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In Person Again!

From my hibernation cave, some thoughts about finding our bliss!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Namaste

Bliss and Darkness

In this episode, I talk about santosha, part of the niyamas of yoga's eight limbs. Santosha is most often translated as "contentment," but in fact it's a powerful active practice — a way of living. I describe "happiness," "contentment" and "santosha," and tell you why I wish you a santosha new year!Thank you for supporting Peter’s Podcast on Patreon!Namaste

Santosha New Year!

Find time for meditation and that state of mind will be there when you need it!

Finding Time, Like the Vulcans Do

Happy Thanksgiving!

In this episode, Yoga master Wendy Newton and I discuss a practice from Chögyam Trungpa, a master whose teachings are the basis of Shambhala Buddhism. The practice is from Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness. We discuss the theory and practice and relate it to some yoga ideas.

Two Yogis Walk into a Buddhist Bar

I talk about the topic of my upcoming workshop "Om, the Call to Joy." And we do a short Om meditation. Join the virtual workshop at ishta yoga.com.

Om, the Call to Joy

In this episode, I reflect on Sri Aurobindo's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.Got questions? Write me: peterspodcast108@gmail.comNamaste!

Who Am I?

In this episode, I summarize this thing called yoga. A useful reflection for teachers and practitioners, and a chance for me to explain what I mean when I say “real yoga.”Thank you for using Patreon to support Peter's Podcast: Real Yoga, Actual Happiness, and Deep Living.Take class with me online at ISHTA Yoga. Namaste!

Yoga Is …

The Bhagavad Gita puts a lot of emphasis on the gunas — natures forces of action. Today's podcast is a discussion on how those forces interact with our desires and emotions. The Gita says, attachment to things we desire leads to "ruin." I say more about why that's the case and what we can do about it.Listen to the talk alone, or add the meditation afterwards. It's a full practice with pre-meditative asana, a kriya practice, an 18-minute silence, and regrounding after.Namaste!Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and rate the podcast on your app! 

Emotion, Attachment, Balance

Kristin Leal is a yoga teacher trainer and yoga anatomy specialist who has a new book out. We discuss MetaAnatomy: A Modern Yogi's Practical Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Your Amazing Body, the new release and update of her previous books. We also talk about teaching and training during the pandemic and share our two cents on vaccines and the future with Covid-19.Help make this podcast possible by supporting Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Thank you for listening!

MetaAnatomy w/ Kristin Leal

In this episode, I finish a discussion of the five challenges that humans tackle, and how we can get better at working within our nature rather than expecting circumstances to be different.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon by making a pledge. It's easy!Join me for livestream yoga and meditation class at ishtayoga.com. It's fun!Namaste.

Klesha Part 2 Upgrading Human Nature

In today's episode, I describe the kleshas and elaborate on the first two: Avidya and Asmita. I mention the ISHTA Yoga Meditation Training that I'm teaching with Alan and Sarah Finger June 8–10. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.Thanks for listening! Namaste.

Klesha: Part 1 Upgrading Human Nature

I've been viewing a lot of scientific research lately, and I love that it's there. At the same time, it creates an annoying implication that the practices that have been used for generations are suspect until research validates them. It's a tension I'm struggling with in my own teaching, and I share my own musings about the state of the art.I mention two authors:James Nestor. His book Breath is about breathing techniques of yogis as well as some contemporary breath researchers.Carlo Rovelli. His work is looking for a unified theory of everything and he discusses time as being not a reality in any fundamental way.Thanks for listening! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. where you can also set up a way to work with me on a recurring basis.Namaste. 

Coming to Grips with Research

It's almost Spring in the northern hemisphere. It's a kind of Covid Spring as more of us get vaccinated. Today, I talk about the reason to meditate and give yourself a kind of personal Spring every time.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon! It's how I fund the podcast. Thank you for listening.

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Conversations with yoga master Peter Ferko about real yoga, actual happiness, and deep living.

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