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The Yoga Hour

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This hour of keen insight into spiritual principles touches upon the most practical aspects of our lives and speaks to our deepest yearnings for awakening. Find inspiration, insights, and time-tested practices from the ancient system of Kriya Yoga, a philosophy and practice for fulfilled living in today’s world.
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Episodes

Build Children’s Emotional Resilience Through Self-Compassion

Integrating self-compassion practices into family life is a profound gift. Educators and co-authors Wendy O’Leary and Louise Shanagher share creative practices that create a culture of kindness and compassion in the family that will nourish children throughout their lives.

Jun 20, 202559 min

Awake in the World: Kriya Yoga for These Times

What does it mean to stay spiritually awake in turbulent times? Senior Kriya Yoga teacher Acharya Sundari Jensen discusses how Kriya Yoga supports presence, peace, and purposeful action. Explore how daily practice deepens inner awareness.

Jun 12, 202554 min

Find Peace Amid the Storm of Serious Illness

How can we embrace tenderness and self-compassion when we or those we love face serious illness? Susan Bauer-Wu, author of Leaves Falling Gently, shares how existential health challenges can be catalysts for growth, resilience, and becoming more human.

Jun 04, 202559 min

Oneness, Interconnection and the Healing Wisdom of the Hive

What spiritual lessons can bees teach us about being aware, present and seeing the One in all? Join us in conversation with Michelle Cassandra Johnson as she shares practices of contemplation for healing ourselves, all beings and our world.

May 22, 20251 hr

Cook Simply, Eat Well, Enjoy More

Are you trying to incorporate more meatless meals into your cooking? Gena Hamshaw, author of A Grain, a Green, a Bean, shares her guidelines for delicious, simple, healthy meatless meals. We can all eat better, enjoy more, and tread more lightly on the earth.

May 18, 20251 hr 7 min

Revitalize Your Health with Ayurveda

How does the ancient healing science of Ayurveda help us to stay healthy, energetic, and balanced? Kate O’Donnell, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook explores how we can use Ayurvedic wisdom to stay healthy and vital in every season.

May 08, 202553 min

Find The Extraordinary in the Everyday

We can choose to walk the path of the mystic. The mundane will show up as miraculous, the boring becomes fascinating and our shortcomings become our greatest gifts. Join our guest Mirabai Starr as she shares that embracing mysticism in our lives is a way of being alive in the world.

Apr 17, 20251 hr

Live Your Yoga Moment to Moment

Say "yes" to yoga as a vehicle for personal, social, and collective liberation with Susanna Barkataki, author of Ignite Your Yoga. Join us as she shares how to go beyond the physical practices of Yoga to discover how to bring all aspects of Yoga into your daily life.

Apr 02, 202558 min

Keep Steady and Calm in Challenging Times to Make a Difference

We all need help in difficult times. Guest Phil Goldberg will discuss the importance of spiritual practice for equanimity and balance. Prayer, meditation, mindfulness, and other practices are necessities for challenging times that bring calm and composure to mind and body.

Mar 29, 20251 hr 3 min

Beyond Body and Mind: The Wisdom of Ramana Maharshi

Who am I? The great yoga master Ramana Maharshi recommended self-inquiry as the path to Self-Realization, the realization of the Self of All. Teacher and author Dr. David Frawley discusses his new book Yoga Beyond Body and Mind, which focuses on the teachings of this great sage.

Mar 21, 202556 min

Discover True Wealth and Transform Your Relationship with Money

How can we expand our definition of wealth into something we embody? Elizabeth Husserl, author of The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money, helps us to reframe the scarcity mindset, and allow money to become a trusted mentor that pushes us to expand our horizon.

Mar 06, 20251 hr

Balance Your Prana for Health and Vitality

Prana is the life force which flows through our bodies and gives us resiliency and vitality. Join author and esteemed teacher Dr. David Frawley to learn more about prana and how to balance the energy flows in our body resulting in health and the awakening of our consciousness.

Feb 27, 20251 hr 5 min

Build a Life of Meaning and Purpose Through Radical Self-Care

How can we cultivate resilience, compassion, and a sense of purpose in a fractured world? Mindfulness teacher and activist Shelley Tygielski shares how radical self-care guides us in big and small ways, creating ripple effects leading to a profound impact of compassion for ourselves and our community.

Feb 21, 20251 hr 3 min

Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

How do thoughts and emotions impact our physical health as well as our mental and emotional well-being? Guest Reema Datta offers ancient yogic techniques that empower us to break free from the challenges of modern society so we can experience lasting inner peace and good health in all ways.

Feb 14, 20251 hr 2 min

Explore Swami Vivekananda and His Legacy of Love and Unity

In honor of the 125th anniversary of Vivekanda’s visit to the Bay Area, Swami Prasannatmananda of the Vedanta Society Berkeley will discuss Vivekanda’s timeless message of love, unity and divinity of all, and how that message reverberates to this day.

Feb 06, 202557 min

Eat Well, Live Well, Think Well

How can we improve our relationship with food so that we can find pleasure and nourishment in what we eat? Nutritionist Sue Van Raes shares practices that can help us understand what fulfills us and satisfies our true hungers. We can learn to trust our hunger and organic intelligence.

Jan 16, 20251 hr 2 min

Divine Grace Lived: A Journey of a Lifetime

Join Francis X. Clooney, Catholic priest, theologian, and professor at Harvard Divinity School, whose deep faith led to exploration of Hinduism and the development of a comparative theology. We will discuss his memoir: Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story.

Jan 09, 20251 hr 1 min

Awaken to Our Underlying Unity Through the Perennial Philosophy

The Perennial Philosophy stresses that the experience of Oneness is available to all. Author and Professor Dana Sawyer shares how this philosophy supports our quest for Self-realization and our experience of the Unity that lies beneath the apparent diversity of the world.

Dec 19, 20241 hrEp. 8

Celebrate the Unity of Life

In this time of divisiveness, recognition and celebration of our underlying unity is even more important. Paul John Roach discusses the unity of the world’s religions and how various spiritual traditions celebrate the return of the light at this time of year.

Dec 12, 20241 hr

Practical Steps to Transform Stress into Strength

Stress has become a normal part of our lives. Join us for this conversation with Dr. Elissa Epel, author of the Stress Prescription, as she shares practical ways to navigate adversity to live a happier and healthier life. We can’t avoid stress but we can embrace it and transform it.

Dec 05, 202457 min

Connect to Divine Energy for Healthy Relationships and Successful Living

How can we attune ourselves to the subtle Divine energy that brings spiritual awakening, improves relationships and brings what we need for successful living? Shivani Lucki, internationally known Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author of Healing with Life Force, shares Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings for vitality, healing and Self-realization.

Nov 21, 202458 min

The Bridge Between Time and Eternity

The soul bridges time and eternity. Yogacharya O’Brian discusses how, even in our busy lives, the practices of meditation, prayer, devotion, and contemplation, gather our attention and open space for the soul to stretch out.

Nov 13, 202452 min

The Inspiring Life of a Modern Christian Mystic, Father Thomas Keating

Father Thomas Keating is one of great Christian mystics and contemplative giants of our time. Spiritual teacher Cynthia Bourgeault, a long time student and colleague of Fr. Keating, offers insight into this master’s journey from cloistered monk to world-renowned spiritual leader.

Nov 07, 202455 min

Sacred Chants—A Divine Connection

How does sacred music deepen our connection to the Divine? Swami Nirvanananda, musician and spiritual teacher, shares how sacred chants and music can quiet our minds, bringing us to a deeper connection with the Divine.

Oct 31, 20241 hr

Take Action on Climate Change with Heart and Mind

How do we respond to the urgency of climate change yet act effectively with hope? Join the conversation with our guest, author Susan Bauer-Wu as we discuss the challenges of this moment, to channel our inner awareness and wisdom, and to re-orient our thinking toward hopeful action.

Oct 24, 202459 minEp. 7

Lasting Peace Begins with Us

How can we contribute to a lasting peace in the world? The ancient yogic scriptures tell us that the power to change the world begins with us. Renowned spiritual teacher and spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait offers practical tools for self-transformation. We can all contribute to lasting peace.

Sep 19, 20241 hr 4 min

The Happiness of Yoga

Do you yearn for lasting happiness? Join yoga teachers and authors Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman as they explore the root causes of suffering and how to move toward awakening and integrating your physical body, heart, and mind. The shore of joy and happiness is waiting.

Sep 12, 20241 hr 1 min

Cultivate Health Through The Yamas and Niyamas

An important component of health is contentment of the soul and the mind. Anusha Sehgal BAMS M.D, a classically trained Ayurvedic physician, shares how the yogic principles of the Yamas and Niyamas can be cultivated to support our everyday life, bringing balance and stability as well as support to navigate life’s inevitable challenges.

Aug 29, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 6

Awaken Your Healing Energy: Part Two- The Mind

How can we use the mind’s capacities to create for ourselves a healthier and happier reality? Shivani Lucki, internationally known Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author of Healing with Life Force, shares Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings for vitality, healing and Self-realization

Aug 22, 20241 hr 1 min
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