Latest Jivamukti Podcast Episodes
Christmas Day Class - Garlands
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - January 04, 2011 19:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsGarlands are not simply things we put on trees, they too are an offering to the divine or a way to welcome a special guest. Spiritual Practice requires a continual investigation of habit and ritual, as practitioners we keep imbuing our practices with meaning to keep them sacred. Physical practi...
Offerings - with Kirsten McCord on Live Cello, Dec 17, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - December 30, 2010 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsJivamukti Yoga classes live from the mother ship in New York City's Union Square. Jessica teaches musically infused and philosophically amused classes that aim to inspire, uplift, incite, and ignite! Jivamukti classes combine physical technique with music, spiritual scripture, non-violence, and m...
Turkey Girl, Live Cello with Kirsten McCord - Nov 20th, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - November 28, 2010 20:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratings"Asteya Pratishtayam Sarva Ratnopastanam" To one who is established in non-stealing, abundance (material, spiritual, mental) arise. Or, literally JEWELS (ratna) are given. I chose a story from my childhood growing up in New Mexico, because to the girl who cares for the Turkeys, jewels literally...
Podcast #14 - Asteya and Veganism - November 13, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - November 13, 2010 21:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratings"Asteya. Offering back everything that you've been given. It's the opposite of feeling entitled to things. It's the sense that nothing is yours. Everything is on loan--even your body, even your mind." Ruth Lauer-Manenti, "Sweeping the Dust"
Being Uncomfortable - October 25th, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - October 29, 2010 08:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough go deeper into their practice. Sometimes the hardest thing to do when our practice reaches a plateau or seemingly stagnates is to stick with it. The way to get through the plateau is not to switch into a different pose, or a different practice, or a different ...
Compassion and Obstacles - October 16, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - October 28, 2010 08:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsWhat are the obstacles to our practice? What are the obstacles to compassionate action? When do I decide to take action or not? Extra Twisty Classy.
Intention and Mastery, September 27th 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - October 06, 2010 12:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsThe practice supports what you infuse it with. Yoga can support the ego or it can support egolessness. Intention leads to mastery. Twisting class.
Surya/Sun and Equanimity, September 14, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - September 28, 2010 08:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsSun salutations are our opening practice. The sun rises and sets without tiring, regardless of the weather conditions. The yogi practices daily regardless of the conditions of the mind.
Living on the Edge, Live Cello w/ Kirsten - Sept 10, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - September 19, 2010 08:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsYoga practice puts you in uncomfortable spaces. A daily yoga practice should be a little bit uncomfortable, whether its sacrificing time in your busy schedule, or challenging yourself to do things you never thought you'd do. Class is enhanced by the beautiful ambient cello sounds of Kirsten McCor...
"The Magic Ten" - Ten Minute practice for THOSE DAYS!
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - September 06, 2010 15:14 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsRefined by Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga. This is a great practice for those days when you can't get to a class, or squeeze in a full practice! Ten postures, approximately ten minutes. Its called "magic" for a reason.....
LIVE MUSIC: Michael Hewett, Solo Guitar - August 27, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - September 06, 2010 14:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsMichael Hewett joins us for a very special live music class, and he leads a surprise "Tong Len" meditation at the end! Focus on "Secret Prayer" and the value of keeping your practices secret.
"The floor, it needs sweeping" - Daily Practice/Detachment
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - September 06, 2010 14:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsDaily practice is detaching from the attachments to the body and mind, which we identify as self. Instead of identifying with the apparent self, we learn to identify with the principle of change itself. Intense Hanumanasana sequence, you will need a wall to practice with.
Death and Inversions, August 24, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - August 27, 2010 08:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsThis class is dedicated to my dear Chad. Confronting the reality of death can sharpen our priorities. What is important to do with this life? Contemplation of death heightens compassion. Everyone's in the same boat, and its going down! Focus on forearmstand, (with one partner excersize, can be pr...
SPECIAL CLASS: From Wild Woodstock Ashram
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - August 24, 2010 18:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsA very special 2 hour long class, taught in the ashram of my teachers, Sharon and David. Hips and Hammys....leading to half kurmasana. Yikes! Blessings and Breathing.
Open Class, Raja Kapotasana (King Pigeon), August 8th, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - August 09, 2010 10:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsYou can change other people, by changing yourself. Emptiness of other people. Planting the seeds of change in your mind through blessing meditation. Intermediate backbending series, ending in rajakapotasana.
Open Class, Live DJ Trent Wolbe, July30th, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - August 09, 2010 10:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsOpen class enhanced by rockin' set list from DJ Trent!
Crushes have an energy and focus all their own.
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - August 09, 2010 10:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsThe feeling of having a crush gives you huge energy! You skip down the street! Focus! Its all you can think about! Cultivate that energy and focus as a way to achieve the goal of yoga, divine union.
Open Class, Live Cello With Kirsten McCord - July 23, 2010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - July 24, 2010 23:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsKarma and relationships, work the karma to find or keep the relationship you want. Deep forward bending class includes Kurmasana (Tortoise) and Titibhasana (Firefly). Live Cello by Kirsten McCord.
Open Class, Pachimottanasana, July 152010
Jivamukti Yoga with Jessica Stickler - July 24, 2010 23:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsEverything is amazing and you are perfect.