Enjoy my live interview with Octavio Salvado, founder of The Practice Yoga Studio in Bali. We discuss the definition of true yoga, the real meaning of tantra and the place of a yogi in the modern world. Octavio began practicing the science of Kriya Yoga at age 19 and was eventually initiated into Kriya Yoga at 27 in Northern India. He pilgrimaged for a decade across India, deepening his understanding and practice of Yoga and Tantra; things that can’t be learned from books. He has accumulated doz...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 9Ep. 1
After a long and unexpected break, we are back! Tune in to hear where we've been and why we're bringing the show back online NOW!
Mar 25, 2021•19 min
Live recording of a Muladhara (root chakra) meditation in a forest in the south of France.
Oct 14, 2019•8 min
Greeting Rainbow Warriors How's everybody doing?? I know it’s been a while since I’ve published an episode and I am so grateful for your patience. I am coming to you today from the south of France where I’m currently just north of the magical and powerful Pyrenees and just about wrapping this round of my pilgrimage to Mary Magdalene. As I’ve dived into her teachings I’m learning that I have been teaching many of the same things, and it’s blowing my mind. I feel a strong resonance with her story ...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you today from Ojai, California. Tomorrow marks the celebration of two important events that I want to make sure you’re aware of. Summer Solstice and the 4th International Day of Yoga. Our guest today is Soma Temple. A 35-year resident of the powerful and holy Island of Bali, Soma Temple is truly one of Bali’s Sacred Goddess’s. Both with her unbreakable faith and her determination to fill the world with love. A dedicated pioneer of the Rudraksha movement...
Jun 21, 2019•37 min•Season 8Ep. 7
Greeting beloved rainbow warriors, earth lovers and sacred activists.I’m coming to you today from beautiful Bali. I thought this interview would be the perfect compliment to earth day week. And can we just talk about earth day for a minute? That’s EVERY DAY, right guys? But officially this is the 10th anniversary of Mother earth day, according to the UN. The Resolution was introduced in 2009 by Bolivia and endorsed by over 50 member states. The term Mother Earth is used because it "reflects the ...
Apr 26, 2019•49 min•Season 8Ep. 6
A bonus episode of healing didjeridu music from my guest Julian Silburn. Enjoy this deeply healing music while meditating, doing breath work or just relaxing! Check out his healing music and instruments on his website here http://soundalchemy.com.au/ Julian has been taught by a number of indigenous elders in Northern Territory home of the Yidaki,(Didjeridu) Also can you please add crystalyidaki.com as well as the soundalchemy.com.au If there’s space and also rajaju.com for the Album The Golden A...
Apr 15, 2019•19 min
Today’s guest is Julian Silburn. Julian is from Perth Australia and is a didjeridu healer, performer and teacher with a passionate interest in Aboriginal culture and music. Julian has been taught by a number of indigenous elders in Western Australia. Having collaborated with them musically and culturally over many years, he has their blessing and approval for using the didjeridu in his healing, performance and teaching work. In all these activities, he aims to respectfully impart the spirit of w...
Apr 14, 2019•25 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Greetings from Bali my beloved rainbow warriors!I am still in post Bali Spirit bliss and have recovered from the sleep deprivation and massive influx of love into my heart by connecting with new and old friends and soaking up loads of new wisdom and skills. It was 8 solid days and nights and wonderfully exhausting. Just wow. I’m so grateful to be tapped into this community. Bali Spirit fest really did not disappoint, and if fact, it seems to get better and better. There’s truly a global soul fam...
Apr 05, 2019•31 min
Today’s guest is Ebony Smith aka The Ghetto Guru, world renowned yoga and mindfulness instructor and founder of Yoga N Da Hood (YNDH), a non profit organization dedicated to making wellness accessible to everyone. (in short they teach yoga in the hood) YNDH is one of the fastest growing non profits in Dallas, translating how wellness is implemented across cultural and social economic barriers. Growing up in inner city Dallas, she knew first hand what it means to be at a disadvantage. She then le...
Mar 12, 2019•36 min•Season 8Ep. 3
My interview with Gwyn Williams at Bali Spirit festival discussing the 3 Treasures. Greetings beloved rainbow warriors. I’m coming to you today from Goa india where I’ve been for a couple months now teaching and learning and teaching again. What a blessing to be here spending time in the nourishing sea Gwyn has been teaching his entire adult life. Earlier as a physical education teacher, martial arts instructor and later as a yoga teacher and Zenthai facilitator. His passion for alternative ther...
Feb 24, 2019•36 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Thanks for helping me celebrate two years of the Visionary Lifestyle Podcast! Check out http://www.visionary-lifestyle.com/podcast to find links to donate and support the show. All my love, Magda
Feb 23, 2019•21 min
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you today from the amazing Auroville India. If you missed my last show and introduction to this brand new season, season 8 of the Visionary Lifestyle Podcast please do and get yourself up to date with where I am and the incredible experience I’m having here. So now This is our first show of season 8 and I couldn’t be more excited to be offering you this particular interview, as it’s been a long time coming. Our guest today is Insiya Rasiwala Finn. She is...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 1
An introduction to what's coming up in Season 8 of the show. Coming to you live from Auroville, India!
Dec 19, 2018•7 min
Greetings Rainbow Warriors. I’m coming to you today from Bali, and this will likely be my last show from here as I’m off to India next week! I’m going to go explore the intentional community in the south of India known as Auroville. This is a community that was founded 50 years ago, is off the grid , practices sustainable building and organic farming and doesn’t use money. Can you say Visionary? It’s a place that seems to embody most of my top values and I can not wait to see it for myself. If a...
Nov 28, 2018•50 min
Dr. Vandana shares about eco feminism, artificial intelligence, climate change and so much more in this lecture recorded at her biodiversity farm in India, Navdanya.
Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Greetings from Bali my beloved rainbow Warriors! The monsoon season is upon us and today I saw some of the heaviest rain I’ve seen in my life, and that is saying a lot as I grew up in Hawaii :) And speaking of Hawaii, today’s guest and I have that in common, which makes it pretty funny that we had to go all the way to Rishikesh India to meet each other. Our guest today is Katie Fisher. Katie is an Artist, activist, musician, healer, a practitioner of Chinese medicine, global traveler, facilitato...
Nov 07, 2018•48 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you from beautiful Bali, Indonesia today. Happy Samhain, If you’re not familiar with this special day, listen up. "Samhain involves the celebration and festival of death and transformation. It occurs in late October and early November and is most popularly known as Halloween, All Hallows Eve, All Saints & All Souls including Day of the Dead. This is also a celebration for the new year in other practices of the world. Like many cultures celebrating th...
Oct 31, 2018•35 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you today from Bali, Indonesia. It’s amazing to be here eating the nourishing tropical fruits, watching sunsets on the beach, and connecting with so many activated rainbow warriors here. Bali really is one of those activated places on the planet, no question. Some say it’s the best place in the world to do healing work, and I believe that. Everything about being here feels nourishing to me. If you haven’t listened to my episodes recorded here at the Bai ...
Oct 26, 2018•27 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you today from Bali, Indonesia. Did you catch my facebook live today making kitchari here? You can find it on my Visionary Lifestyle and Podcast page so go and check it out. Most of the essential ingredients are not available here in Bali so we had to make do with what we had but man oh man did it turn out great anyway. So delicious and easy to make! I’m doing a 3 day kitchari cleanse at the moment here where that’s the only thing I’ll eat for a few days...
Oct 18, 2018•37 min•Season 7Ep. 2
“The answer to climate change is the yoga of the earth” Greetings Rainbow Warriors, It’s me Magda Freedom Rod It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the first episode of Season 7 of the Visionary Lifestyle Podcast. I’m coming to your day from Bali Indonesia. Please listen to the previous episode for an introduction to everything that’s coming up this season. Right now, I am so excited to jump right into today’s show. Our guest today is Dr. Vandana Shiva. She is an Indian scholar , environm...
Oct 10, 2018•48 min•Season 7Ep. 1
An introduction about what's to come this season! Find links to other platforms and for donations here: http://www.visionary-lifestyle.com/podcast
Oct 10, 2018•7 min
Ciao beloveds and Greetings Rainbow Warriors! I’m coming to you today from Sicily Italy where I’m teaching yoga and enjoying the tremendous nature and hospitality of this very special Italian island. This is the last episode of the 6th season of the Visionary Lifestyle Podcast, which I hope you’ve enjoyed. We heard from some of the teachers from the Barcelona Yoga Conference, as well as a host of digital nomads who are paving the way for the rest of us who might be interested in traveling the wo...
Sep 10, 2018•54 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Greetings Rainbow Warriors! Today I’m on the move. I took a ferry from Croatia across the Adriatic sea to Italy last night, and am making my way through Italy on a train now as this is going live. I’m heading to Sicily for my Nature and Yoga retreat and I sure wish you were coming! It starts on September 7th so if you’re feeling spontaneous and want to join for yoga, nature, conscious eating and seeing some incredible ancient sites, email me right now and we’ll squeeze you in! Visionary Lifestyl...
Sep 03, 2018•37 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you today from Croatia and this will be my last show from here. Croatia has been a mixed bag for me. No shortage of lodging crisis’, crazy situations, or tourists since I am here in high season. Like I said on the last episode, I learned my lesson about that, and hopefully, my loss is your gain. On the upside, I was blessed enough to do some island hopping and see and swim in some of the most beautiful clear water I’ve ever seen. I even made it to the be...
Aug 30, 2018•49 min•Season 6Ep. 8
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Aug 20, 2018•54 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Greetings Rainbow Warriors. I’m coming to you from Split, Croatia today. I’ve been here island hopping and soaking up the sun and sea in between getting these episodes out and planning my upcoming retreats in Sicily and Bali. Make sure to check the show notes for details on those, and please do join us! Our guest today is Krishnatakis. Krishnatakis, originally from Greece, has been teaching Thai Yoga massage, yoga and qi gong since 1998, having lived and studied in Thailand and India. He is a se...
Aug 13, 2018•24 min
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, Coming to you from Croatia today, where I’ve been busy organizing my upcoming retreats in Sicily and Bali. Sicily in September is a Nature and Yoga Retreat where we’ll visit ancient sites and natural wonders on Sicily, sail on an actual pirate ship, explore secret beaches, practice yoga daily and learn Conscious eating recipes from my ecourse. Bali in October is a 2 week Wellness Workation for conscious creatives and entrepreneurs or remote workers to co-live and work...
Aug 06, 2018•53 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Greetings rainbow warriors. I’m coming to you today from Split, Croatia. As I mentioned on the last show, I needed to exit the Schengen territory for a month due to visa restrictions (damn you borders)and after exploring many opportunities I decided on Croatia. Apologies for the show being a bit late this week, because I have been moving around a lot, and haven’t had an adequate place to work or record the show. Welcome to the world of a digital nomad ha. I’m saving a month of my Schengen Visa a...
Aug 05, 2018•57 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you from Provence today, and sadly this is my last day here. This American visa situation is really hindering my European travel goals ha. Why can’t we just live in a world without borders, right? One world people. One love, one world, are you with me? But alas, on this yogic path, it’s One day at a time, one breath at a time and by the grace of God go I. It’s all yoga. I need to exit Shengen now for a month, so I can come back for the month of September...
Jul 23, 2018•41 min•Season 6Ep. 2
