Wild Yoga Tribe
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 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 who share their own yoga journey, their thoughts on the entire path of yoga, and what yoga is like in their own countries. Hosted by Lily Allen-Duenas, 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.
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#56 - Embodiment is Empowerment - Yoga in Romania with Roxana Corojan
October 07, 2022 16:11 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWelcome 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 in...
#55 - Yoga is Infinite - Yoga in Colombia with Laura Alvarez
September 30, 2022 16:11 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWelcome 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 Colombia, 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 ...
#55 - Yoga is Infinite - Yoga in Columbia with Laura Alvarez
September 30, 2022 16:11 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWelcome 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 ...
#54 - Universal Yoga - Yoga in Brunei with Vera Chek Lee Kong
September 23, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome 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 pr...
#53 - The Counterbalances of Ashtanga and Yin Yoga - Yoga in Latvia with Līva Veinberga
September 16, 2022 17:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWelcome 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. Support the podcast and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/wildyogatrib...
#52 - Yoga Connections - Yoga in East Timor with Alberto Dos Reis Mendonça
September 09, 2022 17:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBWelcome 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 space...
#51 - Yoga in Daily Life - Yoga in Georgia with Olga Ramer
September 02, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBWelcome 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...
#50 - No matter where you go, yoga will always be home - Yoga in Ukraine with Dariya Kolodiy
June 10, 2022 18:01 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBWelcome 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 ...
#49 - Kundalini Yoga and Mental Health - Yoga in Argentina with Cori Giunti
June 03, 2022 18:01 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBWelcome 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 podc...
#48 - Yoga Shapes Your Perspective of People and of the World - Yoga in Nigeria with Motolani Aransiola
May 27, 2022 18:01 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBWelcome 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 fro...
#47 - Yoga is not a magic pill - Yoga in Kazakhstan with Nadezhda Kadenova
May 20, 2022 18:01 - 22 minutes - 21 MBWelcome 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 po...
#46 - Yoga is the Way - Yoga in the Czech Republic with Filip Klieštík
May 13, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWelcome 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 se...
#45 - Non Hollywood-style, Glamorous Instagram yoga- Yoga in Vanuatu with Nicola Barnes
May 06, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
#44 - True, Real, Unbelievable Healing - Yoga in Namibia with Gergentia Shoombe
April 29, 2022 11:06 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBWelcome 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 Gerge...
#43 - Honoring the Origins of Yoga - Yoga in Portugal with Paulo Martins
April 22, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome 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 conversa...
#42 - Integrating Yoga into our Daily Lives - Yoga in Croatia with Eli Marušić
April 15, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
#41 - All About Yoga Studio Ownership - Yoga in Morocco with Aurélie Martin Scally
April 08, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWelcome 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...
#40 - Yoga as a Therapy - Yoga in Greece with Christina Kyparissa
April 01, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWelcome 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 int...
#39 - The World of Soma and Embodiment - Yoga in Vietnam with Huong Nguyen
March 25, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWelcome 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 ...
#38 - Yoga as a Healing Tool - Yoga in Sierra Leone with Osman Teezo Kargbo
March 18, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBWelcome 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 yo...
#37 - Yoga is Grace, A Way To Converse With The Divine - Yoga in Brazil with Nubia Teixeira
March 11, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBWelcome 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, fee...
#36 - Yoga is a Playground - Yoga in Slovenia with Nataša Rhind-Tutt
March 04, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWelcome 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 pr...
#35 - Transforming Anxiety Through Yoga - Yoga in Ghana with Rama Saeed
February 25, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
#34 - Yoga as a Magnificent Ritual - Yoga in Venezuela with Carlos Romero
February 18, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBWelcome 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...
#33 - Yoga is the Best Medicine - Yoga in Cambodia with Soveth Vath
February 11, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBWelcome 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 ...
#32 - Adaptive Yoga & A Journey To Body Peace - Yoga in New Zealand with Jennie Jackson
February 04, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBWelcome 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...
#31 - Yoga is a Mirror - Yoga in Italy with Michela Maltoni
January 28, 2022 15:14 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWelcome 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 elem...
#30 - How Yoga Changed My Life and My Family’s Life - Yoga in Kenya with Samuel Muthama
January 21, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome 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 ...
#29 - Yoga is not a Holy Grail - Yoga in Estonia with Liina Tael
January 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWelcome 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 individ...
#28 - Yoga By Many Names - Yoga in Azerbaijan with Gafar Ganizadeh
January 07, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBWelcome 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 comm...
#27 - Delight in Yoga: Anusara Yoga - Yoga in Barbados with Pamela Harris
December 17, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBWelcome 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...
#26 - Lessons from the Icelandic Horse - Yoga in Iceland with Hodur Bender
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWelcome 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 conversat...
#25 - Relationships on the Spiritual Path - Yoga in Israel with Pazit and Kobi
December 03, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWelcome 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 talke...
#24 - Advice for the next generation of yoga teachers - Yoga in Hungary with Orsi Kinka
November 26, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome 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 K...
#23 - Yoga and Pelvic Health - Yoga in Canada with Shannon Crow
November 19, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWelcome 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 educatio...
#22 - The Discipline and Devotion of Ashtanga Yoga - Yoga in Switzerland with Amina Luc
November 12, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWelcome 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 ...
#21 - Transformational Yoga - Yoga in England with Jeni Louise
November 05, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBWelcome 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...
#20 - The Science and Sanctuary of Sound - Yoga in Saudi Arabia with Alaa Abanomi
October 29, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWelcome 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 convers...
#19 - Yoga Biz & Looking to Lakshmi - Yoga in Australia with Amy McDonald
October 22, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome 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...
#18 - Mystical Yoga Music - Yoga in Turkey with Egemen Sanli
October 15, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWelcome 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...
#17 - Don’t Weaponize Yoga - Yoga in Mexico with Ana Paula Hernández
October 08, 2021 13:21 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWelcome 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 resil...
#16 - Trauma Informed Yoga - Yoga in Costa Rica with Sharon Brenes
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBWelcome 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...
#15 - Yoga is a Fairy Godmother - Yoga in Botswana with Bonolo Phaladze
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWelcome 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 j...
#14 - Surrender: Giving Up The How - Yoga in Bahrain with Weam Zabar
September 17, 2021 10:14 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBWild 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 ...
#13 - Yoga is a Sanctuary - Yoga in Lebanon with Tracy Estefane
September 10, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBWelcome 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 Teach...
#12 - The Art of Living and Sri Sri Yoga - Yoga in Suriname with Arti Abhelakh
September 03, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWelcome 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 o...
#11 - The Magic of Theta Healing - Yoga in Germany with Sabrina Neitzel
August 27, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome 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 plan...
#10 - We Are Not Rising, We Have Risen - Yoga in Jamaica with Nadine McNeil
August 20, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWelcome 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 n...
#9 - Yoga is a technology for humanity - Yoga in Belize with Michelle Shanti Williams
August 13, 2021 10:57 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWelcome 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 Hat...
#8 - Yoga Is A Spiritual Path - Yoga in Russia with Ksenia Rasapriya Bodhi
August 06, 2021 13:58 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome 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. ...