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Visionary Lifestyle Podcast

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The Visionary Lifestyle Podcast is a seasonal weekly Variety Show Featuring: Interviews, Topic Based Episodes, and Q & A shows.
I’m your host, Magda Freedom Rod:
Health and lifestyle guide, mother, yoga instructor, environmentalist, conscious eating expert, content creator and world traveling digital nomad.
On the show you’ll hear interviews with:
Inspiring soulutionaries, change makers, thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, activists, conscious media makers, authors, yogis, conscious musicians and more.
Topics include: yoga, conscious eating, meditation, Ayurveda, sustainability, alternative health, healing, spirituality, activism, non-toxic living and many more.

“My mission is to inspire, educate and empower in order to activate the highest potential of individuals and our collective world in such a way that we create a healthy, thriving humanity and a sustainable planet.”

It’s my hope that this podcast will serve as a clarion call to gather the tribe that is interested in being the change we wish to see in the world. I believe that as we become activated into our own highest potential through the use of tools including yoga, conscious eating and meditation, we become empowered to deliver our gifts to the world.
The Visionary Lifestyle is about raising consciousness on the planet. We believe in self love, animal love and planet love. Join us.
Visit http://www.visionary-lifestyle.com/podcast to learn more, read show notes and submit comments and questions.

There is an out of pocket expense for each episode and your support is appreciated. Donations gratefully received at patreon.com/visionarylifestyle

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Episodes

VLP S4 7 Dr. Nancy Ash : Education for a New Paradigm

January 16, 2018 14:37 - 39 minutes - 38.6 MB

Greetings Rainbow Warriors! I’m coming to you from Amritapuri Ashram in Kerala india today.  I pray I can get enough connection to actually upload this show. I’ve been here near 3 weeks now and I have to say it’s been a very deep experience. Lots of personal growth happens in a deeply activated place like this. Phew! Keep an eye on my Visionary Lifestyle Guide instagram for the behind the scenes insights on my journey here. I’m thrilled to announce that just completed a course in Reiki so ...

Namaste from India

January 04, 2018 11:18 - 6 minutes - 7.62 MB

Greetings Rainbow Warriors and Namaste from india Today I’m coming  to you from Kerala in the very south of India, known as God’s own country. I’m at Amiritapuri, which is Amma’s ashram.  Perhaps you’ve heard of Amma, the hugging saint. She a force of nature and seemingly beyond human. Amma has been traveling the world for decades giving blessings in the form of hugs known as darshan. She’s done this for millions of people, and  most days she goes for 12-18 hours nearly non stop. She ama...

VLP S4 6 Kayla Wexelberg Taste Your Roots

December 18, 2017 21:11 - 39 minutes - 37.5 MB

Our guest today is Kayla Wexelberg. Kayla is a chef, an educator and a yogini. She the founder of Taste Your Roots. Taste Your Roots’ goal is grounding and educating people in their food culture, the land, and supporting them on the journey to developing a self motivated sustainable food system. Her website states: With the diverse foods that exists today, we help folks find food practices that, not only give them healthy nourishing sustenance but a deeper sense of being in connection with t...

BONUS: Ojai Yoga Class at Meditation Mount

December 14, 2017 19:17 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Greetings rainbow warriors,Today I’m coming from you from Morocco, with a heavy heart. Over the last week I’ve watched  a nightmare unfold. My sweet home town of Ojai ,California just north of Los Angeles, has been burning. California wildfires are raging through the state, and sadly this sweet little idyllic valley also fell victim to them. Ojai is the sacred valley of the moon, named by the Chumash tribe that first inhabited it. It’s a small and tight knit spiritual town where I built a yo...

VLP S4 5 Michael Tellinger: Contributionism, Unity and Higher Consciousness

December 11, 2017 22:41 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Today’s guest is Michael Tellinger. Michael is a scientist, explorer, researcher, activist, humanitarian and internationally acclaimed author of numerous books, and dozens of lectures available on YouTube. He is the founder of the UBUNTU Liberation Movement of UNITY & Higher Consciousness a political party registered in the UK. His latest contribution to the literary world is UBUNTU Contributionism – A Blueprint For Human Prosperity in which he lays the foundation for the philosophy of Contr...

VLP S4 4 Bianca and Michael Alexander: Conscious Media and Conscious Living

December 04, 2017 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Greeting from Morocco Rainbow Warriors!Today’s guests are Bianca and Michael Alexander. This conscious power couple is producing conscious media in the form of a fantastic TV Show called Conscious Living TV. A labor of love, they launched their positive news TV show on Earth Day 2007 after “conceiving” the idea over their honeymoon in Asia. Their mission is to raise the vibration of the planet – one person at a time – through inspiring television. The show now airs in 90+ broadcast TV ma...

VLP S4 3 Jules Bright : Sacred Earth Medicine

November 28, 2017 10:13 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Our guest today is Jules Bright. Jules is a New Zealand native, a Mother, Registered Nurse, Registered Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Rongoa  practitioner(Maori Bush Medicine), Ambulance Officer, Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, Remedial Body Therapist, Skin care designer, developer and manufacturer (100% natural rainforest based, patent pending), Teacher (Reflexology, bush medicine and bush survival courses), Entrepreneur and Author, plus she flies airplanes! It has been made known to...

VLP S4 2 Justin Stearman :From Darkness to Light

November 13, 2017 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Greetings Rainbow Warriors, I’m coming to you from beautiful Paradis Plage in Morocco today, where I’m working with the chefs to create a new conscious eating yogi menu, as well as teaching yoga and workshops. It’s a magical place right on the beach in the front of the beautiful Atlantic ocean with warm sunshine every day, and I’m feeling so blessed to be here doing what I love. Maybe we’ll put together a retreat here, wanna come? ;) Our guest today is Justin Stearman. Justin is the owne...

VLP S4 1 Jenna Ansell:Sewing the Seeds of a New Earth

November 06, 2017 23:46 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Greetings from Morocco beloved community. This is the first show in a new season of the podcast, so if you haven’t heard the previous seasons, go back and enjoy some of those episodes, there’s a lot of value for you there, I promise. Today’s guest is Jenna Ansell. Jenna is a conscious event producer and the director of the New Earth Ancient Futures Festival in Bali. This year marks the first New Earth Festival, and to understand what it’s about, take in this bit from their website: “As...

VLP S4 Season 4 Introduction

November 06, 2017 23:19 - 4 minutes - 6.83 MB

Greetings beloved community, rainbow warriors, visionaries and change makers! I’m so pleased to be bringing you a fresh new season of The Visionary Lifestyle Podcast. This is the 4th season of the show, and like the last one, all of the interviews were done in Bali, but this time at The New Earth Ancient Futures Festival. A one of a kind gathering especially for visionaries, thought leaders and changemakers like yourselves. I interviewed the producers and many of the presenters so you ca...

VLP S3 12 Leo Rising:Yoga Talk with The Millenneal Mystic

October 30, 2017 21:16 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Greetings from Morocco Rainbow Warriors. Today’s guest is Leo Rising. Leo Rising is a Yoga Teacher based in Manhattan, NY. Since 2010 Leo Rising has been living a life in holistic & mystical service as a healer & personal guide to highly prominent beings in corporate, celebrity, and sensitive artistic lifestyles. As a trained and adept  Spiritualist, Leo offers a unique remedy to the trials and tribulation of modern day life through, "The Roarrior Shift", his 1-on-1 Lifestyle Guru mentorship...

VLP S3 11 Petra Juicy: Eating Juicy, Chlorophyll, Cancer and Self Love

October 23, 2017 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

Greeting rainbow warriors! I’m coming to you from Morocco today! I hope you’re enjoying following my travels in instagram, and finding value in these episodes I’m sharing. We’re almost done with season 3 of the podcast now, and season 4 will be starting soon. I’m so grateful you’re showing up to receive this content and it’s my prayer that you are learning things that are empowering and inspiring you here! If you’re not already following my facebook page, check that out for videos of short p...

VLP S3 10 Jeffrey Armstrong: True Yoga from a Western Master of Eastern Wisdom

October 16, 2017 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Greetings Rainbow Warriors! I’m coming to your from Morocco today, where I’m doing daily yoga and learning to surf. feeling so blessed to be in a place where I can connect with nature daily, and still be connected enough to bring you this weekly show.   Our guest today is Jeffrey Armstrong.   Jeffrey is an Award-winning poet and best-selling author of numerous books including: Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar, Ancient Wisdom for a New World. Jeffrey is a relationship expert, philo...

VLP S3 9 Rob Weber on Conscious Music, Ecstatic Dance and the Magic and Spirit of Bali

October 09, 2017 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

Aloha Rainbow warriors. I’m coming to you from Morocco today. I’m here soaking up the sun and sea wit a beautiful soul tribe, and I couldn’t feel more blessed. How are you guys doing? Send me an email and tell me what you’d like to hear about on the show, I always love connecting with you guys.   Todays guest is Rob Webber, also known as DJ Raio Rob is a self described cultural creative. He’s a music producer,DJ,Musician, Father, land steward and is a co-founder of the Bali Spirit Fe...

VLP S3 8 Magda Freedom Rod: Chakra Balancing Meditation

October 02, 2017 16:47 - 56 minutes - 54.7 MB

Namaste Beloveds.This episode is a practice in balancing, aligning and clearing the chakras. Tune in to hear me leading your through a journey of the chakras, with specific affirmations and visualizations for each one. Learning your energy centers and how to balance them is an empowering journey that when applied, can help you live a more balanced life. I hope you find value in this practice, and use it often to keep yourself balanced , empowered and peaceful. Please drop me a line if ...

VLP S3 7 Sri Vijay Gopala on Yogic Anatomy, Life Skills and Presence

September 25, 2017 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

Greeting rainbow warriors! Today I’m coming to you from the Balearic islands in Spain. I’m in palma ,Mallorca to be exact. Feeling so blessed to be here and to be sharing this episode you because it’s rich with wisdom. My phone was stolen is Lisbon last week, which gave me lots of opportunity to practice yoga. What I mean by that is, when stressful incidents happen, I bust out my yoga toolbox for support. Pranayama, meditation and yoga are what keep me sane in this often insane world. This...

VLP S3 6 Aleks Glitzeric: Theta Healing, Empowerment Yoga and Conscious Eating

September 18, 2017 14:37 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Our guest today is Aleks Glitzeric. Aleks is a theta healer, a yoga instructor, a conscious eater and an empowerment powerhouse. She travels the world hosting empowerment workshops and pop up brunches, and teaching empowerment yoga. She asks on her website” If you'd be radically honest to yourself today, what would you allow yourself to see?” I caught up with Aleks at The Bali Spirit Festival where I attended her theta healing workshop. We sat down in a lush butterfly filled jungle to h...

VLP S3 5 Eoin Finn: Karma Yoga, Blissology and the Value of Having Reverence for Nature

September 11, 2017 14:46 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Our guest today is Eoin Finn. Eoin Finn is a yogi, surfer and blissologist from Vancouver, BC. A philosophy graduate, he has been deepening his understanding of Meditation, Yoga and Eastern Philosophy since 1989. In the mid-nineties he moved to Maui and learned Ashtanga and Power Yoga and later Vinjana Yoga. He’s been teaching yoga for 18 years. Eoin is a karma yogi with a deep passion for the oceans, and a connection and reverence for nature, that is truly inspiring. His yoga teacher trai...

VLP S3 4 Katchie Ananda : Yoga, Dharma, and the Art of Awakening

September 04, 2017 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MB

Our guest today is Katchie Ananda. Katchie is an international Yoga and Dharma teacher whose life’s work has been to explore the practices of yoga and dharma and share their path to freedom with others. She has well over 10,000 teaching hours, spanning nearly 30 years as a full-time practitioner and trainer and she has developed numerous approaches to wisdom in body, mind and heart. Her eclectic background includes certifications in Anusara, Jivamukti, Integral, Ashtanga Yoga by Richard Free...

VLP S3 3 Xavier Rudd on Activism, Inspiration and his Top Concern for Planet Earth

August 28, 2017 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

I’m very excited to introduce today’s guest, Xavier Rudd. Since the very beginning, Xavier's ability to connect with people has been his most powerful gift. The more he has toured the world, the more hearts he has touched and the more of the world he has put back into his music. Showcasing an ability to play several instruments at once, and Drawing inspiration from his ancestors, his music is unique and powerful, with a quickly growing worldwide audience. His diverse and acclaimed care...

Kevin James Asatoma Heartwork BONUS

August 07, 2017 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MB

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VLP S3 2 Kevin James On Reconnecting through Mantras, Heartsongs, and the Power of the Rainbow

August 07, 2017 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Kevin James is a chant leader from Australia who has developed from years of experience, the art of leading ecstatic chant and open heart connection with his voice, mantras and heartsongs. He travels the globe constantly with the intention and vision of joining with others who feel the call to re-connect to source and remember who we are beyond the illusions of ego. His intention is to contribute to the conscious movement using group gatherings of devotional singing of Mantras and HeartS...

S3 1 Heartwork Assignment: Light of Love

August 01, 2017 10:55 - 9 minutes - 8.89 MB

Hey there tribe, as promised, here is your homework, or as I want to call it, heartwork assignment that I talked about during my interview with Jai Jagdeesh. The invitation is to play and sing this song aloud, every day for 40 days. Since I first heard it and fell in love with this song,  I’ve been singing it and sharing it as often and with as many people as I can, even singing it at an open mic in Thailand….. The lyrics are so profound, and if you sing this with intention, as a solid aff...

VLP S3 1 Jai-Jagdeesh The Value of Connecting With Your Authentic Voice

August 01, 2017 10:26 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Our guest today is Jai-Jagdeesh. Jai is a Singer, Musician, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Activist, and Change Maker The daughter of two kundalini yoga teachers, at age 6 she began attending boarding school in India. At that tender age of 6, she formed her first group and started performing music at school events. Over the years she studied photography, was trained in dance, trained to be a kundalini yoga teacher, and even sidetracked into the Hollywood scene with an urge to be an actress. But...

Introducing Season 3 of the VLP!!!

August 01, 2017 10:16 - 3 minutes - 6.02 MB

Welcome to season 3 of the Visionary Liiestyle Podcast! I hope you enjoyed last season, and all those interviews I did in the Motherland of India. This season was all recorded on the island of Bali Indonesia. I’ve been hearing about Bali for years, and now I finally understand what the fuss is all about. Bali has a vibrant spiritual culture, and it seems like the whole island is one big heart chakra. Arriving there just after the rainy season, Everything was lush and green and felt so fu...

VLP S2 Season 2 Finale

July 20, 2017 08:57 - 3 minutes - 5.94 MB

Thank you India for providing us a great season of interviews with the masters! I hope you've enjoyed  these conversations, and found some inspiration and tools to activate your highest potential..  Season 3 will be published ASAP, and was recorded in Bali at the Bali Spirit Festival. Thank you for listening, reviewing and sharing the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated. Donations can be received via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/visionarylifestyle paypal.me/Vi...

VLP S2 15 Richa Prasant: A Heart in Service: Practicing Karma Yoga in India

July 17, 2017 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Our guest today is Richa Prasant. Richa was an HR executive in the corporate world with Hewlett Packard for years, when a deeper calling pulled her away. Today, she is the founder and Director of The Sunaayy foundation in Delhi, India. She’s practicing karma yoga. In case you’re not familiar with that, karma means action, so this is the yoga of taking action that creates a positive result.   In the west, we have a common heartbreaking mental image of the starving children in the stre...

Jules Febre: Jivamukti Yoga Beyond the 8 Limbs VLP S2 14

July 10, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Hi guys! I’m back from my break in the Spanish Desert. I went to a European Burning Man Festival Called Nowhere and had a lot of fun building a camp, feeding the build crew lots of high vibe conscious eating food at our camp, as well as teaching yoga, teaching the chakras, discovering awe inspiring creative projects and connecting with like minded people. I also lost my voice for 5 days because of the tremendous amount of dust and wind storms, so if my voice sounds a little off to you today,...

Season 2 Break Announcement and Please and THANK YOU

June 28, 2017 07:00 - 2 minutes - 4.96 MB

Namaste Rainbow Warriors!   I’m dropping you a quick line to let you know that I’m not going to be able to publish shows for the next couple of weeks. I’m currently in Barcelona ,Spain, and going to an event in the desert where I won’t have access to the internet to get the shows out to you. There are two more episodes coming up from my second season, which was all recorded in India. I was hoping to get those all out before the break, and even start publishing two shows a week, but g...

VLP S2 12/13 Satya Kalra Pt 2: The Chakras and Blissful Living On The Chakras, Blissful Living and Yoga Beyond Asana

June 26, 2017 19:54 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

Our guest today is Satya Kalra. If you listened to my very first episode of this show:The 7 Steps to Activating Your Highest Potential ( http://visionarylifestylepodcast.libsyn.com/rss ), you’ll know that the chakras are considered one of my 7 steps, so the purpose of this interview is to take a deep dive on that subject. Satya Kalra is a self-transformation, empowerment, and happiness coach, spiritual guide, international speaker, and bestselling author. She is also a founder and preside...

VLP S2 12/13 Satya Kalra Pt. 1: The Chakras, Blissful Living and Yoga Beyond Asana

June 26, 2017 19:10 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Our guest today is Satya Kalra. If you listened to my very first episode of this show:The 7 Steps to Activating Your Highest Potential ( http://visionarylifestylepodcast.libsyn.com/rss ), you’ll know that the chakras are considered one of my 7 steps, so the purpose of this interview is to take a deep dive on that subject. Satya Kalra is a self-transformation, empowerment, and happiness coach, spiritual guide, international speaker, and bestselling author. She is also a founder and preside...

VLP S2 11 Swami Paramadvaiti on Eco Yoga Villages and Being a Torch Carrier for Pachamama

June 19, 2017 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Our guest today is a traveling monk known as Swami Paramadvaiti. He belongs to a monastic order from India, called the Vaisnava tradition, more commonly known as the Hare Krishna Movement. He began monastic life when he was initiated at the age of 18 by renowned spiritual master of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (the founder preceptor of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement".)   Seven y...

VLP S2 10 Andrea Paige: Fasting as a Fast Track to Healing and Finding the Guru Within

June 12, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

Our guest today is Dr. Andrea Paige. Andrea is a naturopathic doctor, an iridologist, a colon hydrotherapist and a yoga teacher trainer. She is also dedicated to a life of cellular cleansing. Andrea is the former Director of the Detox program at Yoga Barn , the largest yoga studio in Asia and she uses nutritional therapy, colon cleansing and fasting as profound gateways to deeper healing. Andrea studied Evolutionary anthropology and holds a Masters of Science in Ethnobotany, a Doctorate ...

VLP S2 09 Yogrishi Vishvketu: The 5 Koshas, and Why Yoga Starts in the Kitchen

June 05, 2017 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Our guest today is Yogrishi Vishvketu Aka Vishva-ji for short. A learned teacher and yogi, Vishva-ji has studied and practiced Yoga and the Vedic healing arts in the Himalayas since childhood. He facilitates trainings and workshops internationally incorporating diverse aspects of Yoga practice into his classes:asana,pranayama, meditation, cleansing kriyas, Ayurveda and Vedic chanting. He calls this holistic style of teaching Akhanda Yoga. He also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Yoga Philosophy ...

VLP S2 08 Laura Plumb On The 8 Limbs of Yoga, Ayurveda, the Gunas and Food as a Love Story

May 25, 2017 05:52

Our guest today is Laura Plumb. Laura is a leading educator on the power of the Vedic sciences to promote sacred health and sumptuous living. Formerly the General Manager of The Discovery Channel Europe, Laura is now the founder/director of VedaWise, offering clinical services in natural medicine for whole person wellness and trainings in the Vedic sciences. She offers classes and consultations in Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga Therapy, Whole Food Cooking and Nutrition, and serves as a contributin...

VLP S2 08 Laura Plumb On The 8 Limbs of Yoga, Ayurveda, the Gunas and Food as a Love Story

May 25, 2017 05:52

Our guest today is Laura Plumb. Laura is a leading educator on the power of the Vedic sciences to promote sacred health and sumptuous living. Formerly the General Manager of The Discovery Channel Europe, Laura is now the founder/director of VedaWise, offering clinical services in natural medicine for whole person wellness and trainings in the Vedic sciences. She offers classes and consultations in Ayurveda, Jyotish, Yoga Therapy, Whole Food Cooking and Nutrition, and serves as a contributin...

VLP S2 07 Tommy Rosen on Yoga as a Path for Recovery from Addiction

May 22, 2017 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Today’s guest is Tommy Rosen. Tommy is a yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last two decades immersed in recovery and wellness. He holds certifications in both Kundalini and Hatha Yoga and has 25 years of continuous recovery from drug addiction. Tommy is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds. Tommy is the founder of the Recovery 2.0 Global Community, the Recovery 2.0 Online Conf...

VLP S2 06 Anandra George on the Yoga of Sound

May 15, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

VLP S2 06 Anandra George on the Yoga of Sound Our guest today is Anandra George.   Anandra is a pioneer in the global yoga community, re-introducing the ancient practice of sound as a fundamental practice. She created the world’s first registered yoga teacher training based entirely on the transformational power of sound (including Sanskrit, mantra, Indian classical vocal meditation, and non-violent communication for everyday life). American by birth, Indian by soul, and global citize...

VLP S2 05 Dr. Bruce Lipton Pt 2 On Epigenetics, Climate Change and Becoming the Master of Your Own Life

May 08, 2017 07:01 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

Our guest today is Dr. Bruce Lipton. This is the 2nd part of our interview. Dr. Lipton is an internationally recognized leader in bridging the gap between science and spirituality. He is a stem cell biologist, a bestselling author and a pioneer in biology and epigenetics. He has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national and international conferences. He’s the author of the bestseller “The Biology of Belief:Unleashing the Power of Cons...

VLP S2 04 Dr. Bruce Lipton Pt 1 On Epigenetics, Climate Change and Becoming the Master of Your Own Life

May 08, 2017 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

Our guest today is Dr. Bruce Lipton. Dr. Lipton is an internationally recognized leader in bridging the gap between science and spirituality. He is a stem cell biologist, a bestselling author and a pioneer in biology and epigenetics. He has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national and international conferences. He’s the author of the bestseller “The Biology of Belief:Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles”,  as well a...

VLP S2 03 Indu Sharma: Yoga, Human Consciousness & Healing

May 01, 2017 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Today’s guest is Indu Sharma. Indu is a yoga instructor at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has a diploma in yoga and naturopathy, a masters degree in yoga, yogic science and human consciousness, and also a PHD in yoga. She teaches regular yoga classes at the ashram, is a featured instructor at The International Yoga Festival, and along with her mentor, Mata Ji, provides instruction for all the teacher trainings at the ashram. http://www.parmarth.org/ Being trained an...

VLP S2 02 Dr. Maurya on Ayurveda and A Life of Balance

April 24, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Our guest today is Dr. Maurya. Dr.Maurya is an Ayurveda Doctor, also known as an Ayurvedacharya, he’s a specialist in detox and rejuvenation, also known as Panchakarma , and has degrees in Holistic Health, Yoga & Naturopathy.   In 2005, he established an Ayurveda Panchakarma center at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, in Rishikesh, India. There, he’s managing and providing all Ayurvedic treatments, Naturopathy treatments and Consultations. He travels extensively delivering lectures on Ayurv...

VLP S2 00: Welcome to Season 2! INDIA!

April 17, 2017 11:57 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MB

Namaste Tribe! Welcome to Season 2 of the Visionary LIfestyle Podcast! I’m SO excited to share these conversations with you! All of these episodes were recorded in Rishikesh, India. I spent 5 weeks there at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram receiving Ayurvedic Panchakarma Treatment over 21 days, and then stayed on through The International Yoga Festival to bring you incredible interviews with some major thought leaders, spiritual masters and true yoga teachers. You’ll here from Sadhviji, one...

VLP S2 01 Sadhviji : On Yoga, Meditation, Shakti and more!

April 17, 2017 10:15 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

Our guest today is Sadhviji. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji,  was raised in an American family in Hollywood, California and graduated from Stanford University . She was completing her Ph.D. in psychology when she left America in 1996 to come and live permanently at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has been living there for the last twenty years, engaged in spiritual practice and dedicated service. She has a really interesting story of how India claimed her as it’s own,  and...

VLP 08 Season 1 Finale: Insights from India

April 03, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

Welcome tribe! This is the final episode of season one of the Visionary Lifestyle podcast! It feels really good that I succeeded in launching the show from india and publishing the first season , mostly recorder in LA, from here. I assure It was NO small feat with the snail slow internet and intermittent power outages! Love you Mother India!!! Season 2 will launch very soon, and contains all the interviews I did at the International Yoga festival here in  in Rishikesh. It’s completely pack...

VLP 07 Light Watkins on Meditation

March 27, 2017 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Namaste from India! This is my first in a series of international interviews, and I’m excited to bring you more shows during my international adventures in India and beyond! Today’s guest is Vedic Meditation teacher Light Watkins. Light has been been operating in the meditation space for over 15 years. He’s based in Santa Monica, CA, and travels the world teaching everyone from bankers, artists, and politicians, to CEOs, caretakers, and comedians how to meditate in a self-sufficient way....

VLP 06 Richard Wegman Environmentalist & Yogi Entrepreneur

March 20, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Our guest for this episode is Richard Wegman. Richard is the former Chief Yoga Officer of Wellnest (up until a week before this episode launches) and yoga practitioner of 30 years, a yoga teacher of 20 years, and has an extensive background running environmental NGOs including Tree People and Global Green. Richard and I talk about yoga, the importance of breath, corporate yoga, the biggest contributor to climate change, the state of the Amazon Rainforest, the power of community and more. Lis...

VLP 05 The Buzz on the Bees with Maryam Henein

March 13, 2017 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Today’s guest is Maryam Henein. Maryam is an investigative journalist, activist,  filmmaker, yogini and entrepreneur. She’s best known for directing the documentary Vanishing of the Bees narrated by Ellen Page . Following a near-fatal pedestrian versus car crash in 2002 that dragged her for 49 feet, she researched issues of health and nutrition to help her in her recovery, and through that, became aware of colony collapse disorder, which led to her to make her film. Since the release of...

VLP 04 Mikki Willis on The Power of Conscious Media

March 08, 2017 10:38 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Today’s guest is Mikki Willis. Mikki is  a conscious media maker, a father and an activist. He’s  the founder of Elevate; a production company on a mission, Elevate is one of the most prolific creators of socially conscious media. As a filmmaker he has been granted rare access into the minds and hearts of world re-known philosophers, scientists, physicists, doctors, authors, shamans, and human development experts. As a director he has helmed numerous award winning and record setting producti...

VLP 03 Tapping, Conscious Eating and Slowing Down with Jennifer Partridge

February 27, 2017 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Today’s guest is Jennifer Partridge. Jennifer is an author, yoga instructor and wellness advocate As well as a tapping expert ,teacher and coach. Jennifer Partridge, has  traveled the world, studying the ancient knowledge of yoga in remote locations, monasteries, and in tribal villages across India, Nepal, Thailand & Indonesia. In this interview we talk about EFT aka tapping, yoga, conscious eating and the value of slowing down. Enjoy Find Jennifer’s Book “Dream Awake” on Amazon https...

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