Happy Summer Solstice and Midsummer! I talk about life as cycles and politics as an example of peaks vs. cycles. I also ponder Plato's idea of the philosopher king in light of this year's election. Enjoy! Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon . Thank you!
Happy anniversary to Peter's Podcast! Two years in, I start off about Real Yoga and how to use it. Then I discuss the vata dosha and how the part of ourselves that is related to motion can create imbalances — and how to use real yoga to deal with the imbalances! I mention: Patreon , where you can support Peter's Podcast (please do!) The way to ask me a question: email peterspodcast108@gmail.com The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad , which is the source of the great mantra asatoma sat gamaya. Thanks for ...
In this episode, I share a meditation class, beginning with a description of Tantra's contribution to finding actual happiness. I mention the ISHTA 101 , a chance to learn all about yoga philosophy in a day-long training. Thank you for supporting Peter's Podcast on Patreon to keep it commercial-free!
In today's episode, I talk with my colleague April Puciata, whom I got to teach trainings with in the Washington DC area over the years. April has been teaching yoga in NYC, Washington DC and New Jersey for almost two decades. She is the founder and creator of beyond OM , and teaches yoga trainings and workshops throughout the US and she leads retreats all over the world. April shares what she's up to and how she's overcome various challenges in her teaching career. We also touch on our use of y...
In today's episode, I discuss the subtitle of my podcast from the perspective of the Bhagavad Gita and the Buddha. I mention my upcoming workshop at ISHTA Yoga called "Real Happiness: The Bhagavad Gita as the Human Owner’s Manual." You can sign up for it here . If you're outside NYC, you can call in to the video chat. If you want to call, sign up, then contact Rumika@ishtayoga.com for the call-in details. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and keep it commercial-free. Namaste!...
Finding joy and the beauty of life is like a game of hide and seek. In today's episode, I look at this idea in light of the spring holidays. After a talk, I take us to meditation class, where I continue the theme and lead a meditation on the elements and our breath. Enjoy! Mentioned in the podcast: Yogananda singing Oh God Beautiful Psych Rock Kirtan performing Hey Hari Sundari Bhagavad Gita Workshop signup at ISHTA Yoga . Or inquire about the workshop or anything else at peterspodcast108@gmail....
Brett Larkin studied at ISHTA Yoga in 2005 where I had the pleasure to be one of her trainers. She describes what went from using YouTube as a way to memorize her own sequence into a career as a beloved online yoga teacher. Today, Brett has more than a quarter million subscribers to her YouTube channel. She won Youtube’s “Next Up” award as one of the top emerging Youtube channels of 2017. Plus, she’s the founder of Uplifted Yoga , a private online yoga and meditation community empowering student...
A lecture on the practice of surrender, gratitude, and kriya yoga. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon !
In this episode, I have an inspiring talk with Nino Farruggio, author of two yoga books for children. We talk about where she finds inspiration and how yoga helps her tap the magic in her life. Her books are Little Shrimp Wants to do Yoga and Little Shrimp Wants to Meditate . Nino teaches yoga on Long Island and in Manhattan, teaching private, corporate and children’s yoga classes. She also leads retreats locally and internationally. You can find her on Instagram at @Ninosbooks . Please support ...
Some thoughts on how to stay balanced, in sattva guna , given today's news. You can always reach me at peterspodcast108@gmail.com or make a comment at Simplecast, where I host the podcast. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon — it's what keeps it in your ears!
In this episode, we head to meditation class. I start with a talk about the cyclical nature of our world and how to remain balanced as life is going up and down and back and forth, seemingly throwing us every which way! Then we have a meditation practice. If you decide to do the practice, feel free to exit any time you feel uncomfortable. Massage your legs and feet if you need to calm down. During the meditation, I play a little of the sound of rain from last year when we were in France. This ye...
The second section of the Yoga Sutras is the Sadhana Pada. Sadhana is your practice, and in this episode, I talk with Wendy Newton about her book The Tantra of the Yoga Sutras and her upcoming training on the Sadhana Pada. I mention: Patreon , where you can support Peter's Podcast; ISHTA Yoga , where you can take class with me; and The Secret of the Yamas , by John McAfee. Thanks for listening, and please rate the podcast!...
Today I speak with yogini Rachel Scott. Rachel supports yoga teachers and studios in creating transformational educational experiences so that they can thrive in their business, share their passion, and inspire more people to practice yoga. Her knowledge and experience are extensive. She’s earned two master’s degrees, led over twenty teacher trainings, spent fifteen years in yoga studio management and created thousands of hours of curriculum. Author of Wit and Wisdom from the Yoga Mat and Head O...
In this episode, I talk with yogi and artist Kate MacDonnell . Kate lives, teaches, and creates in Washington D.C. Kate has had solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums nationally and internationally including a two-person show in Tokyo this past summer. She was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition for her work in the collaborative project www.sametime715.com , she has received numerous grants, and has been a visiting artist and guest lecturer at George Washington University, Virginia...
In this episode, I catch up with frequent podcast accomplice Jenny Bloom. Jenny just got back from Asia and we talk about everything from grass-mowing bulls to flying monkey gods. I mention the ISHTA Masters Training that I'm a part of in March Please support the podcast on Patreon and rate it on your phone or at iTunes. Thank you! Namaste
In today's episode I provide some advice on the first part of yoga practice: tapas, the purification of our mental patterns. I also use AOC as a metaphor for Shiva Shakti. Enjoy! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and rate the podcast right here on your app or at iTunes. Thank you!
Today I speak with Kristin Leal about her new book, MetaAnatomy, Anatomy of a Yogi, Volume 2: Body Poetry , which includes illustrations by former podcast guest Amanda Shafran. Kristin and I dig into some of the topics covered in the book and have some fun catching up. Say NO to ads! Instead support Peter's Podcast on Patreon , so it can keep reaching your ears! And rate the podcast on your app to help spread the word. Thank you!...
In this episode, I talk to Jean Koerner about her work mentoring teachers and more. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com and please rate the podcast so others will find it more easily. Thank you!
My two cents on Karma and Fairness; a chat on the Gunas; and some gratitude! Happy New Year! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon .
Come join me and Idgy Dean on New Years Day at ISHTA Yoga for a practice and Kirtan! In today's episode, I share a meditation class recorded live! Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for your support on Patreon .
Wendy and I share our thoughts on the holiday season. I hope you have a wonderful holiday full of actual happiness and deep living! I give my top rating to John Zorn's version of “ Christmas Time is Here ” as we close the show. It's gorgeous — check it out!
My friend Heather Principe has been described as a journey-woman of the old ways. She studied classical yoga and polarity therapy, which is based on yoga. She was chosen by Cree healer Don Cardinal to learn the tribe’s wisdom and the sweat lodge ceremony — a rare sharing with someone not born in the tribe. She is dedicated to teaching within the paradigm of the Four Directions and the Five Elements, and her work weaves these ancient teachings into a contemporary outlook on science, personal grow...
In today's episode, I begin with a talk about getting what you want — and not getting what you want. It leads to a discussion of the Course in Miracles and how the same topics are addressed in yoga. In the final segment, I play some excerpts from our Psych Rock Kirtan album Shiva Shakti, which is available on BandCamp . It features me and Idgy Dean and you should go download it! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon . It's how we roll. Namaste....
Jane Stelboum is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer in the Washington, DC metro area, and a Certified Brain Longevity Specialist through the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s Brain Longevity®Therapy Training. She founded Sarasvate (sar-as-vah-te´) in 2012 in honor of her mother Sarah, whom she lost to Alzheimer’s. The company’s mission is to prevent memory-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and help those already impacted maintain a high quality of life as long as possible. She doe...
Wendy Newton gives us a preview of the new interpretation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that she coauthored with Alan Finger. She mentions the book launch at ISHTA Yoga . You can find out more about Wendy and the Tantra of the Yoga Sutras book at wendynewtonyoga.com Please rate the podcast (on your iPhone, it's just below this — click some stars!). Please support me on Patreon . It's how I fund the podcast and keep it coming your way!...
In today's episode, I speak with a dear friend, Lâle Davidson. Lâle is an author of fiction and nonfiction, and a Distinguished Professor at SUNY Adirondack where she teaches fiction writing, public speaking and composition. Her stories have appeared in The North American Review, Eclectica, Big Lucks, and The Collagist, among others. Her story “The Opal Maker” was named top fifty of 2015 by Wigleaf , and her fiction chapbook, Strange Appetites won the Adirondack Center for Writing People’s Choic...
VOTE! In this episode, I begin with an essay on staying noble in one's actions in the face of evil as we face a barrage of political news. I make a few claims in the essay and have links here to support them: (1) on Fox https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fake-news/ (2) on the Koch Brothers https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/author-jane-mayer-on-how-the-koch-brothers-have-changed-america-235310/ (3) on lying by the President, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/14/opinion/sun...
In today’s episode, I get to catch up with Tania Van Pelt. I met Tania in yoga class many years ago, and we bonded around writing and the arts. Tania decided to take her creative future into her own hands by becoming a producer, beginning with a web project she called “ The Happiness Series .” I blogged a bit for the Happiness Series and have followed Tania’s work since. Now a writer, producer, and content creator, Tania has become an expert on diet-related wellness. She is the author of The Age...
In today's episode, I speak with Lindsay Sanwald about our kirtan and her music. Lindsay is the one-woman psychedelic rock musician IDGY DEAN . She has an upcoming single with Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels. She and I created Psych Rock Kirtan, and we met for a chat to discuss our next live kirtan, October 18 at ISHTA Yoga and our recording, which we're mixing as we make this podcast. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com ! Keep posted on goings-on by getting on the mailing list at peterferk...
This bonus is an excerpt from my novel, Incarnation and a Cliff Notes -style cheat sheet below in the notes. The book follows a journalist, an actor, a writer, and a programmer whose dreams and desires play out together on the global stage, again and again. Each time, they find meaning as they spin on life's mysterious wheel of fortune. This is excerpt 8. I am also excerpting the Incarnation Cheat Sheet that lives on my website, below. You can find Incarnation , the book, at Amazon.com . SPOILER...
