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Join guest host Rachel Autumn and music artist, poet and author Londrelle as they discuss how to take a “spiritual selfie,” seeing oneself through a lens of unconditional love, and explore the joys and challenges of being a parent.
The structure of their conversation takes the chakras as a theme, offering insights on how to cultivate peace amidst the tumult of life. Londrelle shares that life doesn’t hand out responsibilities on a whim, but instead, life says you are worthy of that responsibility. Responsibilities, he continues, are not burdens, they are gifts in your life that keep giving to your life.
Londrelle and Rachel discuss the influence Vedic writings have had on his creative process and life. Their conversation illuminates the importance of honoring one’s journey and the healing that comes with self-love, reminding us that the true measure of success is not found in achievements, but in our connection to something greater.
They wrap up with Londrelle announcing that he will be at the Sound Healers Convention in Los Angeles.
Key Takeaways for this Episode(0:00:01) How to take a “soul selfie”
(0:13:31) The role of chakras in finding peace (0:18:58) Setbacks as opportunities for growth
(0:28:47) Honoring personal journeys for healing
(0:57:17) Parenthood as a source of joy and revelation
(01:09:31) Sound healers in Los Angeles
Links:Londrelle’s Books
Sunflower Soul
Eternal Sunshine Self-Care Package: Healing Through The Chakras
Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power
Website and Social Media
Londrelle’s website
Londrelle’s Instagram
Londrelle’s Spotify
YouTube
Eternal Sunshine app on the App Store
Londrelle’s App
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Guest host Rachel Autumn welcomes her mentor and friend Natalia Benson on The Glo Podcast to discuss astrology and business coaching, and to celebrate Natalia’s podcast, which has surpassed a million downloads. They explore Natalia’s astrology origin story, starting with a pivotal moment that led to Natalia discovering her passion for astrology and commitment to learn more about it. Natalia emphasizes the impact that astrology has had on her understanding of her personality and business, and how astrology has shaped her mission to help women create independent revenue streams through spiritual and conscious entrepreneurship.
Rachel and Natalia discuss Natalia’s book Mystical AF, and explore the significance of natal charts, using Rachel’s chart as an example. Natalia offers some insights into how celestial placements can indicate transformations in your career and life, and unpacks the concept of Saturn transits and the Saturn return. Astrological events, Natalia says, are often seen as challenging. But they can highlight areas in our lives that require attention and work. Finally, Rachel and Natalia rethink Mercury retrogrades, asking listeners not to dread them, but consider them as opportunities for reflection and growth.Key Takeaways for this Episode
(09:14 - 10:08) Astrology as science and art
(14:58 - 17:12) Natal chart book discussion
(20:10 - 21:54) Astrological signs and personalities
(24:46 - 26:09) Exploring astrology and personal beliefs
(30:01 - 31:22) Exploring astrology transits and personal growth
(37:06 - 37:55) Multi-faceted creative journeys
(41:28 - 43:06) Pluto on mid heaven
(46:03 - 48:28) Understanding zodiac signs through personal stories
(52:25 - 54:20) Navigating Saturn’s energy for personal growth
(01:03:18 - 01:04:16) Retrograde planets
Links:
Natalia’s Website
Mystical AF: A Very Aries Journey from Darkness to Lightness of Being
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Derik Mills interviews longtime friend and colleague Elena Brower about writing poetry, teaching yoga, friendship, and podcasting. They discuss Elena’s debut collection of poetry, Softening Time: Collected Poems.
Elena shares an inspiring encounter she had a Glo student who had taken classes with her online. Derik and Elena also turn the conversation inward, discussing the therapeutic journey from poetry to prose as Elena shares about her book of poems and her upcoming book.
In a previous episode of The Glo Podcast, Elena took over the microphone to guest host. Her guest was Jeff Rosenthal, co-author of Make No Small Plans: Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community. Listen to her episode, Community is a Powerful Human Technology, featuring Elena Brower and Jeff Rosenthal.
Closing the chapter on this heartfelt conversation, Derik and Elena speak about dreams, the practice of Buddhism, and how to persist in creative endeavors. Both share about their insights drawn from the lectures of professor Douglas Brooks. (A number of Dr. Brooks’s are available on The Glo Podcast as episodes.)
Elena recommends a few books as well. Find them on her Bookshop.org page, where she offers reading recommendations on poetry, Zen Buddhism, perceptive parenting, on death and dying, art and writing, inspiration for daily living, leadership, yoga, mental health, and essential oils.
Key Takeaways for this Episode
(0:00:01) - a journey of friendship and business
(0:06:32) - the impact of curiosity
(0:16:36) - exploring personal growth and healing
(0:34:38) - exploring dreams and Buddhism
(0:46:41) - the art of practice and compassion
(1:00:58) - book recommendations from Elena
Links:Elena’s Website
Elena on Instagram
Being You: A Journal by Elena Brower
Practice You: A Journal by Elena Brower
The Practice You Podcast with Elena Brower
Elena’s reading recommendations on bookshop.org.
Professor Douglas Brooks's New Winter Sessions for 2024
GLO classes:Elena Brower on Glo
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Join our conversation with host Rachel Autumn and Darby Ray, a trauma-informed yoga teacher. Darby discusses how yoga spaces can be a sanctuary, supporting students’ experiences with stress and trauma. In the compassionate world of trauma-informed yoga, personal agency and resilience are at the heart of a healing practice.
Darby has been teaching yoga for more than ten years, and is a passionate advocate for bringing trauma informed practices into wellness spaces. She’s worked in different treatment centers and communities, offering yoga as a modality to assist the body’s inherent capacity for healing and growth.
The conversation covers how to navigate the delicate balance of personal boundaries and growth within yoga, we share candid reflections on maintaining focus amidst distraction, and the power of listening to one’s body over external cues. Breathwork, often a cornerstone of yoga, is dissected for its dual role as a grounding force and a potential source of discomfort, prompting a deeper conversation on offering choices and normalizing a spectrum of responses. Moreover, we tackle the practical aspects of teaching, like the use of consent cards for hands-on adjustments and the necessity of self-care to sustain the quality of teaching, especially in group dynamics post-pandemic.
Included is a discussion about the art of crafting a yoga practice rich in options and variations that honors all bodies and abilities. Rachel and Darby explore the challenges of online instruction, affirming the critical role of language and pacing when visual cues are absent, and how the universal benefits of trauma-informed yoga that can extend beyond trauma survivors to anyone coping with life’s stresses.
Key Takeaways for this Episode(00:00) Introduction to Darby Rae
(06:53) Addressing trauma in classes
(11:27) The language of trauma-informed teaching
(18:00) Teachers' responsibility in trauma-informed classes
(24:01) Creating a supportive and flexible classroom environment
(26:31) Step-by-step exploration of trauma-informed yoga practice
(34:27) Importance of self-care in yoga teaching
(37:11) Building a trauma-informed public yoga class
(45:12) Trauma-informed yoga classes online
(51:02) Collective Resilience yoga teacher training
Links:Darby Rae on Instagram
Darby Rae Website
Collective Resilience
Hala Khouri
Kira Haglund
Santa Monica Yoga
Exhale to Inhale
GLO classes:Listen To Your Body Qi Gong with Stephanie
Regulate Emotions Flow with Elena
Nervous System Gentle Flow with Divya
Grief Support Hatha with Ivorie
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Join Glo Teacher Annie Carpenter as she interviews Richard Rosen, a revered teacher in the yoga community, for an enlightening chat about breath, practice, mentors, and finding your voice as a teacher.
Their heart-to-heart talk explores the essence of persistence in yoga and how commitment enriches both our practice and life’s purpose. Richard shares about his influences and mentors, and how he evolved his own yoga teaching voice. He and Annie talk about Pranayama and how it is often underestimated in an Asana practice, and they explore the concept of karma. Richard caps off the chat with a poem that is a lighthearted reminder of life’s unpredictable nature.
Join us for this conversation that is as informative as it is inspiring.
Key Moments(01:33) Annie Carpenter and Richard Rosen intros
Links:
(11:05) teaching yoga
(14:12) pranayama
(20:03) teaching yoga philosophy
(22:09) the evolution of yoga practice
(28:13) life's phases
(34:40) exploring mortality … and a poem to lighten the moodAnnie's SmartFlow Yoga
GLO classes:
The Nest Yoga Studio (Oakland)Take Classes with Annie Carpenter on Glo
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Jo Murdock is committed to creating wellness spaces and practices where self-care and healing is not a privilege but a right. She emphasizes the role that representation and shared experiences play in creating safe spaces to practice, where people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community are welcome in wellness spaces.
But her conversation with guest host Rachel Autumn isn’t just about obstacles; it’s a celebration of real solutions to address the root chakra issue of diversity in the wellness community. Rachel and Jo don’t shy away from discussing the financial realities of being yoga instructors and the steps they’ve taken to get a seat at the table and a place in front of a class of students.
Jo has championed developing scholarship funds at yoga studios and created a nonprofit, Reimagine Our Wellness, to foster accessible and equitable wellness spaces for people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR THIS EPISODE
(00:01) Inclusive yoga and wellness spaces
(05:01) Exploring social equity in yoga
(11:41) Barriers and representation in yoga spaces
(20:48) Scholarship fund for underrepresented communities
(38:22) Navigating diversity and inclusion in yoga
(54:09) Yoga teachers' responsibility and compensation
(01:06:30) Expanding the vision of reimagining wellness
(01:13:09) Reimagining wellness and community support
Links:Jo’s website
Jo’s Instagram
Jo’s YouTube Channel
Jo’s TikTok
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Glo instructor Kia Miller recounts her transformative journey of self-discovery through yoga and meditation. She describes how her Kundalini practice helped reframe her sense of self and examine limiting beliefs.
Kia shares how a summer-long spiritual retreat surfaced deep-seated negative patterns. As her practice unfolded, she began releasing layers of self-doubt and reconnecting with core human emotions like joy, fear, anger, and sadness.
Listen as Kia and host Derik Mills discuss yoga’s potential to align our body, mind, and spirit. Kia draws comparisons between humans and musical instruments - both capable of beautiful vibrations when aligned. As their conversation continues, you’ll join an enlightening exploration of dreams and Kundalini kriyās, learn about yoga’s power to disrupt negative patterns, and its potential to bring out our deeper wisdom.
Key Takeaways for this Episode
1. (0:00:00) - Inner life exploration through yoga, self-healing, and emotional awareness.
2. (0:18:40) - The infinite journey: The impact of yoga on personal transformation and self-discovery.
3. (0:23:49) - Kundalini yoga and kriyās: Shifting the autonomic nervous system and awakening energy.
4. (0:37:22) - Yoga and elevated states of consciousness: Overcoming self-doubt and negative patterns.
5. (0:47:08) - Kriyās for personal growth: transforming our state of being and healing the mind.
Links:Kia’s website
Kia’s Instagram
GLO classes:Kia Miller on Glo
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Marc Laws discusses his inspiring journey from professional soccer player to sports therapy practitioner to yoga teacher with a popular following on Glo.com. In this deep-dive conversation with host Derik Mills, Marc shares about the life-changing power of yoga, discusses how he discovered a yoga teacher who changed his view of life, and shares insights that he discovered when he was an ultra-competitive professional soccer player who later became a sports medicine therapist and then yoga teacher.
Key Takeaways
Marc also mentions how thankful he is for the Glo team’s work in making yoga more accessible worldwide. He believes that the skills developed in yoga allow people to live with more love and connection in their lives.(00:00) Yoga, sports, and gratitude
Links:
(09:01) Discovering the power of yoga
(18:45) Influences of soccer on yoga teaching
(28:35) Reflections on identity, empathy, and parenting
(40:22) Yoga's impact and reach
(51:47) Exploring personal practices and relationships
(58:53) Gratitude for team, teachers, communityMarc Laws' Website
Marc on Instagram
The Glo Podcast: How Understanding Neuroscience Can Expand Your Yoga Practice, with Celest Pereira on Apple Podcasts
GLO classes:Marc Laws' classes on Glo
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Guest host Ali Owens visits with Tracee Stanley, author of Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity and a new book, The Luminous Self: Sacred Yogic Practices and Rituals to Remember Who you Are.
Tracee opened her first yoga studio in Los Angeles in 2001 and has been a Hollywood film producer. She is the founder of Empowered Life Circle, a sacred community and portal of practices, rituals, and Tantric teachings inspired by more than 25 years of studentship in Sri Vidya Tantra and the teachings of the Himalayan Masters.
Tracee and Ali discuss yoga Nidra, a meditative practice that is sometimes called “yoga sleep.” Yoga Nidra can help practitioners reconnect with their true nature, paving the way for personal transformation and collective healing.
The conversation wraps up with Tracee emphasizing the need for practices that are not just for us, but for the collective, and how we can use them to heal the world.
Links:
Tracee Stanley’s website
Radiant Rest by Tracee Stanley
The Luminous Self by Tracee Stanley
Tracee on Instagram
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Jeni DelPozo realized that she had a passion for dance at an early age, and has transformed that passion into a love of all things fitness. Jeni’s Glo classes focus on strength training, cardio, mat Pilates, and HIIT.
Jeni describes herself as “slightly obsessed with fitness,” and says that she loves strength training, boxing, cycling, and yoga. She finds connections amid all of these forms of training and fitness because of her deep roots in Pilates. “Pilates is the base to all of my training. No matter what workout I’m doing, Pilates is the foundation for my body to take it on,” Jeni says.
In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the cognitive benefits of dance. Jeni will also be sharing some candid insights into her experiences with burnout and how she manages it. We’ll touch on how reading books unrelated to fitness provides an escape and a sense of balance.
A few key points in the episode:(0:00:00) - Jeni DelPozo chronicles her career path from dancing to fashion, then to fitness and wellness, touching on her strategies to avoid burnout and engage her online students.
(0:12:02) - She stresses the significance of comprehending the business aspect of fitness, using her fashion industry knowledge, and advocates for integrating physical and mental exercises.
(0:16:55) - Derik and Jeni discuss how Jeni's collaboration with Glo has simplified her workout concepts, along with the benefits of her Pilates background in offering effective workout strategies to clients.
(0:28:54) - She addresses burnout and self-criticism in fitness careers, offering her methods for self-reconnection and understanding the motives behind workouts.
(0:35:28) - Jeni reveals her recent interest in reading fiction for leisure and her passion for running, alongside her plans to get a lifting certification.
Links:Jeni’s Website
Jeni on Instagram
Jeni on YouTube
GLO classes:Jeni DelPozo Classes on Glo
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How can the practice of yoga transform your approach to one of life’s most enduring challenges—parenting? Meet Sarah Ezrin, award-winning author of The Yoga of Parenting: Ten Yoga-Based Practices to Help You Stay Grounded, Connect with Your Kids, and Be Kind to Yourself. She’s a mother, yoga teacher, and freelance writer.
In this week’s interview, with guest host Ivorie Jenkins, a Glo teacher, Sarah Ezrin opens up about her struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety, and how she successfully navigated these challenges using different modalities, including yoga, meditation, and medication. She shares her insights into the concept of Kleshas, the obstacles that life throws at us, and how changing our approach to obstacles can change our lives.
Together, Ivorie and Sarah explore how parenting can be a yoga practice all by itself. They discuss the art of balancing your yoga practice with the challenges of raising children. Stick around till the end to find out about Sarah’s East Coast author tour and also how you can connect with her.
LinksSarah’s Website
Sarah on Instagram
GLO classes:Ivorie Jenkins Classes on Glo
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Listen in as our guest, Glo teacher and celebrity wellness coach Amy Rosoff Davis, shares her perspective on accepting benefits of meditation to help stay in the present moment despite the challenges of juggling a fast-paced lifestyle. As a wellness coach, mother, and entrepreneur, Amy is all about finding balance when possible, not only in her professional and personal life, but also in her fitness journey. She tells of feeling torn between work and parenting, and how she continues to work toward a journey to embracing imperfection and finding joy in mindful movement.
Amy shares her wellness routine and the supplements she uses to maintain her health. Amy also gives us an insider’s view of her work on the Glo platform and her excitement about working with the Glo team and teaching on the Glo platform.
A few key points in the episode:
[00:02:25] Acceptance and growth in meditation.
[00:04:15] Work-life balance struggles.
[00:07:38] Body freedom and self-love.
[00:12:00] Sway back and abdominal work.
[00:17:01] Addressing pain and making changes.
[00:19:29] Behind the scenes working with team Glo.
[00:23:15] Connection with online community.
[00:29:20] Infrared sweating and heat.
Links:Amy Rosoff Davis on Instagram
Amy Rosoff Davis website
GLO classes:Amy Rosoff Davis classes on Glo
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In this episode, part of our series of 30-minute conversations with Glo teachers, Ali Owens talks about what it is like to work with Glo behind the scenes, how her teaching focus has shifted to pre- and postnatal yoga classes; she also discusses the connection she feels with Glo students, both on and offline.
What if you could strengthen your relationship with those around you by practicing mindfulness? That’s the transformative journey Ali embarked on through her practice of yoga and meditation. She discovered the power of presence, especially in the face of chaos, and how her energy can influence her three children in a positive way. Allie also shared her journey into the subtle body concept, learning more about energy work and understanding her physical and energetic self.
A few key points in the episode:
0:01:11 - Present moment awareness
0:05:47 - Meditation’s ripple effect on children
0:13:27 - Feedback on Ali’s classes
0:21:24 - The subconscious mind and the subtle body
0:26:00 - Exploring dreams
Links:Ali on Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.
GLO classes:Ali Owens Classes on Glo
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Gustavo Padron had had to cope with imposter syndrome and his own inner critic, but to support his personal growth, he’s learned how to bring out his inner advocate.
As Gustavo, a Glo teacher, says in this interview with host Derik Mills,”You are enough just as you are. There’s nothing to fix, there’s nothing to prove.” Gustavo talks about bringing love and acceptance to his classes for Glo and his experiences working with the Glo team. Gustavo has guest-hosted The Glo Podcast, exploring breathwork with his guest Jay Bradley, a breathwork teacher and healer. You can find that episode on the Glo podcast feed, and we’ll link to it below, in these notes.
Links:Gustavo’s Website
The Grounded Practice
Gustavo on Instagram
Gustavo Guest Hosts the Glo Podcast with Jay Bradley
GLO classes:Gustavo’s Classes at Glo
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Glo teacher Katie Baki hosts a conversation about yoga and mindfulness with Jordan Matthews, who has played pro football for the Eagles, Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and most recently, the 49ers.
Jordan was experiencing injuries as he played, and decided he needed to switch positions, and yoga was an important part of his journey to make that switch. Katie worked with him every week on stretching, mobility, and also mindfulness and breathwork.
In the interview, Katie and Jordan discuss how playing football involves more than just physicality. Successful players must bring a successful mindset to the field. Yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness changed Jordan’s attitude toward football and helped speed his recovery time after games.
Links:Books Mentioned on this Episode:
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley
As a Man Thinketh: by James Allen
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!by Robert T. Kiyosaki
The Four Agreements by Don Miquel Rui
GLO classes:Katie Baki on Glo
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Divya shares with Derik Mills about how she has reframed her relationship to movement through yoga. In the conversation, Divya tells the story of her journey into yoga as a Tamil-American who did not see herself represented in the yoga industry born out of her own culture. She shares her thoughts about how to decolonize yoga by creating diverse, inclusive spaces and furthering collective wellness as a form of social justice. Divya breaks down yogic techniques in a way that are transferable off the mat, turning a practice into a lifestyle.
Links:Divya’s Website
Divya’s YouTube, with videos about yoga, wellness, travel, and lifestyle
Divya on Instagram
Hot Spot Yoga in Oakland (mentioned in the episode)
GLO classes:Divya’s Classes on Glo
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Stress is a presence that we cannot deny in our lives. We will find some evidence of it every day. Professor Douglas Brooks says that it’s up to us to rise to the challenge of stress and in so doing, head it off before it turns into burnout.
Stress, says Professor Brooks, is a natural and important feature of our human constitution. He recommends resources and practices that can help counteract it. Foremost among them is to simply breathe, and to make a commitment to our yoga practice. That engagement with ourselves and with yoga gives us empowerment.
LinksRajanaka
Previous Glo Podcast episodes featuring Professor Douglas Brooks include The Roots of Mindfulness, Part 1, The Roots of Mindfulness, Part2, and Creating an empowering relationship with anxiety, feat. Professor Douglas Brooks.
GLO classes:Professor Douglas Brooks Classes on Glo
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Etienne Maurice, Founder & CEO of WalkGood LA, wants the organization to be a bridge for people to heal, be more mindful, and become more self-aware, through the practice of yoga and self-care. In an interview conducted by Glo teacher Ivorie Jenkins, Etienne, along with Namaste Marley Rae, Director of Health & Wellness WalkGood LA, and Ivy Coco Maurice, Stylist, Creative Community Entrepreneur, and Vice-President of WalkGood LA, discuss WalkGood LA’s mission. During the podcast episode, Etienne says, “We are who we are because of our grandparents, and we are their dreams manifested. We are their wildest dreams come true. WalkGood would not have come into our minds if our grandmother didn’t tell us to walk good when we’d leave our house. ‘Walk good’ is a Jamaican euphemism that means to take care, you know, take care of yourself when you’re out in the world, but most importantly be good to yourself. And it’s a healing affirmation that stuck in my mind all the time.”
“Yoga,” added Marley, “is used to relieve suffering. That’s why we meditate, that’s why we do yoga. And if we’re not talking about the things that are causing us pain and suffering, then we’re not using this healing practice to its fullest potential. I think if we’re able to all come together and have these tools and say ‘you are valuable enough to heal and to get better,’ we can all think clearer. We can all be kinder to ourselves, to the Earth, to the people around us. And in return we can all find a solution or a resolution to social justice issues.”
Links:WalkGood LA website: Walkgoodla.org
Etienne on Instagram: @walkgoodetienne
Marley on Instagram: @namastemarleyrae
Ivy Coco on Instagram: @ivycoco23
Ivorie’s website
Sheryl Lee Ralph’s acceptance speech at the Emmys, posted by the Television Academy on YouTube.
The Tree, Yoga Studio in Los Angeles
GLO classes:Ivorie Jenkins on Glo
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Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He’s published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. He’s also a featured teacher on Glo.
In ten bonus episodes of The Glo Podcast, Professor Chapple will chant the Sanskrit for the Sutras, explore their themes, and talk about how they apply in life. He’ll give you the Sutras’ philosophical context and relate them to movement practices in yoga.
Links:
https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-chris-chapple
https://sunypress.edu/Books/Y/Yoga-and-the-Luminous
https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/?expert=christopherkey.chapple
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In this interview with Glo teacher Katie Baki, Derik Mills asks questions about how to handle burnout. Katie describes how she seeks a yoga practice that balances Yin and Yang, and how practicing yoga online can be rewarding. Katie has a Costa Rica yoga retreat coming up and discusses the details in the interview.
Links:Katie’s website.
Katie’s upcoming retreat in Costa Rica.
GLO classes:Katie Baki’s classes on Glo.
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