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Ep 18 Yoga As Alchemy
In this episode, Bhāvani talks about the process of Yoga being one that squeezes us—ultimately an alchemical process. She poses this question to listeners, “Am I going to live in the wound because it’s familiar, or...
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Ep 17 Yoga as Relationship
Yoga is practical when one talks about putting the body into shapes for the purpose of healing. There's a technology that’s useful and important to learn for optimal alignment. Then there is a deeper, broader, and...
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Ep 16 ~ Working with the Inner Field
Summary: “Life experience is the ultimate experience of yoga.” In this episode Bhavani discusses Yoga as the union of opposites. How the yogi-in-training works with the body because the human body is the vehicle...
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Ep 15 ~ The Questions We Live By
Summary: In this episode Bhavani gives us her recommended reading list—a place to start for those looking to take their learning of Yoga beyond āsana. Listeners get to hear what questions Bhavani would ask her...
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Ep 14 ~ Practice as Pūjā
Summary: In this episode Bhavani talks about her second book, which is in progress. We talk about love, devotion and surrender on the path of yoga. We talk about functional practice, which is connecting to breath and...
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Ep 13 ~ The Greater Wish Is Prāṇa
Summary: Can we even talk about Yoga and not talk about God? Bhāvani speaks about the dynamic response between divinity and humanity; the journey of discovering divinity through our own process of going into the...
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Ep 12 ~ Tending The Inner Fire
Not only is Bhāvani an internationally recognized teacher of yoga, she is also a life-long student of astrology. She delves into the big questions of “What are these times asking of us as citizens of our locale and as...
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Ep 11 ~ Welcome To The Householder Lineage
Welcome to the “Householder” Lineage Summary: Yoga as Self Care. The necessary discomfort that is inherent when we make efforts to foster our growth and our own creativity. Bhavani emphasizes, “It’s taking time to...
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Ep 10 ~ Ways Of Working With The Mind
Ways of working with the mind. In this episode, Bhāvani speaks about cultivating true intimacy with oneself and grappling with the practice of yoga. She dialogues about ways of working with the mind, cultivating...
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Ep 9 ~ Personal Alignment With Greater Grace
In this episode we speak about Grace, family ties, healthy individuation and commitment phobia. Bhavani gives her perspective about the work we do as practitioners of yoga to align our bodies through asana as well as...
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Ep 8 ~ Navigating Emotions Productively
In this episode Bhāvani expounds upon her work with navigating strong emotions productively. This is the nuanced path of learning about energy management. Show Notes: Bhāvani Maki: https://www.bhavanimaki.com/ Online...
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Ep 7 ~ Pain with Purpose
In this episode we walk about pain: What pain, physical and psychological, can teach us about ourselves; sitting with our pain; learning from our pain; and how to reclaim health and wholeness.
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