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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

Yoga and Balance: Healing From the Inside Out

Yoga keeps us healthy, promotes resilience, and increases the body’s natural healing ability. Yoga therapist and teacher Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how yoga practices balance the body and help us to heal from the inside out.

Apr 11, 201958 min

Spiritual Insights for Abundant Living

How do we live our lives from our deepest spiritual insight? Craig Bullock (Isha Das), founder and spiritual director of the Assisi Institute, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how meditation, prayer, and forgiveness are the keys to abundant living.

Mar 28, 201958 min

The Spiritual Friend: Spiritual Direction in Many Traditions

A spiritual friend, soul companion, counselor, guru, or spiritual director is an essential component of the spiritual path. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares, the executive director of Spiritual Directors International, as they talk about the role of the spiritual friend and its increasing relevance today.

Feb 21, 201958 min

Self-Love, Self-Care, and Loving Relationships

Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar and Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar on Valentine’s Day for a look at what Ayurveda and yoga tell us about the vital connection between self-care and loving relationships.

Feb 14, 201958 min

Five Ways Yoga Can Help Overcome Chronic Pain

We can all relate to pain—it’s the main reason people go to a doctor. Yoga offers us some simple and time-tested ways to help. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Swami Sivashankariananda, director of the San Francisco Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, as they explore how we can teach the body a new response.

Feb 07, 201957 min

Step Into the Stream of Wisdom!

As “drops in the river of time,” can we find happiness and fulfillment in the midst of constant change? Listen as Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of The Tao of Solomon, and Yogacharya O’Brian talk about what can’t be put into words! This discussion is sure to be enjoyable, challenging, and insightful.

Jan 17, 201958 min

Living the Four Aims: Paramahansa Yogananda’s Inspired Life

In the life and legacy of Paramahansa Yogananda, we can see an inspired life that includes the four Vedic goals of life—to live with higher purpose, prosper, enjoy life, and realize liberation. What can we learn from Yogananda’s life about those goals and how to achieve them? Join spiritual friends Yogacharya O’Brian and Philip Goldberg, author of The Life of Yogananda, as they explore how to live fully and well.

Jan 10, 201958 min

Wake up to Joy

We all want to be happy and for our happiness to last. Spiritual realization puts us in touch with the soul’s bliss. Yogacharya O’Brian discusses the innate joy that is part of our soul nature, how to experience it more often, and more fully. Tune in and wake up to joy!

Jan 03, 201958 min

Transform Your Life With Yoga

Yoga is truly transformative—not just physically transforming our bodies—but touching all areas of our life. Special guest Anastasia Shevchenko, creator of the upcoming 2019 Berlin Yoga Conference in Germany, discusses how the practices of yoga transform us in body, mind, and spirit.

Dec 13, 201858 min

Imagine Enlightenment

Can we imagine a world in which all people are spiritually awake? Is enlightenment possible for us, or only for saints and sages? Yogacharya O’Brian returns to discuss how we can restore our innate wholeness and work in the world but not leave our souls behind.

Dec 06, 201858 min

Our Wealth of Spiritual Resources

We each have a wealth of spiritual resources we can access to meet our needs. They are our sure antidote to despair or discouragement. Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they discuss how we can thrive even through times of adversity and despair.

Nov 29, 201858 min

From Worn out to Dreaming

What if you could reboot your health, tap in to your creative self, reclaim your wild nature, lead from your heart—and still feel well-rested? Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Karen Brody, author of Daring to Rest, as they discuss how yoga can help us rediscover the power of rest.

Nov 15, 201858 min

True Wealth

Discover the basic spiritual law of wealth and how our ability to thrive is connected to our awakening. Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian returns to discuss how we can understand prosperity as a spiritual goal, not for its own sake, but for the sake of the soul.

Nov 08, 201858 min

The Prosperity Imperative: Learn to Thrive and Serve

How can we be conscious partners in a world awakening to its highest potential? Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a discussion about how we can live a prosperous, abundant life without losing our souls along the way.

Nov 01, 201858 min

Living a Heart-Centered Life

What happens when you fully commit yourself to love? Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Scott Stabile, author of Big Love: The Power of Living With a Wide-Open Heart, as they discuss living a heart-centered life during the good as well as the challenging times of our life.

Oct 25, 201857 min

Fall in Love With Your Practice

In order to keep our meditation practice steady and strong we need to find ways to fall in love with it over and over again. Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss the many ways we can stay inspired and devoted.

Oct 11, 201858 min

Meditation and Science: Miracles Proved

What are the proven benefits of meditation? Shanti Rubenstone, M.D., joins cohost Laurel Trujillo, M.D., to discuss the scientific evidence suggesting meditation improves cardiac health, slows aging of the brain, and reduces pain.

Sep 20, 201858 min

Connect: How to Love and Serve the One in All

Yogacharya O'Brian and Swami Nirvananda Saraswati, a monk whose music builds schools for children in need, talk about how to let your heart lead you into serving and making a difference.

Sep 06, 201858 min

Open Your Heart, Change Your Life

Join host Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Frank Ostaseski, the author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, for a conversation on how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of our mortality can bring us closer to our truest selves. How do we embrace the uncertainty of life and still live with joy, peace, and acceptance?

Aug 30, 201858 min

Stay Healthy by Aligning With Nature’s Cycles

Ayurvedic specialist Dr. Vivek Shanbhag notes that natural cycles, such as the seasons and cycles of the moon, affect our health and consciousness. Shanbhag joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a discussion on how to improve our health and expand our consciousness by aligning with the cycles of nature.

Aug 23, 201858 min

What Are You Hungry For? Healing Our Relationship With Food

Sarahjoy Marsh, author of Hunger, Hope, and Healing, joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss yogic practices that can transform our relationship with food from suffering to compassion and hopefulness. How can yoga help us to heal our relationship with food, eating, and body image?

Aug 09, 201858 min

Yoga for Grief Relief

Antonio Sausy, author of Yoga for Grief Relief, joins cohost Dr. Laurel Trujillo as they discuss how yoga practices support us in times of grief and loss, and provide an opportunity for self-transformation. Yoga can help us move through grief to rediscover our wholeness.

Aug 02, 201858 min

Optimize Your Health

How do we recognize when we are out of balance and make corrections to restore optimal health? Yoga therapist and professor Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., joins Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss how we can use self-care practices to reclaim our balance and well-being.

Jul 26, 201857 min

Living Yoga, Living Wholeness

Kriya yoga is described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as self-discipline, self-inquiry, and surrender to God. Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Paula Whang-Ramos as they discuss how these teachings can bring us back to wholeness—a life filled with peace, joy, and deep contentment.

Jul 12, 201858 min

Moving Toward Peace

How can we navigate life’s challenging times and find our way to peace? Dean Sluyter, author of Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger, and Addiction, joins cohost Dr. Laurel Trujillo to discuss simple meditative practices to ease body, mind, and soul.

Jun 14, 201858 min
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