Welcome to Episode #105 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Massa Mamey-Clarke, a yoga teacher from Liberia, was so powerful as we talked about what it's like to be the only Liberian yoga teacher in Liberia who is currently teaching! I hope that this conversation helped you to reflect on how yoga found you, and if it found you at precisely the time when you needed it the most. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Liberia then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Massa Mamey-Clarke

Introducing Massa Mamey-Clarke, a yoga teacher from Liberia. She is a self-taught yogi and now a certified Ashtanga instructor. She has been teaching officially since 2016, and she envisions herself as a future studio owner in Liberia, where she can continue to radiate light and tranquility in Liberia and beyond.

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Massa Mamey-Clarke shares her beautiful story with us on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, a story of self-discovery, resilience, and a deep-rooted passion for sharing the transformative power of yoga with her community in Libera.

Massa's journey with yoga began unexpectedly during her senior year of college in the United States. A chance encounter with the crow pose sparked her curiosity, leading her to explore this ancient practice. Despite being unfamiliar with yoga, Massa was captivated by the beauty and grace of the poses she discovered online. Thus, her journey as a self-taught yogi commenced, marking the beginning of a transformative path.

Driven by the profound impact yoga had on her life, Massa felt compelled to share this gift with others, especially in Liberia. Recognizing the need for mental wellness amidst the backdrop of Liberia's tumultuous history, Massa saw yoga as a gateway to healing and resilience for her community. Thus, her vision to become a yoga teacher and establish a studio in Liberia was born.

As Massa's teaching journey progressed, she learned valuable lessons about the importance of self-care and boundaries. Recognizing the toll of back-to-back teaching sessions, Massa embraced the need for balance and prioritized her well-being. Her journey serves as a reminder to aspiring yoga teachers to nurture themselves while serving others, finding harmony amidst the demands of teaching.

For Massa, yoga transcends mere physical practice; it embodies a holistic lifestyle encompassing physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Rooted in self-acceptance and presence, yoga offers a path to healing, self-discovery, and connection.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Liberia episode?

Lessons Learned: Balancing Self-Care and Service
The Impact of Yoga in Post-Conflict Liberia
Self-Care and Burnout Prevention for Yoga Teachers
Building Community and Fostering Inclusivity
The Birth of a Vision: Bringing Yoga to Liberia

Favorite Quote From Massa Mamey-Clarke

“Yoga is a form of medicine. Physically, mentally, and Yoga is not like a plan. It shouldn't be a plan. It is a lifestyle."

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Welcome to Episode #104 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Roman Chernousov, a yoga teacher from Kyrgyzstan, was fascinating as we took a deep dive into the history of yoga in Kyrgyzstan and how it was illegal because of how the government knew that it was such a powerful practice. Trust me, this story sounded like a movie! We also talked about Roman’s travels to Tibet and how he studied not just yoga but Kung Fu and Qi Gong as well. I hope that this conversation surprised you, delighted you, and made you more curious about yoga in Kyrgyzstan.

So if you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Kyrgyzstan then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Roman Chernousov

Roman Chernousov, yoga teacher from Kyrgyzstan followed a diverse athletic background in childhood and young adulthood, including wrestling and wushu. However, Roman found solace and healing in yoga and qigong after a serious illness in 1998. His extensive training, ranging from traditional Tibetan practices in Northern Tibet to courses in India and St. Petersburg, led him to develop the YogaMix system. Since 2007, Roman has been passionately imparting his knowledge, conducting yoga retreats, and shaping future yoga teachers through comprehensive courses, viewing yoga not merely as a profession but as a cherished lifestyle and a continuous path of self-development.

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Discover the rich tapestry of yoga in Kyrgyzstan through the eyes and experiences of Roman Chernousov, a yoga teacher from Kyrgyzstan.

Roman's connection with yoga began at the age of five when his father, defying the ban on yoga in the '70s and '80s, introduced him to the practice using books. These clandestine teachings revealed a world of asanas and breathing techniques, setting the foundation for Roman's lifelong relationship with yoga.

Growing up with a passion for wrestling and Kung Fu, Roman found strength, discipline, and resilience in these pursuits. He emphasizes how these disciplines shaped his character, instilling in him the importance of daily practice, a lesson he later passed on to his yoga students.

Roman's yoga journey took a profound turn after a severe illness in 1998. Facing physical traumas from martial arts, he turned to yoga and Qigong for recovery. Undeterred by the initial challenges, Roman's daily practice gradually restored strength, leading him to develop the Yoga Mix System—an amalgamation of various yoga styles and influences.

Over the years, the yoga community in Kyrgyzstan has flourished. From a mere handful of practitioners, there are now over 200 yoga teachers in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, alone. Roman's dedication to teaching and the growing interest in yoga reflect a remarkable transformation of yoga in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan, once shrouded in secrecy, is now a thriving hub for yoga practitioners, fostering growth, healing, and unity.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Kyrgyzstan episode?

The story of how yoga was illegal in Kyrgyzstan
What is the YogaMix system?
Influences of Wrestling, QiGong, and Kung Fu
The underground era of yoga in Kyrgyzstan and the rise of yoga in Kyrgyzstan
Yoga as a Healing Journey

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Welcome to Episode #103 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Katariina Hautsalo, a yoga teacher from Finland, was so curious as we dove into Shakti Flow and Shakti Dance, a mystical type of yoga that involves the four elements, feminine energy, and energy work. I hope that this conversation made you curious about unique holistic offerings like quantum hypnosis, awareness training, and Body Mind Balancing treatment.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Finland episode?

Shakti Alchemy: Dance into Healing
What is Shakti Dance and Shakti Flow?
Mystical Wellness Modalities Unveiled
Finland's Yoga Evolution
Quantum hypnosis, awareness training, and body-mind balancing

Tell me more about Katariina Hautsalo

Katariina Hautsalo, a yoga teacher from Finland, is the owner of Yoga School Shanti, a studio with over two decades of history in Finland. Specializing in Shakti Dance and Shakti Flow yoga, Katariina brings 20 years of diverse expertise, offering classes focused on spiritual and psychological growth through breath, movement, and energy work. With a background in education, sociology, and future sciences, Katariina's passion lies in fostering self-compassion and exploring the wonders of life through yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Finland episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Katariina is not only a yoga teacher but also the owner of Yoga School Shanti, a studio with over two decades of history in Finland. In this podcast episode, we explore Katariina's journey into yoga, the unique aspects of Shakti flow and dance, and the evolving yoga culture in Finland.

The discussion deepens into the unique practices of Shakti flow yoga and Shakti dance. Katariina explains that Shakti dance combines elements of yoga, dance, and energy work, offering a feminine and healing experience. The practice involves eight sequences, including flowing asanas, standing dance, free movement, and celestial communication. Shakti Flow, a quicker version without dancing, is also part of Katariina's teachings.

Moreover, Katariina emphasizes the power of Shakti yoga and dance in facilitating inner work and shadow work. The practice allows practitioners to explore and heal their emotions and traumas through dance and breathwork. The integration of elements like fire, water, and earth creates a transformative and healing experience.

Katariina sheds light on the yoga community in Finland, noting the prevalence of gym yoga and the integration of yoga into various aspects of life, including schools and workplaces. Despite the perception of Finns as the "happiest people," Katariina highlights the stress and work fatigue prevalent in Finnish society, making yoga and alternative therapies essential for overall well-being.

This podcast episode provides a glimpse into the evolving landscape of yoga in Finland, Katariina's journey, and the transformative power of Shakti yoga and dance. As Finns seek holistic well-being amidst a busy lifestyle, the integration of yoga and alternative therapies becomes increasingly significant.

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Welcome to Episode #101 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Dea Mørk-Jensen, a yoga teacher from Denmark, was so lovely as we looked deeply at how more people are seeking yoga out, we talked about the importance of playfulness in our practice, and how social media has changed people’s perception of yoga. I hope that this conversation gave you hope, gave you food for thought, and gave you a glimpse into yoga in Denmark

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For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Denmark episode?

The importance of varied yoga teacher trainings for growth
Joy in yoga and playfulness
Dea's evolution from Danish teen to Mexican yoga practitioner
Social media’s impact on yoga
Denmark's yoga scene

Tell me more about Dea Mørk-Jensen

Dea Mørk-Jensen, a yoga teacher from Denmark, embarked on her yogic journey with a 200-hour YTT in 2012 under Alpha Omega Yoga. Her dedication to growth led her to enriching experiences like the 30-hour Mandala Vinyasa in 2020 and a 50-hour Yin & Chakras training with The Yoga People. Rooted in Odense, Denmark, and nurtured in the diverse landscapes of Mexico, Dea's teaching style blends vinyasa flow, Yin, and Hatha, peppered with the playful challenge of inversions. With almost a decade of teaching experience, she has shared her passion in studios across Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and Toulouse, France, before finding her current space in Copenhagen, including Absalon, Rive Gauche, and PakhusYoga. Dea's classes mirror her belief in yoga's transformative power, especially in the joyous exploration of inversions that redefine our understanding of strength and capability.

Tell me more about Dea Mørk-Jensen

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Welcome back to the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, dear listeners! We're thrilled to be back from our break, celebrating our 100th episode and now diving into episode 101 with the incredible Anilda Nocka, a trailblazing yoga teacher from the beautiful country of Albania.

So…. Welcome to Episode #101 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Anilda Nocka, a yoga teacher from Albania, was so powerful as we really took a deep dive into yoga in Albania and into what Baptiste Power Yoga is, how she studied with Baron Baptiste, as well as how she's been a community driven changemaker in Albania, bringing yoga there and what that has done for her community.

So I hope this conversation has given you some things to reflect on about what yoga can do for a community, what yoga can do for you, and also how yoga can be a best friend to you or a way, a method, a tool, a space, a practice to hold you through hard things. So if you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Albania, then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Albania episode?

Yoga is Salvation
Yoga as a Healing Force Through Grief and Loss
Training with Baron Baptiste and the Transformative Experience
Challenges and Resilience in Building the Yoga Community in Albania
All about Albania: A Land of Opportunities and Vibrant Energy

Tell me more about Anilda Nocka

Anilda Nocka, a trailblazing yoga teacher from Albania, pioneered the introduction of certified Baptiste Power Yoga to the Balkans, notably in Albania. With over two decades of yoga expertise in both North America and Albania, Anilda is not only a dedicated yogi but a community-driven changemaker. Through her Baptiste Power Yoga Albania studio, founded in December 2011, she has created a haven for diverse yoga practices, including yin, restorative, prenatal, chair, sport yoga, and personalized training for injury recovery and meditation. Anilda's commitment extends beyond the mat; she volunteers her services, building a brand that passionately advocates for health, wellness, and the transformative benefits of yoga. Certified in various disciplines, including Baron Baptiste Power Yoga and Lakshmi Volker Chair Yoga Therapy, Anilda Nocka is on a mission to inspire and elevate lives every day.

What to expect in the Yoga In Albania episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Anilda sees yoga as more than a physical practice; it's her salvation, her grounding force. It became a source of solace during one of the most challenging periods of her life, demonstrating the profound impact yoga can have on one's well-being.

As Anilda reflects on her journey and the growth of the yoga community in Albania, it's evident that her passion and perseverance have laid the foundation for a flourishing yoga culture. The studio has become a sanctuary, bringing together a community that spans generations, united by the shared journey of self-discovery through yoga.

Anilda Nocka's story is a testament to the transformative power of yoga and the impact it can have on individuals and communities. Her dedication to bringing this ancient practice to Albania has not only enriched her life but has also ignited a spark of wellness and self-discovery in the hearts of those who have embraced yoga under her guidance.

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Welcome to Episode #100 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Kate Herrera Jenkins, a native yoga teacher who is from the Cochiti Pueblo, was gorgeous and glorious as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of yoga as ceremony. We all want to have a place where we feel that we belong and where we empower each other through spirit— that’s something the whole world could benefit from, a tribe, tribal energy, the tribal mindset and SOUL set. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga on native lands then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga on Native Lands episode?

Yoga as ceremony
Yoga and ministry
Yogic and Indigenous traditions
The tribal mindset and soulset
The meaning and usage of the word tribe

Tell me more about Kate Herrera Jenkins

Kate Herrera Jenkins, a native yoga teacher who is from the Cochiti Pueblo, discovered her spiritual connection to yoga in 2007, as it was reminiscent of her experiences in the traditional Kiva on her reservation. Healing both physical injuries from running and emotional wounds from her past, she found renewal and confidence through hot yoga, completing various training programs. Former owner of Kiva Hot Yoga and Iron Tribe Fitness, she founded Native Strength Revolution, a community of Native American and First Nations yoga teachers and wellness leaders.

What to expect in the Yoga on Native Lands episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Let’s celebrate the 100th episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast with Kate Herrera Jenkins, a Native American yoga teacher. The podcast episode is a heartfelt exploration of the intersections between yoga and native traditions.

Kate reveals how the magic truly happens when diverse individuals come together, bringing their own stories, songs, and prayers to the practice. These personal narratives breathe life into yoga's ancient wisdom, creating a unique and beautiful learning experience.

The conversation is also deep dive into the concept of community, culture, and the universal need for a "tribe." Kate and Lily discuss the significance of creating spaces where people from diverse backgrounds can come together, share, and learn. Kate speaks about her native heritage and the importance of welcoming others into her culture through feasts, where food and hospitality take center stage. Through Kate’s words, she truly conveys the power of yoga to foster connection, resilience, and healing in individuals and communities alike.

The 100th episode concludes with an invitation to support Native Strength Revolution, Kate’s non-profit organization that offers free yoga classes, an app, and various events. By participating in their offerings, you not only deepen your own practice but also contribute to building a community that celebrates diversity and cultural exchange.

The 100th podcast episode is a warm and inviting journey into the heart of yoga and native traditions. It seeks to remind us of the power of community, the importance of honoring our roots, and the transformative potential of yoga in our lives.

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Welcome to Episode #99 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sarah De Santiago, a yoga teacher from Andorra, was so inspiring as we delved into the mother-daughter relationship in yoga, and how close and intimate bonds can be nourished or created through yoga. I hope that this conversation made you consider yoga as a legacy of humankind, and how yoga can nourish and heal the collective, and all of humankind as well. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Andorra then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Andorra episode?

Developing sensitivity to energy
Yoga is a legacy of humankind
The mother daughter relationship in yoga
The intuition of teaching yoga
Reiki and yoga: A harmonious pair

Tell me more about Sarah De Santiago of Andorra

Sarah De Santiago is a yoga teacher from Andorra. She co-founded Prana Yoga Andorra alongside her mother, where their collective vision flourishes. With close to a decade of yoga teaching experience, Sarah specializes in Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, enriched by her understanding of yogic philosophy, tantra, Ayurveda, and astrology. Sarah's holistic approach extends beyond yoga sessions – as a Reiki practitioner, she offers energy work sessions that deepen self-connection and well-being. Immerse yourself in Sarah's world, where mindful movement, ancient wisdom, and modern understanding converge to guide you on a transformative journey to self-discovery and empowerment.

What to expect in the Yoga In Andorra episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Welcome to the 99th episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast, where we warmly welcome Sarah De Santiago, a yoga teacher from Andorra.

Sarah’s yoga journey began as a teenager inspired by her mother's practice and evolved into a lifelong passion. Together with her mother, they've nurtured an intimate, familial atmosphere at Prana Yoga Andorra.

Her unique teaching approach blends diverse elements seamlessly into classes, infusing them with intention. Teaching yoga isn't just about a set sequence; it's about intuition and adapting to the energy of the room. Reiki and energy work complement her teaching, offering a deeper understanding of students' needs. The human connections forged through teaching are the most rewarding aspect of her journey.

For new yoga teachers, Sarah advises patience and consistency, emphasizing that yoga is a lifelong journey. Yoga's global spread is a testament to its healing potential, connecting individuals worldwide.

Sarah defines yoga as a path of connection—with oneself, others, and the world. In Andorra, yoga's popularity has grown, thanks to social media, attracting a diverse community.

Sarah De Santiago's insightful journey, the evolution of yoga in Andorra, and her emphasis on connection and intuition in teaching provide inspiration to yoga practitioners and teachers, old and new.

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Welcome to Episode #98 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Maryam Daneshpour, a yoga teacher from Iran, was so powerful as we looked at the creative elements and aspects of yoga, and what Maryam is dreaming up to help serve yoga practitioners through her company, Mada Design. Maybe our conversation made you want to be more intentional with your time and energy, or to make sure you cultivate spaces to be in the present moment. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Iran then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Iran episode?

Design and yoga synergy
Embracing the present moment
Teaching yoga as a passion not as a job
Yoga's creative dimension
The evolution of yoga in Iran

Tell me more about Maryam Daneshpour

Maryam Daneshpour, a yoga teacher from Iran has bee a yoga teacher for five years. She was certified with a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Hatha Yoga from Mysore, India. Beyond yoga, she holds a degree in Industrial Design and owns Mada Design Studio. With a foundation in Hatha Yoga, her classes emphasize the essence of yoga while incorporating pranayama and meditation for comprehensive well-being.

What to expect in the Yoga In Iran episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, Maryam Daneshpour, an Iranian yoga teacher, shares insights about the presence and growth of yoga in Iran. She discusses how yoga, once a small and lesser-known community, is now widely available in various neighborhoods through local gyms and sports centers.

Maryam explains the evolution of yoga in Iran, with dedicated studios and online classes now becoming prevalent. She highlights the emergence of Iranian yoga teachers both within the country and abroad, indicating the increasing interest in yoga. Teaching yoga in the local language, Persian, is emphasized as a way to make it accessible to people in Iran.

Maryam's background in industrial design influences her yoga teaching approach. She mentions that designing yoga classes and sequences requires creativity, much like design. She also expresses her passion for creating adjustable tools that could assist yogis with limited mobility, providing them with safer and more effective ways to practice different poses.

Maryam defines yoga as a discipline and lifestyle that trains the mind, fosters mental control, and cultivates present-moment peace. She underscores the accessibility of yoga and its ability to be practiced even in brief moments. Maryam's personal definition encompasses both the physical and mental aspects of yoga, emphasizing mindfulness and balance in life.

Throughout the conversation, Maryam emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment and detaching from worries about the past or the future. She discusses her approach to teaching yoga as a passion rather than a job and the profound impact it has on her life. The episode showcases the power of yoga to create connections, bring people together, and offer a sense of calm and mindfulness in an increasingly fast-paced world.

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Welcome to Episode #97 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Aziza Egamova, a yoga teacher from Tajikistan, was wonderful as we discussed the challenges Aziza has faced to become a yoga teacher in Tajikistan and to bring yoga to her community. She has faced many stereotypes in her culture and community, and has persevered to bring yoga - true yoga - to her people. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Tajikistan then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Tajikistan episode?

How to find your path, to choose your own direction
Teaching yoga in gyms for years
The stereotypes of women and how that’s been a challenge
Yoga as a source of pure inspiration
The journey from Athlete to Yogi

Tell me more about Aziza Egamova

Aziza Egamova's is a yoga teacher from Tajikistan, who has been teaching yoga for 8 years. As an athlete and personal trainer, the world of athletics first introduced her to yoga as a crucial recovery tool. Aziza completed her yoga certification with the Russian Yoga Federation, and continued her studies in Kazakhstan. Aziza teaches Hatha Yoga, pilates, and fitness recovery. She teaches at the X-Fit Fitness Club.

What to expect in the Yoga In Tajikistan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Aziza Egamova emphasizes that yoga is not just about physical movement but also about connecting with one's inner self, improving breathing, and enhancing mindfulness. She shares that her passion for yoga goes beyond a hobby or a job – it's a source of inspiration that impacts every aspect of her life. Yoga has helped her become more confident, sensitive, and peaceful.

Aziza talks about the challenges she faced as a woman in a conservative society to pursue a career as a yoga instructor. In Tajikistan, there were stereotypes that associated yoga with religion, leading to misconceptions and apprehension. However, over the years, the perception of yoga has shifted, and more people are embracing its benefits beyond physical flexibility.

She also sheds light on Tajikistan's geographical and cultural aspects. The country is known for its picturesque mountains, sunny climate, and rich natural beauty. Tajikistan is gradually becoming more open-minded about yoga and attracting tourists interested in exploring its unique landscapes.

Aziza's journey highlights the transformative power of yoga in her life and the challenges she's overcome to spread its benefits in her community. Her dedication to breaking stereotypes and inspiring others to embrace yoga shines through in this podcast episode.

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Welcome to Episode #96 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast. My conversation with Lili Manuel, a yoga teacher from Armenia, was so lovely as we unpacked what Iyengar yoga is and how it became Lily’s passion. As Lily says, yoga brings you back home to yourself and can become an irreplaceable part of yourself. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Armenia then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Armenia episode?

Embracing Iyengar: the depth of precise exploration
Trusting the universe and opening a yoga studio in Armenia
The aura of yoga in India— finding your teacher
Yoga: the journey home to self
Armenia's yogic rise: from mystery to practice

Tell me more about Lili Manuel

Lili Manuel, a passionate yoga teacher from Armenia, is dedicated to the art of Iyengar yoga. With 8 years of teaching experience at Shakti Yoga Armenia, a studio she founded, Lili's expertise is well-established. Her journey includes multiple certifications, with 200hr and 300hr yoga teacher training, a 100hr therapeutic yoga certificate, and she is now pursuing a 500hr Iyengar teacher training certification.

What to expect in the Yoga In Armenia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, Lily Allen-Duenas welcomes Lili Manuel, a yoga teacher and yoga studio founder from Armenia onto the show, to discuss her journey into the world of yoga. Lili is the founder of Shakti Yoga, a studio in Armenia, and has extensive experience in Iyengar yoga.

Lili shares how she first discovered yoga during her time as a flight attendant when she saw someone meditating in a movie. Despite the lack of awareness about yoga in Armenia at that time, Lili's intuition led her to explore further. She recounts her journey from finding a teacher to her decision to quit her job and travel to India to immerse herself in yoga. Lili explains her attraction to Iyengar yoga, describing it as a detailed and deep practice that aligns with her preference for precise exploration.

Lili delves into the response of her students to Iyengar yoga. Lili emphasizes how her students have embraced this practice, leading to higher engagement and longer commitment compared to other forms of yoga. They also discuss Lili's inspiring journey of founding Shakti Yoga in Armenia. Lili shares how she followed her intuition and started a yoga studio that has thrived for eight years, serving as a haven for her community.

The conversation pivots to the state of yoga in Armenia. Lili explains how yoga has gradually gained popularity in the country, transitioning from a misunderstood concept to a widely practiced and cherished activity. Lili also touches on the gender dynamics within yoga classes in Armenia, with women being more receptive to yoga while men remain less engaged.

Lili reflects on her experiences practicing yoga in different Asian countries, such as India, Malaysia, and Vietnam. She underscores the significance of India in her yoga journey, describing its unique and mystic atmosphere that fosters a deep connection to the practice. Lili explains that while yoga is more prevalent in these Asian countries, she finds that men still show less interest in yoga in these regions.

The podcast concludes with Lili sharing the powerful lesson she has learned from yoga—feeling at home with herself. She describes yoga as an integral part of her being, not something external.

Connect with Lili Manuel

https://www.instagram.com/shakti_yoga_armenia

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Welcome to Episode #95 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sol Nazzar, a yoga teacher from Honduras, was so beautiful as we dove into her history and how getting in tune with yourself helps you to be inspired by your true nature. I hope that this conversation made you want to travel to learn more from yoga teachers around the world just like Sol and I both have done. And how it has changed both of our paths because of it - it can change yours as well! If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about Honduras then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Honduras episode?

What was it like to “grow up” with yoga?
Yoga as a family activity every Sunday
Why incorporate dance, capoeira, body expression, and theater into yoga?
How to find your own inner guru?
Yoga is an everyday methodology

Tell me more about Sol Nazzar

Sol Nazzar, a yoga teacher from Honduras, has been teaching yoga for 20 years, integrating her diverse training in Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Sivananda, Jivamukti, Hatha, and Vinyasa styles. She combines her experiences in capoeira, dance, body expression, and theater to create a unique and fluid approach to yoga. She teaches internationally and at the Yoga’s Garden in Honduras.

What to expect in the Yoga In Honduras episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Sol Nazzar is a radiant yoga teacher hailing from Honduras. Sol's name, meaning "sun" in Spanish, perfectly captures the radiance she brings to her dynamic and transformative yoga classes. With 20 years of teaching experience under her belt, Sol's journey has led her to integrate various yoga styles, including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Sivananda, Jivamukti, and Vinyasa into her teaching. But it doesn't stop there; she infuses her classes with her deep love for capoeira, dance, body expression, and theater, creating a unique and mesmerizing experience for her students.

What sets Sol apart is her deep-rooted connection to yoga, which she inherited from her family. Growing up, her father's life-changing encounter with an Indian guru led him to embrace yoga wholeheartedly. Her mother, while pregnant with Sol, also practiced yoga, creating an aura of positivity and mindfulness that surrounded her family from the very beginning. Their Sunday ritual of exploring different yoga asanas together laid the foundation for a lifelong passion for yoga and a love for sharing its profound benefits with others.

In the backdrop of Honduras, where yoga was once met with skepticism and misconceptions, Sol's perseverance and passion have contributed to its blossoming acceptance. Her family's studio, Yoga's Garden, has been a guiding light, offering a sanctuary where students discover the true depth of yoga beyond physical postures. The studio's nurturing environment has attracted practitioners from diverse backgrounds, fostering growth in not only asana but also meditation and energy work.

Sol Nazzar is a beacon of light in the yoga world, spreading positivity, love, and inspiration wherever she goes.

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Welcome to Episode #94 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sanaa Jaman, a yoga teacher from Kuwait, was so beautiful as dove into the mind, body, soul connection, and the importance of not fixing people but seeing them and holding space for them to be. I hope that this conversation made you take a big and beautiful exhale, and to remember that your goals may be one thing but as life unfolds, you’ll end up where you need to be. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Kuwait then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Kuwait episode?

The therapeutic and healing virtues of yoga
Don’t seek to fix people, see people and hold space for them
Three tips for hosting international yoga retreats
What was it like to open a yoga studio in Kuwait?
Yoga isn’t about finding peace, rather it’s about finding truth

Tell me more about Sanaa Jaman

Born and raised in Kuwait, Dr. Sanaa Jaman, owner of Tru3 Yoga studio, holds a Ph.D. in environmental engineering sciences and an executive master’s in business administration (EMBA). With her discovery of the therapeutic and healing virtue in the art of yoga, Dr. Jaman began a personal healing journey and continues to deepen her knowledge of yoga and its philosophy by hosting international retreats and training programs that help thousands around the globe.

What to expect in the Yoga In Kuwait episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Sanaa Jaman, the founder of Tru Yoga in Kuwait, shares her inspiring journey of creating a unique yoga studio that focuses on the mind, body, and soul connection. The studio's name, "Tru Yoga," serves as a reminder to their community about the importance of holistic well-being. Her journey into the yoga world and the establishment of her studio were serendipitous and driven by her desire to play, explore, and embrace opportunities that came her way. Every step of creating the studio was taken with love and intentionality, from the choice of paint color to the materials used, creating a mindful and nostalgic experience for visitors.

Sanaa also shares the concept of "Ikigai," which influenced her goal of creating a simple, intentional, and mindful experience for her students. The tea room in her studio, inspired by Japanese culture, symbolizes community and seeking truth together.

Throughout the podcast, Sanaa gives insights into Kuwait's culture, its slow-paced and community-oriented lifestyle, and how yoga is slowly starting to blossom in Kuwait as well.

When asked about her personal definition of yoga, Sanaa beautifully describes it as the awareness of self and connecting to oneself. Through this journey of self-discovery and acceptance, one can find inner peace and embrace all emotions and limitations.

Additionally, Sanaa's experience hosting international retreats and training programs offers valuable insights for yoga practitioners interested in creating transformative and nurturing experiences for their participants.

This podcast episode provides a glimpse into the world of Tru Yoga and Sanaa Jaman's passion for sharing the mind-body-soul connection with her community. Listeners are encouraged to explore yoga beyond the physical postures, seek truth, and find peace within themselves, just as Sanaa has done with her studio and her life's path.

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www.tru3yoga.com

https://www.instagram.com/ladydork/

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Welcome to Episode #93 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Max Pranić, a yoga teacher from Montenegro, was fascinating as we discussed the the distinction between real yoga and what is often referred to as yoga. Max comments on the global yoga supermarket, and how yoga can be treated now like a hamburger. I’m sure this conversation is one that will give you a lot of food for thought. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Montenegro then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Montenegro episode?

Being invested in the authenticity and integrity of yoga practice
The distinction between real yoga and what is often referred to as yoga
The global yoga supermarket and the treatment of yoga as a product
Why is ananda (bliss) an integral part of a yoga practice?
Yoga in the west can be violent towards bodies and minds
The importance of ahimsa (non-violence) in yoga

Tell me more about Max Pranić - Prawn-isch

Max Pranić has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 20 years in various international settings, with his home base in the beautiful Adriatic country of Montenegro. He conducts regular classes and private training sessions at Yogaboka studio in Kotor Bay, PMYC Sports Club in Porto Montenegro, Tivat, and Chenot Espace Spa at One & Only, Portonovi.

Max's teaching approach is rooted in slow and gentle Hatha yoga, incorporating elements of Kriya and Raja yoga. His classes are suitable for practitioners of all levels, including beginners. As students progress, Max gradually introduces various pranayamas, dharanas, kriyas, mudras, bandhas, and other tools of a more subtle yoga practice. He also teaches traditional Indian Tantra yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Montenegro episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Max Pranić, an experienced yoga teacher from Montenegro, shares his profound journey with yoga and its authentic practice. He begins by clarifying that yoga, for him, is a sadana, a practice that involves the connection of body, mind, and breath. Before fully diving into traditional Indian yoga, Max explored various other practices like karate, kung fu, and zen meditation. However, it was yoga led him on a path of teaching and practicing yoga for over 20 years.

Max's insight into yoga came when he studied with authentic Indian teachers during his years spent in India. His experiences studying with accomplished Indian masters enriched his understanding of yoga's true essence. He particularly emphasizes the significance of having a guru or spiritual teacher, which is more than just a technical or physical instructor. True yoga goes beyond the mat; it is a way of life, as all of life is yoga.

The discussion delves into the widespread popularity of yoga in the West. Max expresses gratitude for yoga's accessibility to people worldwide but also highlights some of the challenges. He notes that while yoga has become prevalent, it has also been diluted and misunderstood— which is especially notable with Tantra Yoga. People often miss the profound depths that the practice offers.

Max emphasizes that yoga is not about achieving something but about unlocking the hidden potentials within oneself. It involves a non-violent approach (ahimsa) towards oneself and others. Yoga helps individuals integrate their physical, mental, and spiritual aspects, leading to a state of bliss (Ananda) and inner connection.

Curious? Tune into the whole episode to learn more about yoga in Montenegro!

Connect with Max Pranić

www.monteyoga.com

https://yogaboka.com/

https://www.instagram.com/maxpranic/

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Welcome to Episode #92 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Paulina Podbiello, a yoga teacher from Poland, was so lovely as we circled around beautiful elements and aspects of yoga— peace, balance, and being one with yourself. I hope that this conversation brought you a desire to add more lightness and play into your practice, and wonder about how you can add more child-like qualities to your time on the mat. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Poland then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Paulina Podbiello

Paulina Podbiello, a yoga teacher in Poland, is on a mission to help others lead fulfilling lives through natural health practices. She holds a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification from the Bhakti Center in New York City, and she constantly works towards expanding her knowledge. She has been teaching yoga for six years and teaches vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga, and yoga for the spine.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Poland episode?

Yoga is the moment that you are one
How hypnotherapy can compliment yoga
The spirit of child-like energy and play in yoga
Being a mirror for your students
How to building strong connections with students

What to expect in the Yoga In Poland episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Get ready for an inspiring journey as Paulina Podbiello takes us on her yoga adventure! Living in bustling New York City, Paulina initially struggled to connect with yoga's slow pace and relaxation. But everything changed when she joined a transformative yoga teacher training program at the Bhakti Center. The experience opened her eyes to the profound depth of yoga beyond just poses, shifting her life in unimaginable ways.

One of the key elements Paulina emphasizes is the power of community. In a city that can feel isolating, she found solace and belonging in the supportive network of like-minded yogis. The camaraderie and shared mission ignited a sense of fulfillment rarely found in the fast-paced cityscape.

Moreover, Paulina’s teaching style is all about infusing childlike energy and playfulness. She encourages her students to embrace curiosity and let go of judgment, fostering an environment that feels light, joyful, and free. With each class, she guides her students to explore their bodies and breathe in the present moment, unleashing their inner child and inviting them to rediscover the wonder of life.

Building connections is another pillar of Paulina's approach. Treating her students as equals, she creates a safe space for self-exploration and growth. Influenced by her hypnotherapy background, Paulina seeks to guid her students into deep relaxation during shavasana, facilitating a transformative integration process.

Beyond the yoga mat, Paulina understands the challenges of finding inner peace and balance in our fast-paced lives. She emphasizes the importance of daily rituals and routines that anchor us, providing stability and support in the face of life's demands. In Poland, where yoga was once viewed with skepticism, Paulina sees a remarkable shift as more people hunger for the wellness practices that yoga offers. The wellness industry is blossoming, and Paulina envisions a future where yoga becomes accessible to all, irrespective of background or financial means.

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www.yogiofnyc.com

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Welcome to Episode #91 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Paska Atim John, a yoga teacher from South Sudan, was wonderful as we took discussed how true yoga is not about the shape of one's body, but the shape of one’s life. I hope that this shed light on how important it is to create inclusive spaces for communities to unite and how yoga can be the driving force of transformative power for collective collaboration and a way to lead to personal and communal growth. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in South Sudan then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Paska Atim John

Paska Atim John is a yoga teacher from South Sudan. With a passion for sharing the transformative power of yoga, Paska has accumulated 600 hours of teacher training from three different schools. Her teaching journey has taken her to various countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan, where she has been guiding students on their yoga path for the past eight years. Paska's dedication to yoga and her diverse teaching experiences make her a valuable resource in promoting wellness and self-discovery through the practice of yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in South Sudan episode?

Creating inclusive spaces for communities to unite
The essence of living yoga rather than merely performing it
True yoga is not about the shape of one's body, but the shape of one’s life
What it’s like to be the only yoga teacher in South Sudan
Yoga is not easy in South Sudan - it’s mistrusted

What to expect in the Yoga In South Sudan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Paska Atim John is committed to teaching community yoga and creating inclusive spaces where people can come together and connect without judgment. For Paska, yoga is a way of living, a practice that goes beyond physical postures and brings people together to share energy and support one another. She believes in the power of yoga to create unity among individuals, irrespective of their differences, and sees yoga as a tool for personal and communal growth.

In her community in South Sudan, Paska faces challenges in introducing yoga to a population that is unfamiliar with the practice and often perceives it as a religious activity. As the only yoga teacher in South Sudan, she is determined to overcome these challenges and bring the benefits of yoga to her community. Paska believes that yoga can be a healing tool for individuals who have experienced trauma and suffering in a country marked by war and conflict. She aspires to train more people in trauma healing and host workshops to help her fellow South Sudanese heal and find empowerment through yoga.

Paska's story is one of resilience, unity, and the power of yoga to bring about personal and social transformation. Her dedication to spreading yoga in South Sudan is truly inspiring, and her vision of a healed and empowered community serves as a shining example of the potential of yoga to create positive change.

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Welcome to Episode #90 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sat Dyal Kaur, a yoga teacher from Uruguay, was fascinating as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of yoga, and the search for meaning. As the founder of semioyoga, a blend of yoga and semiotics, you will be dazzled by how Sat Dyal explains what yoga is and how yoga can teach you not just how to live and how to be, and who you really are. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Uruguay, yoga as a spiritual instrument, and yoga as freedom then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Sat Dyal Kaur

Sat Dyal Kaur is a renowned Kundalini Yoga instructor from Uruguay who was certified by the Kundalini Research Institute. With a master's degree in communication focused on Semiotics, she seamlessly merges the transformative powers of yoga and the study of signs and symbols, offering innovative workshops. Through her groundbreaking approach, "semioyoga," she explores the intricate connections between Kundalini Yoga and semiotics, guiding participants on introspective journeys that uncover the elements shaping personal narratives and self-communication.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Uruguay episode?

What is semiotics?
What is Kundalini yoga?
Yoga teachers are people who need yoga
You are not a goddess, you are an instrument
Be careful of your spiritual ego, be humble!
It's not about the results but about the process

What to expect in the Yoga In Uruguay episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Sat Dyal Kaur, a yoga teacher from Uruguay, has created a unique practice called “semioyoga,” combining yoga and semiotics. Sat Dyal explains that semiotics is the study of meaning and how it relates to yoga, where both practices involve observation and exploration. She also emphasizes that yoga is a way of finding meaning and understanding oneself.

The conversation delves into the purpose of teaching yoga, with Sat Dyal Kaur expressing her desire to share the blessings that she has experienced herself through yoga. The need for humility among yoga teachers and the dangers of spiritual ego is also a focus of the conversation. Both Lily and Sat Dyal Kaur highlight that yoga teachers are not above others but are continuously learning and sharing their experiences.

Sat Dyal Kaur beautifully defines yoga as life and love. She suggests that yoga is a way of living, knowing oneself, and shifting the focus from external distractions to internal exploration. In a society that rarely teaches self-discovery, yoga becomes a powerful tool for understanding and living life.

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https://www.instagram.com/kaur_kundalini
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Welcome to Episode #89 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Farah Qudsi, a yoga teacher from Jordan, was so beautiful as we looked, deeply, at yoga as a lifestyle and as a reminder that yoga is us creating our own lives. I hope that this conversation surprised you, delighted you, and inspired you to see how yoga can be a lifestyle for you. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Jordan, curiosity, and openness then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Farah Qudsi

Farah Qudsi, a yoga teacher from Jordan is a trailblazer in yoga education as she established the first official yoga school in Jordan, Namaste Zone. With over 10 years of experience teaching yoga in Jordan, she has completed 7 specialized courses in yoga in India and taught over 150 yoga teachers. Farah teaches yoga, meditation, pranayama, Kriyas, therapeutic yoga, and office yoga. Her transformative teachings have had a profound impact in Jordan, fostering mind-body connections and empowering individuals on their yoga journey, whether as teachers or as students.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Jordan episode?

Yoga is your character, it’s who you are
The challenges of opening the first yoga studio in Jordan
The curiosity and openness of people in Jordan
Yoga is us creating our own life
Teaching yoga in prisons

What to expect in the Yoga In Jordan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

A yoga teacher from Jordan, Farah Qudsi, shares her inspiring journey of how yoga entered her life and transformed her path. Driven by her curiosity, Farah embarked on a life-changing adventure to India, to learn yoga from its birthplace.

Farah's journey to India shaped her understanding of yoga as a holistic lifestyle rather than just a means of making a living. She emphasizes the continuous learning and growth opportunities that India offers, as there is always something new to discover. Through her experiences and commitment to her path, Farah's passion for yoga shines brightly.

Opening the first yoga studio in Jordan presented its own set of challenges. Farah faced hurdles in legal matters, government regulations, and marketing, as she sought to educate people about yoga's holistic nature. Farah found that her community in Jordan embraced yoga with open arms. Despite initial concerns about yoga being misunderstood as a religion or a cult, she discovered a genuine curiosity and acceptance among people.

This episode is a testament to the transformative power of yoga and the profound impact it can have on one's life. Farah's journey serves as an inspiration to listeners, reminding them to embrace new experiences, seek knowledge, and cultivate a deeper connection with themselves and the world around them.

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www.namastezone.net

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Welcome to Episode #88 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Dennis Kia, a yoga teacher from Papua New Guinea, was so interesting as we really looked at Papua New Guinea and at what that culture and that community, how they have responded to yoga, and also what yoga has done for Dennis as a teacher and for his life. So if you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that's all about Papua New Guinea, a place where yoga is very new and is just starting to blossom, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Dennis Kia

Dennis began practicing yoga in 2018, and after almost seven months, he attended a yoga teachers training program introduced by the Active City Development Program (ACDP) under the British Wheel of Yoga Model. It was there that he obtained his teaching certificate and started teaching yoga. Since then, Dennis has taught yoga mainly in Port Moresby city around residential areas and public gyms, as he does not own a studio yet. He has been teaching Haha yoga, Vinyasa yoga, and yin yoga for almost five years since 2018.

What’s in the Yoga in Papua New Guinea episode?

Yoga is blessings
From the laboratory to the yoga studio
What is the Active City Development Program?
How do the people in Papua New Guinea respond to yoga?

What to expect in the Yoga In Papua New Guinea episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Teaching yoga in Papua New Guinea comes with challenges as many people perceive yoga as a religious practice conflicting with their Christian beliefs. However, Dennis perseveres and continues to teach, especially to foreigners and expatriates who are familiar with and interested in yoga. Despite the difficulties, he remains determined and carries out awareness campaigns.

Yoga has had a profound impact on Dennis's life. It has not only improved his health, both physically and mentally, but it has also provided him with financial stability. As a yoga teacher, he earns enough to support his family and himself. Yoga has transformed his career path, shifting him from a laboratory analyst to a yoga teacher—a transition he is proud of and believes to be his true calling and purpose in life.

Dennis describes Papua New Guinea as a beautiful country with diverse cultures, over 800 languages, and various traditions. While the country is still developing, its people are friendly, and rugby league is a popular sport.

Overall, Dennis's story highlights the transformative power of yoga and his determination to overcome barriers to bring yoga to others in Papua New Guinea.

Connect with Dennis Kia

Facebook page: Yoga instructors PNG

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Welcome to Episode #87 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Ayesha Samji, a yoga teacher from Tanzania, was so beautiful as we dove into how yoga can bring presence, meaning, and connection. We talked about caring and giving, and the necessity of filling your own cup. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about planting seeds that can grow into bright and beautiful ways beyond your own circle into the larger community, into your country, and into the world then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Ayesha Samji

Ayesha Samji is a yoga teacher from Tanzania with 20 years of experience in wellness. Her focus is yoga, counseling, mindfulness, and holistic therapy. Ayesha is also the CEO and founder of Mukti Wellness Center in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and an NGO: Yoga for Wellness Africa through which she is able to provide training programs to people from all walks of life. These resources allow her to carry out her vision of sharing and making wellness and holistic healing available to the larger populace.

What to expect in the Yoga In Tanzania episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

In this podcast episode, Lily Allen-Duenas interviews Tanzanian yoga teacher Ayesha Samji, founder of Mukti Wellness Center and Yoga for Wellness Africa, an NGO that focuses on yoga teacher training programs and community work. Together they explore the transformative power of yoga, and its ability to bring presence, meaning, and connection. Ayesha shares her inspiring journey of how yoga came into her life and the profound impact it had on her well-being.

A pivotal moment in Ayesha's life came when her father was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and she became his caregiver during a nine-month hospital stay. It was during this time that she discovered the deeper aspects of yoga, including its ability to provide solace, healing, and connection within a community. This experience led her to shift her focus from the corporate world to the world of yoga and wellness.

Ayesha's passion for sharing the benefits of yoga with her community in Tanzania led her to establish the Mukti Wellness Center and Yoga for Wellness Africa. She and her team actively promote yoga by conducting sessions in diverse spaces, including churches, mosques, and temples, to create a welcoming and inclusive environment. Their intention is to demystify yoga, build curiosity, and make it accessible to people from all walks of life.

Through their efforts, Ayesha and her team have successfully cultivated a Tanzanian yoga community that not only practices yoga but also trains as teachers. The podcast episode highlights the power of inclusivity, intentionality, and the transformative nature of yoga. Ayesha's dedication to bringing yoga to her country serves as an inspiration for others to explore the practice and discover its profound impact on their own lives.

If you're seeking an uplifting podcast episode that explores the power of yoga to create positive change beyond individual circles and into the larger community, Yoga in Tanzania with Ayesha Samji is a must-listen. It will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and eager to embrace the transformative potential of yoga in your own life and beyond.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Tanzania episode?

The importance of yoga worldwide
Community work and mentorship
Yoga for Wellness Africa
Yoga in mosques, temples, and churches
Inclusivity, intentionality, and the transformative nature of yoga

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Welcome to Episode #86 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Rina Mehmeti and Agnesa Mehmeti, sister yoga teachers and yoga studio co-owners from Kosovo, was so beautiful as they shed light on what it was like to open the first yoga studio in Kosovo and how yoga impacted their community after all the turmoil and difficulties that followed the war. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Kosovo then this is the conversation for you.

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Step into the vibrant world of yoga in Kosovo with Rina and Agnesa Mehmeti, the dynamic duo behind Urban Yoga in Pristina. In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast, they share their incredible journey of opening a yoga studio in a country that was relatively unfamiliar with yoga just a few years ago.

Rina and Agnesa's story begins with skepticism from friends and colleagues who couldn't fathom leaving their stable jobs for the path of yoga. But their passion for helping others and the word-of-mouth recommendations soon started to spread, creating a buzz around their studio. Local media coverage further introduced yoga to the community, dispelling misconceptions that yoga was simply sitting in a cross-legged position. The pandemic played a surprising role in boosting the popularity of yoga, turning it into a lifestyle choice that benefits both mental health and physical well-being.

Beyond their studio's success, Rina and Agnesa offer insights into the beautiful country of Kosovo. They describe it as a small nation with stunning mountains and a young population. They highlight the warmth and hospitality of the people, making visitors feel like part of a family. They also touch upon the challenging times Kosovo faced during the war, recounting their personal experiences as refugees and the difficulties of living in a post-war environment. However, they express optimism for the future, with positive changes occurring in the country and the upcoming visa liberalization that will allow easier travel within Europe.

For Rina and Agnesa, yoga is not just a physical practice but a transformative experience. It has helped them find balance, navigate anxiety, and be fully present in every moment. They view yoga as a powerful tool for healing and personal growth, instilling a sense of love, connection, and gratitude for life.

Tell me more about Rina & Agnesa Mehmeti

Agnesa and Rina Mehmeti are sisters and yoga teachers Kosovo. They co-own the Urban Yoga studio in Prishtina, the capital city of Kosovo. Their yoga journey started in 2013 when they first came to the practice, and they began teaching in 2017.

Agnesa and Rina have both completed various teacher training programs, including 200h Hatha Yoga in Crete at the Breath of Life School, Vinyasa Yoga in the Netherlands at the Arhanta Yoga Ashram, Prenatal Yoga in Italy at Transformational Hatha Yoga School, and Kids Yogain Vienna at Yogaji School, and Ashtanga Yoga at Yoga Mea in Italy. They both teach Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, and Kids Yoga.

Both Agnesa and Rina bring their extensive training and passion for yoga to their classes, inspiring their students to live more mindful lives. Their studio, Urban Yoga, is a space for growth and community, where Agnesa and Rina share their love for yoga with students of all levels.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Kosovo episode?

Opening the first yoga studio in Kosovo
The community response to yoga in Kosovo
Yoga is more than sitting and chanting “om”
The impact of the war in Kosovo and how yoga helps
The power of sisterhood
Overcoming challenges and embracing change

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Welcome to Episode #85 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Fakhria Momtaz, a yoga teacher from Afghanistan, was so incredible as we took a deep dive into what it was like to open the yoga studio in Afghanistan and all the risks and challenges that presented. I hope that this conversation made you realize how yoga is so important, that it is worth the risk because it is a necessity for a community to have access to.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Afghanistan then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Afghanistan episode?

The enormous risk of opening a yoga studio in Afghanistan
What it meant for women in Afghanistan to have access to yoga
Yoga is science, art, culture, and a bridge to history
Humans are born with yoga
Yoga is essential for people all over the world to help people find peace and harmony within themselves and with others

Tell me more about Fakhria Ibrahimi Momtaz

Fakhria Momtaz is the first yoga studio owner in Afghanistan. She founded Momtaz Yoga Studio in 2017, though she began studying yoga over 15 years ago. She teaches yoga to Afghan women refugees through the Yoga Alliance Foundation. Currently, she herself is a refugee in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, where she teaches to refugees and holds online yoga classes for women in the USA, Canada, and Europe. As the founder of the only Yoga Center in Afghanistan, that provides yoga and welfare services to women, Fakhria Ibrahimi Momtaz is a pillar in the global yoga community and has been of great service to the women of Afghanistan.

Fakhria is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science of Yoga Education with SVYASA, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samathana. She is the recipient of many awards including the “Seeds of Change Award” on International Women’s Day 2018 for the “Best Female Business Person.” Although she is now internationally celebrated, she was hunted by fundamentalists in Afghanistan in 2020 because of her yoga work and had to escape Afghanistan and move to Pakistan.

What to expect in the Yoga In Afghanistan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Fakhria Momtaz shares her journey to open a yoga studio in a country where the practice of yoga was not accepted. She faced challenges and resistance from the government, and even had to put her life at risk to open her studio, but she never gave up. Fakhria explains her definition of yoga, which includes science, health, art, beauty, culture, harmony, and bridge to history. She believes that yoga is something humans are born with, as babies naturally fall into yoga pose shapes.

Fakhria received her education and training in yoga through attending the International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh, India, and enrolling in a Bachelor's program in yoga at SVYASA University. Currently, she herself is a refugee in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she teaches yoga to refugees and conducts online yoga classes for women in the USA, Canada, and Europe. Despite the obstacles, Fakhria persevered in bringing yoga to the women of Afghanistan, making a significant contribution to the global yoga community.

Connect with Fakhria Momtaz

www.momtaz.yoga

https://www.nike.com/a/a-safe-space-for-women-to-work-out

https://assembly.malala.org/stories/fakhria-and-froohar-momtaz-afghan-yoga-studio

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Welcome to Episode #84 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Susan McEwen, a yoga teacher from Northern Ireland, was powerful as we took a deep dive into huge issues like peace, injustice, reconciliation, racism, and religion, as they relate to yoga and to Northern Ireland. I hope that this conversation opened your eyes to new perceptions, conceptions, and the need to investigate misconceptions around yoga. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Northern Ireland then this is the conversation for you.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Northern Ireland episode?

Working for peace and reconciliation
Creating the possibility of change on your doorstop
Be careful of spiritual bypassing
Is Vinyasa a Western re-styling of yoga?
Yoga and Celtic traditions
Yoga encompasses everything NOW, it’s this unfolding and inhabiting of this very moment

Tell me more about Susan McEwen

Susan McEwen is a yoga studio co-owner in Northern Ireland, in Belfast, of Yoga Quarter. Susan and two of her friends opened the studio just a few months after Susan competed her first 200-hour yoga teacher training. Susan loves learning and has also completed 100-hour Yin Training, as well as training in trauma-informed yoga with Hala Khouri and Yoga for Social Justice with Yoga For Humankind. Susan teaches Vinyasa and Yin regularly at her own studio. Additionally, she teaches in a yoga teacher training and has just developed a course called Radical, which looks at the container of yoga to explore social justice and trauma. Susan developed this course along with two of her yoga teachers.

What to expect in the Yoga In Northern Ireland episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Susan McEwen is a Belfast-based yoga teacher who encourages inclusivity and understanding of differences, particularly in a community like Belfast, Northern Ireland, where sectarianism persists. She stresses the importance of understanding the impact of difference and avoiding spiritual bypassing. Susan McEwen is also involved in social justice through yoga and highlights the ongoing work that needs to be done to address the violence that persists in society.

Susan’s advice to yoga teachers who want to open their own studio is to start small and work with like-minded people. McEwen describes yoga as an unfolding and inhabiting of the present moment, encompassing all aspects of one's being with challenge and acceptance.

In addition to her yoga practice, Susan is involved in promoting social justice through yoga and working to create change in her community. She emphasizes the importance of grassroots communities coming together and acknowledges the growing sense of poverty and scarcity, which is contributing to anxiety and mental health issues. Overall, Susan's message is one of inclusivity, acceptance, and community building through yoga.

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Welcome to Episode #83 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! Thank you so much for tuning into the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. My conversation with Hamilton De Sousa, a yoga teacher from Angola, was so enthralling as we wove so many elements of spiritual understanding of yoga, of vipassana, and of the world together. I hope that this conversation made you see what is possible in the realm of yoga — and what is IMPORTANT on the path of yoga.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Angola then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Hamilton De Sousa

Hamilton De Sousa has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. As he says, he fell in love with the first sun salutation and never looked back. He has spent time in India studying Ashtanga yoga in Mysore and Goa. He opened his own studio in Angola called The Studio in Luanda, the capital city of Angola. He teaches Ashtanga, Hatha, Power, and Restorative yoga at his yoga studio. Hamilton is also a long-time Vipassana meditator.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Angola episode?

The body is the best teacher
Don’t push until you break
A background in fitness and as a personal trainer
The most important thing is to be on the mat every day
Doing a yoga pose won’t make you a better person
Yoga is a big ocean, you can’t know everything in one lifetime

What to expect in the Yoga In Angola episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Hamilton De Sousa, a yoga teacher from Angola, defines yoga as a self-journey and self-inquiry practice that helps humans evolve and develop to connect their individual consciousness to the universal consciousness. Through the practice of yoga, one can become self-aware of their body, thoughts, and consciousness and ultimately become one with all. Hamilton shared with us his profound experience - an experience of oneness where he left his body, went into the sun, and touched everything. This experience made him realize that he is everything, and he is not afraid to die since that day.

Hamilton shares how he fell in love with yoga and his 20-year journey practicing Ashtanga yoga, as well as vipassana meditation. He emphasizes the importance of discipline and devotion in Ashtanga yoga, while also acknowledging the need to adapt the practice to truly listen to the body. He also highlighted the humbling nature of yoga and its ability to become an integral part of one's daily life.

Incredibly, Hamilton studied with Pattabhi Jois himself in Mysore, India, and while the classes were large and he received few adjustments, the energy and progress he experienced were unparalleled.

When the conversation veered towards why the world needs, yoga Hamilton shared his belief that people are turning to yoga to answer deep existential questions and cope with the stress and fast pace of life. Yoga provides a way to connect and find purpose in life.

Curious about yoga in Angola? This is the conversation for you!

Connect with Hamilton De Sousa

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Welcome to Episode #82 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Serena Burgess, a yoga teacher from Sri Lanka, was so illuminating as we took a deep dive into the intersection of yoga and activism. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how you can use the ancient tools of yoga as relevant sources of liberation in the modern world. After all, it’s all yoga. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Sri Lanka then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Serena Burgess

Serena Burgess has been teaching yoga for 18 years and has led numerous workshops, retreats, and yoga teacher trainings. She is the founder and yoga studio owner of The Om Space. She is certified in Acro Yoga, prenatal/postnatal yoga, and more! She has crafted courses and workshops about the intersection of Yoga and Activism and is passionate about her work as a doula and as an advocate for better birthing experiences for women in Sri Lanka. Some of the courses that Serena has created are the Inner Guru Training (co-founded by Eva Priyanka Wegener at Sri Yoga Shala, Personal Resilience Course, and Conscious Courage. Serena teaches weekly and leads intensive at Prana Lounge in Colombo.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Sri Lanka episode?

The intersection of yoga and activism
The economic crisis of Sri Lanka: The “Canary”
Philosophy of yoga: using ancient tools as relevant sources of liberation in the modern world
What yoga teachers teach in a class is a fraction of what students teach
Advocating for better birthing experiences for women in Sri Lanka
The only Doula in Sri Lanka

What to expect in the Yoga In Sri Lanka episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Serena Burgess came to yoga while living in the UK at the Shivanada ashram there. After receiving her certification, she moved back home to Sri Lanka where she opened her own yoga studio, The Om Space, in Colombo. While the pandemic caused the studio to shut down, Serena expressed nothing but gratitude for the shift of her energy and intention.

Burgess's practice of yoga also intersects with activism. She became involved in the Aragalya struggle, which was a people's uprising in Sri Lanka. Burgess’s involvement in activism started when she began feeling that something was not right in the world, starting with the separation of children at the borders in the US. She feels that a lot of people are living with a slight feeling that things are not quite right due to the economic crisis and other issues affecting the world. Yoga has helped her engage in the generative story and see the good things that are happening in the world.

Serena Burgess believes that these ancient tools can be utilized in our modern world to face the challenges we come across. Serena has also formulated a workshop called Conscious Courage, which is aimed at allowing people some space and time to figure out how they would like to show up in the world. Serena believes that yoga is not just about practicing asanas but can be integrated into daily life. After all, it’s all yoga!

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Welcome to Episode #81 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Nathalie Bittar, a yoga teacher and the first yoga studio owner from Sudan, was enthralling as we took a deep dive into yoga as a complementary practice, not a competitive practice to religion. I hope that this conversation expanded your perception of how yoga can be a space for community, trust, and safety and how yoga can help you individually, and a community as a whole, shed defenses, shed armor, and help trauma to move through. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Sudan then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Nathalie Bittar

Nathalie Bittar opened the first yoga studio in the capital city of Khartoum in Sudan in 2008, named Blue Nile Lotus. She is trained in Vinyasa Yoga, Tibetan Heart Yoga, Anusara yoga and Jivamurkti yoga and more. With over 1,000 hours of training, she can’t get enough yoga. Nathalie also leads yoga teacher trainings in Sudan, and leads yoga retreats worldwide. She is also a psychotherapist in Core Process Psychotherapy.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Sudan episode?

Experiencing 9/11 first-hand and coming to yoga at that time in her life
Shedding defenses, armor, and trauma through yoga
The political unrest in Sudan and how yoga helps the Sudanese heal and move through trauma
How and why yoga resonates with the Sudanese
Advice for the next generation of yoga retreat leaders

What to expect in the Yoga In Sudan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Nathalie was working and living in New York City when 9/11 happened. In fact, she worked in the towers. Not the ones that fell— the one across the street. She had just begun practicing yoga that same year, and kept going to practice throughout that time of enormous trauma and turmoil. Yet, as the practice healed her, it still felt like a mystery.

That led Nathalie to do her first yoga teacher training, and she decided to move back to Sudan to open the first yoga studio in her country in 2008. We talked about what it was like for her to open the first yoga studio in Sudan, and if there was any pushback. She expressed fears about the police shutting it down or disturbing the classes, but fortunately, that never happened. We also talked about what a difficult time it has been in the last few years for Sudan, with overthrowing the government in April 2019 and just over 2 years later a military coup taking place in October 2021. Nathalie shared with us how has yoga helped her community during this time of turmoil.

As Nathalie leads yoga retreats not just in Sudan, but worldwide, we also delved into what advice she has to offer to yoga teachers who are one day hoping of leading yoga retreats themselves. As Nathalie conveyed, always have a plan and always have an eraser!

This was a beautiful conversation about trauma, safety, trust, shedding defenses, and how healing can happen on and off the mat, in and outside of the studio, all with, through, and by… yoga!

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Connect with Nathalie Bittar

bluenilelotus.com

https://www.instagram.com/bluenilelotus

https://www.facebook.com/bluenilelotus

To contact Nathalie directly: bluenilelotusyoga@gmail.com

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Welcome to Episode #80 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sten Kadji, a yoga teacher from Cameroon, was so bright and beautiful as we looked at yoga as a union of spheres, a fusion of many practices. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga is a journey, and what yoga is for you can change, grow, and transform at any moment and it likely will throughout your life. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about being open to change, and being flexible with yourself and with life, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Sten Kadji

Sten Kadji opened the first yoga studio in Cameroon, Studio Ark Yoga, at the end of 2019. While he began practicing yoga in 2015, he received his yoga teacher training certification with the Africa Yoga Project in Kenya, and was actually in the same graduating class as Rama Saeed from Ghana, a previous guest on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. Sten teaches various types of meditations and Power Vinyasa Yoga at his studio in Douala, Cameroon.

What to expect in the Yoga In Cameroon episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

While Sten Kadji is from Cameroon, he first came to yoga while attending university in Florida. Upon returning to Cameroon, he knew he wanted to bring all that he had learned to his community. He sought out a yoga teacher training with the Africa Yoga Project in Kenya, and opened the first studio in Cameroon shortly after in his mother’s art gallery. As Sten says, “It was a no-brainer how art and yoga associate.”

Our conversation veered off into many beautiful directions, including how Sten defines yoga, the gifts that yoga has given him, and all that yoga has brought into his life. His mother lost her battle with cancer a few years ago, and Sten credits yoga for helping him to heal.

It was fascinating to hear how being the first yoga studio in Cameroon has given required him to shoulder more responsibilities surrounding yoga. As Sten says, “In Cameroon, we do have a lot of preconceived ideas that people who associate yoga to religious affiliation or sometimes it's very mystified and we take a lot of pride in dismantling these ideas or these myths around yoga. Through practices like meditation and breath work and even different workshops like around the yamas and niyamas and different philosophy around the practice, we try to share with our community around us.”

If you’re curious about yoga in Cameroon or what Cameroon is like— then tune in! This is the Wild Yoga Tribe episode for you!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Cameroon episode?

Yoga is a fusion of many practices, a union of spheres
Opening Cameroon’s first yoga studio in an art gallery
Dismantling the myths around yoga
The powerful training experience with the Africa Yoga Project
Yoga is a journey that is ongoing, a flow that doesn’t stop
Yoga is a practice meant to be shared

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https://www.facebook.com/studioarkyoga

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Welcome to Episode #79 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Chacal Lobos onto the show. My conversation with Chacal Lobos, a yoga teacher from Guatemala, was gorgeous. We took a swan dive into the ancestral and spiritual understanding of yoga as a discipline. Not as an art. Not as a science. As a discipline. I hope this conversation made you consider things differently, with Carlos’ sharing of stories, parables, and myths.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga as a rebellious act, a revolution, a way to follow your own path INWARDS, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Chacal Lobos

Chacal Lobos, who goes by Carlos, is the co-founder of Tribu Ashtanga in Guatemala with his partner Elena. Gratitude is at the heart of all that Carlos does. Tribu Ashtanga holds yoga teacher trainings and yoga intensives. He teaches in San Marcos La Laguna.

What to expect in the Yoga In Guatemala episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Chacal Lobos is a storyteller. Specifically, he shared two beautiful parables with us, one of the first female monk and another of children rowing a boat during the nighttime. Carlos is a storyteller— and someone who got me to tell a story of my own on the show.

Carlos is passionate about the ancestral practices of yoga, and of Guatemala. He shared with us how immensely beautiful his culture’s ancient practices are — and how the day that we recorded, was actually a special day for such a conversation to take place. Every day has a different energy, according to the Mayan calendars, so he told us about how he lives his life connected with that path and with daily rituals of Mayan Cosmology, connecting with the ancestral and the divine.

Carlos conveyed that, ancestral practices never die. By practicing yourself, you help it to never die. As Carlos says, “Yoga has an essence and we are just translators.”

Carlos views yoga not as a science, not as an art, but as a discipline. While this word may carry certain connotations, Chacal shared with us the root is discs, which means the openness to learn.” Tribu Ashtanga is a community that is both “open and empty” to follow the path of ashtanga yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Guatemala episode?

Ancestral practices of yoga and of Guatemala
Yoga has an essence and we are just the translators.
Tradition means “to give without changing”
It’s a revolution and rebellious act to practice yoga
If you have hands, you are here to help others
How he found his Guru Amma
Yoga is a discipline of transformation

Favorite Quote From Chacal Lobos

“I feel that every person that is in the yoga practice has a rebel heart. Because mostly society is like teaching us to look outside. For the people who are in this, like you, they made the decision to look inside instead of looking outside as a rebel act. I think we're in the same line."

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https://www.instagram.com/chacal111/

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Welcome to Episode #78 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Heran Tadesse, a yoga teacher from Ethiopia, was so fascinating as we took a deep dive into African yoga and Kemetic yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga can help transform you into a vessel for peace, acceptance, and love.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Ethiopia, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Heran Tadesse

Heran Tadesse is a yoga teacher from Ethiopia who has been teaching yoga for 9 years in several studios in the capital city of Addis Ababa. She teaches prenatal/postnatal yoga, and is a mother herself. As a student, she started off with Hatha Yoga. She was trained in Kemetic Yoga in Egypt and Afrikan Yoga in Kenya.

What to expect in the Yoga In Ethiopia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Heran was adopted from Ethiopia as a baby, and was raised in the Netherlands. She studied tropical forestry in University, and first came to yoga at that time in her life. She practiced and attended classes for 10 years before attending a yoga teacher training in Belgium. After receiving a job offer in Addis Ababa, she returned to Ethiopia. She works in the educational sector and teaches yoga in multiple studios.

Heran then took us on a deep dive of what Kemetic Yoga, which has it’s roots in ancient Egypt which pre-dates yoga in India, though it is no longer a living part of Egyptian culture. It’s about reconnecting with the ancestors, and is modeled after the hieroglyphics. It’s akin to Iyengar yoga, with strict, static poses.

Afrikan yoga was founded by a man from Jamaica who is based out of Kenya. This style draws upon movements that people make, in the whole Nile Valley. This could be movements that fishermen make, or women who are grinding wheat. There are series of movements, with a lot more flow and, in fact, dance. There is a huge focus on relating to the elements.

Heran also walked us through all the diversity and beauty of her country, and about the history of yoga in Ethiopia and where she sees yoga going into the future. As there are only 20 yoga teachers, approximately, in her country— and as she is the most experienced practitioner in her country, she is often stopped on the street and people shout “yoga!” At her. The whole city knows her as the yoga teacher.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Ethiopia episode?

The institutions of Afrikan yoga and Kemetic yoga
Kemetic yoga is based on hieroglyphics
Afrikan yoga is based on the natural movements of people in the Nile Valley and the elements
Gatekeeping and the inaccessibility of yoga
Being a vessel for more peace, acceptance, and love
The growing scene of yoga in Ethiopia

Connect with Heran Tadesse

https://www.facebook.com/heran.tadesse

https://ethioyogaqueen.wordpress.com

https://www.facebook.com/EthiopianYogaQueen

https://www.instagram.com/HeransYoga

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Welcome to Episode #77 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Hayet Hamlaoui, a yoga teacher from Algeria, was so beautiful as we took a deep dive into the path of yoga as a way of revealing the meaning of life, and connecting you with the clarity of self-awareness. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how self-knowledge is a way to self-love. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Algeria then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Hayet Hamlaoui

Hayet Hamlaoui is a yoga teacher from Algeria. She is also the founder and owner of the first holistic center in Algeria, named the Alger Holistic Center. She completed her yoga teacher trainings in India and Indonesia in Hatha yoga, yoga therapy, Yoga Nidra, and meditation. Hayet is a marketing professional by education. She decided to change her life as she always felt a deep connection with the world of spirituality, and her work at that time was not satisfying. After more a decade in the marketing and advertising field, she changed her professional life in 2016 and opened the Alger Holistic Center.

What to expect in the Yoga In Algeria episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Hayet Hamlaoui went from the Marketing world into the world of yoga. She felt like she was missing her life, her exact words missing her life - not having enough time for herself. She connected with the Indian community in Algeria, and was swept up in all that yoga has to offer. Yoga has taught her the meaning of life, and has revealed her purpose to teach people about yoga, self-care, self-awareness, and self-knowledge.

Hayet is trying to open people's perspectives and minds, to have communion with the self. As a Muslim country, as Hayet says, “Religion is a sensitive point.” And she opening

In the beginning, it was more explaining than practicing. Now after 8 years, Hayet has been able to introduce her community to it in such a way that they are pursuing their own paths and are connecting with yoga in their own ways. For her students, meditation gives the best results.

Hayet has been amazed at the success of her holistic healing center. As Hayet says, “people are very ready for the changes that come with well-being.” There is a new level of understanding that Western medicine has limits. Naturally, people are seeking her center out when suffering arises or intensifies. Everything from stress to burnout to cancer— they have found their way in the practice of yoga.

We also discussed yoga in Algeria and what Algeria is like as a whole. Hayet did such a beautiful joy

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Algeria episode?

From the world of marketing into the world of yoga
Yoga teaches the meaning of life
The value of self-love
Stopping running after things you don't need
What was it like opening the first holistic center in Algeria?

Connect with Hayet Hamlaoui

https://instagram.com/hayet_hamlaoui

https://www.instagram.com/algerholistics/

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Welcome to Episode #76 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Victor Chng, a yoga teacher from Singapore, was so fascinating as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of yoga and QiGong. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the energetic imprints of the body itself, and how the chakras, the meridians, and the nadis are all different layers of a map that overlays the body, to utilize for the purpose of healing.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the aim of yoga is to achieve an indestructible body, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Victor Chng

Victor Chng began his yoga journey in the late 1990s and took his first teacher training in Singapore under SVYASA in 2002. Victor began full-time teaching in 2004. And today, he has developed his own system of yin yoga training and practice by integrating Daoist philosophies, Buddhism, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yellow Emperor Inner Classics to help his students understand a deeper dimension of the yin practice. He also incorporated Qigong, an ancient energy movement developed in China, into Yin Yoga. He teaches all over Asia. He has studied directly under the elder students of the legendary Krishnamarchaya of Mysore, including TKV Desikachar, A.G. Mohan & Srivasta Ramaswami. He has also studied under Paul Grilley as well.

What to expect in the Yoga In Singapore episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

This podcast episode with Victor Chng is not quite like any other episode on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. Victor truly takes us through a deep dive into the history of yoga. Not just stopping at Patanjali’s yoga sutras, but going beyond into China, Japan, and through thousands of years of history. We touched on Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine System, and Yellow Emperor Inner Classics, a lineage of information that was completely new to me. Victor is a true wealth of knowledge, and he generously shares it with us on this episode.

If you're looking to learn, and I mean really learn, then this is the episode for you!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Singapore episode?

The relationship between QiGong and Yoga
What is Yellow Emperor Inner Classics?
Daoist philosophies, Buddhism, and Traditional Chinese Medicine
The chakra system in India and the meridian system in China
We practice yoga to achieve an indestructible body
The history of yoga as we should know it

Connect with Victor

www.yinyogainasia.com

https://www.instagram.com/yinyogainasiasg

https://www.facebook.com/YinYogaInAsia

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Welcome to Episode #75 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Alina Badarau, a yoga teacher from Moldova, was so lovely as we took a deep dive into how writing and yoga compliment each other, and how writing about yoga experiences shines a light on ourselves. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga is a light, and an instrument for balancing your inner world.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Moldova then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Alina Badarau

Alina Badarau is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Moldova. She is based in the capital city of Chişinău. She tarted practicing yoga when she was just 9 years old, and actually did her yoga teacher training at Moscow University of Modern Yoga. She teaches Hatha and Vinyasa yoga and has been teaching yoga for 7 years. Moreover, Alina studied psychology education in University, and completed a degree at the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports as well.

What to expect in the Yoga In Moldova episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Alina came to yoga when she was just 9 years old. There were kids yoga classes offered at the school across the street from Alina's house. It’s the longest relationship to anything Alina has had that has stretched all the way until today. She feels like it was a sign from the universe that she was supposed to be involved with yoga.

She actually started teaching yoga when she was only 15 years old. She started teaching yoga at the kids yoga studio, and offered kids yoga classes. At age 18 years old, she realized there was nothing better than yoga, and she was given an adult group to begin teaching. She’s been going through different trainings and seminars in yoga in Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine.

In regards to yoga in Moldova, Alina feels that it is “just the beginning.” She has her own studio, and she works with a lot of people who worries that yoga is boring or just sitting in meditation. There are a lot of people in Moldova who have a lot of preconceptions about yoga, and Alina is working to break those stereotypes down.

At Alina’s studio, every day there are about 8 brand-new students who show up for their very first yoga class. I asked Alina, why does she think that new people come for their first yoga, she said it is because they are in pain or there is a problem with something in their lives. There has been a growing awareness in Moldova that yoga can help with physical pain.

Curious about yoga in around the world? Yoga teachers around the world? You just got your first-row ticket!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Moldova episode?

Starting yoga classes at 9 years old
Starting teach yoga at age 15
Listening to signs from the universe
Yoga in Moldova is just the beginning
How writing and yoga work together
Yoga works like a light
Yoga is an instrument to balance your inner world

Connect with Alina Badarau

https://instagram.com/yogago.md

https://www.instagram.com/viralika

https://yogago.md

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Welcome to Episode #74 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Rocky Ryu, a yoga teacher from Indonesia, was so inspiring as our conversation ebbed and flowed around the confluence of spiritual energies in Indonesia, and how yoga has flourished there. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the RM Method, and how yoga is a lifestyle, is essential, and a way that makes life easier.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Indonesia then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Rocky Ryu

Rocky Ryu is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Indonesia who has been teaching yoga in Indonesia for 25 years. He teaches yoga on Surabaya on the Java Island, close to Bali, in Indonesia. Rocky has Asthanga, Iyengar, and Hatha Yoga certifications. His passions beyond yoga include therapy, bodywork, anatomy, and massage. For the last decade, he has come up with his own yoga technique that he calls the “RM method.” He has also taught yoga in the USA, Japan, and India. His yoga studio is called Mallika Yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Indonesia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Rocky Ryu and I shared a beautiful conversation about yoga in Indonesia. We started off the conversation discussing how yoga first came into his life - as he witnessed yoga taking place through windows, until he one day decided to join.

Over twenty-five years ago, there wasn't a lot of yoga going on in Indonesia. Though, this was personally very hard for me to imagine! Rocky built his own yoga studio, Mallika Yoga, and has been guiding students towards health and wellness through incorporating not just yoga asana, but massage, body work, breath work and more. He has even developed the RM method, which is an act of true union, as it marries together everything Rocky has learned from various healing modalities.

You’ll love hearing birdsong in the background, and Rocky’s kind laughter and gentle energy. As he says, “Only with gratitude can we be satisfied and happy in life.”

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Indonesia episode?

Yoga is more than a job
Indonesia is a spiritual land
The “RM Method”
How histories weave between India and Indonesia
The key to yoga is to be consistent with the practice

Favorite Quote From Rocky Ryu

“Yoga is more than the body. With asana poses it even can heal traumatic experiences that are long stored in the body, such as fear, abuse, and broken heartedness. Generally speaking, people here that I encounter had so much fear and have anxiety stored in them, so we help them to heal their general health and well-being. So just not just physical, but it's more than that.”

Connect with Rocky Ryu

https://www.instagram.com/Mallikayoga

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#73 - The Four Corners of Your Mat - Yoga in Antigua with Ros Langer

Welcome to Episode #73 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Ros Langer, a yoga teacher in Antigua, was so fun as we talked about her immense and immediate love for the practice, and how the four corners of your mat can teach you more than any yoga teacher training can teach you. We also talked about yoga and aging, and what it was like to come to the practice later in life.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Antigua then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Ros Langer

Ros Langer has been studying and practicing yoga for over 15 years. Ashtanga vinyasa yoga remains her central reference and informs all of her teachings. According to Ros, “the mat is just the beginning.” She teaches yoga at Energie in English Harbour, Antigua. Ros's main residence is in Antigua but she spends a few months of the year in Cape Town, South Africa. She is the mother of two young men who continually inspire her to rise to her fullest potential.

What to expect in the Yoga In Antigua episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Ros Langer was first introduced to yoga through a friend, who had a yoga teacher come to Antigua to teach her and train her in yoga. Ros bought a John Scott Ashtanga DVD, and after practicing for a few years she moved to Capetown, which Ros calls the Rishikesh of South Africa. She was trained in Capetown and was delighted to be able to teach at The Shala in Capetown, which she deems one of the best yoga studios in the world.

We also talked about how Ros’s practice changed through menopause, surgery, and generally as she has gotten older. Ros came to yoga at 45, and was trained at age 50, she shared with us what happened with her practice over the years, and with a cancer scare and after surgery.

Asana is not an exercise. This is something Ros firmly stands behind, and it was great to talk to her more about her thoughts on it. That being said, she thinks it’s completely fine if people want to come to the yoga practice for the sake of exercise. Come and be welcome!

For Ros, yoga is about finding balance and equanimity and spaciousness. Curious? Tune into the whole podcast episode!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Antigua episode?

Immense and immediate love for the practice
Began doing yoga at 40 and did her yoga teacher training at age 50
The love of teaching yoga: lifting vibration and supporting each other
You cannot teach yoga unless you practice yoga
The four corners of your mat will teach you more than any yoga teacher training can teach
Why is asana not an exercise?
Yoga is about finding balance and equanimity and spaciousness

Connect with Rosalind Langer

https://www.ros-yoga.com

https://www.instagram.com/Ros.Yoga.Antigua

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https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/

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Welcome to Episode #72 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Vanessa Pattison, a yoga teacher from Nicaragua was so inspiring as we took a deep dive into yoga as community, and about how you can weave it into your life. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how you can touch stillness, the space in-between thoughts — and what is available when you're able to touch those places…

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Nicaragua then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Vanessa Pattison

Vanessa Pattison is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. She has over 2000+ hours of Vinyasa, Hatha, and Yin training. I built and run Zen Yoga Nicaragua, the only yoga studio in this cool Central American beach town. She is also trained with the Chopra Center in Primordial Sound Meditation. She also runs retreats for her other business, the Nicaragua Yoga Institute. Her classes are infused with love, creativity, and inspiration. She thinks of her classes as a journey of unraveling the layers of stress that we accumulate and revealing our authentic, radiant selves. One breath at a time.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Nicaragua episode

Yoga and imposter syndrome
How to choose which yoga trainings are right for you
Yoga is community: a moment to breathe and be together
Honoring the light and the dark side in each of us
Being trained with the Chopra center in meditation
Children as the bridge into Nicaragua; teaching how to be culturally mindful

What to expect in the Yoga In Nicaragua episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

While yoga in Nicaragua has gotten more and more popular over the years, when Vanessa opened her yoga studio in 2007, she was the only yoga studio around for miles and miles. While there was a mother and daughter yoga teacher duo, whom she practiced yoga with and learned from, they were nomadic. And Vanessa was there to stay.

Vanessa is proud to serve Nicaragua, not just as a yoga teacher and studio owner, but also as a member of the community who actively gives back and takes what the yoga studio earns and does her best to give it back to the community.

Some of my favorite moments in the conversation were when Vanessa spoke about imposter syndrome and yoga, and about how we all have to honor the light and dark side that are inside of each of us. Yoga is a journey of becoming who we are, and we are not all just light, bright, fun, and easy all the time. We must embrace and accept all aspects of ourselves.

Connect with Vanessa Pattison

www.zenyoganicaragua.com

www.nicaraguayogainstitute.com

https://www.instagram.com/vanessapattison

https://www.facebook.com/zenyoganicaragua

https://twitter.com/ZenYogaNcaragua

https://www.instagram.com/nicaragua_yoga_institute

https://www.facebook.com/nicaraguayogainstitute

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https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/

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Welcome to Episode #71 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Seitebatso Kabi, a yoga teacher from Lesotho, was so beautiful as we unpacked so many aspects and elements of being a yoga teacher— from imposter syndrome to opening a yoga studio to figuring out how to serve and transform your community through yoga outside of the studio. I hope that this conversation made you laugh, made you smile, and made you want to figure out how you can take yoga off the mat and into the world, as a way to unite us all.

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Seitebatso Gabi kicked off the podcast by sharing with us how yoga first came into her life, and how she was only looking for exercise, but got so much more. It was actually a friend of hers who recommended she do a yoga teacher training in South Africa. She was incredibly grateful to find a yoga teacher training in Africa, as she was worried she would have had to travel to India or Bali to do a training.

Tell me more about Seitebatso Kabi

Seitebatso Kabi is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Lesotho. She received her yoga teacher training in 2021 and opened her yoga center, Floga Studio, the same year. She teaches Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga and is devoted to sharing the benefits of the practice with those from all walks of life, and especially with teenagers who she feels desperately needs yoga during these tumultuous years.

She opened her yoga studio, Floga, the same year she got trained in yoga! We talked about if yoga is popular in Lesotho, and how it’s hard to get yoga to all the rural areas in her country. There is a fear that yoga is a religion, or a way to worship of a sun god or something of that sort. So Seitebatso is grateful that teenagers have the most curiosity and are willing to take in the practice as a whole - more than just an exercise, more than self-inquiry. She also shared her thoughts on why it’s been her experience that teenagers are so receptive to yoga. Teenagers in Lesotho have taken to yoga more than other groups in the community, in terms of attitude and concentration it can uplift so many people’s lives. She sees yoga as a way to help teenagers become achievers.

Additionally, Seitebatso talked about how yoga has the possibility of unlocking potential in youth and expanding their minds to other possibilities for livelihoods, and teaching them ways to focus and different ways to interact with others. She sees yoga as an amazing opportunity for the next generation to expand their horizons!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Lesotho episode?

Yoga unites the whole world
A curious mind is always going to want to jump in
Why yoga is so important for teenagers
Yoga transforms communities
Imposter syndrome in yoga teachers

Connect with Seitebatso Kabi

www.floga-studio.com

https://www.instagram.com/flowithstee/

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https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/

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Welcome to Episode #70 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Yangchen Lhamo, a yoga teacher from Bhutan, was so delightful as we discussed how yoga is not just what you practice, but how you walk, talk, and interact with others. I hope that this conversation lit a spark in you, about how yoga can help all sentient beings.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga as an act of service then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Yangchen Lhamo

Yangchen Lhamo is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in Bhutan. She teaches Hatha yoga, meditation, and Ashtanga Vinyasa. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh in January 2020, and opened Yoga Yangchen in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, in September 2020. In 2022, she completed her 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh.

Yoga Yangchen’s main social cause is Doghouse Bhutan, which she founded with her Bhutan-based Swiss friend Nadine. It is a community-based project. Doghouse Bhutan builds doghouses for the free-roaming dogs of Bhutan using scrap materials to protect them from the rain, cold, and snow.

Yangchen’s passion in life is creating and improving the well-being of all sentient beings— animals and people alike. She loves learning and exploring new things and meeting new people. She believes that changing the world for the better requires you to start with yourself. After all, ‘practice what you preach’ is core to being able to inspire others.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bhutan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

I was astounded that Yangchen opened her yoga studio in the same year as getting her yoga certification, as well as in the middle of the pandemic! So many yoga studios closed during the pandemic, yet Yanchen knew it was time for her to open her own. She wanted to give back to her community. Yoga has given Yangchen so many beautiful gifts, like the ability to be more reflective instead of reactive. Yet, she sure has given so many gifts back to her community!

Yangchen also shared with us her thoughts on yoga. Yoga is not just what you practice. Yoga is the way you walk, talk, and the actions you take. Everything, all the small things, is yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bhutan episode?

Yoga in Bhutan has a long history, but hasn’t been practiced by everyday people until very recently
Yoga as a way to balance our everyday life and our emotions
Opening a yoga studio the same year as getting certified
Advice for teachers who want to open their own studio
Yoga has helped her become more reflective instead of reactive

Connect with Yangchen Lhamo

www.yogayangchen.com

https://www.instagram.com/yogayangchenbhutan/

https://www.facebook.com/yogayangchen

https://www.instagram.com/doghousebhutan/

https://www.facebook.com/doghousebhutan

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Welcome to Episode #69 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sachiko Kawabata, a yoga teacher from Japan, was so inspiring as she shared with us her unique perspective on and understanding of yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the relationship between yoga and Taoism, and the yoga synchronicities that happened all over the world in history.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga for the spirit then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Sachiko Kawabata

Sachiko Kawabata is a yoga teacher from Japan who practices Balinese massage, aromatherapy, macrobiotic nutrition, Chinese medicine, and yoga. She used to have her own studio as a therapist and supported women in search of a new lifestyle based on women’s health and beauty – all rooted in ancient wisdom.

Sachiko feels that the roots of her soul are in the Asian culture. She leads Yin Yoga Japan across all of Japan as a Yin Yoga and Qigong teacher. Her approach is a challenging teaching style that combines both ancient Chinese wisdom and the latest Fascia research from Sports Science. She is convinced that the way we create, use, and store energy with Yin Yoga offers many answers to the questions that she has long been searching for. She has been teaching yoga for over 15 years.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Japan episode?

The relationship between Taoism and Yoga
Yoga synchronicities all over the world
Chi is energy, similar to Prana and meridians similar to nadis
Yoga is for the spirit
Yoga can’t get rid of all ego, but you can get to know the ego inside you

Favorite Quote From Sachiko Kawabata

“Taoism has a surprising amount in common with Hatha yoga. In fact, as a Japanese person, I can easily understand Chinese philosophy, which is based on a common culture and Indian philosophy. I think many people believe that yoga happened only in India. Yoga did not originate only in India. Around the time yoga was born, synchronicities were happening all over the world at the same. Especially in China, there are many common items such as chi. Chi is energy, by the way. So Chi is similar to prana, meridians are similar to nadis.”

Connect with Sachiko Kawabata

https://www.yinyogajapan.com

https://www.facebook.com/yinyogajapan/

https://www.instagram.com/yinyogajapan

https://vimeo.com/yinyogajapan

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOvCM4TZoKSpaMY1Iw8O0w/featured

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Welcome to Episode #68 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Mugisha Ali Allan, a yoga teacher from Uganda, was so touching as Mugisha shared stories with us about teaching yoga to children with special needs and who are struggling with life-long illnesses. He also shared how grateful he is to be a part of people’s yoga journeys.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the healing journey of yoga and how yoga is the art and science of well-being, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Mugisha Ali Allan

Mugisha Ali Allan has been practicing yoga since 2015, and he has been a yoga teacher since 2018. Mugisha teaches hatha yoga, vinyasa power yoga, and yin yoga. She also is a meditation instructor and a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher. He studied yoga and was certified by the Pura Vida Foundation in 2018, Karuna Yoga Journeys in 2020, Living Life Limitlessly University in 2020, and the Yoga Impact Institute in 2019. Mugisha is the founder of the Entebbe Yoga Community and is a co-owner of the Kindle Yoga Studio Entebbe. Mugisha also teaches yoga at NGOs that support special children like Embrace Kulture and Aid Child Leadership Institute in Entebbe. Moreover, Mugisha taught at Kampala International School and he is a Yoga Teacher at the National Culture Center Kampala.

What to expect in the Yoga In Uganda episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Get ready for an incredible episode! Mugisha opened up the world of Uganda to us, and didn't hold back. He shared vulnerable stories about his heart attack, and how that led him to want to help others find wellness and ultimately inspire people to live a good life.

He knew he wanted to work with children because to enact change in a country, you start with the children. Mushier teaches yoga to children with special needs, and children who have AIDs. He told us sweet stories about how much the children love yoga and the games he plays with them.

Mugisha described yoga as the art and science of well-being. And he really dove into how yoga is challenged in Uganda, and also how yoga has changed his life.

What’s in the yoga in Uganda episode?

After a heart attack, Mugisha found yoga
Teaching yoga to children with special needs and children with AIDs
How has yoga changed his life?
Inspiring people to live a good life
Yoga is the art and science of well-being

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www.yoga-ugandan.com

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Welcome to Episode #67 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Michel Uranga Briñas onto the show. My conversation with Michel Uranga Briñas, a yoga teacher from Cuba, was so vibrant as we took a deep dive into what Kundalini yoga is, and the history behind it. I hope that this conversation made you also curious about shiatsu massage and Thai massage, and how they are different and similar.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Cuba then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Michel Uranga Briñas

Michel Uranga Briñas is a yoga teacher from Cuba who mainly teaches Kundalini yoga, though he occasionally does teach haha yoga. He used to own a yoga studio in Havana, though since the pandemic, his work has been directed towards spiritual retreats on mountain beaches. He has been teaching yoga in Cuba for nine years.

Michel began his studies in East Asian therapies and fell in love with Thai massage. He began studying yoga to understand the origin and nature of yogic massage. A short time later, Michel joined a Kundalini Yoga Teach Training in Mexico and then a Hatha yoga teacher training course. In Cuba, as Michel obtained a university degree in Therapeutic Physical Culture. He has also studied Japanese medicine, the Matsunaga shiatsu method, for three years. He then founded AgataYoga, which involves some yoga teachers and therapists who work alongside Michel and offer spiritual retreats.

What to expect in the Yoga In Cuba episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

On the podcast, we talked about what is Kundalini yoga, and why out of all the types of yoga out there, he chose to study Kundalini. Michel feels that Kundalini yoga offers the maximum amount of benefits in the shortest amount of time. Personally, Michel shared that he only practices 5-10 minutes of Kundalini yoga a day, and that is enough to provide the benefits he needs. As he said, “Yoga teachers have more secrets than yoga students— more knowledge.” These secrets help him to get the benefits he needs in mere minutes, just as he finds that his students need an hour or more to really soak up the magic of the practice.

I was also grateful that Michel shared with us what it is like to live in Cuba, and the difficulties that creates for him, as a yoga teacher, and for his country as a whole. He was very transparent about what the reality in Cuba is like, and he expressed excitement that yoga in Cuba has been slowly and steadily growing as more and more people are coming to the practice.

Ready to learn more about yoga in Cuba? Let’s go!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Cuba episode?

What are Thai massage and Shiatsu massage?
What is kundalini yoga?
Yoga is just a word that describes the art of living
Cuba is a difficult place to have yoga studio
Yoga in Cuba is growing, but still very small

Connect with Michel Uranga Briñas

https://www.instagram.com/agatayogaretreat/

https://www.facebook.com/agatayogaretreat

https://www.agatayoga.com/

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Welcome to Episode #66 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Sila Atikol, a yoga teacher from Cyprus, was so gorgeous as we took a deep dive into how yoga is a great metaphor for life. I hope that this conversation made you curious about what yoga means to you, and how yoga can reflect your life itself.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about not being asana-driven, goal-driven, or ego-driven in your practice then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Sila Atikol

Sila Atikol had a career as a lawyer until she realized she wanted something else. She found her true love in pilates and yoga. She is now certified in Pilates (Mat 1, 2 & Prenatal), 200hr Vinyasa Yoga, Total Barre Foundation, Total Barre Endurance, TRX Suspension Training, Prenatal Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. Moreover, she is also a Thai Massage therapist. As a teacher, she aims to increase flexibility and mobility and decrease emotional and physical discomfort through movement, while increasing overall fitness and health. Sila knows that first, foremost and forever she is a student, and she is currently completing a 300-hour multi-style yoga teacher training.

What to expect in the Yoga In X episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

You're going to LOVE this podcast episode with Sila! She is such a bright, intelligent, well-spoken yoga teacher from Cyprus who talks to us about how yoga came into her life, what's going on in Cyprus, and what happens when you progress on the path and in the practice of yoga.

We talked about how yoga brings people together— no matter what. People put politics aside, and all differences and come together and practice yoga.

This was one beautiful episode! Make sure to tune in!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Cyprus episode?

Building consciousness in your yoga practice
Not being asana-driven, goal-driven, or ego-driven in your practice
Yoga is a great metaphor for life
Cyprus: What’s going on?
Yoga is a tool for exploring the world
Yoga teachers and imposter syndrome

Connect with Sila

https://www.instagram.com/silaatikol

https://www.youtube.com/c/YogawithSila

www.silaatikolyoga.com

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Welcome to Episode #65 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Senegal onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Ahmet Sagna. My conversation with Ahmet Sanga, a yoga teacher from Senegal, was so interesting as we discussed why it's important for there to be yoga all around the world. As a school gym teacher, Ahmet brings yoga to young people in class, as well as to his larger community in Senegal.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Senegal then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Ahmet Sagna

Ahmet Sagna is a yoga teacher from Senegal. He has been teaching Hatha yoga since 2012, and he first discovered yoga for the first time in Dakar, Senegal through a friend. In 2016 he traveled to India to attend university at the S-Vyasa in Bangalore for yoga certification. Moreover, he is a massage therapist and a gym and sports teacher at a public school in Dakar. He grew up in Ziguinchor, in the south of Senegal, and now lives in the capital of Dakar. He regularly teaches private yoga classes and hopes one day to open his own yoga studio.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Senegal episode?

Teaching yoga to students in school as a gym teacher
Receiving sponsorship from the Indian Embassy to go to India to receive his yoga certification
Why is it important that yoga is in every country around the world?
Yoga gives me love
Yoga is calming the mind

Favorite Quote From Ahmet

"I think it's good to teach people yoga, because yoga will help you to have, to get insight, the outside is a manifestation of the inside. And I think many people do yoga. I think we'll have peace in the world and we'll have a better world.

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Welcome to Episode #64 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Kushal Roy Joy, a yoga teacher from Bangladesh, was so informational as we talked about yoga in Bangladesh and how yoga is a call to presence.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Bangladesh then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Kushal Roy Joy

Kushal Roy Joy is the founder of JoySan Yoga and Wellness Center, in Dhaka Bangladesh. He is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapy, and is a certified Music Therapist as well. He is thoroughly involved in yoga in Bangladesh, whether teaching yoga at multiple universities, or at hospitals— Kushal Roy Joy also organizes international yoga festivals in Bangladesh and helps organize International Yoga Day as well.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bangladesh episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Kushal Roy Joy, whose nickname is Joy, walked us through what yoga in Bangladesh is like. He talked to us about what it was like to receive his Masters in Yoga Science, and what his studies were like. When he decided he wanted to become a yoga teacher, there were no yoga teacher training schools in his entire country! That’s why he had to leave Bangladesh to go to India to receive his training, and then decided to come back home to Bangladesh to open his own yoga teacher training center in Dhaka, the capital. He spoke also about how yoga is keeping the mind still. Yoga brings your mind to presence— and helps to keep your mind in the present moment.

Kushal Roy Joy shares his delightful energy with us on the podcast, and his passion for yoga as a way to bright happiness to people! Tune into the whole Wild Yoga Tribe podcast episode to hear his story.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bangladesh episode?

What was receiving a Masters in Yoga like?
What is it like to teach yoga teacher training courses in Bangladesh?
Yoga is a call to presence
The future of yoga in Bangladesh is bright!

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https://www.facebook.com/joysanyoga

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Welcome to Episode #63 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Mike A. Zulovich, a yoga teacher from Bosnia, was so illuminative as we took a deep dive into Vinyasa Krama yoga and about yin yoga as the sister to her yang brother. I hope that this conversation made you curious about so many things, but mainly and mostly curious about yourself.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that will hopefully spark a journey of discovering who you truly are then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Mike A. Zulovich

Mike is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in Sarajevo. He teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Vinyasa Krama yoga, and Yin yoga. Mike A. Zulovich started his yoga journey in Boston, MA, and traveled to India three times— two times to Mysore, India to study with the Noise family, and one time to Chennai to study with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Vinyasa Krama Yoga).

What to expect in the Yoga In Bosnia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Mike fell in love with yoga during his very first class. He took a class during a trip to Massachusetts. Yoga is impossible to learn from videos. There is an exchange of energy, immediate feedback, and alignment adjustments needed for yoga to occur. We talked about how technology is a great tool to use, but it does have its limitations— especially when it comes to yoga.

Mike and I then talked about what is Vinyasa Krama yoga, and what it was like for him to go to India to studio Ashtanga Vinyasa and Vinyasa Krama yoga. Vinyasa Krama yoga is more accessible, with ten set sequences.

If you do only yang, yang, yang. Then you may in deep need of yin. We all need balance in our lives. Yin yoga provides the balance of yang. As Mike says, “Yin yoga is the sister to the yang brother.”

Of course, we also talked about yoga in Bosnia and what Bosnia is like as a country. Curious? Tune into the whole podcast episode!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bosnia episode?

Yoga is impossible to really learn from videos
What is Vinyasa Krama yoga?
Bringing yoga to the body, not the body to yoga
Yin yoga is the sister to the yang brother

Connect with Mike A. Zulovich

https://www.instagram.com/yogasarajevo/

https://www.ashtangayogasarajevo.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mike_a_zu_yoga/

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Welcome to Episode #62 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Jannice Strand, a yoga teacher from Norway, was so delightful as we talked about psychology as yoga philosophy and realizing that yoga is what we need to heal and process and gain an understanding of ourselves as we truly are. I hope that this conversation made you want to show up for yourself as yourself in the deepest way possible.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the big warnings that yoga should come with, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Jannice Strand

Jannice is the owner of Be Yoga Studio in Norway, a yoga teacher, YogaWorks certified Teacher Trainer, and a dedicated yoga student for life. Jannice Strand has assisted in more than 600 hours of YogaWorks Teacher Training and has completed tons of additional training. Moreover, Jannice has also studied the chakra, bandhas, and mudras with Dr. Kausthub Decikashar, who is TKV Desikachars son. And she has completed in-depth study with BKS Iyengar Oslo Iyengar. She has also studied Tibetan Buddishm with Dolpo Tulki Rainpoche with the Karma Tashi Ling Buddhist Society.

What to expect in the Yoga In Norway episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Jannice used to have a “hardcore life,” as she says. She was struggling to find joy, her body was tired, and she was partying all the time. One day, she walked by a small yoga studio ran by Tibetan monks in Oslo. She felt the urge to go and one day she walked through the doors, and began doing courses and training there. After that studio closed, she sought out another yoga studio in Oslo and ended up at an Ashtanga Yoga studio, and then came to YogaWorks.

After a really difficult time in her life, and doctors prescribed antidepressants and then more and more pills, Jannice said enough was enough. She went to a psychiatrist and realized that what the psychiatrist was telling her was really yoga philosophy. What she really needed was yoga.

Yoga should come with a big warning. You have to see yourself. You have to face yourself. For more of Jannice’s insight on the big warnings that yoga should come with, and for more about yoga in Norway, tune into the whole podcast episode and tap into our beautiful conversation!

What’s in the yoga in Norway episode?

A hardcore life transformed by yoga
Psychology is yoga philosophy
Yoga is a lifestyle in every way
When you practice yoga, you are a spreader of light
Yoga should come with a big warning
Yoga is spreading like wildfire

Connect with Jannice Strand

https://www.instagram.com/beyogastudio/

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Welcome to Episode #61 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Kaloyan Popov, a yoga teacher from Bulgaria, was so lovely as we dove into the physiological responses of the body to stress, and how yoga can serve the health of humanity. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga can help those around you on their path to health and wellness.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga for health then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Kaloyan Popov

Kaloyan Popov is certified under the Yoga Alliance by Sanjay Yogi. He completed his yoga teacher training in Sofia, Bulgaria, and he will be graduating as a physiotherapist in 2023. Kaloyan is passionate about helping people by seeing the human body as a whole. He teaches vinyasa yoga, and occasionally a specialized type of Kundalini yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bulgaria episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Bulgaria was part of the communist block so everything around spirituality was forbidden until the 1990s. Kaloyan was born into democracy, just three years after Bulgaria entered into a democracy. When Kaloyan was young, his father was reading him Indian tales, and part of the Bhagavad Gita. In high school, his mathematics teacher would tell stories about sacred geometry.

He acknowledges that when he started teaching yoga, he took a step back in yogic life. It brought him back into “normal life,” having to focus more on the clock and being responsible to show up at certain places at certain times. He knew it was time to share his knowledge. After he started teaching yoga, he decided to study physiotherapy because he felt like it was close to yoga, working with the breath and movement. Kaloyan believes that the answer to our physical ailments, and our stress, is yoga.

Interestingly, Kaloyan says that yoga has a lot of stereotypes. He’s trying to put science to yoga, and show people that yoga is more than the stereotypes that they have in their heads— whether that is that yoga is fitness based, or the only reason that a man would teach yoga would be to look at women’s bodies (so sad that he said this is a stereotype he faces!)

Of course, we talked about yoga in Bulgaria, and about what Bulgaria is like as a country. If you’re curious— tune in to the whole episode!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bulgaria episode?

Reading spiritual books as a child with his father
Mathematics teacher sharing knowledge on sacred geometry
Mandala Spiritual Center in Sofia
The stereotypes yoga faces
Teaching yoga has made him step back from a yogic life

Connect with Kaloyan Popov

https://youtube.com/channel/UC2XdARB4vvQFTIcDziEf6RQ

https://www.instagram.com/kei_higher/

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Welcome to Episode #60 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Lianik Borlasca, a yoga teacher from El Salvador, was multidimensional as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of Jnana and Raja yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the paradigms that exist around yoga, and what we can do to shift them. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about all the dimensions of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Lianik Borlasca

Lianik Borlasca is a yoga teacher from El Salvador. She is the yoga studio owner of Peace & Yoga in San Salvador. Her passion has been Jñāna and Raja Yoga and the study of the self as the ultimate knowledge. She is also a teacher of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and is a Reiki Master. Her goal is to integrate everything to teach yoga from different perspectives, to break paradigms around the practice. She has organized International Yoga Day in El Salvador for many years, and has introduced yoga to the public in El Salvador by teaching yoga on several different TV channels in El Salvador.

What to expect in the Yoga In El Salvador episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

During the course of our conversation, Lianik wove in so many insights about the multidimensionality of the practice of yoga. She defined Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga and then expanded upon them, why they are the paths of yoga she has been drawn to. She explained how the physical dimension of yoga, is the most limited of the human being. That’s why the asana practice is so accessible to everyone, and why it’s only the first layer of yoga. It’s only one of the branches— there are seven others!

Lianik shared beautiful thoughts around all the dimensions around the practice and path of yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in El Salvador episode?

The paradigms around yoga
Yoga is a path and the destination at the same time
Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga
Limitations exist only in your mind
The physical dimension is the most limited of the human being

Favorite Quote From Lianik Borlasca

“Yoga is a path and the destination at the same time.”

Connect with Lianik Borlasca

https://www.instagram.com/peaceyogasv/

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Welcome to Episode #59 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Majid Al Mandhari, a yoga teacher from Oman, was so engaging as we took a deeper look into meditation and how to make it yours.

As Majid says, meditation has the power to cure any diseases. I hope that this conversation made you curious about meditation and the gifts that it can give.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga in Oman then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Majid Al Mandhari

Majid Al Mandhari has obtained the RYT 200 Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher certification and also a 200 hours Yoga Therapy certification. He teaches at a private health club owned by an oil company called Petroleum Development Oman. He also teaches yoga twice a week at the beach early morning at 6:00am. Majid has been practicing yoga on and off for the last 30 years. He teaches meditation, pranayama, and Vinyasa yoga mainly. He has been formally teaching after certification for the last 4 years, however he did begin teaching pre-certification for the last 10 years.

What to expect in the Yoga In Oman episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Majid used to work for an international airline, located in Pakistan, and at the Sheraton hotel there was a yoga class offered in the hotel itself. Although that was his first yoga asana class, he had already been reading books about yoga and his curiosity was piqued.

Once Majid came back to Oman, one day his accountant came to the office and asked him if he was interested in yoga and after Majid said yes, there was a yoga teacher who came to his colleagues’ house and asked him to join.

Majid always felt mesmerized by yoga teachers, immensely curious about how yoga teachers crafted sequences, and about the depth of their knowledge. Something was sparked in him and he knew he wanted to teach yoga one day. It took years until the right yoga teacher training in Oman for him.

Majid has a strong daily meditation practice, he sits in meditation before sunrise and chants the 99 names of God in Islam. Majid knows that meditation and yoga detoxifies the body, cleanses the body. Yoga has become a personal life for him— he enjoys the vitality, the challenges, the energy— it’s a part of him.

We also talked about what Oman is like as a country, and what it’s like to live there!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Oman episode?

What is Majid’s personal practice and sadhana?
With meditation you can cure yourself of any disease
How to make meditation yours
The cultural and social implications of practicing yoga in Oman
What Oman is like as a country

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https://www.instagram.com/yogawith.majid/

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Welcome to Episode #58 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Alia Lika onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Malaysia. My conversation with Alia Lika, a yoga teacher from Malaysia, was so beautiful as we danced around so many topics around yoga— yoga isn't a handstand, and don’t skip Shavasana!

I hope that this conversation made you smile, made you laugh, and made you rethink what yoga is. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about being a yoga teacher while still being a student on the path of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Alia Lika

Certified in 2016 with the Malaysian Association of Yoga Instructors in Hatha yoga, recently Alia Like completed another 200hrs YTT with Vikasa Academy and another 50hr YTT in Yin yoga by Alicia Casillas. Alia believes that a consistent yoga practice is fundamental to achieving a healthy mind and body.

Her teaching styles varies from a slow and alignment based to a power flow practice. Whether it’s a slow, alignment-focused session or a strength and endurance flow class, a Shavasana awaits at the end. From years of consistent practice, Alia is convinced that no matter what your energy or flexibility level is, yoga will help you discover and grow your true limits – help you sit, walk and exercise better, not to mention sleep well too.

What to expect in the Yoga In Alia Lika episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Did you know that yoga was banned in Malaysia in 2008? The government forbade it from being taught and practiced in the whole country. Fortunately, that law was repealed and then Alia was able to make her way to finding her way to yoga.

We also talked about common misconceptions around yoga— yoga is only for flexible people, yoga is only for a work-out, or yoga is practiced to lose weight. Alia actually turns away clients and students who say they want to lose weight. She also shared how a lot of her students struggle with shavasana.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Malaysia episode?

What happens when yoga is banned in a country
Completing a yoga teacher training doesn’t make you a yoga teacher
Yoga isn’t a handstand
Don’t skip the shavasana
The importance of attending other yoga classes as a teacher

Connect with Alia Lika

https://www.instagram.com/_alia_lika

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Welcome to Episode #57 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Maryem Mayouti, a yoga teacher from Bermuda, was so vibrant and engaging as we dove head-first into moving the mind out of the brain and back into the body. I hope that this conversation made you want to seek a deeper connection with the breath, your anchor, and your most powerful reminder of where you are.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the humility and humanity in yoga, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Maryem Mayouti

Maryem Mayouti is a certified, RYT-500 yoga instructor and a certified mindfulness teacher. Her yoga classes are anatomy-informed and her instructions are geared towards injury prevention and connection to one's breath. She understands and reminds her students that skeletal differences and anatomical variations will stop us from looking like yoga models in pictures, so it is best is to focus on the inner journey. By bringing everything back to the breath, she helps the practitioner learn asana in a way that is relatable and easy to practice, so that it may be taken anywhere.

What to expect in the Yoga In Bermuda episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

We talked about the power of being in a yoga class with others, and the communal impact of a yoga class. As social beings, being in a yoga classroom with other people doing the same thing as you is a powerful experience. Maryem defines yoga as “yoga lies somewhere in between grounding and connecting.”

Our conversation flowed so naturally as we touched on how humility is vital in a yoga practice, as is the need to be compassionate and kind to our bodies and to each other.

In regards to yoga in Bermuda, Maryem points out how yoga has been accepted globally not just because it’s mainstream, but because the benefits are real and have now been scientifically proven. She sees Bermuda as a reflection of that. And did you know that Bermuda is only 21 square miles big? That tiny of an island means a tight-knit community. With abundant natural beauty, Bermuda really is Bermudaful!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Bermuda episode?

Yoga beyond the asana
The communal impact of a yoga class
Moving the mind out of the brain, and back into the body
Be kind to your body
Humility and humanity in the practice

Connect with Maryem Mayouti

www.mayoutiyoga.com

mayouti.yoga@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/bermudaful.yoga

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Welcome to Episode #56 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Roxana Corojan, a yoga teacher from Romania, was so real and vulnerable, as we dove into how yoga can hold you, and can be a remedy for that which ails you, and that which you struggle against. I hope that this conversation delight in how yoga can be a playground, and how embodiment is empowerment.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about embodiment, play, and about turning your practice into a process, then this is the conversation for you.

Roxana is a yoga teacher from Romania, was actually trained by Carlos Romero in Bali - who is a previous guest on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast on Episode #34. Roxana is a yoga teacher and Thai yoga massage therapist who is deeply passionate about Somatics and Embodiment. She loves to mix mindfulness with play, and to bring yoga to alternative places.

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What to expect in the Yoga In Romania episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Roxana came to yoga through her sister’s advice, and although she didn’t like it at first— she quickly came to love it. After experiencing severe burnout, she quit her job and headed off to Bali. She met Carlos Romero there, and fell in love with Thai Yoga massage, and with her practice. Although she never planned on becoming a yoga teacher, that was where the path led her.

Roxana seeks to create a home and a strong sense of community with each yoga class she teaches, and she felt in her bones she had found the right space to open a yoga studio in Romania. She opened her yoga studio and created beautiful rituals of sharing tea and practicing yoga, or sharing desserts, or doing tarot readings and yoga. Roxana realized, a long time ago, that community is what brings her true happiness.

Though, Roxana realized that to be a yoga teacher means having ten jobs at once and to be a studio owner, she felt like some of her joy was diminished with the fatigue of doing too many things. She decided to close her yoga studio and to work with other yoga studies as a freelancer.

I found it so powerful how Roxana said, “To be a yoga teacher is to be a composer of experiences.” And when we dove into the world of embodiment— WOW! She talked about yoga as a playground, to be able to play with the boundaries of form and to explore. Through embodiment she was able to touch into her sensuality, and felt waves of creativity and embodiment.

One of Roxana’s mantras is, “Turn your practice into a process.”

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Romania episode?

The mat is a safe space no matter where you are
Being held by yoga
Yoga as a remedy for panic attacks
Seek slowness
Opening and then closing a yoga studio
To be a yoga teacher is to be a composer of experiences
Embodiment is empowerment
Yoga is a playground

Connect with Roxana Corojan

https://www.instagram.com/hearthe.yoga/

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Welcome to Episode #55 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Laura Alvarez onto the show. My conversation with Laura Alvarez, a yoga teacher from Columbia, was so lovely tuned into how vital it is to study the spiritual texts, sutras, and scriptures and how doing so, gives you a lens into your own mind and helps to truly provide you with freedom.

I hope that this conversation made you want to dive into the spiritual texts yourself— the study of yoga is infinite after all! If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about devotion to understanding the self and seeking depth in your own being, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Laura Alvarez

Laura Alvarez, whose spiritual name Sat Purkh Kaur, is a Kundalini yoga teacher from Columbia. She first started practicing Kundalini Yoga 25 years ago in Barcelona, where she was living for 8 years while attending university. She completed her Kundalini Yoga teacher training in Barcelona 22 years ago, and then soon returned home to Bogota, Columbia to open her own yoga studio, Happy Yoga Bogota, is the largest and one of the oldest yoga studios in Colombia. It is a sister location of Happy Yoga in Barcelona.

What to expect in the Yoga In Columbia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Yoga was a huge answer for Laura to all the big questions in life, all the big spiritual questions. And as yoga has been a part of Laura’s life for over half of her life, she feels like yoga has been a constant companion— an enormous part of our life that has watched her grow, a safe place to come back, always, whenever you need it. It’s a huge gift. Being able to share this gift with other, is a “double gift,” as Laura says.

As a yoga teacher training, Laura highlighted how the study of yoga never ends. Laura is passionate about the yoga scriptures, sutras, and reading all the spiritual texts of yoga. I was grateful how she talked about how and why it is so important to study the texts of yoga— it helps you to study yoga with your mind, to start to say to the ego I don’t want to suffer more, I want to love more. Yoga is freedom.

Yoga is an opportunity to choose again. As a way of being, yoga gives us the ability to choose again, and again, and again, in every moment.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Columbia episode?

Yoga has watched her grow
The study of yoga is infinite
Passion for the scriptures and the texts of yoga
Yoga is a tool to go back to your heart, and open the mind
The Ego VS. the Spirit
Yoga is a way of being

Connect with Laura Alvarez

happyyogacolombia.com

FB/IG/TikTok: @happyyogabogota

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1J8TkDyxlVsuJNApkAcMw

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Welcome to Episode #54 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Vera, a yoga teacher from Brunei, was so fun as we took a really honed in on what Universal Yoga really is. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how Universal Yoga can come from within, while still honoring the anatomical and scientific approach of the body.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about Universal Yoga, and the difference between being a yoga teacher and a yoga practitioner, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Chek Lee Kong (Vera)

Chek Lee Kong is a yoga teacher and studio owner in Brunei. She is the owner of Truharmony Yoga Studio in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. She teaches Hatha yoga (200hrs Certified Vikasa Yoga), Vinyasa Yoga- Fit Flow Fly (300hrs Bryce Yoga), and Universal Yoga (200hrs Certified). When the perfect opportunity arose, she renovated a space which is now Truharmony, located at Gadong Central in Brunei. Vera has also studied with dozens of yoga teachers around the world and completed so many workshops with Kino McGregor, Dylan Werner, Jason Crandell, Annie Carpenter, Sri Dharma Mittra, Tiffany Chruikshank, and more!

What to expect in the Yoga In Brunei episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

What really peaked my interest was her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Universal Yoga. Universal Yoga is something I’ve never heard of before, and I was grateful that Vera took time to unravel how she first came to know about Universal Yoga and what Universal yoga is. Created and taught by Andrey Lappa.Universal Yoga has set sequences based on a highly scientific and anatomical approach.Yet, she says that Universal Yoga comes from within. The principle of Universal yoga is to always be awake and and to be conscious. It turns out that the founder of Universal Yoga is actually an engineer as well, so his attention to detail, anatomy, degrees of motion and movement is truly incredible.

We talked also about how Vera— very recently— burned her legs very badly and has had to recover from this injury and return to her yoga practice and to teaching.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Brunei episode?

What is Universal Yoga?
Yoga that comes from within, not without
What an engineer can bring to yoga as a teacher
Being a yoga teacher is different from a yoga practitioner
Recovering from badly burned legs and coming back to yoga

Connect with Vera

https://www.instagram.com/verayoga/

https://www.instagram.com/truharmony_yogastudio/

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Welcome to Episode #53 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Līva Veinberga onto the show. My conversation with Līva Veinberga, a yoga teacher from Latvia was so powerful as we took a deep dive into the world of ashtanga vinyasa yoga and yin yoga. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about digging into the power of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Līva Veinberga

Līva Veinberga is a yoga teacher from Latvia, and also the studio owner of Urban Yoga in Riga, Latvia. Līva first came to yoga around 15 years ago when she was seeking a deeper, more fulfilling physical practice. She found Hatha yoga and Anusara yoga first, and then came to Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, which has been an integral part of her life ever since. In ashtanga vinyasa yoga system her main teacher is Lino Miele and she has attended his retreats in India and also in Europe.

In 2012, Līva decided it was time to do a yoga teacher training in Riga, Latvia as she still continue her work as a full-time lawyer. She began teaching at a local studio occasionally in the evenings, and after experiencing deep dissatisfaction in her career, she took a year off to go backpacking in New Zealand and completed a yin yoga teacher training with Markus Henning Giess and Karin Michelle Sang.

Upon her return to Riga, Latvia, Līva learned that a yoga studio owner was selling her studio, and that is how she became the owner of Riga’s Urban Yoga studio. She is a full-time teacher there, as well as the owner of the studio. She teaches ashtanga vinyasa yoga, flow vinyasa, and Yin yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Latvia episode?

How is Ashtanga yoga and yin yoga counterbalances for each other?
Watching life fade away as a lawyer and then seeking change
Why is it important for a yoga teacher to have their own self-practice?
What is it like to be a yoga studio owner and full-time yoga teacher in Latvia?
The different reasons why people come to yoga

What to expect in the Yoga In Latvia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

I really loved how Liva talked about asanas, as having the possibility to unlock the path of yoga not just as a “small part” of yoga which it is often criticized for being. Liva brought up so many great points and you’ll have to tune into the podcast episode itself to hear them all!

Connect with Līva Veinberga

www.urbanyoga.lv

https://instagram.com/livavein

https://instagram.com/urbanyogariga

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Welcome to Episode #52 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Alberto Dos Reis Mendonça onto the show. My conversation with Alberto, a yoga teacher from East Timor, was really interesting as he really walked us through what his country is like to live in— with no sugar coating— and what yoga is like there as it has been present on the island for less than a decade. I hope that this conversation made you want to learn more about East Timor, and also to consider how yoga in spaces and places, like in prisoners, cooperate offices, and with special Olympic athletes, can be a gift to the whole community. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is about East Timor A to Z, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Alberto Dos Reis Mendonça

Alberto Dos Reis Mendonça was introduced to yoga in his late twenties, in 2018, through an introduction yoga class for Juventude ba Dezenvolvimentu Nasional (JVN) where he was volunteering. Progressing in his practice quickly, he started to teach his fellow students and share it also with some of his family members. Three months after his journey with yoga started he began a yoga teacher training and internship with Dili Ashtanga Yoga. Alberto also teaches yoga at hotels, public places, many different organizations, government offices, and community classes. He also teaches yoga for the special Olympics and with the people who are in prison. Alberto teaches Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha yoga, and Vinyasa yoga. He completed his yoga teacher training certification program under Ahimsaka who is the founder of Dili Ashtanga Yoga, and he still works there today.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in East Timor episode?

Only one yoga studio in an entire country!
Yoga giving the gift of connection
Teaching yoga in prisons and with the special olympics
How yoga and the Baháʼí faith share similarities
What is East Timor really like?

What to expect in the Yoga In East Timor episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

During our conversation, Alberto walked us through what yoga means to him, and how yoga is growing in his community. As yoga has only been on the island itself for five, six, or seven years according to his estimate— yoga is absolutely still growing there. Alberto teaches yoga in a lot of different places and spaces, like in prisoners, in corporate offices, and with the athletes in the special Olympics. Alberto is enjoying very much, sharing the gifts that yoga can give with his community.

Connect with Alberto

https://diliashtangayoga.wordpress.com/

https://www.facebook.com/yogatimorleste/

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Welcome to Episode #51 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Olga Ramer onto the show. My conversation with Olga Ramer, a yoga teacher and the first yoga studio owner from Georgia, was so profound as we took a deeper look at what it is like to be the disciple of a Guru, and what the Yoga in Daily Life system is. I hope that our conversation will give you something to consider, some food for thought, about the purpose of yoga and the true aim of yoga.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about a deep relationship with a guru and the importance of the mental state on the physical state of human beings, then this is the conversation for you.

Curious about yoga in Georgia? Read on and tune in!

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Tell me more about Olga Ramer

Olga Ramer first started practicing yoga at the beginning of 2000 in Croatia. She changed a few countries and a few styles before found the perfect yoga system for me Yoga In Daily Life (YIDL) by Paramahans Swami Maheshwarananda, which incorporates everything - asanas, pranayamas, meditations, kriyas, and a yogic life style.The country of Georgia did not have a single yoga studio in the country, so Olga went through the yoga teachers training in the YIDL system and became a certified YIDL yoga teacher.

Olga first started teaching in Georgia in 2006, and in 2010 she opened the first yoga studio in Georgia, The Yoga Cave. Furthermore, she has also went through multiple trainings in the yoga therapy with Nischala Joy Devi in the Shivananda tradition.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Georgia episode?

What it was like to open the first yoga studio in her country?
What is the Yoga in Daily Life system of yoga?
The realization of divine self is the real purpose of yoga
Advice for those who struggle with meditation
Answering all the big questions of life by hearing a Guru speak

Connect with Olga Ramer

www.yogaindailylife.org

www.tbilisiyogacave.com

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Welcome to Episode #50 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Dariya Kolodiy onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Ukraine, who is now leaving in Poland. It was an honor to talk to Dariya in honor and celebration of the 50th episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. We’ve been together, dear listeners, for nearly a full near now and the 50th episode is certainly one to celebrate.

My conversation with Dariya Kolodiy, a yoga teacher from Ukraine, was so beautiful as we talked about how yoga helps give acceptance of others and of the self as well. I hope that this conversation made you realize that no matter where you go, a yoga studio and your yoga mat will always be a safe place, a sanctuary, a place to come home to. Of course, we also talked about the war, and how her family and life has been effected.

If you want to learn more about yoga in Ukraine, tune in to our powerful conversation together.

Tell me more about Dariya Kolodiy

Dariya Kolodiy is a yoga teacher from Ukraine, from the city of Kiev, who currently lives in Poland. She first began practicing yoga in 2004, however she began teaching yoga in 2016 upon completion of her yoga teacher training in Ukraine. She is an ashtanga practicer, also called an ashtangi. She has taught yoga—and lived!—in Kazakhstan with her husband, and it was due to his job that they moved to Warsaw, Poland in 2020.

Dariya knows that over the years, she has not only become healthier, more flexible, and stronger through yoga, but yoga has completely changed her life. She began to really hear herself, to realize her desires and to be more present in the here and the now. Dariya knows for sure that yoga is a path that leads in the right direction.

What to expect in the Yoga In Ukraine episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Dariya and I opened the conversation by talking about how she first came to the practice of yoga— naturally, it was through the asana practice. Before the war, there were tons of yoga studios in Ukraine with a lot of different styles to try and to practice, and that was something she was very grateful for!

We moved our conversation through what yoga means to Dairya— a place to learn acceptance of yourself and acceptance of others. She sees yoga, and yoga studios and shalas, as places where she will always find a home and a community. When she has travelled and moved to other countries and cities, she has always found her tribe in the yoga studio itself.

Of course, the Ukraine and Russian war was brought up. But we also talked about what yoga in Ukraine was like before the war, and what Ukraine is like as a country to live in and to visit.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Ukraine episode?

Yoga changes and expands your social circles
Yoga gives ease of communication
Yoga gives acceptance of others and of the self
No matter where you go, yoga will always be a home— a sanctuary
Yoga brings balance in life

Connect with Dariya

https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_yogagirl/

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Welcome to Episode #49 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Cori Giunti onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Argentina and a psychologist as well. My conversation with Cori was so touching as we took a deep dive into the spiritual world of Kundalini yoga, and the world of mental health as well.

I hope that this conversation made you curious about the mind-body connection and how yoga can help process trauma and psychological issues. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about Kundalini yoga and mental health then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Cori Giunti

Cori Giunti is a Kundalini Yoga instructor. She currently teaches weekly classes at the Yoga Center, Valletierra, applying other tools to awaken consciousness. She has been a practitioner of Kundalini yoga for 9 years, and did her yoga teacher training in Argentina, and has studied under Snatam Kaur. Her passion is to serve people in order to feel good, get better, and become more connected and more conscious. She is a psychologist as well as a yoga teacher.

What to expect in the Yoga In Argentina episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Cori and I then dove into what Kundalini yoga is and what practicing it is like. She defined Kundalini yoga as the yoga of awareness. And even though it involves physical movement and asanas, it’s not the primary focus. Kundalini includes a lot of mantras, chanting, singing, pranayama, and movement.

We then dove into how yoga has impacted Cori’s life, and how yoga can help her patients and people in general process trauma and work through the emotions that are blocked and stored in our bodies.

We then talked about what yoga is to Cori, a place where she feels safe and a place to feel a lot of love.

Curious? Tune into the podcast episode

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Argentina episode?

What is kundalini yoga and kundalini energy?
Kundalini: The Yoga of Awareness
Yoga is a commitment to yourself
Don’t look outside all the time, the answers to your questions are inside of you
The emotions we block settle in our bodies
Yoga is a place of love, safety, and vast openness

🌀 Resources

The Body Keeps The Score book

🌀 Connect with Cori Giunti

www.corinagiunti.com

https://www.instagram.com/mindlab_ok/

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Welcome to Episode #48 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Motolani Aransiola onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Nigeria who received her 200hr yoga teacher training with the Africa Yoga Project. She is the founder of Rhodes Yoga Nigeria and Rhodes Healthy Kitchen. She is a girl child advocate and strives to foster healthy lifestyle habits within her community through yoga, corporate yoga, and yoga retreats.

My conversation with Motolani Aransiola, a yoga teacher from Nigeria, was so powerful as we looked at how she serves her community in Nigeria and how she incorporates healthy living and eating into her methods and mission. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how yoga can teach you that there is good in the world and that people are inherently good. Yoga can help you shape your perspective of the world.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga giving you a different point of view on the world, then this is the conversation for you.

What to expect in the Yoga In Nigeria episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

After the death of her father in 2017, Motolani began her journey in yoga. She did her first international trip to Kenya to complete a yoga teacher training with the Africa Yoga Project. She started offering free yoga classes for 6 months after she completed her yoga training.

It’s recent that people have started waking up about their mental health and wellness in Nigeria. In 2017, this wasn’t there yet. It was all about fitness. First people assumed it was a religious practice with only chanting and worshipping other gods. The vaguest awareness was that it was an Indian practice. This was a challenge for her to reorient people to what yoga actually is. Slowly, people learned. Acro yoga was one of the ways she was able to get more people to come to her classes. Now, she has founded Rhodes Yoga NG and Rhodes Healthy Kitchen.

I loved how Motolani talked about how yoga changed her life, and the lessons she has learned from the practice. She talked about taking a step backwards when circumstances arise to be more human when dealing with daily circumstances. And about how yoga has helped to shape her perspective on the world.

Curious? Tune into the whole episode to find out more about yoga in Nigeria!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Nigeria episode?

Educating her community on what yoga actually is
The greatest lesson learned through yoga is that people is inherently good
Yoga can help you shape your perspective of the world
Yoga Teacher Trainings are good for everyone!
Explore Nigeria with Motolani

Connect with Motolani Aransiola

https://www.instagram.com/Mohtorlahny/

https://www.instagram.com/rhodesyogang/

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Welcome to Episode #47 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Nadezhda Kadenova onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Kazakhstan.

My conversation with Nadezhda Kadenova, a yoga teacher from Kazakhstan, was so lovely as we discussed how yoga is an intimate inner experience, and how it’s not a fantasy— it’s a discipline. Yoga is where you learn about yourself and have to actually “overcome yourself” to show up for your practice every day.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga how yoga is not a magic pill, it is a constant self-development practice, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Nadezhda Kadenova

Nadezhda has been teaching Hatha yoga, pilates, and prenatal yoga in a local yoga studio in Almaty, Kazakhstan since 2019. She has been practicing yoga on regular basis since she her completed my first yoga teacher training in 2013, in Rishikesh, India. She has also studied yoga at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Nasik, India in 2018 and is currently just traveled to India in April 2022 to do a Prabodh yoga training at Yoga Vidya Gurukul. She has completed fly-yoga training and helps manage a yoga studio in Kazakhstan.

What to expect in the Yoga In Kazakhstan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Here mother was practicing yoga at home, and first learned yoga at University although they didn’t call it by the name yoga. It was referred to more as gymnastics or exercise, so when Nadia started to become interested in yoga books at a young age it wasn’t a surprise.

Starting when she was nine years old, Nadia found books about yoga at the library. First came to know yoga from books in the library, and as she grew older she got more and more interested in yoga and continued to read copious amounts of books on the path of yoga. She went to Rishikesh to receive her first yoga teacher training. She has returned to India many times ever since.

She manages a yoga studio in Kazakhstan and loves how the yoga studio community is like a true family, which is something she feels is part of yoga itself. Nadia defines yoga as a lifestyle, and as unity and peace inside yourself. It's an intimate an inner experience.

I loved how Nadia says that yoga is not a fantasy, it’s a discipline. It’s something you don’t always want to do. You need to “overcome yourself” to show up on the mat— yoga is developing strong willpower. You work on your habits and on your perception of the world, and on your negative perception of the world. You become more aware of your own reactions, and you realize that you are responsible for everything that happens within you. What you do now is your choice. Yoga is a constant self development practice.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Kazakhstan episode?

Avidly reading yoga books ever since she was 9 years old
What it’s like to manage a yoga studio in Kazakhstan?
Yoga is constant self-development practice
A yoga teacher is not a doctor, and yoga is not a magic pill
“Overcome yourself” to show up on the mat

Connect with Nadezhda Kadenova

https://instagram.com/yoga_na_zhubanova

https://instagram.com/nadi_kadenova

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Welcome to Episode #46 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Filip Klieštík onto the show. He is a yoga teacher from the Czech Republic. From time machines, magic wands, and wishes from genies my conversation with Filip was beyond delightful, just as it was equally filled with powerful insight. My conversation with Filip, was so thought-provoking as we wove a conversation full of laughter paired with powerful insight. I hope that this conversation made you crave silence and self-reflection.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about burnout, mental health, and the gifts of imperfection then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Filip Klieštík

Filip is from Jenčice, Czech Republic and he first fell in love with yoga at the end of year 2010, and in 2012 he completed a Yoga Teacher Training in power yoga in the Czech Republic. In 2013, he traveled to India to do another Yoga Teacher Training, this time in Ashtanga Yoga. Filip has done several courses in Ayurveda while he was in India, including Ayurveda cooking, stress management. Recently he has completed a yoga psychology teacher training at Yoga Vidya Gurukul, and a yoga nidra teacher training as well.

Additionally, Filip has completed a psychotherapeutic training in SatiTherapy (Mindfulness therapy). He teaches Hatha yoga combined with meditation, relaxation, and a strong mindfulness approach. Moreover, he lectures at the Václav Krejčík Power Yoga Academy and participates in the teaching of future yoga instructors. In companies and offices, he takes care of the mental health of employees and leads trainings in burnout prevention programs.

What to expect in the Yoga In the Czech Republic episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Filip was a true delight as we discussed how psychotherapy and yoga can go hand in hand on the path of transformation, healing, and change. Nowadays, everyone wants a quick fix, a magic pill, or even a magic wand— but change, growth, healing, all take hard work. You have to be open to change, and have the desire to change for change to actually happen.

Filip and I talked about how vast yoga is, and how it is a place of self-discovery. It’s when people can move without borders, to go inside of themselves and really understand who they are. It’s the realest of all realities— our mind, body, and soul.

Thank you for listening to the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast— be well.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in the Czech Republic episode?

Burnout prevention through yoga
Time of darkness, in the shadow
Yoga is a way for the whole life
There is no magic wand or magic pill for change
Silence is full of the answers
Observe reality, don’t blame and don’t punish

Connect with Filip Klieštík

www.harmony-yoga.cz

https://www.facebook.com/filip.kliestik

https://filip-kliestik.webnode.cz/

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Welcome to Episode #45 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Nicky Barnes onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Vanuatu and she's also the co-founder of the leading Yoga Association in Vanuatu. It's donation based and, it has been for 13 years.

My conversation with Nicola Barnes, a yoga teacher from Vanuatu was so delightful as we took a deep dive into the world of her yoga association in Vanuatu. And we also discussed how yoga is an art and an act of coming home. I hope that this conversation made you curious about balance and movement and expression, as well as the act of coming home to yourself without pressure without ego, without ambition, just coming home.

Tell me more about Nicola Barnes

Nicola Barnes started yoga seriously while living in London in the late 1990s. She became a yoga teacher in India at Neyyar Dam Sivinanda Ashram in 2003. Since then, she has taught in the Cayman Islands and in Vanuatu. She is the co-founder of the leading Yoga Association in Vanuatu, which is entirely donation-based and has been for 13 years. All of the yoga teachers in the Vanuatu yoga association volunteer their time. She teaches a mixed Hatha style, which is mostly asana based, but does involve pranayama. She has been teaching yoga for 19 years.

The Vanuatu Yoga Association was set up so that yoga in Port Vila would have a sense of community and longevity. It also gives a forum for those who love to share their passion for yoga with others to instruct classes. The Vanuatu Yoga Association aims to support the local community by offering classes that are welcoming and affordable.

What to expect in the Yoga In Vanuatu episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

I loved how Nicola highlighted how yoga exists in the real world— it’s not a cartoon or a Hollywood creation. It exists in the raw, unexpected, natural way of life and of living. She pointed out how Instagram yoga with perfect hair, lovely beauty, and being picture-perfect isn’t how yoga should really be viewed or considered— it’s messy, raw, and includes all the hiccups and bumps in life!

We also dove into how Nicky, along with two other co-founders, dreamed up the Vanuatu yoga association and decided to make it a nonprofit, volunteer based organization. Nicky expressed that, “It's just been amazing that trusting in the goodness of people and trusting that something that doesn't seem to be commercially logical can work.”

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Vanuatu episode?

Why found a yoga association in Vanuatu
Let yoga be a natural evolution, don’t push too hard
Hollywood-style, glamorous Instagram yoga isn’t the messy, raw, yoga of the real world
Yoga and kitesurfing: balance, movement, expression
The challenges of studio ownership on a small island

Connect with Nicola Barnes

https://web.facebook.com/PortVilaYoga/?_rdc=1&_rdr

https://yoga.vu/

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Welcome to Episode #44 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Gergentia Shoombe onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Namibia. She teaches power yoga, yin yoga, and yoga alignment at the Virgin Active Windhoek clubs and at the Yoga Shala. She has been teaching yoga full time since 2016. After a serious car crash, and doctors saying she’ll never walk again, Gergentia beat the odds through yoga and eastern healing techniques like Qi Gong and Reiki.

My conversation with Gergentia Shoombe, a yoga teacher from Namibia, was so astounding as we took a deep look at the power of the body and spirit to heal. I hope that this conversation gave you a glimpse into how everything can come together even as it falls apart.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about inner strength and the strength community gives you, then this is the conversation for you.

What to expect in the Yoga In Namibia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

After a serious car crash, Gergentia knew she needed healing, and she found meditation. She couldn’t sit, stand, or walk— but she found peace in meditation as she was on her journey of healing.

In the beginning, yoga was simply meditation for her, before she even learned asanas. In all actuality, she didn’t think her body could do asanas, as after the car crash, her doctors thought she would never walk again. She had never even tried asanas before her car crash, and it wasn’t until after she had done some healing therapy work with Qi-Gong and Reiki.

In Swaziland, a monk introduced Gergentia to bhakti yoga and Maha-matra chanting which led her to change her whole life and led her to study holistic healing therapy. She applied to do a yoga teacher training with a the Africa Yoga Project.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Namibia episode?

Being desperate for healing after a serious car crash
Learned meditation from a monk in Swaziland
Stayed in the Hari Krishna temple for 2 years while she was studying holistic healing
Wanted to run away from yoga asanas
Everything comes together even as it falls apart
Yoga is life itself, it’s coming together
The power of seeing yourself clearer

Connect with Gergentia Shoombe

https://www.instagram.com/Holisticyogini/

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Welcome to Episode #43 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Paulo Martins onto the show, a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Portugal. In Lisbon, Paulo is the founder of Yoga Lumiar which is part of the Chintamani Yoga Association. He teaches and practices Babaji's Kryia Yoga which includes initiatic techniques and the following Yoga technical disciplines: Asana, Pranayama, Mantra, Yantra, Mudra, Bhanda, Kryia, Yoganidra, Puja, Manasika, Dhyana and Samadhi.

My conversation with Paulo Martins, a yoga teacher from Portugal, was very grounding as we discussed the spiritual understanding of the origins of yoga. I hope that this conversation made you curious about going deeper on the path of yoga, and exploring it’s origins.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the transformational power of yoga, then this is the conversation for you. Welcome to yoga in Lisboa!

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What to expect in the Yoga In Portugal episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Paulo and I kicked off the conversation by talking about how yoga first came into Paulo’s life. After a heartbreak, his friends recommended yoga. Although he was in the military, he decided to become a yoga teacher and open his own yoga studio— affiliated with the Chintamani Yoga Association.

Chintamani means transformation. Paulo described it as a kind of alchemy. As if they are transforming themselves from the heavy, dullness of our gross bodies into spiritual beings of light. Paulo took us back through the lines of yoga, and explained to us about the origins of yoga and how he seeks to honor them. Of course, he was very explicit that his ultimate goal is Samadhi or liberation.

I found a lot of what Paulo said to be very curious— how he doesn’t like to teach just a single yoga class as he doesn’t find it to be beneficial for the students. And how he walked us through some of the different layers of the practice and path of yoga.

Of course, we wrapped up the episode talking about yoga in Portugal and what Portugal is like to visit.

Curious? Tune in! And welcome to yoga in Portugal!

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Portugal episode?

Transition from a life in the military to a life of yoga
What is Chintamani Yoga?
Who is Babaji?
Dedicating and honoring the origins of yoga
Teaching all the techniques and disciplines of yoga
Yoga as transformation— as alchemy!

Connect with Paulo Martins

Yoga Lumiar Location: Rua Professor João Cândido de Oliveira nº7 Loja D, 1750-230, Lisboa

https://www.centroyogalumiar.com

https://www.facebook.com/YogaLumiar

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Welcome to Episode #42 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Eli Marušić onto the show, a yoga teacher from Croatia who teaches yoga at Studio One, in Split, one of Croatia's first and biggest yoga schools.

My conversation with Eli Marušić was so inspiring as we took a close look at how to integrate yoga into our daily lives, how to develop not just habits, but a perspective as well for how to help you be in alignment with the present moment. If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about looking deeply, seeking connection, and tuning into your heart then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Eli Marušić

Eli's mission is teaching, and she loves sharing knowledge and experience with others. She strives to help people understand their capacities and live a more meaningful life. Eli was trained in classical ballet and is an avid sport enthusiast who enjoys indoor rowing, swimming, jogging, and cycling. She completed her 500hr yoga teacher training at the Himalayan Institute, and has completed an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training with Kathryn Templeton, and attends Ayurvedic Institute webinars with Dr. Vasant Lad and the AyurPrana Team.

What to expect in the Yoga In Croatia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Eli and I began our conversation with learning how yoga first came into her life. She first encountered yoga through meditation, and then through books given to her by a friend. At this time, a few decades ago, there were no yoga studios in Croatia. She feels enormous gratitude that she first came to yoga through mediation as Eli says, “After all, yoga is a liberation path to the ultimate truth and to the Supreme. And so meditation is the crown of yoga.”

We then shared our mutual gratitude and respect for Thich Nhat Hanh, which dovetailed into a conversation about finding a teacher wherever you look— whether that is your family, your friends, or a cat. Which then progressed into a conversation about how to integrate yoga in your daily life, touching on Ayurvedic practices and perspectives.

We wrapped up the episode talking about Croatia and about what the yoga scene is like in Croatia now.

Curious? Tune into the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast to learn more about Eli, and about yoga in Croatia.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Croatia episode?

Yoga is not just asana, it is self-study and being in connection
Your heart is your universal brain
The many teachers of yoga — including friends, family, and cats!
How to integrate yoga in your daily life, whether that is by connecting with your heart space or taking deep breaths
What is Ayurveda? What does it teach you?
What is yoga in Croatia like in the past and in the present?

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https://studioone.hr/?lang=en

Email: emarusic@pfst.hr

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Welcome to Episode #41 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Aurélie Martin Scally, who goes by Lily, is yoga teacher who founded five yoga studios in Morocco onto the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. She first founded Om Yoga Studios in 2013, and then founded the EPIC Festival in Marrakech in 2019. Since 2019, she also runs EPIC yoga teacher trainings in Morocco. Lily studied ashtanga yoga in Thailand, and Aerial Yoga with Cirque du Soleil artists. For her, a beautiful series of yoga is like a work of art, a mix of technique and intuition.

My conversation with Aurélie Martin Scally, who founded five yoga studios in Morocco, was so incredible as we took a deep dive into the world of studio ownership and how to cultivate energy and spirit in multiple studio centers.

We also discussed yoga as a way to find balance. The world isn’t black or white, and yoga is a way to discover, see, and accept all the variations of color you have inside of you.

What to expect in the Yoga In Morocco episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Aurélie discovered a Bikram yoga studio in Morocco, and after the death of her father, she found strength and solace on the yoga mat. The owner of that Bikram yoga studio, Nabil Scally, would soon become Lily’s husband. After closing the Bikram yoga studio, Lily and Nabil founded Om Yoga Studios in Morocco, first in Casablanca and then later in Marrakech and Dakhla. They now own five yoga studios, and founded EPIC Yoga Festival and EPIC Yoga Teacher Trainings in Morocco, and available online— soon available around the world on their yoga world tour!

During our conversation, Lily and I discussed what it was like to open a yoga studio in Morocco, and the advice she would offer to yoga teachers who hope to open their own yoga studios one day. Her main advice is to be careful to not get lost in the yoga studio area, keep your own personal practice strong and keep teaching. And to also be careful to not teach too much. It can be tempting to teach all-day every day, and also marketing, accounting, planning, and more— so many hats!— but to make sure not to burn yourself out.

Curious? Tune into the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast to learn more about Lily, and about yoga in Morocco.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Morocco episode?

What it’s like to own multiple yoga studios
How the balance of teaching and studio ownership
Cultivating energy and keeping the spirit alive in a yoga studio even when you’re not physically there yourself
Advice to yoga teachers who want to open their own yoga studios
Yoga is balance and a way of seeing and accepting all the variations of colors inside of yourself

Connect with Aurélie Martin Scally

www.omyoga.ma

https://www.instagram.com/omyoga_studios/?hl=fr

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https://www.instagram.com/lily_scally/

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Welcome to Episode #39 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Christina Kyparissa onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Greece who teaches hatha yoga, pranayama, mantra chanting, and yoga nidra. She has beautifully vibrant energy and she shared her passion for yoga as a healing tool, and as a therapeutic way of getting to know ourselves better and deal with difficulties that arise in our lives.

My conversation with Christina Kyparissa, a yoga teacher from Greece was so intriguing as we talked about yoga as a therapy, as a tool to explore ourselves and to ultimately transform into our better selves. I hope that this conversation made you curious about the therapeutic elements and gifts of yoga, and about what wellness means to you.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about acceptance, wellness, and connection then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Christina Kyparissa

Christina Kyparissa is a yoga teacher from Greece who has been a student of yoga since 2011, and she became a yoga teacher in 2019. She teaches Hatha Yoga, pranayama, and yoga nidra. She leads online workshops and teaches at yoga retreats in the summers in Corfu. She lives in Thessaloniki, Greece and also works as a freelance writer. She leads weekly online yoga classes on Zoom with students from around the world.

What to expect in the Yoga In Greece episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Christina came to yoga looking for a non-extreme, non-aggressive way to move her body. She soon realized that yoga is a powerful tool of healing. After she lost her father in 2015, her yoga practice was a place to heal and to learn to acceptance and to find peace. She teaches yoga to give back what she, herself, has gained from the practice.

She wants to give her students the chance to explore themselves in a smooth way, and give them a therapeutic tool. Yoga, as a lifestyle, one of the goals is to be therapeutic so that we can find our higher selves and to actually deal with who we are, and to see ourselves transforming into our better selves.

Through our conversation, Christina shared her wisdom and grace with us while also sharing what yoga in Greece is like and why Greece is a place that has captured the attention of the world for centuries.

Curious? Tune into the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast to learn more about Christina, and about yoga in Greece.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Greece episode?

Why she teaches yoga— she feels like she’s taken so much from yoga, and she feels that it’s her turn, and her time, to give back
Why teach only Hatha Yoga?
Yoga is a therapy, as a tool to explore ourselves and to connect with the universe itself
Through mantras, through vibrations, we can give our brain a way to get into a different mode
What is wellness? Acceptance and awareness of our needs
Yoga is a gift - a lifestyle you can choose in order to give yourself the chance to approach parts of yourself you may not be in touch with
Learning how to enjoy the simple things

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https://instagram.com/kyparissakiyoga

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Welcome to Episode #39 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Huong Nguyen onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Vietnam, who is the owner of Om Hanoi: Yoga & Cafe. She teaches yin yoga, therapy yoga, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and hosts yoga and meditation retreats in Vietnam. She also is a certified embodiment facilitator and is pursing further education in somatic movements.

My conversation with Huong, a yoga teacher from Vietnam, was delightful as we learned more about yoga in Hanoi and about how a rotator cuff injury changed her relationship to yoga and moved her towards Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and embodiment and somatic movement. I hope that this conversation made you curious about spiritual and emotional healing journey that movement can offer.

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Tell me more about Huong Nguyen

Huong Nguyen is a yoga teacher from Vietnam, and the studio owner of Om Hanoi: Yoga & Cafe in Hanoi. Huong started to practice yoga 10 years ago, and was first introduced to yoga through Kundalini yoga. After connecting with a yoga studio in Hanoi that was run by some expats, she was drawn in and found something she felt she had been missing in her life. After completing her 200hr yoga teacher training in Hanoi, she took over Om Hanoi yoga studio and began her teaching career. She completed sever advanced courses, abroad and online, and after suffering from an injury to her rotator cuff— she found herself immersed in the world of Qi Gong and Tai Chi. At first, she thought she was seeking just physical healing, but it turned out to be a mental and also spiritual process.

Since the lockdown, she was drawn to the somatic and embodiment world, which has allowed Huong to deepen her relationship with herself and her own healing journey. After completing her embodiment facilitation and coaching certificates last year, she plans to continue to pursue further education on somatic movements.

What to expect in the Yoga In Vietnam episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Huong and I shared a beautiful conversation, and I really enjoyed her explanation about what Qi Gong really is as well as how she defined what soma and embodiment means as well. She brought her calm and peaceful energy with her throughout the entirety of our conversation and I hope you find a sense of joy when you listen to her stare her story.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Vietnam episode?

How one's relationship to yoga can change over time
The world of soma and embodiment
A spiritual and emotional healing journey
Mixing and melding Qi Gong and Tai Chi into yoga
Seeking out the different styles of movement and different traditions to progress on a healing journey.
The message that Huong wants to send out into the world

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https://www.facebook.com/Om-Hanoi-Yoga-Cafe-605058369636717/

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Welcome to Episode #38 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Osman Teezo Kargbo onto the show, a yoga teacher from Sierra Leone who was trained by the Africa Yoga Project. My conversation with Osman Teezo Kargbo, a yoga teacher from Sierra Leone, was so humbling as we looked at Osman’s history and story about how yoga came into his life, and gave him the ability to heal from a lifetime of hardships, trauma, and war. I hope that this conversation made you re-think about what yoga can do for not just an individual person, but for an entire community.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about war and peace, and how yoga can be a light in a community, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Osman Teezo Kargbo

Osman Teezo Kargbo is a yoga teacher from Sierra Leone, in West Africa. He started his yoga training with Africa Yoga Project in 2018. Since then, he has given yoga outreach to different communities in Sierra Leone. He also hosts yoga workshops with nurses at the biggest nursing School in Sierra Leone, and he aims to become a yoga therapist. He teaches Baptist Vinyasa yoga, yoga for children, meditation, and pranayama.

What to expect in the Yoga In Sierra Leone episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Osman grew up in the midst of wars, and family and societal hardships. He met a yoga teacher with the Africa Yoga Project, Edward Kekura Kamara, who then introduced him to the practice of yoga and then eventually got him involved in the Africa Yoga Project teacher training program. Osman found great healing in through yoga, and is proud to have impacted his community through offering free outreach yoga classes. Osman has also taught yoga at hospitals, and hopes to continue offering healing yoga classes to those who are hospitalized in the future.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Sierra Leone episode?

Re-think about what yoga can do for not just an individual person, but for an entire community.
How a supportive yoga community can be as one family
Yoga teaches self-love and self-acceptance, just as it helps heal trauma and to garner acceptance
Yoga helped him cross into other tribes, and different ethnic groups, who speak different dialects. He never had interacted with other groups and tribes before teaching yoga. He now reaches out to these communities, teaches yoga to them, and shares yoga with them. He said it’s difficult to communicate, but now they
There are many open doors and many locked doors, you never know when a door will open

Connect with Osman Teezo Kargbo

https://youtube.com/channel/UCbFnevMDdFcKtIzUdxu8EcQ

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Welcome to Episode #37 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Nubia Teixeira onto the show. My conversation with Nubia Teixeira, a yoga teacher from Brazil, was soul stirring and soul shifting as we took a deep dive into the spiritual sphere of yoga as a way to converse and commune with the divine. I hope that this conversation made something stir inside your being and body. We talked about the essence of yoga being grace and the most vital elements of yoga being listening, feeling, and seeing.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the journey at the heart of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Nubia Teixeira

Nubia Teixeira, a Brazilian-born yogini, has devoted herself to teaching many different aspects of yoga and dance for the past 30 years.Perceiving yoga as a healing art, Nubia's refinement and unique style overflows with sacred meaning and heartfelt inspiration. Nubia leads workshops, teacher trainings and retreats locally and around the world.

What to expect in the Yoga In Brazil episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Nubia was “picked up” by yoga when she was 16. The ability to express her feelings and moods was always of great importance to her. Practicing yoga helped her to realize that art and spiritual practices are completely intertwined. Nubia grew up Catholic, and grew up knowing about the divine presence and found yoga to be a great shelter. As Nubia describes it, “Yoga is a way to converse and commune with the divine.”

As a Bhakta, a devotee of the Divine Mother, Nubia feels grace move through her and her life live a river. She shares with us the bounty she has received in this life, and about the three most vital practices of yoga— listening, feeling, and seeing. She also shared a powerful incarnation with us which she teaches her students— ““May I see what I need to see in order to do what I need to do. May I hear what I need to hear in order to say what I need to say. May I feel what I need to feel, in order to heal what I need to heal.”

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Brazil episode?

Yoga is grace
Yoga is a way to converse and commune with the divine
Yoga is a space for hearing, invoking, and listening to your intuition
The most important practices of yoga are listening, feeling, and seeing
Incantation to the Divine Mother
“I could not live my life without yoga. Period.”
Yoga is a homeopathic medicine
The commercialization of yoga in Brazil - to minimize the yoga experience is a loss
Working is a great tool to not be drawn into the fabric of the ego

Connect with Nubia Teixeira

https://www.nubiayoga.com

NUBIA’S PATREON

https://www.instagram.com/nubiateixeira_bhaktinova/

BOOK: Yoga and the Art of Mudra (2019)

CD: Pranayama: May our Breath Be Our Prayer (2005)

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Welcome to Episode #36 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Nataša Rhind-Tutt onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Slovenia who owns a Nataraja Yoga Studio in Ljubljana and is the founder of the summer yoga festival in Ljubljana.

My conversation with Nataša Rhind-Tutt, a yoga teacher from Slovenia, was so fascinating as we took discussed different types of yoga— from Forrest Yoga to Rocket Yoga and how passion, focus, and discipline are the main ingredients in a yoga practice. Her desire and decision to follow her dharma and to protect her freedom is truly inspiring.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about honoring your inner voice and setting aside self-doubt to live in alignment with your dharma then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Nataša Rhind-Tutt

Nataša Rhind-Tutt is the founder and owner of the Nataraja Yoga Studio in Ljubljana. She has been teaching yoga since 2007 and before that was a professional dancer at the Kazina

Dance School and the Slovenian Dance Project. Movement has been a part of her life from the beginning and, after the end of her dance career, yoga, with its highly-evolved philosophy and its holistic approach to life and teachings, seemed the next logical step on her life path. Nataša’s classes are mostly in the dynamic style, combining elements from different yoga disciplines, Pilates, and dance, with fundamental techniques in massage, self-massage, and work in pairs. Deep breathing techniques, mastering of asanas, concentration and meditation often change the lives of those who attend her classes and give them greater insight into themselves, their bodies, and their desires.

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For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Slovenia episode?

Coming to yoga feeling like an outcast
What is Rocket yoga and Forrest yoga?
Yoga is a playground
Everything we do with passion and focus is what yoga is teaching us
Setting aside self-doubt and living in alignment with your dharma
Founding a yoga festival in the middle of the pandemic

Connect with Nataša Rhind-Tutt

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https://www.instagram.com/nataraja_studio/

https://www.facebook.com/NatarajaJogaStudio/

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Welcome to Episode #35 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Rama Saeed onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Ghana.

Rama Saeed first encountered yoga through a workout app that had a small offering of yoga, and she avoided “clicking that yoga button for as long as possible.” Then she realized it wasn’t anything like she expected. Another thing she came to realize— she couldn’t touch her toes. She want around to her family members, asking if they can touch their toes and she was the only one who couldn’t! So, at first, she didn’t enjoy yoga at all but she kept on coming back again and again to yoga.

She was working in horse riding, training, and trick riding and very fortunately, when she wanted to become a yoga teacher, her family was supportive. Rama received a scholarship to travel to Kenya— where she had never been before and knew no one at all— to study yoga with the Africa Yoga Project.

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So tell me more about Rama Saeed

Rama Saeed is a yoga teacher from Ghana who started practicing yoga at the age of 18. In 2019, she received a scholarship with the Africa Yoga Project to travel to Kenya and to complete a 200hr yoga teacher training program. Shortly after returning home to Ghana, Rama began teaching outreach classes and teaching at Bliss Yoga in Accra. She has also completed a 200hr PYT certification from Yogazama, and she teaches power vinyasa, restorative flow, and psychotherapeutic yoga.

What to expect in the Yoga In Ghana episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Rama Saeed, a yoga teacher from Ghana, was so meaningful as she shared her journey of how yoga has allowed her to open up the “curtains” to the world, and to knock on different doors of her own being and body. I hope that this conversation made you feel empowered to start a yoga practice, or to reflect on how yoga has changed and transformed your own life.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about being brave and breaking the mould then this is the conversation for you.

Thank you for listening to the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast— be well.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Ghana episode?

Coming to yoga through a work-out app, and starting from a place of not being able to touch her toes
Journeying to Kenya for her TTC with the Africa Yoga Project and finding her second family there
Opening up the “curtains” into the world of confidence, and knocking on the door of different poses and different aspects of being and body
Yoga is empowering in every sense of the word
Transforming anxiety and finding your super power!
Yoga is more popular in Ghana now because of COVID and people’s desire to do something good for their bodies at home
Meditation can be scary— gently easing people into awareness of what yoga is and what being with your breath can look like

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https://instagram.com/esipoweryoga

r0riy96@gmail.com

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Welcome to Episode #34 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Carlos Romero onto the show. He is a yoga teacher from Venezuela and the founder of Livin’ Inspired. He has been immersed in the journey of self-exploration over the last 20 years, and is the founder of Livin’ Inspired. Carlos is the kind of a yoga teacher who artfully curates every moment of the mind-body-spirit journey, leaving just enough space for silence. He has taught yoga all over the world, and has been based in Bali for the last 12 years. He’s been teaching at Yoga Barn for many years.

My conversation with Carlos Romero, a yoga teacher from Venezuela was so illuminative as we took a deep dive into the synchronicity and transformation that has occurred on Carlos’ path of yoga. Carlos defined yoga as intimacy— as moving closer to ourselves and experiencing union and connection with own lungs, our own hearts, our own selves. I hope that this conversation made you want to turn a little closer towards yourself.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about magnificent rituals and raising consciousness through collective movement then this is the conversation for you.

What to expect in the Yoga In Venezuela episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

At 16 years old, Carlos Romero took Indra Devi's book on yoga and did self-practice and self-study in the mountains in Caracas. At university he studied pharmaceutical science, though he felt an intense duality— that his heart was calling for a path of yoga, but given his age, his parents were strongly pushing him towards a university education in Venezuela.

Then he started doing donation yoga classes with his fellow classmates at University. After he graduated and began working in a pharmacy, he was still teaching yoga classes after work and he felt a bit like “superman,” with taking off his lab coat and donning his yoga pants and flip-flops. He soon realized his real path was the path of yoga, that was what he was meant to do and how he was meant to serve. When an opportunity came up to move to Costa Rica and teach yoga, and then later in Bali— where he has been living for Bali for the last 12 years teaching yoga and building his yoga company, Livin’ Inspired.

Carlos is a well of knowledge about the many branches of holistic healing. His desire to help raising consciousness through collective movement, and to help people create a vibrant and authentic lifestyle is at the center of all his actions and endeavors.

Curious? Tune into the Yoga in Venezuela episode to learn more and bask in Carlos’ wisdom.

For the skimmers - What’s in the yoga in Venezuela episode?

Yoga is Intimacy— cultivating a relationship with yourself
The importance of developing and honoring rituals
Rituals help us come back to our true nature, and help us make decisions by tapping into our inner guidance
Raising consciousness through collective movement
How to create a vibrant and authentic lifestyle
All about Venezuela and yoga in Venezuela

Connect with Carlos Romero

https://livininspired.com

https://youtube.com/channel/UCF-92Z-PBRvtQjEyXBsUnCg

https://www.instagram.com/livininspired/

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Welcome to Episode #33 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Soveth Path onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Cambodia, and owns a crystal and stones studio in Phnom Penh which you hopes to expand into a yoga studio one day.

Soveth worked for four years at a non-profit, teaching yoga to children in rural Cambodia. She worked with young children, and with pre-teens and said she enjoyed the younger children as they had an enormous sense of playfulness and there was always a lot of laughter.

My conversation with Soveth Vath, a yoga teacher from Cambodia, was so sweet and special. Soveth told us stories about teaching yoga to children in rural Cambodia, about their laughter and their excitement to learn something new. I hope that this conversation made you smile.

We talked about the Cambodian people and how yoga can be a source of stillness, patience, and compassion. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode, that's all about yoga in Cambodia, whether it's popular or not, and learn more from a Cambodian yoga teacher, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Soveth Vath

Soveth Vath is a yoga teacher from Cambodia, and she teaches yoga in the capital city of Phnom Penh. She taught yoga at the Azahar Cambodia Center for four years, and she now works as a freelance yoga teacher. She teaches Vinyasa flow yoga and has spent many hours teaching yoga to children in rural Cambodia.

What to expect in the Yoga In Cambodia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Soveth was very brave in agreeing to be a guest on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. She was nervous about her ability to communicate in English, and throughout the podcast, she conveyed a sweet energy and an enthusiasm for the importance of bringing yoga to rural communities.

Yoga isn’t available to everyone, everywhere. While yoga is becoming increasingly popular around the world, it is still not available to people in all communities and at all income levels. I feel grateful to Soveth and the work she has spent helping others relieve stress, pain, and to learn about the path of yoga.

If you’re curious about yoga in Cambodia, please tune into this short, sweet, and special episode on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast.

For the skimmers - What’s in yoga in Cambodia episode?

Nonprofit yoga initiatives
What it’s like to teach yoga to children in rural areas Cambodia
How yoga teaches patience and compassion
Why yoga is not yet popular in Cambodia
Yoga is the best medicine

Favorite Quote From Soveth Path

“There is a theory: yoga is yoke or a union. But, for me, when someone asks me that question, I say yoga is a way of my life. It's like a life full of happiness, a life full of connection between my mind, but the spirit. And yoga also is the best medicine for me.”

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https://www.facebook.com/su.vei.7

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Welcome to Episode #32 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Jennie Jackson onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from New Zealand, born, raised, and teaching yoga in Auckland! She owns her own yoga studio, and teaches online and in person. Jen is a passionate advocate for accessible yoga, and making the powerful practice of yoga accessible to all people.

Jen herself was gifted a new lease on life after living with a degenerative disability and through a challenging journey of immobility and pain, was lucky to end up with a prothesis device that helps her walk and yoga pain free – which is truly amazing! She has been a yoga teacher since 2016, but a dedicated yoga practitioner since 1998. She specializes in restorative and accessible yoga for ALL.

Jen offers group and private yoga classes, yoga courses, and yoga retreats in New Zealand. However, if you're not in New Zealand, you can join her for online yoga classes on her online platform The Adaptive Yogi.

Tell me more about Jennie Jackson

Jennie Jackson's ‘Yoga for ALL’ philosophy attracts those that previously tough they ‘couldn’t’ take part, advocating diversity and inclusion, no matter what ability, size, age or state you are in, you are welcomed and catered for!

Jen has her own home yoga studio and an online studio with an impressive yoga class library! Also, she teaches chair yoga at a Senior Citizens Hall and a very special wheelchair adaptive yoga class at a university with fourth year students to assist.

What to expect in the Yoga In New Zealand episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Jen Jackson was so invigorating as we took talked about accessible yoga, and how to make more inclusive for all bodies. I hope that this conversation made you realize that yoga is for every body, and it’s not actually just about the body.

We talked about helping others on their journey towards body peace and about celebrating the joy of movement!

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about cultivating a purpose and intention of being on a journey towards body peace, and being inclusive and compassionate every step of the way, then this is the conversation for you.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in New Zealand episode?

A "new lease" on life after a degenerative disability almost ended in an elective surgery and how yoga came into the picture!
What is accessible yoga?
An invitation on a journey towards body peace!
The power of prana— sensing and feeling it even if you’re in a wheelchair, or have lost a limb
A warning to yoga teachers to be careful of upholding stereotypes without awareness
Yoga teachers upholding stereotype without even the awareness

Resources Mentioned:

https://accessibleyoga.org/

https://diannebondyyoga.com/

https://www.mindbodysolutions.org/

Connect with Jennie Jackson

www.theadaptiveyogi.co.nz

https://www.instagram.com/@theadaptiveyogi

https://www.facebook.com/theadaptiveyogi

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Welcome to Episode #31 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Michela Maltoni onto the show, a yoga teacher from Italy. She's also the founder of the online yoga school Let it Yoga.

My conversation with Michela Maltoni was so delightful as we spoke about how different types of yoga align with people’s different rhythms, and how yoga is a mirror, a reflection of our daily life. We also talked about how yoga can heal a destroyed body, and how flexibility of mind a necessary element for yoga teachers everywhere— especially in these unique times!

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the yoga practice on and off the mat, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Michela Maltoni

Michela Maltoni started her career as a professional dancer, and then worked in Italian TV and with theater companies around the country, including international shows in America and on cruise ships like Royal Caribbean. During her career as a dancer, she trained as a Personal Trainer and a Pilates instructor, and then, yoga finally arrived. After years of practicing, Michela became a yoga teacher, and in January 2020 she founded my online yoga school called: Let it Yoga, a digital platform with over 350 lessons, in which she regularly holds lessons live and on demand. She is certified in Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Prenatal and Postnatal yoga and lives in Rome, Italy.

What to expect in the Yoga In Italy episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

With a life spent as a dancer, Michela Maltoni she suffered from sciatica for years and was in a lot of pain. She tried everything, and when she finally tried yoga she didn’t like it. She found it too slow and boring.

When her body was destroyed and had nothing else to turn to, she found vinyasa yoga— a dynamic style that she hadn’t tried before, and she fell in love. Vinyasa yoga was her therapy. It helped her body to heal. As Michela says, “Yoga was a necessity.”

Michela believes that yoga is a mirror, a reflection of our daily life. And she strives to meet her students exactly where they are and to develop a relationship with them so that she can guide them through everything that comes up on and off the mat.

At the end of our conversation, we talked about yoga in Italy and how beautiful Roma is!

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Italy episode?

How yoga can save a destroyed body
Yoga is a mirror, a reflection of our daily life
How to trust technology and embrace yoga online
Tips for yoga teachers to connect with their students online
The power of the written word and how it enhances the experience of yoga

Connect with Michela Maltoni

https://www.michelamaltoni.com/

https://www.letityoga.it

https://www.instagram.com/michela.maltoni/

https://www.instagram.com/letityoga_official/?hl=it

https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelaMaltoni

https://www.facebook.com/michelamaltoniyoga

info@michelamaltoni.com

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Welcome to Episode #30 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Samuel Muthama onto the show. He is a yoga teacher from Kenya, who is involved in the Africa Yoga Project.

My conversation with Samuel Muthama, a yoga teacher from Nairobi, Kenya, was so moving as Samuel took us on a journey, walking us through his journey, of how he transformed a life of crime and toil into a life centered on yoga, with the kind generosity and assistance of the Africa Yoga Project I hope that this conversation made your realize the gift that yoga can really be. I hope you consider joining Samuel for a class on Zoom soon.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is profoundly honest, raw, and real about how yoga can change your life— then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Samuel Muthama

From Nairobi, Kenya, Samuel Muthama was introduced to yoga in 2017 when he completed his 200 hours yoga teacher training and attained a certificate at Africa Yoga Project.

With a background in boxing and fitness, Samuel first approached yoga thinking that it would be easy and relaxing. After his first class, he had a very different experience—it was strenuous and physically demanding. Yet, he loved the sense of peace and harmony he found in yoga—unity between the body, mind, and breath.

Samuel Muthama teaches yoga both in person and online. To join him, please send an Instagram, Whatsapp, or Facebook message his way.

What to expect in the Yoga In Kenya episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

It’s hard to explain or to express exactly what you’ll hear in the yoga in Kenya episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast with Samuel Muthama. Coming from the slums outside of Nairobi, Samuel lived a life of toil, living hand-to-mouth, to try to put food on the table for his family. He carried jugs of water to people in his community, to try to earn a little money. He was doing drugs, and was being pressured into turning to crime. However, all that changed, when he delivered water to the home of a yoga teacher.

Samuel's story shines the brightest light on the power of yoga, to change not just his own life but the life of his entire family. He shares it with raw vulnerability, and with a profound gratitude that emanates from his words, and from his voice.

I sincerely hope you consider tuning into this moving episode of the podcast, and joining Samuel for a yoga class on Zoom to support him and his family. I already have joined a class of his, and I can attest that he is a wonderful teacher.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Kenya episode?

Pure serendipity— first hearing of yoga when delivering water to a local yoga teacher
Yoga has the power to change lives
Transforming a life of drugs and crime, to a life of yoga and wellness
The Nonprofit Africa Yoga Project and how they serve their community
What is YOD yoga? Your Own Determination Yoga

Connect with Samuel Muthama

https://www.instagram.com/yogawithmuthama/

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Welcome to Episode #29 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Liina Tael onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Estonia.

My conversation with Liina Tael, a yoga teacher from Estonia, was so beautiful as we delved into Liina’s journey with yoga— from a mindset of “no pain, no gain,” and “work hard, play hard” to a place of tenderness and self-inquiry, and the essence of yin yoga. I hope our conversation made you curious about becoming curious yourself— about your own individual experience with yoga in your body, energy, and emotions. I also loved how Liina offered up gentle warnings about looking towards yoga like a holy grail, or as a sort of spiritual bypass.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that really focuses on where the rubber meets the road, then this is the conversation for you.

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Tell me more about Liina Tael

Liina Tael is has been practicing yoga for 25 years and teaching yoga since 2007. She Received her first yoga teacher training in Australia, and started her journey with Yin yoga in Vancouver with Sarah Powers, and with Sebastian Pucelle and Murielle Burellier. She went on to complete a Restorative Yoga teacher training with Judith Lasater. Currently, Liina teaches yoga in Berlin where she focuses on inquiry and awareness based yoga, which can take both softer and stronger forms, always circling back to building greater autonomy and agency, self-awareness through tender and compassionate self-inquiry.

What to expect in the Yoga In Estonia episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Liina Tael is a yoga teacher from Estonia, who spent years in Australia learning yoga and teaching yoga, she now lives in Berlin and has plans to build a home in Italy in the near future. As a global citizen, Liina feels enormous grief over the way humans are treating the world, and relating to the world. In fact, she feels “Grief for how we are treating the world, and our wider community.” She invites us to imagine imagine what the world will be like when we start to live from that place where we feel that connection— the connection that is engendered by yoga.

She has such a beautiful perspective on the individual and the collective, and how to align with our truest essence.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Estonia episode?

Where the rubber meets the road - How yoga practice shows up and shapes how we act out in the world.
The essence of Yin: that which is hidden, below the surface, the feminine, the darkness, the reflection, and the allowing.
A warning of yoga becoming such a “spiritual bypass,” as we see magnified in the current times.
Careful about thinking about yoga as a holy grail
What is practicing on your yoga mat with you?
We live in a yin deficient world

Connect with Liina Tael

www.liinayoga.com

instagram.com/liinatael

Yin Yoga TTC: https://www.liinayoga.com/yinyogatt.html

Online offers (Livestream & On-demand): https://www.liinayoga.com/yogaonline.html

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Welcome to Episode #28 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Gafar Ganizadeh onto the show. He is a yoga teacher from Azerbaijan. He’s an aerial yoga (fly yoga) instructor, and a past studio owner of a yoga studio in Baku. He teaches classic hatha, power yoga, fly yoga, and something very unique, which he calls complex yoga.

My conversation with Gafar was so interesting as we looked at the Azerbaijan culture and how expressing emotion and refreshing the brain benefit his community. I hope that this conversation made you curious about how you could integrate different methodologies and traditions together to make your own kind of complex yoga practice.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about living a life around yoga, using yoga at any time of your day, or of your life, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Gafar Ganizadeh

Gafar Ganizadeh first began to practice yoga in 2009 when he was invited to practice yoga with one of this friends who had just received her yoga teacher certification. After attending her classes, Gafar quickly realized that yoga was the thing that was missing from his life. Gafar’s first yoga training was in 2016 in Hatha, and a year later he obtained his advanced yoga teacher training certificate. In 2017, Hatha became a Fly Yoga teacher as well. Gafar teaches yoga in his hometown of Baku. He teaches classic hatha, power yoga, fly yoga, and his own practice, which he calls complex yoga.

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What to expect in the Yoga In Azerbaijan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Gafar created the concept of complex yoga, this is a type of yoga he describes as melding together of different practices and methodologies including kundalini, ashtanga, and sufism. He used to own his own yoga studio in Baku with his wife called High Fly yoga. He had to close that school down due to the pandemic, though he teaches with his wife and friends at another yoga studio in Baku now.

As a yoga teacher, when he’s in class, he can feel what his students need for the day. He calls this his superpower! Gafar also shared with us that he estimates that 90% of all people who come to yoga classes in Azerbaijan do so for health reasons, whether that is sleep issues or spine issues.

Yoga is very popular in Azerbaijan with plenty of yoga students and teachers, as people realize how yoga can help people get their health back.

Something I thought was particularly curious was how Gafar suggested that yoga was in Azerbaijan before, but went by different names. Azerbaijan is a very spiritual country, and he believes that lots of yoga teachers today create their own techniques and practices by tapping into old Azerbaijani traditions and knowledge.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Azerbaijan episode?

What is Complex Yoga?
The importance of cathartic emotional release
Sufi breathing techniques
Brain stops & refreshes
Traditional Folk music to heal—the Muğam

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateshgah_of_Baku

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanar_Dag

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobustan_National_Park

Connect with Gafar Ganizade

www.instagram.com/melyamo.yogi

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Welcome to Episode #27 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Pamela Harris onto the show. She is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Barbados, Sunshine Kula Yoga Studio.

My conversation with Pamela Harris, a yoga teacher from Barbados, was so lovely as she shared stories about what yoga was like in the 1960s and 70s in Barbados and how it has evolved over time. Hearing her stories about demonstrating yoga at a Hilton Hotel and how people were worried about getting swept up into a “hippie world,” provided such a unique snapshot into the past. Pamela and I also talked about Yoga Therapy and Anusara yoga and weaving the philosophy of yoga into every class, and taking it through the whole practice. Pamela is devoted to inner peace and personal development and committed to sharing a practice that is inclusive, accessible and for every level of oneself.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is about energetic openings and connecting to the divine within yourself then this is the conversation for you.

What to expect in the Yoga In Barbados episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Pamela started learning yoga around the age 8 as her mother took her along to yoga classes. Yoga in the late 60s in Barbados was a magical place for Pamela, although apparently some ladies in Barbados of the late 60s and early 70s were worried about “going off into some hippie world” if they attended yoga classes. In fact, Pamela performed yoga demonstrations at the Hilton Hotel in Barbados in the 1960s— a story she unraveled for us on the show.

Though Pamela didn’t continue yoga through her teenage years, but came back to it around the age 25. She now is a studio owner in the Barbados, who teaches Anusara yoga and yoga therapy. Pamela finds the sacred within all, as she looks at yoga as an experience of journeying inwards. In regards to teaching yoga, Pamela prioritizes guiding others to delight in the experience of yoga and in life. Moreover, I loved how Pamela talked about yoga as honoring individuality and celebrating diversity, all while recognizing our oneness.

Pamela and I also discussed the 5 principles of alignment of Anusara Yoga, as well as the scandal that happened with the founder of Anusara yoga, John Friend, and how she reacted and responded to that becoming public knowledge and how Anusara has shifted since then.

Curious about yoga in Barbados and all the yoga happening there? Tune into the episode to find out more.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Barbados episode?

What is Anusara Yoga?
Coming to yoga as a child & doing yoga demonstrations
Honoring individuality and celebrating diversity, while recognizing our oneness
How to delight in the experience of yoga and of life
The 5 principles of alignment of Anusara Yoga

Favorite Quote From Pamela Harris

“I’ve always looked at yoga as an experience of journeying inwards through those inner levels— the energetic, the emotional, the mind, the heart, to the spirit level.”

Connect with Pamela Harris

www.sunshinekula.com

www.facebook.com/SunshineKulaYoga

www.instagram.com/sunshinekula_yoga

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Welcome to Episode #26 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Hörður Bender onto the show, a yoga teacher from Iceland. He is an entrepreneur, a horse whisperer, a garlic farmer, and a yoga teacher. In recent years he has taken people up to the mountains to meditate, and on yoga and horse riding retreats at his farm, Efri-Úlfsstaðir. Hörður believes that our brain is like a young stallion that needs to be tamed, and that the Icelandic horse is the biggest teacher.

My conversation with Hörður Bender, a yoga teacher from Iceland, was so grounding as he talked about the powerful connection of horses and how his horses teach him mindfulness. Hordur shared his love of Iceland with us, the wild natural beauty and how the lack of noise helps keep his inner world still. As a garlic farmer, a horse whisperer, and a yoga teacher, Hordur Bender is a man who lives what he teaches.

We talked extensively about what Hörður learns from his horses. He revealed how sensitive, alert, and present his horses are, and how they embody true mindfulness. Just by being close to them, sensing their breath and their energy— you feel more grounded and still.

Hörður is actually the first farmer ever to grow garlic in Iceland. He wanted to attempt to grow something that is difficult to grow in Icelandic soil as a testament to how magnificent mother is. “Part of the journey is also seeing what can mother earth give and supply us with.” As Hörður says, “Here we are in a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. The Icelandic nature keeps you very alert. You always have to be aware of the forces of nature.”

Iceland reminds us every day who is in control— and it’s not the humans!

Curious about yoga in Iceland and all the yoga retreats Hörður offers? Tune into the episode to find out more.

Tell me more about Hörður Bender

Hörður Bender is the owner of a horse and garlic farm, a place where Icelanders and people from all over the world come to celebrate the Icelandic horse. The environment surrounding his farm is filled with natural wonders— including mountains, volcanoes, and the Atlantic Ocean. and he leads yoga and horse retreats in Iceland, with a strong focus on mindfulness and connecting with to the most earth-connected creatures that Iceland has to offer— the Icelandic horse.

What’s in the Iceland episode?

The power of yoga multiplies when paired with horse riding and with natural beauty
Horses embody true mindfulness
In Iceland, your awareness of the forces of nature is heightened
Mountain top yoga: a place and space for rethinking
Retreats with no schedule, with no clocks
Who is in control? It’s not the humans!

Connect with Hordur

https://mriceland.is/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MrIceland

https://www.instagram.com/mistericeland/

https://www.facebook.com/MrIceland.is

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Welcome to Episode #25 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Pazit Barak and Kobi Tov onto the show. They are yoga teachers from Israel who own a retreat center in Cambodia, called Vagabond Temple.

My conversation with Pazit and Kobi was so powerful as we took a deep dive into the spiritual understanding of yoga and the world of modern yoga. I hope that this conversation made you want to take a deeper look into the the role yoga plays in modern life and in your life. We talked about their yoga retreat center in Kep, and about the yoga scene in Israel as well.

We also talked about how we, as people, have different forces that take us in different directions and how bringing the different aspects of ourselves in alignment allows us to really connect ourselves with who we truly are. I also loved how we talked about sharing the spiritual path with your partner and how this effects and strengthens your relationships.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about the spiritual aspects and the elements of yoga then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Pazit Barak and Kobi Tov …

Pazit and Kobi Tov are yoga teachers from Israel are co-founders and owners of Vagabond Temple Yoga, Meditation, and Healing School in Kep, Cambodia. They opened the doors to Vagabond Temple 8 years ago on the southern coast of Cambodia in Kep, with the intention to create a space and place where people could connect with the divinity inside of themselves. In case you were wondering, yes, they are a married couple and they both teach Iyengar yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, and Healing. They have both studied extensively from renowned teachers like the Taoist Master Mantak Chia, Prashnat Iyengar, and more.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Israel episode?

The most vital elements that a person needs to see, experience, or feel to connect with the divinity within themselves
Bringing the different aspects of ourselves in alignment to work together as one to allow us to really connect ourselves with who we are
The role of modern yoga in the world today
Yoga as a big tool or reconnecting ourselves to the every day life
The importance of authenticity in yoga classes
Strengthened relationship with your partner, as you both walk the spiritual path
What yoga is like in Israel

Thank you so much for taking a look at— and hopefully tuning in to— the Yoga in Israel episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast with Pazit Barak and Kobi Tov.

Connect with Pazit and Kobi

vagabondtemple.com

https://www.instagram.com/vagabondtemple/

https://www.facebook.com/VagabondTemple/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFXBlWOJE_VF5ZWFEp6orw

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Welcome to Episode #24 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Orsi Kinka onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Hungary. She started teaching yoga in 2014 and has taught yoga in Hungary, Czech Republic, India, and Thailand. She offers online yoga classes and coaching. She teaches many different types of yoga, yet where she feel the most connected is in teaching relaxing and restorative yoga, combining pranayama with meditation for stress reduction.

Tell me more about Orsi Kinka

Orsi Kinka was a competitive rower and worked as a finance manager. When she was first introduced to yoga in 2010, she quickly fell in love with it and took her 200hr yoga teacher training course in 2013 in Budapest. She started yoga teaching in 2014 in Budapest before moving to India to assist in yoga teacher trainings at Tattva Yoga under Kamal in Rishikesh, India. Orsi worked there for a year, before moving to Phuket, Thailand to teach yoga, meditation, and pranayama for three years at Amatara Hotel and Jungle Healing Center. She has now returned to Budapest and teaches yoga in Hungary at local studios and online.

What to expect in the Yoga In Hungary episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

My conversation with Orsi Kinka, a yoga teacher from Hungary, was so fruitful as she offered up advice to the next generation of yoga teachers. Of course, Orsi shared her story, as well as how yoga transformed her into a more confident, vibrant person. I loved Orsi’s definition of yoga— yoga is being aware of your own life. Yoga is a never ending story.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about how yoga can change you for the better then this is the conversation for you.

We talks talked about the difficulties she’s currently facing given the current state of the world, with the pandemic and now as we are progressing towards the shadow of the pandemic. The difficulty, of course, being how rare face-to-face teaching is nowadays. She thinks maybe one in five instructions are actually being absorbed by the student per asana, per posture. Yet, she is teaching yoga online, as well as in person yoga classes in Hungary.

Orsi gives advice to yoga teachers who are teaching on-line, as well as her top three pieces of advice she’d like to offer up to the next generation of yoga teachers. I won’t spoil them here— you’ll have to listen to the podcast yourself or read the podcast transcription below on my website!

For the skimmers - What’s in the Hungary episode?

Advice for the next generation of yoga teachers
How yoga transformed her personality
Yoga is a never ending story
Teaching yoga abroad for extended periods of time
The yoga scene in Hungary

Connect with Orsi Kinka

www.enjoythebreath.com

https://www.instagram.com/enjoy.the.breath/

https://www.facebook.com/enjoythebreath

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWPDC5xRAwosEzYlZ3tZ_Rg

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Welcome to Episode #23 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Shannon Crow onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Canada. My conversation with Shannon Crow was so informative as we took a deep dive into the world of pelvic health—understanding how it works, what tension we carry there, and about the root chakra.

We talked about yoga in Canada being vast, but now the yoga scene in Canada is now looking to recenter and to really understand the roots of yoga with more education and ethical awareness.

We also talked about the niche work and why it's important for yoga teachers to find their specialities, and also what that looked like for Shannon.If you’re looking to tune into a podcast episode all about pelvic health—the science and magic of the human body, then this is the conversation for you.

Shannon Crow is such a phenomenal resource. As a yoga teacher, yoga podcaster, and yoga entrepreneur, I feel like I could have talked to Shannon crow for hours and hours. The focus of our episode was on Shannon’s two professional pillars— pelvic health and niche work for yoga teachers.

Curious about yoga in Canada? Readers, read on!

Tell me more about Shannon Crow…

Shannon Crow is the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher podcast and a consultant for yoga teachers. She shares what she has learned (and continues to learn) as a yoga entrepreneur. She became a yoga teacher in 2006 and continues to teach weekly group and private classes in Owen Sound, Ontario, with a specialty in Yoga for Pelvic Health. And she is also the co-founder of the MamaNurture Prenatal Yoga School and she developed the Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Canada episode?

Stress Response in the Pelvic Floor
The five functions of the pelvic floor
Stability, Support, Sexual Function, Sump Pump, Guarding or Protection
Balance Between Relaxation and Tension
Why niche work is so important for yoga teachers
Collaborating with professional peers around you, direct people to others teachers
Letting go so that you can be of greater service to your community and clients
Unlearning what you think yoga is

Guides & Resources

https://pelvichealthprofessionals.com/pelvic-floor-anatomy-function/

Connect with Shannon Crow

https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/

https://pelvichealthprofessionals.com/

https://www.facebook.com/watch/connectedyogateacher/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedyogateacher

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Welcome to Episode #22 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Amina onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Switzerland, who teaches yoga in Switzerland and abroad! She hosts yoga retreats and classes in Italy, Morocco, Spain, and more. She’s a dedicated Ashtanga Vinyasa practitioner, who has spent extensive amount of times studying in Mysore, India.

My conversation with Amina Luc was so much fun, she is so filled with light and laughter and it comes through every minute of our time together. I hope that this conversation gave you a deeper look into yoga in India compared to yoga in the West, specifically in Europe. We talked about the discipline and devotion of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, and about inner transformation, and teachers being everywhere.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast that is illuminates the path of yoga as a lifestyle with devotion and the heart of it all, then this is the conversation for you.

Yoga in Switzerland— away we om!

Tell me more about Amina Luc…

At a young age, Amina Luc began classical dance training at the Friborg Conservatory. Several years later, she discovered Hatha Yoga, and eventually found herself in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga – the style to which she now devotes herself. She has completed over 600 hours of training, Amina travels to India regularly, returning to Mysore each year to practice under her masters Vijay and Vinay Kumar. Amina is also a Reiki Master and a full-time yoga teacher in Switzerland.

What to expect in the Yoga In Switzerland episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Amina Luc feels like an old friend. She has a bright and beautiful soul, and so much devotion to the path of yoga. She’s taken multiple trips to India to study under her teachers in Mysore, and actually spent 15 months in India during the pandemic! She firmly believes that yoga is a way of living, it’s not just some philosophy to talk about and ponder on. She has a solid, dedicated daily sadhana practice and also tunes in to the needs of her body and being, and adjusts her practice accordingly.

In our conversation in the Yoga in Switzerland podcast episode, Amina and I talk about what about Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga resonates so profoundly with Amina, what her daily sadhana looks like, the most inspirational moment she’s experienced as a teacher, and her personal definition of yoga as well! We even talk about how yoga and surfing is similar— both are passions of Aminas.

Tune in to hear all about Amina’s beautiful journey.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Switzerland episode?

The Discipline and Devotion of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga
Inner Transformation & The Flow of Energy
Getting stuck in India for 15 months during COVID19
The history of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
How Surfing and Yoga are Alike

Thank you so much for tuning in the Yoga in Switzerland episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast with Amina. Our conversation was stirring, significant, and downright beautiful.

Connect with Amina Luc

https://www.instagram.com/amina.yoga/

https://www.aminayoga.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ashtangayogavalais

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Welcome to Episode #21 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Jeni Louise onto the show. She is yoga teacher from England and is the co-founder of the wellness company Innerhealer 4D.

Jeni has yoga all over the world and she expressed heartfelt gratitude for the acceptance and accessibility of yoga in England. Years ago, her friends used to tease her for “being a hippie,” as she rolled out her yoga mat. Now she celebrates how popular yoga has become and the fact that she knows doctors who are actually writing prescriptions for yoga! Jeni and I had a beautiful conversation about teaching yoga at charities in England, her dissertation on the embezzlement of yoga, and about transformational yoga. What’s transformational yoga? Tune in to the podcast to find out more!

Yoga in England here we go!

Tell me more about Jeni Louise…

Jeni Louise first began her path of yoga at age 16 and began teaching yoga at her university, where she used yoga, meditation, and breath in her theatre projects to experiment with their effect and efficacy on the process and product of the shows themselves. After graduation, Jeni moved from England to Singapore, where she taught yoga whilst co-founding a performing arts school evolve-arts.com. She then traveled across Asia doing courses in Nepal with Dr. Chintamani and in India under Swami Vidyanand, the founder of Transformational Yoga. Jeni is an author and the co-founder of Inner Healer 4D and leads retreats, workshops, and teacher-trainings, online and in person.

What to expect in the Yoga In England episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Curious about the Yoga in England episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast with Jeni Louise? Our conversation was both compelling and meaningful. Jeni and I delved deeper into transformational yoga and her own yoga teaching methodologies and philosophies. The pillars of which, for her, are self-inquiry and self-love. We shared laughter about yoga in England as it used to be just for hippies— not anymore!

For the skimmers - What’s in the England episode?

What is transformational yoga?
Dissertation, study, and findings on the embezzlement of yoga
Observation is the biggest tool
Two pillars self-inquiry and self-love
The acceptance and accessibility of yoga in England

Connect with Jeni Louise

Teacher Training Courses Link to the LIVE, Online, Dual Cert YTTC: https://www.littleyogiuniverse.com/200-hour-yoga-ttc

Books: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/J-L-Ayodele/e/B07KZWCZPG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

For Discounts and Bulk Requests: jenilouisebooks@gmail.com

Website: www.innerhealer4D.com

Inquiries: innerhealer4D@gmail.com

Website: littleyogiuniverse.com

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Welcome to Episode #20 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Alaa Abanomi onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Saudi Arabia, who is also a meditation master and sound therapist. She is also the founder of the first official yoga studio in Saudi Arabia! She continues to work with the Saudi Arabia government to curate, plan, and put on events in the health and wellness space.

My conversation with Alaa Abanomi was so informative and truly beautiful. I hope that this conversation made you curious about sound therapy and using sound to elicit transformation, especially altering brain waves! We talked about yoga in Saudi Arabia being supported and encouraged by the government— how amazing is that? We also talked about sound sanctuaries, sound diets, silence being the language of the soul, and how yoga and sound therapy are connected.

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast that is marries the science with the philosophy of sound therapy and the path of yoga, then this is the conversation for you.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Saudi Arabia episode?

What is sound healing?
The science of sound
Silence as a sanctuary
Taking a sound diet
The Saudi government’s support of yoga

Tell me more about Alaa …

Alaa Abanomi has over 15 years of experience in yoga, functional movement, meditation, retreats, sound therapy and healing, breathwork, Ayurveda, and other practices. In 2014, she co-founded the first dedicated yoga and wellbeing center (Sukoun) in Saudi Arabia that was a an important refuge in Riyadh and has also hosted several renowned international speakers including Deepak Chopra and Max Strom. Most recently, Alaa founded ‘Emtinan,’ a wellbeing consulting and event management company which curates and runs wellness retreats, activations, and spaces.

She holds a BSBA from the University of Denver and is an internationally certified yoga and meditation master, as well as Sound Therapist. She has also completed 5,000+ hours of training across USA, UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Alaa is based out of her home city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

References and Resources:

The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto

Healing at the Speed of Sound by Don Campbell

Richie Bostock - The Breath Guy

Connect with Alaa Abonomi

https://thesaudialchemist.com/

IG: @thesaudialchemist @emtinan.sa

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Welcome to Episode #19 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Amy McDonald onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Australia, and is also a yoga business coach! In our conversation, Amy unveils top tips for yoga teachers on how to get started, best business practices, and even what yoga teachers are doing wrong that hinders their growth. Mindset, As Amy says, “If you can understand a little bit about Patajali’s yoga sutras, then you can absolutely learn how to make a Facebook ad.”

If you’re looking to tune into a podcast that is jam-packed with joy, laughter, and tips and tricks for how to have abundance and prosperity in your yoga business, then this is the conversation for you.

Tell me more about Amy McDonald…

Amy McDonald is a spiritual business coach and yoga teacher from Australia. She’s also the host of the Abundant Yoga Teachers Podcast. Amy has been teaching yoga since 2009 and has taught freelance classes, corporate yoga, and yoga classes in studios— she’s even taught yoga classes in a men’s prison! She has led workshops and retreats in Australia, Bali, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, Europe, and the USA. And she doesn’t just teach yoga classes, she also teaches yoga teachers how to succeed in their careers. She offers business coaching, social media confidence courses, workshops, and more. She is dedicate to helping yoga teachers grow in their businesses to create abundance.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Australia episode?

Advice for new yoga teachers
Things that yoga teachers are doing wrong
Mindset Matters: Do What You Love and Have Prosperity
The Number One Question Yoga Teachers Ask Amy
Setting the Scene: Yoga in Australia
Look at Lakshmi: Have Targets & Goals

My conversation with Amy McDonald, a yoga teacher from Australia was relevant, pertinent, applicable to all yoga teachers who are tuning in. And even if you’re not a yoga teacher, or a yoga teacher from Australia, I believe that our conversation will still applicable for you and any entrepreneurship idea you’re working on or mulling over, or maybe even if you’re just dealing with negative self-talk or low self-esteem. Amy and I discuss mindset, limited self-thinking, self-worth, and more. You can also expect a lot of laughter in this episode! There are golden toilets. There are kitchen tools for modifying your DNA. What? Seriously? Tune in to find out what in the heck we’re talking about. You won’t regret it!

Connect with Amy McDonald

https://www.instagram.com/amyyogabizcoach/

www.amymcdonald.com.au

Abundant Yoga Teachers FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1585131075060442

Resource Mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/ozyogablokes/

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Welcome to Episode #18 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Egemen Sanli onto the show. He is a yoga teacher from Turkey who is also an improvisational yoga musician who works at Google. As he explains in this episode, he is a Googler and also a Yoggler— the term that people who work at Google and practice Yoga call themselves!

We talked about the the progression of yoga in Turkey from asana to subtler levels, about sufism, and about the pioneers of yoga in Istanbul. We also talked all about Ege’s path not just of yoga but of music as well, and how his improvisational yoga music becomes the heartbeat of a yoga class, a dynamic and alive element of yoga classes that can help even more in unifying and harmonizing a room full of yoga practitioners.

If you want to take an inside peek into Ege’s journey to yoga—which actually was through music—as well as a look behind the scenes of Google tune into this podcast episode!

Yoga in Turkey here we go!

Tell me more about Egemen Sanli…

Egemen Sanli—who goes by Ege—is a yoga teacher from Turkey. He is also a modern dervish traveling to find his own voice within world music, carrying the flag of his Turkish roots as a musician. Ege plays the sitar alongside other ethnic instruments (shamisen, saz, hang and handpan drums, banjo, flutes) and is able to bring out the mystic and invigorating qualities of all. He utilizes beats, loops, and tanpura machines to compliment his joyful improvisations based on traditional Eastern ragas. Ege lives in San Francisco and performs regularly in the Bay Area, he is also a certified yoga teacher from Turkey.

What’s in the Turkey episode?

Entering the yoga scene through music
The progression of yoga in Turkey from asana to subtler levels
Improvisational Music and Vinyasa Sequencing
Sufism and Rumi
What live music adds to asana practice

Connect with Egemen Sanli

Website: https://egemensanli.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egesan/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/egesan6

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/39Hxxiq33beoXGP8uKjbXi

iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/egemen-sanli/356530309

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/turksitar

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/egesan

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Welcome to Episode #17 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Ana Paula Hernández onto the show. She is a yoga teacher and studio owner from Mexico. Ana hit rock bottom, suffering from addiction depression, and eating disorders, and she felt like the medical system was failing her— it was yoga that saved her. She even describes her first yoga class as an exorcism. Yin yoga was part of her full recovery. As Ana Paula says, “Through yoga, with yoga, through silence, through resilience, through holding— that’s a healing process, that’s why yin is so important to me.”

Now, Ana Paula works with the elderly and with medical protocols. Her mission is to “cut early their conditions,”and even though she’s not a doctor but she works alongside them. Ana Paula works alongside neurologists and doctors with elderly patients to help them ease or reverse their symptoms of diseases.

Ana Paula has another important message, which she stresses here in our conversation— don’t weaponize yoga. “Stop the fighting, stop the dividing, start reconciling with yourself.”

Ready for more? Yoga in Mexico here we go!

Tell me more about Ana Paula Hernández…

Ana Paula Hernández first began her journey with Yoga in 2002. She received her first certification in Vancouver BC, under the guidance of Shakti Mhi at Prana College in Hatha Yoga 200 YA. Ana Paula then found her passion for the various styles of Yoga, starting a series of certifications, including Yin Yoga in 2004, Restorative Yoga 2006 under the guidance of Nevah (Wendy Eaton), and Mat Pilates under the guidance of Martha Hernandez. Moreover, in 2006 Ana Paula completed a year-long course in Ayurvedic Medicine and Cooking with Dr. Shiva Varma. She then went on to complete certifications in Yoga Nidra, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Kids, and Thai Massage.

Ana Paula taught yoga from the beginning of her career in Vancouver, before returning home to Mexico in 2008 where she immediately opened with a small home yoga studio, and in 2011 she opened the Drishti Center in San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mexico. Since then, Ana Paula has been leading the 200 hour yoga teacher training and continuing education program for yogis and advanced teachers. Ana offers classes, workshops and certifications throughout Mexico and abroad.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Mexico episode?

Hitting Rock Bottom & Yoga as an Exorcism
Your Body Is A Universe
Understanding Yin Yoga
Don't Weaponize Yoga!
Instagram Yoga & Moral Superiority
Yoga is survival

Connect with Ana Paula Hernández

www.drishticenter.com

https://www.instagram.com/anayogadrishti/

https://www.facebook.com/drishtiyogacenter/

https://www.instagram.com/drishticenteryoga/

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Mediate with me: https://insig.ht/6gFTaXHlogb

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Welcome to Episode #16 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Sharon Brenes onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Costa Rica, the lead yoga teacher at SoulWork, the Director of the non-profit Shakti Seva, and the founder of Karuna Tribu a yoga venture focused on bringing retreats, trainings, and yoga to Costa Rica.

Sharon is a trauma informed yoga teacher, and we dive into what trauma informed yoga is, as well as some tips and cues yoga teachers can give to hold safe space for their students. As Sharon says, “Trauma informed yoga offers us as teachers and as holders of these transformational spaces, tools to invite people to enjoy their practice.” Also in this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, we dive into Sharon’s vision, passion, and mission of making yoga more accessible and inclusive for Latin America Community.

She also poses these powerful questions: "How can I cultivate more love right now? How can I remember who I am from the deepest space with me?"

Our conversation stunned me. Each minute was filled with truth. Trust me, this is a podcast episode you don’t want to miss!

Are you in? Yoga in Costa Rica here we come!

Tell me more about Sharon Brenes…

Sharon Brenes is a Trauma Informed Yoga Alliance Certified 500hr Yoga and Meditation Teacher in Costa Rica. In 2019 she made her first trip to India, learning directly from teachers of the Hatha, Vinyasa, Iyengar and Akhanda traditions, integrating breathing, philosophy, movement and energy, with the intention of transferring what she learned while facilitating spaces for self awareness and transformation. In 2017 she created her the Karuna Tribu; a hispanic yoga community based in Costa Rica, offering Yoga Teacher Trainings, Workshops, Retreats and lectures on the integration of Yoga in the modern lifestyle - which she combines with her other professional area: social communication. She is a lead yoga teacher at SoulWork, Director of the non-profit Shakti Seva, and runs the Spanish Programs offering Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Trainings in 200 and 300 hour and Prenatal Yoga formats.

What’s in the Costa Rica episode?

Using Your Shadow As a Path to Follow your Dharma
Going to the Jungle
Radical Responsibility To Do The Inner Work
Yoga as a Path to Self Knowledge, Self Awareness, and Self Regulation
Trauma Informed Yoga Allows You To See Yourself In Your Practice
The Path of Yoga as Love
Mission of making yoga more accessible and inclusive for Latin America Community

Connect with Sharon Brenes

www.karunatribu.com

https://www.instagram.com/sharonbrenes/

https://www.instagram.com/karunatribu/

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Welcome to Episode #15 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Bonolo Phaladze onto the show. She is a yoga studio owner and yoga teacher from Botswana. The way that Bonolo describes yoga, as a fairy godmother was such a surprise! But a delight to hear and to listen to her share her thoughts on yoga in Botswana and how yoga makes her feel.

As a yoga studio owner of one of the few yoga studios in Botswana, Bonolo describes what it was like for her to find yoga herself, and her journey to find a yoga teacher— it was harder than she expected!

Get ready for a fun conversation filled with laughter and creative analogies and metaphors! Yoga in Botswana, here we come!

Tell me more about Bonolo Phaladze…

Bonolo Phaladze is the founder and lead teacher at Yownn Yoga, a yoga studio based in Gaborone, Botswana. The studio offers yoga retreats in Southern Africa, and yoga classes both in person and online. Bonolo is a Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT200 with Yoga Alliance, she specializes in yoga for beginners primarily because the yoga scene in Botswana is relatively new, and there is a lot of work to be done to introduce more people to yoga.

Bonolo's first encounter with yoga was not enthusiastic, it was a doctor's recommendation. In 2013 due to a high risk pregnancy she had no choice but to accede to her doctor's demands to abandon her regular high intensity train for something low impact and gentle like yoga. She was skeptical of yoga, maybe even judgmental, she had never once considered yoga a fitness activity. The first yoga session sparked a curiosity and respect in her that propelled her to keep returning to the mat.

What to expect in the Yoga In Botswana episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Bonolo kicks off the conversation by revealing how she first came to yoga, as her bio indicates, it wasn’t enthusiastically. She first saw people at the gym just lying around on their yoga mats (apparently!) and she judged yoga as something too boring and easy.

Now, it is her passion to teach new students what yoga is and what yoga can be. As yoga in Botswana is still not mainstream, the majority of her students are new to the practice. She loves walking alongside her students on their journey of yoga and showing them that it is more than just handstands and headstands. The emotional and mental presence involved in yoga is where the magic lies.

While yoga in Botswana may be relatively “unpopular” as its not mainstream yet, Bonolo describes Botswana as an oasis for those seeking peace, and as she jokes “a place to sleep.”

Curious about yoga in Botswana? Let’s go straight to the source! Tap into our conversation wherever you listen to podcasts.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Botswana episode?

Yoga is a Fairy Godmother
The Joy of Yoga - A Sun Burst!
Teaching Beginners & Walking with Them On Their Journey
Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia, and Back Pain

Connect with Bonolo Phaladze

https://yownnyoga.com/retreats-workshops/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCilnPwG29SD7RIfIQ_YgamQ

https://www.instagram.com/yownnyoga/

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Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Episode #14 - Surrender: Giving Up The How - Yoga in Bahrain with Weam Zabar

Welcome to Episode #14 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Weam Zabar onto the show. She is a yoga studio owner and yoga teacher from Bahrain. Now, when I think of yoga in Bahrain, I immediately will think of Weam! Not only is she a studio owner, her yoga studio was the first registered yoga school opened in Bahrain. She opened her yoga studio in 2011, Namaste, and has been integral to the yoga scene in Bahrain ever since.

As a psychotherapist, Weam is passionate about listening and is a firm advocate of surrender. Weam defines surrender as “Being clear about the why of the what and then giving up the how.” Surrender is not about giving up the external action, giving up your dreams, or about standing idly by. What does surrender mean to you? Learn more about surrender, about yoga in Bahrain and about how psychotherapy influences yoga teaching and practice in this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast!

Want to learn more about yoga in Bahrain? Tune into the full episode to find out more!

Tell me more about Weam Zabar…

Weam Zabar is a yoga teacher from Bahrain. She is a ERYT-500hr yoga teacher, a phsychotherapist, a hypnotherapist, and a Reiki Healer, and is the founder of Namaste— Bahrain’s first internationally recognized yoga school, located in Budaiya. Her Yoga journey started in 2007 and nothing remained the same. Seeing how Yoga nurtured her life, she left behind a demanding corporate job to dedicate her to guiding others and sharing their journey home. Weam has held workshops, teacher trainings and retreats in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bali, India, Morocco and Thailand. Moreover, Weam teaches vinyassa, hatha, aerial, self enquiry, philosophy, pranayama, and meditation.

For the Skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Bahrain episode?

Surrender - Giving Up The How
The Lesson of Listening
What Does Weam NOT Like About Yoga
How Psychotherapy Compliments Teaching Yoga
Does Your Yoga Practice Work For You? Or Do You Work For It?
The Importance of Vulnerable Conversations

Connect with Weam Zabar

https://www.instagram.com/namastebh/

https://www.instagram.com/wanderwonderweam/

https://namastebh.com/

Book: Living In The Grey

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Welcome to Episode #13 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Tracy Estefane onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Lebanon, and is located in Beirut. She teaches at Sarvam Yoga in Beirut and co-leads 200hr yoga teacher trainings there.

Tracy was deep in the throes of getting her Master’s in London when yoga came into her life. From the first class, she felt “changed.” This lead her to do a training in Scotland, and then to go to Thailand to receive her 200hr Hot Yoga Teacher Training certification. What I find to be the most inspiring part of Tracy’s journey is that she immediately took the leap of faith into becoming a yoga teacher full-time. While she doesn’t currently own her own studio— although she hopes to one day!— she is deeply immersed in serving her yoga community in Lebanon, and is grateful for the sanctuary that yoga provides to not just herself, but to her whole community, during these difficult times for her country.

How does yoga help? How is yoga a sanctuary?

Tune into our conversation to hear Tracy's truths!

Tell me more about Tracy…

Tracy Estefane started her yoga journey in 2014, when she discovered Bikram hot yoga in London as she was completing her Masters degree. In 2015, Tracy took the leap to turn her passion into her profession and joined the 200hours Hot Yoga Teacher Training at the Absolute Yoga Academy in Thailand. Directly upon completion of the program and returning to Lebanon, Tracy started teaching private and public yoga classes including Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Power Yoga and Yogalates in Beirut’s leading yoga studios and gyms. She is now co-leading yearly 200hr teacher training programs in Lebanon and internationally, specializing in vinyasa yoga. She has a special interest in energy healing and breath-work and attended numerous trainings in Pranic healing and rebirthing breath-work.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Lebanon episode?

From Passion to Profession: Taking The Leap!

Yoga is a Sanctuary

Advice for Yoga Teachers On Starting to Teach

Healing a Hurting Community Through Yoga

The Art of Creative Sequencing

The Cleansing Practices of Pranic Healing

An Explanation: Rebirthing Breath-Work

Connect with Tracy

https://www.instagram.com/tracyogini/

http://www.sarvamyoga.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sarvamyoga/

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Welcome to Episode #12 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Arti Abhelakh onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Suriname, and is the owner of Yoga Peetha Happiness Center in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Arti is a Bhakta, which means a true devotee. She has a Guru that she is devoted to, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is the founder of The Art of Living foundation which has reached over 160 countries world-wide with their knowledge, techniques, and their wisdom. The yogic practices of the Art of Living are called Sri Sri Yoga, and it is a particular type of Hatha Yoga developed to be accessible to all and to also put happiness at the forefront of your practice. As Arti says, when practicing Sri Sri Yoga, “you will have a constant smile on your face.”

This conversation is truly a deep dive— we talk about her Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the Art of Living, Sri Sri Yoga, the Vashtu Principles, and we define Seva, Satsang, and Sadhana. We also will hear Arti’s stories about meeting her Guru, and about her personal practice, and about Yoga Peetha Happiness Center in Suriname.

Get ready for a beautiful conversation coming your way!

What to expect in Episode #12 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Say hello to yoga in Suriname! Have you heard of Suriname before? Go ahead! Be honest! Suriname is the only country in South America that speaks Dutch! Suriname is sandwiched between French Guyana and Guyana. Brazil is on Suriname’s southern border and the Atlantic Ocean is to the North. And there are five big cultures living in Suriname— India, China, Indonesia, Africa, and Europe. All these cultures coexist and live together in Suriname. Arti herself has ancestral ties to India. When I asked Arti to talk about Suriname and yoga in Suriname, Arti shares that how the cultures live side by side and celebrate each other. She feels that they are one big family.

In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, Arti and I take a deep dive into her yogic path. She is a Bhakta, which means a true devotee of a guru. Her Guru is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who is still alive today. He is the founder of the Art of Living Foundation, in which Arti is also a devoted practitioner and teacher. Her daily sadhana, her daily practice, includes all of the pillars of the Art of Living and Sri Sri Yoga— the Hatha yoga sequence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s lineage. Her daily practice includes not just sadhana, but also Seva and Satsang.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Suriname episode?

The Art of Living
What Is Sri Sri Yoga?
The Grace of the Guru Moving Through You
What It’s Like To Meet Your Guru
Arti’s Daily Personal Practice
Seva, Satsang, and Sadhana
What are the Vashtu Principles?

Connect with Arti

https://www.facebook.com/ssysur

https://www.facebook.com/yogapeethahc

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxfKU-3zFSXtSOdkByGxAmA/featured

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Welcome to Episode #11 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Sabrina Neitzel onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Germany who teaches yoga at Seva Experience in Dubai. She is also a plant-based nutritionist and a vegan raw-food chef and share her expertise with us on the show.

While Sabrina hasn’t taught yoga in Germany before, her path of health and wellness began there. Her life as an accountant in Germany was what pushed her first towards meditation, then towards plant-based living, and then, lastly, to yoga.

For Sabrina yoga wasn’t the gateway, it truly was meditation— and then it was a profound call inside of her heart to heal. Get ready for a beautiful conversation! You don’t want to miss it!

Tell me more about Sabrina…

Sabrina Neitzel is a yoga instructor from Germany who has taught yoga in Europe, Asia, and is now teaching in Dubai at Seva Experience Her love for yoga began over 5 years ago, and it was her passion for healthy living that drew her towards yoga. After experiencing all the amazing benefits yoga and meditation has to offer, Sabrina wanted to pass on this experience to others to feel the same way.

She teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, yin yoga, power yoga, pranayama, meditation, and has recently started teaching Face Yoga. She also offers theta healing sessions. Moreover, she has been plant based for 10 years and has completed a Vegan Raw Food Cooking Course in the school of Matthew Kenney, now PlantLab, in Venice Beach, Los Angeles and has become a Vegan Raw-Food Chef and a Plant Based Nutritionist.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Germany episode?

The benefits of face yoga
What Is Theta Healing?
What is yoga? Yoga is magic!
Raw Food and Vegan Nutrition
The Yoga in Dubai Scene

Connect with Sabrina

https://www.instagram.com/sabrinabiljana_/

https://www.yogaleafbys.com/

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Welcome to Episode #10 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Nadine McNeil onto the show. She is an E-RYT 200hr yoga teacher from Jamaica who teaches yoga at Yoga Barn in Bali and leads yoga retreats in her home country of Jamaica. She is the former UN Chief of Operations in the Central African Republic, and has lived a life of service in emergency response, prior to her dedicating herself to healing others through yoga.

Nadine also goes by the moniker, Universal Empress, a name that embodies her energy and her intention. She is a global being, and believes wholeheartedly in the power of women. As she says, “We are not rising, we have risen.”

Get ready to deep dive into a powerful conversation about listening to the body, tuning into your inner navigation system, women’s circles, and what Nadine envisions as the future of yoga for the Western world.

Excited? I know I am. Get ready to dive in!

Tell me more about Nadine…

Nadine McNeil is no stranger to moments of crisis. A global gallivanter who goes by the moniker Universal Empress online, for nearly two decades, prior to her deep dive into yoga in 2008, Nadine travelled the world in service of the UN, UNICEF, Global Volunteer Network and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. She was the former UN Chief of Operations in the Central African Republic and UNICEF humanitarian who is now based in Bali as a yoga instructor and personal coach at Yoga Barn in Ubud. These and other experiences rooted Nadine’s continued devotion to activism. Nadine McNeil’s mission as a yoga teacher, speaker, wisdom mentor, and humanitarian is to ignite infinite possibility in people around the world and share yoga especially with diverse underserved communities. Inspired by her firsthand encounters with both the resilience of the human spirit and also its suffering, Nadine’s talks, workshops, yoga sessions, Women’s Circles and retreats are continually described as powerful, moving and insightful. As her Women’s Circles continue to gain global traction, women from across the world who have sat with her in Circle, have returned to their communities to offer this necessary and important work.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Jamacia episode?

What is your body telling you?
How to unlock or unpack what the body is trying to tell us
The power of Women Circles
Yoga for Women - tuning into our built in navigation system
Tapping into our animal instincts
Movement as trauma healing

Connect with Nadine

https://linktr.ee/universalempress

https://www.bookyogaretreats.com/nadine-mcneil/5-day-the-royal-reset-a-personalized-meditation-and-yoga-wellness-retreat-in-st-andrew

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Welcome to Episode #9 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Michelle Shanti Williams onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Belize who is the founder of Om Shanti Yoga Belize, Rhythm of Change, and the International Yoga Festival in Belize. She is a Master Yoga, Meditation, and Breathwork Teacher deeply rooted in the Himalyan Yog Vedantic Tradition trained in the Himalayas, India (Vedic & Tantric Transcendental Wisdom, Tantra, Kriya, Naad, Himalayan Kundalini, Laya, and Hatha Vinyasa. Michelle is also an Usui Reiki Master, a Vedic Thai Yoga Therapist, and a Jyotishi.

Michelle is a dynamic women, who seems to have the keys to synchronicity and serendipity. Her yoga path has been a fascinating, and beautiful one— full of community and collaboration.

Michelle’s nonprofit, Rhythm of Change (ROC), teaches yoga to women in prisons, children in Belize’s school system, and to youth at detention centers. ROC is dedicated to sharing evolutionary tools of progressive action (yoga/meditation) to communities throughout the country. In fact, it all started when Michelle was invited to teach yoga on the streets during Belize’s monthly sacred day for peace among gangs, called “days of healing.”

Michelle is a global leader in yoga, and she speaks often about the necessity of seeing yoga as an integrative practice, as a technology for humanity for our evolution and to bring us together in unity. What is needed is collaborative work, work that is heart-based. Once things are heart-based, everything falls into place. “When we can relate from heart to heart, all our differences becomes irrelevant. They actually become a beautiful learning curve, to learn about somebody else’s believe, and to appreciate it it, is what yoga is really about.”

Inhale. Exhale. We’re about to dive in!

What’s in the Yoga in Belize episode?

Yoga as an integrative practice
Yoga is a technology for humanity
Jnana, Vidya, knowing the correct knowledge of humanity
The pressing issue of spiritual dictatorship
Deep respect of all traditions
A call for heart-based collaborate work
What it’s like to teach yoga to gangs and at youth detention centers
Manifestation and synchronicity

Connect with Michelle

https://www.facebook.com/Omshantibelize

www.omshantibelize.com

www.yogahealsbelize.com

https://www.instagram.com/belize.yogafest

https://www.facebook.com/Belize.YogaFest/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC4m7LntDb_-pEho6ZQ3cQ

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Welcome to Episode #8 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Ksenia Rasapriya Bodhi onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Russia, who leads international yoga teacher trainings and yoga retreats in India.

Long ago, when living and working in Russia a voice inside of her said— “Go to where the Ganges begins.” She had no idea where that was. She pulled out a map, and traced the Ganges from the southern tip of India up to the source of Ganges, where it all begins— Rishikesh.

She studied at Moscow University of Yoga and completed her 200hr YTTC there. At the same time, she was studying osteopathy. Over the last 6 years, Ksenia has continued her education in yoga with her teachers and her guru-ji. In India, in 2015, her project Yogatoursindia was born with the mission to provide authentic yoga knowledge to every Russian speaking practitioner. In 2016, she opened a yoga school and studio in Rishikesh, Yoga Vidya, with her husband Prashant Jakhmola.

I met Ksenia for the first time in Rishikesh in 2018, and we reunited again in Rishikesh in 2019. We’re in the same yoga circles, as I take daily classes at Yoga Vidya, which is the studio she owns with Prashant-ji.

In our conversation, we dive into the depths of what has called us both to India, the energy of Bhakti and jnana yoga pulsing through India, and how yoga has shaped Ksenia’s life. Get ready for an inspiring episode, dear listeners!

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Russia episode?

The spiritual connection between Russia and India
Samskaras - the imprints from our past lives
How a person is tuned inside is what he or she will find in the outside
Bhakti yoga - the energy of pure love and devotion
Yoga is a spiritual path
Trust that life itself will show you what to do
You are a tool, a mediator, for knowledge to be shared
Who am I to judge? Each soul already has had such a long journey before showing up on the yoga mat

Connect with Ksenia

https://yogatoursindia.org/

https://www.yogavidyaschool.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ksenia_rasapriya/

https://www.instagram.com/yogatoursindia/

https://www.instagram.com/prashantjyoga/

https://taplink.cc/prashantjyoga

https://taplink.cc/ksenia_rasapriya

https://www.facebook.com/yogavidyarishikesh

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Welcome to Episode #7 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Almudena Laborda Galindo onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Spain, who leads international yoga retreats.

Almudena and I are connected through Punyah Yoga in Rishikesh. While we haven’t met in person, we became fast friends online as we are both consider India to be a kind of second home— especially Rishikesh.

Almudena’s passion for India as the root source of yoga is clear. In our conversation, we discuss Almudena’s journey in yoga, her opinions on what yoga in India teaches Western students, and how to honor the essence of yoga, as a teacher, in your yoga classes.

What to expect in Episode #7 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast

Almudena believes that it is the responsibility of the yoga teacher to transmit the spiritual practice of yoga. Teachers who are only taught during yoga teacher training during anatomy, alignment, or asana this is what they are going to transmit. If they are in front of a student in the role of a teacher, then they should go deeper and deeper in this practice. I found that this part of our conversation was the most moving— the responsibilities of a yoga teacher.

We also discuss transcending the physical part of yoga. As Almudena says, “Doing an inversion is nothing.” Flexibility is not the goal of yoga, and Almudena definitely drives that home. Yoga is a tool for connecting the individual self to the superior self, and as a path to self-awareness and realization.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Spain episode?

What it’s like to hold yoga retreats abroad and in Spain
The asana is the most attractive but it’s not the point of yoga
What we should seek in yoga is enquiries: Who am I? What is my purpose? (17:55)
The role of the teacher is to go deeper and deeper into the practice
Yoga is tool to know about ourselves
Learning an inversion is nothing, being flexible is nothing
We are not independent individuals, we are part of the whole system, we are all connected as one
Transcend the physical part of yoga, and you will realize that yoga is more relevant in our daily life

Connect with Almudena

www.yogaholidays.es

www.malaguru.es

https://www.instagram.com/almudena.yoga/

https://www.instagram.com/yogaholidays.es/

https://www.instagram.com/malaguru.es

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Welcome to Episode #6 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Prakash Acharya onto the show. He is the founder of Nepal Yoga Home, the school where I completed my 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Kathmandu Nepal.

Prakash Acharya’s wisdom is effusive. You can feel his wealth of wisdom in his words, his energy, and by the strength of his aura. It comes across in this episode doesn’t it? He has this incredible way of using metaphors to clarify complex subjects. In our conversation today, Prakash talks about yoga as a washing machine for cleansing our bodies, and what it’s like to be a dirty car, or how we’re taught how to drive a car but not how to drive our lives…

Get ready for a rumbling! Your brain is about to soak up some deep, yogic knowledge all while laughing along with Prakash and his fun metaphors.

Tell me more about Prakash…

Prakash Acharya is the founder of Nepal Yoga Home, a renowned Yoga Teacher Training facility in Kathmandu Nepal. With a Masters degree in Yogic Science and Human Consciousness from Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar, India, he is currently researching the subject of meditation for his PhD. He is a Grand Master in Reiki Healing and has diplomas is Yoga and Naturopathy, Acupressure and is the Ambassador of Yoga Alliance International for Nepal. Due to his deep and profound knowledge and insight in the field of yoga, Prakash Acharya has been highly acclaimed and appreciated by both his students and by the international circle of yoga.

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Nepal episode?

The shock students feel when they realize what real yoga is
The difference between a yogi and a vogi
Minimizing your thoughts to make your mind clear
The key that locks the door is the same key that opens the door
The flickering of candle in the wind, just like your mind with thoughts
We learn how to drive a car, but we never learn how to drive our life
The three gunas and how tamas guna inhibits our connection to self
The body and mind connection and how to actually connect the body to the mind
The history of yoga and Nepal
Why Nepal has special energy and is a great place to practice yoga

Connect with Prakash and Nepal Yoga Home

www.nepalyogahome.com

nepalyogahome@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/nepalyogahome

https://www.instagram.com/nepalyogahome/

www.thetreknepal.com

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Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast Episode #5 - Yoga in Panama with Feliciano Barria Alba

Welcome to Episode #5 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Feliciano Barria Alba onto the show. Feliciano was actually a part of my cohort at Nepal Yoga Home in Kathmandu, and we studied alongside each other as we worked towards our 200hr hatha/vinyasa yoga teacher training certification.

Feliciano is from a small town in Panama, from La Chorrera. As a flight attendant for Emirates airlines, Feliciano has traveled the world. He’s been to 85 different countries so far! Based in the United Arab Emirates, in Dubai, Feliciano is quite the globe trotter.

True to his energy, and lifestyle, Feliciano has picked up lots of skills, talents, and interests along his journey. While this episode is titled “Yoga in Panama,” we talk about a whole lot more than just yoga in Panama!

In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast, Feliciano and I will discuss Ho’oponopono, reiki healing, and the law of attraction!

Get ready for a fun and fabulous conversation as we go deeper than just yoga in Panama…

What to expect in Episode #5 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast:

In this episode, Feliciano and I explore the realms of self-healing and healing others through Reiki— as we are both certified Reiki practioners. We’ll also reveal what Ho’oponopono is all about and talk about the four-steps of Ho’oponopono. Interested in positivity? Interested in the law of attraction? Feliciano cultivates the attitude of gratitude and seeks to manifest positivity in his life through the law of attraction. Then, we’ll move on to yoga in Panama! We’ll talk about Catholicism, the culture, and how yoga in Panama really isn’t a big thing yet— it hasn’t taken off! Though, we both think yoga retreats and yoga studios in Panama will surely take off soon. In fact, Feliciano hopes to open his own holistic healing center and yoga retreat venue in Panama one day. Hopefully soon!

For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Panama episode?

The joys of international travel and life as a flight attendant
The power of Reiki
The uniqueness of everyone’s individual healing journey through Reiki
The power of positive thinking and the law of attraction
Healing yourself and healing others
What is Ho’oponopono? How do I practice Ho’oponopono? What are the four steps of Ho’oponopono?
What yoga in Panama is really like? Is it popular?

Connect with Feliciano

felicianobarria@hotmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/felihappyciano

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-normal/id1511424080?uo=4

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_a2MKSKYekDdfBYhh5r3Q

https://open.spotify.com/show/3EZT5H1zNf3sruhtXpBU3s?si=KYChcAn-S4mwUzQzpMaeCA&dl_branch=1

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Welcome to Episode #4 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Ruta Keriane onto the show. She is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner from Lithuania.

I met Ruta Keriane in Rishikesh in the summer of 2019 at Punyah Yoga. I was taking an Ashtanga Alignment and Adjustment course at Punyah Yoga while Ruta was taking her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training course there as well. When I met Ruta I was amazed. I mean, really and truly amazed. She’s this driven, dynamic 42 year old woman who has two children in their early twenties and she’s never tried yoga before and she is here in India wanting to become a yoga teacher? What!?

What’s even more impressive? Within just a couple months of getting back to Lithuania, she opened up her own studio there. That’s right. This brand new yoga student turned yoga teacher became a studio owner all in the matter of a few months.

Once Ruta knew her path, she wasted no time getting started.

Tell me more about Ruta…

Ruta Keriane is from Lithuania, from a small town called Mazeikiai. She is 44 years old and is mother of two sons who are 24 and 22 years old. Married for 26 years with a Bachelor in law and a Master in business management, Ruta has mostly worked as a commercial and project manager. She is an Ashtanga yoga teacher who opened her own yoga studio, So Hum, and was running it for 1.5 years before moving to Scotland for a year-long business contract.

What to expect in Episode #4 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast:

What happens when one door closes and the whole world opens
The passion test and Ruta’s results
The power of living in the flow
Stop knowing - muting your mind
The pressures of perfectionism
Everyone can be a teacher because what you teach is what you experience in your life
Yoga as a comparison of life and the mat
It’s not yoga practice, yoga is life
Not calling your students, students
Yoga as it teaches you to know yourself, love yourself, and stop changing yourself
What opening a yoga studio in a small village in Lithuania is like and how Ruta strives to teach the most authentic yoga as possible

Connect with Ruta

https://www.facebook.com/ruta.keriene

https://instagram.com/rutamelionas

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Welcome to Episode #3 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Ayn Latonio onto the show. I first met Ayn in Rishikesh, India back in 2018. We were staying in the same hostel and we decided to attend a Hatha Yoga class with the renowned teacher Sri Surinder Singh at Swasti Yoga Shala.

Ayn and I were fast friends, and have stayed in touch as fellow yoga practitioners on the path. Ayn is a yoga teacher in Cebu City, in the Philippines. I actually spent a month teaching yoga in Cebu myself, at Wellnessland, however Ayn was traveling outside of the Philippines and we weren’t able to reconnect in his home city.

In this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, we will dive into yoga in the Philippines and learn more about Ayn’s affinity for pranayama and bandhas. For a quick explanation, pranayama is the movement of energy, or our life-force, through the breath. Bandhas are energy locks, using internal muscles (either tensing or relaxing them) to control the flow of energy.

As Ayn says in this podcast episode, “I started off like everyone, it was all about the asanas and strengthening and flexibility. It was all about the physical practice. So when I got introduced to bandhas, it changed my physical practice so much. It made so many postures more accessible that just going into these poses without using the bandhas and brute force— mindless efforts so to say.”

What to expect in Episode #3 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast:

Asana as the gateway
The relationship between asanas and bandhas
Exploring different practices and methods until you find the one you resonate with
The first step in finding the right teacher
When the student is ready the teacher appears, when the student is truly ready the teacher disappears
Yoga in the Philippines is “young,” but is growing fast and found by word of mouth
Pranayama as the path to emotional control, and more control over thought and actions
The power of a deep breath when it is truly deep
How to radiate peace
How to to breathe through stress

Connect with Ayn Latonio

Personal IG account: https://www.instagram.com/@Ayn_7

Vinyasa Krama IG account: https://www.instagram.com/vinyasakramaphilippines

Ayn’s teacher: https://instagram.com/gokulacandra

Ayn’s first teacher Veer: https://instagram.com/___veer___

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Hemant Singh is the founder of Punyah Yoga, a leading yoga teacher training school in Rishikesh India.

I first took classes with Hemant in Rishikesh in 2018, and continued to take a daily ashtanga course with him for nearly a month. I was struck by the strength of his teaching and by his presence in the shala. He has a keen eye for the tiniest details of each asana and his presence makes you know that he is always watching each infinitesimal movement you make. I certainly progressed in asana practice under his teachings.

I returned to Rishikesh in 2019 and continued to take classes with Hemant, and completed an Ashtanga alignment and adjustment course with him. We have kept in great touch over the years, and I now am a yoga nidra teacher at Punyah Yoga’s online teacher training courses.

How about a bit of his biography? Hemant firmly believes that one has to be strongly passionate about learning yoga in order to reap and experience the benefits of the path of yoga. He has practiced under the guidance of many teachers around the world including Prahlada Ji, Yogi Kamal Singh, and Vijay Mehra Ji. He considers Yogi Kamal Singh his Guru in the journey to Ashtanga Yoga and continues to pass on his teachings through Punyah Yoga School. Hemant’s classes follow the traditional Ashtanga Yoga Method, as it is taught today, with the particular emphasis on discipline being the first and foremost foundation of a Yoga practice.

I was delighted to have Hemant on the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast, to share his philosophies on yoga with you all, dear listeners.

What you can expect to learn from conversation with Hemant Singh on this episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast:

What yoga is like in India?
How is yoga different in India than in the West?
The many branches of yoga
The relationship between the student and the guru
The definition of yoga
What seeking a deeper yoga path looks like
Going past the body and mind connection
Right time, right student, right teacher

As Hemant says, “Yoga is a journey. It’s very important we don’t get lost in the body and mind only. We have to have one strong calling— why am I here? Who am I? What is my real purpose? Then, you can really go deeper into your own roots.”

And my favorite quote of the episode— "The body and mind are rented space for the soul."

If you’d like to get in touch with Hemant, you can follow him on Instagram at @hemant_singh06

If you’d like to learn more about Punyah Yoga, one of the industry-leading yoga teacher training schools in Rishikesh, you can visit Punyah Yoga’s instagram account @punyahyoga

Want to learn more about Punyah Yoga? Check out Punyah Yoga’s website at punyahyoga.com

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Tune in to the first official episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! In this episode, I interview my dear friend Farah Mostafa who is from Cairo, Egypt. We first met back in July 2017 in Nepal Yoga Home during our 200hr Yoga Teacher Training. We immediately connected and were basically inseparable during our training. Fast forward a few years, and I was able to visit Farah in Egypt in the summer of 2019 and am planning another visit to see her in the fall of 2021!

Farah has a truly kind spirit. In this episode, you will get a feel for her energy, and for her teaching methodology and style.

An architect and a former gymnast, Farah Mostafa jumped from one sport to another until she found peace, balance and awareness in yoga. Farah stumbled upon her first yoga class while recovering from a back injury, seeing the effect it had on her body, connecting and discovering more about her inner-self was the beginning of the journey. She started digging deeper into a more spiritual practice, then travelled to Nepal to study for her 200 hours teacher training. Farah is currently a full time yoga teacher pursuing her dream job in helping others with their journey to self-discovery and development.

We will talk about what yoga is like in Egypt, whether it’s popular or not, and how she is teaching a very special student— a Paralympic swimmer who is trying to qualify for Tokyo 2021. We’ll also touch on Sufi Yoga, a type of yoga that I had never even heard of before!

Moreover, Farah and I will dive into what yoga has done for Farah on a very personal level. Although she was a competitive athlete, a gymnast, Farah struggled with severe back pain for years, and ultimately herniated her spine which halted her athletic career. Yoga was a gift to Farah “I started going to yoga classes and I loved how it felt, not just physically but spiritually. I was so depressed about my injury. I was so stressed, and feeling so down. I loved how it made me feel. Even though I used to do a lot of sports and move a lot, I wasn’t really connected to my body… I’ve learned so much body awareness though yoga.”

I also want to share with you, dear reader—and listener too I hope!— my favorite moment of my interview with Farah. I asked Farah to define yoga for me. She defined yoga ask alignment.

“Yoga means union in Sanskrit. It’s the union of the body, mind and the soul. Through this we get more aligned— aligned with our bodies, aligned with the moment, aligned with our breath. So alignment allows us to be more in harmony with our thoughts, our actions, our words— which makes us more intone with our purpose, intention, and values. When we are trying to find this harmony, things get aligned and put in the proper place,” says Farah.

If you’d like to get in touch with Farah, you can follow her on Instagram at @farahmostafa.yoga

If you’d like to learn more about Eslam you can visit his instagram account @eslam_abuali

Want to learn more about Sufi Yoga? I know I do! Check out Farah’s Sufi Yoga teacher’s instagram here @elyogiali

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Welcome, welcome, welcome. I’m so happy you are here.

So what is the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast? I'm so glad you asked!

The Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast is a treasury of teachings, conversations, and insight on what yoga is and what yoga offers. It features vulnerable, soul-shifting conversations with yogis and yoga teachers from around the world.

Each week, your host Lily Allen-Duenas, welcomes guests onto the show who are yogis, yoginis, and yoga teachers from around the world. Sharing their insight, wisdom, and expertise on yoga, their own yoga journey, their thoughts on the entire path of yoga, and what yoga is like in their own countries.

Together, let’s discover how yoga is different in Egypt. Let’s learn about the yoga scene in Lithuania. Let’s talk about how Poland treats and thinks of yoga. The Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast shines a light on the global yoga community, on the entire yoga ecosystem. It's time to open our eyes to the entire world of yoga.

Are you ready to join me on this adventure? Let's dive in.

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