Episode Notes:

In this episode, Kim sits down with Chris Parkison, founder of the DC Yoga podcast. Kim and Chris met through the DC Yoga podcast and since then haven't stopped talking about the yoga industry and community, their time as yoga teachers and yoga teacher trainers, and how to deepen the practice of yogic techniques of transformation. In this episode they get deep in talking about the Vedic concept of the koshas, or layers of the bodily experience and expression. They also cover:

1. Chris's archival work on the DC yoga industry

2. His long-planned trip to India and how going to the "source" impacted his practice and teaching

3. The importance of mysticism and how, without it in your body, you're unhappy and incomplete

4. How much of a teacher's own practice reflects what they share in a teacher training and/or their classes

5. Oranges.

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Also! This episode included some Sanskrit. We've translated most of the words used here:

Kriya: action

Koshas: the layers of the body

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Books and media referenced:

1. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van Der Kolk

2. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, James Nestor

3. The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living, Stephen Cope

4. The Dharma in Difficult Times: Finding Your Calling in Times of Loss, Change, Struggle, and Doubt, Stephen Cope

5. DC Yoga Podcast

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Episode credits:

Original music by Kim's band Governess

Produced by Alyssa Yeroshefsky and Kim Weeks

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