We can see anxiety as a problem to be solved, or an enemy to be battled, or at the very least, a feature of ourselves that doesn’t express our true self. But Professor Douglas Brooks offers the Sutras of Patanjali, other sacred texts, and lessons we can take from yoga, to explore a pathway to understanding anxiety that is empowering rather than debilitating, nurturing and protective rather than only stressful and terrorizing, and one that will help us enter a deeper relationship with ourselves. ...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 39 min
In this premiere episode of a new series focusing on Glo teachers, Derik Mills hosts Mark Osmundsen, who talks about how his dance and burlesque experience informs his teaching, what it’s like hold space for students in an online environment, and the importance of vulnerability. Mark also shared what hobbies and pursuits engage him the most. Mark has guest-hosted multiple episodes of the Glo Podcast: The Power of Dance and Kindness with Emmy-winning Choreographer Al Blackstone , Activism and Hea...
Jan 22, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Dec 08, 2022•2 hr 2 min
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Dec 01, 2022•2 hr 2 min
Glo instructor Khetanya Henderson interviews fellow Glo instructor Ivorie Jenkins. A former professional dancer for film, television and stage, Ivorie fell in love with yoga and meditation as pre-performance rituals during her time as a dancer with Cirque du Soleil. Khetanya and Ivorie’s conversation compares their experiences as dancers and yogis, as practitioners of an art form that is at its center outward looking, and a spiritual practice that is at its center inward. Ivorie discusses her ea...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Nov 24, 2022•2 hr 2 min
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Nov 16, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Guest Host Mark Osmundsen offers listeners a conversation with Al Blackstone, an Emmy-winning director, choreographer, and educator. Born in New Jersey and raised in a dance studio, Al has called New York City home for more than a decade, and has created many works for stage and screen, including dance narratives such as Freddie Falls in Love (Joyce Theater), Happy We’ll Be (Roseland Ballroom), Elephant in the Room (Arts on Site), NORMA (Steps on Broadway) and Brown Eyed Girl (2011 Capezio A.C.E...
Nov 13, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo. In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast , Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philos...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 51 min
Dr. Christopher Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured instructor on Glo. In five bonus episodes, Dr. Chapple will give you a taste of the history of yoga. Telling the story of yoga’s history is challenging for many reasons. It’s a history that spans tho...
Oct 27, 2022•2 hr 17 min
“Drag in itself is a form of political action,” Marti Gould Cummings has told The Advocate . “My work not only in drag but in NYC politics has led me to run for city council.” Guest host Mark Osmundsen, a Glo teacher, interviews Marti about representation for queer people in city, state, and federal government. They also discuss the healing and self-care practices Marti has adopted to cope with bipolar II disorder, and a suicide attempt. Knowing you’re not alone, Marti says, can contribute to he...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 56
Dr. Christopher Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured instructor on Glo. In five bonus episodes, Dr. Chapple will give you a taste of the history of yoga. Telling the story of yoga’s history is challenging for many reasons. It’s a history that spans tho...
Oct 19, 2022•2 hr 10 min
Dr. Christopher Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured instructor on Glo. In five bonus episodes, Dr. Chapple will give you a taste of the history of yoga. Telling the story of yoga’s history is challenging for many reasons. It’s a history that spans tho...
Oct 12, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Radha Agrawal is a community force. She is the co-Founder, CEO and Chief Community Architect of Daybreaker, the global morning dance and wellness movement in 28 cities and five continents with a community of almost half a million people around the globe. She has partnered with the Greater Good Science Center to engineer a self-assessment quiz to measure your happy neurochemical levels and prescribe a set of classes to activate your brain-body connections, supplement your happiness and boost your...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Dr. Christopher Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured instructor on Glo. In five bonus episodes, Dr. Chapple will give you a taste of the history of yoga. Telling the story of yoga’s history is challenging for many reasons. It’s a history that spans tho...
Oct 05, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Dr. Christopher Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured instructor on Glo. In five bonus episodes of The Glo Podcas t, Dr. Chapple will give you a taste of the history of yoga. Telling the story of yoga’s history is challenging for many reasons. It’s a hi...
Sep 28, 2022•2 hr 1 min
The holistic psychologist and author Nicole LePera wants her clients and patients to feel more comfortable with being uncomfortable. She says that experiencing discomfort helps us develop resilience. This is what gives us all the courage to risk more and try new things. This was part of her education into understanding why many of her clients had incredible insights and awareness about themselves, but still felt stuck in therapy. She empathized, often feeling as stuck as they did. A door opened ...
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Celest Pereira, a physiotherapy expert, joins guest host Marc Laws II, a Glo instructor, in a conversation about neuroscience and biomechanics. In previous episodes of The Glo Podcast, we’ve talked about how the brain perceives and creates the world we experience. Celest brings a new chapter to those conversations. She and Marc discuss nociceptors, the sensory neurons that respond to potentially damaging stimuli by sending “possible threat” signals to the spinal cord and brain. The brain creates...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 53
A mindfulness practice can help you refine and redefine how you think of freedom. In part two of a conversation about mindfulness, Derik Mills draws upon Professor Christopher Chapple’s knowledge of ancient texts and stories to open up the concept of mindfulness and show you pathways into it. Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and has published over 20 books ab...
Aug 28, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Learning about mindfulness doesn’t only happen on a yoga mat or on a cushion. In this episode of The Glo Podcast with Dr. Christopher Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Derik and Dr. Chapple revisit the Buddha’s journey into mindfulness by recalling ancient texts and stories. Dr. Chapple has published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religio...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 51
“It ain’t never too late to discover yourself,” says singer, songwriter, entertainer Storm Marrero. In this episode, guest-hosted by Glo instructor Mark Osmundsen, Storm shares her experiences building her career as a performer in New York City, only to see the pandemic temporarily derail her plans. She describes the resilience she found to take her career in a different direction as she also cared for her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Storm is an activist for body positivity who sa...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 50
In the segregated American South, Black women were not allowed to have their babies in white-run hospitals. Black women had their babies at home, assisted by midwives. Sarahn Henderson was called to the profession of midwifery in 1980. Curious to learn more about her profession and its history, she embarked on a research mission that took her to local libraries and archives of her local Department of Health in Georgia. As she read everything she could get her hands on, she soon discovered that t...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 49
In part two of our exploration of mindfulness, Professor Douglas Brooks summons his extensive knowledge of ancient texts to help listeners access a deep understanding of mindfulness and its practices. Derik Mills and Professor Brooks discuss how mindfulness is not just something you’re practicing on your yoga mat. It is a moment to moment practice that you develop every day. Professor Brooks believes the true benefits will come with commitment. “Little by little, again and again,” is the way to ...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Professor Douglas Brooks has long been fascinated by Buddhism and Hindu traditions. He lived in India with his teacher, Dr. Gopala Aiyar Sundaramoorthy, for many years, studying and practicing Srividya, Auspicious Wisdom, and the modern traditions of goddess-centered Tantra. In part one of a two-part episode, Professor Brooks recalls the roots of his fascination with both Buddhist and Hindu traditions and culture, and brings in ancient texts to help you chart a path into your practice of mindful...
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Elena Brower, Glo instructor, bestselling author, teacher, artist and activist, hosts this episode of the podcast. Her guest is Jeff Rosenthal, co-author of Make No Small Plans: Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community . Jeff is the Co-Founder of Summit, best known for hosting global ideas festivals and events, and is the co-owner, principal designer, and developer of Summit Powder Mountain and Powder Mountain ski resort in Eden, Utah. Make No Small Plans was published in ...
May 29, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Mark Osmundsen has been a teacher on Glo for nearly four years. On this episode of the podcast, Mark Osmundsen hosts Gigi Engle. Gigi as an award-winning, certified sex educator and psychotherapist in training. Her writing regularly appears in publications like Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, L Magazine, Teen Vogue, Glamor, and Women’s Health. Gigi is the author of All the F*cking Mistakes: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life. Gigi Engle, ACS, CSE, CSC, is an award-winning feminist author, certified sex ...
May 15, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Orly Wahba, educator, entrepreneur, and author of Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and Yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts , believes that kindness is not something you practice once in a while, but instead kindness is a way of seeing the world. She’s a TED speaker whose projects include Dance for Kindness, Project Hope Exchange, and Life Vest Inside. In this episode of The Glo Podcast , Orly shares the story of how, when she was a girl in middle school, a fire in her family home left her...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 44
The climate emergency can feel overwhelming, and eco-anxiety can bring on emotional paralysis. But you can feel better-—and do a lot of good—-by taking positive action. Welcome to a special Earth Day edition of The Glo Podcast . Eco-activist Heather White returns to the show to talk about her new book, One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet. Heather shares about the many forms eco-action can take, and she’ll also share how when you make active choices to address clim...
Apr 24, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 43
In this episode of The Glo Podcast hosted by Dice Iida-Klein, Alex Artymiak talks about yoga as a process of coming to terms with yourself, a process as demanding in many ways for the teacher as well as for the student. When you teach yoga, both Dice and Alex agree, you teach what you are. Trigger warning. In this episode, Alex briefly shares about how he lost a close family member to suicide. Links: https://diceyoga.com/about http://www.alexartymiak.com/ GLO classes: https://www.glo.com/teacher...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 42
