Lannon Kenny - Pioneering Radical Yoga Service
Molly Lannon Kenny, founder of The Samarya Center, is an old friend of J’s and in this talk they discuss her formative work in yoga service and the trajectory of the industry over the last twenty year
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▶ Leana Marie Marshall - Diversity and Inclusion at Corepower
Leana Marie Marshall, founder of Elle Em Consulting and blackyogateachers365, talks with J about her time at Corepower Yoga and the need for better training around diversity and inclusion in the yoga
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▶ PREMIUM Ida Jo - Woman of Yoga
Ida Jo, musician and Ghosh Yoga teacher, reached out to J to talk about the research project she is undertaking on Woman of Yoga. Ida worked alongside Jerome Armstrong while he was writing his book, C
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▶ PREMIUM Dr. Aimée Shunney - CBD and Cannabis Medicine
Dr. Aimée Shunney, naturopathic physician trained in both modern medical science and integrative medicine, talks with J about CBD and the growing research around Cannabis medicine. They discuss some o
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▶ Dylan Galos - Epidemiology, Covid, BLM, and Yoga
Dylan Galos, epidemiologist and evaluator, friend of the show, talks with J about the current health crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the role of epidemiology, his background a
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▶ PREMIUM Neil Pearson - Integrating Yoga and Science in Pain Care
Neil Pearson, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care, returns to the show to talk with j about integrating yoga and the cutting edge of pain science. They discuss the importance of creating therape
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▶ Todd Norian - Tantra of Unbreakable Wholeness
Todd Norian, author of Tantra Yoga: Journey to Unbreakable Wholeness, talks with J about his time in community and his path to Tantra. They discuss, his thirteen years at Kripalu, his relationship to
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▶ PREMIUM Live in AU - Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, Michael de Manincor
In June 2019, J traveled to Sydney, AU and while he was there he recorded this live panel conversation with Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, and Michael de Manicor. They discuss Nicole’s history with Bikra
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▶ Neal Pollack - Marijuana Addiction and Legal Weed
Neal Pollack, aka “The Greatest Living American Writer” and author of Pothead: My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed, talks with J about cannabis and addressing addiction issues. They
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▶ PREMIUM Nischala Joy Devi - The Namaste Effect
Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Namaste Effect, returns to the show to warm J’s heart and inspire us all to be in a place of love and oneness. They discuss what’s been going on in the two tears since
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▶ Mugs McConnell - Letters from the Yoga Masters
Mugs McConnell, author of Letters from the Yoga Masters, talks with J about the correspondence and lessons she received from Dr. Hari Dickman. Mugs shares the history of her relationship to yoga, how
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▶ PREMIUM Lauren Walker - Energy Medicine Yoga
Lauren Walker. creator of Energy Medicine Yoga, talks with J about energy healing and her circuitous path in yoga. They discuss their shared history in NYC in the 90’s, Lauren’s departure from yoga an
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▶ Charles Eisenstein - Narrative War and Peace
Charles Eisenstein is an author whose recent essays, The Coronation and The Conspiracy Myth, caused some controversy in the yoga world and J happened into a chance to speak with him in response to the
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▶ PREMIUM Chase Bossart - Patañjali’s Yogasūtras, Samkhya, and Gita
Chase Bossart, founder of Yoga Well Institute, is a longtime student of TKV Desikachar and friend of J’s who returns to the show to shed some light on the essence of yoga with an unconventional view o
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▶ Timothy McCall, MD - Beyond Reductionist Intervention
Timothy McCall, MD, author of three books, Examining Your Doctor: A Patient's Guide to Avoiding Harmful Medical Care; Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, and his latest; S
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▶ PREMIUM Bernie McDonald - Walking and Learning About America
Bernie McDonald is walking 100 miles in every US state and decided to stop by J’s studio in Allentown, PA. They discuss why he started walking, the sort of interactions he has had in the yoga world du
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▶ Derek Beres - Conspirituality, Media, and Medicine
Derek Beres, columnist for Big Think and host of the EarthRise Podcast, talks with J about the intersection of conspiracy theories, the wellness industry, and healthy skepticism. They discuss Derek’s
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▶ PREMIUM Lara Land - Being an Ally for Diversity in Yoga
Lara Land, founder of Land Yoga and SOULFest NYC, talks with J about opening a yoga center in Harlem and becoming an ally for diversity in yoga. They discuss family life and some early days in the NY
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▶ Mel Russo - Local Yoga, Corporate Gigs, and Personal Touch
Mel Russo, native New Yorker and old friend, reminisces with J about the early days and shares an inside take on the closing of Yoga Works and the future of the studio model. They discuss moving west,
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▶ PREMIUM Michelle Johnson - Dismantling Racism and Oppression
Michelle Johnson, author of Skill in Action, talks with J about the intersection between racism, social justice, and yoga. They discuss the life experiences that led to her work, dismantling racism tr
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▶ Nyk Danu - DIY Spirit with a Punk Rock Heart
Nyk Danu, Therapeutic Yoga Teacher and Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, has been corresponding with J for years and they finally connect to touch base on what’s happening at the grassroots. They discuss Nyk’
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▶ Derek Sivers - Solving Problems and Self Expansion
Derek Sivers, musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and best known as the founder of CD Baby, talks with J about shifting viewpoints, solving problems, and self expansion. T
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▶ Joe and Alexis Simek - Coming Together to Get Through
Joe Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek, co-owners of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founders of The Fiaria Project, talk with J about their community coming together to get through the shut down. Originally intended
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▶ Justine Cohen and Michael Ponte - Weathering the Storm
Justine Wiltshire Cohen and Michael Ponte, owner and manager at Down Under Yoga School of Yoga in Boston, talk with J about what how things have been going since Justine was last on the show three yea
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▶ Ryan Cunningham - Gender Identity Consciousness
Ryan Cunningham, co-host of Unrolled Podcast, returns to touch base on what has happened since their last visit and schools J on gender and identity. They discuss what happened after Ryan went from be
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▶ Cecily Milne - New Paradigms and a Yoga Detour
Cecily Milne, founder of Yoga Detour, talks with J about the changing paradigm of yoga practice in the west and the ways in which she has grown and evolved alongside the changing conversation. They di
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▶ Diane Paylor - Real Deal Holyfield
Diane Paylor, author of Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy, participated in J’s Weekly Teachers Class last year and they re-connect in this intimate conversation about struggl
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▶ Rob Walker - The New Yoga
Rob Walker, author of the The New Yoga: From Cults and Dogma to Science and Sanity, talks with J about taking a hard look at critical questions and proposing common-sense yoga for the future. They dis
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▶ Michael Hayes - Larger Bodies, Inclusivity, and Perseverance
Michael Hayes, founder of Buddha Body Yoga and an early pioneer in bringing yoga to larger bodies, talks with J about his early NY roots and the evolving conversation around how to make yoga more incl
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▶ Kaya Mindlin - Parampara and Authentic Yoga
Kaya Mindlin, founder of Supreme Release Yoga, was referred to J as someone who would speak candidly with him about difficult topics and she did not disappoint. They discuss the meaning of Parampara,
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▶ Nischala Joy Devi - Meditation in the Yoga Tradition
Nischala Joy Devi, author of Meditation in the Yoga Tradition and The Secret Power of Yoga, returns to offer J a yogic perspective on meditation and a practical application of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras.
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▶ Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton - Embodying the Yoga Sutra
Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton, coauthors of Embodying the Yoga Sutra: Support, Direction, Space, join J to discuss a snapshot of their current understanding of yoga through a consideration of Patañjali’
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▶ Haley Laughter - Indigenous Yoga Inspired
Haley Laughter, founder of Hozho Total Wellness, talks with J about the difficulties which affect Native Americans experiencing historical trauma, and incorporating indigenous teachings into yoga prac
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▶ Colleen Boyd - Downtown Desert Yoga
Colleen Boyd, owner of downtown desert yoga in Las Cruces NM, answered J’s call for alternative event spaces and it led to this conversation about the evolution of modern yoga practice and industry. T
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▶ Greg Peterson - The Urban Farm
Greg Peterson, creator of The Urban Farm and host of The Urban Farm Podcast, joins J to talk about creating a more sustainable future by becoming more aware of where your food comes from and learning
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▶ Coby Kozlowski - Kripalu Vinyasa and One Degree Revolution
Coby Kozlowski, author of One Degree Revolution, has run into J in a hallway twice over the years and they finally connect for this conversation on using whatever tools you can to hold integrity and f
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▶ Tatjana Mesar - Zen Yoga Berlin
Tatiana Mesar, founder of Zen Yoga Berlin, hosted J for a tour event and the two connected for this conversation on her Croatian roots, like-minded viewpoint, and parallel paths in the yoga world. The
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▶ Nikki Vilella - Adjustments in the Evolution of Yoga
Nikki Vilella, senior teacher and co-owner at NYC's Kula Yoga Project, speaks for herself after being mentioned on the show regarding touch and consent in yoga classes. They reminisce about the early
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▶ Seth Powell and Chase Bossart - On Patañjali’s Yogasūtras
Seth Powell and Chase Bossart come together with J for an in-depth debate into the nature and substance of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras. They discuss whether the sutras and the commentary are written by the
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▶ David Moore - The Alexander Technique
David Moore, director at the School for F.M. Alexander Studies and author of Smart Yoga: Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness, talks with
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▶ Michael Lear - Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga
Michael, Lear, founder of Pangea Yoga and Yoga4Drummers, sits down with J to talk about his unique mix of Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga. Michael was born in Easton PA, the town that J moved to a f
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▶ Jay Fields - Teaching People Not Poses
Jay Fields, author of Teaching People Not Poses, talks with J about their parallel journeys from the early blogosphere days and postural practice to embodiment principles and resilience. They discuss
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▶ Alex Auder - Instagram Dick Pics and Somatic Dominance
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga, is a long-time friend of J’s from the early NY days and they get together to talk about her newly-gained Instagram stardom and the recent conversation around consent
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▶ Catherine Salin Derrow - NY Times Covers Consent and Touch
Catherine Salin Derrow, featured in a recent high-profile NY Times article, talks with J about her experience of becoming a flashpoint around consent and touch in yoga. They discuss what happened behi
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▶ Ethan Nichtern - Shambhala Buddhism and Death of the Guru
Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path, has a candid conversation with J about the scandal in the Shambhala Buddhist community, the underlying dynamic
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▶ Ean Price Murphy - Money Shame Sucks
Ean Price Murphy, founder of Moxie Bookkeeping, is an old friend who reconnects with J to discuss how to overcome money shame with cash-management systems that even yoga teachers can understand. They
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▶ Donna Farhi - Iyengar Abuse and Changing Yoga Pedagogy
Donna Farhi returns to the show to talk with J about addressing the fundamental problem of power abuse in Iyengar Yoga and beyond. They discuss the difference between pedagogy and heutagogy’ or self-d
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▶ Amy Quinn Suplina - Best Practices for Studio Owners
Amy Quinn Suplina, founder of Bend and Bloom Yoga in Brooklyn, NY, talks with J about how her center has managed to survive when so many others have closed. They discuss what things were like when the
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▶ Julie Dohrman - Unionization and Evolving Yoga Industry
Julie Dohrman, founder of Shaktiyoga New York, connects with J on the unionization effort at Yogaworks NYC and their shared experience of the evolving yoga industry. They discuss the early days of the
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▶ Luvena Rangel - Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation
Luvena Rangel, founder of The Curvy Yogi, talks with J about the trauma caused by colonization and the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation. After reading Luvena’s blog, Too Much
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▶ Godfrey Devereux - Unintimidated by Ideologies
Godfrey Devereux, author of many books including The Elements of Yoga, holds a special place in J’s mind and joins him to discuss the early seeds he planted and the hard-nosed realism he is known for.
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▶ Marlysa Sullivan - Eudaemonia, Polyvagal Theory, Yoga Therapy
Marlysa Sullivan, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care and assistant professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health, talks with J about Eudaemonic Well-Being, Polyvagal Theory, and the di
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▶ Ian Baker - Tibetan Yoga and Tantric Buddhism
Ian Baker, author of Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices, talks with J about Tibetan Yoga and its radical underpinnings of Tantric Buddhism. They discuss Ian’s relationship to the Dalai Lama and th
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▶ Nathan Oxenfeld - Yoga for the Eyes
Nathan Oxenfeld, founder of Integral Eyesight Improvement, talks about the Bates Method and helps J unravel some os his own vision patterns. They discuss Nathan’s journey of improving his eyesight and
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▶ Timothy Lynch - Mysore Ashtanga Deauthorized
Timothy Lynch, formerly authorized Mysore Ashtanga Method teacher, invites J to his Mysore room for a practice and discussion on the state of Ashtanga Yoga. A few weeks before they got together, Timot
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▶ Dan Coniglio - Wim Hof Method
Dan Coniglio, an official Wim Hof Method Instructor, visits J in PA for an exchange of yoga, friendship, and ice baths. After J gave Dan a yoga class in his studio, Dan took J through a Wim Hof sessio
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▶ Chara Caruthers - Loving Yourself Through Ayurveda
Chara Caruthers, author of Eat Like You Love Yourself, offers J a fresh look at Ayurveda as a means to know and love ourselves. Chara has been participating in J’s weekly teacher’s class and when he s
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▶ Nicole Cardoza - “Shame and Reclamation in Wellness Spaces”
Nicole Cardoza, founder of Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures, joins J to discuss her recent run-in with Yoga Journal and the work she is doing to reduce the wellness gap. They discuss her backgroun
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▶ Frederick Newbill III - Intersecting Race, Religion and Yoga
Frederick Newbill III reached out to J after listening to the show and his unique life experience inspired this discussion on the intersection of race, religion, and yoga. They discuss what it’s like
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▶ Live from Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival - Mindfulness Matters
J hosts a live panel discussion at the Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival with Dr. Donna Mueller, Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla, Charles Curtis, Harrison Bailey III, and Anne Alexander. They discuss yoga in clinic
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▶ Guy Donahaye - History of Guru Worship in Ashtanga Yoga
Guy Donahaye, coauthor of the book: Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K Pattabhi Jois through the Eyes of His Students, sits down with J to discuss the history of guru worship in Ashtanga Yoga, the abuse that
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▶ Molly Lannon Kenny - Pioneering Radical Yoga Service
Molly Lannon Kenny, founder of The Samarya Center, is an old friend of J’s and in this talk they discuss her formative work in yoga service and the trajectory of the industry over the last twenty year
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▶ Ida Jo - Woman of Yoga
Ida Jo, musician and Ghosh Yoga teacher, reached out to J to talk about the research project she is undertaking on Woman of Yoga. Ida worked alongside Jerome Armstrong while he was writing his book, C
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▶ Neil Pearson - Integrating Yoga and Science in Pain Care
Neil Pearson, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care, returns to the show to talk with j about integrating yoga and the cutting edge of pain science. They discuss the importance of creating therape
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▶ Live in AU - Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, Michael de Manincor
In June 2019, J traveled to Sydney, AU and while he was there he recorded this live panel conversation with Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, and Michael de Manicor. They discuss Nicole’s history with Bikra
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▶ Nischala Joy Devi - The Namaste Effect
Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Namaste Effect, returns to the show to warm J’s heart and inspire us all to be in a place of love and oneness. They discuss what’s been going on in the two tears since
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▶ Lauren Walker - Energy Medicine Yoga
Lauren Walker. creator of Energy Medicine Yoga, talks with J about energy healing and her circuitous path in yoga. They discuss their shared history in NYC in the 90’s, Lauren’s departure from yoga an
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▶ Chase Bossart - Patañjali’s Yogasūtras, Samkhya, and Gita
Chase Bossart, founder of Yoga Well Institute, is a longtime student of TKV Desikachar and friend of J’s who returns to the show to shed some light on the essence of yoga with an unconventional view o
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▶ Bernie McDonald - Walking and Learning About America
Bernie McDonald is walking 100 miles in every US state and decided to stop by J’s studio in Allentown, PA. They discuss why he started walking, the sort of interactions he has had in the yoga world du
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▶ Lara Land - Being an Ally for Diversity in Yoga
Lara Land, founder of Land Yoga and SOULFest NYC, talks with J about opening a yoga center in Harlem and becoming an ally for diversity in yoga. They discuss family life and some early days in the NY
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▶ Michelle Johnson - Dismantling Racism and Oppression
Michelle Johnson, author of Skill in Action, talks with J about the intersection between racism, social justice, and yoga. They discuss the life experiences that led to her work, dismantling racism tr
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▶ PREMIUM Jana Long - History of Blacks and Yoga in the U.S.
Jana Long, director of Power of One Yoga Center and co-founder of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, talks with J about the history of yoga in the black community. They discuss the earliest influencers
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▶ PREMIUM James Mallinson - Uncovering Yoga’s Ancestral Past
James Mallinson, senior lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Studies at SOAS, Principle Investigator at The Hatha Yoga Project, co-author of Roots of Yoga, reached out to J after hearing his name
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▶ PREMIUM Live in Brooklyn - Amy Matthews, Sam Chase and Christie Roe
J returns to his former studio in Brooklyn, now Goodyoga, and is joined by Amy Matthews, Sam Chase, and Christie Roe for intimate conversation about the nature of our anatomies and the values we are a
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark - Body Tissues and Patterns
Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark come together with J to consider the nature of human anatomy and the process of affecting change. Initiated by Peter after he listened to Bernie’s last appearance, this
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▶ PREMIUM Greg Lehman - Recovery Strategies for Pain
Greg Lehman, author of Recovery Strategies - your pain guidebook, talks with J about addressing pain and what it means to be a “movement optimist.” They discuss the benefits of bio-mechanics and some
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▶ Dr. Aimée Shunney - CBD and Cannabis Medicine
Dr. Aimée Shunney, naturopathic physician trained in both modern medical science and integrative medicine, talks with J about CBD and the growing research around Cannabis medicine. They discuss some o
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▶ PREMIUM Mike Huggins - Yoga Service: No Money No Mission
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and co-author of Yoga for Recovery - A Practical Guide for Healing, returns to check in with J on the challenges and rewards of doing yoga service.
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▶ PREMIUM Mary Jennings - Sub-Lease Yoga Studio Collective
Mary Jennings is opening Fresh Coast Yoga in Houghton, Michigan with an alternative studio model she heard discussed on the show so J brought her on to talk about what she is doing. They discuss what
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▶ PREMIUM Gina Price - Exploring Sociocracy
Gina Price, partner in the Sociocracy Consulting Group, talks with J about creating order out of chaos through the principles of Sociocracy. They discuss governance based on a decentralization of auth
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▶ PREMIUM David Dodd - Organization, Anarchy and Yoga
David Dodd and J have corresponded for years but a recent email exchange about the Yoga Alliance prompted this discussion on the inherent problem of creating organizations around yoga. They discuss Da
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▶ PREMIUM Rama Jyoti Vernon - Great-Grandmother of American Yoga
Rama Jyoti Vernon, one of the first yoga teachers in the United States, talks with J about her pivotal role in bringing yoga to the west. They discuss the LA yoga scene in the 1940’s and 1950’s, meeti
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▶ PREMIUM Norman Blair - Yoga Teachers and Pay
Norman Blair wrote an article about yoga teacher pay that caught J’s attention and led to this wide-ranging conversation about the monetary policies of yoga centers and the underlying economics that a
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▶ PREMIUM Amayu Ashtanga - Reimagining a Yoga Tradition
Scott Johnson, Greg Nardi, Emma Rowse and Jock Orton talk with J about the creation of Amayu Yoga and a reimagining of the ashtanga tradition. They take time out of a retreat together to discuss the s
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▶ PREMIUM Frank Jude Boccio - Mindfulness, Zen Naturalism, and Yoga
Frank Jude Bocci, author of Mindfulness Yoga, talks with J about his integrated approach to yoga and buddhist mindfulness. An early adopter, Frank was ahead of his time and had an impact on J without
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▶ PREMIUM Bernie Clark - Your Spine, Your Yoga
Bernie Clark, author of Your Spine, Your Yoga, returns to the show to talk with J about his new book and the important perspective it provides. They discuss the notion of “neutral spine,” the myth of
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▶ PREMIUM Seth Powell - History and Philosophy of Yoga
Seth Powell, founder of Yogic Studies, extended J an invitation to take his course and it led to this wide-ranging conversation about cutting edge research and his scholarship in yoga history and phil
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▶ PREMIUM Rachel Brathen - Instagram Yoga Girl on What is Real
Rachel Brathen, creator of @yoga_girl, talks with J about how a bohemian lifestyle on the beaches of Costa Rica converged with the invent of Instagram and led to two million followers and a yoga caree
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▶ PREMIUM Annie Carpenter - The Evolution of Yoga Teacher Training
Annie Carpenter, veteran yoga teacher trainer from Yogaworks and creator of SmartFLOW Yoga, talks with J about the history of YTT’s, current industry trends, and transitioning from growth models to in
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▶ PREMIUM Kerry Maiorca - Inside the Yoga Alliance
Kerry Maiorca, founder of Bloom Yoga Studio and Chair of the Board of Directors for Yoga Alliance, talks with J about the inner workings of the Yoga Alliance and the Standards Review Project. Kerry an
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▶ Tao Porchon-Lynch - Opening the Gateway of Life
Tao Porchon-Lynch, named Oldest Yoga Teacher by Guinness World Record and author of Dancing Light, sits down with J a few months after her 100th birthday to talk about her life and the spirit of yoga.
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▶ PREMIUM Neil Boyd - Farming, Friendship, and Yoga
Neil Boyd, Board Vice-President of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, talks with J about his life as a farmer, his yoga, and how the two have informed each other. They discuss the connection between his w
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▶ PREMIUM Hauora Yoga Conference - Yoga Therapy in New Zealand
J moderates a panel discussion at the Hauora Yoga Conference with Katie Lane, Donna Farhi, Jac Wilson, Leanne Davis, and Felicity Molloy on the accreditation of yoga and yoga therapy in New Zealand. T
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▶ PREMIUM Michael de Manincor- Kaleidoscope of Wisdom and Science
Michael de Manincor, founder and Director of The Yoga Institute, is a student of TKV Desikachar that J met earlier this year and reconnected with for this conversation about the study and transmission
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▶ PREMIUM Anne Jablonski - Freedom, Agency, and the Mindful Unplug
Anne Jablonski, president of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, shares with J her love of Freedom Style Yoga and the magic that is the Feathered Pipe Ranch. They discuss Anne’s relationship to the teachin
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▶ Karen Rain - Pattabhi Jois Was Not a Great Yogi
Karen Rain talks with J about the lack of consent culture in yoga, and ways that people can change what they are doing in their own spheres to create a safer and more just society. They discuss the ab
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▶ PREMIUM Genny Wilkinson Priest - Can Ashtanga Evolve?
Genny Wilkinson Priest joins J for this probing conversation about the impact of Pattabhi Jois’ sexual assaults on the ashtanga community and yoga world at large. They discuss Genny’s previous life as
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▶ PREMIUM Gregor Maehle - Truth and Reconciliation in Ashtanga Yoga
Gregor Maehle, founder of 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga, discusses the history of Patabhi Jois’ sexual assaults and the need for the Ashtanga tradition to evolve. He talks about the studies and motivations th
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▶ PREMIUM Pedro Luna - Instagram and Beyond
Pedro Luna, creator of the Instagram account @Yogimemes, started taking J’s live stream classes and it led to this conversation about Pedro’s infamy on Instagram and their shared experiences trying to
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▶ PREMIUM Karin Carlson - Yoga Alliance is Beside the Point
Karin Carlson, founder of Return Yoga, has been bringing yoga out of the studio model into underserved communities for years and, after reading a recent post she wrote about the Yoga Alliance, J reach
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▶ PREMIUM Nadiya Nottingham - Pragmatic Mysticism
Nadiya Nottingham and J know each other from the early days of the NY yoga scene and have been friends for years but this is the first time they really have a full length conversation about ideas that
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▶ PREMIUM Shelly Prosko - Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model
Shelly Prosko returns to talk with J about some difficult questions he has been grappling with. They discuss the concept of right or proper alignment, the difference between yoga therapy and yoga, cha
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▶ PREMIUM Carrie Owerko - Nontraditional Iyengar
Carrie Owerko and J talk about her unconventional approach to teaching Iyengar Yoga and some of the pressing issues facing the community. They discuss her formative theater influences, questions about
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▶ PREMIUM Dr. Loren Fishman - Medical Practice of Yoga
Dr Loren Fishman, pioneer of integrative medicine and founder of yip.guru, talks with J about his relationship to BKS Iyengar and his published research on the treatment of many disorders, including p
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▶ PREMIUM Jessie Barr and Tom O'Brien - Om City Series
Jessie Barr and Tom O’Brien, creators of OM City, are launching a campaign to fund a second season of their show which is J’s favorite ever depiction of the yoga teacher lifestyle. J gushes over how m
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▶ PREMIUM Patti Safian - Never Give Over Your Power
Patti Safian and J used to run in the same circles back in the early days of the NY Yoga scene and a recent reunion at the TKV Desikachar celebration led to this conversation about her mom, her yoga,
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▶ PREMIUM Philip Goldberg - Maha Lineage and The Life of Yogananda”
Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda and The Life of Yogananda, talks with J about the long arc of yogic spiritual teachings migrating into western culture, and some of the important figures and m
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▶ PREMIUM Larry Payne - Prime of Life, Yoga Therapy Rx
Larry Payne, founder of Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx, gives J a dose of expertise and humor in this conversation about his life and career. They discuss his journey to India and the many ama
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▶ PREMIUM Mirka Scalco Kraftsow - With Courage and Love for Desikachar
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, cofounder of the American Viniyoga Institute, brings her special brand of shakti to the podcast and talks with J about the spirit that guided her to her teachers Gary Kraftsow a
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▶ PREMIUM Gary Kraftsow - What is Viniyoga?
Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation, talks with J about his precedent-setting career in yoga and yoga therapy. They discu
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Miller - Nondual Wisdom, Modern Adaptation
Richard Miller, founder of iRest Yoga Nidra, co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT, talks with J about his many years of s
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▶ PREMIUM R. Sriram - Legacy of TKV Desikachar
R. Sriram comes to the Unites States of America for the first time to attend a celebration of his longtime teacher T. K. V. Desikachar and sits down with J for this conversation about the man and the
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▶ PREMIUM Faith Hunter - Spiritually Fly
Faith Hunter, creator of Spiritually Fly, talks with J about the life events that fueled her commitment to yoga, some shared roots in NYC, and the course of her high-profile career. They discuss her e
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▶ PREMIUM Jerome Armstrong - History of Hot Yoga
Jerome Armstrong, author of Calcutta Yoga, talks with J about his new book on the history of hot yoga. They discuss the largely untold story of Buddha Bose & the Yoga Family of Bishnu Ghosh and Yogana
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▶ PREMIUM Benjamin Lorr - Exposing Bikram Yoga
Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga, talks with J about Bikram Yoga, how it lead to writing his tell-all book on th
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▶ PREMIUM Arundhati Baitmangalkar - Modern Yoga Meets Bollywood
Arundhati Baitmangalkar, founder and lead teacher of Aham Yoga and Bollyworks Dance, sent J a supportive email after hearing him speak about being accused of cultural appropriation, and J remembered s
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▶ PREMIUM Beryl Bender Birch - The Original Power Yoga
Beryl Bender Birch, author ofPower Yogaand founder ofThe Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute, joins J for a look back at the earliest remnants of yoga in the west, its progression into the mainstream, an
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▶ PREMIUM Kristen Fewel - Yoga Center Reinvented, Invitation to Awaken
Kristen Fewel, author of The Gift of Awakening and founder of Full Circle Yoga & Healing Arts, reached out to say that she was inspired by some of the talks on the podcast to transition her yoga cente
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▶ PREMIUM Erin Heisel - Flow States and Play Spheres
Erin Heisel is a podcast listener who reached out to J after hearing him talk about flow states” which led to this conversation about her research into play and its relevance to yoga and beyond. First
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▶ PREMIUM Joe Simek - Small Yoga, Big Impact
Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, reached out to J after hearing he was moving to PA and invited him to his studio where they started a conversation that cont
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▶ PREMIUM Cheryl Urbanczyk - Female Muslim Hijab-Wearing Yogi
Cheryl Urbanczyk, yoga-teacher-in-training and regular podcast listener, sent J an email that caught his attention and prompted this talk about her faith and yoga. They discuss Cheryl’s conversion fro
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▶ PREMIUM Andrea Ferretti - Yogaland and Editorial Transparency
Andrea Ferretti, creative director for Jason Crandall Yoga Method and host of Yogaland Podcast, joins J to talk about their common experience of being both parents and podcast hosts in the yoga world.
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▶ PREMIUM Prabha Sinha - Turning Grief Into Giving
Prabha Sinha, founder of the Pratyush Sinha Foundation and Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival, sits down with J to talk about her journey from India to America and the story behind the foundation and festiva
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Remski - From Somatic Dominance to Trauma Awareness
Matthew Remski and J have a long-standing friendship and dialogue which carries into this talk about the rapid paradigm shift taking place in the yoga world around consent and authority. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Sarai Harvey-Smith - Beyond Mysore and KPJAYI
Sarai Harvey-Smith talks with J about becoming part of the Ashtanga Yoga community and how she is navigating her way in light of the revelations surrounding abuse by Pattabhi Jois. They discuss Sarai’
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▶ PREMIUM Scott Johnson - Stillpoint Yoga London
Scott Johnson, founder of Stillpoint Yoga London, joins J for a continuation of the friendship and conversation that started between them when they met in London a few months earlier. They discuss Sco
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▶ PREMIUM Kino MacGregor - Conflicts and Confluences
J interviews Kino MacGregor, founder of Miami Life Center and OMstars, about a few of the hot button topics at the forefront of yogaland. In this difficult conversation, they discuss the current situa
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▶ PREMIUM Tara Stiles - Yoga Rebel circa 2011
Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga, helps J get over some of his personal baggage regarding the Industrial Yoga Complex by giving him insight into her trajectory and teaching. Tara shares the story o
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby - Intelligent Yoga
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about the newly revised second edition of his book and the implications it has on our ideas about yoga and ways in which we teach it. They disc
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▶ PREMIUM Schuyler Grant - Kula and Wanderlust
Schuyler Grant, founder of Kula Yoga Project and co-creator of Wanderlust Festival, communes with J on their shared past in the early NY scene and on all that has happened since. Schuyler tells the st
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▶ PREMIUM Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco - Fierce Medicine
Ana Forrest, creatrix of Forrest Yoga, and her partner Jose Calarco, join J for a discussion on their current work and some of the roads that brought them there. Jose fills J in on his role and the cu
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▶ PREMIUM Gernot Huber - Disrupting the Stress Response
Gernot Huber, founder of Yoga Mind Yoga Body, happened to take a few of J’s live stream classes via a mutual friend and had some constructive feedback and criticism. In this talk, they discuss Gernot’
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▶ PREMIUM Danny Paradise - Evolution of Ashtanga
Danny Paradise, renowned teacher and writer/co-producer of Love Will Rescue You, joins J to talk about how things have evolved from his first experiences in 1976 until the present day. They discuss th
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▶ PREMIUM Theo Wildcroft - Post-Lineage Yoga
Theo Wildcroft was kind enough to let J stay with her during a recent trip to England. On their last day together, they sat down to have this conversation about different yoga cultures. They discuss h
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▶ PREMIUM Andrew Tanner - YA Standards Review Project
Andrew Tanner, chief ambassador for Yoga Alliance, joins J to discuss the Standards Review Project and the recently released survey. The conversation gets a bit heated as J grapples with his YA status
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▶ PREMIUM Jonathan Sattin - triyoga London
Jonathan Sattin, founder of triyoga, sits down with J at the head offices in London to talk about how he went from holding yoga classes in his living room to creating one of the premier destinations f
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▶ PREMIUM Roseanne Harvey - its all yoga, baby
Roseanne Harvey, founder of its all yoga, baby and co-editor of 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics and Practice, is an old friend of J’s from the blogosphere days who has been away from the yoga wor
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Freeman - Synthesizing Contemplative Traditions
Richard Freeman was the person J most wanted to speak with when starting the podcast and his dream is finally realized in this conversation celebrating the 100th episode. They discuss what yoga was li
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▶ PREMIUM Amina Naru - Yoga in the Criminal Justice System
Amina Naru, board member and project manager at the Yoga Service Council, owner of Posh Yoga, talks with J about her work bringing yoga into juvenile detention centers and prisons, and the new Best Pr
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▶ PREMIUM Tiffany Cruikshank - Yoga Medicine
Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine, joins J for a discussion about her early challenges and roots into yoga and holistic healing modalities, and the process of developing her professional wo
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▶ PREMIUM Maria Kirsten - Yoga for Grown Ups
J met Maria Kirsten, founder of Yoga for Grown Ups, through mutual contacts in Japan and they kind of hit it off after discovering they share many common experiences and viewpoints in yoga. In this co
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▶ PREMIUM Rexx Anthony - Rogue Ashtanga
Rexx Anthony, founder of Rogue Ashtanga, wrote a blog post entitled A Cautionary Tale on Operating Yoga Studios that caught J’s attention and spurred this conversation. They talk about Rexx’s early
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▶ PREMIUM Seane Corn - Assume Humanity
Seane Corn, creator of 'Off the Mat, Into the World', joins J for a lively and wide-ranging discussion on coming into adulthood as teachers alongside yoga going mainstream. Seane talks about the early
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▶ PREMIUM Or Shahar - Israeli Buddhist: Light of the Dawn
Or Shahar, from freedomyoga.info, is a podcast listener with a booker who got a bit lucky and caught J in a moment that led to this candid and unexpected conversation about family, cultural divides, a
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▶ PREMIUM Barbara Benagh - Boston Legend, Slow Flow Master
Barbara Benagh, legendary indy yoga teacher, joins J to trace the history and evolution of yoga from the 70’s until the present day. They discuss her early adoption of Iyengar yoga, her progression in
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▶ PREMIUM Justine Mastin - Fangirl Geek-centric YogaQuest
Justin Mastine, creator of YogaQuest, talks with J about bringing yoga to the geek community. They discuss what it means to be a geek, the process of embracing her inner nerd through yoga, and how she
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▶ PREMIUM Anneke Lucas - Conspiracy of Patriarchy
Anneke Lucas, founder of Liberation Prison Yoga, returns to talk with J about her thoughts on the resurgence of the #metoo movement, the politics of power addiction, and the larger implications for th
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▶ PREMIUM Jill Miller - Hip Replacement Surgery
Jill Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model Method®, talks with J eight days after receiving hip replacement surgery. They discuss their parallel journeys, Jill’s decision to go under the
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▶ PREMIUM Alexis Marbach and Caitlin Lanier - Trauma-Informed Yoga
Alexis MarbachandCaitlin Lanier, members ofThe Breathe Network, talk with J about the evolving world of trauma-informed yoga. They discuss the expansion of trauma sensitivity in the wake of yoga scand
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▶ PREMIUM Sadie Nardini - Rock Your Yoga
Sadie Nardini, founder of Core Strength Vinyasa and The Yoga Shred, host of Rock Your Yoga and cast member of Yoga Girls, talks with J about her early beginnings and emergence as a social media yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Lucas Rockwood - doTerra is a scam
Lucas Rockwood, founder ofYoga Teachers CollegeandYOGABODY Naturals, host ofYoga Talk Show, is a fellow podcaster and expat who wrote a scathing piece about doTerra that got J’s attention. They have a
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Taylor - Organizational Yoga Therapy
Matthew Taylor, past president of the board of directors of International Association of Yoga Therapists, chair of their business development community, and leader in business and clinical skills deve
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▶ PREMIUM Kimberly Wilson - Tranquil Space DC
Kimberly Wilson, founder ofTranquil Spaceand host of theTranquility du Jour Podcast, sold two of the most popular yoga center locations in the DC area to Yogaworks right about the same time that J sol
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▶ Roody Senecal - Tribe Brooklyn and Karmasoft Online
J sits down with Roody Senecal, creator of Karmasoft Online, to talk about how he went from manufacturing metal doors to becoming a yoga teacher, owning a yoga center, and developing the software that
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▶ PREMIUM Jillian Pransky - Deep Listening and Restorative Yoga
Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, talks with J about her journey in overcoming anxiety and finding a slow, gentle approach to body and life. They discuss her childhood and early exposure to m
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▶ PREMIUM Vanessa Kudrat Weinberg - Kundalini and Internet Startups
Vanessa KudratWeinberg, founder of Body Mind Gifts, is an old friend of J’s from their early college years who showed up to one of his final classes in Brooklyn after not seeing each other in over fif
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▶ PREMIUM Trina Altman - Interdisciplinary Movement
Trina Altman, creator of Yoga Deconstructed® and Pilates Deconstructed®, talks with J about her viewpoint on the limitations of the physical side of yoga for fitness and health. They discuss life even
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▶ PREMIUM Melissa Hagedorn - Northwest Yoga Conference
Melissa Hagedorn, founder of the Northwest Yoga Conference, joins the podcast for a lively and redemptive conversation after J accidentally used a photo of hers on one of his blog posts and got a poli
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▶ PREMIUM Noah Mazé - Outdoor Adventure, Anusara, and Embodied Spiritua
Noah Mazé, founder of YOGAMAZÉ, talks with J about his early exposure to yoga, how he came to meet John Friend during the formative time of Anusara, the trajectory of his teaching and the effects that
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▶ PREMIUM Cora Wen - The Fame Game
Cora Wen is a name that J knew from his early remembrances of the yoga world, yet it wasn’t until this talk that he knew anything about her. They discuss Cora’s origins in yoga, the many amazing teach
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▶ PREMIUM Leslie Kaminoff - The Breathing Project: Final Event
Leslie Kaminoff invites J to join him for the last of his live oral history events at The Breathing Project. They are accompanied by a small group of staff and friends for an intimate conversation abo
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▶ PREMIUM Nischala Devi- The Full Yoga
Nischala Devi, author of The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, joins the podcast and brings J some inspiration and joy. They talk about her many years i
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▶ PREMIUM David Lipsius - Yoga Alliance Reboot
David Lipsius, president and CEO of Yoga Alliance, sits down with J to talk about the issues facing the organization and his new leadership role. They discuss David’s history and credentials, his stud
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▶ PREMIUM Michelle Ryan - Collectively Running a Center
Michelle Ryan, founder of Ashtanga Yoga Northampton, has been listening to the podcast and, after hearing J and his guests talking about new models for yoga centers, felt compelled to reach out via em
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Ippoliti - Anusara Veteran, Evolving Leadership
Amy Ippoliti talks with J about being in the right place at the right time, at the cusp of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, through the rise and fall of the Anusara popularity, and the path to hea
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▶ PREMIUM Temple Fiergola - Underpaid and Undervalued
Temple Fiergola is a yoga teacher and podcast listener who sent J a blog post she wrote about negotiating her pay rates with yoga center owners that warranted a longer conversation, so J brings her on
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▶ PREMIUM Justine Wiltshire Cohen - Down Under School of Yoga Boston
After a snarky post from J referencing an article in Yoga Journal about Down Under School of Yoga in Boston making yoga teachers employees vs independent contractors, the owner, Justine Wiltshire Cohe
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▶ PREMIUM Adriene Mishler - Yoga with Adriene
Adriene Mishler, from the Yoga with Adriene Youtube Channel, talks with J about what its like to have over two million people subscribing to your Youtube videos, how such a thing comes about, and the
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▶ PREMIERE Amy Matthews - Embodied Asana and Ordinary Magic
Amy Matthews, co-founder of Babies Project, sits down with J to talk about the ideas we hold around the human body and our ability to change. After studying with Amy for almost a year, J takes this op
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▶ PREMIUM Alexandria Crow - Evolution of Yoga Physics
Alexandria Crow, founder of Yoga Physics, joins J for a conversation about her evolution as a yoga teacher, from early high profile appearances to whistle-blower and rabble-rouser. They have been in c
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▶ PREMIUM Accessible Yoga NYC 2017 - Ageism and Ableism
J moderates this panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC with Steffany Moonez, founder of Yoga for Arthritis, Prakash Capen, Integral Yoga Teacher and Minister, Mirabai Hubbell, chair o
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▶ PREMIUM Amber Karnes - Body Positivity and The New Grind
Amber Karnes, creator of Body Positive Yoga, joins J for a talk about making the ends meet as teachers in the new landscape. They are both in the midst of moving and navigating the ways they can make
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▶ PREMIUM Sadia Bruce - Yoga Industrial Complex
Sadia Bruce, a friend and fellow teacher, posted something about one of J’s podcasts that ruffled his feathers some so he decided to bring her on the show to talk about it. But, while they do discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Joe Sandor - Numbers Side of the Yoga Biz
Joe Sandor, a budding yoga instructor who recently discovered the podcast, sent J an intriguing email and he thought it would be fun to bring him on to talk about it. They discuss Joe’s 9-5 job at the
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▶ PREMIUM India Supera - Feathered Pipe Ranch
India Supera, founder of the Feathered Pipe Foundation and Ranch, graces J with a conversation on a most auspicious day. They discuss the turns of history and politics that shaped her journey to the e
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▶ PREMIERE Andrew Tanner @ YJ Live 2017 - Future of Yoga
Andrew Tanner, official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance, invites J to the Yoga Journal Conference NYC 2017 to discuss recent developments at YA and the future of the yoga industry. Recorded in fron
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▶ PREMIUM Jivana Heyman - Accessible Yoga
After Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, invited J to moderate a panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC, they have a chance to speak about the origins of Jivana’s work and the
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▶ PREMIUM Sam Rudra Schwartz - Ashram Living in NYC
Sam Rudra Swartz stops by the center in Brooklyn to talk with J about the Accessible Yoga Conference and his long-time relationship with Integral Yoga. They discuss his formative years becoming a resi
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▶ PREMIUM Anna Guest-Jelley - Curvy Yoga
Anna Guest-Jelley, founder of Curvy Yoga, knows J from way back when in the early yoga blogosphere days. After getting a PR workup on her new book and feeling a bit jealous, J gets over himself and ta
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▶ PREMIUM Zack Kurland - Yogaland Departed
J sits down with his old friend, Zack Kurland. They started out in the yoga word on parallel tracks but Zack ended up taking a different turn ten years ago. They finally get a chance to talk about the
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▶ PREMIUM Dylan Galos - Epidemiologist aka Clydesdale Yogi
J talks to Dylan Gallos, a podcast listener who sent an email that hit home and ended up challenging preconceived notions. They discuss Dylan’s bi-racial roots, his relationship to fitness, the PHD he
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▶ PREMIUM Beth Donnelly Cabán - Circles of Support and Prenatal Yoga
Beth Donnelly Cabán, long time friend of J and co-producer of The Essential Prenatal Yoga Video with Beth Donnelly Cabán, talks with J about their connection through his center in Brooklyn, the early
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▶ PREMIUM Donna Farhi - The Way Forward
Donna Farhi talks with J about her experience going from dance to Iyengar Yoga to “the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie safe and sustainable Yoga practice.” They c
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▶ PREMIUM Mike Huggins - Prison Yoga
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, talks with J about the turn of events that took him from t
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby - Beyond Anatomy
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about how he went from Iyengar yoga and an anatomical approach to a view that encompasses the complex relationship between things. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Helene Couvrette - Montreal International Symposium on Therap
Helene Courvrette, co-founder of MISTY-Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga, talks with J about her passion for bringing people together to share and learn. They discuss some of the de
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▶ PREMIUM Alex Auder - Magu Yoga, Old-School in Philly PA
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga and old friend of J, talks about her mothers' relationship to Andy Warhol, growing up in the Chelsea Hotel, NYC in the 80’s, the early formative times of Jivamukti Yo
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▶ PREMIUM Dui Turner and Carol Horton - Best Practices For Yoga With Ve
Dui Turner and Carol Horton have a conversation with J about the Yoga Service Council and the recent publication of Best Practices For Yoga For Veterans. Dui shares her story of nineteen years in mili
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▶ PREMIUM Theo Wildcroft - Re-Wilding Yoga
J brings Theo Wildcroft on the show after a lovely shout-out online that also included a playful jab about the lack of guests from outside North America. They discuss her research inquiring into the d
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▶ PREMIUM Douglas Rushkoff - Team Human
Serendipity brings Douglas Rushkoff, author ofThrowing Rocks at the Google Bus and Aleister & Adolf, and host of Team Human podcast, to J’s basement for a conversation on the digital age and the econo
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▶ PREMIUM Brenda Feuerstein - Georg’s Legacy
J has the honor of talking to Brenda Feuerstein, wife of the late Georg Feuerstein. Georg’s writings have been a huge influence on J and this was a special opportunity to learn about a man he consider
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▶ PREMIUM Susanna Harwood Rubin - Devi Soul, Yoga 365
J hangs out with Susanna Harwood Rubin, author of Yoga 365, in her Manhattan apartment for an intimate conversation about the early years of the NY scene and how things have gone since then. Susanna s
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▶ PREMIUM Brian Leaf - Garden State Yogi
Brian Leaf, author of Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi and Misadventures of a Parenting Yogi, is a mutual friend of J’s producer. They knew of each other for years but this is the first time they
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▶ PREMIUM Katchie Ananda - Jivamukti Vet, Spiritual Midwife
Life comes full circle for J in this conversation with Katchie Ananda, his first ever and beloved teacher. They talk about early times when the NY yoga scene was just burgeoning, Katchie’s move away f
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▶ PREMIUM Roslyn Brown - J’s eldest daughter at age 7
On the occasion of her seventh birthday, J shares some conversations with his eldest daughter, Roslyn Brown. He promised her that they were recording a “real” podcast and, after a recent incident wher
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▶ PREMIUM Ryan & Kate - “Unrolled Podcast
J sits down with Ryan Cunningham and Kate Robinson, hosts of Unrolled Podcast, for a lively conversation in Ryan’s kitchen just after a workshop at his center, Bow St. Yoga in Sommerville MA. They tal
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▶ PREMIUM Shelly Prosko - “Physio Yoga Therapy”
J talks with Shelly Prosko, founder of Physio Yoga, about her mission to integrate yoga into the healthcare system. Shelly shares some of her personal story of how a random injury catapulted her work
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▶ PREMIUM Erich Schiffmann - Freedom Yoga
J talks to one of the greats, Erich Schiffmann. This is the first time they have ever spoken to each other and Erich takes J through some history and a bevy of tales that speak to the coming of yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Cristina Kuhn - “Living with MS”
Cristina Kuhn returns to talk with J about the one big thing they didn’t discuss last time they got together, her MS. After their last podcast, they went out to dinner and Cristina mentioned her condi
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▶ PREMIUM Cyndi Lee - “OM Yoga”
Cyndi Lee, founder of the influential OM Yoga center, was someone who set the stage for people like J. After running in the same circles for years, they finally get a chance to meet. They talk about C
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▶ PREMIUM Joey Slater-Milligan - “Yoga of Wheatus”
J talks with Joey Slater-Milligan, background vocalist from the band Wheatus. Joey graduated from J’s teacher training program a while back and they take some time to learn about each other outside of
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▶ PREMIUM Jason Crandell - “Professional Responsibility”
Jason Crandell has always been on J’s radar as someone of his generation who managed to break through into the mainstream. They talk about early days of Yoga Journal cruises, what it takes to launch a
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▶ PREMIUM Wendy Reese - “Whole Being Zone”
J returns the favor and brings on Wendy Reese, host of The Whole Being Zone Podcast. They talk about the horrors of having crappy internet service, what the yoga scene is like in a town of five hundre
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▶ PREMIUM Julie Buckner - “Closing InYoga”
Julie Buckner and J had been emailing back and forth for months, but only when the final word came down that she was definitely closing her yoga center did they sit down and talk about the state of af
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▶ PREMIUM Eddie Stern - “Ashtanga Yoga New York”
Eddie Stern, esteemed Ashtanga Yoga teacher, invites J to The Brooklyn Yoga Club to talk about the old days and current incarnations of his yoga and teaching. They discuss his early practice, formativ
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▶ PREMIUM Sam Chase - “Yoga to the People”
Serendipity brings Sam Chase, author of Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, and J together in this intimate back and forth about the parallels in both their early beginnings and current life situations
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Lee - “Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
Michael Lee, founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, talks with J about the origins of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and its defining characteristics. They discuss creating safe containers for practice,
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▶ PREMIUM Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis - “Tantra Illuminated”
Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis has a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a P
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▶ PREMIUM Jennilyn Carson - “Yogadork”
J sits down with Jennilyn Carson, long time friend, editor in chief of Yogadork, founder of Cycledork and TASCbar. They rode the wave of yoga into the mainstream together and reminisce over some of th
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▶ PREMIUM Pamela Tanner Boll - “A Small Good Thing”
J talks with Pamela Tanner Boll, award winning producer and director of the documentary films A Small Good Thing and Who Does She Think She Is? They discuss her earlier work and formative times in lif
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▶ PREMIUM Judith Hanson Lasater - “Restorative Yoga Queen”
Judith Hanson Lasater is a seminal figure in the yoga world. She talks with J about the earliest times for independent yoga teachers, her experience with BKS Iyengar, reasons for withdrawal from the I
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▶ PREMIUM Kerry Porter - “Hindu Facebook Justice”
Kerry Porter joins J to discuss some of the comment threads they have participated in together as mutual members of a Facebook group, and the implications they share with broader issues in our politic
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▶ PREMIUM Diane Bruni - “Ashtanga Unveiled”
Diane Bruni was the first Ashtanga yoga teacher in Canada. She stopped by J’s yoga class in Brooklyn and they sat down afterwards to talk about her story of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Bernie Clark - “Yin Yoga”
Bernie Clark has intimate knowledge of one of the most popular forms of yoga practice today, Yin Yoga. He talks to J about where it comes from, how he got to it, and what distinguishes it from other s
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▶ PREMIUM Anneke Lucas - “Abuse of Power”
Anneke Lucas was sold into a child sex-trafficking network at the age of six. Now she teaches yoga in prisons through her organization, Liberation Prison Yoga. J sits down with Anneke to talk about he
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▶ PREMIUM Neil Pearson - “Changing Pain Science”
Neil Pearson has spent over 30 years in the field of physiotherapy and pain management science. J talks with him about the difference between awareness and self-regulation, prescription vs process, th
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▶ PREMIUM Dianne Bondy - “Yoga For All”
Dianne Bondy has become a leader in encouraging greater diversity in yoga. J talks with her about his own blinders, her move from fitness to yoga, drinking the Anusara cool-aid, being DIY on and off t
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▶ PREMIUM Hari-kirtana das - Krishna Consciousness
Hari-kirtana has gone by many names depending on the different lifestyles he's led. J talks with him about being a member of the mother of all cults, the Hare Krishna movement, participating in Jiva
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Remski - “Downregulated Yoga“
Matthew Remski has become known for his provocative, sometimes controversial, and inspiring writings on pressing issues in the yoga world. J talks with him about his early experiences and how they hav
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▶ PREMIUM Pleasance Silicki - “Lil Omm Magic-maker
Pleasance Silicki started out in the DC Public School system working with inner city youth before she forged a path as a yoga teacher and founder of Lil Omm. J talks with her about how she ended up in
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▶ PREMIUM Jared Hirsch - “Yoga Dad aka Jahvocado”
Jared Hirsch is an old friend who shares a mutual teacher with J. In this talk, they reconnect after more than 10 years and commune on how things have happened as time has gone by. They discuss early
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▶ PREMIUM Carol Horton - “Yoga Ph.D.”
It’s not always easy to make sense of what is happening in the broader yoga world and society at large, but Carol Horton can sometimes help illuminate and clarify the issues so we might stand a chance
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▶ PREMIUM J's Online Workshop - Bernie Sanders of Yoga
Josh Sitron, J's producer, becomes his first repeat guest as they sit down to check in on how things have been going since the first episode of the podcast and discuss the release of J's new online wo
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▶ PREMIUM Ann Votaw - “Uncertain Reality of a Freelancer
J has been interviewed by Ann Votaw a few times over the years for articles she’s written and he was always impressed by her wit and spontaneity. In this intimate and bawdy discussion, they talk about
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▶ PREMIUM Andrew Tanner - “YA Policy on Yoga Therapy Terms
Andrew Tanner is the official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance. He reached out to J to record this conversation about a new policy that was announced regarding the use of yoga therapy terminology. A
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▶ PREMIUM Leslie Kaminoff - “Being A Yoga Educator”
When it comes to the inside track on being a yoga teacher and the industry, Leslie Kaminoff has been part of the conversation since it started. J has known Leslie for many years, he was one of the ori
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▶ PREMIUM Chase Bossart - “Old School Desikachar
Chase Bossart is J’s go-to-guy for all things Sanskrit and ancient texts. In this rare conversation, Chase shares insights into the translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and opens up about his long-
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▶ PREMIUM Cristina Kuhn - “The Yogi Underground
Cristina Kuhn opened The Yogi Underground last year and invited J to teach some workshops there. They sat down to talk about the process of becoming a teacher and opening a center, all while being a w
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▶ PREMIUM Lilia Mead - “Go Yoga, Brooklyn Pioneer”
Lilia Mead was the owner of Go Yoga in Brooklyn NY, recently closed after fifteen years of operation. J taught there as a senior teacher for seven years before he opened a center himself. They sit dow
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▶ PREMIUM Ray Greenberg - “Yoga Life Style”
For more than five years, J has been buying yoga mats from yogalifestyle.com. He always appreciated that it was independently owned and operated. So he decided to have a talk with the owner, Ray Green
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▶ PREMIUM Roberta Karp - “I'm OK, Even with Chronic Pain”
J spends time with Roberta Karp, a long-time friend and student. They talk about Roberta’s ongoing struggle with chronic pain, due to several chronic conditions including diabetes, fibromyalgia and co
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▶ PREMIUM Elena Brower - “Art of Attention”
Renowned yoga teacher and author, Elena Brower, talks with J about the early boom times, the rise and fall of Anusara yoga, closing her own center after twelve years, what it’s like to teach 10,000 pe
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▶ PREMIUM Ryan Cunningham - “Indie Yoga in Boston”
J sits down with the former manager of BackBay Yoga Boston, Ryan Cunningham, to discuss how he got to yoga, became the manager of BackBay, and the surprising announcement that Yoga Works bought the ce
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Karpel - “Yoga Alliance and Bureaucracy”
J talks with Richard Karpel about his brief tenure as the President and CEO of the Yoga Alliance. They discuss the circumstances surrounding his hiring, limitations in not-for-profit structures, worki
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Matthews - “Somatic Yoga Anatomy”
Distinguished yoga teacher and movement expert Amy Matthews and J talk about their dance, theater and movement roots, shared history, and ongoing evolution as yoga teachers. Amy gives background and i
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▶ PREMIUM Josh Sitron - Josh Inspires J to Start a Podcast
J. decides to start a podcast. In this first episode, he talks with his producer, friend, and long-time student, Josh Sitron. They discuss how he came to do yoga back in 1993, how he found his way to
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▶ Nyk Danu - DIY Spirit with a Punk Rock Heart
Nyk Danu, Therapeutic Yoga Teacher and Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, has been corresponding with J for years and they finally connect to touch base on what’s happening at the grassroots. They discuss Nyk’
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▶ PREMIUM Jana Long - History of Blacks and Yoga in the U.S.
Jana Long, director of Power of One Yoga Center and co-founder of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, talks with J about the history of yoga in the black community. They discuss the earliest influencers
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▶ Derek Sivers - Solving Problems and Self Expansion
Derek Sivers, musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and best known as the founder of CD Baby, talks with J about shifting viewpoints, solving problems, and self expansion. T
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▶ PREMIUM James Mallinson - Uncovering Yoga’s Ancestral Past
James Mallinson, senior lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Studies at SOAS, Principle Investigator at The Hatha Yoga Project, co-author of Roots of Yoga, reached out to J after hearing his name
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▶ Joe and Alexis Simek - Coming Together to Get Through
Joe Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek, co-owners of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founders of The Fiaria Project, talk with J about their community coming together to get through the shut down. Originally intended
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▶ PREMIUM Live in Brooklyn - Amy Matthews, Sam Chase and Christie Roe
J returns to his former studio in Brooklyn, now Goodyoga, and is joined by Amy Matthews, Sam Chase, and Christie Roe for intimate conversation about the nature of our anatomies and the values we are a
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▶ Justine Cohen and Michael Ponte - Weathering the Storm
Justine Wiltshire Cohen and Michael Ponte, owner and manager at Down Under Yoga School of Yoga in Boston, talk with J about what how things have been going since Justine was last on the show three yea
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark - Body Tissues and Patterns
Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark come together with J to consider the nature of human anatomy and the process of affecting change. Initiated by Peter after he listened to Bernie’s last appearance, this
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▶ Ryan Cunningham - Gender Identity Consciousness
Ryan Cunningham, co-host of Unrolled Podcast, returns to touch base on what has happened since his last visit and schools J on gender and identity. They discuss what happened after Ryan went from bein
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▶ PREMIUM Greg Lehman - Recovery Strategies for Pain
Greg Lehman, author of Recovery Strategies - your pain guidebook, talks with J about addressing pain and what it means to be a “movement optimist.” They discuss the benefits of bio-mechanics and some
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▶ Cecily Milne - New Paradigms and a Yoga Detour
Cecily Milne, founder of Yoga Detour, talks with J about the changing paradigm of yoga practice in the west and the ways in which she has grown and evolved alongside the changing conversation. They di
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▶ Diane Paylor - Real Deal Holyfield
Diane Paylor, author of Yin Yoga: Essential Poses and Sequences for Balanced Energy, participated in J’s Weekly Teachers Class last year and they re-connect in this intimate conversation about struggl
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▶ PREMIUM Mike Huggins - Yoga Service: No Money No Mission
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and co-author of Yoga for Recovery - A Practical Guide for Healing, returns to check in with J on the challenges and rewards of doing yoga service.
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▶ Rob Walker - The New Yoga
Rob Walker, author of the The New Yoga: From Cults and Dogma to Science and Sanity, talks with J about taking a hard look at critical questions and proposing common-sense yoga for the future. They dis
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▶ PREMIUM Mary Jennings - Sub-Lease Yoga Studio Collective
Mary Jennings is opening Fresh Coast Yoga in Houghton, Michigan with an alternative studio model she heard discussed on the show so J brought her on to talk about what she is doing. They discuss what
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▶ Michael Hayes - Larger Bodies, Inclusivity, and Perseverance
Michael Hayes, founder of Buddha Body Yoga and an early pioneer in bringing yoga to larger bodies, talks with J about his early NY roots and the evolving conversation around how to make yoga more incl
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▶ PREMIUM Gina Price - Exploring Sociocracy
Gina Price, partner in the Sociocracy Consulting Group, talks with J about creating order out of chaos through the principles of Sociocracy. They discuss governance based on a decentralization of auth
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▶ Kaya Mindlin - Parampara and Authentic Yoga
Kaya Mindlin, founder of Supreme Release Yoga, was referred to J as someone who would speak candidly with him about difficult topics and she did not disappoint. They discuss the meaning of Parampara,
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▶ PREMIUM David Dodd - Organization, Anarchy and Yoga
David Dodd and J have corresponded for years but a recent email exchange about the Yoga Alliance prompted this discussion on the inherent problem of creating organizations around yoga. They discuss Da
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▶ Nischala Joy Devi - Meditation in the Yoga Tradition
Nischala Joy Devi, author of Meditation in the Yoga Tradition and The Secret Power of Yoga, returns to offer J a yogic perspective on meditation and a practical application of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras.
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▶ PREMIUM Rama Jyoti Vernon - Great-Grandmother of American Yoga
Rama Jyoti Vernon, one of the first yoga teachers in the United States, talks with J about her pivotal role in bringing yoga to the west. They discuss the LA yoga scene in the 1940’s and 1950’s, meeti
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▶ Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton - Embodying the Yoga Sutra
Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton, coauthors of Embodying the Yoga Sutra: Support, Direction, Space, join J to discuss a snapshot of their current understanding of yoga through a consideration of Patañjali’
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▶ PREMIUM Norman Blair - Yoga Teachers and Pay
Norman Blair wrote an article about yoga teacher pay that caught J’s attention and led to this wide-ranging conversation about the monetary policies of yoga centers and the underlying economics that a
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▶ Haley Laughter - Indigenous Yoga Inspired
Haley Laughter, founder of Hozho Total Wellness, talks with J about the difficulties which affect Native Americans experiencing historical trauma, and incorporating indigenous teachings into yoga prac
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▶ PREMIUM Amayu Ashtanga - Reimagining a Yoga Tradition
Scott Johnson, Greg Nardi, Emma Rowse and Jock Orton talk with J about the creation of Amayu Yoga and a reimagining of the ashtanga tradition. They take time out of a retreat together to discuss the s
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▶ Tao Porchon-Lynch - Opening the Gateway of Life
Tao Porchon-Lynch, named Oldest Yoga Teacher by Guinness World Record and author of Dancing Light, sits down with J a few months after her 100th birthday to talk about her life and the spirit of yoga.
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▶ Colleen Boyd - Downtown Desert Yoga
Colleen Boyd, owner of downtown desert yoga in Las Cruces NM, answered J’s call for alternative event spaces and it led to this conversation about the evolution of modern yoga practice and industry. T
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▶ PREMIUM Frank Jude Boccio - Mindfulness, Zen Naturalism, and Yoga
Frank Jude Bocci, author of Mindfulness Yoga, talks with J about his integrated approach to yoga and buddhist mindfulness. An early adopter, Frank was ahead of his time and had an impact on J without
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▶ Greg Peterson - The Urban Farm
Greg Peterson, creator of The Urban Farm and host of The Urban Farm Podcast, joins J to talk about creating a more sustainable future by becoming more aware of where your food comes from and learning
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▶ PREMIUM Bernie Clark - Your Spine, Your Yoga
Bernie Clark, author of Your Spine, Your Yoga, returns to the show to talk with J about his new book and the important perspective it provides. They discuss the notion of “neutral spine,” the myth of
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▶ Coby Kozlowski - Kripalu Vinyasa and One Degree Revolution
Coby Kozlowski, author of One Degree Revolution, has run into J in a hallway twice over the years and they finally connect for this conversation on using whatever tools you can to hold integrity and f
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▶ PREMIUM Seth Powell - History and Philosophy of Yoga
Seth Powell, founder of Yogic Studies, extended J an invitation to take his course and it led to this wide-ranging conversation about cutting edge research and his scholarship in yoga history and phil
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▶ Tatjana Mesar - Zen Yoga Berlin
Tatiana Mesar, founder of Zen Yoga Berlin, hosted J for a tour event and the two connected for this conversation on her Croatian roots, like-minded viewpoint, and parallel paths in the yoga world. The
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▶ PREMIUM Rachel Brathen - Instagram Yoga Girl on What is Real
Rachel Brathen, creator of @yoga_girl, talks with J about how a bohemian lifestyle on the beaches of Costa Rica converged with the invent of Instagram and led to two million followers and a yoga caree
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▶ PREMIUM Annie Carpenter - The Evolution of Yoga Teacher Training
Annie Carpenter, veteran yoga teacher trainer from Yogaworks and creator of SmartFLOW Yoga, talks with J about the history of YTT’s, current industry trends, and transitioning from growth models to in
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▶ Nikki Vilella - Adjustments in the Evolution of Yoga
Nikki Vilella, senior teacher and co-owner at NYC's Kula Yoga Project, speaks for herself after being mentioned on the show regarding touch and consent in yoga classes. They reminisce about the early
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▶ Seth Powell and Chase Bossart - On Patañjali’s Yogasūtras
Seth Powell and Chase Bossart come together with J for an in-depth debate into the nature and substance of Patañjali’s Yogasūtras. They discuss whether the sutras and the commentary are written by the
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▶ PREMIUM Kerry Maiorca - Inside the Yoga Alliance
Kerry Maiorca, founder of Bloom Yoga Studio and Chair of the Board of Directors for Yoga Alliance, talks with J about the inner workings of the Yoga Alliance and the Standards Review Project. Kerry an
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▶ David Moore - The Alexander Technique
David Moore, director at the School for F.M. Alexander Studies and author of Smart Yoga: Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness, talks with
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▶ PREMIUM Tao Porchon-Lynch - Opening the Gateway of Life
Tao Porchon-Lynch, named Oldest Yoga Teacher by Guinness World Record and author of Dancing Light, sits down with J a few months after her 100th birthday to talk about her life and the spirit of yoga.
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▶ Michael Lear - Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga
Michael, Lear, founder of Pangea Yoga and Yoga4Drummers, sits down with J to talk about his unique mix of Trager Approach and Ashtanga Yoga. Michael was born in Easton PA, the town that J moved to a f
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▶ PREMIUM Neil Boyd - Farming, Friendship, and Yoga
Neil Boyd, Board Vice-President of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, talks with J about his life as a farmer, his yoga, and how the two have informed each other. They discuss the connection between his w
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▶ Jay Fields - Teaching People Not Poses
Jay Fields, author of Teaching People Not Poses, talks with J about their parallel journeys from the early blogosphere days and postural practice to embodiment principles and resilience. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Hauora Yoga Conference - Yoga Therapy in New Zealand
J moderates a panel discussion at the Hauora Yoga Conference with Katie Lane, Donna Farhi, Jac Wilson, Leanne Davis, and Felicity Molloy on the accreditation of yoga and yoga therapy in New Zealand. T
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▶ Alex Auder - Instagram Dick Pics and Somatic Dominance
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga, is a long-time friend of J’s from the early NY days and they get together to talk about her newly-gained Instagram stardom and the recent conversation around consent
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▶ PREMIUM Michael de Manincor- Kaleidoscope of Wisdom and Science
Michael de Manincor, founder and Director of The Yoga Institute, is a student of TKV Desikachar that J met earlier this year and reconnected with for this conversation about the study and transmission
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▶ Catherine Salin Derrow - NY Times Covers Consent and Touch
Catherine Salin Derrow, featured in a recent high-profile NY Times article, talks with J about her experience of becoming a flashpoint around consent and touch in yoga. They discuss what happened behi
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▶ PREMIUM Anne Jablonski - Freedom, Agency, and the Mindful Unplug
Anne Jablonski, president of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, shares with J her love of Freedom Style Yoga and the magic that is the Feathered Pipe Ranch. They discuss Anne’s relationship to the teachin
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▶ Ethan Nichtern - Shambhala Buddhism and Death of the Guru
Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path, has a candid conversation with J about the scandal in the Shambhala Buddhist community, the underlying dynamic
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▶ Ean Price Murphy - Money Shame Sucks
Ean Price Murphy, founder of Moxie Booking, is an old friend who reconnects with J to discuss how to overcome money shame with cash-management systems that even yoga teachers can understand. They talk
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▶ PREMIUM Genny Wilkinson Priest - Can Ashtanga Evolve?
Genny Wilkinson Priest joins J for this probing conversation about the impact of Pattabhi Jois’ sexual assaults on the ashtanga community and yoga world at large. They discuss Genny’s previous life as
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▶ Donna Farhi - Iyengar Abuse and Changing Yoga Pedagogy
Donna Farhi returns to the show to talk with J about addressing the fundamental problem of power abuse in Iyengar Yoga and beyond. They discuss the difference between pedagogy and heutagogy’ or self-d
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▶ PREMIUM Gregor Maehle - Truth and Reconciliation in Ashtanga Yoga
Gregor Maehle, founder of 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga, discusses the history of Patabhi Jois’ sexual assaults and the need for the Ashtanga tradition to evolve. He talks about the studies and motivations th
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▶ Amy Quinn Suplina - Best Practices for Studio Owners
Amy Quinn Suplina, founder of Bend and Bloom Yoga in Brooklyn, NY, talks with J about how her center has managed to survive when so many others have closed. They discuss what things were like when the
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▶ PREMIUM Pedro Luna - Instagram and Beyond
Pedro Luna, creator of the Instagram account @Yogimemes, started taking J’s live stream classes and it led to this conversation about Pedro’s infamy on Instagram and their shared experiences trying to
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▶ Julie Dohrman - Unionization and Evolving Yoga Industry
Julie Dohrman, founder of Shaktiyoga New York, connects with J on the unionization effort at Yogaworks NYC and their shared experience of the evolving yoga industry. They discuss the early days of the
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▶ PREMIUM Karin Carlson - Yoga Alliance is Beside the Point
Karin Carlson, founder of Return Yoga, has been bringing yoga out of the studio model into underserved communities for years and, after reading a recent post she wrote about the Yoga Alliance, J reach
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▶ Luvena Rangel - Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation
Luvena Rangel, founder of The Curvy Yogi, talks with J about the trauma caused by colonization and the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation. After reading Luvena’s blog, Too Much
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▶ PREMIUM Nadiya Nottingham - Pragmatic Mysticism
Nadiya Nottingham and J know each other from the early days of the NY yoga scene and have been friends for years but this is the first time they really have a full length conversation about ideas that
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▶ PREMIUM Shelly Prosko - Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model
Shelly Prosko returns to talk with J about some difficult questions he has been grappling with. They discuss the concept of right or proper alignment, the difference between yoga therapy and yoga, cha
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▶ Godfrey Devereux - Unintimidated by Ideologies
Godfrey Devereux, author of many books including The Elements of Yoga, holds a special place in J’s mind and joins him to discuss the early seeds he planted and the hard-nosed realism he is known for.
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▶ Marlysa Sullivan - Eudaemonia, Polyvagal Theory, Yoga Therapy
Marlysa Sullivan, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care and assistant professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health, talks with J about Eudaemonic Well-Being, Polyvagal Theory, and the di
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▶ PREMIUM Carrie Owerko - Nontraditional Iyengar
Carrie Owerko and J talk about her unconventional approach to teaching Iyengar Yoga and some of the pressing issues facing the community. They discuss her formative theater influences, questions about
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▶ Ian Baker - Tibetan Yoga and Tantric Buddhism
Ian Baker, author of Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices, talks with J about Tibetan Yoga and its radical underpinnings of Tantric Buddhism. They discuss Ian’s relationship to the Dalai Lama and th
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▶ PREMIUM Dr. Loren Fishman - Medical Practice of Yoga
Dr Loren Fishman, pioneer of integrative medicine and founder of yip.guru, talks with J about his relationship to BKS Iyengar and his published research on the treatment of many disorders, including p
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▶ Nathan Oxenfeld - Yoga for the Eyes
Nathan Oxenfeld, founder of Integral Eyesight Improvement, talks about the Bates Method and helps J unravel some os his own vision patterns. They discuss Nathan’s journey of improving his eyesight and
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▶ PREMIUM Jessie Barr and Tom O'Brien - Om City Series
Jessie Barr and Tom O’Brien, creators of OM City, are launching a campaign to fund a second season of their show which is J’s favorite ever depiction of the yoga teacher lifestyle. J gushes over how m
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▶ Timothy Lynch - Mysore Ashtanga Deauthorized
Timothy Lynch, formerly authorized Mysore Ashtanga Method teacher, invites J to his Mysore room for a practice and discussion on the state of Ashtanga Yoga. A few weeks before they got together, Timot
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▶ PREMIUM Patti Safian - Never Give Over Your Power
Patti Safian and J used to run in the same circles back in the early days of the NY Yoga scene and a recent reunion at the TKV Desikachar celebration led to this conversation about her mom, her yoga,
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▶ Dan Coniglio - Wim Hof Method
Dan Coniglio, an official Wim Hof Method Instructor, visits J in PA for an exchange of yoga, friendship, and ice baths. After J gave Dan a yoga class in his studio, Dan took J through a Wim Hof sessio
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▶ PREMIUM Philip Goldberg - Maha Lineage and The Life of Yogananda”
Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda and The Life of Yogananda, talks with J about the long arc of yogic spiritual teachings migrating into western culture, and some of the important figures and m
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▶ Chara Caruthers - Loving Yourself Through Ayurveda
Chara Caruthers, author of Eat Like You Love Yourself, offers J a fresh look at Ayurveda as a means to know and love ourselves. Chara has been participating in J’s weekly teacher’s class and when he s
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▶ PREMIUM Larry Payne - Prime of Life, Yoga Therapy Rx
Larry Payne, founder of Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx, gives J a dose of expertise and humor in this conversation about his life and career. They discuss his journey to India and the many ama
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▶ Mark Whitwell - Krishnacharya, God, and Sex
Mark Whitwell, author of God and Sex: Now We Get Both, sits down with J to discuss T. Krishnacharya and the power of the cosmos. They have a long history together and in this rare meeting they discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Mirka Scalco Kraftsow - With Courage and Love for Desikachar
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, cofounder of the American Viniyoga Institute, brings her special brand of shakti to the podcast and talks with J about the spirit that guided her to her teachers Gary Kraftsow a
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▶ Nicole Cardoza - “Shame and Reclamation in Wellness Spaces”
Nicole Cardoza, founder of Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures, joins J to discuss her recent run-in with Yoga Journal and the work she is doing to reduce the wellness gap. They discuss her backgroun
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▶ PREMIUM Gary Kraftsow - What is Viniyoga?
Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation, talks with J about his precedent-setting career in yoga and yoga therapy. They discu
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▶ Frederick Newbill III - Intersecting Race, Religion and Yoga
Frederick Newbill III reached out to J after listening to the show and his unique life experience inspired this discussion on the intersection of race, religion, and yoga. They discuss what it’s like
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▶ Live from Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival - Mindfulness Matters
J hosts a live panel discussion at the Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival with Dr. Donna Mueller, Dr. Shekhar Annambhotla, Charles Curtis, Harrison Bailey III, and Anne Alexander. They discuss yoga in clinic
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Miller - Nondual Wisdom, Modern Adaptation
Richard Miller, founder of iRest Yoga Nidra, co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT, talks with J about his many years of s
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▶ PREMIUM R. Sriram - Legacy of TKV Desikachar
R. Sriram comes to the Unites States of America for the first time to attend a celebration of his longtime teacher T. K. V. Desikachar and sits down with J for this conversation about the man and the
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▶ Guy Donahaye - History of Guru Worship in Ashtanga Yoga
Guy Donahaye, coauthor of the book: Guruji: A Portrait of Sri K Pattabhi Jois through the Eyes of His Students, sits down with J to discuss the history of guru worship in Ashtanga Yoga, the abuse that
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▶ PREMIUM Faith Hunter - Spiritually Fly
Faith Hunter, creator of Spiritually Fly, talks with J about the life events that fueled her commitment to yoga, some shared roots in NYC, and the course of her high-profile career. They discuss her e
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▶ Molly Lannon Kenney - Pioneering Radical Yoga Service
Molly Lannon Kenney, founder of The Samarya Center, is an old friend of J’s and in this talk they discuss her formative work in yoga service and the trajectory of the industry over the last twenty yea
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▶ PREMIUM Jerome Armstrong - History of Hot Yoga
Jerome Armstrong, author of Calcutta Yoga, talks with J about his new book on the history of hot yoga. They discuss the largely untold story of Buddha Bose & the Yoga Family of Bishnu Ghosh and Yogana
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▶ Ida Jo - Woman of Yoga
Ida Jo, musician and Gosh Yoga teacher, reached out to J to talk about the research project she is undertaking on Woman of Yoga. Ida worked alongside Jerome Armstrong while he was writing his book, Ca
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▶ PREMIUM Benjamin Lorr - Exposing Bikram Yoga
Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga, talks with J about Bikram Yoga, how it lead to writing his tell-all book on th
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▶ Neil Pearson - Integrating Yoga and Science in Pain Care
Neil Pearson, coauthor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care, returns to the show to talk with j about integrating yoga and the cutting edge of pain science. They discuss the importance of creating therape
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▶ PREMIUM Arundhati Baitmangalkar - Modern Yoga Meets Bollywood
Arundhati Baitmangalkar, founder and lead teacher of Aham Yoga and Bollyworks Dance, sent J a supportive email after hearing him speak about being accused of cultural appropriation, and J remembered s
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▶ PREMIUM Beryl Bender Birch - The Original Power Yoga
Beryl Bender Birch, author ofPower Yogaand founder ofThe Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute, joins J for a look back at the earliest remnants of yoga in the west, its progression into the mainstream, an
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▶ Live in AU - Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, Michael de Manincor
In June 2019, J traveled to Sydney, AU and while he was there he recorded this live panel conversation with Nicole Walsh, Mark O’Brien, and Michael de Manicor. They discuss Nicole’s history with Bikra
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▶ Nischala Joy Devi - The Namaste Effect
Nischala Joy Devi, author of The Namaste Effect, returns to the show to warm J’s heart and inspire us all to be in a place of love and oneness. They discuss what’s been going on in the two tears since
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▶ PREMIUM Kristen Fewel - Yoga Center Reinvented, Invitation to Awaken
Kristen Fewel, author of The Gift of Awakening and founder of Full Circle Yoga & Healing Arts, reached out to say that she was inspired by some of the talks on the podcast to transition her yoga cente
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▶ Lauren Walker - Energy Medicine Yoga
Lauren Walker. creator of Energy Medicine Yoga, talks with J about energy healing and her circuitous path in yoga. They discuss their shared history in NYC in the 90’s, Lauren’s departure from yoga an
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▶ PREMIUM Erin Heisel - Flow States and Play Spheres
Erin Heisel is a podcast listener who reached out to J after hearing him talk about flow states” which led to this conversation about her research into play and its relevance to yoga and beyond. First
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▶ PREMIUM Joe Simek - Small Yoga, Big Impact
Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, reached out to J after hearing he was moving to PA and invited him to his studio where they started a conversation that cont
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▶ PREMIUM Cheryl Urbanczyk - Female Muslim Hijab-Wearing Yogi
Cheryl Urbanczyk, yoga-teacher-in-training and regular podcast listener, sent J an email that caught his attention and prompted this talk about her faith and yoga. They discuss Cheryl’s conversion fro
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▶ PREMIUM Andrea Ferretti - Yogaland and Editorial Transparency
Andrea Ferretti, creative director for Jason Crandall Yoga Method and host of Yogaland Podcast, joins J to talk about their common experience of being both parents and podcast hosts in the yoga world.
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▶ PREMIUM Prabha Sinha - Turning Grief Into Giving
Prabha Sinha, founder of the Pratyush Sinha Foundation and Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival, sits down with J to talk about her journey from India to America and the story behind the foundation and festiva
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Remski - From Somatic Dominance to Trauma Awareness
Matthew Remski and J have a long-standing friendship and dialogue which carries into this talk about the rapid paradigm shift taking place in the yoga world around consent and authority. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Sarai Harvey-Smith - Beyond Mysore and KPJAYI
Sarai Harvey-Smith talks with J about becoming part of the Ashtanga Yoga community and how she is navigating her way in light of the revelations surrounding abuse by Pattabhi Jois. They discuss Sarai’
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▶ PREMIUM Scott Johnson - Stillpoint Yoga London
Scott Johnson, founder of Stillpoint Yoga London, joins J for a continuation of the friendship and conversation that started between them when they met in London a few months earlier. They discuss Sco
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▶ PREMIUM Tara Stiles - Yoga Rebel circa 2011
Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga, helps J get over some of his personal baggage regarding the Industrial Yoga Complex by giving him insight into her trajectory and teaching. Tara shares the story o
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby - Intelligent Yoga
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about the newly revised second edition of his book and the implications it has on our ideas about yoga and ways in which we teach it. They disc
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▶ PREMIUM Schuyler Grant - Kula and Wanderlust
Schuyler Grant, founder of Kula Yoga Project and co-creator of Wanderlust Festival, communes with J on their shared past in the early NY scene and on all that has happened since. Schuyler tells the st
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▶ PREMIUM Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco - Fierce Medicine
Ana Forrest, creatrix of Forrest Yoga, and her partner Jose Calarco, join J for a discussion on their current work and some of the roads that brought them there. Jose fills J in on his role and the cu
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▶ PREMIUM Gernot Huber - Disrupting the Stress Response
Gernot Huber, founder of Yoga Mind Yoga Body, happened to take a few of J’s live stream classes via a mutual friend and had some constructive feedback and criticism. In this talk, they discuss Gernot’
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▶ PREMIUM Danny Paradise - Evolution of Ashtanga
Danny Paradise, renowned teacher and writer/co-producer of Love Will Rescue You, joins J to talk about how things have evolved from his first experiences in 1976 until the present day. They discuss th
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▶ PREMIUM Theo Wildcroft - Post-Lineage Yoga
Theo Wildcroft was kind enough to let J stay with her during a recent trip to England. On their last day together, they sat down to have this conversation about different yoga cultures. They discuss h
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▶ PREMIUM Andrew Tanner - YA Standards Review Project
Andrew Tanner, chief ambassador for Yoga Alliance, joins J to discuss the Standards Review Project and the recently released survey. The conversation gets a bit heated as J grapples with his YA status
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▶ PREMIUM Jonathan Sattin - triyoga London
Jonathan Sattin, founder of triyoga, sits down with J at the head offices in London to talk about how he went from holding yoga classes in his living room to creating one of the premier destinations f
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▶ PREMIUM Roseanne Harvey - its all yoga, baby
Roseanne Harvey, founder of its all yoga, baby and co-editor of 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics and Practice, is an old friend of J’s from the blogosphere days who has been away from the yoga wor
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▶ PREMIUM Amina Naru - Yoga in the Criminal Justice System
Amina Naru, board member and project manager at the Yoga Service Council, owner of Posh Yoga, talks with J about her work bringing yoga into juvenile detention centers and prisons, and the new Best Pr
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▶ PREMIUM Tiffany Cruikshank - Yoga Medicine
Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine, joins J for a discussion about her early challenges and roots into yoga and holistic healing modalities, and the process of developing her professional wo
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▶ PREMIUM Maria Kirsten - Yoga for Grown Ups
J met Maria Kirsten, founder of Yoga for Grown Ups, through mutual contacts in Japan and they kind of hit it off after discovering they share many common experiences and viewpoints in yoga. In this co
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▶ PREMIUM Rexx Anthony - Rogue Ashtanga
Rexx Anthony, founder of Rogue Ashtanga, wrote a blog post entitled A Cautionary Tale on Operating Yoga Studios that caught J’s attention and spurred this conversation. They talk about Rexx’s early
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▶ PREMIUM Seane Corn - Assume Humanity
Seane Corn, creator of 'Off the Mat, Into the World', joins J for a lively and wide-ranging discussion on coming into adulthood as teachers alongside yoga going mainstream. Seane talks about the early
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▶ PREMIUM Or Shahar - Israeli Buddhist: Light of the Dawn
Or Shahar, from freedomyoga.info, is a podcast listener with a booker who got a bit lucky and caught J in a moment that led to this candid and unexpected conversation about family, cultural divides, a
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▶ PREMIUM Barbara Benagh - Boston Legend, Slow Flow Master
Barbara Benagh, legendary indy yoga teacher, joins J to trace the history and evolution of yoga from the 70’s until the present day. They discuss her early adoption of Iyengar yoga, her progression in
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▶ PREMIUM Justine Mastin - Fangirl Geek-centric YogaQuest
Justin Mastine, creator of YogaQuest, talks with J about bringing yoga to the geek community. They discuss what it means to be a geek, the process of embracing her inner nerd through yoga, and how she
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▶ PREMIUM Anneke Lucas - Conspiracy of Patriarchy
Anneke Lucas, founder of Liberation Prison Yoga, returns to talk with J about her thoughts on the resurgence of the #metoo movement, the politics of power addiction, and the larger implications for th
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▶ PREMIUM Jill Miller - Hip Replacement Surgery
Jill Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model Method®, talks with J eight days after receiving hip replacement surgery. They discuss their parallel journeys, Jill’s decision to go under the
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▶ PREMIUM Alexis Marbach and Caitlin Lanier - Trauma-Informed Yoga
Alexis MarbachandCaitlin Lanier, members ofThe Breathe Network, talk with J about the evolving world of trauma-informed yoga. They discuss the expansion of trauma sensitivity in the wake of yoga scand
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▶ PREMIUM Sadie Nardini - Rock Your Yoga
Sadie Nardini, founder of Core Strength Vinyasa and The Yoga Shred, host of Rock Your Yoga and cast member of Yoga Girls, talks with J about her early beginnings and emergence as a social media yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Lucas Rockwood - doTerra is a scam
Lucas Rockwood, founder ofYoga Teachers CollegeandYOGABODY Naturals, host ofYoga Talk Show, is a fellow podcaster and expat who wrote a scathing piece about doTerra that got J’s attention. They have a
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Taylor - Organizational Yoga Therapy
Matthew Taylor, past president of the board of directors of International Association of Yoga Therapists, chair of their business development community, and leader in business and clinical skills deve
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▶ PREMIUM Kimberly Wilson - Tranquil Space DC
Kimberly Wilson, founder ofTranquil Spaceand host of theTranquility du Jour Podcast, sold two of the most popular yoga center locations in the DC area to Yogaworks right about the same time that J sol
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▶ PREMIUM Jillian Pransky - Deep Listening and Restorative Yoga
Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, talks with J about her journey in overcoming anxiety and finding a slow, gentle approach to body and life. They discuss her childhood and early exposure to m
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▶ PREMIUM Vanessa Kudrat Weinberg - Kundalini and Internet Startups
Vanessa KudratWeinberg, founder of Body Mind Gifts, is an old friend of J’s from their early college years who showed up to one of his final classes in Brooklyn after not seeing each other in over fif
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▶ PREMIUM Trina Altman - Interdisciplinary Movement
Trina Altman, creator of Yoga Deconstructed® and Pilates Deconstructed®, talks with J about her viewpoint on the limitations of the physical side of yoga for fitness and health. They discuss life even
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▶ PREMIUM Melissa Hagedorn - Northwest Yoga Conference
Melissa Hagedorn, founder of the Northwest Yoga Conference, joins the podcast for a lively and redemptive conversation after J accidentally used a photo of hers on one of his blog posts and got a poli
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▶ PREMIUM Noah Mazé - Outdoor Adventure, Anusara, and Embodied Spiritua
Noah Mazé, founder of YOGAMAZÉ, talks with J about his early exposure to yoga, how he came to meet John Friend during the formative time of Anusara, the trajectory of his teaching and the effects that
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▶ PREMIUM Cora Wen - The Fame Game
Cora Wen is a name that J knew from his early remembrances of the yoga world, yet it wasn’t until this talk that he knew anything about her. They discuss Cora’s origins in yoga, the many amazing teach
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▶ PREMIUM Leslie Kaminoff - The Breathing Project: Final Event
Leslie Kaminoff invites J to join him for the last of his live oral history events at The Breathing Project. They are accompanied by a small group of staff and friends for an intimate conversation abo
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▶ PREMIUM Nischala Devi- The Full Yoga
Nischala Devi, author of The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, joins the podcast and brings J some inspiration and joy. They talk about her many years i
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▶ PREMIUM David Lipsius - Yoga Alliance Reboot
David Lipsius, president and CEO of Yoga Alliance, sits down with J to talk about the issues facing the organization and his new leadership role. They discuss David’s history and credentials, his stud
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▶ PREMIUM Michelle Ryan - Collectively Running a Center
Michelle Ryan, founder of Ashtanga Yoga Northampton, has been listening to the podcast and, after hearing J and his guests talking about new models for yoga centers, felt compelled to reach out via em
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Ippoliti - Anusara Veteran, Evolving Leadership
Amy Ippoliti talks with J about being in the right place at the right time, at the cusp of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, through the rise and fall of the Anusara popularity, and the path to hea
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▶ PREMIUM Temple Fiergola - Underpaid and Undervalued
Temple Fiergola is a yoga teacher and podcast listener who sent J a blog post she wrote about negotiating her pay rates with yoga center owners that warranted a longer conversation, so J brings her on
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▶ PREMIUM Justine Wiltshire Cohen - Down Under School of Yoga Boston
After a snarky post from J referencing an article in Yoga Journal about Down Under School of Yoga in Boston making yoga teachers employees vs independent contractors, the owner, Justine Wiltshire Cohe
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▶ PREMIERE Amy Matthews - Embodied Asana and Ordinary Magic
Amy Matthews, co-founder of Babies Project, sits down with J to talk about the ideas we hold around the human body and our ability to change. After studying with Amy for almost a year, J takes this op
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▶ PREMIUM Accessible Yoga NYC 2017 - Ageism and Ableism
J moderates this panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC with Steffany Moonez, founder of Yoga for Arthritis, Prakash Capen, Integral Yoga Teacher and Minister, Mirabai Hubbell, chair o
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▶ PREMIUM Amber Karnes - Body Positivity and The New Grind
Amber Karnes, creator of Body Positive Yoga, joins J for a talk about making the ends meet as teachers in the new landscape. They are both in the midst of moving and navigating the ways they can make
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▶ PREMIUM Sadia Bruce - Yoga Industrial Complex
Sadia Bruce, a friend and fellow teacher, posted something about one of J’s podcasts that ruffled his feathers some so he decided to bring her on the show to talk about it. But, while they do discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Joe Sandor - Numbers Side of the Yoga Biz
Joe Sandor, a budding yoga instructor who recently discovered the podcast, sent J an intriguing email and he thought it would be fun to bring him on to talk about it. They discuss Joe’s 9-5 job at the
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▶ PREMIUM India Supera - Feathered Pipe Ranch
India Supera, founder of the Feathered Pipe Foundation and Ranch, graces J with a conversation on a most auspicious day. They discuss the turns of history and politics that shaped her journey to the e
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▶ PREMIERE Andrew Tanner @ YJ Live 2017 - Future of Yoga
Andrew Tanner, official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance, invites J to the Yoga Journal Conference NYC 2017 to discuss recent developments at YA and the future of the yoga industry. Recorded in fron
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▶ PREMIUM Jivana Heyman - Accessible Yoga
After Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, invited J to moderate a panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC, they have a chance to speak about the origins of Jivana’s work and the
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▶ PREMIUM Sam Rudra Schwartz - Ashram Living in NYC
Sam Rudra Swartz stops by the center in Brooklyn to talk with J about the Accessible Yoga Conference and his long-time relationship with Integral Yoga. They discuss his formative years becoming a resi
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▶ PREMIUM Anna Guest-Jelley - Curvy Yoga
Anna Guest-Jelley, founder of Curvy Yoga, knows J from way back when in the early yoga blogosphere days. After getting a PR workup on her new book and feeling a bit jealous, J gets over himself and ta
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▶ PREMIUM Zack Kurland - Yogaland Departed
J sits down with his old friend, Zack Kurland. They started out in the yoga word on parallel tracks but Zack ended up taking a different turn ten years ago. They finally get a chance to talk about the
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▶ PREMIUM Dylan Galos - Epidemiologist aka Clydesdale Yogi
J talks to Dylan Gallos, a podcast listener who sent an email that hit home and ended up challenging preconceived notions. They discuss Dylan’s bi-racial roots, his relationship to fitness, the PHD he
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▶ PREMIUM Beth Donnelly Cabán - Circles of Support and Prenatal Yoga
Beth Donnelly Cabán, long time friend of J and co-producer of The Essential Prenatal Yoga Video with Beth Donnelly Cabán, talks with J about their connection through his center in Brooklyn, the early
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▶ PREMIUM Mike Huggins - Prison Yoga
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, talks with J about the turn of events that took him from t
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▶ PREMIUM Helene Couvrette - Montreal International Symposium on Therap
Helene Courvrette, co-founder of MISTY-Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga, talks with J about her passion for bringing people together to share and learn. They discuss some of the de
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▶ PREMIUM Alex Auder - Magu Yoga, Old-School in Philly PA
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga and old friend of J, talks about her mothers' relationship to Andy Warhol, growing up in the Chelsea Hotel, NYC in the 80’s, the early formative times of Jivamukti Yo
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▶ PREMIUM Dui Turner and Carol Horton - Best Practices For Yoga With Ve
Dui Turner and Carol Horton have a conversation with J about the Yoga Service Council and the recent publication of Best Practices For Yoga For Veterans. Dui shares her story of nineteen years in mili
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▶ PREMIUM Theo Wildcroft - Re-Wilding Yoga
J brings Theo Wildcroft on the show after a lovely shout-out online that also included a playful jab about the lack of guests from outside North America. They discuss her research inquiring into the d
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▶ PREMIUM Douglas Rushkoff - Team Human
Serendipity brings Douglas Rushkoff, author ofThrowing Rocks at the Google Bus and Aleister & Adolf, and host of Team Human podcast, to J’s basement for a conversation on the digital age and the econo
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▶ PREMIUM Brenda Feuerstein - Georg’s Legacy
J has the honor of talking to Brenda Feuerstein, wife of the late Georg Feuerstein. Georg’s writings have been a huge influence on J and this was a special opportunity to learn about a man he consider
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▶ PREMIUM Susanna Harwood Rubin - Devi Soul, Yoga 365
J hangs out with Susanna Harwood Rubin, author of Yoga 365, in her Manhattan apartment for an intimate conversation about the early years of the NY scene and how things have gone since then. Susanna s
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▶ PREMIUM Brian Leaf - Garden State Yogi
Brian Leaf, author of Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi and Misadventures of a Parenting Yogi, is a mutual friend of J’s producer. They knew of each other for years but this is the first time they
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▶ PREMIUM Katchie Ananda - Jivamukti Vet, Spiritual Midwife
Life comes full circle for J in this conversation with Katchie Ananda, his first ever and beloved teacher. They talk about early times when the NY yoga scene was just burgeoning, Katchie’s move away f
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▶ PREMIUM Roslyn Brown - J’s eldest daughter at age 7
On the occasion of her seventh birthday, J shares some conversations with his eldest daughter, Roslyn Brown. He promised her that they were recording a “real” podcast and, after a recent incident wher
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▶ PREMIUM Ryan & Kate - “Unrolled Podcast
J sits down with Ryan Cunningham and Kate Robinson, hosts of Unrolled Podcast, for a lively conversation in Ryan’s kitchen just after a workshop at his center, Bow St. Yoga in Sommerville MA. They tal
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▶ PREMIUM Shelly Prosko - “Physio Yoga Therapy”
J talks with Shelly Prosko, founder of Physio Yoga, about her mission to integrate yoga into the healthcare system. Shelly shares some of her personal story of how a random injury catapulted her work
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▶ PREMIUM Cristina Kuhn - “Living with MS”
Cristina Kuhn returns to talk with J about the one big thing they didn’t discuss last time they got together, her MS. After their last podcast, they went out to dinner and Cristina mentioned her condi
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▶ PREMIUM Cyndi Lee - “OM Yoga”
Cyndi Lee, founder of the influential OM Yoga center, was someone who set the stage for people like J. After running in the same circles for years, they finally get a chance to meet. They talk about C
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▶ PREMIUM Joey Slater-Milligan - “Yoga of Wheatus”
J talks with Joey Slater-Milligan, background vocalist from the band Wheatus. Joey graduated from J’s teacher training program a while back and they take some time to learn about each other outside of
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▶ Jason Crandell - “Professional Responsibility”
Jason Crandell has always been on J’s radar as someone of his generation who managed to break through into the mainstream. They talk about early days of Yoga Journal cruises, what it takes to launch a
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▶ PREMIUM Wendy Reese - “Whole Being Zone”
J returns the favor and brings on Wendy Reese, host of The Whole Being Zone Podcast. They talk about the horrors of having crappy internet service, what the yoga scene is like in a town of five hundre
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▶ PREMIUM Julie Buckner - “Closing InYoga”
Julie Buckner and J had been emailing back and forth for months, but only when the final word came down that she was definitely closing her yoga center did they sit down and talk about the state of af
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▶ PREMIUM Eddie Stern - “Ashtanga Yoga New York”
Eddie Stern, esteemed Ashtanga Yoga teacher, invites J to The Brooklyn Yoga Club to talk about the old days and current incarnations of his yoga and teaching. They discuss his early practice, formativ
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▶ PREMIUM Sam Chase - “Yoga to the People”
Serendipity brings Sam Chase, author of Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, and J together in this intimate back and forth about the parallels in both their early beginnings and current life situations
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▶ PREMIUM Michael Lee - “Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
Michael Lee, founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, talks with J about the origins of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and its defining characteristics. They discuss creating safe containers for practice,
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▶ PREMIUM Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis - “Tantra Illuminated”
Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis has a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a P
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▶ PREMIUM Jennilyn Carson - “Yogadork”
J sits down with Jennilyn Carson, long time friend, editor in chief of Yogadork, founder of Cycledork and TASCbar. They rode the wave of yoga into the mainstream together and reminisce over some of th
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▶ PREMIUM Pamela Tanner Boll - “A Small Good Thing”
J talks with Pamela Tanner Boll, award winning producer and director of the documentary films A Small Good Thing and Who Does She Think She Is? They discuss her earlier work and formative times in lif
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▶ PREMIUM Judith Hanson Lasater - “Restorative Yoga Queen”
Judith Hanson Lasater is a seminal figure in the yoga world. She talks with J about the earliest times for independent yoga teachers, her experience with BKS Iyengar, reasons for withdrawal from the I
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▶ PREMIUM Kerry Porter - “Hindu Facebook Justice”
Kerry Porter joins J to discuss some of the comment threads they have participated in together as mutual members of a Facebook group, and the implications they share with broader issues in our politic
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▶ PREMIUM Diane Bruni - “Ashtanga Unveiled”
Diane Bruni was the first Ashtanga yoga teacher in Canada. She stopped by J’s yoga class in Brooklyn and they sat down afterwards to talk about her story of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Anneke Lucas - “Abuse of Power”
Anneke Lucas was sold into a child sex-trafficking network at the age of six. Now she teaches yoga in prisons through her organization, Liberation Prison Yoga. J sits down with Anneke to talk about he
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▶ PREMIUM Neil Pearson - “Changing Pain Science”
Neil Pearson has spent over 30 years in the field of physiotherapy and pain management science. J talks with him about the difference between awareness and self-regulation, prescription vs process, th
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▶ PREMIUM Dianne Bondy - “Yoga For All”
Dianne Bondy has become a leader in encouraging greater diversity in yoga. J talks with her about his own blinders, her move from fitness to yoga, drinking the Anusara cool-aid, being DIY on and off t
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▶ PREMIUM Hari-kirtana das - Krishna Consciousness
Hari-kirtana has gone by many names depending on the different lifestyles he's led. J talks with him about being a member of the mother of all cults, the Hare Krishna movement, participating in Jiva
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▶ PREMIUM Matthew Remski - “Downregulated Yoga“
Matthew Remski has become known for his provocative, sometimes controversial, and inspiring writings on pressing issues in the yoga world. J talks with him about his early experiences and how they hav
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▶ PREMIUM Pleasance Silicki - “Lil Omm Magic-maker
Pleasance Silicki started out in the DC Public School system working with inner city youth before she forged a path as a yoga teacher and founder of Lil Omm. J talks with her about how she ended up in
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▶ PREMIUM Mark Whitwell - “Heart of Yoga”
J finally has the guts to bring Mark Whitwell, his most influential teacher, on the podcast. They trace Mark’s life in yoga, from his early years before teaching to his experience meeting Krishnamacha
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▶ PREMIUM Jared Hirsch - “Yoga Dad aka Jahvocado”
Jared Hirsch is an old friend who shares a mutual teacher with J. In this talk, they reconnect after more than 10 years and commune on how things have happened as time has gone by. They discuss early
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▶ PREMIUM Carol Horton - “Yoga Ph.D.”
It’s not always easy to make sense of what is happening in the broader yoga world and society at large, but Carol Horton can sometimes help illuminate and clarify the issues so we might stand a chance
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▶ PREMIUM J's Online Workshop - Bernie Sanders of Yoga
Josh Sitron, J's producer, becomes his first repeat guest as they sit down to check in on how things have been going since the first episode of the podcast and discuss the release of J's new online wo
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▶ PREMIUM Ann Votaw - “Uncertain Reality of a Freelancer
J has been interviewed by Ann Votaw a few times over the years for articles she’s written and he was always impressed by her wit and spontaneity. In this intimate and bawdy discussion, they talk about
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▶ PREMIUM Andrew Tanner - “YA Policy on Yoga Therapy Terms
Andrew Tanner is the official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance. He reached out to J to record this conversation about a new policy that was announced regarding the use of yoga therapy terminology. A
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▶ PREMIUM Leslie Kaminoff - “Being A Yoga Educator”
When it comes to the inside track on being a yoga teacher and the industry, Leslie Kaminoff has been part of the conversation since it started. J has known Leslie for many years, he was one of the ori
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▶ PREMIUM Kino MacGregor - Conflicts and Confluences
J interviews Kino MacGregor, founder of Miami Life Center and OMstars, about a few of the hot button topics at the forefront of yogaland. In this difficult conversation, they discuss the current situa
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Freeman - Synthesizing Contemplative Traditions
Richard Freeman was the person J most wanted to speak with when starting the podcast and his dream is finally realized in this conversation celebrating the 100th episode. They discuss what yoga was li
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▶ PREMIUM Adriene Mishler - Yoga with Adriene
Adriene Mishler, from the Yoga with Adriene Youtube Channel, talks with J about what its like to have over two million people subscribing to your Youtube videos, how such a thing comes about, and the
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▶ PREMIUM Alexandria Crow - Evolution of Yoga Physics
Alexandria Crow, founder of Yoga Physics, joins J for a conversation about her evolution as a yoga teacher, from early high profile appearances to whistle-blower and rabble-rouser. They have been in c
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▶ PREMIUM Donna Farhi - The Way Forward
Donna Farhi talks with J about her experience going from dance to Iyengar Yoga to “the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie safe and sustainable Yoga practice.” They c
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▶ PREMIUM Peter Blackaby - Beyond Anatomy
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about how he went from Iyengar yoga and an anatomical approach to a view that encompasses the complex relationship between things. They discuss
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▶ PREMIUM Erich Schiffmann - Freedom Yoga
J talks to one of the greats, Erich Schiffmann. This is the first time they have ever spoken to each other and Erich takes J through some history and a bevy of tales that speak to the coming of yoga i
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▶ PREMIUM Bernie Clark - “Yin Yoga”
Bernie Clark has intimate knowledge of one of the most popular forms of yoga practice today, Yin Yoga. He talks to J about where it comes from, how he got to it, and what distinguishes it from other s
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▶ PREMIUM Chase Bossart - “Old School Desikachar
Chase Bossart is J’s go-to-guy for all things Sanskrit and ancient texts. In this rare conversation, Chase shares insights into the translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and opens up about his long-
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▶ PREMIUM Cristina Kuhn - “The Yogi Underground
Cristina Kuhn opened The Yogi Underground last year and invited J to teach some workshops there. They sat down to talk about the process of becoming a teacher and opening a center, all while being a w
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▶ PREMIUM Lilia Mead - “Go Yoga, Brooklyn Pioneer”
Lilia Mead was the owner of Go Yoga in Brooklyn NY, recently closed after fifteen years of operation. J taught there as a senior teacher for seven years before he opened a center himself. They sit dow
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▶ PREMIUM Ray Greenberg - “Yoga Life Style”
For more than five years, J has been buying yoga mats from yogalifestyle.com. He always appreciated that it was independently owned and operated. So he decided to have a talk with the owner, Ray Green
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▶ PREMIUM Roberta Karp - “I'm OK, Even with Chronic Pain”
J spends time with Roberta Karp, a long-time friend and student. They talk about Roberta’s ongoing struggle with chronic pain, due to several chronic conditions including diabetes, fibromyalgia and co
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▶ PREMIUM Elena Brower - “Art of Attention”
Renowned yoga teacher and author, Elena Brower, talks with J about the early boom times, the rise and fall of Anusara yoga, closing her own center after twelve years, what it’s like to teach 10,000 pe
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▶ PREMIUM Ryan Cunningham - “Indie Yoga in Boston”
J sits down with the former manager of BackBay Yoga Boston, Ryan Cunningham, to discuss how he got to yoga, became the manager of BackBay, and the surprising announcement that Yoga Works bought the ce
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▶ PREMIUM Richard Karpel - “Yoga Alliance and Bureaucracy”
J talks with Richard Karpel about his brief tenure as the President and CEO of the Yoga Alliance. They discuss the circumstances surrounding his hiring, limitations in not-for-profit structures, worki
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▶ PREMIUM Amy Matthews - “Somatic Yoga Anatomy”
Distinguished yoga teacher and movement expert Amy Matthews and J talk about their dance, theater and movement roots, shared history, and ongoing evolution as yoga teachers. Amy gives background and i
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▶ PREMIUM Josh Sitron - Josh Inspires J to Start a Podcast
J. decides to start a podcast. In this first episode, he talks with his producer, friend, and long-time student, Josh Sitron. They discuss how he came to do yoga back in 1993, how he found his way to
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▶ Chase Bossart - Patañjali’s Yogasūtras, Samkhya, and Gita
Chase Bossart, founder of Yoga Well Institute, is a longtime student of TKV Desikachar and friend of J’s who returns to the show to shed some light on the essence of yoga with an unconventional view o
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▶ Bernie McDonald - Walking and Learning About America
Bernie McDonald is walking 100 miles in every US state and decided to stop by J’s studio in Allentown, PA. They discuss why he started walking, the sort of interactions he has had in the yoga world du
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▶ Lara Land - Being an Ally for Diversity in Yoga
Lara Land, founder of Land Yoga and SOULFest NYC, talks with J about opening a yoga center in Harlem and becoming an ally for diversity in yoga. They discuss family life and some early days in the NY
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▶ Michelle Johnson - Dismantling Racism and Oppression
Michelle Johnson, author of Skill in Action, talks with J about the intersection between racism, social justice, and yoga. They discuss the life experiences that led to her work, dismantling racism tr
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▶ Jana Long - History of Blacks and Yoga in the U.S.
Jana Long, director of Power of One Yoga Center and co-founder of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, talks with J about the history of yoga in the black community. They discuss the earliest influencers
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▶ James Mallinson - Uncovering Yoga’s Ancestral Past
James Mallinson, senior lecturer in Sanskrit and Classical Indian Studies at SOAS, Principle Investigator at The Hatha Yoga Project, co-author of Roots of Yoga, reached out to J after hearing his name
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▶ Live in Brooklyn - Amy Matthews, Sam Chase and Christie Roe
J returns to his former studio in Brooklyn, now Goodyoga, and is joined by Amy Matthews, Sam Chase, and Christie Roe for intimate conversation about the nature of our anatomies and the values we are a
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▶ Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark - Body Tissues and Patterns
Peter Blackaby and Bernie Clark come together with J to consider the nature of human anatomy and the process of affecting change. Initiated by Peter after he listened to Bernie’s last appearance, this
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▶ Greg Lehman - Recovery Strategies for Pain
Greg Lehman, author of Recovery Strategies - your pain guidebook, talks with J about addressing pain and what it means to be a “movement optimist.” They discuss the benefits of bio-mechanics and some
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▶ Dr. Aimée Shunney - CBD and Cannabis Medicine
Dr. Aimée Shunney, naturopathic physician trained in both modern medical science and integrative medicine, talks with J about CBD and the growing research around Cannabis medicine. They discuss some o
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▶ Mike Huggins - Yoga Service: No Money No Mission
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and co-author of Yoga for Recovery - A Practical Guide for Healing, returns to check in with J on the challenges and rewards of doing yoga service.
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▶ Mary Jennings - Sub-Lease Yoga Studio Collective
Mary Jennings is opening Fresh Coast Yoga in Houghton, Michigan with an alternative studio model she heard discussed on the show so J brought her on to talk about what she is doing. They discuss what
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▶ Gina Price - Exploring Sociocracy
Gina Price, partner in the Sociocracy Consulting Group, talks with J about creating order out of chaos through the principles of Sociocracy. They discuss governance based on a decentralization of auth
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▶ David Dodd - Organization, Anarchy and Yoga
David Dodd and J have corresponded for years but a recent email exchange about the Yoga Alliance prompted this discussion on the inherent problem of creating organizations around yoga. They discuss Da
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▶ Rama Jyoti Vernon - Great-Grandmother of American Yoga
Rama Jyoti Vernon, one of the first yoga teachers in the United States, talks with J about her pivotal role in bringing yoga to the west. They discuss the LA yoga scene in the 1940’s and 1950’s, meeti
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▶ Norman Blair - Yoga Teachers and Pay
Norman Blair wrote an article about yoga teacher pay that caught J’s attention and led to this wide-ranging conversation about the monetary policies of yoga centers and the underlying economics that a
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▶ Amayu Ashtanga - Reimagining a Yoga Tradition
Scott Johnson, Greg Nardi, Emma Rowse and Jock Orton talk with J about the creation of Amayu Yoga and a reimagining of the ashtanga tradition. They take time out of a retreat together to discuss the s
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▶ Frank Jude Boccio - Mindfulness, Zen Naturalism, and Yoga
Frank Jude Bocci, author of Mindfulness Yoga, talks with J about his integrated approach to yoga and buddhist mindfulness. An early adopter, Frank was ahead of his time and had an impact on J without
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▶ Bernie Clark - Your Spine, Your Yoga
Bernie Clark, author of Your Spine, Your Yoga, returns to the show to talk with J about his new book and the important perspective it provides. They discuss the notion of “neutral spine,” the myth of
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▶ Seth Powell - History and Philosophy of Yoga
Seth Powell, founder of Yogic Studies, extended J an invitation to take his course and it led to this wide-ranging conversation about cutting edge research and his scholarship in yoga history and phil
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▶ Rachel Brathen - Instagram Yoga Girl on What is Real
Rachel Brathen, creator of @yoga_girl, talks with J about how a bohemian lifestyle on the beaches of Costa Rica converged with the invent of Instagram and led to two million followers and a yoga caree
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▶ Annie Carpenter - The Evolution of Yoga Teacher Training
Annie Carpenter, veteran yoga teacher trainer from Yogaworks and creator of SmartFLOW Yoga, talks with J about the history of YTT’s, current industry trends, and transitioning from growth models to in
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▶ Kerry Maiorca - Inside the Yoga Alliance
Kerry Maiorca, founder of Bloom Yoga Studio and Chair of the Board of Directors for Yoga Alliance, talks with J about the inner workings of the Yoga Alliance and the Standards Review Project. Kerry an
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▶ Tao Porchon-Lynch - Opening the Gateway of Life
Tao Porchon-Lynch, named Oldest Yoga Teacher by Guinness World Record and author of Dancing Light, sits down with J a few months after her 100th birthday to talk about her life and the spirit of yoga.
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▶ Neil Boyd - Farming, Friendship, and Yoga
Neil Boyd, Board Vice-President of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, talks with J about his life as a farmer, his yoga, and how the two have informed each other. They discuss the connection between his w
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▶ Hauora Yoga Conference - Yoga Therapy in New Zealand
J moderates a panel discussion at the Hauora Yoga Conference with Katie Lane, Donna Farhi, Jac Wilson, Leanne Davis, and Felicity Molloy on the accreditation of yoga and yoga therapy in New Zealand. T
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▶ Michael de Manincor- Kaleidoscope of Wisdom and Science
Michael de Manincor, founder and Director of The Yoga Institute, is a student of TKV Desikachar that J met earlier this year and reconnected with for this conversation about the study and transmission
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▶ Anne Jablonski - Freedom, Agency, and the Mindful Unplug
Anne Jablonski, president of the Feathered Pipe Foundation, shares with J her love of Freedom Style Yoga and the magic that is the Feathered Pipe Ranch. They discuss Anne’s relationship to the teachin
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▶ Karen Rain - Pattabhi Jois Was Not a Great Yogi
Karen Rain talks with J about the lack of consent culture in yoga, and ways that people can change what they are doing in their own spheres to create a safer and more just society. They discuss the ab
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▶ Genny Wilkinson Priest - Can Ashtanga Evolve?
Genny Wilkinson Priest joins J for this probing conversation about the impact of Pattabhi Jois’ sexual assaults on the ashtanga community and yoga world at large. They discuss Genny’s previous life as
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▶ Gregor Maehle - Truth and Reconciliation - Internationally Renowned A
Gregor Maehle, founder of 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga, discusses the history of Patabhi Jois’ sexual assaults and the need for the Ashtanga tradition to evolve. He talks about the studies and motivations th
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▶ Pedro Luna - Instagram and Beyond - Yoga Teacher, Dad, creator @Yogim
Pedro Luna, creator of the Instagram account @Yogimemes, started taking J’s live stream classes and it led to this conversation about Pedro’s infamy on Instagram and their shared experiences trying to
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▶ Karin Carlson - Yoga Alliance is Beside the Point - Yoga Revolutionis
Karin Carlson, founder of Return Yoga, has been bringing yoga out of the studio model into underserved communities for years and, after reading a recent post she wrote about the Yoga Alliance, J reach
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▶ Nadiya Nottingham - Pragmatic Mysticism - QiGong Teacher, Celtic Sham
Nadiya Nottingham and J know each other from the early days of the NY yoga scene and have been friends for years but this is the first time they really have a full length conversation about ideas that
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▶ Shelly Prosko - Biopsychosocial-Spiritual - PhysioYoga Therapy pionee
Shelly Prosko returns to talk with J about some difficult questions he has been grappling with. They discuss the concept of right or proper alignment, the difference between yoga therapy and yoga, cha
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▶ Carrie Owerko - Nontraditional Iyengar - Senior Iyengar Teacher, prop
Carrie Owerko and J talk about her unconventional approach to teaching Iyengar Yoga and some of the pressing issues facing the community. They discuss her formative theater influences, questions about
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▶ Dr. Loren Fishman - Medical Practice of Yoga - Back-pain Specialist,
Dr Loren Fishman, pioneer of integrative medicine and founder of yip.guru, talks with J about his relationship to BKS Iyengar and his published research on the treatment of many disorders, including p
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▶ Jessie Barr and Tom O'Brien - Om City - Actors, Filmmakers, Yoga Teac
Jessie Barr and Tom O’Brien, creators of OM City, are launching a campaign to fund a second season of their show which is J’s favorite ever depiction of the yoga teacher lifestyle. J gushes over how m
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▶ Patti Safian - Never Give Over Your Power - Fertility Coach, Acupunct
Patti Safian and J used to run in the same circles back in the early days of the NY Yoga scene and a recent reunion at the TKV Desikachar celebration led to this conversation about her mom, her yoga,
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▶ Philip Goldberg - Maha Lineage - Author, American Veda, The Life of Y
Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda and The Life of Yogananda, talks with J about the long arc of yogic spiritual teachings migrating into western culture, and some of the important figures and m
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▶ Larry Payne - Prime of Life - Ph.D, International Yoga Teacher, found
Larry Payne, founder of Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx, gives J a dose of expertise and humor in this conversation about his life and career. They discuss his journey to India and the many ama
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▶ Mirka Scalco Kraftsow - With Courage - Director of Teacher Developmen
Mirka Scalco Kraftsow, cofounder of the American Viniyoga Institute, brings her special brand of shakti to the podcast and talks with J about the spirit that guided her to her teachers Gary Kraftsow a
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▶ Gary Kraftsow - Viniyoga - founder, director, senior teacher at Ameri
Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation, talks with J about his precedent-setting career in yoga and yoga therapy. They discu
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▶ Richard Miller - Nondual Wisdom, Modern Adaptation - PhD, Yogic Schol
Richard Miller, founder of iRest Yoga Nidra, co-founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapy and founding editor of the professional Journal of IAYT, talks with J about his many years of s
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▶ R. Sriram - Legacy of TKV Desikachar - Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram,
R. Sriram comes to the Unites States of America for the first time to attend a celebration of his longtime teacher T. K. V. Desikachar and sits down with J for this conversation about the man and the
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▶ Faith Hunter - Spiritually Fly - International Yoga and Meditation In
Faith Hunter, creator of Spiritually Fly, talks with J about the life events that fueled her commitment to yoga, some shared roots in NYC, and the course of her high-profile career. They discuss her e
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▶ Jerome Armstrong - History of Hot Yoga - Researcher, Historian, Ghosh
Jerome Armstrong, author of Calcutta Yoga, talks with J about his new book on the history of hot yoga. They discuss the largely untold story of Buddha Bose & the Yoga Family of Bishnu Ghosh and Yogana
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▶ Benjamin Lorr - Exposing Bikram Yoga - former High School Science and
Benjamin Lorr, author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga, talks with J about Bikram Yoga, how it lead to writing his tell-all book on th
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▶ Arundhati Baitmangalkar - East Meets West - Founder and Lead Teacher
Arundhati Baitmangalkar, founder and lead teacher of Aham Yoga and Bollyworks Dance, sent J a supportive email after hearing him speak about being accused of cultural appropriation, and J remembered s
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▶ Beryl Bender Birch - Power Yoga - Renowned Yoga Teacher, Author, foun
Beryl Bender Birch, author ofPower Yogaand founder ofThe Hard and the Soft Yoga Institute, joins J for a look back at the earliest remnants of yoga in the west, its progression into the mainstream, an
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▶ Kristen Fewel - Changing the Model and an Invitation to Awaken - Teac
Kristen Fewel, author of The Gift of Awakening and founder of Full Circle Yoga & Healing Arts, reached out to say that she was inspired by some of the talks on the podcast to transition her yoga cente
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▶ Erin Heisel - Flow States and Play Spheres - Soprano, Researcher, Tea
Erin Heisel is a podcast listener who reached out to J after hearing him talk about flow states” which led to this conversation about her research into play and its relevance to yoga and beyond. First
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▶ Joe Simek - Small Yoga, Big Impact - Yoga Therapist/Teacher, co-owner
Joe Simek, co-owner of Dragonfly Yoga and co-founder of The Fiaria Project, reached out to J after hearing he was moving to PA and invited him to his studio where they started a conversation that cont
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▶ Cheryl Urbanczyk - Female Muslim Hijab-Wearing Yogi - Yoga Teacher Tr
Cheryl Urbanczyk, yoga-teacher-in-training and regular podcast listener, sent J an email that caught his attention and prompted this talk about her faith and yoga. They discuss Cheryl’s conversion fro
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▶ Andrea Ferretti - Editorial Transparency - Creative Director for Jaso
Andrea Ferretti, creative director for Jason Crandall Yoga Method and host of Yogaland Podcast, joins J to talk about their common experience of being both parents and podcast hosts in the yoga world.
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▶ Prabha Sinha - Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival - Yoga Teacher, Founder an
Prabha Sinha, founder of the Pratyush Sinha Foundation and Lehigh Valley Yoga Festival, sits down with J to talk about her journey from India to America and the story behind the foundation and festiva
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▶ Matthew Remski - From Somatic Dominance to Trauma Awareness - Writer,
Matthew Remski and J have a long-standing friendship and dialogue which carries into this talk about the rapid paradigm shift taking place in the yoga world around consent and authority. They discuss
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▶ Sarai Harvey-Smith - Mysore and Beyond - Senior Yoga Teacher and Ment
Sarai Harvey-Smith talks with J about becoming part of the Ashtanga Yoga community and how she is navigating her way in light of the revelations surrounding abuse by Pattabhi Jois. They discuss Sarai’
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▶ Scott Johnson - Stillpoint - Husband, Dad, Yoga Teacher, Founder/Dire
Scott Johnson, founder of Stillpoint Yoga London, joins J for a continuation of the friendship and conversation that started between them when they met in London a few months earlier. They discuss Sco
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▶ Kino MacGregor - Conflicts and Confluences - International Yoga Teach
J interviews Kino MacGregor, founder of Miami Life Center and OMstars, about a few of the hot button topics at the forefront of yogaland. In this difficult conversation, they discuss the current situa
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▶ Tara Stiles - Yoga Rebel circa 2011 - Teacher, Author, Fashion Design
Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga, helps J get over some of his personal baggage regarding the Industrial Yoga Complex by giving him insight into her trajectory and teaching. Tara shares the story o
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▶ Peter Blackaby - Intelligent Yoga - Asana Yoga Teacher, author of Int
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about the newly revised second edition of his book and the implications it has on our ideas about yoga and ways in which we teach it. They disc
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▶ Schuyler Grant - Kula and Wanderlust - Teacher, Founder of Kula Yoga
Schuyler Grant, founder of Kula Yoga Project and co-creator of Wanderlust Festival, communes with J on their shared past in the early NY scene and on all that has happened since. Schuyler tells the st
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▶ Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco - Fierce Medicine - Pioneer in Yoga, Par
Ana Forrest, creatrix of Forrest Yoga, and her partner Jose Calarco, join J for a discussion on their current work and some of the roads that brought them there. Jose fills J in on his role and the cu
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▶ Gernot Huber - Disrupting the Stress Response - Thailand-based Yoga T
Gernot Huber, founder of Yoga Mind Yoga Body, happened to take a few of J’s live stream classes via a mutual friend and had some constructive feedback and criticism. In this talk, they discuss Gernot’
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▶ Danny Paradise - Evolution of Ashtanga - International Yoga Teacher,
Danny Paradise, renowned teacher and writer/co-producer of Love Will Rescue You, joins J to talk about how things have evolved from his first experiences in 1976 until the present day. They discuss th
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▶ Theo Wildcroft - Post-Lineage Yoga - Yoga Teacher, Doctoral Researche
Theo Wildcroft was kind enough to let J stay with her during a recent trip to England. On their last day together, they sat down to have this conversation about different yoga cultures. They discuss h
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▶ Andrew Tanner - Standards Review- Yoga Alliance Chief Advancement Off
Andrew Tanner, chief ambassador for Yoga Alliance, joins J to discuss the Standards Review Project and the recently released survey. The conversation gets a bit heated as J grapples with his YA status
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▶ Jonathan Sattin - triyoga - Lawyer, Meditator/Practitioner, founder o
Jonathan Sattin, founder of triyoga, sits down with J at the head offices in London to talk about how he went from holding yoga classes in his living room to creating one of the premier destinations f
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▶ Roseanne Harvey - its all yoga, baby - Writer, co-editor 21st Century
Roseanne Harvey, founder of its all yoga, baby and co-editor of 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics and Practice, is an old friend of J’s from the blogosphere days who has been away from the yoga wor
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▶ Richard Freeman - Still Looking - Legendary Yoga Teacher, synthesizer
Richard Freeman was the person J most wanted to speak with when starting the podcast and his dream is finally realized in this conversation celebrating the 100th episode. They discuss what yoga was li
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▶ Amina Naru - Yoga in the Criminal Justice System - Teacher, owner Pos
Amina Naru, board member and project manager at the Yoga Service Council, owner of Posh Yoga, talks with J about her work bringing yoga into juvenile detention centers and prisons, and the new Best Pr
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▶ Tiffany Cruikshank - Yoga Medicine - Yoga Teacher, Wellness Expert, A
Tiffany Cruikshank, founder of Yoga Medicine, joins J for a discussion about her early challenges and roots into yoga and holistic healing modalities, and the process of developing her professional wo
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▶ Maria Kirsten - Yoga for Grown Ups - Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, Oc
J met Maria Kirsten, founder of Yoga for Grown Ups, through mutual contacts in Japan and they kind of hit it off after discovering they share many common experiences and viewpoints in yoga. In this co
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▶ Rexx Anthony - Rogue Ashtanga - Teacher, former center-owner, evoluti
Rexx Anthony, founder of Rogue Ashtanga, wrote a blog post entitled A Cautionary Tale on Operating Yoga Studios that caught J’s attention and spurred this conversation. They talk about Rexx’s early ad
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▶ Seane Corn - Assume Humanity - Internationally Renowned Vinyasa Flow
Seane Corn, creator of 'Off the Mat, Into the World', joins J for a lively and wide-ranging discussion on coming into adulthood as teachers alongside yoga going mainstream. Seane talks about the early
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▶ Or Shahar - Light of the Dawn - Israeli Yoga Teacher, Buddhist, passi
Or Shahar, from freedomyoga.info, is a podcast listener with a booker who got a bit lucky and caught J in a moment that led to this candid and unexpected conversation about family, cultural divides, a
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▶ Barbara Benagh - Slow Flow Master - Early-adopter, Boston-area legend
Barbara Benagh, legendary indy yoga teacher, joins J to trace the history and evolution of yoga from the 70’s until the present day. They discuss her early adoption of Iyengar yoga, her progression in
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▶ Justine Mastin - Full-time Fangirl - Geek-centric Psychotherapist, Yo
Justin Mastine, creator of YogaQuest, talks with J about bringing yoga to the geek community. They discuss what it means to be a geek, the process of embracing her inner nerd through yoga, and how she
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▶ Anneke Lucas - Conspiracy of Patriarchy - Teacher, Writer, Speaker, f
Anneke Lucas, founder of Liberation Prison Yoga, returns to talk with J about her thoughts on the resurgence of the #metoo movement, the politics of power addiction, and the larger implications for th
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▶ Jill Miller - Hip Replacement Surgery - creator of Yoga Tune Up® and
Jill Miller, creator of Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model Method®, talks with J eight days after receiving hip replacement surgery. They discuss their parallel journeys, Jill’s decision to go under the
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▶ Alexis Marbach and Caitlin Lanier - Trauma-Informed - Social Workers,
Alexis MarbachandCaitlin Lanier, members ofThe Breathe Network, talk with J about the evolving world of trauma-informed yoga. They discuss the expansion of trauma sensitivity in the wake of yoga scand
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▶ Sadie Nardini - Rock Your Yoga - Core Strength Vinyasa, The Yoga Shre
Sadie Nardini, founder of Core Strength Vinyasa and The Yoga Shred, host of Rock Your Yoga and cast member of Yoga Girls, talks with J about her early beginnings and emergence as a social media yoga i
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▶ Lucas Rockwood - Energetic Equity - Yoga Teacher Trainer, Digital Nom
Lucas Rockwood, founder ofYoga Teachers CollegeandYOGABODY Naturals, host ofYoga Talk Show, is a fellow podcaster and expat who wrote a scathing piece about doTerra that got J’s attention. They have a
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▶ Matthew Taylor - Organizational Yoga Therapy - PT, PhD, C-IAYT, integ
Matthew Taylor, past president of the board of directors of International Association of Yoga Therapists, chair of their business development community, and leader in business and clinical skills deve
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▶ Kimberly Wilson - Tranquil Space - Therapist, Writer, Creative Entrep
Kimberly Wilson, founder ofTranquil Spaceand host of theTranquility du Jour Podcast, sold two of the most popular yoga center locations in the DC area to Yogaworks right about the same time that J sol
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▶ Roody Senecal - Karmasoft - Software Developer, founder of Yoga Tribe
J sits down with Roody Senecal, creator of Karmasoft Online, to talk about how he went from manufacturing metal doors to becoming a yoga teacher, owning a yoga center, and developing the software that
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▶ Jillian Pransky - Deep Listening - Yoga Therapist, author, director o
Jillian Pransky, author of Deep Listening, talks with J about her journey in overcoming anxiety and finding a slow, gentle approach to body and life. They discuss her childhood and early exposure to m
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▶ Vanessa Kudrat Weinberg - Kundalini and Internet Startups - Teacher,
Vanessa KudratWeinberg, founder of Body Mind Gifts, is an old friend of J’s from their early college years who showed up to one of his final classes in Brooklyn after not seeing each other in over fif
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▶ Trina Altman - Interdisciplinary Movement - creator of Yoga Deconstru
Trina Altman, creator of Yoga Deconstructed® and Pilates Deconstructed®, talks with J about her viewpoint on the limitations of the physical side of yoga for fitness and health. They discuss life even
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▶ Melissa Hagedorn - Affordable Immersion - Yoga Aficionado, Outdoor Gu
Melissa Hagedorn, founder of the Northwest Yoga Conference, joins the podcast for a lively and redemptive conversation after J accidentally used a photo of hers on one of his blog posts and got a poli
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▶ Noah Mazé - Outdoor Adventure, Anusara, and Embodied Spirituality - Y
Noah Mazé, founder of YOGAMAZÉ, talks with J about his early exposure to yoga, how he came to meet John Friend during the formative time of Anusara, the trajectory of his teaching and the effects that
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▶ Cora Wen - The Fame Game - Acclaimed Yoga Practitioner and Teacher, u
Cora Wen is a name that J knew from his early remembrances of the yoga world, yet it wasn’t until this talk that he knew anything about her. They discuss Cora’s origins in yoga, the many amazing teach
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▶ Leslie Kaminoff - Endings and Beginnings - Live from the last oral hi
Leslie Kaminoff invites J to join him for the last of his live oral history events at The Breathing Project. They are accompanied by a small group of staff and friends for an intimate conversation abo
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▶ Nischala Devi- The Full Yoga - Teacher, Author, spent 25 years as mon
Nischala Devi, author of The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras, joins the podcast and brings J some inspiration and joy. They talk about her many years i
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▶ David Lipsius - Yoga Alliance Reboot - President and CEO of the Yoga
David Lipsius, president and CEO of Yoga Alliance, sits down with J to talk about the issues facing the organization and his new leadership role. They discuss David’s history and credentials, his stud
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▶ Michelle Ryan - Collectively Running a Center - Yoga Teacher, founder
Michelle Ryan, founder of Ashtanga Yoga Northampton, has been listening to the podcast and, after hearing J and his guests talking about new models for yoga centers, felt compelled to reach out via em
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▶ Amy Ippoliti - Evolving Leadership - Yoga Teacher, Author, veteran of
Amy Ippoliti talks with J about being in the right place at the right time, at the cusp of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, through the rise and fall of the Anusara popularity, and the path to hea
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▶ Temple Fiergola - Underpaid and Undervalued - Experienced Yoga Teache
Temple Fiergola is a yoga teacher and podcast listener who sent J a blog post she wrote about negotiating her pay rates with yoga center owners that warranted a longer conversation, so J brings her on
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▶ Justine Wiltshire Cohen - Down Under School of Yoga - Yoga Teacher, o
After a snarky post from J referencing an article in Yoga Journal about Down Under School of Yoga in Boston making yoga teachers employees vs independent contractors, the owner, Justine Wiltshire Cohe
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▶ Adriene Mishler - Yoga with Adriene - Actor, Yoga Teacher, co-founder
Adriene Mishler, from the Yoga with Adriene Youtube Channel, talks with J about what its like to have over two million people subscribing to your Youtube videos, how such a thing comes about, and the
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▶ Amy Matthews - Ordinary Magic - Embodied Asana Teacher, co-founder Ba
Amy Matthews, co-founder of Babies Project, sits down with J to talk about the ideas we hold around the human body and our ability to change. After studying with Amy for almost a year, J takes this op
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▶ Alexandria Crow - Evolution of a Teacher - Yoga Teacher, Teacher Trai
Alexandria Crow, founder of Yoga Physics, joins J for a conversation about her evolution as a yoga teacher, from early high profile appearances to whistle-blower and rabble-rouser. They have been in c
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▶ Accessible Yoga NYC 2017 - Ageism and Ableism - Steffany Moonez, Prak
J moderates this panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC with Steffany Moonez, founder of Yoga for Arthritis, Prakash Capen, Integral Yoga Teacher and Minister, Mirabai Hubbell, chair o
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▶ Amber Karnes - The New Grind - Ruckus Maker, Yoga Teacher, creator of
Amber Karnes, creator of Body Positive Yoga, joins J for a talk about making the ends meet as teachers in the new landscape. They are both in the midst of moving and navigating the ways they can make
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▶ Sadia Bruce - Yoga Industrial Complex - Yoga Teacher, Alchemist, gras
Sadia Bruce, a friend and fellow teacher, posted something about one of J’s podcasts that ruffled his feathers some so he decided to bring her on the show to talk about it. But, while they do discuss
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▶ Joe Sandor - Numbers Side of the Yoga Biz - grants officer at the Sta
Joe Sandor, a budding yoga instructor who recently discovered the podcast, sent J an intriguing email and he thought it would be fun to bring him on to talk about it. They discuss Joe’s 9-5 job at the
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▶ India Supera - Feathered Pipe - Holistic Life Foundation, founder of
India Supera, founder of the Feathered Pipe Foundation and Ranch, graces J with a conversation on a most auspicious day. They discuss the turns of history and politics that shaped her journey to the e
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▶ Andrew Tanner @ YJ Live 2017 - Future of Yoga - Spokesperson for Yoga
Andrew Tanner, official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance, invites J to the Yoga Journal Conference NYC 2017 to discuss recent developments at YA and the future of the yoga industry. Recorded in fron
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▶ Jivana Heyman - Accessible Yoga - owner of Santa Barbara Yoga Center,
After Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga, invited J to moderate a panel discussion at the Accessible Yoga Conference NYC, they have a chance to speak about the origins of Jivana’s work and the
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▶ Sam Rudra Schwartz - Ashram NYC - Devotee of Swami Satchidananda, Int
Sam Rudra Swartz stops by the center in Brooklyn to talk with J about the Accessible Yoga Conference and his long-time relationship with Integral Yoga. They discuss his formative years becoming a resi
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▶ Anna Guest-Jelley - Curvy Yoga - Writer, Teacher, champion of body af
Anna Guest-Jelley, founder of Curvy Yoga, knows J from way back when in the early yoga blogosphere days. After getting a PR workup on her new book and feeling a bit jealous, J gets over himself and ta
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▶ Zack Kurland - Yogaland Departed - Creative Director, Musician, Write
J sits down with his old friend, Zack Kurland. They started out in the yoga word on parallel tracks but Zack ended up taking a different turn ten years ago. They finally get a chance to talk about the
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▶ Dylan Galos - Clydesdale Yogi - Epidemiologist, Yoga Teacher, PhD Can
J talks to Dylan Gallos, a podcast listener who sent an email that hit home and ended up challenging preconceived notions. They discuss Dylan’s bi-racial roots, his relationship to fitness, the PHD he
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▶ Beth Donnelly Cabán - Circles of Support - Prenatal Yoga Teacher, Reg
Beth Donnelly Cabán, long time friend of J and co-producer of The Essential Prenatal Yoga Video with Beth Donnelly Cabán, talks with J about their connection through his center in Brooklyn, the early
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▶ Donna Farhi - The Way Forward - Internationally Renowned Yoga Teacher
Donna Farhi talks with J about her experience going from dance to Iyengar Yoga to “the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie safe and sustainable Yoga practice.” They c
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▶ Mike Huggins - Prison Yoga - Transformation Yoga Project, Liberation
Mike Huggins, founder of Transformation Yoga Project and author of Going OM: A CEO's Journey from a Prison Facility to Spiritual Tranquility, talks with J about the turn of events that took him from t
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▶ Peter Blackaby - Beyond Anatomy - Asana Yoga Teacher, Osteopath, Anat
Peter Blackaby, author of Intelligent Yoga, talks with J about how he went from Iyengar yoga and an anatomical approach to a view that encompasses the complex relationship between things. They discuss
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▶ Helene Couvrette - Misty - Yoga Therapist, co-founder of the Montreal
Helene Courvrette, co-founder of MISTY-Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga, talks with J about her passion for bringing people together to share and learn. They discuss some of the de
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▶ Alex Auder - Magu Yoga - Yoga Teacher, Provocateur, director of Magu
Alex Auder, director of Magu Yoga and old friend of J, talks about her mothers' relationship to Andy Warhol, growing up in the Chelsea Hotel, NYC in the 80’s, the early formative times of Jivamukti Yo
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▶ Dui Turner and Carol Horton - Yoga Service - Best Practices For Yoga
Dui Turner and Carol Horton have a conversation with J about the Yoga Service Council and the recent publication of Best Practices For Yoga For Veterans. Dui shares her story of nineteen years in mili
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▶ Theo Wildcroft - Wild Yoga - Doctoral Researcher, Yoga Teacher, lover
J brings Theo Wildcroft on the show after a lovely shout-out online that also included a playful jab about the lack of guests from outside North America. They discuss her research inquiring into the d
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▶ Douglas Rushkoff - Team Human - Writer, Documentarian, Lecturer, J’s
Serendipity brings Douglas Rushkoff, author ofThrowing Rocks at the Google Bus and Aleister & Adolf, and host of Team Human podcast, to J’s basement for a conversation on the digital age and the econo
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▶ Brenda Feuerstein - Georg’s Legacy - Philosopher, Yoga and Meditation
J has the honor of talking to Brenda Feuerstein, wife of the late Georg Feuerstein. Georg’s writings have been a huge influence on J and this was a special opportunity to learn about a man he consider
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▶ Susanna Harwood Rubin - Devi Soul - Visual Artist, Yoga Teacher, Anus
J hangs out with Susanna Harwood Rubin, author of Yoga 365, in her Manhattan apartment for an intimate conversation about the early years of the NY scene and how things have gone since then. Susanna s
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▶ Brian Leaf - Garden State Yogi - Author, Holistic Educator, Yoga Teac
Brian Leaf, author of Misadventures of a Garden State Yogi and Misadventures of a Parenting Yogi, is a mutual friend of J’s producer. They knew of each other for years but this is the first time they
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▶ Katchie Ananda - Spiritual Midwife - Yoga and Dharma Teacher, Veteran
Life comes full circle for J in this conversation with Katchie Ananda, his first ever and beloved teacher. They talk about early times when the NY yoga scene was just burgeoning, Katchie’s move away f
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▶ Roslyn Brown - Bagel Tiger - Future Veterinarian, Gymnast, Artist or
On the occasion of her seventh birthday, J shares some conversations with his eldest daughter, Roslyn Brown. He promised her that they were recording a “real” podcast and, after a recent incident wher
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▶ Ryan & Kate - “Unrolled” - Boston-based Yoga Educators and Teachers,
J sits down with Ryan Cunningham and Kate Robinson, hosts of Unrolled Podcast, for a lively conversation in Ryan’s kitchen just after a workshop at his center, Bow St. Yoga in Sommerville MA. They tal
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▶ Shelly Prosko - “Physio Yoga” - Physical Therapist, Yoga Therapist, P
J talks with Shelly Prosko, founder of Physio Yoga, about her mission to integrate yoga into the healthcare system. Shelly shares some of her personal story of how a random injury catapulted her work
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▶ Erich Schiffmann - Freedom Yoga - American Yoga Master, author of The
J talks to one of the greats, Erich Schiffmann. This is the first time they have ever spoken to each other and Erich takes J through some history and a bevy of tales that speak to the coming of yoga i
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▶ Cristina Kuhn - “Living with MS” - Yoga Teacher, Owner of The Yogi Un
Cristina Kuhn returns to talk with J about the one big thing they didn’t discuss last time they got together, her MS. After their last podcast, they went out to dinner and Cristina mentioned her condi
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▶ Cyndi Lee - “OM Yoga” - Renowned Yoga Teacher, author of Yoga Body Bu
Cyndi Lee, founder of the influential OM Yoga center, was someone who set the stage for people like J. After running in the same circles for years, they finally get a chance to meet. They talk about C
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▶ Joey Slater-Milligan - “Yoga of Wheatus” - Background Vocalist for Wh
J talks with Joey Slater-Milligan, background vocalist from the band Wheatus. Joey graduated from J’s teacher training program a while back and they take some time to learn about each other outside of
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▶ Jason Crandell - “Professional Responsibility” - Teacher, Author, con
Jason Crandell has always been on J’s radar as someone of his generation who managed to break through into the mainstream. They talk about early days of Yoga Journal cruises, what it takes to launch a
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▶ Wendy Reese - “Whole Being Zone” - Coach, Author, Yoga Teacher, host
J returns the favor and brings on Wendy Reese, host of The Whole Being Zone Podcast. They talk about the horrors of having crappy internet service, what the yoga scene is like in a town of five hundre
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▶ Julie Buckner - “Closing InYoga” - Writer, Public Affairs and Marketi
Julie Buckner and J had been emailing back and forth for months, but only when the final word came down that she was definitely closing her yoga center did they sit down and talk about the state of af
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▶ Eddie Stern - “Ashtanga Yoga” - Brooklyn Yoga Club, Namarupa, Yoga Ma
Eddie Stern, esteemed Ashtanga Yoga teacher, invites J to The Brooklyn Yoga Club to talk about the old days and current incarnations of his yoga and teaching. They discuss his early practice, formativ
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▶ Sam Chase - “Yoga to the People” - Yoga Teacher, Author, Co-owner of
Serendipity brings Sam Chase, author of Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, and J together in this intimate back and forth about the parallels in both their early beginnings and current life situations
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▶ Michael Lee - “Phoenix Rising” - Master Educator, Author, Founder of
Michael Lee, founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, talks with J about the origins of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and its defining characteristics. They discuss creating safe containers for practice,
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▶ Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis - “Tantra Illuminated” - Sanskrit Schola
Hareesh (Christopher) Wallis has a B.A. in Religion and Classics from the University of Rochester, an M.A. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a P
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▶ Jennilyn Carson - “Yogadork” - Writer, Editor, Innovator, Yoga Teache
J sits down with Jennilyn Carson, long time friend, editor in chief of Yogadork, founder of Cycledork and TASCbar. They rode the wave of yoga into the mainstream together and reminisce over some of th
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▶ Pamela Tanner Boll - “A Small Good Thing” - Academy Award-Winning Pro
J talks with Pamela Tanner Boll, award winning producer and director of the documentary films A Small Good Thing and Who Does She Think She Is? They discuss her earlier work and formative times in lif
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▶ Judith Hanson Lasater - “Restorative Yoga Queen” - Yoga Body, Relax a
Judith Hanson Lasater is a seminal figure in the yoga world. She talks with J about the earliest times for independent yoga teachers, her experience with BKS Iyengar, reasons for withdrawal from the I
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▶ Kerry Porter - “Hindu Facebook Justice” - Political Activist, Yoga St
Kerry Porter joins J to discuss some of the comment threads they have participated in together as mutual members of a Facebook group, and the implications they share with broader issues in our politic
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▶ Diane Bruni - “Ashtanga Unveiled” - First Ashtanga Yoga Teacher in Ca
Diane Bruni was the first Ashtanga yoga teacher in Canada. She stopped by J’s yoga class in Brooklyn and they sat down afterwards to talk about her story of yoga’s entrance into the mainstream, yoga i
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▶ Bernie Clark - “Yin Yoga” - Yoga Teacher, Author, Your Body - Your Yo
Bernie Clark has intimate knowledge of one of the most popular forms of yoga practice today, Yin Yoga. He talks to J about where it comes from, how he got to it, and what distinguishes it from other s
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▶ Anneke Lucas - “Abuse of Power” - Liberation Prison Yoga, Writer, Sur
Anneke Lucas was sold into a child sex-trafficking network at the age of six. Now she teaches yoga in prisons through her organization, Liberation Prison Yoga. J sits down with Anneke to talk about he
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▶ Neil Pearson - “Pain Science” - Founding Chair of Canadian Physiother
Neil Pearson has spent over 30 years in the field of physiotherapy and pain management science. J talks with him about the difference between awareness and self-regulation, prescription vs process, th
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▶ Dianne Bondy - “Yoga For All” - Social Justice Activist, Educator, Tr
Dianne Bondy has become a leader in encouraging greater diversity in yoga. J talks with her about his own blinders, her move from fitness to yoga, drinking the Anusara cool-aid, being DIY on and off t
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▶ Hari-kirtana das - Krishna Consciousness - Bhakti Yogi, Teacher, Theo
Hari-kirtana has gone by many names depending on the different lifestyles he's led. J talks with him about being a member of the mother of all cults, the Hare Krishna movement, participating in Jivamu
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▶ Matthew Remski - “Downregulated Yoga“ - Writer, Ayurvedic Consultant,
Matthew Remski has become known for his provocative, sometimes controversial, and inspiring writings on pressing issues in the yoga world. J talks with him about his early experiences and how they hav
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▶ Pleasance Silicki - “Lil Omm” - Teacher, Coach, Magic-maker, Author o
Pleasance Silicki started out in the DC Public School system working with inner city youth before she forged a path as a yoga teacher and founder of Lil Omm. J talks with her about how she ended up in
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▶ Mark Whitwell - “Heart of Yoga” - The Promise, Yoga of Heart, T Krish
J finally has the guts to bring Mark Whitwell,his most influential teacher, on the podcast. They trace Mark’slife in yoga, from his early years before teaching to hisexperience meeting Krishnamacharya
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▶ Jared Hirsch - “Jahvocado” - Yoga Teacher, Dad, Graffiti Artist, Ulce
Jared Hirsch is an old friend who shares a mutual teacher with J. In this talk, they reconnect after more than 10 years and commune on how things have happened as time has gone by. They discuss early
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▶ Carol Horton - “Yoga Ph.D.” - Writer, Educator, Activist, Yoga Servic
It’s not always easy to make sense of what is happening in the broader yoga world and society at large, but Carol Horton can sometimes help illuminate and clarify the issues so we might stand a chance
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▶ The Workshop is Here - Bernie Sanders of Yoga - J's producer Josh Sit
Josh Sitron, J's producer, becomes his first repeat guest as they sit down to check in on how things have been going since the first episode of the podcast and discuss the release of J's new online wo
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▶ Ann Votaw - “Uncertain Realities - Writer, Recreational Therapist, Yo
J has been interviewed by Ann Votaw a few times over the years for articles she’s written and he was always impressed by her wit and spontaneity. In this intimate and bawdy discussion, they talk about
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▶ Andrew Tanner - “Yoga Therapy” - Yoga Alliance, New Policy on the Use
Andrew Tanner is the official spokesperson for the Yoga Alliance. He reached out to J to record this conversation about a new policy that was announced regarding the use of yoga therapy terminology. A
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▶ Leslie Kaminoff - “Yoga Educator” - The Breathing Project, Co-author
When it comes to the inside track on being a yoga teacher and the industry, Leslie Kaminoff has been part of the conversation since it started. J has known Leslie for many years, he was one of the ori
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▶ Chase Bossart - “Old School” - Sanskrit Scholar, Yoga Teacher, YATNA,
Chase Bossart is J’s go-to-guy for all things Sanskrit and ancient texts. In this rare conversation, Chase shares insights into the translation of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, and opens up about his long-
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▶ Cristina Kuhn - “Proud Mamma” - Yoga Teacher, Owner of The Yogi Under
Cristina Kuhn opened The Yogi Underground last year and invited J to teach some workshops there. They sat down to talk about the process of becoming a teacher and opening a center, all while being a w
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▶ Lilia Mead - “Go Yoga” - Yoga Teacher, Founder of Go Yoga in Brooklyn
Lilia Mead was the owner of Go Yoga in Brooklyn NY, recently closed after fifteen years of operation. J taught there as a senior teacher for seven years before he opened a center himself. They sit dow
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▶ Ray Greenberg - “Yoga Life Style” - Yoga Teacher, Owner of yogalifest
For more than five years, J has been buying yoga mats from yogalifestyle.com. He always appreciated that it was independently owned and operated. So he decided to have a talk with the owner, Ray Green
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▶ Roberta Karp - “I’m OK” - Special Education Teacher, J’s Friend and S
J spends time with Roberta Karp, a long-time friend and student. They talk about Roberta’s ongoing struggle with chronic pain, due to several chronic conditions including diabetes, fibromyalgia and co
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▶ Elena Brower - “Art of Attention” - Yoga Teacher and Author
Renowned yoga teacher and author, Elena Brower, talks with J about the early boom times, the rise and fall of Anusara yoga, closing her own center after twelve years, what it’s like to teach 10,000 pe
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▶ Ryan Cunningham - “Indie Yoga” - Former Manager at Back Bay Yoga Bost
J sits down with the former manager of BackBay Yoga Boston, Ryan Cunningham, to discuss how he got to yoga, became the manager of BackBay, and the surprising announcement that Yoga Works bought the ce
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▶ Richard Karpel - “Yoga Bureaucracy”, Former President and CEO of Yoga
J talks with Richard Karpel about his brief tenure as the President and CEO of the Yoga Alliance. They discuss the circumstances surrounding his hiring, limitations in not-for-profit structures, worki
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▶ Amy Matthews - “Yoga Anatomy”, The Breathing Project, Embodied Asana
Distinguished yoga teacher and movement expert Amy Matthews and J talk about their dance, theater and movement roots, shared history, and ongoing evolution as yoga teachers. Amy gives background and i
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▶ Josh Sitron - “Manic New York Jew”, Composer for Dora the Explorer, a
J. talks with his producer, friend, and long-time student, Josh Sitron. Perhaps better known as the composer for Dora The Explorer, Josh, a self-described 'manic NY Jew', talks about how he came to do
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