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Yoga Chai and a Dog

Deepak Mohan and Archna Mohanpodcasters.spotify.com
Interactions between a Yoga professional and a non-yoga person covering a range of topics from yoga (of course!), wellness, health, nutrition, mindfullness and meditation. It is friendly and interactive and completely jargon-free (we hate jargons!). You can ask questions, share your experiences and be a part of this journey!Archna Mohan is a practising yoga professional for 10+ years, having earned her degree from Yoga Alliance, UK and trained under various gurus across Europe and Americas. Deepak Mohan, the non-yoga, is a forever doubtful, but inquisitive person, testing Archna's patience with his questions on various topics.
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Episodes

Season 2: Introductions are in order again

Hey Podfriends! After a break of 7 months, we are back again. We had been busy during the last couple of months with some new hobbies and things like that. And we share it all in this episode. We talked about these in this episode and as promised the links are below: 1. The wonderful work done by Gary and Michelle at DogsnHome. Their website is https://dogsnhomes.org.uk/ and their facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/DogsnHomes 2. We had mentioned Khalsa Aid as one of the organisations whe...

Aug 02, 202123 min

Mental Health Issues in Children

In the first episode of Season 2 we start with a worrying trend that is becoming obvious post pandemic - mental health issues in children. In this episode we present our take on it and how to handle the issue. New episodes every fortnight on Fridays at 18:00 GMT. Well! we will try to! So don’t miss any episode and subscribe to this podcast. It comes at an enormous cost of one click! Credits: Music: Maddie Ashman and Edward Cross Introduction: Aditi Mohan We are really passionate about this podca...

Aug 02, 202127 minSeason 2Ep. 1

In Conversation with Dr Alka Patel

When you think of doctors, you immediately think prescriptions and pills. Right? Wrong! We met a medical professional with a diference. Instead of pills, she prescribes lifestyle changes! And that resonated so much with our own views. No wonder we...

Oct 30, 202051 min

PTSD: In conversation with Marius Pelser

How many of us have heard of PTSD? How many of us really know what it is? We were so priviledged to talk to Marius Pelser who supports people suffering from Mental Health issues and especially PTSD. You cannot find a better peson than Marius to...

Sep 25, 202047 min

Mental Health: Your Tools and How to Use them

Healing is not about changing who you are. It is about changing your relationship with who you are. A fundamental part of that is honouring how you feel.Mental health has come into a lot of prominence with the current endemic. We may be suffering...

Sep 11, 202023 min

Lets Talk About Mental Health

Healing is not about changing who you are. It is about changing your relationship to who you are. A fundamental part of that is honouring how you feel.Mental health has come into a lot of prominence with the current endemic. We may be suffering from...

Aug 28, 202033 min

In conversation with Jason Crandell and Andrea Ferretti

It was wonderful to have a free-flowing conversation with Jason and Andrea on everything but yoga. They are a wonderful couple who, like many others, try hard to maintain a balance between their professional selves and their personal lives. Hear Jason...

Jun 19, 202048 min

Building Resilience in the times of crisis

Tough times call for tough measures. About 3 months in the pandemic, people have adopted various techniques to tide over the effects of lockdowns, home working and mental health. In this episode we share our experience and suggestions on what you can...

Jun 05, 202026 min

Being Human - the other side of a yoga practitioner

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a yoga practitioner? Their yoga practice, their teaching...? There's a human side to them too and they have traversed their own journey to where they are now. We thought of talking to...

May 22, 202046 min

Courage - the dare to do different?

What does courage mean to you? Is it heroics, or display of super human antics? Or just acting on impulse to do things differently, given the enormity of a situation? We wanted to explore this topic. Of course we had a point of view which you would...

May 08, 202052 min

Body Image - Revisited

Our Episode on Body Image published on March 13, 2020 has become the top downloaded episode so far across the globe. We have received a number of queries and comments on that. Based on your questions and comments we decided to revisit this topic once...

Apr 24, 202024 min

Dealing with the Crisis

For the first time we struggled to produce this episode. We knew it had to be about the Corona endemic, but were unsure what to talk about. We did not want to preach; nor advice. We ourselves are trying to make sense of this new reality. So here’s...

Apr 10, 202030 min

Self Care and Self Preservation - your two best friends

We are going through unprecedented trying times. People all over the world have been, and continue to be, affected by COVID 19 endemic. Its important for us to understand how can we help ourselves before helping others.New episodes every fortnight on...

Mar 27, 202027 min

Body Image - are you a victim of it?

Chances are that you may not have heard about Body Image and yet you may be impacted by it. Surrounded by social media and constant advertisements we tend to feel impoverished, when we look at others and their bodies. And that takes us into a serious...

Mar 13, 202023 min

Coronavirus - what can we do about it?

Coronavirus is the biggest news today, all over the world. It evokes a lot of emotions everywhere - fear, anxiety, depression... you name it. So how do you handle this situation? What can you do about it? We have a solution and we discuss it in this...

Feb 28, 202025 min

Love's in the air!

It's St Valentine's Day, and the love bug has bitten us too. We have talked enough about yoga and wellness and health. Today, we take a detour and talk about love. How we fell in love and what do we think of it after four decades of being in love.New...

Feb 14, 202028 min

The Psychology of Eating - Knowing why diets don't work

The third part of the series on how to ensures that resolutions become a part of your life. In this episode we discuss the psychology behind eating which often culminates in binge eating or drinking. Archna is a certified coach from the Institute of Psychology for Eating and shares her views on how this helps in gaining consciousness on your eating habits.

Jan 31, 202025 min

Breaking the New Year's Resolutions

So, you have made a resolution for the New Year? Congratulations! Many people make resolutions for the New Year only to see it being broken by February or March (if you are lucky!). In this episode we discuss what you need to do (and not do!) to ensure that you stuck to the resolutions.

Jan 03, 202025 min

Festival Stress

Hello! Its less than a month to Christmas. And I bet, you're stressed out about it. We discuss the do's and dont's of not getting stressed during the festivities and enjoy it as it should be.

Nov 29, 201928 min

Yoga and Stress Management

Does Yoga really help in stress management? What can we do to lower our stress levels using yoga.

Nov 08, 201943 min

Yoga and Weight Loss

Does Yoga help in weight loss? That's a question that has been asked to us. And we try to answer this issue.

Oct 18, 201931 min

Against all odds: A story of rediscovery

We talk to a super couple who agreed to re-live their last 10+ years living with a rare affliction and how it brought them together as a family. Alert: Please have a tissue at hand before listening to this episode.

Sep 27, 201955 min

Inner Resources: Your Bank of Happiness

Do you know each one of us have a bank within us which we can dip in at when everything seems just a bit unbearable around us? They are called inner resources and Archna Mohan explains more about it.

Sep 20, 201928 min

Hey! Its fun time!

Life begins when you start having fun. And you don't need to prep for it. Let go, and things start happening around you. We discuss why having fun is A-1 requirement for you and how to have fun - lots an lots of it!

Sep 13, 201924 min

Life in a slow lane

Fast lane, fast food, speed dialling, speed dating! Been there done it? Now is the time to think of slowing down.

Sep 06, 201929 min
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